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Bartlesville Public Schools’ Friday, October 24, 2008www.bps-ok.org

Volume 3, Number 11

“BPSD:A Greatschool

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Superintendent’sChalkboard

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In existence for more than two decades, Red Ribbon Week is known as the largest drug pre-vention campaign in the country.

We began celebrating this special week of awareness within the Bartlesville Public School

District on Thursday and will con-tinue through Oct. 31. Other school districts throughout the United States have

events planned in recognition of Red Ribbon Week as well. According to the Red Ribbon Coalition – which is for parent, teacher and student volunteers responsible for coordinating and hosting Red Ribbon Week – the Red Ribbon celebration “brings millions of people together to raise awareness regarding the need for alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence preven-

Red Ribbon Week delivers

powerful message

Distinguished in D.C.Sandra Kent is now in her fourth year as the principal at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School principal Sandra Kent’s first trip to Washington, D.C. was certainly a memorable one.

As the National Distinguished

Principal for Oklahoma, she was part of a two-day celebration of all of the NDPs from throughout the nation as well as some from abroad from Oct. 16-17. Now in its 25th year and a product of the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Distinguished Principals program honors public and private

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Special to The Bruin

The Bartlesville Board of Education unanimously approved the annual budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year for the Bartlesville Public School District during a regular meeting Monday evening at the Education Service Center.

A 12-person committee crafted the budget which is based on total revenues of $39,973,537.84. An estimated 66 percent of the budget comes from state money, eight from federal and 26 from local.

“We saw an estimated eight-percent increase in local ad valorem taxes based on property valuations,” said Tim Green, the district’s execu-tive director of financial services. “This is mainly due to the new home and business growth in the district.

“There was very little new money that came from the state this year.”

Board member Barry W. Lowe was recognized during the meet-ing after being recently honored by the AARP. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, AARP celebrated 50 Oklahomans over the age of 50 who have made a difference in the lives of others or a Sooner State town or community. Lowe, who is the co-founder of the Lowe Family Young Scholars program along with wife Karen, made the list, which includes notables such as country music legend Roy Clark, former governor George Nigh and attorney general Drew Edmondson.

Formed in February of 2006, the Lowe Family Young Scholars is a mentoring-based scholarship program which offers a way for students who otherwise might not

have the financial means to attend a college or university. The pro-gram currently features 21 students. Several volunteers assist as mentors and instructors as well as in other capacities.

“Around 90 people are actively involved in the Lowe Family Young Scholars program, and I am just one of them,” said Lowe. “I accept this recognition on behalf of those 90 people.”

Staff members from Richard Kane Elementary were recognized at the meeting as well after the school was recently awarded a Oklahoma Educational Technol-ogy Trust grant for $40,000. The money will be used to purchase interactive smart boards and for technology training for Kane staff members.

Among those recognized from Kane during Monday night’s meet-ing were principal Beth Cook and reading facilitator Dedra Landon, who leads the school’s technical committee which pursued the grant.

“We’re really excited for the Kane students who will be taught with cutting-edge technology,” said Dianne Martinez, the BPSD’s executive director for elementary education operations.

The consideration to vote and approve the budget was the only action topic on the agenda at Mon-day’s meeting. Three board mem-bers were part of the committee which had worked on the budget.

The next regular meeting of the Bartlesville Board of Education is scheduled for Nov. 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the Education Service Center.

Board unanimously approves budgetLowe, Kane Elementary

recognized during regular meeting at ESC

Bartlesville Board of Education member Barry W. Lowe was recognized during a regular meeting Monday night at the Education Service Center after recently being named by the AARP as one of 50 Oklahomans over the age of 50 who have made a difference in the lives of others or a Sooner State town or community.

The fifth annual Hoover El-ementary School Walk-a-Thon was stepping lively on Tuesday.

The fundraising event was held during students’ regularly scheduled physical education, art and music peri-ods in the Hoover playground area. Parents and grandparents were invited to walk – or run – with their young-sters. Students from all grade levels at the school – pre-kindergarten through the fifth – took part in the event.

“I think it went great,” said Lauri Pollock, Hoover’s physical ed-ucation teacher who coordinates the event. “The kids got a great workout. Some of them ran 18 to 20 laps.”

