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PARENTS, FACULTY, AND STUDENTS Life in the hive has been extremely busy (as usual). We have been registering our seniors to take the ACT exam during the school day on September 29th in the historical building. This should make the exam more accessible to our students with transportation issues. We also welcomed parents to our annual Back to School Night on Thursday, September 10th. Parents were given a taste of what it’s really like to be a Booker T. Washington student by following their student’s schedule for the evening complete with five minute passing periods and hall sweeps. Luckily, no one was given detention! Please remember to attend Parent/Teacher conferences October 12th and 13th, to continue the conversations started on Back to School Night going. We would like to congratulate Booker T. Washington, National Merit Semi-Finalists for the 2015-2016 school year: Mohamed Aly, Micah Cash, Nathan Levit, Hsinhui (Mandy) Li, Emma Robson, Harriett (Veronica) Sherman, Dana Sous, Samuel Taylor; National Hispanic Recognition Program: William Finch. Thanks again for all of your support; we couldn’t make it without you!

Ms. Nanette Coleman Principal

SONIA SOTOMAYOR PICTURES ON DISPLAY! Last September, Booker T. Washington was honored to receive a visit from Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Her visit was electrifying. Not only did she take questions from the students, she posed for pictures throughout the field house, sitting with almost every student by group during her two-hour presentation. Moreover, her personal story, of overcoming childhood diabetes and societal prejudice to become one of the first Puerto Ricans to attend Princeton and Yale, and then to become a member of our highest court, was an inspiration to all. We were not allowed to admit the press to the session, but a student in the photography club, Addy Sanchez, followed her with a camera. We selected 28 pictures from the more than 600 pictures she took for enlargement and display. These pictures where hung throughout the school building in time for Back to School Night. Parents and students are welcome to walk around and find the pictures of Justice Sotomayor among the Hornets.

Our hope is that the pictures will do more than commemorate a special day for the Hive. They can be used to start a conversation about diversity, adversity, aspiration and achievement. We would like to see Sotomayor’s message repeated throughout the year, so that our next generation of achievers can learn from her example. Parents are encouraged to speak to their children about how they can use their education and the time they are given at Booker T., to build on their dreams and overcome any obstacle.

Parents who did not make it to Back-to-School Night are encouraged to drop by and look for the faces of their children in the crowd. Let’s Go Hornets!

October 2015


BTW ENGLISH TEACHERS STUDY GENOCIDE ON TWO CONTINENTS A casual conversation between BTW English teachers, Kate Remington and Meredith Deaton, developed into a Fund for

Teachers professional development grant sponsoring transcontinental travel in order to explore the ways in which different cultures view, memorialize, and attempt to reconcile the atrocities of prejudice and mass genocide. Both Ms. Deaton and Ms. Remington had read Philip Gourevitch’s award winning account of the Rwandan genocide, We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed with Our Families. As they discussed their shared interests in the causes of racial hatred, its manifestation in mass persecution, and ways to educate students about the genesis and lasting aftermath of genocide, they decided they needed a more in-depth understanding of these issues in order to find ways to help their students truly comprehend these events. Travelling to Rwanda emerged as a focal point for their professional development because of the well-documented genocide that occurred there in the 1990’s. As a contrast, they chose to visit Holocaust museums and memorials in Germany because of students’ familiarity with the genocide of World War II and the ease of travelling to multiple sites in close proximity.

Within Germany their study centered upon how Germany memorialized the Holocaust. Sachsenhausen, the first architecturally planned concentration camp that was built as a work camp in 1936, was a focal point of their research. Both Ms. Remington and Ms. Deaton were impressed by the fact that what ended up being a mass extermination program targeting Jewish people initially began as confinement camp for individuals politically opposing Hitler’s government. The camp then evolved into a “work program” that was presented as a way to make all citizens contribute to the society by targeting groups that were labeled as not doing their fair share of the work such as drug addicts, gay males, political dissidents, handicapped individuals, gypsies, and members of Jehovah’s Witness. In Rwanda it was possible to view the impact of genocide on a truly personal

level because of the country’s much more recent experience with genocide. In contrast to Germany’s more formal memorials to the Holocaust that were reconstructed or preserved long after the war, the sites commemorating the Rwandan genocide are graphically and meticulously maintained in their original state. The Rwandan people, worried about the possibility of Holocaust deniers trying to gloss over the atrocities, intentionally left locations of mass murder as they were discovered with piles of victim’s clothing, blood on the walls, and even blood and remains on the altar cloths of churches where murders took place. Moreover, since many Rwandans are still searching for lost relatives, these sites are archives where individuals can sort through the discarded clothes and papers for clues to the fate of their relatives and friends. After the conflict ended, people who had not participated in the genocide or had attempted to protect those who were victimized were elected to positions of societal authority. Leaders of the genocide were turned over to the International Tribunal or tried through

Sculptural memorial for the victims at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.

