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December 15, 2017 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 57, Number 4 The Talon What’s Inside Pg. 2… Letter from Mr. Johnson Pg. 3… Elementary News Pg. 4… JH/HS News Pg. 5… Puzzle Pg. 6...Sports What’s happening at BF-DC Schools ——————————————————- Friday, December 15 h HS Basketball vs Sentinel HS Homecoming JH Homecoming Dance 6 th -9 th grade only Saturday December 16 th BF-DC Dodgeball Tournament Tuesday 19 th HS Basketball @ Mountain View-Gotebo December 19 th &20 th Semester Test December 21st - January 3rd Christmas Break December 25th Merry Christmas Happy New Year Thursday January 4 th - 8 th HS Basketball @ Seiling Tournament Monday January 8 th 5 th & 6 th Basketball vs Cordell JH Basketball @ West Central Tournament Tuesday January 9 th HS Basketball @ Navajo Thursday January 11 th 5 th & 6 th Basketball vs Merritt JH Basketball @ West Central Tournament Friday January 12 th HS Basketball vs Mangum Saturday January 13 th JH Basketball @ West Central Tournament Monday January 15th NO SCHOOL Professional Teacher Day Monday January 15 th - 19th HS Basketball @ West Central Tournament Tuesday January 16 th 5 th & 6 th Basketball vs Sayre BF-DC Schools Winter Concert Enjoyed by All The Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Music De- partment lead by Ms. Cassie Glover held their Winter Concert on De- cember 9 th , 2017. The 6th Grade Band played “Jingle Bells”, “My Dreydl”, and “Jolly Old St. Nick”. The Jazz Band played “Joyful Time” and “Holiday Jam”. The Sym- phonic Band played “Holiday Processional”, “Carol of the Bells”, and “2 Minutes Till Christ- mas”. Alexis Cloyd sang “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree”. The Choir sang “Christmas in About 3 Minutes”, “Sleigh Ride”, and “White Christmas”. The audi- ence stood and was en- couraged to sing on-long with the choir as they sang “White Christmas”. Choir Members Paola Baez Kirstin Bennett Tanner Cline Dason Eakins Rebel Fricks Cherokee Gillihan Kyle Harper Danyell Johns Nickalas Margerum Brayden Martinez Nick Martinez Brooklynn McLean Enedino Mendoza Jazminn Mikles Ozzlynn Noyes Makayla Plank Savannah Taylor Alexis Cloyd Caleb Dorgan Gabby Garcia Alexa Green Morgan Loudermilk Elizabeth Smith Jessie Sweetman Seth Taylor Matthew Aragon John Garcia Ashley Gillihan Melody Julian Paige Loyd Harley Pledger Dakota Rorick Makenzie Todd Dalton Davis Allison Delacruz Destinee Foley Emily Gearhart Darius Glass Dylan Glass Mattie Glover Maci Julian Laney Mendez Alexis McLean Madison Rannolds Denisse Standridge Trevor Teague Bethany Whitaker Nicholas Careway Nyiraa Carter Robert Cline Marcie Diggs Xavier Dye Samuel Hernandez Destiny Powell Anthony Restivo Aaron Schmidt Alyssa Serna Alexus Vasquez Amya Vela Haley Williams Donovan Young Todd Young 7th 12th grade Band Paola Baez Benjamin Baker Liberty Bohanan Allison Delacruz Evan Donaldson Maci Elmore Moses Garcia Chloe Gearhart Cherokee Gillihan Mattie Glover Breanna Harrison Sebastian Huffmaster Maci Julian Andrew Moore Aubree Moore Brody Neeley Dominic Pahcoddy Connor Pipkin Carlos Rivera Eduardo Sixtos Miranda Trissell Evely Veloz Colin Walters Bethany Whitaker Adrian Williams Erica Noyes Cameron Oldaker Kadin Perriman Darren Powers Abby Sharp Larrissa Sixtos Alexus Vazques Amya Vela Dalton Webb Isaac Wilcox Haley Williams Todd Young Andria Gearhart Alana Murphy Raylyn Oldaker William Price Joseph Trevino Robert Cline Aaron Schmidt Donovan Webb Jade Boatman Minnie Restivo 6th grade Band Alexus Alvarez Ryleigh Bertrand Brice Clark Aaron Ellis Gabby Espinosa Jose Garcia Jase Glover Rylin Hall Annrayia Harrison Nicholas Jones Priscilla Martinez Corey Mason Lexander Mason Eric Miller Joey Mooney Elcee Price Natalie Shepard Ebany Smith Isaiah Sutton Jolene Thompson Alexis Velasco Dylan Walker Logan Williams Kadin Perriman Audrianna Yates Jazz Band Larissa Sixtos Mattie Glover Donovan Webb Robert Cline Minnie Restivo Cherokee Gillihan Aaron Schmidt Eduardo Sixtos Minnie Restivo Music Dept. Reporter Harley Pledger Staff Reporter

