Schools

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…

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…