Menashe Kadishman's installation at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, entitled Shalekhet (Fallen Leaves). The artwork consists of over 10,000 open-mouthed faces roughly hewn

from circular iron plates.

Ms. Remington and Ms. Deaton try their skills at traditional Rwandan basket weaving.



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the justice system. Individuals who had been involved but were not in charge of the persecution were obliged to admit their role in the genocide and then work to rebuild the infrastructure of the society by performing extended community service in order to provide restorative justice. As a consequence of this program, Rwanda has a modern electrical system as well as superior roadways and public structures. Rwandan individuals were eager to talk to Ms. Remington and Ms. Deaton and to share their experiences with them while making sure that the teachers were able to visit all of the sites that they needed to see in order to help them understand the Rwandan genocide. One of their most significant experiences was by chance when their guide found out that they were interested in the genocide and took them to meet his 95 year-old grandmother. She related her first-hand experiences of living through the genocide to them. In spite of her husband and four children being murdered during the conflict, she had been able to move on with her life and to find meaning in the new society that was formed. Ms. Deaton summarized their experiences in Rwanda, stating, “The biggest lesson for me was that you cannot move forward from societal injustice without some sort of reconciliation. Our society could learn a lot from the Rwandans healing process and their attempt to hold people accountable.” Ms. Deaton and Ms. Remington view these personal narratives as essential in presenting persecution and genocide to their students in a more comprehensible and experiential way. Instead of solely teaching about abstract historical events, they will be able to discuss real people’s stories, therefore making the issue more personal and immediate. Both teachers plan to apply their knowledge and experience within their classroom curriculum in order to encourage students to think about unjust situations that arise in all societies, to address moral dilemmas inherent in prejudice and racism, to encourage exploration of what choices we as individuals make, and to consider the consequences that follow our actions.

Ms. Deaton demonstrates the miraculous cross-cultural unifier—taking a selfie.

Ms. Deaton and Ms. Remington with an elderly Rwandan genocide survivor in Kigali.


MAY 2015 IB DIPLOMA RESULTS Booker T. Washington High School is pleased to announce that 50 members of the Class of 2015 completed all of the requirements for the IB Diploma and sat for the exams in May. Of those students, 34 students (denoted by *) earned sufficient points to receive the IB Diploma. The IB Diploma Program offers students access to a curriculum of world-class standards. Students in the IB Diploma Program must show commitment to their education in six subject areas across the curriculum: English, World Language, Social Sciences, Experimental Sciences, Math, and an elective. In addition to the required coursework, all Diploma students complete an interdisciplinary course called Theory of Knowledge, write an Extended Essay with original research, and participate in CAS (creativity, action, service).

Lindsey Ayres Kaylee Ballard Erin Boyd* Grant Bumgarner* Nicholas Burton* Eddie Carreno* Duncan Carson* Joseph Charney* Essence Collins John Cooper * Natalie Craig* Alexis Davis Tejal Desai* Hana Dickens* Lily Eagleton Mary Faith Flores Douglas Fournet*

Lauren Fox Giselle Fuselier* Emma Gilpin Jared Gonzales* Cora Hasegawa* Karina Herrera Austin Hinds* Nicholas Hofmann* Rowan Hoxie Karina Jaimes Fatima Kahbi* Rachel Katz* Keegan King Saketh Kola* Allyson Kotarsky* Daniel Kupetsky* Bryant Loney

Lauren Lusk* Donald McBride* Mercedes McCoy Lowell Morris Victoria Patrock* Andrew Rhynes* Seamus Ryan-Johnson* John Seely* Devin Shinn* Brandon Sloan* Taylor Smith* Leland Stange* Audrey Still* Alan Tett* Joseph Williams* Patrick Wilson*

