Issue 2 - Merritt School

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Volumn 11 Issue 1
Senior Appreciation
By: Latrisha Gartin
The senior athletes who
compete in fall sports were
recognized at the Merritt
Football game on October
28.
The senior football players
are Chris Farrar, Severo
Zamora, and Ty Normand.
The senior cheerleaders are
Amber Hensley and Taylor
Earls, and for fast pitch
Kayla Brown.
Severo Zamora’s parents
are Blanca and Severo
Zamora. His activities are;
football, FFA and Yearbook.
He thanked his mom and
dad for their support in all
his actions, the coaches for
their confidence, the fans
for watching and supporting
the team, the cheerleaders
for withstanding the heat
and cold to cheer and his
girlfriend Salina who’s been
there for him and who’s
pushed him to his limits.
Ty Normand’s parents
Ty Normand
are GiGi and Devin Grey
and his sister is Natasha.
His activities are; football
and FFA. He thanked his
grandparents and parents
for their support in all his
endeavors.
Chris Farrar’s parents are
Tom and Casey Farrar. His
activities are; football, FFA,
and FCA. He thanked his
parents for always being
there for him. He thanked
his dad for always pushing
him to do things better and
to never give up.
Kayla Brown’s parents
are Kim and Jarred Brown.
Her activities are; softball
and FFA. She thanked her
parents and grandparents
for supporting her in all her
accomplishments throughout
the years.
Amber Hensley’s parents
are Sharon and Robbie
Moler. Her activities are
cheerleading and Student
Severo Zamora
november 9, 2011
Council. She said thank
you to her mom, Robbie,
and Jared for being so
supporting and encouraging
her throughout high school.
Taylor Earls’ parents are
Tammy and Danny Earls. Her
activities are cheerleading,
FCA, FFA, Student Council.
Merritt has celebrated
Senior Appreciation for
many years, Twice each
year senior athletes are
recognized, in the and in the
spring. Tradition has seen the
the seniors are recognized
along with their parents and
a presentation of a rose from
the seniors to the parents and
family.
Taylor Earls
Chris Farrar
Merritt Students Named to Office at
Western Technology Center
Western
Technology
Center’s (WTC) Business
Professionals of America
chapter recently held an
installation ceremony for
the 2011-2012 officers.
Officers were selected for
the morning and afternoon
programs. Merritt BPA
afternoon students elected
where: Nathan Stephens,
junior, Vice President; Kayla
Davitt, senior, Historian.
The Installation of Officers
Ceremony included an
introduction of the WTC,
Burns Flat chapter followed
by refreshments and the
president’s closing remarks.
BPA prepares students for
the workforce by promoting
leadership,
citizenship,
academic, and technological
skills. Students enrolled in a
business course at any level
of education can participate
in BPA.
WTC’s Health Occupation
Kayla Brown
(Photos courtesy of Anna Leverett)
Students
of
America,
BioMedical Burns Flat
chapter named their officers
for the 2011-2012 year.
Officers are selected for
the morning and afternoon
programs. Merritt’s, WTC
HOSA, student elected is
Amanda Slife, junior, Vice
President.
HOSA is a national
student organization whose
mission is to promote career
opportunities
in
health
care and to enhance the
delivery of quality health
care to all people. HOSA
provides a unique program
of leadership development,
motivation, and recognition
exclusively for secondary,
postsecondary, adult, and
collegiate students enrolled
in Health Science Education
(HSE) programs.
Submitted by: WTC
Merritt students elected to
office in WTC Clubs. Amanda
Slife, HOSA Vice President;
Kayla Davitt, BPA Historian;
and Nathan Stephens, BPA
Vice President.
Opinion Page
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Peer Pressure
November 10,2011
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How to stay above the
influence...
Opinion by Naomi Leverett
Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when
other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or
another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like
your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence
how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer
pressure. It’s something everyone has to deal with — even
adults.
Your peers influence your life, even if you don’t realize
it, just by spending time with you. You learn from them,
and they learn from you. It’s only human nature to listen to
and learn from other people in your age group. Peers can
also have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another
student in your science class taught you and easy way to
remember the planets in the solar system, or someone taught
you a cool trick with a basketball. You might admire a friend
who is always a good sport and try to be more like him or
her. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite
book, and now everyone’s reading it. These are examples
of how peers can positively influence each other.Sometimes
peers influence each other in negative ways. For example,
a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with
them, or be mean to another student by making fun of them.
