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School News - Tip Sheet - 9/9/2009

Remington Students Mark 9/11 

9/11/2009, 8 a.m.

Students and staff at Remington Elementary observe the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks with a moment of silence as they gather around a flagpole in front of the school. The somber ceremony includes teacher Charles Wigington playing taps and student poetry.

 

McLain Golf Tournament 

9/19/2009, 8 a.m.

An upcoming golf tournament builds on the success McLain School for Science and Technology is experiencing after being removed from the state’s Needs to Improve List. In the past half decade McLain has achieved a stunning academic turnaround. In 2004 the average End-of-Instruction test score was 562 in Algebra 1 and 204 in English II. In 2009 those numbers skyrocketed to 1285 in Algebra 1, 1115 in English II.

“It feels great,” said Latina Busby, McLain’s parent facilitator, “and credit goes to everyone—the teachers, the students and the parents. Our students in particular need to be applauded for proving to the community that they can succeed and that we at McLain can match up with any high school in TPS.”

McLain activities move outdoors on Saturday, September 19, as the school holds its first annual golf tournament at the Cotton Club Golf Course in Mounds. A shotgun start is at 8 a.m. with lunch served at 12:30 p.m.

As one of four new, interest-based magnet high school in the district, McLain offers courses in aerospace, avionics, robotics, materials science, environmental and meteorological studies, wave mechanics, and aviation maintenance technology. Administrators at McLain, where a banner reads “Success is the ONLY Option,” say there is now an exciting sense of accomplishment at their school.

“There was a lot of hard work that everyone put in to get us where we are today,” said Ebony Johnson, co-principal at McLain.

The first annual McLain High School Golf Tournament is Saturday, September 19, at the Cotton Club Golf Course in Mounds, Oklahoma. A shotgun start is at 8 a.m. with lunch served at 12:30 p.m. Anyone interested in signing up or becoming a sponsor should call 853-3636 or 200-4427. The fee is $60 per golfer.

McLain's magnet program offers courses in aerospace, avionics, robotics, materials science, environmental and meteorological studies, wave mechanics and aviation maintenance technology.

 

Essay Contest Blows Away Competition 

9/25/2009

"Sustainable Energy: It's Important to Our Community" is the theme of an essay contest awarding $30 thousand in total prizes and open to all district middle school science students. The contest runs September 8-22, with Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor announcing the winner on September 25. The winner's school will receive a fully operational, 30-foot wind turbine to be unveiled October 23. Second and third place winners earn DVDS, books and other educational materials for their school’s library.

Other rules: The essay must be at least 500 words and no longer than 1500, typed and double-spaced using the Times New Roman 12-point font. The essay must also contain a cover page including the student’s name, school, grade and science teacher’s name. Submit printed entries to Trish Pruitt in the ESC by 4 p.m. on September 22. p>

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