The Oilton Wingman

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Volume 1, Issue 6

April 2013

An E-Bulletin for Grandparents and Other Allies of Oilton Kids

What is a Wingman?

The term Wingman stems

from a time-honored tradition

within the Air Force. . . that

essentially says a lead pilot

will never lose his or her

Wingman. It’s a promise, a

pledge, a commitment. . .

Wingman Culture affirms that

each and every person is es-

sential to our mission.

U.S. Tinker Air Force Base,

Midwest, OK

Welcome back to the Oilton Wingman! Read below to learn important infor-

mation about our school!

Upcoming Events & Activities:

April 18th-20th- Softball Districts @ Braggs HS

Baseball Districts @ Coyle HS

April 23rd- FFA Banquet @ 6:30 p.m in HS

Gym

April 26th-28th- Sr. Trip- Dallas,TX

April 27th- 8th-9th Academic State Tournament

@ OU Norman

April 28th- Sr. Baccalaureate Services @ 6:30

p.m. in HS Gym

April 29th-May 1st- State FFA Convention @

OKC

May 3rd- Sr. Breakfast @ 8:30 a.m.

Sr. Graduation @ 7:30 p.m. in HS Gym

The Geographical Wow! Factor.

. . The Oilton Wingman current-

ly reaches members in the fol-

lowing (known) states:

Oilton, OK; Pawnee, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; Stillwater, OK; Jennings, OK; Drumright, OK; Bartlesville, OK; Owasso, OK; Bristow, OK; Cushing, OK;

Perry, OK; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Dell Rapids, South

Dakota; Minneapolis,

Minnesota; and Illinois.

If you receive The Oilton Wingman, but your location

isn’t listed, please email:

oiltonwingman@hotmail.com

THE WORLD’S COOLEST. . . a column by Oil-

ton Kids

Joe in 2nd grade says, “My Nany really is

the coolest because we do a lot togeth-

er and have fun.”

Hannah in 2nd grade says, “My Mimi &

Papa really are the coolest because my

Papa sings and plays guitar. My Mimi

can sing and make people happy. I have

a very good family.”

“A child needs a grandparent, anybody’s grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfa-

miliar world.”

- Charles and Ann Morse

If you know of someone who would like to receive The Oilton Wingman, have them email:

oiltonwingman@hotmail.com

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Oilton Hosts ‘Careers on Wheels” On Friday, March 29th students from Oilton were invited to participate in ‘Careers on Wheels.’ The event was designed and organized by Mrs. Kay-cee Poteet, Oilton High Counselor and provided a new, exciting, and fun way for students to explore various career fields. Twelve different business-es participated in the event including: Oilton Fire Dept., Oilton Police Dept., Turnbow Trailer, Channel 6 News, FavCo Electric, Cardwell Sand, Palmer-Marler Funeral Home, Silver City Fire Dept,. Mannford Ambulance Service, Central Tech Truck Driving School, US Army, and OG & E. Each business shared with students about different career positions, showed off their spe-cialty vehicles, and even allowed students to honk the horn on some of the big diesel trucks! Check out the great pictures on page 6!

Posted by Tricia.Pemberton on Mar 04, 2013

Governor Mary Fallin, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi,

Former Governor Brad Henry and State Legislators honored 188 school dis-

tricts with the Governor’s ACE Award at a celebratory luncheon on Monday,

March 4, 2013, at the Oklahoma History Center.

The Governor’s Ace Award was given to school districts in which 100 percent

of the seniors of the Class of 2012 met all graduation requirements, including

Achieving Classroom Excellence (ACE). ACE, which was enacted in 2005 under

Gov. Brad Henry, requires that high school seniors, beginning with the Class of

2012, prove proficiency on four of seven end-of-instruction exams before

graduation.

“To continue to create jobs and grow our economy, it’s critical to raise Oklaho-

ma’s academic performance and develop a highly skilled workforce," Gov.

Mary Fallin said. "The ACE requirements help ensure that upon graduation

Oklahoma’s students are ready for success at the college level and beyond.

The schools receiving the Governor’s ACE Award are great examples of what

we can achieve when we raise our expectations for students. Congratulations

to the teachers, administrators, parents and students of these schools for

achieving academic excellence. These schools not only are giving our students

a great education, but they are helping us develop the workforce we need to

compete in the global economy.”

Superintendent Barresi said, "I am very proud of this achievement by so many

of our school districts. The educators in these schools, the students and the

parents worked hard to achieve proficiency on core end-of-instruction exams.

This bipartisan reform has ensured this hard work will be rewarded with stu-

dents better prepared for the rigors of college, careers and life."

Former Gov. Brad Henry said, "I am thankful to have been involved from the

beginning with this significant legislation. Making sure students learn basic

math, English, history and science skills before they graduate high school will

give them a better chance of success in their next phases of life."

Oilton Receives Governor's ACE Awards

Given to 188 School Districts

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Oilton Students Achieve Success… Check out these great photos and stories!

Grace Pauley and Saydee Poyndexter won giant Hershey’s candy bars in a raffle for a fund-raiser for the 8th grade class.

Drumright Track Meet nets 13 medals! The Oilton Middle School track team had their first track meet of the

year Thursday at Drumright. Track team members that attended the

meet were Becca Bridwell, Kelley Travis, Sarah Wilson, Angella Flow-

ers, Canaan Clackler, Blaine Strong, Makayla Clackler, Madison Brad-

ley, Jake Greasley, Jennifer Parnell, Sydney Brinker and Tristen

Greene. Thirteen medals were won by the track team led by Sydney

Brinker with four medals. Double medalists were Becca Bridwell, Kel-

ley Travis and Makayla Clackler. Single medalists were Canaan Clack-

ler, Angella Flowers and Madison Bradley.

February Students of the Month: Brooklyn Ballard, Levi Serner, Emma McEwen, Kaden Dawes, Grant Witt, Robert Martin, Mattie Rickner, and Noah Marshall

Oilton High School February Stu-

dents of the Month: Anna Bras-

well & Dalton Hall

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Oilton Students Achieve Success… Check out these great photos and stories!

Mr. Erwin’s Algebra I & Geometry students participated in Central Technology

Center’s annual STEM Contest on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Students were ad-

ministered tests in Algebra I and Geometry and participated in various hands-on

contest including the tower-building division. Mr. Erwin’s students have won the

tower-building division for three consecutive years including a clean sweep of the

contest this year bringing home 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the division. Congratulations

to Mr. Erwin and his Geometry and Algebra I students.

STEM Contest-

1st Place “Tower

Building”

Division

Jonathan

Simmons,

Brianna

Favalora, Haylee

Fletcher, and

Bryahna Zavala

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STEM Contest

- 2nd Place

“Tower

Building”

Division

Sharlie

Jackson, Anna

Braswell,

Shelby Marks,

and Dalton

Hall

STEM Contest- 3rd

Place “Tower

Building” Division

Jonathan

Studebaker,

Jonathan Flowers,

Loretta Parmley,

and David Howard

(Not Pictured)

Oilton High

School

March

“Students of

the Month”

Bryce Brink-

er & Carson

Posey

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Oilton Hosts ‘Careers on Wheels”

Oilton students tour the specialty vehicles of ‘Careers on Wheels’ participants.