The Walk-a-Thon is one of Hoover’s main fundraisers. Some people pledge money based on how many laps the students run while others give general donations. The money raised from this year’s event will go toward interactive smart boards as well as supplementing playground equipment. In past years, the Walk-a-Thon has helped Hoover purchase a rock climbing wall for the gymnasium, roller skates and a pavil-ion for the playground area featuring benches and a metal roof.

Third grade teacher Shelli

Dugan and Hoover Parent-Teacher Organization volunteer coordinator Malinde Stitt worked closely with Pollock on the event. Several parents were on hand Tuesday to record the laps run by students. Some manned a stereo where music was played while

others handed out refreshments. The final results for each student were entered into a computer.

The planned purchase of the interactive white boards would put more technology at Hoover’s dis-posal. A highly helpful tool during classroom instruction, they allow teachers to project lessons from a computer onto the large interactive white board in front of the room. The images on the white board can then be moved around by the in-structor or students with their hands – as if they were using a mouse on a computer screen.

“Right now, we have five inter-active white boards,” said Pollock. “We hope to eventually have one in every classroom.

“With the Hoover Parent-Teacher Organization, anything is possible. They are awesome.”

Hoover Walk-a-Thon is a hit

Several parents volunteered their help during the fifth annual Hoover Elementary School Walk-a-Thon on Tuesday.

Dorothy Logue has driven by the Bartlesville High School build-ing countless times and usually gives it an admiring glance as she does.

Having lived in Bartlesville since 1951 – Logue celebrated her 91st birthday on Tuesday – she is quite familiar with the BHS building, which was originally constructed in 1939. A former teacher within the Bartlesville Pub-lic School District, Logue lives near the BHS campus, which has grown steadily in recent years.

All products of the $30.5 million school bond issue passed in 2001, the Science Wing, Fine Arts Center, BHS Fieldhouse and a connecting link have all been added onto the original building. But while the work was being done, expanding the building north and south, neither the integrity nor the personality of the structure was altered.

The BHS building has always stood out, with its welcoming ex-terior constructed of white-painted, reinforced monolithic concrete. Designed by architect John Duncan Forsyth, it features a Streamline Moderne style, which was a late

branch of the Art Deco design movement.

A former art teacher who has trav-eled the world, Logue can appreciate fine and unique architecture when she sees it. And in the BHS building, she sees it nearly every day. Not long ago, she began to wonder if she was seeing something extra special.

“I wondered if the building was the biggest Art Deco-designed school in the country,” she says.

Logue still doesn’t have a definitive answer to that question. However, she might be onto some-thing. Logue presented her question to BHS librarian Kim Lashbrook, who began doing some investigat-ing of her own. She contacted Rex

M. Ball, the chairman and co-founder of the Tulsa Art Deco Soci-ety and a former facilitator with the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies. He wrote Lashbrook back in a letter dated September 18, 2008, noting that “at 920 feet from end to end (north to south front elevation) it appears that Bartles-ville High School (College High formerly) is the longest Art Deco style school in Oklahoma if not the United States.”

Art Deco is known as a stylish and modern design form. Its popu-larity peaked as an international design style from 1925-39. The BHS building – it housed College High School from 1939-82 before Bartlesville’s Col-Hi and Sooner High consolidated – almost seems to flow with its tasteful look. The north side of the building, which houses the new Science Wing and promi-nently features the words “Senior High School,” curves back to the east toward Custer Stadium just be-hind it. The building’s windows are numerous but understated.

“I always thought it was a

BHS building may be Art Deco star

Measuring more than 900 feet in length from end to end, the Bartlesville High School building is likely the longest Art Deco style school in the state, if not the country.

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‘I wondered if the building was the biggest Art Deco-designed school in

the country.’- Dorothy Logue, former teacher

with the Bartlesville Public

School District

The letters “Q” and “U” are often seen together.Think of words such as “quiet,” “quick” and “quack.” On Wednesday

at Oak Park Elementary School, students in Dawn Schaper’s kindergarten class got to see the letters linked forever when “Q” married “U.” The cer-emony came complete with Schaper leading the vow exchange, the obliga-tory playing of the “Wedding March” and plenty of photos. Afterwards, the youngsters, who comprised the audience for the event, had the opportunity to decorate their own little wedding cakes.