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Page 1: The Talon - Amazon Simple Storage Service · Harley Pledger Dakota Rorick Makenzie Todd Dalton Davis Destinee Foley Emily Gearhart Darius Glass Dylan Glass Mattie Glover Alexis McLean

December 15, 2017 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 57, Number 4

The Talon What’s Inside

Pg. 2… Letter from Mr. Johnson Pg. 3… Elementary News Pg. 4… JH/HS News Pg. 5… Puzzle Pg. 6...Sports

What’s happening at

BF-DC Schools ——————————————————-

Friday, December 15h

HS Basketball vs Sentinel

HS Homecoming

JH Homecoming Dance

6th-9th grade only

Saturday December 16th

BF-DC Dodgeball Tournament

Tuesday 19th

HS Basketball @

Mountain View-Gotebo

December 19th &20th

Semester Test

December 21st - January 3rd

Christmas Break

December 25th

Merry Christmas

Happy New Year

Thursday January 4th - 8th

HS Basketball @

Seiling Tournament

Monday January 8th

5th & 6th Basketball vs Cordell

JH Basketball @ West Central

Tournament

Tuesday January 9th

HS Basketball @ Navajo

Thursday January 11th

5th & 6th Basketball vs Merritt

JH Basketball @ West Central

Tournament

Friday January 12th

HS Basketball vs Mangum

Saturday January 13th

JH Basketball @ West Central

Tournament

Monday January 15th

NO SCHOOL

Professional Teacher Day

Monday January 15th - 19th

HS Basketball @ West Central

Tournament

Tuesday January 16th

5th & 6th Basketball vs Sayre

BF-DC Schools Winter Concert Enjoyed by All The Burns Flat-Dill

City Schools Music De-

partment lead by Ms.

Cassie Glover held their

Winter Concert on De-

cember 9th, 2017. The

6th Grade Band played

“Jingle Bells”, “My

Dreydl”, and “Jolly Old St.

Nick”. The Jazz Band

played “Joyful Time” and

“Holiday Jam”. The Sym-

phonic Band played

“Holiday Processional”,

“Carol of the Bells”, and

“2 Minutes Till Christ-

mas”. Alexis Cloyd sang

“Rocking Around the

Christmas Tree”. The

Choir sang “Christmas in

About 3 Minutes”,

“Sleigh Ride”, and “White

Christmas”. The audi-

ence stood and was en-

couraged to sing on-long

with the choir as they

sang “White Christmas”.

