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In small-town Burlington, students are very active in basketball. They have had multiple successful seasons, and Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach for Oklahoma Wesleyan (OKWU) Jack McNickel noticed. In the past Coach McNickel has loved coming to watch the Lady Elks play and said he especially enjoyed watching the younger students come out at half time to provide basketball entertainment for home games. Coach McNickel recruited Tiffany Rieger, a former Lady Elks basketball player, and...
This year at Burlington High School we have eight eighth graders. This class is very passionate about what they believe in and love cracking jokes. One of their favorite past memories is going to the Capitol to observe Senator Pederson and getting to tour the Capitol. Their favorite memories of this year are hanging out with each other, going to National FFA Convention, and playing basketball. The eighth graders are very active in FFA, band, vocal, cross-country, FCA, basketball, and track....
This year Burlington Student Council (STUCO) did something different for Valentine's Day. Instead of just having the traditional orders of balloons, cookies, candy, pop and stuffed animals for Valentine's Day, the STUCO decided to add tumblers to the menu. With the recent purchase of a plasma cam, they were able to add on the option to engrave a special someone's name on a Burlington Elks tumbler. With around 133 students attending Burlington, the STUCO members' duty was to make sure everyone... Full story
The Burlington third-grade class has a new teacher this year: Mrs. Anne Graham. Mrs. Graham was born in Port Huron, Michigan, and grew up in the small town of Millbrook, Michigan. In January 2016, her husband accepted a preaching job at the Riverside Church of Christ and they moved to Burlington in March of that year. She is married to Doug Graham and has four children: Jordan, who is 25 and recently adopted; Zoey, who is 7; Carlee who is 6; and Aidan, who is 2. From 2009 to 2016 Mrs. Graham tau...
Brenner Vern Clark is the son of Vern and Marilyn Clark. He has two older sisters, Keyra and Lexi. Some of his favorite things to do are singing, listening to music, watching movies and hanging out with his friends. Brenner's plans after high school are going to Northwestern Oklahoma State University and then attending medical school at either OSU School of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa or OU Medical School in Oklahoma City. Brenner is very competitive in FFA and basketball. He has received...
On Friday Nov. 9, the Burlington school had an assembly to celebrate Veteran's Day. The senior class conducted the assembly and the Burlington music students performed vocal selections. Music teacher Isi Ofiu conducted the students as the 6th-12th choir sang "The Star Spangled Banner," and "God Bless America." The K-3rd choir sang "The Armed Forces Medley." The guest speaker for the morning was retired Lieutenant Colonel Skeeter Bird. He informed the assembly about his journey in the Army and...
Students at Burlington recently celebrated Red Ribbon Week, a national prevention awareness campaign for alcohol, tobacco, drugs and violence. Each day had a designated theme for everyone to dress up and show their support. Monday's theme was "Too bright to do drugs." Students dressed in neon colors and sunglasses. The same day the student council did a presentation to pre-K through second grade on making sure they have a trustworthy adult give them medicine and about bullying. They also went...
This year at Burlington High School we have four courageous cross country runners. On Aug. 28 at 5:30 p.m. the high school runners had their first meet at the Great Salt Plains State Park hosted by Timberlake High School. Kale Pierce, Timberlake coach, was in charge of the meet and mapped out all the courses for the junior high and high school students. For a small meet with only ten teams participating, Burlington made their mark. Placing only to the Top 15, high school girls had to run 1.5...
On Sept. 13, the Burlington FCA hosted a blood drive at the school. With a population of 159, Burlington had 23 people give blood. There were three first-time donors from the student population. To get the word out about the blood drive, Kirsten Pruett, sponsor for the FCA club, had the FCA members call anybody they knew to inform them about this event. The FCA members would not have been able to accomplish this without the courtesy of the Oklahoma Blood Institute. They helped in providing...
