04-18 - Bartlesville Public Schools

Bartlesville Public School District’s Weekly Email Newsletter
The Bruin
Volume 8, Number 31...Friday, April 18, 2014...www.bps-ok.org
Superintendent’s
Chalkboard
State testing
ongoing throughout
BPSD
BPSD Superintendent Dr. Gary W. Quinn and BHS Principal LaDonna Chancellor are
pictured with members of Leadership Bartlesville following a tour of BHS.
BPSD hosts
Leadership Bartlesville
Education Day
The Bartlesville Public School
District hosted members of the
Leadership Bartlesville program on
Thursday, April 10 as part of Leadership Bartlesville Education Day.
Education Day is a daylong
event which allows Leadership
Bartlesville class members to
tour and learn more about various
educational entities in Bartlesville.
The day is part of the Leadership
Bartlesville Program which is organized by the Bartlesville Chamber
of Commerce.
Leadership Bartlesville is a five
month program that allows participants to learn about Bartlesville and
the variety of components that make
up the community. In addition to
Education Day, the program focuses
on areas including Economic Development/Major Business, Community
Services, Small Business, Health &
Wellness, Local Government/Community Development and Tourism.
Educa- DAY- Continued to page 8
State testing is in fullswing throughout the Bartlesville Public School District.
Students in
grades three
through 12
began testing earlier
this month,
and testing
will continue
through the
end of the
Dr. Gary W. Quinn
month.
Each year, students
throughout our district and
the state are required to take
Oklahoma State Department of
Education testing assessments.
The goal of state testing is to
measure students’ proficiency in
a variety of subject areas.
Depending on grade level,
state testing procedures can
vary greatly. At our elementary
sites, third grade through fifth
grade, Criterion Reference Testing, also known as CRTs, takes
place. CRTs cover reading and
math for our third and fourth
grade students, and cover reading, math, social studies, science
CHALKBOARD- Continued to page 8
Elks Students of the Month: April
Rotary Students of the
Month: April
Bartlesville High He is a member of the
School seniors Kelly
First Robotics Team
Shelts and Dillon
and a pre-engineering
Graham have
student at Tribeen named
County TechElks Students
nology Center.
of the Month
Dillon is also
for the month
an AP scholar.
of April.
Outside
Kelly
of school,
Shelts is the
Graham has
Kelly Shelts
daughter
worked at Jimof Cathy and Bart
my Johns for almost
Shelts. Shelts is very a year. His hobbies
involved with a vainclude music, reading
riety of engineering
and playing disc golf.
programs and groups
Dillon was acincluding Project
cepted to the Honors
Lead the Way, First
College at Oklahoma
Robotics and the
State and plans to atNational Technical
tend OSU in the fall of
Honor Society. She
2014.
was a 2013 and 2014
Elks Students of
International
the Month- all
Science and
of whom are
Engineering
seniors- are
Fair finalchosen by a
ist and a first
committee of
place winner
Bartlesville
at the 2014
High School
Oklahoma
teachers. They
Dillon Graham
State Science
must be of high
and Engineering Fair. moral character, have
Shelts currently
initiative, show leaderserves at the secretary ship capabilities, be
of the BHS National
good students, and be
Honor Society.
active and interested
In her free time,
in their school and
she enjoys movies,
community.
reading and hanging
One female stuout with friends.
dent and one male stuDillon Graham
dent are selected each
is the son of Cindy
month from October
and Steven Graham.
through May.
Bartlesville High
When not performing
School students Grace
as part of the Bruin Brigade,
Fodor and Josh
Josh is part of the
Phelps have been
Salvation Army
named Rotary StuCorps Brass Band
dents of the Month
and the Salvation
for the month of
Army Praise and
April.
Worship Band. He
Grace Fodor is
also composes on
Grace Fodor
the daughter of Jeff
arranges music.
and Carrie Fodor. Fodor is
Other than his musical
a standout swimmer for the talents, Josh is president of
BHS swim team. She is a
the Tri-County Technology
2014 100-yard backstroke
Center Applied Welding
state champion and a mem- Class.
ber of the 2014 state title
In his free time, Phelps
400-yard free relay
enjoys metallurgy
team along with
studies, outdoor
Hannah Steward,
maintenance acAvery Benne and
tivities as well as
Haley Downey.
foreign languages
Grace is also a
studies, and campmember of Phillips
ing and fishing.
