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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome uncome weunkan.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 1>on K one, the one you trust, and we have

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<v Speaker 1>a truck mcquality and here from Bartlesville Public Schools. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>that school year went fast.

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<v Speaker 2>I got blink.

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<v Speaker 3>It's amazing. Yeah we are, Yeah, we're it's it's upon us.

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<v Speaker 3>You're right, and you know tomorrow is our last day

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<v Speaker 3>of school and then of course Friday night we're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>have graduation. And uh, you know, Tom, I know your

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<v Speaker 3>family came here. I think your youngest was in middle

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<v Speaker 3>school and so yeah, she started out seventh grade at

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<v Speaker 3>mentone message. Yeah, so I hope we served your family

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<v Speaker 3>well and kind of helped her on the attorney Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>good deal.

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<v Speaker 1>She actually started really like going to school once we

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<v Speaker 1>got out of Illinois and here, well good and she's

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<v Speaker 1>thrived at National Honor Society and just a whole lot

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<v Speaker 1>of things. And thank you very much for uh, your

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<v Speaker 1>staff and your your your instructors, and just the welcoming

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<v Speaker 1>atmosphere because there are a lot of people who move

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<v Speaker 1>into town each and every years. I guess they're kind

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<v Speaker 1>of used to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they do.

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<v Speaker 3>We try to, you know, we're here to serve families,

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<v Speaker 3>and just like I'm glad your daughter had a good

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<v Speaker 3>experience and looking forward to I know she graduated from

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<v Speaker 3>Track County last night and they did a great program

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<v Speaker 3>out there. It's another opportunity for kids. And so yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>so graduation is gonna be Friday night, seven o'clock, Custer

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<v Speaker 3>Stadium o'clock, seven o'clock, we play the wind play.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's that's our plan. That's our plan, and uh.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh we encourage everybody to just be aware. Obviously this

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<v Speaker 3>time of year, weather's always a concern when you have

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<v Speaker 3>an outdoor graduation. But we will have an outdoor graduation.

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<v Speaker 3>It is scheduled to start at seven pm. Uh, we

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<v Speaker 3>may shift the time just depending on the weather. Uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, and so uh we've had times where we've

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<v Speaker 3>we've moved it up an hour or we maybe started

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<v Speaker 3>a little bit later, and we want to do everything

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<v Speaker 3>we can to try to have it on Friday night.

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<v Speaker 3>We know families are coming in and they've got reception

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<v Speaker 3>schedule kind of all weekend, So probably the latest we

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<v Speaker 3>start it would be probably nine o'clock, but obviously we're

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<v Speaker 3>hoping we can start at seven o'clock. The whole ceremony

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<v Speaker 3>takes about an hour and twenty minutes. We don't bring

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<v Speaker 3>in a big speaker or anything because we know so

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<v Speaker 3>you know, people are there to see their kid walk

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<v Speaker 3>across the stage. You know, they're not they're not here

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<v Speaker 3>to they're not here to hear from some some someone

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<v Speaker 3>come in speak to them. We do have some kids

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<v Speaker 3>speak during the uh you know what, Yeah, it is.

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<v Speaker 2>We will have our senior class president and student body president.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll give it. They'll give a short speech.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, So Friday night, seven o'clock, Custer Stadium. Hopefully

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<v Speaker 3>the weather will be uh will be beautiful for us,

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<v Speaker 3>but if not, we'll find a window in there. We'll

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<v Speaker 3>find it to our window. We can have that ceremony.

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<v Speaker 3>Worst case, if it is a complete washout on Friday,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll find a window on Saturday and have it on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, but we were planning. We're really excited about

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<v Speaker 3>It's always a fun night.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not like this is your first rodeo.

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<v Speaker 1>We've done this a bit.

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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly right.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I've been I've been to a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>graduations here. I guess this'll be my twenty fourth in Bartlesville. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>and so we did have a in twenty nineteen. People

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<v Speaker 3>think back back when we had all the flooding that year,

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<v Speaker 3>we did have graduation indoors. Uh, And I decided during

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<v Speaker 3>that time we're not going to do that again. And

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, and the main reason is there are

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of people who are with you on now

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<v Speaker 3>that's that's right. Yeah, I mean people you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>don't want to have because we have to limit the

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<v Speaker 3>number of people that can attend, and we don't want

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<v Speaker 3>to do that. So we just decided it's better off

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<v Speaker 3>for us to have it outdoors. And if we need

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<v Speaker 3>to shift the time a little bit or even the date,

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<v Speaker 3>we will do that. But yeah, we're have an outdoor

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<v Speaker 3>graduation Custer Stadium Friday at seven o'clock and to stay

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<v Speaker 3>We'll inform folks if we need to shift that time

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<v Speaker 3>any keep.

