Congratulations to the Waurika Elementary Boys and Girls
are Southern 8 Consolation Champions.
Consolation Champions
Waurika Elementary Southern 8 Consolation Champions
FCCLA of Waurika Offers Halloween Safety Instructions
On October 31st, members of WHS FCCLA dressed up in Halloween costumes and went to the elementary school to talk to the students about how to be safe on Halloween night.
FCCLA members split into groups and visited all the classes in the elementary school and talked to the children about safety while trick or treating. They also asked the children Halloween jokes and riddles and passed out pieces of candy.
The children and teachers thoroughly enjoyed FCCLA’s visit.
First Annual Powder Puff Football Game
On Tuesday, October 8th, the WHS Band sponsored a high school powder puff football game at Cy Sloan Stadium. The teams were made up of sophomores/seniors and freshmen/juniors. (Due to a lack of participation, some juniors had to switch teams). The coaches of the sophomore/senior team were senior football players Turner Mora and Edwin Garcia. The freshmen/junior team coaches were Payton Fletcher and Hunter Wesberry.
Senior coach Edwin Garcia said, “It was pretty fun, but different due to not being on the field.” When asked if this experience made him think about coaching in the future, he simply laughed and said “No…”. The sophomore/senior team won with a score of 19-12.
Money raised from the gate, concessions, and shirt sales will help pay for the band trip to Disney in May. “I think it was very successful, and everyone had a good time,” band director Everett Hodges said. “It’ll most likely become an annual thing.”
Motivational Speaker Nick Moore Visits School
On September 26, motivational speaker Nick Moore visited WMS and WHS to speak to the student body. Moore’s speech focused mainly on motivation and to never give up. Moore, 47, spoke passionately about reaching your goals and striving to be the very best you can be.
Moore, from Wichita Falls, Texas, visits 65-80 schools a year to spread his message and his story. Moore is not only a motivational speaker. He is a father, a youth fitness trainer, a referee, a personal fitness trainer, and an author. His book, Never Too Late, is a motivational book. He pulls from his own experiences in his book and in his talks in order to help children.
Moore originally wanted to be an NFL football player, but an injury in college and having a child led him down a different path. He was and still is very passionate about sports and in motivational speaking he found a way to combine his passions, sports and helping people.
During his speech he pulled volunteers from the audience. He had them try to shoot shots from the free throw line, 3 point line, and half court. While not all the students made all the shots they tried, which was the point of the demonstration. It may not always work out, but as long as you try that’s all that matters. When asked why he was so passionate about what he does he said his elementary school principal contributed to it a lot. Moore went to Sam Houston Elementary school in Wichita Falls, Texas. “You know, being in elementary, my grandparents didn’t go to college so I was thinking I was just gonna work straight out of high school. College wasn’t even an option until he introduced it to me,” Moore is quoted saying. Moore attended college in Arizona and has his Associate’s degree in sociology and is currently working on his Bachelor’s and Masters.
When asked to provide advice for students in high school he said, “Just believe in yourself, push yourself, have some goals in front of you, short-term and long-term goals. Figure out what you want to do and kind of figure out a path. Google anything you need to know online on whatever it takes to be successful in this career. Just go figure out what school you can apply for and get in. Apply for that school. If you get in , accept the scholarship, accept the financial aid, get in that school and just push. That’s the big thing, just push yourself and try not to start something and don’t finish. Thats a big thing, try to finish whatever you can.”
You can find Nick Moore on social media. His Facebook is Nickie Moore, his Instagram is mtovatornick, and his twitter is NickMoo8888.
Waurika FCCLA Attends Convention
Nineteen members of Waurika FCCLA have returned from their Oklahoma State FCCLA Convention held in Oklahoma City on April 4. The convention, held at the Cox Convention Center, followed the theme “Lead Fast, Lead Furious”. Members were motivated and encouraged as they listened to keynote speaker, Patrick Grady. They also attended break-out workshops designed for leadership development.
On March 28, Freshmen Kaytlyn Williams and Mallory Adkins competed at the Oklahoma State Competitive Events in Stillwater. Their Illustrated Talk speech was on the topic of mental health. The two earned first place both at the district and regional levels in order to compete at State.
Sophomore, Hannah Owens, served as support staff at both events as she completed her duties as 2018-19 South 4 District Vice President of Public Relations.
Waurika Falls Short In Fast-Pitch Softball District Tourney
Waurika dropped two straight games in the Class A District Tournament at Ringling last Thursday to conclude what has been a tough season.
The Lady Eagles dropped a tough 10-7 decision to Wilson in the first game of the tournament and then were eliminated by Ringling, 11-0.
Ringling took the district title with two straight wins over Wilson, 9-1, and 12-0.
Waurika played one of its better games of the year in the tourney opener against Wilson.
Waurika took the lead in the bottom of the first inning with two runs.
Faith Roberson had a lead off walk and stole second and that was followed by Gracie Walling being hit by a pitch.
F. Roberson stole home to give the Lady Eagles a 1-0 edge and then Walling scored on Landry Forsyth’s bases-loaded hit by pitch. That put Waurika ahead, 2-0, but the Lady Eagles left the bases loaded without scoring another run.
Wilson took the lead in the top of the second with four runs and carried a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the third inning.
Waurika moved back in front in the third with three runs.
Brooklyn Barnes got things started by being hit by a pitch and Forsyth followed with another hit by pitch.
After two outs, F. Roberson managed a walk to load the bases. Walling slapped a double to center field that cleared the bases and gave Waurika a 5-4 advantage after three innings.
Wilson moved back in front with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth, but Waurika answered with a couple of scores to regain the lead in the bottom of fifth.
