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Volume 1, Issue 2

October 2012

An E-Bulletin for Grandparents and Other Allies of Oilton Kids

What is a Wingman?

The term Wingman stems

from a time-honored tradition

within the Air Force. . . that

essentially says a lead pilot

will never lose his or her

Wingman. It’s a promise, a

pledge, a commitment. . .

Wingman Culture affirms that

each and every person is es-

sential to our mission.

U.S. Tinker Air Force Base,

Midwest, OK

Upcoming Oilton Events & Activities:

On November 9th Oilton Public Schools will be

celebrating local veterans by hosting a

special Veterans Day assembly and

luncheon.

November 12-16 is Celebrate Freedom Week

in Oklahoma schools. Students will

participate in lessons and activities that

help them learn about our country’s

history.

Other Upcoming Events:

11/1- Freshman ROPES Course- NSU TRIO Program

@ Rogers State University

11/6- Freshman Baked Potato Dinner- 4:30 p.m. –

7:00 p.m.

11/6- HS Basketball vs. Mulhal-Orlando- 6:30 p.m.

11/9- HS Basketball @ Ripley- 6:30 p.m.

11/13- HS Basketball @ Olive- 6:30 p.m.

11/20- HS Basketball @ Agra- 6:30 p.m.

11/21-23- Thanksgiving Break

11/27- HS Basketball vs. Drumright- 6:30 p.m.

11/30- HS Basketball @ Carney- 6:30 p.m.

12/6-8- Oilton Invitational Basketball Tournament

The Geographical Wow! Factor.

. . The Oilton Wingman currently

reaches members in the

following (known) states: Oilton, OK; Pawnee, OK;

Oklahoma City, OK; Stillwater, OK; Jennings, OK; Drumright, OK; Bartlesville, OK; Owasso, OK; Bristow, OK; Cushing, OK;

Perry, OK; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Dell Rapids, South

Dakota; Minneapolis, Minnesota;

and Illinois.

Oilton 4H News!

During the October 4H meeting club members decorated pumpkins.

Approximately 42 pumpkins were decorated and taken to the Creek County

Food Fair in Kellyville. Each entry received a 4H participation ribbon.

The November 4H meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 14,

2012. Club members will be making

Blessing Mix. Students were asked to bring items for the mix. Any donations

would be greatly appreciated. These items can be sent to Sarah Gripe or

Jennie Purvis at the elementary school.

Items needed: Candy orange slices, plain

bugles, plain peanuts, candy corn, or pretzels.

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Oilton High School

1st Quarter Honor Roll

A Honor Roll:

9th Grade—Cheyenne

Bear, Harley Purvis

10th Grade—Sharlie

Jackson, Sarah Norman,

Jacob Painter

11th Grade—Kadie

Cardwell, Cassie Roberts

12th Grade—Eric

Baumgarten, Janna Burch,

Alicia McFarlin

A/B Honor Roll:

9th Grade—Bryce Brinker,

Cecelia Dehart, Tristen

Odle, Carson Posey, Shelby

Rickner, Barkely Rogers,

Courtney Smith, Kaitlyn

Wilson

10th Grade—Anna

Braswell, Alexis Edwards,

Shelby Marks, Ashlyn

Waffle

11th Grade—Jonathon

Grissom, Jerrad Willard

12th Grade—Devin

Walbridge

Oilton High School received the "2012 College Readiness Award" from the ACT Southwest Region for increasing the number of students taking the ACT Assessment over the past five years and significantly increasing their level of achievement and college readiness. ACT, Inc. is the non-profit organization that provides assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce develop-ment and the publisher of the ACT Assessment. The ACT Assessment is the college admission test that is used and accepted by all colleges nationwide and throughout Oklahoma. In 2012, over 80% of Oklahoma graduating high school seniors took the ACT, which is the predominant college admission and readiness achieve-ment test in Oklahoma. According to Karen L. Pennell, Assistant Vice President and ACT Southwest Regional Manager: "The ACT Southwest Region wanted to recognize those Oklahoma high schools that have made significant strides in increasing the college readiness of their graduates as demonstrated by their ACT score increases over the past five years. This can happen as a result of the high school's faculty and staff efforts and the dedication of Oilton High School students and parents to focus on college and career readiness and raise the level of academic readiness for all students. Only 66 high schools in Oklahoma were honored for this superior level of accomplishment which represents 11% of all Oklahoma high schools. These outstanding Oklahoma high schools should be proud of their faculty, staff, and students! Congratulations!

Keystone Food Service

Oilton Public Schools recently partnered with Keystone Food Service to provide its food service

and manage the daily operation of the child nutrition department for the district. Keystone Food

Service is a food service management company headquartered in Stillwater, OK. Keystone Food

Service has been specializing in serving fraternities and sororities at both Oklahoma State Universi-

ty and the University of Oklahoma.

In order to work with Keystone Food Service, Oilton Public Schools began the long and difficult

process of following federal procurement regulations to secure a bid. Once the process was final-

ized, Keystone Food Service took over the daily operation of breakfast and lunch duties on Mon-

day, October 8, 2012.

Keystone Food Service specializes in preparing nutritious, home-cooked meals from scratch by

using fresh products, not food that is pre-processed, pulled from a box and then cooked.

Keystone Food Service has brought new excitement to our food service department. We look for-

ward to continuing our partnership with Keystone Food Service to provide breakfast and lunch for

our students at Oilton Public Schools.

Special thanks to:

Mr. Posey, Superintendent and High School Principal and Mr. Woodson, Timothy C. Arnold Elementary School Principal. Also, thanks to Mrs. Jennie Purvis for submitting the 4H story.

http://www.oilton.k12.ok.us/

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October

Students of

the Month

Gracie Cain, Kdg

Blair Poteet, 1st

Brylee Ballard, 2nd

Kylie Hewitt, 3rd

Hannah Johnson, 4th

Logan Lovgren, 5th

Kelsey Simmons, MS Girl

Dakota Hemmert, MS Boy

Shelby Marks, 10th, HS Girl

Eric Baumgarten, 12th, HS Boy

September Students of the Month

Raylee Studebaker, Kdg, Jack Studebaker, 1st, Katelyn Baumgarten, 2nd, Molly Poteet, 3rd, Justice Purvis, 4th, Kade McEwen, 5th, Kalli Mills, MS Girl, Jake Greasley, MS Boy, Janna Burch, HS Girl, & Johnathon Simmons, HS

Boy.

October Students of the Month

Front row: Blair Poteet, 1st, Kylie Hewitt, 3rd, Brylee Ballard, 2nd, Gracie Cain, Kdg. Back Row: Kelsey Simmons, MS Girl, Dakota Hemmert, MS

Boy, Hannah Johnson, 4th, Logan Lovgren, 5th. Right picture: Eric Baumgarten, HS Boy, Shelby Marks, HS Girl

“A child needs a grandparent, anybody’s

grandparent, to grow a little more securely

into an unfamiliar world.”

- Charles and Ann Morse

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Wingman, have them email:

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