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Saturday, Oct. 29, students from the Alva band went to Tecumseh to try out for Small School All-State Honor Band, where they competed against other students from all over the state. Preparing for the competition requires “lots and lots of practice and hard work,” said Cara Bradt, Alva band director. “Students are required to play excerpts from two different etudes; they are also required to know all major scales and the chromatic scale, and they also have to sight read.” The students who went to the All-State tryouts were Noah Place, Braylon...
Ladybug senior Ally Riley has been selected for the Oklahoma High School Fast Pitch Coaches' Association Middle West All State team. Riley will extend her softball career at the University of Nebraska next year....
Q: What is your favorite part about being a Goldbug? A: I like being able to be in parades for the community and doing pep rallies and games that make other people at said games hyped up. Q: What is your favorite memory from band? A: Probably the long bus rides home at night and the band getting together and having fun and being in high spirits even if competitions didn't go as planned. Q: What advice do you have for next year's seniors? A: I would say to them that being a senior doesn't mean...
Q: What is your favorite part about being a Goldbug? A: Being able to take part in new activities that my old school didn't offer, such as speech and One Act. Q: What is your favorite memory from band? A: The trips to state and contests. We're always full of energy and always find ways to have fun, even if we don't win. Q: What advice do you have for next year's seniors? A: Start planning early. The more you procrastinate the harder it will be to do what you want to do after high school. Q: If...
Q: What is your favorite part about being a Goldbug? A: Being able to go out and represent the community to the best of my ability while doing things I love to do. Q: What is your favorite memory from band? A: The trips and contests because we always go out and do our absolute best and have a ton of fun after we perform, no matter how we did during the contest. Q: What advice do you have for the next year's seniors? A: Keep practicing and don't give up when it starts to get tough. Q: If you...
On Oct. 22, Riley Beeler, a senior at Alva High School, got selected to be a state officer for Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA). HOSA is an organization that helps better the health field by participating in service projects. Beeler has been a part of HOSA since the fall of 2015. She has attended multiple conferences that have impacted her greatly. This past summer, Beeler attended the National Leadership Conference where she first started wanting to become a state officer for HOSA. “I attended the National Leadership Conference t...
Q: What's your favorite part about being a Goldbug? A: My favorite part about being a Goldbug is to proudly represent Alva and my school. Q: What's your favorite memory from cross country? A: My favorite memory is when Johnny and I were walking the course and we got lost and accidentally walked the 8k instead of the 5k course. Q: What advice do you have for next year's seniors? A: My advice is to try hard! Don't miss practice and have fun and think positive always while running. Q: If you could...
Q: What's your favorite part about being a Goldbug? A: Representing my community to the best of my ability. Q: What's your favorite memory from cross country? A: Winning 7th at state. Q: What advice do you have for next year's seniors? A: Stick with it, and push yourselves as hard as I'd push you if I was still there. Q: If you could change one thing about your high school cross-country career, what would it be? A: I would have pushed myself harder at state than I did. Q: Who has been your...
Q: What does being a Goldbug mean to you? A: I believe being a Goldbug is striving to be the best individual you can be – in academics, any extracurricular activities – what's most important is striving to be the best you can be. Q: What is your favorite football memory? A: My favorite football memory was being able to see the happiness through the players when we beat Thomas 42-0. Being able to see their hard work pay off and the smiles on their faces was amazing. Q: What advice would you hav...
Q: What does being a Goldbug mean to you? A: Being a Goldbug is always doing the right thing, being the first one there and the last one to leave. Q: What is your favorite football memory? A: My favorite football memory is playing football in the front yard with my grandpa and my dad. Q: What advice would you have for next year's seniors? A: Your senior year starts after this game, so prepare for it. Q: Who has been your biggest influence? A: My biggest influence is my dad. Q: If you could...
Q: What is your favorite part about being a Goldbug? A: My favorite part about being a Goldbug is always having a community that will support you and help you through anything you go through, whether it be sports, extracurricular activities, or academics. Q: What's your favorite memory from football? A: My favorite memory is when at Perry my junior year, Justin Meyer had a wide open touchdown and tripped over his own feet and fell before scoring. Q: What advice do you have for next year's...
Q: What does being a Goldbug mean to you? A: It means giving 100% no matter what you do. Q: What is your favorite football memory? A: During the Thomas game when I stripped the football, recovered the fumble and ran for a touchdown. Q: What advice would you have for next year's seniors? A: Don't just go through the motions; practice hard and play every down like it's your last. Q: Who are your biggest influences? A: My brother and my dad because they are always pushing me to be better. Q: If...