Choir Members

Paola Baez

Kirstin Bennett

Tanner Cline

Dason Eakins

Rebel Fricks

Cherokee Gillihan

Kyle Harper

Danyell Johns

Nickalas Margerum

Brayden Martinez

Nick Martinez

Brooklynn McLean

Enedino Mendoza

Jazminn Mikles

Ozzlynn Noyes

Makayla Plank

Savannah Taylor

Alexis Cloyd

Caleb Dorgan

Gabby Garcia

Alexa Green

Morgan Loudermilk

Elizabeth Smith

Jessie Sweetman

Seth Taylor

Matthew Aragon

John Garcia

Ashley Gillihan

Melody Julian

Paige Loyd

Harley Pledger

Dakota Rorick

Makenzie Todd

Dalton Davis

Allison Delacruz

Destinee Foley

Emily Gearhart

Darius Glass

Dylan Glass

Mattie Glover

Maci Julian

Laney Mendez

Alexis McLean

Madison Rannolds

Denisse Standridge

Trevor Teague

Bethany Whitaker

Nicholas Careway

Nyiraa Carter

Robert Cline

Marcie Diggs

Xavier Dye

Samuel Hernandez

Destiny Powell

Anthony Restivo

Aaron Schmidt

Alyssa Serna

Alexus Vasquez

Amya Vela

Haley Williams

Donovan Young

Todd Young

7th 12th grade Band

Paola Baez

Benjamin Baker

Liberty Bohanan

Allison Delacruz

Evan Donaldson

Maci Elmore

Moses Garcia

Chloe Gearhart

Cherokee Gillihan

Mattie Glover

Breanna Harrison

Sebastian Huffmaster

Maci Julian

Andrew Moore

Aubree Moore

Brody Neeley

Dominic Pahcoddy

Connor Pipkin

Carlos Rivera

Eduardo Sixtos

Miranda Trissell

Evely Veloz

Colin Walters

Bethany Whitaker

Adrian Williams

Erica Noyes

Cameron Oldaker

Kadin Perriman

Darren Powers

Abby Sharp

Larrissa Sixtos

Alexus Vazques

Amya Vela

Dalton Webb

Isaac Wilcox

Haley Williams

Todd Young

Andria Gearhart

Alana Murphy

Raylyn Oldaker

William Price

Joseph Trevino

Robert Cline

Aaron Schmidt

Donovan Webb

Jade Boatman

Minnie Restivo

6th grade Band

Alexus Alvarez

Ryleigh Bertrand

Brice Clark

Aaron Ellis

Gabby Espinosa

Jose Garcia

Jase Glover

Rylin Hall

Annrayia Harrison

Nicholas Jones

Priscilla Martinez

Corey Mason

Lexander Mason

Eric Miller

Joey Mooney

Elcee Price

Natalie Shepard

Ebany Smith

Isaiah Sutton

Jolene Thompson

Alexis Velasco

Dylan Walker

Logan Williams

Kadin Perriman

Audrianna Yates

Jazz Band

Larissa Sixtos

Mattie Glover

Donovan Webb

Robert Cline

Minnie Restivo

Cherokee Gillihan

Aaron Schmidt

Eduardo Sixtos

Minnie Restivo

Music Dept. Reporter

Harley Pledger

Staff Reporter

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Published by the

Newspaper Class at

Burns Flat-Dill City High School

P.O. Box 129

Burns Flat, OK 73624

580-562-4844

Call for Advertising Rates or go to:

http://www.bfdc.k12.ok.us/student

-news

Sponsor…Marcella Lee

Staff Reporters:

Brandon Yates

Harley Pledger

Marley Pledger

Justin Davis

Susan Goeringer

Joel Marez

Marcie Diggs

Julie Halligan

Caterra Cobb

Equal Opportunity Policy

The Burns Flat-Dill City School District com-

plies with Titles VI of the Civil Rights Act of

1964, Title IX of the education Amendments

of 1972. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, and their implementing regula-

tions administered by the U.S. Department of

Health, Education, and Welfare’s Office for

Civil Rights. If also complies with Title VIII of

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and is imple-

menting regulations administered by the U.S

Department of Health, Education, and

Welfare’s Office for Civil Rights. It also

complies with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

of 1964 and is implementing regulations

administered by the U.S. Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission. The institution

does not discriminate on the basis of race,

color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or

handicap in admission or access to, or

treatment or employment in, its program and

activities.