Josh Phelps
66 Splash Club.
The Rotary
Aside from swimming, students of the month- both
Fodor is a member of BHS seniors and juniors are
National Honor Society.
eligible- are chosen by a
Grace has been on the
committee of BHS teachacademic honor roll from
ers. The student should be
2010-2014.
of high moral character,
Josh Phelps is the
have initiative, show leaderson of Michael and Terrie
ship capabilities, be a good
Phelps. Phelps is active in
student, and be active and
the Bruin Brigade Marchinterested in their school
ing Band in which he plays and community.
saxophone. He has been a
One female and one
member of the Bruin Brimale are selected each
gade Leadership Team since month from September
2012.
through May.
BPSD job fair set for next Saturday
The 2014 Bartlesville Public
School District job fair is scheduled to take place on Saturday,
April 26 in the lobby area of the
Fine Arts Center on the Bartlesville
High School campus. The main
entrance to the Fine Arts Center is
located on the south side of the main
BHS building. The BHS campus is
found at 1700 Hillcrest Drive.
The fair is open to those who
are interested in learning about employment opportunities within the
Bartlesville Public School District.
The fair is set to take place
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. From 10
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the fair will be
an open forum with prospective
employees having the opportunity
to learn about job openings, and
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. interviews will take place.
Now in its eighth year, the
fair will feature available positions
throughout the district at the certified and classified levels. Certified
positions include those in the areas
of teaching and counseling, while
classified roles are typically support roles, such as child nutrition
and school-aged care employees,
secretaries, bus drivers and custodians.
“The annual BPSD job fair
offers the one opportunity a year
where all of our hiring administrators are gathered in one place. It
allows prospective employees a
chance to visit with them and learn
more about what the district has to
offer,” said BPSD Executive Director of Human Resources Chuck
McCauley.
The BPSD features approximately 6,000 students and roughly
850 employees. While there are 10
schools within the district, there
are other departments such as child
nutrition, school-aged care, custodial, maintenance and transportation.
At the 2014 fair, each of the
10 schools and supporting departments will have a booth set up with
its respective information. Typically manning the booths are the
BPSD volunteer
opportunities available
Have you been searching for a way to help out Bartlesville
youth? The Bartlesville Public School District has volunteer
opportunities available throughout the district.
Currently, volunteers are needed to serve as tutors, mentors, lunch buddies, classroom helpers, elementary school
crossing guards and state test proctors. If you are not interested
in any of the above volunteer opportunities, the BPSD will still
gladly take volunteers and find tasks that fit your interests.
In order to become a BPSD volunteer, you must be 18 or older,
be of good moral character, complete a volunteer inquiry form and
pass a background check. Additionally, all volunteers must receive
a school orientation and work under the direct supervision of BPSD
staff while completing assigned volunteer tasks.
To begin the volunteer sign-up process, please contact Christina Rigdon, District Volunteer Coordinator, at 918-337-6231 ext.
1635 or RigdonCV@bps-ok.org.
schools’ principals or department
administrators as well as a teacher
and/or support staff member. The
meet and greet open forum portion
of the fair will last until 11:30 a.m.
with interviews taking place from
11:30 to 1 p.m. This is a change
from past events.
With the end of the current
academic year fast approaching,
some vacancies within the district
are known. However, other positions could come open. Those who
attend the fair could demonstrate
themselves to be good candidates
for particular opportunities within
the district. Veteran and new educators are encouraged to attend. Specific information as to current job
vacancies can be found on BPSD’s
website at www.bps-ok.org.
Any person interested in the
employment opportunities available
in the BPSD is encouraged to attend.
For more information, please contact
BPSD Executive Director of Human
Resources Chuck McCauley at McCauleyCR@bps-ok.org.
Check out BPSD on
facebook and twitter
Keep up to
date with the latest
happenings around
the Bartlesville
Public School
District by visiting the BPSD
facebook page and
the BPSD twitter
page.
To visit the
BPSD facebook
page, search
Bartlesville Public
Schools on Face-
book or use the
link http://www.
facebook.com/#!/
BartlesvillePublicSchools. When
you visit the site,
make sure to like
the page.