MAY 2015 IB STATISTICS: BTW students taking at least one IB exam: 159 # of exams administered in May 2015: 386 # of exams that scored a “4” or better: 273 Pass rate for individual IB exams: 71% # of BTW seniors that completed all requirements of the IB Diploma Program: 50 # of BTW seniors that earned the IB Diploma based upon exam scores: 35 Pass rate for the IB Diploma: 70%



2015 GRADUATES OF BTW’S IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM will be attending the following universities this fall: American University of Paris, California Polytechnic State, Carleton College, Colorado State University, Cornell College, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, Lincoln University, Loyola University, Northwestern University, Oberlin College, Oklahoma State University, Oral Roberts University, Princeton University, Saint Louis University, Texas A&M, Tulane University, Tulsa Community College, University of Arkansas, University of Colorado, University of Denver, University of Illinois, University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of North Texas, University of Notre Dame, University of Oklahoma, University of Puget Sound, University of South Carolina, University of Tulsa, University of Virginia, University of Washington, Washington University, Willamette University, and Yale University.

COLLEGE BOARD NAMES EIGHT BTW SENIORS AS NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALIST SCHOLARS AND ONE SENIOR AS A NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION STUDENT Each year approximately 50,000 academically talented high school students are honored through the National Merit Scholarship Program, but only some 16,000 of them are named Semifinalists. Students qualify as Semifinalists based on their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT and are the only program participants who have an opportunity to advance to the Finalist level and compete for National Merit Scholarships. Finalists are then determined based on application, high school academic record, and SAT scores consistent with PSAT performance. About 7,600 outstanding Finalists will be chosen as Merit Scholarship winners in the 2015 competition. Booker T. Washington is proud to announce that the College Board designated the following 8 BTW students as National Merit Semi-Finalists this year: Mohamed Aly, Micah Cash, Nathan Levit, Mandy Li, Emma Robson, Veronica Sherman, Dana Sous, and Samuel Taylor. The College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) recognized William Finch. Every year, the NHRP recognizes about 5,000 of the 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who take the SAT test. Although it is not a scholarship, the College Board’s NHRP program is an academic honor that can be included on college applications to identify academically exceptional Hispanic/Latino students. Congratulations to all of you! BTW MODEL UNITED NATIONS SET TO HAVE RECORD YEAR The Booker T. Washington Model UN program is off to a great start, with record attendance at its meetings - Thursday mornings at 8:00 in room 218. We have a full schedule of activities, including hosting our own tournament, and traveling to St. Louis Missouri and Conway Arkansas this semester. Those interested in joining can come to any meeting and join the Facebook page, "BTW Model United Nations."

Back row: Nathan Levit, Veronica Sherman, Samuel Taylor Front row: Emma Robson, Micah Cash, and Mandy Li Not pictured: Mohamed Aly, and Dana Sous


COUNSELING INFORMATION Reminder to all 10th, 11th and 12th graders. Personal Financial Literacy must be completed before you can graduate! Please visit ttcu.com and register for this. For more information please contact Brenda Horton in the Counseling office. *Seniors! The senior plan book is available online at the school website. Go to btw.tulsa.schooldesk.net, click on students and then class of 2016. Also, please print off the records request form there and turn in to the Counselor’s office.

PSAT EXAM What: PSAT Exam Who: All BTW Sophomores and interested Juniors/Freshmen When: Wednesday, October 14th; 8:45-Noon Where: BTW Historical Building Cost: Sophomores: FREE (sponsored by BTW Foundation) Juniors/Freshmen: $14 (cash only) Registration: September 21st-October 2nd (BTW Bookstore)

BTW FAMILY Are you available to help our sophomore and junior Hornets on Wednesday, October 14th from 8:15am-12:30pm? Sign up to proctor the PSAT Exam. Click on this link to volunteer. https://www.pt-avenue.com/volunteerr.asp?sc=BTWPTSA&v=105207 Thank you for your help. Carol Reynolds

TESTING & COUNSELING INFORMATION

IB EXAM REGISTRATION will take place October 12th-30th. Juniors are limited to a maximum of two IB exams; seniors may register for up to six IB exams. For May 2016, the IB Subject Exam Fee is $113 per exam. If a student wishes to take more than one exam, the cost is still $113 per exam. Payment may be made to the BTW Bookstore by cash or cashier’s check or online with credit card through the TPS PayForIt service. 1 exam $113.00 2 exams $226.00 3 exams $339.00 4 exams $452.00 5 exams $565.00 6 exams $678.00

Students that qualify for free/reduced lunch are asked to pay $10 per exam. Financial assistance is available for students for whom these costs pose an undue burden. Students should see Mrs. Lazdins for help in this process. BTW is committed to ensuring that all students have access to the IB program.

