Students blistered in softball game against their teachers
While all the official school sports have ended, state competitions are over and school is winding down, one of the biggest Barnsdall sporting events was saved for last – the student teacher softball game. It is a tradition that has been going on “forever,” according to Coach Joe Gilbert, although it’s not as old as [...]
Weekly Stats – May 17, 2012
Skiatook baseball 5A State Quarter-Finals in Union May 10 Carl Albert 4, Skiatook 0 Read the story. Skiatook 5A State Track Meet in Yukon May 11-12 EVENT – PLACE – NAME – GRADE – TIME/DISTANCE 200m dash boys prelim – 12 – Dylan Keys – 12 – 23.39 4x800m relay girls – 12 – [...]
Barnsdall teen honored for her cheer and grace in the face of arthritis, scoliosis
Barnsdall teenager Bailey Mayfield got top honors from the Arthritis Foundation, which singled her out for gracefully and with good humor facing challenges posed by arthritis and scoliosis. “You have won our hearts with your contagious smile and positive attitude, Brian Harris of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation told her at the Skirvin [...]
Bucks graduate, tears and all
Hominy High School held it’s graduation ceremony Friday night in Hominy. There were plenty of tears and smiles surrounded with some purple pride. Shidler and Woodland High School have their graduation ceremonies Fri., May 18, while Skiatook’s is Thurs., May 24, and Pawhuska’s is Fri., May 25. Photos by Louise Red Corn
Little sports for the Little Olympics
Skiatook’s Marrs Elementary School had it’s first grade Little Olympics at the high school football field Monday morning. Tuesday morning the second grade competed in their own Little Olympics. Awards were given out in the afternoon. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour
Little caps for little grads
Barnsdall’s kindergarten had their graduation ceremony Tuesday night at the Elementary School. They were ready as ever for the first grade, as one little girl said. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour
Quilted love
D’Ann Rexwinkle’s 5th grade class has had a substitute teacher all year because she was battling cancer, a fight she lost recently. To remember her and to raise money for an OSU scholarship in her honor. the class that missed Mrs. D and her substitute, Julie Johnson, made a quilt of 50 squares, one for [...]
Wynona News – May 10, 2012
WYNONA SCHOOL NEWS-SUPERINTENDENT’S NOTES Students should be in class and learning through May 18. 10 absences without acceptable documentation create an F in any subject. 3 tardies make an absence. They add up quickly. Students should be in school! There is no school on May 11. There is school on May 18. If students [...]
Johnson’s sentencing pushed back; Enos pleads guilty
Sentencing for Gary Johnson, Skiatook’s former superintendent, was rescheduled once again. It has been rescheduled several times. This time is was schedule for Wed., May 2 before Tulsa County Judge Tom C. Gillert moved the sentencing to June 15 along with Rick Enos’ sentencing date. Johnson plead guilty to four counts of bribery last year, [...]
Pawhuska schools hire a new superintendent
The Pawhuska School Board sifted through a whopping 42 superintendent candidates to replace Ben West, and on Thursday voted unanimously to hire Landon Berry, the current superintendent of Haskell Public Schools. The school board is hosting an informal “meet and greet” on May 10 for members of the public to meet Berry on May 10 [...]
Feet to the pavement, athletes in the air
Regionals for Pawhuska, Shidler and Woodland took place at Ormand Beach Stadium in Pawhuska Saturday. Hominy track competed in Oologah for regionals. Photographs are from the Pawhuska 3A & 1A Regionals. Results are listed below the photo gallery. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour Pawhuska (3A) Regional Finals EVENT – PLACE – NAME – TIME 100 [...]
A day just for children
The Osage Nation’s annual Day of the Child celebration took place Wednesday with visiting kids, critters, fire trucks and more. Photos by Louise Red Corn
Changes afoot at Bighearttimes.com
On Wednesday, The Bigheart Times made an unusual move for a newspaper: We put our website behind a pay wall. It’s also unusual for a weekly newspaper with a two-person newsroom to have a website of our caliber. The new move should please our past e-subscribers, who have been gradually left without access to the [...]
Walkout to Woolaroc
Barnsdall’s prom moved to Woolaroc this year, which meant the students held a walkout, not walkin, this year before they caravanned to Woolaroc. The dance, as well as dinner, was held inside the event center, because of a chance of scattered storms moving through the area.
Panthers get clawed at Districts
The Barnsdall Panthers baseball season ended with more of a whimper than the bang they had wanted. Entering the district playoffs on Wednesday, the Panthers travelled to Woodland to face both the Cougars and the Rejoice Christian Eagles. Hopes were high among the Barnsdall faithful due to the fact that in the three previous meeting [...]
Prom hops to Woolaroc
Barnsdall prom has been on the school campus for as long as most people can remember. The last time the school served a dinner at prom was in the mid-1980s, according to Willma Logue, the school librarian and teacher who has been around the school for more than 50 years. This year, the juniors are [...]
Kicking up dust on the track
The Hominy Bucks and Woodland Cougars, as well as Newkirk and Blackwell, traveled to Pawhuska to compete in the Big 8 Conference Track Meet Monday. Pawhuska will also be the Regional Track Meet host Sat., April 28. Events begin at 9:30 a.m. at the football field and surrounding area. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour
Weekly Stats April 26
Tues., April 17 Barnsdall vs Hominy: 17-3 H Hominy tennis at Bristow – Girls #1 Singles- Erin Krushe (H) def. Jennifer Barnett (B) 6-3, 6-1; #2 Singles- N/A; #1 Doubles- M. Osburn/M. Kidder (H) def. Johnson/Liddle (B) 7-5, 6-1; #2 Doubles- A. Twombly/T. Potts (B) def. C. Miles/ R. Hughes (H) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Boys [...]
Times takes home awards
The Bigheart Times took home almost a dozen awards Saturday in the Society of Professional Journalists Oklahoma Pro Chapter’s 2011 contest among all newspapers in the state with circulations of 25,000 or under. Photographer Rachel Anne Seymour was given the top award in her field, with the best photographic portfolio, while Publisher Louise Red Corn [...]
Former Barndall grad honored
Lauren Rachelle Rundell, Barndall graduate has accepted membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). “NSCS is more than just a symbol of academic achievement. Membership gives students access to a number of amazing benefits including career and networking resources, scholarships, travel, and service projects both on campus and in the community, “says Stephen [...]
Sky’s the limit for these PHS smarties
Pawhuska named its Valedictorian and trio of Salutatorians. Cameron Kirk, Bailey Hurd and Morgan Shuping were named Salutatorians, while Tyler Fadely, far right, was named Valedictorian. Pawhuska’s graduation will be May 25. The 2012 Pawhuska High School Valedictorin is Tyler Fadely, daughter of Mark and Michelle Manning. Tyler plans to attend Oklahoma State University and major in [...]
Bulldogs honored
According to Skiatook’s school website Megan Underwood, Eddie Standingsoldier, and Zech McNabb-Gerean were recognized and awarded for their services in the community April 3. They each were recognized for their individual contributions. Skiatook teacher Keith Denslow has been selected as the OSSAA Speech Teacher of the year. The following students received medals for their Superior ratings at State April [...]
Senior boys will be boys, girls will make hats
Each year the Barnsdall senior girls decorate hats with the mothers. This year they took off from school Tuesday and met at the Barnsdall Methodist Church. What was unusual about this senior day is that it was the first year the senior boys also got to have their own get together. Coach Jason Cole and [...]