The BPSD
twitter handle is
@BPSDBruins.
Become a follower
and get district
updates and announcements.
BHS and BMHS choir students
travel to Nashville
Special to The Bruin
Singing in The Pavilion at the Grand Old Opry and a recording
session at Historic RCA Studio B were a few highlights of the Bartlesville High School and Bartlesville Mid-High School Choir trip to
Nashville, Tennessee during spring break. Add in the chance to take in
the traveling national tour of “Sister Act” and a stop in Memphis on the
way home to visit Graceland, the trip was filled with learning opportunities and fun memories. Visiting “Music City” was a perfect place for
the roughly 100 choir members to expand their music interests.
The trip started on March 14 with a performance at the Grand
Ole Opry through the Music City Performance Program which gives
students a performance experience at one of the nation’s iconic music establishments. The choir entertained Opry guests for 20 minutes
before seeing the live Grand Ole Opry show featuring Crystal Gayle,
Bill Anderson, Jimmy Newman, Connie Smith, and Scotty McCreery,
among others. The choir also performed at Opry Mills Mall where
they set a record for the largest group to perform at the Center Stage.
Students also took in a Nashville Predators NHL Hockey game and
sang an impromptu concert with the wait staff at the Hard Rock Café in
Nashville.
The group toured Historic RCA Studio B, where several students,
BPSD Choir Director Margie Green, and BMHS Vice Principal Elliot
Smith played the same piano as played by Elvis Presley and many
other country music stars on many gold and platinum records. The trip
was capped off with a tour of Presley’s historic Graceland home, in
Memphis, Tennessee.
The visits to Studio B and Graceland tied in perfectly with the
BHS spring musical “All Shook Up” which is inspired by and features
the songs of Elvis Presley. “All Shook Up” is set for May 2 and 3 at 7
p.m. and May 4 at 3 p.m. at the BHS Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $7
for children and students 18 and under, $12 for adults. Tickets will be
on sale at the BHS Box Office on April 29 and May 1 from noon-1
p.m. and 90 minutes before each show.
Oldies ‘N Goodies Car
Show set for May 10
Special to The Bruin
Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 10,
from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. as the 29th annual Oldies ‘N
Goodies Car Show will line the streets of Downtown Bartlesville with vehicles to excite everyone
from the novice to the car aficionado. This is
the second year for the new location downtown,
which contributed to last year’s record-breaking
attendance and entries. Over 200 cars are expected this year.
Adams Boulevard will be the gateway to
Dewey Avenue, which will be lined with hot rods,
classic cars, muscle cars, and a few surprises,
while the music of the 50’s & 60’s will add to the
festive atmosphere, and plenty of food with selections from really good for you, to the deep fried
festival fare.
Downtown Bartlesville Inc. (www.dbiok.
org) is once again helping the Oldies ‘N Goodies
Car Club with the logistics of having the event
downtown and is expecting another record breaking crowd.
The Oldies ‘N Goodies Car Show has
a unique prize system where the entry fees are
given back to the top 20%, if there are 200 cars
registered 40 cars will receive a $100 cash prize,
as well as opportunities for prizes including a
$500 grand prize and a drawing for a rebuilt transmission. Over $3,000 in prizes and giveaways
were distributed at the 2013 show. Registration is
from 8 a.m. till noon with the prize ceremony at
3 p.m. For more information, visit www.oldiesngoodiescarclub.com.
Former school leaders gather for annual luncheon
Several former school leaders gathered at
Richard Kane Elementary School on Tuesday
for the BPSD’s annual Former School Leader
Luncheon. BPSD Superintendent Dr. Gary
W. Quinn provided those in attendance with
an overview of the district and an update
of BPSD current events. Following the
presentation, Kane Principal Shelly White
took the group on a tour of the new early
childhood education center addition.
Wayside students recognized at Sequoyah Luncheon
Photo Special to The Bruin/Thirty-two
Wayside Elementary School students were
honored earlier this month for reading 15
out of 16 Sequoyah Book Award nominees
during the 2013-14 school year. Senator
John Ford attended the luncheon at which
students were treated to lunch from Rib
Crib, a trophy party and citation from the
State Senate. In its eighth year, the event
had the most ever students eligible to
participate. Pictured are the winners with
Wayside Principal Ken Copeland, Wayside
Librarian Kathy Hixon and Senator John
Ford.
