Schools

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…

Editor's note: Thanks to Scott Emigh of SanditePride.com for sending us this story!  -- The Sapulpa High School varsity baseball team (6-22) battled to the end against their first round Regional opponent, but was heavily outmatched by the top-seeded Owasso Rams (28-6). The Rams, who were hosting the Regional Tournament, rode a 3-game win streak while…

Directors Craig Amendt, Michelle Barnes and Kevin Mozarko have a little rearranging to do at the George C. Brite Band Hall. The walls are already too full of awards to accommodate the hardware the instrumental music department brought home last week. Scoring higher than any other 6A-II concert bands in the state, for the first…

Robert Borgstadt is moving from one sideline to another in one of the area’s most exciting high school football rivalries. A Sand Springs assistant for the past five years, Borgstadt, 43, is the consensus choice of Sapulpa’s hiring committee to be the school’s next head football coach. “We think we’ve got a good one. He…

  A teacher at Sapulpa Public Schools’ alternative high school just returned from an international professional development opportunity in Morocco. Carl Fisher, a science and technology teacher at Bartlett Academy, was one of 82 teachers across the country chosen to participate in the Teachers for Global Classrooms program, a year-long professional development fellowship funded by…

Sapulpa Public Schools has sent out a survey to parents asking for feedback regarding possible steps by the district to deal with the state’s budget crisis, including virtual class days with students on computers, and eliminating fall/spring breaks. “In an effort to place our district in the best financial position possible, (Sapulpa Public Schools) is…

Saturday March 5 Sapulpa High School hosted band and orchestra members from around Northeastern Oklahoma. Over 700 students showcased their talent competing in 341 solos and 213 ensembles. Students who received a superior rating in ensemble and solo (with a few other requirements) qualified to go to state competition next month. Sapulpa Instrumental Music Department…

Monday, March 7, Sapulpa high school and junior high band students held their winter concert and coronation. The High School Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, High School Jazz Combo, and High School Wind Ensemble all performed compositions they will be taking to contest this spring. Band Coronation also took place that evening. Students selected representatives from…

Shortly before we posted our first story on Senate Bill 1382—a bill that, like a few others, proposes consolidating dependent schools districts with the larger districts they serve—we reached out to the author, Senator Brian Bingman, for responses to a few questions we had about the bill. Nearly a full month later, he's responded in a…