Page 2 December 15, 2017 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 57 Number 4

Reminder seniors and senior parents: If

you have NOT filled out FAFSA yet, please

do so. Time is running out! Also, student

continue filling out scholarships over the

Christmas break. Here are some sites to

visit (www.OkCareerGuide.org

and www.Okcollegestart.org http://

www.ucango2.org )

Sophomores need to take at least one ACT

test this year. Juniors it is advised that you

take at least four ACT test by the end of

your junior year. You will have four more

opportunities by the end of this year to

sign up for the tests. There are 2 fee waiv-

ers available to students who qualify. If you

have questions, please go by Ms. Smith’s

office.

The next OBI BLOOD DRIVE will be held

January 10th, 2018. The donations to the

blood drive in October were amazing. Let’s

see if we can beat the 42 units collected on

that date.

I want to wish everyone one a Merry

Christmas and a Blessed New Year!!!

Mrs. Smith

Counselor

Counselor Corner

BF-DC Junior High Student of the Month - November

I would like to compliment Mrs. Merkey for the job well done taking her class to the State Capi-

tol. It was a wonderful experience for her students to not only see the capitol but to leave a deco-

rated tree in our school's honor in the rotunda. The class met and took pictures with State Superin-

tendent of Public Instruction, Joy Hoffmeister. They also enjoyed story telling as well as dance and

music presentations.

The day was topped off with the lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree with Governor Mary Fallin

and a special guest, Darcy Lynne Farmer, winner of America's Got Talent. It took a great deal of

work and planning to have such a successful day-- a day that those students will never forget.

Thanks again to Mrs. Merkey for all of her hard work. Special events like these are important to

the learning experiences of our students and they can't take place without caring teachers making

them happen.

Larry R. Johnson, Superintendent

Burns Flat-Dill City Public Schools

Mrs. Merkey’s 4th Grade Students Help Light Tree at State Capitol

6th -

Gage Stegall

7th -

Destinee Foley

8th -

Danny Traugott

Math and Science Club Holds 3rd Grade Science Day

On Friday, December 1,

the BF-DC Math and Science

Club hosted their semi-

annual 3rd Grade Science

Day. This day was instituted

5 years ago to expose the

3rd grade class to the ex-

citement and wonder of high

school science in hopes of

sparking their interest in

academics and, in particu-

lar, the sciences. It also

allows the high schoolers to

practice research, organiza-

tion, and presentation skills

– and to show off their hard-

earned knowledge about

science.

Forty third graders from

Will Rogers Elementary

came to BF-DC High School

immediately after lunch to

view demonstrations chosen

and performed by students

from the Chemistry and

Physics classes. There were

15 separate performances

demonstrating various sci-

ence concepts such as com-

bustion, chemical reactions,

electricity, fluid pressure,

cryogenics, gravity, and the

Combined Gas Laws. There

was everything from ele-

phant toothpaste to spark-

ing gummi bears to shoot-

ing the monkey!

The afternoon began with

fire and explosions in the

gym parking lot. Then the

third graders were split into

2 groups, with one group

going to the lab for demon-

strations, and the other

group viewing some demon-

strations in the old gym,

along with each student

getting a hovercraft ride.

Halfway through, the two

groups exchanged places so

that everyone was able to

participate in all the fun.

Both the third graders and

the high school students

thoroughly enjoyed the day,

and plans are to host 3rd

Grade Science Days in the

spring!

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December 15, 2017 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 57 Number 4 Page 3

November

Star Students

Star Students were selected at Will Rogers Elementary

for the month of November. They were honored at Eagle

Time Monday, December 4.

The students were as follows: Top row from left to right -

Sienna Garcia, Steven Smith, Kaylee Miller, Ryleigh St.

