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Editor's Note: This letter was originally published to The Sapulpa Daily Herald's weekend edition. It has been republished here with permission from it's author. -- I was upset to read of the loss of one of our most respected leaders, Mr. Bobby Alfred, Principal of Holmes Park Elementary.  For more than 42 years, Mr. Alfred…

We previously published that the outrage at the resignation of Holmes Park Elementary Principal Bobby Alfred had driven the school board to schedule an executive session to discuss whether or not to make a statement and/or a possible vote on the situation. Though the agenda has not changed, we did make some implications that are…

When Sapulpa Times and The Sapulpa Daily Herald both published Holmes Park Elementary Principal Bobby Alfred's resignation letter on the same day, it ignited a fire of passionate responses from the community that had only good things to say about the 42-year veteran educator. Thursday morning, the day after the letter was released to the…

On June 9th, just a few weeks after finishing the formal 2015-2016 school year, Holmes Park Elementary Principal Bobby Alfred, who has dedicated the last 42 years of his life to Sapulpa Public Schools, unexpectedly resigned. A tenure as long as his—with 35 years of it being in administration—gave ample reason for retiring. His resignation…

The Sapulpa High School Band has had no shortage of successes this year. If you weren't following for the last several years, it might seem as though they've become something of an overnight success. Of course Band Director Craig Amendt knows that's simply not true. It's taken years of hard work and dedication from him,…

Where to go, and where to see it: Sapulpa High School Graduation is Friday May 20th at 7:30pm, in Collins Stadium. https://twitter.com/SapulpaDistrict/status/733291893358989312 Can't make it to the actual graduation? Not worry, it'll be broadcast live: http://sapulpachieftains.tv/2016/05/20/2016-graduation See photos of all the seniors If you didn't get the chance to see your senior's photo in the paper…

The old saying “Practice Makes Perfect” rings true for students in Sapulpa’s Instrumental Music Program. April winds down a year that has been marked with Superior ratings for every form of band music from marching to jazz to solos and includes even the youngest musicians. This year has been nothing less than stellar in every…

UPDATE: We've added photos that Sapulpa Public Schools shared from their Facebook Page, see the bottom of the post. -- Every year, Sapulpa's group of Special Olympians head out to their activities to represent their school and compete. And every year, students will pile into the hallways as these students are making their way out…

Summer vacation is only just starting for schools in the area, but Administrators, financial officers and chief counselors are already working hard to prepare for what lies ahead in August. In a recent letter to parents, Sapulpa Public Schools Superintendent Kevin Burr relays how the current state budget shortfall is hitting Oklahoma education in a…

The Sapulpa seniors couldn't say "goodbye" to principal Johnny Bilby, so they said "Adios." The Sapulpa High School Class of 2016 hired a mariachi band to serenade Bilby for their last day of school Thursday, which is also Cinco de Mayo. "We wanted to go out with a bang and do something that would be…