Bison Bullet - Hardesty Public Schools

H ARD ESTY PU BLIC SCHO OLS
Bison Bullet
V O LUME 6 , I SSUE 7
F E BRU ARY 26 , 2015
I N S I D E T HI S IS S UE :
Fun Things to Do in the Hardesty Area
By Cyana-Marie Harris
In Hardesty, OK
Enjoy a pizza made by
Torri at Pak-A- Snak.
Spend time with
friends and family.
In Guymon, OK
Visit Sunset Park: Try
paddle boating, play
on the playground, eat
lunch in the picnic
area or take a stroll on
the walking trail.
Enjoy a play at the
Guymon Community
Theatre.
Watch a movie at
Mitchell Theatres
Northridge Cinema 8.
When it gets warmer
the Corral Drive-in
opens. You can catch
a movie and eat at the
Pizzeria and grill.
In Liberal, KS
Go bowling at AYR
Lanes (and avoid the
gutters!).
Swim at the water
park, skate at the skate
park, or have a picnic
in the regular park.
Catch a movie at
Southgate Cinema 6,
and don’t forget the
POPCORN!
Tour the “Wizard of
Oz” Museum or the
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum.
Check out some of the
stores in Liberal.
Shopping is always
fun!
In Goodwell, OK
Have fun at the Noble
Center on the OPSU
campus and get your
workout on!
General Places
Be inspired by a good
book at your nearest
library.
Take pictures of
friends, the amazing
Oklahoma sunsets, or
even a random bug~
nice bugs will pose for
you!
Count the stars in the
night sky. Try to find
some interesting constellations and maybe
even show or tell
someone who might
be interested in them.
This list is just the beginning of ideas for a
wonderful adventure
to be had in this
area. You could also
make up your own
wild quest, and be
sure to bring along
your friends!
Bison Basketball Sporting News
By Alyssa De La O
Since January 22, 2015,
the high school
Hardesty Lady Bison
basketball team has
won seven of their last
nine games going into
the playoffs. Both the
Hardesty boy’s and
girl’s basketball teams
faced Balko in the first
round of Districts at
Forgan on Friday, February 13 at 6:30 P.M.
The girl’s were victorious and played the Forgan Lady Bulldogs for
the championship.
They continued on in
the playoffs, beating
Waynoka but lost to
Boise City to conclude
their season. The Lady
Bison had a great season finishing 15-13.
Birthdays
2
Local Show Recap
2
Homecoming Game
3
Hair Color
4
Coloring Page
4
Presidents’ Day
5
Valentine’s History
5
Roxy’s Recipe
6
This is our goal!
NOTICE!
DUE TO
SNOWY
WEATHER
THERE
WILL BE
SCHOOL
ON MARCH
6!
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MARCH BIRTHDAYS!
Morgan Gothard– 08
Ella Flaugher– 05
Mrs. Diaz– 06
Brendan Brough– 22
Mrs. Stone– 11
Ryann Coronado– 19
How to Color Your Hair
By Cyana-Marie Harris
This article is coming from one
who has colored hair, and loves
having it. I tend to change the
color of my hair quite often;
you could say it is a hobby of
mine. If you want to dye your
hair, you have to think of how
long you want it to stay that
way. There are plenty of different ways to go about dying hair.
Different hair dye and techniques react in their own way
depending on the type of hair
it’s working with. There are
temporary ways, semipermanent, and demipermanent ways.
The temporary ways to dye hair
are things such as Kool-Aid,
Jell-O, colored hair spray, hair
chalk, washable hair dye, and
hair markers. Permanent ways
include permanent hair dye;
chemical and nonchemical, but
with that being said there are
many different hair dyes that
work differently. Make sure
whatever you buy you ALWAYS FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. If you don’t, something could go wrong.
These are just a few hair coloring ideas which I have used.
