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School News - Tip Sheet - 1/7/2009

Award-Wining TPS Students to Perform MLK Speeches 

1/15/2009, 6:30 p.m.

Three students in the Tulsa Public Schools system that received accolades during a speech contest honoring legendary civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., will reprise their performances this week.

The contest’s theme was: “I Have a Dream, Too.” Students were not allowed to paraphrase or directly quote from Dr. King’s original “I Have a Dream” speech. The competition, a mainstay for over a decade and judged by members of the local media, was held at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.

Eighteen students entered. The third place winner was Kerr Elementary’s Robert Oterra, second place went to Mitchell Elementary’s Angelo Ramirez and Kennedy Brooks, a student at Carnegie Elementary, took first.

“All of the students did outstanding,” said Bill Crowell, an associate minister at the church. “Kennedy—she’s a ball of fire. The first line in her speech was, ‘I may be small but I have big dreams.’ The crowd was hanging on her every word.”

You can hear it for yourself. Angelo, Kennedy and Robert will deliver their speeches again when the church holds their annual awards dinner on January 15 at 6:30 p.m. Contact Crowell at 699-0127 for more information.

 

School Marks Obama's Inauguration 

1/20/2009, 6 p.m.

Anderson Elementary School is commemorating the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

The event, dovetailing with a school literacy night, will feature student performances, story time, and door prizes before and after Obama’s address.

“We are excited to commemorate this momentous occasion,” said Brenda Anderson, the school's principal.

 

Hale Hosts Open House for Incoming Students 

1/20/2009, 6:30 p.m.

Entering high school can be scary—making new friends, meeting the teachers and principals, even navigating hallways can be an adventure. Administrators at Nathan Hale High School aim to make the transition easier as they host an open house for prospective students on January 20 from 6:30-7:30p.m.

Students will be able to scope out Hale’s magnet strands: Culinary Arts, Tourism and Hospitality and Health and Human Performance. Student organizations will have tables set up chock-full of information showing the newbies how they can get the most out of their time at Hale. Everyone attending the open house has a chance to win door prizes and the evening tops off with students in the culinary arts program serving dessert. Bon appetit!

 

Teacher Job Fair 

1/21/2009, assigned interview times

Are you an experienced teacher considering a new teaching environment? Or maybe you are a certified teacher looking to return to the classroom. Or perhaps you are a recent college graduate looking for that first teaching job. Tulsa Public Schools’ Teacher Job Fair could provide you with the opportunity you are seeking.

We are looking to employ the following Oklahoma certified teachers for the Fall, 2009 semester:

• 15 Secondary Math Teachers
• 15 Secondary Science Teachers
• 12 Bilingual (Spanish) Early Childhood and Elementary Ed. Teachers
• 10 Mild/Moderate Special Education Teachers

Tulsa Public Schools will provide a $2,000 recruitment stipend for qualifying Math or Science certifications, proven Spanish fluency for Early Childhood or Elementary Education teachers, and a 5% of base salary stipend for selected Special Education teachers. Decisions will be made and employment contracts will be provided to successful applicants at the conclusion of interviews at the fair.

The job fair will be held Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at the Education Service Center, located at 3027 S. New Haven Ave. Tulsa, OK 74114

To sign up to attend the job fair, please go online to www.tulsaschools.org/jobfair and pre-register for an assigned interview time slot.

If your interest focuses on a child-centered, results-oriented teaching environment where performance is recognized, please check out the opportunities available with Tulsa Public Schools by attending the job fair.

 

Superstar!—Tour Webster High School’s Brand-New Broadcasting Studio 

1/22/2009, 6:30 p.m.

A full-slate of open houses this week allows the community to check out the innovative magnet programs offered by Tulsa Public Schools. On January 22 the public is invited to head out to Webster High School and tour the school’s new broadcasting studio.

The open house begins with an address from Webster Principal Phil Garland and includes a question and answer session with the school’s three magnet coordinators. A tour of the school follows.

Webster boasts a Broadcasting and Digital Media Magnet strand that provides teens with knowledge and skills to build a career in the visual and print media.

 

District Students Selected by Music Educators Association 

1/28/2009

Tulsa Public Schools is extremely well-represented as the Oklahoma Music Educators Association selects its All-State Choir and Jazz Ensemble.

Paige Godfrey, the district’s music curriculum specialist, reports the choir and ensemble are “very prestigious groups chosen from the top musicians across the state.”

Here is the TPS line-up: Betsy Hays, Edison High School and Madelyn Edwards, East Central High School, were selected for the choir.

Ben Cowen and Taylor Johnson, Edison, have been tapped for the jazz ensemble. Booker T. Washington’s Terri Fleming and Madeline Lackey and Memorial High School’s Sara Weisman are part of the All-State Women’s Choir. The association’s annual conference is January 28-31, 2009, at the Tulsa Convention Center. Go to www.OKMEA.org for more information.

 

Tulsa Gangs 101 Features TPS Police Chief 

2/5/2009, 8:30 a.m

Tulsa Public Schools Police Chief Gary Rudick will be one of the experts featured during an upcoming course examining Tulsa’s street gangs.

Tulsa Gangs 101 includes a look at local gangs and their identifiers such as graffiti, hand signals and clothing, a history of the gang phenomenon in northeastern Oklahoma, and specific training on dealing with gang activity.

Chief Rudick is slated to speak on the response local law enforcement musters to gang presence in area schools. Members of the Tulsa Police Gang Unit and community leaders will also appear.

The class is Thursday, February 5, 8:30 a.m-5 p.m., at the Mabee Center. It’s free to members of the Oklahoma Gang Investigators Association, $25 to non-members. Download registration forms at www.ogia.us.

 

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