“The students were having a little trouble distinguishing between the letters ‘P’ and ‘Q,’” says Schaper. “Someone mentioned having an activ-ity like this. I figured if you made it memorable enough, the students would remember the lesson behind the event.”

Oak Park custodian Tim Puckett served as “Q” during the wedding while Schaper’s sister-in-law, Amanda Hollenbeck, played the part of “U.” Both Puckett and Hollenbeck donned masks which prominently featured their respective letters. “Q” even lip-synched a song – Harry Connick Jr.’s version of “It Had to Be You” – during the ceremony as “U” swooned.

“I think this was a good lesson to teach the students the connection be-tween ‘Q’ and ‘U,’” says Schaper.

“I couldn’t believe how attentive the students were. They really seemed to have fun.”

‘Wedding’ helps Oak Park students make connection

Students in Dawn Schaper’s kindergarten class at Oak Park Elementary School witnessed a “wedding” between the letters “Q” and “U” on Wednesday.

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Bill Doenges Memorial Sta-dium will once again be home to ghosts, goblins and a wide assort-ment of other scary creatures this fall.

Haunted Stadium is back and will be open on Oct. 24, 25, 30 and 31 as well as Nov. 1. Tick-ets can be purchased for $8 at the main gate to the stadium and groups will be led through the stadium each evening beginning at dusk.

The tour of the Haunted Stadium begins in the Abandoned Mine before visitors wind their way through the dark tunnels of the facility, which was dedicated in 1932. Those who take part in the tour should prepare them-selves for plenty of thrills and chills.

On Halloween – Oct. 31 – the Doenges Stadium parking lot will be transformed into Kiddie Spook, which will be free to all children. Kiddie Spook will feature candy, mini pumpkin painting, a Jupi-ter jump and plenty of other fun activities.

All proceeds from the Haunt-ed Stadium activities will benefit the Bartlesville High School base-ball program, the Doenges Ford Indians American Legion Post 105 baseball program, Bill Doenges Memorial Stadium and the BHS Drama Department.

For more information about the Haunted Stadium, go online to www.myspace.com/hauntedsta-dium or www.hauntedhouseonline.com, or call 397-9393.

Doenges to be transformed into Haunted

Stadium

Respecting Diversity

The president and co-founder of the Respect Diversity Foundation, Michael Korenblit addresses Madison Middle School eighth-grade students and staff members Wednesday afternoon in the Madison auditorium. Korenblit teaches that citizens should never allow their communities, states or countries to pass any laws which take away the rights of a human being, regardless of their difference. He is the author of the book “Until We Meet Again,” which focuses on his parents’ survival during their time in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Korenblit’s appearances - he spoke at the Bartlesville Mid-High School as well - were made possible by an “Experts in Residence” grant from the Bartlesville Public School Foundation.

Cake decorators with WalMart, Diane Schaper and LaDonna West showed the students how to design cakes. Each of the students was able to decorate a cupcake of their own.

“It was a fun event,” says Schaper. “The students can’t stop talking about it.

“It was a good lesson in letter recogni-tion.”

The “wedding” was certainly a family affair. In addition to the connection between Schaper and Hollenbeck, Diane Schaper is Dawn Schaper’s mother-in-law. Nathaniel Schaper is an Oak Park kindergartener in his mother’s class – he got to see his grand-mother and aunt on Wednesday as well – while fellow student Joey Allen is the son of West.

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Bartlesville High School students and staff members are ready to celebrate their 2008 Make a Difference Week with several special activities.

M.A.D. Week, scheduled from Oct. 27-31, focuses on the importance of giving back to those in need. All proceeds raised during the special week will help to offset the medi-cal costs of BHS senior Alex Madayag, who has faced some health challenges in recent years.

Rib Crib will donate 10 percent of its sales on Monday toward the BHS M.A.D. Week event while on Tuesday the Bruins will hold a special talent show in the Fine Arts Center auditorium beginning at 7 p.m.

Money will be raised through bake sales at lunch, an “old” T-shirt sale, and a penny war. In the spring, there will be a Bruin 5K running event.

For more information about all of the Make a Difference Week events at Bartles-ville High School, call the main office num-ber at 336-3311.

Bruins schedule plenty of M.A.D.