John.

Middle row from left to right - Jessi Weir, Isabella Ferkins,

Izaiah Nevarro, Caden Kauk.

Front row from left to right - Rylynn Sandoval, Wesley Hea-

ney, Sophia Tyler, Sarah Sixtos.

Congratulations to these students for their hard work,

discipline, and good character!

Junior 4-H and Cloverbud News The Junior 4-H and Clover-

bud at Will Rogers Elemen-

tary had a special visitor at

their last meeting. On De-

cember 1st Miss SWOSU

Melissa Valencia came to

speak to the Cloverbud and

Junior 4-Hers about bullying.

She even sang a few Christ-

mas songs. The 4-Hera en-

joyed showing off a few

Christmas songs they have

learned in German in Music

Class with Mrs. Fite.

Marley Pledger

Staff Reporter

4th Grade Visit Science Museum Oklahoma

The Will Rogers Elemen-

tary 4th grade students

completed the “Fossils to

Fuel” curriculum in their

Science class. The Oklaho-

ma Energy Resource Board

provided them with the op-

portunity to visit the Science

Museum Oklahoma for free.

All of the 4th grade stu-

dents had a blast at the

Oklahoma Science Museum

on October 20th. They re-

turned to the elementary at

4:30pm after a very long

exciting day. Thank you to

all the parents and families

that joined the students on

the wonderful trip.

Library Students Enjoy Author Visit

The Will Rogers Elemen-

tary student in grades 1st ,

2nd, 3rd, and 5th had the

opportunity to visit with a

book author on November

20th. The library funded the

visit with library fund raiser

money.

Author John Brooks visited

the school library. Mr.

Brooks has written 5 books

about a talking Christmas

tree light bulb named Bobby

Bright. The books are very

popular among elementary

students and have sold in

the United States, Canada,

England, South Africa, and

Spain. The student listened

to Mr. Brooks read from his

books and talk to them

about being an author.

Many of the students pur-

chased autographed copies

of the books from Mr.

Brooks.

Robotics Team To Present to Students

The Robotics Team is a

Lego League competition

team for Burns Flat-Dill City

School. The students have

had weekly meets to assem-

ble a playing field for com-

petition and code their ro-

bot. Competition was com-

posed of three categories

for competing. The team

had to develop and present

a presentation on Hydrody-

namics which is any prob-

lems with water conserva-

tion. The team was given a

task in the Core Values cate-

gory whereas, they were

evaluated on teamwork. The

conclusion was the actual

Robot Games. This compe-

tition was a Qualifiers

match on November 18th in

Newcastle, OK.

The Robotics Team mem-

bers are Bailey Frost, Da-

Koda Weese, Tanner Uecke,

Lyssa Day, Elijah Ellis,

Chenoa Collins, Ryleigh St.

John, Daya Bonham, Izabel-

la Henley, Ashley Parker,

and Evangelene Denny.

The Robotics Team at Will

Rogers Elementary is

named Eagle Bots. The

Eagle Bots Team will pre-

sent to Will Rogers Elemen-

tary on January 29 during

Eagle Time.

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December 15, 2017 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 57 Number 4 Page 4

7th Grade News The BF-DC 7th grade is

studying percent in math. In

English they are studying

how to write an essay. In

science they are studying

energy, and in social stud-

ies they are studying Eu-

rope.

Alexa Green

7th Grade Reporter

Harley Pledger

6th Grade News The BF-DC 6th grade is

slowly but steadily making

their way to Algebra in their

math classes. In English

they are going over adjec-

tives and in stem they are

working on roller coasters.

In science they are leaning

about polar bear habitats. In

geography they are learning

about Central America and

the Caribbean.

Priscila Martinez

6th Grade Reporter

Harley Pledger

Staff Reporter

8th Grade News

The BD-DC 8th grade is

studying percent’s and deci-

mals in math. In English

they are reading “The Giver”.

