COVER KIDS
− ANNOUNCING METROFAMILY’S − 2023 Cover Kid Winners!
former Cover Kids Myles and Ethan; Dr. Mautra Staley Jones, president of Oklahoma City Community College; educators Danielle & Andre Daughty; Shannon Rich, president and CEO of Oklahoma Hall of Fame; Dora Evans, community connections coordinator at Sunbeam Family Services; MetroFamily contributing blogger Sasha Hughes; and MetroFamily contributing writer April Deocariza. Thank you to everyone who entered and voted!
The Oklahoma City metro is not short on kids with dazzling smiles, bright personalities and kind hearts! We loved meeting each and every child who participated in our 2023 Cover Kids Search contest. After the registration period, you, our readers and fans, voted on your favorite Cover Kid hopefuls in each age category, selecting our top-voted finalists. Each of the finalists was interviewed by a panel of local community leaders. Thank you to our interviewers, including
Congratulations to MetroFamily’s 2023 Cover Kids!
Ages 2-3: Raya Raya’s parents call her their ray of sunshine! She is 2 years old and loves to paint, mix colors, dance and clap to the beat. She enjoys being outdoors, looking for bugs and flowers, playing in dirt and water and learning how things grow. Raya loves making her own decisions and gaining more independence. Raya is the daughter of Alex and Martel, and together they enjoy adventuring all around OKC, including going to the Myriad Gardens, Science Museum Oklahoma, OKC Zoo, Moore Station water park, Pelican Bay and indoor play gyms. Raya also loves going to Target to shop for groceries, where the produce section is her favorite!
Ages 4-5: Claire Claire turned 5 in January 2023 and attends PreK at Goddard School in Edmond. She is confident and determined to conquer new skills: she recently added riding her bike without training wheels, whistling and memorizing her dad’s phone number to her repertoire. Claire loves to paint, craft, dance, attend gymnastics classes, play with her dog, Fred, dig in the dirt and dress up. Her favorite meal is mac and cheese with peas. Claire is the daughter of Ashley and Mark and little sister of Cael,
Ages 6-7: Rex Rex is an active second grader from Edmond who loves to tell jokes, dance, swim and play flag football and baseball. He enjoys rock climbing at Threshold and attending art camp at Edmond Fine Arts Institute. A seasoned traveler, Rex has been to 15 states and Canada. By his own rule, he will try any food at least once, with his favorites being broccoli, apples, fish and mac and cheese. Rex is the son of Kay, and together their family has fostered four children after being inspired by a MetroFamily series on the need for foster families in our state. Rex and Kay’s favorite place to visit in OKC is Scissortail Park.
and together they like visiting parks all around the metro, as well as going to Science Museum Oklahoma, the OKC Zoo and their local library.
Ages 8-9: Cason Cason’s family calls him Bear, and he is a kind-hearted, fun-loving second grader in Oklahoma City. He attends Wilson Elementary School, where his favorite subject is math. Cason enjoys gaming, playing football, going to Jump Zone, dancing, listening to music, hanging out with friends and family and playing with his dog, Jazz. He loves learning about and celebrating his heritage as a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, and he also loves being uncle to his 1-year- old niece. Cason is the son of Carey, and together their family enjoys playing card games and participating in powwows.
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