Painted Mustang Run a big success at Madison

Bartlesville Public School District’s Weekly Email Newsletter
The Bruin
Volume 8, Number 8...Friday, September 27, 2013...www.bps-ok.org
BMHS named
National Blue
Ribbon School
Madison students celebrate after they cross the Painted Mustang Run finish line on Monday by
tossing a variety of paint colors into the air.
Painted Mustang Run
a big success at Madison
The Madison Middle School
Parent Support Group hosted the
Painted Mustang Run for Madison students and staff members on
Monday and it was an overwhelming success.
Hundreds of Madison students
and several Madison staff members including Madison Principal,
Joey Eidson, ran and walked the 5
kilometer course that began on the
Madison campus before covering
the Bartlesville Mid-High School
campus and concluding in Sooner
Park. At each kilometer, participants were greeted by volunteers
tossing paint (various colors of
powder) on them as they ran by,
leaving each participant doused in
color as they headed for the home
stretch where one final color toss
awaited in
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Bartlesville Mid-High
School received national
recognition as they were
named a National Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary
of Education Arne Duncan
earlier this week. An announcement was made live
on Tuesday morning via the
U.S. Department of Education’s UStream channel as
principals and teachers from
schools throughout the country tuned in.
The award, presented to
only 286 schools nationwide
for 2013, recognizes schools
for overall academic excellence and progress in improving student achievement, according to a U.S. Department
of Education news release. The release went on to
say, “To select National Blue
Ribbon Schools, the Department requested nominations
from the top education official in every state, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
Department of Defense Education Activity, and the Bureau of Indian Education. The
Council for American Private
Education (CAPE) nominates
private schools. A total of 420
schools nationwide may be
nomi- BMHS- Continued to page 6
Bartlesville Public School District Teacher of the Month: September
Darlys Lickliter was named the Bartlesville
grate reading and fluency in her classroom through
Public School District Teacher of the Month for
the use of music lyrics. Each year she works hard
September by Arvest Bank and Oakley Chevroletto find songs and activities that reinforce BPSD
Buick.
teaching curriculum. She understands the important
Lickliter is an elementary music teacher at
role music can play in the educational success of
Wilson Elementary School. In recognition of her
students.
Teacher of the Month
“I strive to find songs and activities that teach
status, Lickliter was pre- music, but also integrate math, reading, fluency and
Wilson
sented with a plaque and
history as well,” stated Lickliter.
a check for $300 by SteLickliter is not only a strong leader and teacher
phen Colaw, Arvest Bank Senior Vice President and in the classroom, but a leader in the community as
Trust Officer, and David Oakley
Jr., owner of Oakley ChevroletBuick.
Lickliter has spent her entire
23 year teaching career as an elementary music teacher at Wilson
and she has enjoyed every moment of it.
Since she was a child, Lickliter has possessed a strong passion
for music. As music teacher, she
has been able to share her passion
for music while impacting the
lives of many young students.
“…I knew that being a music teacher was what I wanted to
do. My music teachers were very
influential in my career choice. I
have a real passion for music and
a desire to share that passion with
Wilson music teacher, Darlys Lickliter (pictured center), the Bartlesville Public
my students,” said Lickliter.
School District’s Teacher of the Month for September, is congratulated by Stephen
Lickliter is a very interactive Colaw (left), Arvest Bank Senior Vice President and Trust Officer, and David
Oakley, Jr. (right), owner of Oakley Chevrolet-Buick.
teacher and strives to allow her
students to experience music as
opposed to learning from a textbook. For her, it is
well. She is the Director of Vacation Bible School
important that students get authentic musical opat Dewey United Methodist Church and also teaches
portunities that allow them to immerse themselves
Sunday School and directs music. Mrs. Lickliter
in music. As such, she provides performance opspearheaded efforts to get students involved with
portunities to her students by organizing a musical
the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra, the most reperformance for each grade level every year.
cent event was an Ellis Island themed concert by the
Lickliter added, “I teach music in a hands-on,
BSO held at the Bartlesville Community Center for
experimental way. I am not a textbook teacher. I
all BPSD fifth grade students.
believe that it is my job to provide musical experiThroughout her teaching career, Lickliter has
ences for kids through active listening, performing
positively impacted the lives of countless students
and playing.”
through her hard work and dedication. She is an
In addition to allowing students to enhance
extremely valuable asset to Wilson Elementary
their musical knowledge, Lickliter works to inteSchool and the Bartlesville Public School District.
Varsity cheer set to compete in state
competition
Photo Special to The Bruin/The
Bartlesville Bruin varsity cheer
team put on a great performance
on Saturday, September 21, at
the 6A Regional Cheerleading
Competition. The team received
a score that qualified them for the
6A State Cheerleading Competition
which will take place tomorrow
in Stillwater on the campus of
Oklahoma State University.
Lunch and Learn
held at Wilson
Rawlinson honored at
State TOY Ceremony
Photo Special to The Bruin/On September 19, Wilson
Elementary School hosted its first Lunch and Learn session
of the year. Approximately 20 parents were in attendance
to hear Great Expectations mentor, Betty Shoefee, discuss
“Parenting with Great Expectations.” Shoefee discussed
the importance of an open dialogue between parents and
teachers. There was also a teacher panel on hand to
answer “Dear Abby” questions from parents.