Some of the more serious ways are influencing them to do
things like try a cigarette or take a drink of a beer. Some kids
give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit
in, or because they worry that other kids might make fun of
them if they don’t go along with the group. Others go along
because they are curious to try something new that others
are doing. The idea that “everyone’s doing it” can influence
some kids to leave their better judgment, or their common
sense, behind.
In order to legally drink alcohol in the United States, you must
be the age of 21 or older. Statistics from abovetheinfluence.com
say that the younger you are when you start drinking that there
is a greater risk of you becoming an alcoholic. People who use
both alcohol and drugs also are at risk for dangerous interactions
between these substances. For example, a person who uses alcohol
with depressants, whether these drugs are prescribed or taken
illegally, is at increased risk of fatal poisoning.
Combing alcohol with anti-depressant and anti-anxiety
medications can cause: increased risk of overdose, increased
feelings of depression or hopelessness, and suicide in adolescents.
So no matter who you are or where you go, you’re always going
to be under the influence of peer pressure. It is one of the things
in life that you cannot avoid. If someone is pressuring you to do
something that you don’t want to do just remember that it is your
life and your body and you’re going to choose what you want to
do with it. Just Say No.
Teenagers who get drunk run other risks, too:
YOU CHOOSE!!
• In a 2007 survey, one in
five teenagers admitted to
drink driving, while a third
(32%) had been a passenger
in a car with a driver who
was drunk
• Drinking alcohol can
make teenagers forget all
about safe sex. Statistics
show that after drinking, 11%
of young people engaged
in unprotected sex in 2007.
11% again claimed to regret
that sexual encounter.
• Alcohol plays a big part
in antisocial behavior, crime
and violence. A Home Office
survey found that one in five
(18%) 12-13 year olds and
over a quarter (28%) of 1415 year olds caused damage
while drinking, while one in
10 15-16 year olds said that
drinking had led them to get
in trouble with the police.
For more information go
to www.abovetheinfluence.
com
Organizations
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OSU Journalism
Day
By: Naomi Leverett
On November 2, 2011, the
Newspaper and Yearbook
staffs traveled to the OSU
campus
in
Stillwater,
Oklahoma to attend the
Annual OSU Journalism
Day. The students had
the opportunity to take
courses over journalism,
photography, and how to
approach a story the right
way. They were given advice
on the good and the bad ways
to take pictures and some tips
on how to use Photoshop.
After the workshop classes
they able to tour part of the
college campus.
Journalism students attend
OSU Journalism Day.
Severo Zamora, senior; Jose
Hernandez, senior; Naomi
Leverett, senior; Criag
Price, senior; Anna Leverett,
junior; and Seth Ashpaugh,
senior.
(Staff Photo by: Mrs. Michelle
Potter)
November 10, 2011
Tulsa State Fair
By: Latrisha Gartin
At the Tulsa State Fair Kayla
Brown was awarded the Reserve Grand Champion Market
Lamb. Francis Potter got 2nd in
his class and made the sale with
his Crossbred Market Lamb.
Logan Thetford made the sale
for the first time and won 2nd
in her class with her Crossbred
Market Hog.
The rest of the showman may
not have made the sale, but did a
great job showing their animals.
We had numerous students that
made the top 10 in their classes
and were showing against 30 to
50 animals at one time.
Kayla Brown, senior, wins
Reserve Grand Champion
at Tulsa State Fair. (Photo
Provided)
Academic Team
The Academic Team has many tournaments this year.
Their coach is Ms. Morris. The members are; Trey Fite,
sophomore; Evan Edler, sophomore; Taylor Schrick, junior;
Bailey Carnes, junior; Cooper Williams, sophomore;
Dylan Shockey, sophomore; Trek Rundle, junior; and Coty
Forrester, junior.
The High School Academic Team is in the middle of their
season. Front: Evan Edler, Taylor Schrick, Trey Fite, Bailey
Carnes, Cooper Williams. Back : Coach Sarah Partain, Dylan
Shockey, Trek Rundle, Coty Forrester. (Staff photo by Naomi
Leverett)
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Colt Conference
By: Seth Ashpaugh
Officers of the Merritt FFA
chapter participated in the 2011
Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer
Leadership Training (COLT)
Conference at Great Plains
Technology Center in Lawton
on September 20.