BTW PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES October 12th and 13th 4:30-7:30


Letter from the PTSA President Irene Drew Greetings Hornet Parents! As the PTSA president, I would like to welcome back returning students and families! I also extend a very heartfelt welcome to our new BTWHS families and staff members! To all of you, I look forward to making 2015-2016 a fun and productive year.

The purpose of the PSTA first and foremost is to support our students. In addition, it supports the faculty, staff, parents, and the local community. “Every Child-One Voice” is the National PTA motto, and the PTA is one of the strongest voices in the educational process that directly supports our children and school. This year will be no different. Booker T Washington High School has a P-T-S-A which means we WANT to involve our students in the active process of the association – valid input and feedback to what affects them (as well as teachers & parents.) Your PSTA has been focused on preparing an enhanced educational environment for all of our students. An effective and successful PSTA requires support and involvement of the parents of our students. It is vital. Your first opportunity to show support is to become a member of the Booker T. Washington PTSA. We encourage each of you to show your commitment by joining. Money raised through PTSA membership and fundraisers helps to fund grants for the various student organizations including monies for equipment, trips, supplies and much, much more. Over the years, the PTSA has provided learning opportunities and social activities that may have otherwise been unavailable to our students. The second way to show your support will be to participate in the numerous exciting events and programs that we have planned throughout the year. You may choose to be a committee chair, committee member, or a volunteer. Whatever level of participation you choose, your time and involvement will be greatly appreciated. Many parents feel that they cannot participate in the PTSA because they cannot attend meetings or be at school during the day. Whether you have 30 minutes or a couple of hours in or outside of school hours, your ideas, your time, and your talents are truly needed. There are endless possibilities in ways you can help. Research shows that students whose parents are involved in their education have better grades and fewer discipline problems. We promise that the time you give to the PTSA and the school will be worth your while—and fun! Please consider volunteering, it really does make a difference in the lives of all our children! Please contact me anytime about PTSA events and activities. I am here to assist you in any way that I can. I hold this opportunity in high regard, and I look forward to meeting and working with each of you!

With appreciation, Irene Drew BTW PTSA President, 2015-2016 [email protected] Facebook: Hornets PTSA

2015/16 PTSA Officers President – Irene Drew 1st Vice President – Dorothy Blakey 2nd Vice President – Charlotte Miller Treasurer – Gwendolyn Morris Secretary – Tracy White-Davidson Communications – Beth Delancy Delegate - Open (Etta Taylor)

The PTSA will host monthly meetings the 2nd Monday every month except in December. It will be at 7pm in the seminar room.

Oct 12, 2015 Nov 9, 2015 Jan 11, 2016 Feb 8, 2016 Mar 14, 2016 Apr 11, 2016 May 9, 2016

PTSA Memberships $5 per member to join the PTSA (Cash Check or Credit Card). Alumni, Grandparents, Students and Friends of BTW are all encouraged to join. Contact Gladys Douglas at [email protected] with questions.


BTW/PTSA "FUND THE HIVE" CAMPAIGN” Want to support the PTSA but not sure how?IT'S EASY...Support our "Fund the Hive" Campaign by making a confidential, one-time 100% tax deductible contribution. BTW PTSA supports and funds various education activities that benefit All BTW students.We hope that you will donate as generously as your budget will allow. Questions? Contact: Irene Drew @ [email protected] or Dorothy Blakey @ [email protected].

Purchase the one-of-a-kind "Straight Out of Booker T Washington" t-shirt $12 for the Sm-XL $14 for 2XL and up.

T-Shirts available while supplies last.

TOGETHER WITH THE BTW COUNSELING OFFICE BTW’s PTSA has traditionally sponsored an October Road Map to College – an overview of various steps toward sending students to college. This year we will not offer the Road Map to College but instead choose to recognize and support the tools and in-depth programming offered by our own counseling office team. Here is a Shout Out to many of the great offerings that students and their families can consider:

• Check out the Senior Plan Book by going to the BTW home page under the drop down menu for “Student”, then click on “Class of 2016.” Counselors have reviewed the information in this book with current seniors, but younger students are welcome to refer to it to see what might be needed for their senior year.

