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This year's Burlington track team is almost its biggest since 2018 with 26 total tracksters from junior high and high school. The 2023 Burlington high school track team has been working hard and putting in a lot of time during this season. With all their efforts, Coach Margo Hamilton has hopes of each team member making it past regionals and qualifying for state. With this team, Brooke Whittet, Hallie Hamilton, Chloe Jantz, Tamiya Evan, Mylee Sims, Ky Smith, Weston Allen, Zane Willard, Cooper...
On March 1, the Burlington junior high and high school choirs traveled to NWOSU in Alva to compete in the district vocal competition. The songs performed were "Homeward Bound" and an a capella song, "Bonse Aba," which were directed by Isi Ofiu. The choir received an excellent rating on their performance. The Burlington select choir received a superior rating on their ensemble, as well as seven students who presented solos during the competition. All of the soloists and select choir members are...
Seventeen-year-old Ky Smith is currently a senior at Burlington High School. Smith was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Mark and Cara Smith and is the youngest of six. When Smith isn't at school doing his favorite class, which is P.E., he is playing basketball, golfing, hanging out with friends and playing games. Smith is involved in basketball, golf, track, cross country, FFA, FCA, vocal, and band. When asked what he wants to be remembered for when he graduates he responded with "My passion." He...
I still remember the day it happened, the panic in my mom's voice, the sound of the sirens getting louder by the second, and waking up the next day with my family in the room with me. It was that day that I learned my life would change forever at the age of 11. I was diagnosed with epilepsy. Not only does having unexpected seizures worry you and your family, it impacts your independence. I have almost always been independent. Now, I'm a senior in high school and can't get my drivers' license....
The Burlington robotics team traveled to Denver, Colorado, on Dec. 3, to compete with the best of the best in one of three regional competitions in the nation. This year's challenge was called "Made 2Order," which asked teams to build a robot that would operate with a field similar to an Amazon fulfillment center. The Burlington team placed 3rd in game, out of 25 teams across eight different states. Sponsor Jennifer Newlin said she could not have asked for anything more from the students. "They...
Burlington fifth grade teacher Lindsey Morgan grew up in the small town of Hitchcock, Oklahoma, where she later graduated from Lomega High School and attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Mrs. Morgan taught at Timberlake for two years before moving to Burlington where she has been for 14 years. Mrs. Morgan has taught her fifth graders all their subjects with math being her favorite subject. Her favorite part about teaching is connecting with students and discussing what makes them...
From the first practice to the first meet, the Burlington Cross Country team has rapidly excelled in the past few weeks. The new coach, Margo Hamilton, has the students running every morning at 6:30 a.m. before school. This is her first year coaching cross country, but she has rallied nine runners for the team. She indicated that in just three weeks of practice, she has already seen growth in each runner, mentally and physically, and she sees great things to come for the team. The entire team...
