Mr. Rukes has gone above and beyond for his students as well as his school. He not only teaches English and AP English, pastors at a local church, and has organized all the graduating classes from the high school since it began in 1896. He has located and found twenty years of school history and restored it into the halls of the high school. He has also organized, planned, found donations, and presented a huge World War II Memorial Rededication which will be held in October of this year. This will be part of the Smithsonian History museum also. Mr. Rukes has done all of this in honor of several former El Reno graduates who died while in service during World War II. He has also written several books and is a wonderful man to look-up too. Please consider his nomination because this man has donated most of his life to improve the lives of others and in honor of those who have given their lives for our country.