Week events

Professor Provides Chemistry Lesson

Dr. Gordon Eggleton, a professor of chemistry from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, conducts an experiment in Chris Ruhl’s advanced placement Chemistry II class on Tuesday at Bartlesville High School. Eggleton, a longtime friend of Ruhl’s, conducted demonstrations before Ruhl’s two AP Chemistry II classes while also providing insight to the students as to what is required of those wishing to major in chemistry at the college level. Eggleton has been teaching chemistry at the university level and doing research for more than 30 years.

pretty building,” says Logue. “My two daughters gradu-ated from there, and as it was added onto, it became more attractive.

“I was always intrigued by the design style.”Logue is proud of the popular sites and attrac-

tions featured in Bartlesville. Among them are the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Price Tower and the OK MOZART Festival as well as Woolaroc and the Frank Phillips Mansion, both of which earned prominence via their connection to the founder of the Phillips Petroleum Company. But Logue can see a day when the Bartles-ville High School building will be added to that list.

“It can be a drawing card,” she says. “If people are in town to visit the Frank Phillips Mansion, we can say, ‘Just drive a few blocks farther south and you run into the biggest Art Deco-designed high school in the state and possibly in the United States.’ Maybe it belongs in the Guinness World Book of World Records.

“I think people will make a point of driving down there.”

For more than a half-century, Logue has enjoyed her drives past the Bartlesville High School building. Thanks to her, many more people may follow her lead in the near future.

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Trunk or Treat event slated for Oct. 31 on BHS campus

District Wordof the Month

Service/CitizenshipOn a monthly basis, the Bartlesville Public School District designates a word (or words) which students and staff members are encouraged to

incorporate into their respective life-styles as a habit. The words of the month for October are “service/citi-

zenship.” “Service” means “an act of assistance or benefit to another or oth-ers.” “Citizenship” means “the status of a citizen with its attendant duties, rights and privileges.” The BPSD re-

leases a new habit word monthly from August through May.

Bartlesville High School will play host to a Trunk or Treat event on Friday, Oct. 31 in the parking lot south of Custer Stadium.

Representatives of various businesses, or-ganizations, clubs and teams are invited to dis-tribute candy to participating youngsters. The event will take place from 6-7:15 p.m., before the Bruins kick off a varsity football matchup against visiting Tulsa Memorial at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Keri Bostwick (BostwickKD@bps-ok.org), who is coordinating the event.

school principals who make superior contributions to their schools and communities.

“Often in education, people thank you and tell you good job for the things you have accomplished,” says Kent. “And, that is great. I truly appreciate it. But the way the Na-tional Distinguished Principals event was put together, it really made you feel like what you do matters. We felt like we were the most impor-tant people in Washington while we were there.

“The event ranks at the top of those with which I have been in-volved.”

Kent was named Oklahoma’s National Distinguished Principal in April, beating out several other fine candidates from throughout the Sooner State. Wilson has made great strides under Kent’s leader-ship. Now in her fourth year as the school’s principal, she has ushered in two academic programs which have lifted Wilson to new heights, the Oklahoma A+ Network and the Literacy First Phase IV grant. The success of those programs is reflect-ed in the school’s test scores, which continue to climb. Last year, Wilson chalked up a school-best 1,464 in the Academic Performance Index, an Oklahoma State Department of Education testing series which mea-sures a site’s academic prowess. A 1,500 is considered perfect.

All 62 of this year’s National Distinguished Principals were perfectly attired on the evening of Oct. 17 during a formal dinner and dance in the ballroom of Washing-ton, D.C.’s Capital Hilton Hotel. Each of the honorees was given a framed certificate acknowledging their achievement as well as a brass bell featuring a stamp of the United States Department of Education and the recipient’s engraved name.

“At the end of the dinner, we stood and rang our bells for our stu-dents,” says Kent. “It was moving and amazing.”

The events in Washington, D.C. opened with a meet-and-greet reception on Thursday morning at the Capital Hilton, where most of the festivities were held. A welcom-ing ceremony was held later in the day followed by a trip to the U.S. Department of State building that evening. The National Distinguished principals were invited to the eighth floor, where visiting dignitaries are often greeted. An assistant to Sec-retary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to the group.