However, I do things a little
differently… first off I have the
best person possible to dye my
hair, my mom. Dying ones hair
is a long but rewarding process
that we have been doing for
about five and a half
years. Each time I always
change the sections of color. I
like dying my hair because I
can express myself differently
each time. I use permanent dyes
and I buy them at Sally’s
Beauty Supply. It’s a process
that consists of bleaching my
hair, waiting a day, and then
coloring it. I wait another day,
then I straighten it, and then
voila! It’s picture time:)
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Local Stock Show Results
By Madison Gibson
The Hardesty Local Stock Show
was a success in more ways than
one. Payton Gibson won Grand
Champion Lamb and First in her
class. Camryn Scott won Reserve Grand, First place in
Showmanship, and First in her
class. Josie Gibson won Second
in her class, and I received Second in her class and Second
Place in Showmanship.
The judge shared information to
help improve our productivity
and showmanship skills. She
suggested ways to improve how
the lambs look in the ring, what
to change for feeding, and what
to do to build the muscle we
need.
There were more people in attendance this year as
well. Everyone enjoyed tasty
chili provided by Heather Hoeffner, hot chocolate, and desserts
from FFA members. The whole
community got involved in one
way or another. There were
even people stepping up to help
just because they saw a need.
Following the show the 4-H
hosted the pet show. The entries
for this event were very interesting with a large range in size
and age. Leah Stinson brought
her dog, Lucha, and was
awarded first in her class and
also won grand champion over-
all. Alyssa Sullivan won the 8
to 12 year old class with her
dog, Dum Dum, and Zoey Hegwood received second
place. Theoline Hegwood
brought Princess, and they won
the 13 years old and up
class. This was a fun add-in that
brightened everyone’s day. A
big “Thank you!” goes out to
everyone involved in making
this show sensational, and we
hope to see you again next
year! Your support is incredibly
vital for our success.
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Homecoming Game
By Alyssa De La O
The Hardesty Bison
celebrated the 2015 Basketball
Homecoming on Friday, January 30, against the Freedom Eagles. The Lady Bison team
slam dunked a victory 40-27
over the Lady Eagles. Alyssa
De La O lead the way with 24
points, Sarahi Hernandez scored
five points. Madison Gibson
and Alexis Faris added four
each.
The boys gave a lot of
effort but came up short losing
to the Eagles by a score of 4726. Dominique Kistler was the
leading scorer for the Bison
with 9 points, Andrew Cookson
King Abram Rivera and
Queen Alyssa De La O
and Jax Liebman both tallied
six each, Andre Faria scored a
bucket and had five blocks,
while Abram Rivera ripped a
three.
Crowned 2015 Hardesty
Bison King and Queen were
seniors Abram Rivera and
Alyssa De La O.
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Some History of Valentine’s Day
By Tanisha Wheeler
Every February 14, across the
United States and in other
places around the world, candy,
flowers and gifts are exchanged
between loved ones, all in the
name of St. Valentine. But who
is this mysterious saint, and
where did these traditions come
from? Much of the history
however can be found on History.com and RCG.org. The
history of Valentine’s Day–and
the story of its patron saint–is
shrouded in mystery. We do
know that February has long
been celebrated as a month of
romance. Approximately 150
million Valentine’s Day cards
are exchanged annually, making Valentine’s Day the second
most popular card-sending
holiday after Christmas. Valentine greetings were popular as
far back as the Middle Ages,
though written Valentine’s didn’t begin to appear until after
1400. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was
a poem written in 1415 by
Charles, Duke of Orleans, to
his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London
following his capture at the
Battle of Agincourt. (The greeting is now part of the manuscript collection of the British
Library in London, England.)
Several years later, it is believed that King Henry V hired
a writer named John Lydgate to
compose a valentine note to
Catherine of Valois. In addition
to the United States, Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia. In
Great Britain, Valentine’s Day
began to be popularly celebrated around the 17th century.