Photo Special to The Bruin/Jane Phillips Elementary
School fifth grade teacher, Therese Rawlinson, was
honored last week in Oklahoma City at the State Teacher
of the Year Ceremony. Rawlinson was one of only 12
2014 State Teacher of the Year finalists. Pictured from
left to right, Dianne Martinez, Kelli Bryant, Berlinda
Bonham, Jessica Rawlinson, Therese Rawlinson, Doug
Rawlinson and Sandra Kent.
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.
Volunteering is a great way to get involved with the
youth of the Bartlesville community and make an impact.
To begin the sign-up process, please contact Christina Rigdon, District Volunteer Coordinator, at 918-3376231 ext. 1635 or RigdonCV@bps-ok.org.
BPSD Safe Schools
Tip Line
Information can be reported through the following mediums:
TEXT: CRIMES (274637)
CALL: 918-336-2583 (CLUE)
REPORT ONLINE: WWW.BCRIMESTOPPERS.COM
“If you see something, say something!”
BHS College Fair set for
next week
Bartlesville High School will host its annual
college fair on Thursday, October 3 from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. in the BHS Fine Art Center Lobby.
Various colleges from throughout the region
will be in attendance to speak with students and
answer questions. Whether you are just beginning
to think about college or you are set to enroll next
year, the college fair is a great opportunity to get
informed.
For more information, please contact the
BHS counseling office at 918-333-3311.
Bartlesville Regional United Way: Agency Feature
Family Healthcare Clinic combats teen
pregnancy rate
Special to The Bruin
Family Healthcare Clinic staff members are
working to combat a high teen birth rate in the community, and have
seen students
respond to their
program.
Even though
sometimes students come in
with an attitude
of already knowing everything, they are surprised
at what they learn, Executive Director Patty Leach
said. A young man last year, who was slightly older
than the average student, began with an attitude that
he had nothing to learn. By the end, he had an improved attitude.
“He shook the instructor’s hand warmly and
with sincerity and with some awe, thanked her for
providing him with new insights and information,”
Leach said. “He expressed graciously how much
participating in each session had helped and enlightened him and even impacted his life in a very positive way.”
Family Healthcare Clinic staff delivered sessions of Teen Pregnancy Prevention educational
services to 219 area students last year. They present
abstinence and pregnancy prevention education to
those in the Dewey and Nowata school districts.
The program has seen enormous success in
Nowata County, where it is provided through the
schools. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, there were no births to teen mothers
between the ages of 15-17 years-old, during the most
recently reported years of 2009 and 2010.
Teen pregnancy is a rising problem in the
Bartlesville Regional United Way service area. The
2009-2010 teen birth rate of 55 out of 1,000 teens
ages 15-17 for Washington County is alarmingly
high, according to the Kids Count Data Center study
of data provided by the Oklahoma State Department
of Health. To help combat this problem, Family
Healthcare Clinic has started presenting to students
at the Westside Community Center and the Boys &
Girls Club of Bartlesville, in addition to the after
school program at MUTUAL Girls Club.
“One of the things I enjoy most is getting to talk
to young teens about how to make those critically
important decisions in their lives,” Leach said.
Family Healthcare Clinic also meets other needs
in the community. In Washington County, an estimated 8,500 individuals are living with no form of
insurance. Family Healthcare Clinic steps in to fill
that gap with Access to Quality Care, a United Way
program.
“Because the Access to Care program is truly
quality health care at a low, affordable cost, individuals and families of our community are able to be
proactive about their health needs rather than viewing their basic medical treatment as financially unattainable,” Leach said.
Through this program, accessible, affordable
primary care is provided to underserved, underinsured and uninsured patients. For the uninsured, the
cost of an office visit to a private physician costs
over $150, and many private providers will not see
them. Family Healthcare Clinic staff step in to fill
that gap, seeing 749 patients last year.
“It seems that nearly every day we hear from
a new patient who has been neglecting their own
critically important medical needs, because they
previously thought that routine follow-up for chronic
problems such as hypertension or diabetic conditions
was something they just couldn’t afford,” Leach
said. “This is often the case when they lost a job
or changed jobs and no longer had adequate health
insurance - and usually months have gone by. When
they discover that Family Healthcare Clinic is available to meet needs like theirs, often at just $40 for
an office visit, they are obviously greatly relieved to
know that they will be able to feel better physically
and have less anxiety about their health concerns.”
Another important part of Family Healthcare’s
services is the Cancer Prevention/Mammogram
program, which is also a United Way program. Many
uninsured women cannot afford a mammogram. The
cost of an office visit to see a doctor to be referred
for a mammogram EMPLOYABILITY- Continued to page 7
Bully prevention
presentation at JP
Photo Special to The Bruin/Judge Russell Vaclaw recently
spoke to students at Jane Phillips Elementary Schools about
bullying and its negative consequences. Judge Vaclaw is a
frequent guest at schools throughout the BPSD as he encourages
students to prevent bullying and have respect for all classmates.