Kent was able to tour the White House twice while in town, once with husband Thad and again with the group. She got to see the presidential motorcade and just missed a visit by the National Hockey League’s Detroit Red Wings, who were honored by President Bush for winning the Stan-ley Cup earlier this year.

The National Distinguished Principals were treated to a staff development workshop which was led by Jim Grant, the founder and

president of Staff Development for Educators. There was no shortage of gifts for the honorees as Kent brought home an NDP professional bag, mug, business card holder and special pen. Wilson will receive a new Encyclopedia Britannica set on Kent’s behalf while she was given a certificate to send one of the school’s teachers to a Staff Develop-ment for Educators training seminar.

Each of the National Distin-guished Principals even brought a gift from his or her home state or country to give to the other honor-ees. Kent plans to fashion those gifts into a collage.

“They treated us like royalty,” says Kent. “It was really something.

“It’s hard to put it all into words.”The National Association of

Elementary School Principals and the U.S. Department of Education founded the National Distinguished Principals program in 1984. The distinguished principals are selected by NAESP state affiliates, includ-ing the District of Columbia and by committees representing private and overseas schools. Kent was originally nominated by Dianne Martinez, the Bartlesville Public School District’s executive director of elementary instruction.

Each of this year’s National Distinguished Principals was inter-viewed for a segment on School-Tube by Christina Xamis. To view Kent’s interview, visit http://www.schooltube.com/video/12371/NDP-Winner-Sandra-Kent-of-Oklahoma

“Sandra is a very motivational leader,” says Martinez. “She knows how to inspire others to share her vision for Wilson students. This award validates the fact that she is an outstanding principal.

“Ultimately, the students who attend Wilson are fortunate to have Sandra, who always helps them to be the best they can be.”

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Wilson principal Sandra Kent has ushered in two academic programs which have lifted the school to new heights, the Oklahoma A+ Network and the Literacy First Phase IV grant.

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tion, early intervention, and treatment services.”Red Ribbon Week’s origins trace back to the kid-

napping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administra-tion agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985. Working in Mexico, his efforts led to the discovery of a multimil-lion dollar narcotics manufacturing operation. The even-tual eradication of the operation as well as others like it angered drug cartel leaders, who vowed revenge.

Following Camarena’s death, citizens in his home-town of Calexico, Ca., began wearing red ribbons in sup-port of the fallen agent. The ribbons were also a sign that despite the murder of Camarena, they would not give up the fight against illegal drugs and the illegal use of legal drugs in their town, in their state and in their country.

In 1986, the California State Parent-Teacher As-sociation adopted the first Red Ribbon Campaign. Two years later, Red Ribbon Week was recognized nationally with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan serving as the honorary chairs.

Within the Bartlesville Public School District, we seek to raise drug awareness at each of our sites. Red Ribbon Week allows us a particularly good time at which to do this. Beginning this week, Brad “Bra-dini” Evans will return to each of our seven elementary schools as well as the Will Rogers Early Childhood Center. A magician with a message, “Bradini” per-formed his show entitled “Chose to Win, Say No to Drugs” during the 2007 Red Ribbon Week celebration. Students and staff members alike enjoyed the show and we look forward to his return to the district. Each of Bradini’s shows will be offered free to the BPSD cour-tesy of the Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Center.

October marks Month of the Young Adolescent, which is especially poignant at our two middle schools – Central and Madison. Both sites incorporate Red Rib-bon Week into their MOYA activities. Central students will wear stickers donated by the Bartlesville Elks Lodge – the stickers will be circulated at the elemen-tary schools and at Will Rogers as well – in recognition of Red Ribbon Week. Madison students will be able to read Red Ribbon Week-focused stories in their new school newspaper, the Bruin Express. The school will feature essay, poster and rap/poetry contests as well while also inviting students to sign a banner which states they will not use illegal drugs or legal drugs il-legally.

Both Bartlesville High School and the Bartlesville Mid-High School will celebrate Red Ribbon Week on several of the same days on which they are recognizing Make a Difference Week, which focuses on the impor-tance of giving back to those in need.

“I think Red Ribbon Week is very important, es-pecially when you consider the fact that it celebrates a man who gave his life trying to fight drug abuse,” says Kerry Snell, the BPSD Safe & Drug Free Schools Title 1 Extended Day counselor. “Our hope is that people will continue to be vigilant throughout the year. But, this is certainly a special week.”