• Regularly review the College Visits list and Hornet email for opportunities to learn more about a college or university from visiting admissions representatives.

• Visit the newly redesigned foyer of the counseling office and explore information on colleges, scholarship opportunities and Test Prep Resources.

• Talk to your students about the Buzzness activity period. BTW counseling offers programs geared toward preparing for college during Buzzness. Programs include OK Promise, NCAA eligibility and preparation, writing essays for college applications, FAFSA, the college admissions process, some “Stress Buster” weeks, and other activities in cooperation with our school social worker, Aisha Bereal.

• Senior parents: look forward to an in-depth FAFSA evening on January 12th during which parents are guided through the FAFSA questions with an expert.

• Most importantly, take some time to get to know your student’s counselor. Each BTW counselor is well versed in the college preparation and admission process. Even if your student comes up with a question that has never been asked, the counseling office will work with your student to identify appropriate resources and find the answer to the question.

Please take a moment to thank a counselor for their ongoing support

for our students and their families.


TEEN ADVISORY BOARD Have fun with Booker T faculty and families while raising money to bring inspirational speakers to Booker T Washington High School! Teen Advisory Board is sponsoring a Dinner and Silent Auction on Sunday, October 11th at 6:30 pm at B'nai Emunah Synagogue located at 1719 South Owasso in Tulsa. Please help Teen Advisory Board to keep Booker T as a destination for such important events as Tulsa Mayoral debates, discussions with Tulsa community and Oklahoma state leaders, the recent Desegregation Assembly, and visits from national political candidates and government officials.

Dinner by Orr: $25 per person (Checks may be made out to BTW PTSA)

Silent auction items will include rounds of golf, Kendra Scott jewelry, food, educational opportunities, and other great items. Please send your RSVP with your payment to the Teen Advisory Board at Booker T Washington HS, 1514 East Zion Street, Tulsa, OK 74106 by Wednesday, October 7, 2015.

BTW FOUNDATION BBB Exceeds Fundraising Goal -- Thank you!

Thanks to the generosity of our BTW family, Booker T, Books & BBQ generated enough money to fund all of the book requests from our teachers! The money raised at BBB by the Foundation purchased approximately 180 books -- Latin dictionaries and grammar books, magazines for social studies, workbooks for German, and plays for English classes. We greatly appreciate the support of: • Corporate sponsors who supplied food and water • Lexus of Tulsa for the much needed bottled water • Dedicated parent and community volunteers • Students organizations of Men of Power, NHS, Women of Power and Key Club • School personnel who went out of their way to make the afternoon's fun

go smoothly • Biggn's BBQ for making a delicious meal • The Funky D's for the always awesome entertainment • DJ Spencer (once a Hornet, always a Hornet!) • Football game attendees who kindly dipped into their pockets at half-time • Dr. Marshall and Ms. Coleman for their unending support. The family dinner, just prior to the first Hornet home football win, was a great success. Thank you for helping the Foundation with its mission of enhancing all aspects of academic endeavors for our students, faculty, and administration.


2016 YEARBOOKS INFORMATION 2016 yearbooks are now on sale online! You can order yours by going to www.jostens.com or by clicking the link on the BTW home page. Mr. New will also be taking orders in his room (222) for families that want to pay in cash. Unfortunately due to TPS policy we cannot accept personal checks.

Pricing will be as follows:

$60 until September 30th (with four free icons on any personalization package) $60 until Winter Break $65 until Spring Break $70 until April 30th (this is the last day to order online) $75 for any order at school once the books arrive.

Payment plans are available and lock in the price from the initial order date.

Hornet Musical Theatre Prepares to Present Rocky Horror Picture Show in October

Hornet Musical Theatre is proud to present the first Oklahoma high

school production of the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! School Edition! Please join us for this beloved cult classic!!