Officers attending from the
Merritt chapter included:
The eight chapter officers:
Kayla
Brown,
President;
Francis Potter, Vice President;
Branson Daugherty, Secretary;
Taylor Schrick, Treasurer;
Trek Rundle, Reporter; Taylor
Earls, Sentinel; Bailey Carnes,
Parliamentarian;
Dallon
Maddox, Chaplain; Kelsey
Cloud, Historian; And Mr.
Womack, Advisor.
The eight state FFA officers
planned and conducted this
year’s conference based on the
theme: Represent . . . The Image,
Our Image. The six elected
officers from each of the 64 high
school FFA chapters located in
the Southwest District attended
leadership training designed to
help them better understand the
importance of improving FFA’s
image at the local, state and
national levels.
Kelly
Barnes,
Edmond,
Oklahoma was the keynote
speaker for the conference.
Barnes once wore the traditional
FFA blue and gold jacket and
served as state FFA president
in 2003-2004. Today, he is an
accomplished leadership coach
and motivational speaker. His
message about image focused
on the individual power of your
thoughts and actions as a leader
in your local FFA chapter.
“The
Oklahoma
FFA
Association is highly respected
across the nation for the way
our members look, act and
compete,” said Courtney Maye,
state FFA president. “We want
chapter officers to think about
what they can do locally to
make our image even better.”
The FFA is an integral part
of the Agricultural Education
Division of the Oklahoma
Department of Career and
Technology Education. There
are 23,552 Oklahoma FFA
members in 353 high schools
statewide.
Seated are Justin Turner, Oklahoma Southwest District Vice
President; Kayla Brown, Merritt FFA President; Courtney
May, Oklahoma State FFA President. Standing are: Branson
Daugherty, Trek Rundle, Bailey Carnes, Francis Potter,
Taylor Earls, Dallon Maddox, Taylor Schrick, Mr. Brandon
Womack. (Photo Provided)
High school student life
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September 24, 2011
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High School Oiler October Students of the Challenge
Month
for Physics
of the Month
Students
By: Craig Price
The October Oiler of the Month is Francis Potter.
Francis Potter, junior, is the son of Michelle and Alan
Potter. He has attended
Merritt 13 years. He
has one older brother
and 2 older sisters all
of whom graduated
from Merritt School.
Francis enjoys playing
football, basketball,
showing animals and
hanging out at FFA
Activities
By: Seth Ashpaugh
Chelsea Fish, senior. Dyllon Shockey, sophmore. and Taylor
Skelton, junior. (Photo By: Naomi Leverett)
(Photo by: Chris Farrar)
Guess
Who?
This Guess who is a male. His Favorite color is blue.
He watches TV in his free time. Science is his favorite
subject. His favorite animal is a dog. His favorite food is a
cheeseburger.
Last months Guess whos: Jazmyn Rodriguez and Chase Krien
October and November
Birthdays
Rayven Doty
Skyler Brown
Dyllon VanBuren
Taylor Schrick
Amanda Berlin
Lacey Custer
Mikah Ellis
Payton Fish
James Dowdy
Stephen Jenkins
Alexis Colten
Chance Page
Mika McSperitt
Taylor Cruzen
Jacy Bollinger
Jessica Reyes
October 7
October 8
October 9
October 10
October 10
October 14
October 16
October 25
October 25
October 30
October 31
November 2
November 4
November 7
November 12
November 24
Put a ball in a cup. It sounds
like an easy task unless you
are a physics student. This
year the physics students of
2012 built Rube Goldberg
machines. Their mission;
use 25 different steps to
make a ball fall into a cup,
the two groups spent a full
week coming after school
to try and complete these
machines.
The groups consisted of
Dyllon VanBuren & Jose
Hernandez, Jacy Bollinger
& Seth Ashpaugh. Although
it was supposed to be two
different groups they all
worked together to get them
working. The Physics teacher
Mrs. Burnett is proud that
these students spent their
time and effort to make this
a memorable project.
