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January 30, 2015 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 54, Number 6
The Talon
What’s Happening at BF-DC Schools
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Friday January 30th
Professional Day
No School
HS Basketball @ Cordell
HS Dance @ BF-DC Cafeteria
Monday February 2nd
JH & HS Basketball vs.
Carnegie @ BF-DC
Tuesday February 3rd
5th & 6th Basketball @ Sayre
Thursday February 5th
JH & JV Basketball vs.
Snyder @ BF-DC
FAFSA Work night
With Nancy Sander
6:30-7:30 pm
Friday February 6th
HS Basketball @ Snyder
Saturday February 7th
ACT TEST @ BF-DC
HS Academics @ Redlands
Monday February 9th
JH Basketball @ Sentinel
Tuesday February 10th
HS Basketball vs Cheyenne
@ BF-DC
Senior Night
Thursday February 12th
JH & JV Basketball vs. Hobart
@ BF-DC
HS Basketball @ Merritt
February 13th—14th
HS District Basketball
Saturday February 14th
District Vocal
Happy Valentine Day
Monday February 16th
FAFSA Night Follow Up
With Nancy Sander
6:30—8:00 pm
February 18th - 21st
SW District Stock Show
Saturday February 21st
District Band
February 22nd - 23rd
Washita County Stock Show
Friday February 27th
Make Up Snow Day
School is in Session
What’s Inside
Pg. 2…A Word from the Superintendent
Pg. 3…Elementary News
Pg. 4… JH/HS News
Pg. 5… Puzzle
Pg. 6...Football
The 8th and 9th Grade
Junior High Academic Team
won the title of Oklahoma
Great Plains Academic Con-
ference Champions. Ryne
Garrison was all-conference
top scorer with an average
of 56.2 points per quarter.
He was named BF-DC MVP
and All Conference All-Star
Team member. Ryne was
also named Oklahoma
Great Plains Academic Con-
ference Junior High MVP.
Mrs. Rita Roskam was
named as Oklahoma Great
Plains Academic Conference
Junior High Coach of the
Year. The team, Ryne Garri-
son, and Mrs. Roskam will
receive their awards at the
Oklahoma Great Plains Aca-
demic Conference awards
banquet being held Febru-
ary 16th, 2015.
The Mid-level, 7th and 8th
grade BF-DC Junior Varsity
team competed at Area on
January 15, in Indiahoma.
They performed very well
as a team.
The 6th grade team
hosted OAAC Regional
Tournament at BF-DC on
Tuesday January 20th. The
BF-DC team won 1st place
in the tournament and
were declared Regional
Champions. They will be
representing Burns Flat-Dill
City in Area in the near fu-
ture.
The BF-DC JH Varsity
team competed in the
OAAC Area Tournament on
January 27th and tied for 1st
place.
The 6th, 7th and 8th grad-
ers will also begin compet-
ing in scholastic meets
starting in February through
April.
Junior High Academic Team Wins Oklahoma Great Plains Academic Conference Champion
The BF-DC High School
Academic Team competed
in Area held here at BF-DC
Schools on January 17th.
The team excelled and
earned the right to compete
at State, February the 7th.
Bailee Lake
Staff Reporter
Rita Roskam Oklahoma Great Plains Academic Conference Junior High Coach of the Year
BF-DC Celebrate Basketball Homecoming Burns Flat-Dill City
Schools celebrated Basket-
ball Homecoming during the
week of January 26 through
January 30. There were two
homecoming basketball
games as well as spirit days
throughout the week.
To get the homecoming
spirit going there were dress
up days each school day.
Monday was Pajama Day.
Tuesday was Red, White,
and Blue day. The winners
for showing the most spirit
and dressing up on Red,
White, and Blue day were
Katie Birdwell, Caitlyn John-
son, Christina Carter, Caleb
Davis, and Mystic Sanders.
Wednesday was Survivor
day. Each grade had to
dress up in a color that was
assigned to their class. The
winners for Survivor day
were Breanne Leftwich, Lay-
la Vincent, and Ashley
Gillihan. Thursday was cele-
brated by having Tacky Tour-
ist Day. The winners for
Tacky Tourist Day were
G r a c e S c h n e b e r g e r ,
Brooklyne Hargis, and Elena
Rodriguez.
The high school held
their homecoming ceremo-
nies during the basketball
game Tuesday January
27th. The candidates for
high school homecoming
queen were Aubrey Mendez,
Jordan Hughes, and Lilly
Schneberger. They were
escorted by homecoming
king candidates Chris Clark,
Cameron Carter, and Tony
Dorman. The winners of the
high school crowns were
Queen Lilly Schneberger and
the King Cameron Carter.
Thursday January 29th
Burns Flat-Dill City High
School held a pep assembly
to get the entire student
body excited about the
homecoming ceremonies
and to introduce the winter
sport players and teams
going to competitions. The
cheerleaders led the differ-
ent grades in playing a bub-
ble blowing game. The bas-
ketball teams, academic
teams, vocal, and band
were recognized.