Preview Tuesday 10/22/15 @ 7pm

Performance 1 Wednesday 10/23/15 @ 7pm Performance 2 Thursday 10/24/15 @ 7pm

Performance 3 Friday 10/25/15 @ 7pm


SENIOR PICTURES Senior pictures will not be taken at school but instead we will take them over three weekends at Centennial Park at 6th and Peoria. There will be a sign up sheet located on the senior class board for 15 minute sessions. Students will come to the park and be photographed by Mr. New and his yearbook staff. It is very important that students sign up early as later times tend to fill up, and it will take all three days to get everyone in. EVERYONE MUST BE PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE PARK. Even if you plan to submit a professional picture it is important that we get a photograph of everyone so all students are asked to come to one of the sessions. IB students please let the staff know if you are in the diploma program so we can get a special shot to use on the IB page. If you are unable to make any of the sessions please let Mr. New know as soon as possible to make arrangements. Senior Picture Sessions are as follows: Saturday, September 19th Saturday, September 26th Saturday, October 10th Times will be from 8:00am until Noon and from 2pm to 6pm each session. The cost is free to all seniors but print package order forms will be available for purchase. All proceeds will go to the PTSA and the yearbook program. If you would like to submit an outside, professional picture to replace this one in the yearbook you may. We will only accept photos from professional photographers. If you are looking for photographers we recommend Josh New Photography (www.joshnewphotography.com), Shannon Surratt Photography (www.shannonsurrattportraits.com), and Eric Sack Photography (www.sackphoto.com)

Submitted photos must: Be high resolution (300 dpi) and large enough to print without pixilation Be full color and unfiltered (no high contrast or unnatural saturation) Not contain animals or large props Cropped to a standard yearbook portrait (full head and torso much be clearly visible) Taken outside using natural light Appropriate for publishing in the yearbook To submit a senior photo go to www.replayit.com and create an account selecting Booker T as your school. Submitted photos will show up in the


yearbook inbox but you will need to email Mr. New at [email protected] to verify receipt. Please include the student’s name and a brief description of the photo (blue dress, red tie, etc.) to ensure that we keep the right picture with the right student. If your photographer prefers to submit the photo directly, they can email it to Mr. New.

All senior photos must be submitted by December 1st to be included in the yearbook.

SENIOR BABY PICTURES We are also going to feature senior baby pictures this year due to popular demand! You can submit your baby picture using the same process above. We will also have a scanner available for printed photos. You can bring them by room 222 and they will be scanned and returned to the student right then.

Baby pictures must also be submitted by December 1st to be included in the yearbook.

SENIOR AND BUSINESS ADS We are also going to offer senior ads again this year for families that would like to purchase a special section for their graduating senior or business ads for families that would like to advertise their business in the yearbook. They come in ¼ page, ½ page, full page or two page sizes. Prices are as follows: ¼ page: $50 if paid 1st semester; $75 if paid 2nd semester ½ page: $75 if paid 1st semester; $100 if paid 2nd semester Full page: $100 if paid 1st semester; $150 if paid 2nd semester 2 page spread $200 if paid 1st semester; $275 if paid 2nd semester All content for the ads can be submitted at www.replayit.com. Email Mr. New at [email protected] for receipt confirmation and to discuss layout and content. Prices are discounted if the ad is PAID IN FULL before the first semester, even if the actual ad is created later. Ads will be created by the BTW yearbook staff or can be submitted in their final form by a professional photographer or designer. Thank you all so much for your support of the yearbook and we look forward to creating a special new book! We received a lot of positive feedback from last year’s book and our goal is to make this one ever bigger and better!


Fall 2015 Jazz Schedule Sat 11/14 Carver Jazz & Blue Jeans Benefit, at the Rucker Warehouse Sat 11/21 OMEA All State Jazz auditions-Midwest City High School Thur 12/3 BTW Winter Concert, in BTW’s Ellis Walker Woods Auditorium, 6:30 pm Sat 12/5 OMEA All State Band auditions-2nd round, Westmoore HS Sat 12/18 Winter Assembly – at 9:30 & 10:30 am Fall 2015 Orchestra Schedule Fri 10/9 Metro Honor Orchestra Auditions, at Edison 6:00 p.m. Mon 10/26 Metro Honor Orchestra rehearsal, at TCC SE, 6:00-8:30 Mon 11/2 Metro Honor Orchestra rehearsal, at TCC SE, 6:00-8:30 Tue 11/3 Metro Honor Orchestra workshop, at TCC SE, 8:30-3:00, w/concert at 7:00 pm Sat 11/7 NOADSO Orch, at TCC SE, all day Tue 11/17- Wed 11/18 OSSAA String Orch Contest, location/time tba Thur 12/3 BTW Winter Concert, in BTW’s Ellis Walker Woods Auditorium, 6:30 pm Sat 12/5 OMEA All State Orchestra auditions-Westmoore HS Sat 12/18 Winter Assembly – at 9:30 & 10:30 am BTW Orchestra & Jazz links Website: http://btworchjazz.weebly.com Twitter: @BTWOrchJazz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BTWOrchestra Instagram: btworchjazz