Dyllon VanBuren, senior,
works to get the ball through
the machine and into the
cup. Jose Hernandez, senior,
supervises. (Photo by: Seth
Ashpaugh)
Junior high student life
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The Junior High Academic Team
By: Chris Farrar
The junior high academic team has had a lot of close games
so far, one going into overtime. They have had two matches
both being at Hammon. On November 16 they have a 5County match. The team consists of two 7th graders Ashlee
Carr and Jonathan Garrett and seven freshmen Javehn Roberts, Lauren Cummings, Destry Pollard, Abigayle Willis,
Madison Nagle, Kara Eckart, and alternate Nick Simons.
Learning is a
treasure that
will follow
its owner
everywhere.
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Oiler of the Month
~Chinese Proverb
Birthday’s
(Staff Photo)
October Students of
the Month
Logan Thetford, 8th grade; Abigayle Willis, 9th grade; Tanner
Mong, 7th grade. (Staff Photo by: Naomi Leverett)
Marissa Billings
November 18
Abigale Lively
November 16
Cody Maddox
November 1
Amarillis Olguin
October 21
Abigayle Willis
November 14
Ashlee Abbott
November 10
Jutine Courtney
November 20
Dawson Fite
November 20
Tyler Gallagher
November 24
Trevor Martin
October 2
Emily Miller
October 22
Oran Miller
October 14
Marlana Palmer
October 17
Sydney Peffer
October 9
Alondra Ramirez
October 24
Gary Saunders
November 4
By:Latrisha Gartin
(Staff Photo by:Naomi Leverett)
Jr. High October Oiler of the Month is Ashlee Carr, seventh
grade. Her parents ar Amanda and Nick Carr. She has attended Merritt for nine years. She has three brothers Nate,
Scott and Zack Carr. She plays basketball, softball, and is on
the Academic Team.
By:Latrisha Gartin
Guess Who?
Junior High Boy- His favorite food is steak. In his free time
he is riding four wheelers. His favorite color is blue and favorite animal is dogs.
Junior High Girl- Her favorite food is anything sweet. In her
free time she plays basketball. Her favorite color is blue. Her
favorite animals are dogs.
Last month’s Guess Who’s were Damon VanBuren and Kara
Eckhart.
High school sports
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High School
Football Comes
To A End
The varsity football team went 3-7 this year, that’s one
more win than last year. This season didn’t go as well as
they hoped. “We had to play through a lot of adversity and
switching players in and out of positions every game,”
said Coach Schmidt. This team was very young only three
seniors played this year which is good for next year’s team.
“I saw a lot of good things this season, things Merritt hasn’t
seen in awhile but there is still a lot to be improved and
with the group of guys we have coming back next year we
have a chance to be great if we can take care of the little
things,” said Schmidt.
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High School Basketball Schedule
DATE
Nov. 18
Nov. 22
Nov. 29
Dec. 2
Dec. 5-10
Dec. 13
Jan. 3
Jan. 5-7
Jan. 10
Jan. 13
Jan. 17
Jan. 19-21
Jan. 24
Jan. 27
Jan. 31
Feb. 3
Feb. 7
Feb. 10-11
Feb. 16-18
Feb. 23-25
Mar. 1-3
OPPONENT
Navajo
Cheyenne
Arapaho
Canute
5-County Tournament
Sayre
Hollis
Merritt GPN Bank Classic
Leedey
Hammon
Duke
Bi-County Tournament
Erick Sweetwater
BFDC
Sentinel
Mangum
Cordell
District Tournament
Regional Tournament
Area Tournament
State Tournament
Girls Basketball
Scrimmage
Pierson Waugh fights for more yards on Friday night’s game
against Cherokee. (Photo by: Anna Leverett)
September 24, 2011
The girls start their
basketball season with a
scrimmage against Clinton
at Clinton. Coach Maddox
said: “Clinton is an average 4A school it was good
for the girls to play a bigger
school like that.”
The girls only have three
senior players, which makes
for a young team this year
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Kicking Off
Boys Basketball
In memory of Aaron Custer
the basketball teams dedicate this season to him. He
will be missed greatly.
Merritt’s Boys Basketball
team is already going
hard with their first game
less than two weeks
away. Senior Craig Price
said, “This years team is
pumped up for the season
and is looking good, As
long as we keep practicing
hard we will have a shot
at the gold ball and state
champions.”