By the middle of the 18th, it
was common for friends and
lovers of all social classes to
exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes, and
by 1900 printed cards began to
replace written letters due to
improvements in printing technology. Ready-made cards
were an easy way for people to
express their emotions in a time
when direct expression of one’s
feelings was discouraged.
Cheaper postage rates also contributed to an increase in the
popularity of sending Valentine’s Day greetings. While
some believe that Valentine’s
Day is celebrated in the middle
of February to commemorate
the anniversary of Valentine’s
death or burial–which probably
occurred around A.D. 270–
others claim that the Christian
church may have decided to
place St. Valentine’s feast day
in the middle of February in an
effort to “Christianize” the pagan celebration of Lupercalia.
Celebrated at the ides of February, or February 15, Lupercalia
was a fertility festival dedicated
to Faunus, the Roman god of
agriculture, as well as to the
Roman founders Romulus and
Remus.
Presidents’ Day
By Roxana Coronado
Monday, February 16 was
President’s Day. It is always
celebrated the third Monday of
February. According to History.com, it was originally established in 1885 in recognition
of President George Washington. It is still called
“Washington’s birthday” by the
federal government, although it
is no longer celebrated on his
birthday. Now, it is observed
ten days after his birthday.
While other states have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Lincoln,
and other figures, President’s
Day is now viewed as a day to
celebrate all U.S. Presidents
past and present. Hardesty
schools was closed on February
16, in honor of President’s Day.
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Coloring Page
By Alyssa De La O
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Dictionaries Donated
By Madison Gibson
The Third graders have recently received a dictionary
personally for them from the
Rotary Club of Guymon. It is
theirs to keep! Chris Urias, a
Rotary Club member, visited
the school to pass them out and tributing to their academic sucto talk with the students about cess!
what the Club does. The Third
Grade Class
says, “Thank
You” for con-
County Stock Show
By Madison Gibson
The Texas County Junior Livestock Show was a success for
Hardesty this year. Payton Gibson won Third Place in Intermediate Showmanship and Third
in her class. Camryn Scott received Fourth in her class, and
Josie Gibson won Second place
in her class. Madison Gibson
received Third Place in her
class. This year was a smashingly successful year for the
Hardesty stock showers. Three
out of four of the participants
had the blessing of being in the
Premium Sale. I came in 21st,
Josie 25th, and Payton 27th .
Thank you to everyone for the
help and support you give us!
We truly appreciate you!
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The Hardesty Basketball Program invites
everyone to come watch the AllConference Basketball games!
The games will be Monday, March 2, 2015
at 6 P.M.
This year, Hardesty has five athletes on the
teams. The four girls are Rocio Cano,
Alyssa DeLaO, Roxana Coronado, and
Madison Gibson. Andrew Cookson made
the team from the boys.
Come support your Hardesty Bison!
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Hardesty Public Schools
5th and Crawford
Hardesty, Ok 73944
Or
P.O. Box 129
Hardesty, Ok 73944
580-888-4258
WE
ARE
HARDESTY!
Chocolate covered strawberries are out of this
world. It is the grand combination of two great foods:
sweet strawberries and savory chocolate. Yum!! This recipe
from AllRecipes.com is a good place to start. Enjoy!
Ingredients;
16 ounces milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening
1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
Directions;
In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening,
stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by
the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the
chocolate mixture.
Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries
Turn the strawberries upside down and insert toothpick into Styrofoam for the chocolate to cool.
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Left to Right: Cyana-Marie Harris, Madison Gibson, Roxana Coronado, Alyssa De La O, Rocio Cano, Tanisha Wheeler
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Editor/photographer/reporter: Madison Gibson
Reporter/photographer: Rocio Cano
Photographer/reporter: Alyssa De La O
Reporter/photographer: Peter Guerra
Photographer/reporter: Roxana Coronado
Reporter/Photographer: Cyana-Marie Harris
Photographer/Reporter: Tanisha Wheeler