Q:What does being a Goldbug mean to you? A: It means giving 100 percent in everything you do and not giving up when things get tough. Q: What is your favorite memory from football? A: My favorite memory would probably be beating Thomas for the first time. Q: What advice would you have for next year's seniors? A: Play every game like it is your last. The season goes by way too fast. Q: Who has been your biggest influence? A: My dad is my biggest influence. Q: If you could change one thing about...
Q: What is your favorite part about being a Goldbug? A: Being a Goldbug is representing your community as best you can in any and everything you do and always showing up prepared. Q: What's your favorite memory from football? A: My favorite memory of football is the bus ride to the locker room after the OBA game junior year, after losing 11 straight games. Q: What advice do you have for next year's seniors? A: My advice to next year's seniors would be to enjoy it while you can; it doesn't last...
Q: What is your favorite part about being a Goldbug? A: The community is great; there is so much support no matter what you do. Q: What's your favorite memory from football? A: My favorite memory is making playoffs last year. Q: What advice do you have for next year's seniors? A: Make the most of it! You never know when you might have an injury that ends your career. Q: If you could change one thing about your high school football career, what would it be? A: Not getting hurt my senior year – i...
Q: What is your favorite part about being a Goldbug? A: My favorite part would have to be the community and having the coaching staff that we have. Q: What's your favorite memory from football? A: My favorite memory is definitely that feeling before a game. Q: What advice do you have for next year's seniors? A: Enjoy it and be a leader for your team on and off the field. Q: If you could change one thing about your high school football career, what would it be? A: would give a lot more effort...
On Friday, Oct. 28, the Alva Goldbugs faced off against the Tonkawa Buccaneers as they made their last attempt of getting a Week 11. The Goldbugs struggled all through the first half with offense as Tonkawa's defense held the line. On the first possession Alva was forced to punt the ball to their opponents. The Buccaneers started their first drive at their 32-yard line. After passing the 50-yard line the Buccaneers managed to get within the 10-yard line, very close to the end zone. Tonkawa...
On Friday, Oct. 28, Key Club members from AHS worked the Haunted Maze at the Menagerie. Students signed up earlier in the week eager to scare people at the maze. "It was a really fun experience but I was really bad at it – I scared myself more than I scared other people!" said Alaina Hurst. The students worked from open to close at the maze. The Bradts provided the students with dinner and costumes. The Menagerie held the Haunted Maze Friday, Saturday and Monday nights. This was their second y...
The Alva High School (AHS) one-act team was busy during the week of Oct. 23 – 29. On Thursday the 27th, they performed "The Diviners" for the AHS student body and staff at 11 a.m., and again that night at 7:30 p.m. for the community of Alva, with both showings generating a good audience turn out. Earlier in the week, the team held multiple practices endeavoring to clean up and finalize all aspects of the show, in preparation for the State One-Act competition on Saturday the 29th. "The Diviners"...
On Oct. 22, the state cross country competition was held in Tulsa. Four athletes from Alva competed. Senior Noah Place represented the boys, and junior RayRay Bell, sophomore Priscilla Samaniego, and freshman Mia Walker represented the girls. This year is the first time Alva High School has had a cross-country team in many years. To have half of the team qualify for the state competition is a significant accomplishment. "For this being our first year, taking half of our team to state is a...
On Monday, Oct. 24, several students from Alva high and middle schools went to Elk City to perform in the Western Honor Choir concert. Western Honor Choir (WOCDA) is an audition-only elite choir filled with students from across the western part of the state. This year the auditions were held Oct. 1, and several students from Alva attended. Luckily everyone from Alva who auditioned made one of the three WOCDA choirs. The students who made the Junior High Mixed Choir were Emily Barton, Delaney Lambert, Mackenzie Morris, Jaydan Coffman, Ali Harzma...
Miss Northwestern's Outstanding Teen 2016 Ducky Wyatt crowns her successor Emily Sanders. To view more photos of the pageant, visit https://goo.gl/ayAnE8 and https://goo.gl/hj7meg....
Miss Northwestern 2016 Mary Shklar crowns Kandi Hughart, who won Miss Northwestern 2017 in the Sunday, Oct. 30, pageant. To view more photos of the pageant, visit https://goo.gl/ayAnE8 and https://goo.gl/hj7meg....
Kandi Hughart performs a fitness dance for her talent in the Miss Northwestern Pageant. Hughart won Miss Northwestern and People's Choice award. To view more photos of the pageant, visit https://goo.gl/ayAnE8 and https://goo.gl/hj7meg....