Homecoming
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September 24, 2011
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Spirit Week
Complete
Success
Above- Celebrity Day
Right- Orange and Black
Day
Bottom- Breast Cancer Day
Above- Super Hero Day
Bottom- John Hancock
Day
Homecoming
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We have Spirit
Yes We Do
October 10-15 was spirit week for the Merritt students
to dress up and support the team.
Monday- Dress like your favorite celebrity! We had
all kinds of celebrities including Napoleon, Adam Savage,
Larry the Cable Guy, Charlie Sheen, Miley Cyrus, lady
Gaga, Cody Custer and many more!
Tuesday-Superhero Day. We had Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles, Bat Woman, Zoro, Captain America, Power Rangers,
Cat Woman, and many others.
Wednesday-Wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness.
Supporting the fight against breast cancer Merritt students
and faculty wore pink. When you looked down the hall all
you saw was pink.
Thursday-John Hancock Day. Everyone signed each
other shirts for memories that will last forever. Teachers and
students made this day a memorable one.
Friday-Orange and Black Day. Wearing every Oilers
favorite colors to school. The student body and faculty all
show there spirit for the homecoming game.
Student council put on a spirit board competition to see
which class had the most spirit. The eighth grade won.
September 24, 2011
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Homecoming Candidates
BY: Seth Ashpaugh
Kayla Brown was
selected the homecoming
queen by the football team.
Homecoming at Merritt
High School is a time to
celebrate a great season in a
sport. Three girls are chosen
to be candidates and three
senior football players are
chosen for escorts. Since
homecoming is out on the
football field the candidates
arrive in cars as they are
introduced.
This year’s candidates:
Lareda Weldon is the
18 year old Daughter of
Melanie and Mickey Weldon,
she has a brother Tommy
Weldon. Lareda is active in
basketball, and is president/
secretary for FCCLA. She
attends the First Presbyterian
Church. Her Hobbies are;
hanging with friends, family
and her boyfriend Alex. She
also films the football games
on a live streaming internet
video.
Jacy Bollinger is the 17
year old daughter of Judith
and Ed Bollinger, she has
a brother Jason. Jacy is
active in basketball; she is
a member of the FFA. Her
hobbies include hanging
with friends and family.
Kayla Brown is the 17 year
old daughter of Jarrod and
Kimberly Brown. Kayla is
active in softball, basketball;
she is president of the Merritt
FFA and shows livestock.
Her hobbies are hanging
with friends and family.
Homecoming
Queen
Kayla Brown and escort
Severo Zamora before the
homecoming game Vs Geary
(Photo by: Jose Hernandez)
8th grade spirit board (Photo by Craig Price)
7th grade spirit board (Photo by Craig Price)
Candidate Jacy Bollinger is escorted by Chris Farrar. Homecoming Queen Kayla Brown
and escort Severo Zamora. Candidate Lareda Weldon and escort Ty Normand. (Photo by
Jose Hernandez)
Choir
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Honor Choir
with her students that wanted
This year the Honor Choir to audition. The following
auditions were held in made the 2011-2012 Honor
Shattuck, Oklahoma, on Choir are: Kaylee Hargrove,
Oct. 8. Mrs. Renae Hancock sophomore; Jennifer Wing,
worked hard while practicing sophomore;
Breanna
By Naomi Leverett
Reynolds, freshman; Kara
Eckart, freshman; Nicholas
Simons, freshman; and Raven
Williamson, freshman.
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80’s Dinner Show
Mrs. Renae Hancock and all of her choir students worked hard
since school started to make an 80’s style dinner show. There
were many different songs performed with moves to go with
them. It was held on September 15.
Performing are: Anna Leverett, junior; Kelsey Kilhoffer, junior;
McKenzie Doty, sophomore; Jazmyn Rodriguez, sophomore;
and Damaris Borjas, sophomore.
Staff Photo By Naomi Leverett
Jessica Butler, junior; sings
the solo part for Home
Sweet Home
Derek Capps shows off his
rapping skills with the solo
part in Can’t Touch This at
the 80’s Dinner Show.