He is pictured with JP Principal, Sandra Kent.
nated, with allocations determined by the numbers of K-12 students and schools
in each jurisdiction. The Secretary
of Education then invites nominated
schools to submit an application for
possible recognition as a National
Blue Ribbon School.” Bartlesville
Mid-High School completed the rigorous selection process and received
the award.
In its 31-year history, the
award has been presented to almost
7,500 schools nationwide. BMHS
Principal, Jason Langham, will travel to Washington D.C. in November
accompanied by BMHS teachers
Lesleigh Lynes and Bridgette Smith
to formally accept the award.
Jason Langham stated, “We are extremely honored to receive this very prestigious award from the
U.S. Department of Education. The students, parents,
teachers, support staff and administrators at Bartlesville
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RUN- Continued from page 1
Sooner Park.
The event was popular last year, but saw
its popularity increase
even further this year.
In total, 512 Madison
Middle School students
participated in the event
which is an astounding
82% student participation.
In addition to the
student run that took
occurred on Monday,
a public run also took
place on Saturday, September 21, and saw an
outstanding turnout as
well.
Madison Principal,
Joey Eidson, said “I am
absolutely amazed that
we had 512 students
complete a 5K. This
is a healthy fundraiser
and the kids had a great
time.”
Organized by the
Madison Middle School
Parent Support Group,
the event raises funds
to benefit Madison
students. Last year,
the event raised over
$15,000, and this year’s
amount raised is expected to surpass last
year’s total.
“When our PSG
raises money, all of it
goes back to the classrooms where the greatest needs exist. Last
year, we added eight
promethean boards and
massive upgrades to the
audio/visual systems in
the auditorium,” Eidson
added.
The Painted Mustang Run has become
an annual event looked
forward to by many and
provides great support
for Madison students.
Mid-High School have worked diligently for several
years to assure that all students are successful. Being
named a Blue Ribbon Award school
validates these efforts.”
Bartlesville Mid-High
School is the first BPSD School
to receive the coveted honor and
one of only six schools in the
State of Oklahoma to win the
award this year. The accomplishment highlights the great students
and staff throughout the BPSD. “Bartlesville Mid-High is a
great school with outstanding students and staff. I am extremely
proud of this accomplishment,
and it reflects the great work that
goes on each day at Bartlesville
Mid-High School. Any time one of our schools
receives national recognition it is very special,” said
BPSD Executive Director of Secondary Education,
Sam Herriman.
can be over
$100, and the cost of the mammogram itself is around
$450. For someone making minimum wage, this is half
a month’s salary. Having regular mammograms can save
lives, however, as recent studies show that one in eight
women in the United States will develop breast cancer.
Family Healthcare Clinic is meeting the need for
access to mammograms for low-income women in
Washington County and the surrounding areas. Family Healthcare Clinic staff issued 194 free mammogram
EMPLOYABILITY- Continued from page 5
coupons last year to women who needed the screening, and provided additional screenings as needed to 67
women needing further diagnosis. They also educated
279 women in self-exams.
The Bartlesville Regional United Way’s Annual
Campaign is underway. To find out how to contribute
to Family Healthcare Clinic or other member agencies, contact the BRUW office at 918-336-1044, 415
S.E. Silas Street, Bartlesville, OK 74003 or visit
www.bartlesvilleuw.org.
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 web sites 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 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 (September 27 - October 3)
Friday, September 27
-Wayside Walk-A-Thon
-Varsity football @ Enid (7 p.m.)
-Varsity softball @ Chickasha Tournament
-8th Grade and JV softball @ Broken Arrow Tournament
-Varsity volleyball @ Stillwater Invite
Saturday, September 28
-BHS Drama Load-In
-Junior High, JV and Varsity cross country @ Cowboy Jamboree @ OSU (9:30 a.m.)
-Varsity cheer @ State @ OSU
-Varsity softball @ Chickasha Tournament
-8th Grade and JV softball @ Broken Arrow Tournament
-Varsity volleyball @ Stillwater Invite
-Freshman volleyball @ Bishop Kelley Tournament
-8th Grade volleyball Bruin Tournament
Sunday, September 29
-Drama tech and rehearsal
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School District Community Relations Coordinator, unless otherwise noted
Monday, September 30
-All-District String Orchestra auditions @ MMS auditorium
-Drama tech and rehearsal
-Freshman football @ Owasso (7:30 p.m.)
-8th Grade football white vs. Muskogee (6 p.m.)
-JV and Varsity softball @ Claremore Sequoyah (5 p.m.
and 6:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, October 1
-Central Student Council meeting (7:45 a.m.)
-Drama tech and rehearsal
-JV and Varsity softball vs. Ponca City (5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.)
-Freshman and Varsity volleyball @ Bixby (4 p.m. and 6 p.m.)
-8th Grade volleyball @ Bixby (5 p.m. and 6 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 2
-Central Parent Support Group meeting (12 p.m.)
-Drama tech and rehearsal
-8th Grade football blue vs. Collinsville (6 p.m.)
Thursday, October 3
-Drama tech and rehearsal
-College fair @ BHS (5 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
-Marching band rehearsal (6 p.m.)