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<v Speaker 1>It right here over most of this very same station.

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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly right.

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<v Speaker 3>K One's always a big supporter and always broadcasts that

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<v Speaker 3>forest as well. They'll be the first ones to know

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<v Speaker 3>if we make that, if we need to make some

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<v Speaker 3>sort of a shift. Tom also was wanted to mention

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<v Speaker 3>found out yesterday we got an update from our some

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<v Speaker 3>of our kids. You know, we're heavily invested in in

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<v Speaker 3>STEM education, science, technology, engineering and math, and we had

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<v Speaker 3>a handful of students for kiddos go to the International

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<v Speaker 3>Science and Engineering Fair and we send kids every year

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<v Speaker 3>that attend that.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh and so really excited to report.

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<v Speaker 3>That Jonathan Lie he actually finished third in Environmental Engineering,

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<v Speaker 3>which is.

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<v Speaker 2>A really big deal we had.

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<v Speaker 3>There are over we have information on our website about

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<v Speaker 3>the award and on social media, but there's over thirteen

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<v Speaker 3>hundred students participate from sixty three countries, so it's truly

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<v Speaker 3>an international event. So really proud of Jonathan for him

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<v Speaker 3>to finish third place. And like I said, we had

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<v Speaker 3>four other students also compete that performed well and had

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<v Speaker 3>a great experience. Our science teachers travel with them. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>science is a big part of our school. It's a

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<v Speaker 3>big part of our community. You know, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of retired engineers right here in Bartlesville and a big

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<v Speaker 3>part of fabric in Bartlesville. So really continue to invest

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<v Speaker 3>in that. You know, we also found out last week

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<v Speaker 3>we were a project lead the Way Distinguished District. Continue

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<v Speaker 3>to invest there where that's a sixth year in a row.

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<v Speaker 3>We're the only one in the state of Oklahoma. There's

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<v Speaker 3>only nineteen in the country. So we continue to just

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<v Speaker 3>make that part of what we do in terms of

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<v Speaker 3>our STEM education and really proud of our kids being

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<v Speaker 3>able to have that opportunity. You know, we were skied

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<v Speaker 3>would have a ward meeting Monday night the weather. We

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<v Speaker 3>ended up shifting it. We're gonna have a special bar

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<v Speaker 3>meeting tomorrow at noon just to take care of that business.

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<v Speaker 3>But typically that meeting we spotlight a lot of kids,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, like our Science Fair kids I just talked about,

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<v Speaker 3>but like our spring sports. So we had a tremendous,

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<v Speaker 3>tremendous spring and lots of different activities and I kind

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<v Speaker 3>of want I want to.

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<v Speaker 2>Mention soccer specifically.

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<v Speaker 1>One that's a beautiful story.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my gosh, it's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, our boys' soccer team made it to the semifinals

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<v Speaker 3>and lost a heartbreaker, won to nothing. That was a

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<v Speaker 3>fun night. I got to go down and see them

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<v Speaker 3>play at Broken Arrow. I think it's been thirty years

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<v Speaker 3>since we went to the semifinals, And.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a little perspective on that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we complete and we compete in the largest

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<v Speaker 3>class in the state of Oklahoma, and that's based off

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<v Speaker 3>of your student enrollment at the high school level. Football

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<v Speaker 3>splits that up between six A one and two, but

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<v Speaker 3>all of other sports are that's just the top that

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<v Speaker 3>just six A. There's thirty two schools in it. And

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<v Speaker 3>just to give you an idea on the enrollment discrepancy,

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<v Speaker 3>our boys team in the first round, they went and

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<v Speaker 3>played at Union and played Tulsa Union, and they have

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<v Speaker 3>an union. If you look at how many students they

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<v Speaker 3>have at the high school compared to us, they have

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<v Speaker 3>almost three thousand more kids than we do, and so

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<v Speaker 3>we compete against them regularly, which obviously that can create

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<v Speaker 3>some challenges. But our you know, our kids went and

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<v Speaker 3>beat them and then one again in the quarterfinals and

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<v Speaker 3>then played lost to Broken Earrol won the zero in

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<v Speaker 3>the semifinals and Broken Earrol has four three hundred more

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<v Speaker 3>students than to the high school students.

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<v Speaker 2>That we do too.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's pretty incredible when you think about put it

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<v Speaker 3>in that sort of perspective. So really proud of our

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<v Speaker 3>We have a ton of kids playing soccer in our community.

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<v Speaker 3>Soccer is obviously a worldwide sport, but it's really.

