A strong supporter of education, Arvest Bank presented a $10,000 check to Tulsa’s Columbus Elementary, 10620 E. 27th St., on behalf of the Walton Family Foundation on May 6. The funds will be used toward purchasing instruments and equipment for the Fine Arts department.
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Seven Representatives from six businesses signed “Declaration of Partnerships” with Webster High School Thursday. A few ties to Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers from the event include GTR Associate Editor Charles Cantrell and GTR Art Director Bryan Cantrell. Both signed their companies to a partnership pledge, which is a document that officially ties the newsgroup with Webster.
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Bud Hail is in his ninth year as the Edison Eagles baseball head coach. The Midtown Monitor caught up with him as he prepared his team before a game with Tulsa Will Rogers early in the season.
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Adding to the school’s hardware, the Cascia Hall Commandos won their first 3A State Basketball Championship this season. They were the only Tulsa area school to win a state title.
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Ninety community members and legislators shadowed 90 principals at TPS in March and dined with Superintendent Keith Ballard for lunch as Principals for a Day. Each year, Tulsa community leaders, legislators, clergy and school partners shadow principals throughout Tulsa Public Schools to discover their broad responsibilities and job duties.
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On February 24, Daniel Webster High School and Tulsa Public School officials cut the ribbon towards success by opening their new Broadcast Center. Dozens of community supporters attended the ribbon cutting ceremony and enjoyed a tour of this state-of-the-art, high definition studio. They also learned how KWHS, channel 20 gives Webster students hands-on experience with industry-grade equipment, while they strive for excellence in education. This also gives students an opportunity they can’t find in any other school than Webster.
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The Tulsa Comets hockey team is not officially under the guise of Tulsa Public Schools, but the team is an amalgamated mesh of guys from all over the district and several private schools. This team absolutely dominated the city hockey league all season, scoring 98 goals on its opponents while holding them to a mere 39.
Read More2009 has been a year to remember in Oklahoma high school rugby. The league’s official name, Green Country High School Rugby, has been outgrown with member teams in Norman, Edmond and Mustang fielding very strong clubs, and other potential clubs popping up in Bartlesville and even Canton, Okla. But the heart of the competition has remained in Tulsa. Broken Arrow, Bixby, Jenks, and The Brethren (a combined team of players from many schools in the Tulsa area) have shown loads of rugby talent thus far in the season, and Union is battling to remain a viable club.
Read MoreNeighbor for Neighbor is accepting applications and sponsorships for four $1,000 scholarships to help local high school students attend college.
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