BHS Speech and Debate
Team excels
The Bartlesville Public
School District Speech and Debate team was named 6A Academic State Champions at the
OSSAA state tournament. The
award is based on average GPA
of each student that qualified
to attend the OSSAA regional
tournament. For Bartlesville,
Photo Special to The 23 students qualified, eight from
Bruin/Lawrence Zhou
Bartlesville High School and 15
from Bartlesville Mid-High School.
Additionally, BHS senior Lawrence Zhou was
named the 6A Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champion.
This is the second State Debate Championship for
Zhou. He will move on to the national tournament
this summer.
Two Central students take
part in Oklahoma State
Spelling Bee
Photo Special to The Bruin/Central Middle School students
Vishnu Vasudevan and Aarya Ghonasgi recently competed
in the 2014 Eastern Oklahoma State Spelling Bee at the
Muskogee Civic Center. The duo represented Bartlesville
in fine fashion with Vasudevan placing sixth and Ghonasgi
placing twelfth. Over 170 students competed in the event
representing 70 schools from across eastern Oklahoma.
Picture submissions now being accepted for
2014 Senior Slideshow
Picture submissions are now being accepted for
the 2014 Senior Slideshow which will be shown at
the annual Senior Brunch on graduation day, Friday,
May 23.
Bartlesville High School Librarian Kim Lashbrook stated, “We would like 2-3 individual pictures of seniors as they grew up and as many group
pictures as you would like to send. Group pictures
may be of any age.”
To submit pictures via email, please send them
to bhsseniorphotos@gmail.com. If you would like
to submit a hard copy photo, you can bring it to
Kim Lashbrook in the BHS library. Any picture submitted must be labeled with the senior’s name. The
deadline for picture submissions is May 10.
For more information, please contact Kim
Lashbrook at LashbrookKH@bps-ok.org or 918336-3311 ext. 5012.
tion Day began at Bartlesville High School at which BPSD Superintendent Dr.
Gary W. Quinn and Bartlesville High School Principal
LaDonna Chancellor gave the group a district overview and a tour of the high school facility.
To conclude the day, Richard Kane Elementary
School played host to the group as Kane Principal
Shelly White, provided an overview of the many
great things taking place at Kane. White also showed
off Kane’s newly constructed early childhood educa-
tion center.
In addition to visiting two BPSD school sites, the
Leadership Bartlesville group also toured Oklahoma
Wesleyan University, Rogers State University, TriCounty Technology Center and Wesleyan Christian
School during the day.
The BPSD would like to thank the Chamber of
Commerce and the Leadership Bartlesville program
for its interest in the BPSD and education in the
Bartlesville community.
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and writing for fifth graders.
Our middle school students, grades six through eight, take CRTs as well. Sixth graders take math and reading tests
while our seventh graders take geography in addition to math and reading. Testing for eighth graders is more extensive
as they are tested in the areas of math, reading, science, U.S. history and writing.
Meanwhile, our high school students, grades nine through 12, take End of Instruction exams, also referred to
as EOIs. Most EOI testing is done online via computers and focuses on a number of subject areas including English
II, English III, Algebra I, Algebra II, geometry, U.S. history and
biology. At the high school level, students take different subjects at
varying times during their educational career, and therefore the time
at which our students take each subject test varies.
Every year, our students and teachers work diligently to prepare for testing. I encourage parents to speak with their children
about state testing and give them words of encouragement. Positive reinforcement can truly make a difference by making students
feel more at ease when testing. It’s also important to help students
stick to a daily routine during testing which includes getting a good
amount of sleep and eating a healthy breakfast.
Our district has outstanding students and teachers, and I have
the utmost confidence in their abilities. Our students excel on state
testing each year, and I expect this year will be no different.
Throughout the late summer and fall, we will receive test
scores from the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Test
scores will be used to aid in the calculation of the A-F report card
which is issued for each school district and school site throughout
the state in late fall.
I would like to wish each and every student good luck this
month, I know we will continue the tradition of excellence for
which we are known.
CHALKBOARD- Continued from page 1
Stellar Sites
The Bartlesville Public School District offers a
wide array of useful tools for students as well as
parents. For some extra educational insight, give
these websites a look:
PowerSchool
http://www.bps-ok.org Click on the PowerSchool
link toward the top of the home page.