The message at the core of Red Ribbon Week is special and vitally important. We take pride in the fact that we celebrate it throughout the Bartlesville Public School District. And to honor that message, as Snell says, we will continue to work diligently to make cer-tain it rings loud and clear throughout the course of each and every year.

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Wayside Elementary School principal Richard Dennis speaks to members of the Bartlesville Board of Education as well as representatives of the Bartlesville Public School District during a special board meeting Wednesday in the Hospitality Room of the Fine Arts Center. In all, six principals were on hand during the meeting to discuss their 2008-09 site improvement plans for their respective schools. The plans included ways in which the schools can raise test scores and attendance numbers.

Principals Discuss Site Improvement

Plans

Bartlesville Public Schools Activities (Week of Oct. 24-30, 2008)

Friday, October 24*** PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES (NO SCHOOL FOR ELEMENTARIES AND WILL ROGERS ECC) ****** RED RIBBON WEEK ***Parent/Teacher Conferences (No school for 6th Graders) (Central)Parent/Teacher Conferences (No school for 6th Graders) (Madison)Drama Competition at Owasso (TBA)Fall Book Fair (Ranch Heights)MOYA: Sports Dress-Up Day (Central)Swimming: Varsity Boys and Girls Blue and White Scrimmage (TBA)Football: Varsity at Jenks (7:30 p.m.)

Saturday, October 25*** RED RIBBON WEEK ***Drama Competition at Owasso (TBA)OMEA Choir Auditions (First Round) (TBA)Cross Country: Varsity Boys and Girls at Regionals (TBA)Panther Party (1 p.m.) (Oak Park)

Sunday, October 26*** RED RIBBON WEEK ***(No events scheduled)

Monday, October 27*** MAKE A DIFFERENCE WEEK ****** RED RIBBON WEEK ***Book Fair (Ranch Heights)Book Fair (Will Rogers ECC)Red Ribbon Week Assembly (9:15 a.m.) (Ranch Heights)Football: Junior Varsity Hosts Jenks (6 p.m.)

Tuesday, October 28*** MAKE A DIFFERENCE WEEK ****** RED RIBBON WEEK ***Book Fair (Ranch Heights)Book Fair (Will Rogers ECC)MOYA Grandparents Lunch (Central)MOYA Grandparents Lunch (Madison)Picture Retakes (Wilson)Bruins for Christ in Library (7:30 a.m.) (Madison)Tutor Bus (4 p.m.) (Central)MAD Week Talent Show in Fine Arts Center (7 p.m.) (BHS)

Wednesday, October 29*** MAKE A DIFFERENCE WEEK ****** RED RIBBON WEEK ***Book Fair (Ranch Heights)Book Fair (Will Rogers ECC)Fall Picture Retakes (Kane)OSSAA Marching Contest (TBA)

Thursday, October 30*** MAKE A DIFFERENCE WEEK ****** RED RIBBON WEEK ***Book Fair (Ranch Heights)Book Fair (Will Rogers ECC)MOYA Talent Show (TBA) (Central)Tutor Bus (4 p.m.) (Central)BHS/Mid-High Fall Orchestra Concert at Fine Arts Center (7 p.m.)

“BPSD: A Great school district”

Editing, writing, design and

photography by David Austin,

Bartlesville Public School District’s

communityrelations

coordinator,unless otherwise

noted

The Bartlesville Public School Dis-trict offers a wide array of useful tools for students as well as parents.

For some extra educational insight, give these web sites a look:

PowerSchoolhttp://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 Power-School.

· Information on students - such as grades and attendance records available via PowerSchool.

Study Islandhttp://www.studyisland.com Use the

“Member Login.”· Student login information must be

obtained from teachers.

Stellar Sites Cougars Celebrate Kane’s Birthday

Students and staff members at Richard Kane Elementary School celebrated the 91st birthday of the school’s namesake - Richard Kane - last week with a special luncheon. Kane, who was born Oct. 15, 1917, served as the attorney for the Bartlesville Public School District for nearly 50 years. Home of the Cougars, Richard Kane Elementary School was built in 1985.

Lori Burgan/Special to The Bruin