In science they are learning

about cells. In history they

are learning about the

founding fathers. In art they

are working on landscapes.

Leeila Bland

8th Grade Reporter

Harley Pledger

Staff Reporter

Freshmen News

In Physical Science the

BF-DC freshman are learn-

ing about thermal energy.

In English 1 they are finish-

ing reading the Odyssey,

and in Algebra 1 they are

learning about zeros.

Congratulations to Grace

Schneberger for winning JH

Basketball Home-Coming

Queen.

Nyiraa Carter

9th Grade Reporter

Caterra Cobb

Staff Reporter

FFA Preparing for Speeches and Shows

The Burns Flat-Dill City

FFA Chapter is currently

preparing for the upcoming

speech and show season.

Members are working dili-

gently with their livestock

and speeches. The goal as

a chapter is to better them-

selves individually in their

projects.

The chapter would like to

congratulate Allie Dixon on

her AFT State Title. She re-

cently ran in the Intermedi-

ate Agri-Business speech

division. She brought home

a 1st place.

The annual FFA Christmas

party is Thursday December

FCA News The FCA Christmas party

will be on December 18th at

6:30 p.m. Members need

to take a gift that is no

more than $10. They

should also sign up with

Mrs. Lyles for what dish

they are bringing to the

party.

The FCA members would

like you to wish everyone a

Merry Christmas and a Hap-

py New Year!

Alexa Benedict

FCA Reporter

Marcie Diggs

Staff Reporter

21st at 6:00 p.m. They will

be watching the Christmas

movie that the members

voted on. They are asking

members to bring a finger

food or some type of eating

utensils, such as plates and

napkins. They are to show

up ready to have fun in an

ugly Christmas sweater or

pajamas.

Merry Christmas from the

Burns Flat-Dill City FFA!

Camryn Bond

FFA Reporter

Marcie Diggs

Staff Reporter

FCCLA News

The BF-DC FCCLA students

sold pumpkin Rolls for

Thanksgiving and Christ-

mas. Each member sold

their fair share of pumpkin

rolls. The money raised is

going toward the members

attending state convention.

Julie Halligan

Staff reporter

Chess Club News

The BF-DC Chess Club is

gaining more members and

is talking about having tour-

naments. The club is open

to new members. They

meet every Tuesday after

school. Everyone is wel-

come.

Rebel Fricks

Chess Club Reporter

Caterra Cobb

Staff Reporter

Academic Team

Wins 1st

The BD-DC freshmen aca-

demic team won first place

in mathematics and social

studies at Vici Oklahoma.

The high school received

first place at OSSAA Region-

als, at Eisenhower High

School in Lawton Oklaho-

ma. The junior high team

will be competing in January

at OAAC Regionals.

Julie Halligan

Staff reporter

Sophomore News

The sophomores in biology

are studying for the chapter

6 test over genetic traits. In

math the sophomores are

graphing charts. In English

they finished reading Julius

Caesar. The art classes are

making Christmas trees. In

world history the sopho-

mores are taking notes over

Greece.

Julie Halligan

Staff reporter

Ms. Denbo Ready to Graduate

December 8th was Kristy

Denbo's last day in the halls

of the Burns Flat-Dill City

High School as a student

teacher. She has completed

all the requirements and

will be graduating from

Southwestern Oklahoma

State University this month.

Denbo has no doubt made a

positive impact on the high

school students, the teach-

ers she worked with, and

the culture at BF-DC. The

teachers and students

would love to keep her at BF

-DC, if possible, but she has

a bright future ahead of her!

If you see her, make sure to

tell her thank you for all of

her hard work and wish her

the best of luck!!

Junior News

The BF-DC Junior class is

learning about immigrant

urbanization in US History.

In their English class they

are reading and reviewing

the book ‘ ’Freder ick

Douglass’’. In chemistry

they held the 3rd grade Sci-

ence Day, and in Trig they

are studying identities.