BTW Swim Team Schedule 2015-2016 Meet Schedule November 5 Owasso 6:00 pm @ BTW November 12 Ft. Gibson 5:30 pm @ Ft Gibson November 17 Santa Fe, Edmond 5:30 pm @ BTW November 21 Bartlesville Invitational 10:30 am @ Bartlesville December 3 Harrah 5:30 pm @ BTW December 5 Mustang Invitational 10:30 am December 10 Memorial, Bishop Kelley, Miami 6:00 pm @ BTW January 7 Hornet Invitational 5:30 pm @ BTW January 12 Stillwater 5:30 pm @ BTW January 14 Green Country Conference 6:00 pm @ BTW January 22 & 23 Jenks Invitational 5:30pm and 12:00 pm @ Jenks January 30 Rose Invitational 10:30 am @ Oologah February 5 & 6 Regionals @ Jenks February 19 & 2 State Championships @ Jenks

Coming Soon: The BTW Swim Boosters will be selling sweatpants on Fridays during lunch. BTW sweatpants are approved to wear on Fridays. Open cuff sweatpants $25 Jogger style sweatpants $38

BTW Varsity Football Schedule Day Date Visitor Home

Friday Sept. 11 BTW Milton

Friday Sept.25 BTW Ponca City

Thursday Oct. 1 Sapulpa Williams

Friday Oct. 9 BTW Claremore

Friday Oct. 16 Bartlesville Williams

Friday Oct.23 BTW Bixby

Friday Oct. 30 Sand Springs Williams

HOMECOMING!!!

Friday Nov. 6 BTW Muskogee


October 1 Pink Out Night - FB vs. Sapulpa; VB @ Union; XCtry @ Claremore

Date

October 2 Early Release Schedule; Speech/Debate @ Edmond

October 3 Speech/Debate @ Edmond; SAT Exam at BTW

Oct 7 XCtry @ Green Country Conf. (O'Brien Park)

Oct. 8 Advisory Schedule; Jostens Sr. Forum (order caps/gowns/invitations); XCtry @ Owasso

Oct. 9 Assembly Schedule; Mr./Miss Hornet Speeches and Voting; VB @ Regional Tournament; 8th Grade Shadowing; FB @ Claremore

Oct. 12: 1-7 Schedule; Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:30-7:30 p.m.); Freshman Parent Night (7:00-8:00 pm); Acad Bowl @ District Tourn.; Fresh FB @ Hale; JVFB (home) vs. Claremore

Oct. 13 1-7 Schedule; Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:30-7:30 pm); Freshman Parent Night (7:00-8:00 pm)

Oct. 14 1-7 Schedule; PSAT Exam (8:45-12:30 in HB)

Oct. 15-16 Fall Break; No School

Oct. 16 FB (home) vs. Bartlesville

Oct. 15-17 Speech @ Dallas Tourn.

Oct. 17-18 VB @ State Tourn.

Oct. 19 No School (due to conferences); Fresh FB (home) vs. Rogers; JVFB @ Bartlesville; Acad. Bowl @ Edison

Oct. 20 Sr. orders due to Jostens

Oct. 21-23 Rocky Horror Picture Show Musical

Oct. 22 Yearbook Photo Retakes

Oct. 23 Activity Period Schedule; 8th Grade Shadowing; FB @ Bixby

Event

Oct 5 Acad Bowl (home) vs. Union; JVFB @ Sapulpa; Fresh FB (home) vs. McLain

Oct. 24 ACT Exam; XCtry @ Regionals

Oct. 26 Activity Period Schedule; JVFB (home) vs. Bixby

Oct. 27 1-3-5-7 Schedule; Homecoming Hall Decorations

Oct. 28 2-4-6-7 Schedule; Homecoming Doors/Halls Judged

Oct. 29 Assembly Schedule; Coronation of Mr./Miss Hornet

Oct. 30 Pep Assembly Schedule; Outrageous Orange and Black Day; FB (home) vs. Sand Springs

Oct. 31 XCtry @ State

2015 October Calendar

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