Editing Picher, Oklahoma (section)

==Education==
[[File:Statue of Picher High School Gorillas, Picher, Oklahoma.jpg|alt=Statue of Picher Gorllas mascot. The gorilla statue is now part of the official Picher-Cardin Memorial.|thumb|Statue of Picher Gorillas mascot. The gorilla statue is now part of the official Picher-Cardin Memorial.]][[Image:Picherstadium.jpg|thumb|right|Picher-Cardin High School stadium, 2008]]The city was served by the [[Picher-Cardin Public Schools]], which closed in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gillham|first1=Omer|last2=Stogsdill|first2=Sheila|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/3370168/picher-school-says-farewell-to-last-11|title=Picher school says farewell to last 11|newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]]|date=2009-05-17|access-date=2021-03-29}}</ref> At that time the municipality was placed in the [[Quapaw Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st40_ok/c40115_ottawa/DC10SD_C40115_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Ottawa County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2021-03-29}}</ref> In April 2009, residents voted 55&ndash;6 to dissolve the Picher-Cardin school district; it graduated its final class of 11 in May.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090704195505/http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=10242602 Final graduation set for Picher-Cardin schools ]</ref> By 2009 the district's enrollment had dropped to a total of 49 students from approximately 343 students years prior. Remaining students were assigned to attend Commerce and Quapaw school districts.<ref>{{cite web |title=In brief: Vote marks end for Picher school |url=http://newsok.com/in-brief-vote-marks-end-for-picher-school/article/3359873 |access-date=December 19, 2012 |publisher=NewsOK.com}}</ref>

=== 1984 Oklahoma Class A champions ===
In 1984, the local High school football team, the Gorillas, won the Oklahoma Class A Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Mike |title=Win Not Picher Perfect, But Gorillas "A' Champs |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1984/12/15/win-not-picher-perfect-but-gorillas-a-champs/62780385007/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}</ref> A statue of a Gorilla was dedicated as the Picher-Cardin Memorial, Home of the Gorillas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Picher, OK - Lonely Gorilla in Modern-Day Ghost Town |url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/42466 |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=www.roadsideamerica.com |language=en}}</ref>