Donovan Webb and Riley

Johnson sang the National

Anthem at the Veterans’

Day program. Aaron

Schmidt was elected Chess

Club president. Lorsa

Hughes and Landon Ringo

were elected Homecoming

candidates.

The junior class is holding

a dodgeball tournament on

December 16th. There will

be a concession stand and

a silent Auction. There are

dodgeball t-shirts for sale

and orders must be re-

ceived by December 11th. To

play in the tournament and

or purchase a t-shirts please

see a junior class member.

Kayela Staples

Junior Class Reporter

Joel Marez

Staff Report

Senior News

The BF-DC seniors helped

with the 3rd grade Science

Day. The seniors taking his-

tory as a concurrent class

finished the first semester.

Seniors are studying hard

for their 1st semester test.

Katelyn Webb is applying

for the State FFA degree.

Jake Mooney received 8-

man all-star utility player of

year and Jaron Mason re-

ceived 8-man all-star alter-

nate. Ryne Garrison was

awarded National Merit

Semifinalist. Jaron Mason

and Ryne Garrison were

honored as Oklahoma

Scholars.

Jaron Mason

Senior Class Reporter

Joel Marez

Staff Report

Student Council News

The BF-DC Student Coun-

sel officers went to Broken

Bow for state convention.

Homecoming week was De-

cember 11th-15th Monday

was pj day, Tuesday was

tacky parent day, Wednes-

day was baby day, Thursday

was cliché day, and Friday

was red, white, and blue

day. The student council

have worked hard preparing

for the Jr. High dance to be

held after the HS Homecom-

ing game.

Jack Mooney

Student Council Reporter

Marley Pledger

Staff Reporter

BF-DC WOW

Board Winners

The Burns Flat-Dill City

“Wow Board” winners for the

month of November are Kev-

in Jackson and Ashley Gilli-

han (9th grade students).

The Wow Board is a bulletin

board in the halls of BF-DC

High School, and is accessi-

ble to any 6th-12th grade

student, faculty, staff, or

visitor.

The Wow Board provides a

public forum for people to

acknowledge, appreciate,

and applaud the good things

happening around them.

Whether the positive notes

on the Wow Board are post-

ed about or by an individual,

each name is entered into a

drawing at the end of every

month for a chance to win a

free breakfast!

Thank you to all those who

spread joy throughout Burns

Flat - Dill City Public Schools

by helping to contribute to

the positive culture here and

for entering the Wow Board

drawing!

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Page 5 December 15, 2017 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 57 Number 4

Movie Review “Elf”

The movie “Elf” is a comical Christmas movie that you

should watch every year. It will make you laugh and put you in

the right mood to survive Christmas.

“Elf” is about a guy who was raised with elves but he is actu-

ally human. His name is Buddy and once he gets old enough

Santa talks to him about how he was never really an elf. Bud-

dy then wants to know what he is so Santa tells him and Bud-

dy wanting to know more sets out on an adventure to New

York City to find his dad who doesn’t even know about Buddy.

Buddy runs into many obstacles but always finds a way to

over come them.

I recommend this movie to anyone who likes comedies but

also wants to watch a Christmas movie. This movie still

cracks me up no matter how many times I have watched it. I

would give this movie 5 out of 5 stars because it never gets

old.

Brandon Yates

Staff Reporter

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5th & 6th Basketball

The BF-DC 5th and 6th

grade basketball teams

played Canute on November

28, Merritt on November

30, Arapaho on December

1, and Cordell on December

11.

The girls sadly did not win

their games. Coach Kauk

said “ The girls continue to

show progress at each

game they play. The girls

have been working on full

court layups, ball handling

drills, and free throws.”

The 5th and 6th boys won

their game against Cordell

on December 11. Coach

Schneberger said “The boys

are practing hard and lean-

ing a lot. They show im-

provement at each game.”