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<v Speaker 1>Town you can't find an open soccer building.

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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly right.

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<v Speaker 3>It's really awesome, you know, and to see our kids,

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<v Speaker 3>boys and girls. But our boys team, I think this

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<v Speaker 3>is their fifth year in a row to make the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the furthest run they've had in thirty years.

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<v Speaker 3>A really strong group of seniors kind of led the

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<v Speaker 3>charge with that, and so that was really they really

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<v Speaker 3>represented us well. And of course our other spring sports

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<v Speaker 3>have done really well as well. You know, I think

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<v Speaker 3>our girls tennis team was probably the next best finish.

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<v Speaker 3>They finished fourth in the state of Oklahoma. Emma Shelley,

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<v Speaker 3>who's a sophomore, as a state runner up. She lost

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<v Speaker 3>in three sets, so she's and she's the last of

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<v Speaker 3>the Shelley girls. There's been three of them. One of

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<v Speaker 3>them is playing tennis at Washburn and the oldest was

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<v Speaker 3>a golfer. Actually she played golf at UCO. But they

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<v Speaker 3>had a tremendous, tremendous season. Our boys finished, our boys

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<v Speaker 3>tennis team last week finished ninth in the state. Our

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<v Speaker 3>boys golf team boys tennis finished eighth in the state.

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<v Speaker 3>Boys golf finished ninth in the state. You know, they

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<v Speaker 3>Jay wass Miller or sophomore. He won the six A

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<v Speaker 3>East Regional down at Bailey and Golf and he shot

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<v Speaker 3>a sixty six in the first sixty five in the

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<v Speaker 3>first round tour.

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<v Speaker 2>He we just mind, that's really a fun group. They've

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<v Speaker 2>got it.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a sophomore and there's three other freshmen that competed,

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<v Speaker 3>so they've got a really chance to really be competitive

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<v Speaker 3>in terms that you know that golf, tennis. Our softball

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<v Speaker 3>team continues to have success. Coach Men's do a tremendous job.

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<v Speaker 3>They once the state tournament, were quarter finalist in slow

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<v Speaker 3>pitch softball. They went fast pitch in the fall, and

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<v Speaker 3>last year they were also in slow pitch too, So

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<v Speaker 3>really track just finished up. Wesley Turner finished second in

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<v Speaker 3>the pole vault, he's a sophomore, lost by six inches.

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<v Speaker 3>And then Michael Murphy I think he was I came

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<v Speaker 3>if he was fifth or seventh in the in the discus,

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<v Speaker 3>he's a sophomore. And then Russell Miller senior, great great

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<v Speaker 3>young man. He finished fifth and the eight hundred. Uh

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<v Speaker 3>he ran that eight hundred which in I think you

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<v Speaker 3>ran in the minute fifty five seconds, which that's pretty

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<v Speaker 3>quick for two laps around that track. So anyway, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>spring sports really went well. Obviously had a tremendous, tremendous

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<v Speaker 3>athletic season there, and I know also our I hope

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<v Speaker 3>people got to see the spring production that lame is.

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<v Speaker 2>That was something that was really out.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's incredible, it's it's it's it always blows

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<v Speaker 3>me away. I'm always, I always when I watch our

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<v Speaker 3>kids perform, I'm also reminded. I'm always reminded of how

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<v Speaker 3>little talent that I have because it just blows me

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<v Speaker 3>away the things that they can do.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really incredible. But they are so young.

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<v Speaker 3>But anyway, just really proud of them. It's really fun

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<v Speaker 3>all those wonderful things. And then lastly, just want to

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<v Speaker 3>mention you know, I've continue I've talked about the book

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<v Speaker 3>The Anxious Generation on here about every month since for

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<v Speaker 3>a year, since I kind of brought this forward to

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<v Speaker 1>It's important.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, last started that last summer with the State of

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<v Speaker 3>the schools, and we've done book studies with our school board,

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<v Speaker 3>with all of our administrators.

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<v Speaker 2>We've shared we've shared with parents.

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<v Speaker 3>I've done a couple of community book studies, just really

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<v Speaker 3>and the impact on our kids and really not just

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<v Speaker 3>the next steps in then. I mean, there's been discussion

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<v Speaker 3>and legislation about talking about cell phones and schools. But

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<v Speaker 3>I wanted to mention from that book, there's four recommendations

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<v Speaker 3>really for parents to be thinking of. I think it's

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you, your kid doesn't have to have everything

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<v Speaker 3>they're asking for about a cell phone, and so some

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<v Speaker 3>of those recommendations are good, I think. I think the

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<v Speaker 3>first one is kids don't need to have a smartphone

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<v Speaker 3>before they're in high school. You know, they'll live without

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<v Speaker 3>it and they can. Number two, they don't need to

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<v Speaker 3>be on social media until they're sixteen years old. I

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<v Speaker 3>would argue even later than that, and that's a minimum.