JH Sports
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JH Football Comes To A
Close
(staff photo)
(staff photo)
By: Seth Ashpaugh
The JH Football Team
did a great job this year and
worked hard to get all the
wins they could. The JH
football team was 5-2 for the
season only losing to Shattuck and Seiling. This year’s
team was mostly made up
of seventh and eighth grade
which is going to be a plus
for the next season, the team
will know most of the plays.
Although the JH football
season has ended, Coach
Kevin Schmidt has already
started planning for the next
season. He has begun thinking of ways to help improve
the team for the next season.
November 9, 2011
Merritt
Them
Corn Bible Academy
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Duke
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Corn Bible Academy
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JH Basketball Is In
Season!
Girls Head Coach: Danny Maddox Boys Head Coach: Russ Rundle
JH Basketball Schedule
November 10
November 14
November 15
November 21
Nov. 28- Dec. 3
December 12
January 2
January 19
January 23
January 24
January 26
January 30
February 2
February 6
February 9
Cordell
Canute
Seiling
Sentinel
BFDC
Cheyenne
Leedey
BFDC
Thomas
Erick
Mangum
Sayre
Hammon
Arapaho
Seiling
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The junior high basketball season is here and should be a
good one. The players are pumped up and ready to go.
(Staff Photo)
Red Ribbon Week
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Red Ribbon Week
MPTO sponsored Red Ribbon week. They wanted to
make sure that the kids are informed about destructive decisions. There are to many kids drinking and driving. Drinking and driving kills to many people. Red ribbon week also
informs kids about a lot of the drugs. The most addictive is
crystal meth.
Monday was Drug Awareness Day. Tuesday was sock
it to Drugs Day. Wednesday- Drugs make me crazy day
(Crazy Hair Day). Thursday- Put a cap on drugs day. Friday-Red Friday.
Student Council put on a essay contest for high school
and junior high. Mrs. Dodson said “many impressive essays
were turned in for the Red Ribbon essay contest. Unfortunately only three could be chosen.
The winners for high school are:
1st Trey Fite
2nd Lareda Weldon
3rd Nichole Wheeler
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Students
Attend
ACT
Workshop
Put a cap on drugs, supporting the fight against drugs.
(Photo by: Latrisha Gartin)
The junior high winners are:
1st Raven Williamson
2nd Kara Eckhart
3rd Allison Shepherd
Listing to the local DTF Talk about drugs. (Photo by:
Latrisha Gartin)
On Wednesday, October 12,
students loaded up on a bus
in front of the high school to
head to an ACT workshop
hosted by Chad Cargill at the
WTC in Burns Flat. There
were nine other schools that
attended. The workshop
went over what’s going to
be on the act and how to
better prepare yourself for
the test. Chad Cargill is
very familiar with the ACT
when he was in high school
he took the test 18 times
and raised his score from a
19 to a 32. The workshop
was packed full of relevant
practical information on how
to increase your act score as
he did. The workshop was
not a practice test. It covered
general ideas about the ACT
as a whole and the individual
sections of English, math,
reading, and science. The
cost for this workshop was
only 30 dollars.
Elementary
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I Agree to be Drug Free!
By: Naomi Leverett
Red Ribbon Week is all about teaching kids about drugs and how to keep them away
from them. Merritt MPTO makes themes for each day of that week for the students to dress
up. One of the themes was “Sock it to ‘em!” and the students were to wear their craziest
socks. Mrs. Christian Callaway’s Pre-K class is seen with their crazy socks on.
(Staff photo by: Naomi
Leverett)
For Red Ribbon Week the elementary students held a door
decorating contest to see who could create the best looking
door. To the left is Mrs. Christy Pollard’s 2nd grade class
door. There were many great looking doors presented.
On
Fire!!
By Naomi Leverett
(Staff photo by: Naomi
Leverett)
Above 3rd grade students and staff member Craig Price wait
anxiously for their turn to go through the smoke house.
Fire Prevention Week is
always an exciting time for
the elementary students.
They had the opportunity
to meet Sparky the Fire
Prevention Dog. They also
got a chance to go through
the smoke house. The
firefighters taught them how
to go through a burning
house by getting low and
only touching with the back
of their hands. To the left
3rd grade students and staff
member Craig Price wait
anxiously for their turn to go
through the smoke house.
(Photo by: Severo Zamora)