Harley Pledger

Staff Reporter

JH Basketball Working Hard The Junior High Basket-

ball teams have played 8

regular season games and

in one Tournament since

starting their season. They

are practicing hard and

playing even harder. They

have p layed Sayre ,

Mangum, Cordell, Bair, Mer-

ritt, and in the BF-DC Invita-

tional Tournament.

The boy’s team has won 3

games so far. They beat

Mangum on November 9th

51 to 23, Blair on Novem-

ber 14th 46 to 45, and they

won against Sayre in the BF

-DC Tournament. Sadly the

girl’s team is still looking

for their first win of the sea-

son. Coach Kauk said “The

girls are working hard in

their practices and improv-

ing in each game they

play.”

The players for the Junior

High Lady Eagles are Laney

Mendez, Grace Schne-

berger, Morgan Loudermilk,

Tori Cline, Melody Julian,

Alexis Plaza, Kirsten Ben-

net, Alyssa Arnold, Kyla

Bloomer, Neveah Fuentez,

Alyssa Archelleta, Gabby

Garcia, Breanna Harrison,

Liberty Bohanan, Alexa

Green, Paola Baez, Aubree

Moore, Maggie Rannals,

and Elizabeth Smith.

The players for the Junior

High Boys Eagle team are

Dalton Webb, Darius Glass,

Brayden Martinez, Adam

Canaday, Dalton Davis,

Ryan Neeley, Josh Mooney,

Jacob Flores, Dylan Glass,

John Wheeler, Seth Taylor,

Tanner Cline, and S. Huff-

master

High School Basketball Starts Season The Burns Flat-Dill City

basketball teams kicked off

their season on November

17th against Sayre. They

have played four regular

season games and in one

tournament.

The boys have won 5 of

the 7 games they have

played. They won against

Sayre on November 17th

with a score of 67 to 36.

They played Canute next on

November 28th and came

away with another win after

a very tight competitive

game; the final score was

56 to 54. On December 1st

they stumble against Arapa-

ho but got their footing

again and beat Fletcher on

December 7th in the Binger-

Oney Tournament. They

lost their second game of

the tournament to Okarche,

who is ranked 6th in the

OSSAA Class A rankings.

They came back and won

against Binger-Oney 57 to

42 and brought home the

3rd Place Trophy.

The girl’s team had a

rough start to their season

losing their first three

games against Sayre, Ca-

nute, and Arapaho but with

each game they climbed a

little closer to winning. Los-

ing to Arapaho on Decem-

ber 1st by one point was a

hard loss with score of 44 to

45. They practiced hard

and played CBA on Decem-

ber 5th pulling out their first

win with a score of 49 to

42. The ladies played 3

games in the Binger-Oney

Tournament and brought

home the consolation tro-

phy. They lost their first

game to Cyril but fought

their way through the conso-

lation bracket beating

Ninnekah 36 to 30 and

Binger-Oney 47 to 42. Win-

ning the Consolation Trophy

made their hard work worth

it. Makia Maxey was hon-

ored by making the All-

Tournament Team.

Playing for the Lady Ea-

gles this year; Lydia Davis,

Alexis Plaza, Makia Maxey,

Triston Walter, Madison

Flores, Caitlin Johnson, Tay-

lor Garcia, Grace Schne-

berger , Raven Horn, Lorsa

Hughes, Jordan Weese,

Kayela Staples, Camryn

Bond, Destiney Spradlin ,

MyKynzee Weese, Melody

Julian and Paris Henry.

Playing for the Eagles;

Brayton Mathews, Zakkary

Glass, Dylan Kendrick, Tray-

on Hill, Cobie Villegas, Luis

Rivas, Colt Adams Dolton

Webb, Donovan Webb, Lan-

don Ringo, Caden Murphy,

Caleb Clark, Jordan Har-

tronft, Jake Mooney and

Joel Marez.