- Parents and legal guardians can check with office
personnel at their student’s school to find out how
to access PowerSchool.
- Information on students - such as grades and attendance records available via PowerSchool.
Study Island
http://www.studyisland.com Use the “Member
Login.”
- Student login information must be obtained from
teachers.
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/BartlesvillePublicSchools
or http://www.facebook.com/BartlesvilleHighSchool
- Everyone can keep up with what’s going on
throughout the BPSD or at Bartlesville High School
by becoming fans of these pages, which are updated
regularly with news and events.
Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/BPSDBruins
- Keep up with the latest news and announcements
from throughout the BPSD.
Bartlesville Public School District Activities (April 18 - April 24)
Friday, April 18
-NFL District Student Speech Congress @ Tulsa Community College
-OSSAA East State contest @ FAC
-Wilson kindergarten visit to Sooner Park (11 a.m.)
-Wayside pre-k Egg Hunt (2 p.m.)
-Wilson spring parties (3 p.m.)
-Varsity girls tennis @ Broken Arrow Invitational
-Junior high girls tennis @ Muskogee Tournament
-Varsity track @ Tulsa Washington (3 p.m.)
-Varsity baseball @ Union (6 p.m.)
-JV baseball white vs. Union (7 p.m.)
-JV baseball blue vs. Union (5 p.m.)
-Varsity girls and boys soccer vs. Putnam City West (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.)
Saturday, April 19
-Musical load-in
-Varsity boys tennis @ Broken Arrow Invitational
-Junior high boys tennis @ Muskogee Tournament
-Varsity baseball vs. Union (12 p.m.)
-JV baseball white @ Union (12 p.m.)
-JV baseball blue @ Union (2 p.m.)
Sunday, April 20
-Musical lighting work
Monday, April 21
-Central Celebrate C2 Assembly (8:20 a.m.)
-Musical tech and rehearsal
-Junior high girls tennis @ OCTA Individual Tournament
-Varsity boys golf @ Union
-Varsity baseball vs. Bixby (5 p.m.)
-JV baseball blue @ Bixby (5 p.m.)
-JV baseball white @ Bixby (7 p.m.)
-JV girls soccer vs. Noah (5:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, April 22
Central art displayed @ Washington Park Mall
-OSSAA Orchestra State Solo and Ensemble contest
-Wilson kindergarten visit to Tulsa Zoo (8:45 a.m.)
-Drum Major audition clinic (3:30 p.m.)
-Musical tech and rehearsal
-JV and varsity softball vs. Booker T. Washington
-Junior high boys tennis @ Tahlequah Tournament
-Varsity girls golf @ Frontier Valley Conference Tournament
-Varsity boys tennis @ Claremore (3 p.m.)
-JV boys tennis @ Claremore (2 p.m.)
-JV boys white soccer vs. Broken Arrow (4:30 p.m.)
-JV girls soccer vs. Broken Arrow (4:30 p.m.)
-Varsity baseball @ Bixby (5 p.m.)
-JV boys blue baseball vs. Bixby (5 p.m.)
-JV boys white baseball vs. Bixby (7 p.m.)
-Varsity girls and boys soccer vs. Broken Arrow (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.)
Wednesday, April 23
-OSSAA Orchestra State Solo and Ensemble contest
-Central art displayed @ Washington Park Mall
-Musical tech and rehearsal
-Junior high boys tennis @ OCTA Individual Tournament
-Varsity girls tennis @ Muskogee Invitational
Thursday, April 24
-OSSAA Orchestra State Solo and Ensemble contest
-Central art displayed @ Washington Park Mall
-Musical tech and rehearsal
-Kane 1st grade visit to Sutton Avian Center (9 a.m.)
-Junior high girls tennis @ Tahlequah Tournament
-Varsity baseball @ Tulsa Memorial (4:30 p.m.)
-JV boys white baseball @ Claremore Tournament
-JV boys blue baseball @ Owasso (4 p.m.)
-Varsity boys golf @ Karsten State Preview
Editing, writing, design and photography by Chris Tanea,
Bartlesville Public School District Community Relations
Coordinator, unless otherwise noted