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School News - Tip Sheet - 9/30/2009

Hamilton Middle School Career Fair 

10/2/2009, 9:00 am

A career fair at Hamilton Middle School aims to illustrate to students the myriad of employment opportunities available in fields related to law enforcement. Representatives at the fair include volunteers from the FBI, regional fire departments, area law firms and other members of the local judicial system, and the Tulsa County Parks Department.

The fair is sponsored by the Tulsa County Bar Association and Hamilton Middle School Career Academy. There is no charge

 

Parents as Teachers 25th Birthday Bash 

10/3/2009, 10:00

Parents as Teachers celebrates a quarter-century of serving parents and children with a birthday blowout on October 3. Chris Maricle, the group’s coordinator with Tulsa Public Schools, says the bash includes family activities, informational booths, crafts, music, games, face painting and a silent auction. There’s also a chance to meet families that have used PAT and hear how and why the program worked for them.

The celebration runs from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, located at 3515 S. Harvard. Maricle says the event is especially useful for parents with children under the age of three. Call 925-1406 or e-mail maricch@tulsaschools.org for more information.

PAT is a national organization working to provide parents with child development knowledge and support. The local chapter’s website is: www.tulsaschools.org/sp/pat/.

While the national organization has been around 25 years, the local chapter has been in Tulsa since 1991.

 

Spruce up Hale High School 

10/3/2009

The idea behind Up With Trees, a local non-profit organization, began with a mission to spruce up Tulsa and create urban forestry awareness through education. The idea has taken root and the group has most recently been successful at Will Rogers High School, where they replaced unhealthy trees with new ones and oversaw watering and other maintenance. Next up is another venerable district school: Hale High School, completed September 1, 1959. On October 3, Up With Trees commences a campaign to beautify Hale’s campus and maintain its foliage for the next two years.

 

Taste of North Tulsa  

10/8/2009, 5:30 p.m.

It’s called a “Taste of North Tulsa,” and by taste we mean checking out promising academic opportunities, meeting experts in healthy choices and sampling nutritious cuisine from area restaurants.

Taking place at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, at McLain High School, “Taste of North Tulsa” features multiple booths and exhibits. Organizations attending include the OU School of Community Medicine, Morton Comprehensive Health Services, the North Tulsa Economic Development Initiative and American Heart Association. Entertainment includes live music.

Register online at tulsa.ou.edu/wtshc/ no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, call 918-588-1900, ext. 3221, or e-mail seberle@ihcrc.org

 

HelmZar Community Day 

10/15/2009

If you haven’t ever been there, perhaps you have at least seen it from the roadside—a behemoth with ropes, pulleys, levers. The HelmZar Challenge Course has been popular with children and adults for years, offering games, problem-solving activities and good, old-fashioned climbing. Now HelmZar is holding a Community Day on October 15, a chance to check out what the course has to offer. Community Day is open to middle school children on up, although individual under the age of 21 must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-register by October 8 to attend. Call 595-2875 for more information. The cost is $20 a person.

 

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