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<v Speaker 3>There's really no reason for them. There's really no reason

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<v Speaker 3>their cell phone during the school day, which I'll mention

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<v Speaker 3>I want to follow up on that here in just

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<v Speaker 3>a second and fourth. They need more. They need to

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<v Speaker 3>get outside and have more unsupervised play. They need to

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<v Speaker 3>be with others and play and do that. It's important

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<v Speaker 3>can get if you're addicted to your social media phone

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<v Speaker 3>where you're inside scrolling when you need to be outside,

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<v Speaker 3>interacting with others, living life. But so kind of on

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<v Speaker 3>our schools end, we've we have been working on this

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<v Speaker 2>Our elementary middle schools. We really like a good handle

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<v Speaker 3>High school is a big is a little bit more

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<v Speaker 3>challenging just because there's a lot of moving parts. But

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<v Speaker 3>uh uh, you know, we're going to be moving forward

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<v Speaker 3>to this upcoming school year. We're going to ban cell

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<v Speaker 3>we're gonna expect them, just like we do in our

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<v Speaker 3>at all. I mean, they can they can pick up

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<v Speaker 3>they're going to track. County tech or going to an

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<v Speaker 3>internship and they need to have their phone then, but

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<v Speaker 3>other than that, they don't need to have it. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, families are thinking about when to get their

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<v Speaker 3>to have one when they go to school because they don't.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we have a We have got a telephone

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<v Speaker 3>in every classroom. We do have you know, we we

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<v Speaker 2>So I just wanted to just mention.

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<v Speaker 3>That we'll be our board will be we'll be updating

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to share that with people as well. And then

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<v Speaker 3>also next year, we're not going to have any virtual

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<v Speaker 3>so we'll have we we've you know, that kind of

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<v Speaker 3>started back during the pandemic and we had some scheduled

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<v Speaker 3>so that we did some teacher training during that time,

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<v Speaker 3>we did some professional development. But we're going to we'll

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<v Speaker 3>be probably next month will be taken that to our school,

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<v Speaker 3>our school board to update that we all of our

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<v Speaker 3>those are all going to be in person days as well.

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<v Speaker 3>And then I'll just highlight a couple of other things too.

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<v Speaker 3>Staffing wise, we'll be feeling we're kind of rounded out

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<v Speaker 3>the district. She's a math teacher since twenty fourteen. This

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<v Speaker 3>year she worked as a counselor former Barnsville High School

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<v Speaker 3>Teacher of the Year. She'll be assistant principal there at

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<v Speaker 3>Bartlesville High School. And then Sharon Southwick. Sharon is going

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<v Speaker 3>to go back to Madison as an assistant principal. She

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<v Speaker 3>was in that role previously and kind of stepped back.

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<v Speaker 3>She had a granddaughter, I had some some health issues,

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<v Speaker 3>and so now that that's going well, she's ready to

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<v Speaker 3>kind of get back in some leadership roles. So really

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<v Speaker 3>fortunate to have them. And then we've hired our fourth

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<v Speaker 3>position filled as well. What's really excited about that our

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<v Speaker 3>project over at Ranch Heights is our new edition is complete.

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<v Speaker 3>we're gonna start doing some renovations over there and we'll

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<v Speaker 3>be in those those new spaces. And then lastly, just

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to mention the folks too on pre K you know,

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<v Speaker 3>really want to know if you're coming, so we encourage

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<v Speaker 3>it'll please let us know. We have expanded and renovated,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, a couple of our largest elementaries, you know

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<v Speaker 3>Wayside we're in. We're just finishing up Ranch Heights too,

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<v Speaker 2>So our class sizes are really good. I know I

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<v Speaker 3>Waystside and Ranch Heights specifically with those four year olds.

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<v Speaker 3>Their class size currently the campus twenty, but they're currently

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<v Speaker 3>they're between fifteen and nineteen. Is as class size for

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<v Speaker 3>and those positions all have a full time teacher, a

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<v Speaker 3>full time assistant. And also just remind people we have

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<v Speaker 3>breakfast and lunch too, so so really, if they're interesting,

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<v Speaker 3>if they think they're coming, we encourage them to contact

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<v Speaker 3>the school because we need make sure we're staffed appropriately.

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<v Speaker 3>But once again, Friday night, graduation, Custer Stadium, seven o'clock.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, be there, B Square. Thank you very much,

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<v Speaker 1>mister maccaule. I appreciate you being here with