Source: Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services
Jaden Brown of Broken Arrow will graduate May 15 from the Oklahoma School for the Blind during a commencement ceremony at 1:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium, Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services announced.
OSB is located at 3300 Gibson St. in Muskogee. Brown is the son of Josh Brown and Caroline Hasting.
He has attended OSB since his 8th-grade year in 2019. Brown was on the B Honor Roll during his junior year and senior year. He said he enjoyed bowling in the Special Olympics.
Brown said his favorite memory of OSB was doing the announcements on the intercom.
He plans to return to OSB after graduation for a fifth year to increase his independence and learn job skills.
The OSB 2025 graduating class includes Alexandra Anotlin of Chelsea, Jaden Brown of Broken Arrow, Elijah Cantu of Muskogee, Jacob Cantu of Muskogee, Sara Cantu of Muskogee, Skylar Hopkins of Miami, Alani Kindelan of Paul’s Valley, Jesse Martinez of Stillwell, Kolton-Scott Pennington of Roff, Ocie Webster of Tahlequah, Ryan Williams of McLoud, and Tessa Williams of Tulsa.
“This graduating class has excelled both academically and socially inside and outside the classroom,” DRS Executive Director Melinda Fruendt said. “They will always be an important part of our OSB family, and I know each is on a path to a great, independent life.”
Oklahoma School for the Blind is a division of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.
DRS assists Oklahomans with disabilities through vocational rehabilitation, education, employment, independent living programs and the determination of medical eligibility for disability benefits.
The Oklahoma School for the Blind is the statewide resource for the education of students who are blind and visually impaired.
Residential and commuter students meet all state-approved education requirements and receive specialized instruction in Braille, orientation and mobility, optimum use of low vision, adaptive equipment technology and tactile graphic skills not readily available at other public schools in the state. OSB provides hundreds of free outreach services each year, including free evaluations and consultations, for students attending local public schools, their families and local school staff.
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