Hope Cummings led off the rally with a single and stole second. She eventually scored by stealing home to tied the game.
Walling picked up her third hit of the game and came around to score on Madison Roberson’s two-bagger to left field that put Waurika back in front, 7-6.
Wilson came from behind with a run in the sixth and three runs in the seventh to secure the win and Waurika could not answer in the final two frames.
Walling finished the game for the Lady Eagles with a 3-for-4 performance, three runs batted in and two runs scored.
In the second game of the tourney, Waurika had no answers for Ringling. The Lady Blue Devils scored four runs in the first inning, added one in the second, five in the third inning and one in the fourth frame to get the win in four innings.
The Lady Eagles could muster only two hits in the game by Kaci Reynolds and M. Roberson.
In the final regular season game a week ago Tuesday, Waurika outslugged winless Temple, 16-7, on the Lady Tigers’ home diamond.
Waurika jumped out on top of Temple with three runs in the first.
F. Roberson led off the game with a walk and moved to second when Walling reached on an error.
Destiny Barnes followed with a double to score F. Roberson and Walling followed with a score on M. Roberson’s RBI-ground out. D. Barnes came around to score giving Waurika 3-0 advantage and the Lady Eagles left two runners stranded.
Temple answered the Waurika uprising with a pair of runs to cut the margin to 3-2 after the first inning.
The Lady Eagles took control of the contest in the top of the third inning with five runs.
B. Barnes reached base after being hit by a pitch and she advanced to second on Forsyth’s free pass. Olivia Ralls was also hit by a pitch to load the bases.
Cummings reached on an error that scored B. Barnes. Forsyth, Ralls and Cummings each stole home for three more runs.
F. Roberson followed with a walk and eventually scored on another Temple error that put Waurika on top, 8-2.
Waurika added to the lead in the fourth inning.
Reynolds led off the inning by reaching on an error. Tallin Mora was the courtesy runner and advanced to third on walks by B. Barnes and Ralls.
Cummings was hit by a pitch that forced Mora home. Grace Hill, who ran for Ralls, and Cummings scored on Walling’s two-run single. Alayna Stallcup picked up an RBI-single that scored F. Roberson who had reached on a fielder’s choice.
The four-run rally put Waurika in front 12-2 and Temple was in danger of being run-ruled.
The Lady Tigers answered the challenge, however, and managed to score five runs in the bottom of the fourth to trim the Waurika lead to 12-7.
Waurika was not going to let this one slip away. The Lady Eagles answered the Temple rally with four more runs in the top of the fifth inning.
Two hit batsmen and a walk loaded the bases for the Eagles. B. Barnes scored on a fielder’s choice. Ralls and Cummings scored on F. Roberson’s two-run single to left.
Temple could not score and the game ended by the run rule.
Walling led the Lady Eagles at the plate with two hits in five at-bats. F. Roberson scored four times and Cummings scored three runs
M. Roberson picked up the win in the circle for the Lady Eagles.
Four Lady Eagles – D. Barnes, Madison Christian, Ralls and M. Roberson played their final games for the Lady Eagles in the district tournament.
Waurika finishes the season with a 3-18 mark, but the Lady Eagles showed marked improvement in the final couple of weeks of the season.
Waurika FCCLA Successful Food Drive
Members of Waurika FCCLA and FFA joined forces to host a Bedlam Food Challenge during OU/OSU Bedlam week at the High School; The service project which benefitted the Jefferson County Helping Hands Food Pantry yielded 210 donated food items.
Five Students from Waurika Band Qualify for Contest
Five students from the Waurika Band recently qualified for the OSSAA State Solo and Ensemble contest. These High School students, along with 3 other middle school students, all made Superior ratings on their solos or ensembles at the District contest held February 17th at Lawton MacArthur High School.
Riley Hobbs and Michael Bryant, WHS Seniors, both played solos from memory and got Superior ratings. Hope Cummings, Regena Bradley, and Brooklyn Barnes, all freshmen, played a Clarinet ensemble and also made a I rating. These will play at Stillwater in April at the State contest.
In addition, seventh grader Karlee Brinson made a Superior on a bells solo. Mallory Adkins, on flute, and Chloe Adkins, on trumpet, also made Superior ratings. Kaytlyn Williams, an 8th grade flutist, Mackenzie Horton, and Hannah Lamons, 7th grade trumpet players, made Excellent ratings.
Band Director Everett Hodges, in his 11th year at Waurika Schools, said, “Five making it to State is our biggest number in several years. These students all put in extra work and it shows what that can bring as a result.”
Senior Profile: Cache Dunn
How do you feel about your last year?
I’m not ready for it to be over.
What Activities/Organizations have you participated in?
Cross Country, Basketball, Track
What are your plans for the future?
I want to run track in college.
Favorite memory at WHS?
Being state runner-up in track.
What teacher or class has best prepared you?
Mrs. Allen’s class.
Give advice to an underclassman?:
Don’t grow up, be a kid for as long as you can.
Who would you like to thank?
Coach Masoner and my family
What fears do you have about leaving?
Becoming an adult.
What are you going to miss most about being at WHS?
My friends
What lessons have you learned from previous classes (class of 2020, etc)?
Cherish every moment because it goes by fast
What event did/do you most look forward to this year?
I’m most excited for the 800m dash.
Do you have any regrets?
Not taking running seriously from a younger age.
January OKC Thunder Reading Contest Winners
Waurika first grade students are participating in the Oklahoma City Thunder Reading Challenge. We are proud to announce Landon Brackett and Juan Garcia are the winners for the month of January!
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