Thursday night the junior
high held their homecoming
ceremonies during their bas-
ketball games. The players
that were nominated as
homecoming queen candi-
dates were Makia Maxey,
Brooklyne Hargis, and Ra-
ven Horn. Nominated for
king were Travon Hill, Lan-
don Ringo, and Zac Glass.
The candidates that won
were Queen Makia Maxey
and King Landon Ringo.
Friday January 30th the
homecoming dance was
held in the school cafeteria.
There were refreshments
furnished by board mem-
bers and parents. Fun was
had by everyone that attend-
ed.
Shayanne McConnell
Staff Reporter
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Equal Opportunity Policy
The Burns Flat-Dill City School District
complies with Titles VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, Title IX of the education
Amendments of 1972. Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and their
implementing regulations administered
by the U.S. Department of Health, Educa-
tion, and Welfare’s Office for Civil Rights.
If also complies with Title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and is implementing
regulations administered by the U.S
Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare’s Office for Civil Rights. It also
complies with Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and is implementing regula-
tions administered by the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission.
The institution does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
age, national origin, or handicap in ad-
mission or access to, or treatment or
employment in, its program and activi-
ties.
Page 2 January 30, 2015 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 54, Number 6
A Word from the Superintendent This article is one I read recently and felt obligated to share with you.
Ron Hughes, Superintendent
Burns Flat-Dill City Public Schools
580.562.4844
Duncan lays out priorities for education law:
Testing, preschool funding, teacher evals By Lyndsey Layton January 12 at 12:07 PM (Washington Post)
Education Secretary Arne Duncan spelled out his priorities for a new federal education law
Monday, calling on Congress to build in funding for preschool, add $1 billion annually in federal
aid for schools with the neediest students, and maintain the federal mandate that says states
must test students every year in math and reading.
He talked broadly about equal educational opportunity as a civil right — and as a moral and
economic imperative for the country — but he included a few specific ideas he wants incorpo-
rated in federal law. He said any new law must include a provision that states test every student
annually in math and reading in grades 3 to 8 and once in high school.
“I believe parents, teachers and students have both the right and the need to know how much
progress all students are making each year toward college and career readiness,” Duncan said.
“That means all students need to take annual statewide assessments that are aligned with their
teacher’s classroom instruction.”
Duncan’s speech comes amid growing anti-testing sentiment fueled by an alliance of parents
skeptical of standardized tests, teachers unions that say using test scores to evaluate teachers
and schools has warped education, and conservatives who argue that the federal government
should play a much smaller role in local education.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) took control of the Senate education panel last week and said
he plans to work with the ranking Democrat, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, on an aggressive
timetable to deliver a bill to the Senate floor next month.
Alexander, a former U.S. education secretary, university president and governor, has criticized
the Obama administration for dictating education policy to states and acting as “the national
school board.”
Full article: http://wapo.st/1tZTXIs
The state FFA of-
ficer team of the Oklahoma
FFA Association conducted
their 2015 Goodwill Tour
with a visit to the Burns
Flat–Dill City FFA Chapter,
Thursday, January 22, at
2:30 p.m.
Four collegiate FFA lead-
ers made a stop at the local
school to meet the FFA
members.
“We must find new ways
to inspire students to seek
agriculture as a lifelong pro-
fession and help them rec-
ognize that this industry is
filled with opportunity and
reward and fulfillment,” said
Garrett Reed, State FFA
president. “We must help
FFA members prepare for
and embrace this very excit-
ing future,” Reed said.
Throughout the Goodwill
Tour state officers will chal-
lenge FFA members to go
all out in their passion for
agriculture and leadership.
A total of 58 chapters were
selected for the 2015 tour
from the 355 total chapters
in the state.
Visiting the local chapter
are Garrett Reed, state pres-
ident; Megan DeVuyst, state
reporter; Drake Boyce,
southwest district vice presi-
dent; and Cody Dean, cen-
tral district vice president.
All are students at Oklaho-
ma State University and
sponsored by the Oklahoma
Department of Career Tech.
FFA is an integral part of
the Agriculture Education
Division in Oklahoma’s Ca-
reer Tech system. With
25,552 members in 35 high
schools statewide, the Okla-
homa FFA Association is the
fifth-largest state FFA asso-
ciation. The FFA mission is
to make a positive differ-
ence in the lives of students
by developing their potential
for premier leadership, per-
sonal growth and career
success through agricultural
education.
Darian Hargis
Staff Reporter
State Officers Visit Local FFA Chapter
4-H Members Attend Speech Contest The Washita County sen-
ior 4-H members attended
the Washita County 4-H
Speech Contest in Canute
on January 16th.
Jaron Mason received
first place on the power
point he presented about
firearm safety. Kylee
Kilhoffer received first place
with her food demonstra-
tion. Jordan Mason, who
also presented a food
demonstration, placed 2nd.
Allison Walker
Staff Reporter
FCCLA News The BF-DC School FCCLA
cookbooks have been sub-
mitted to be printed. The
books should be delivered
by March 1st and the FCCLA
members will start selling
the books as soon as they
arrive. The cook books will
cost $10.00 and all of the
money raised will be used
to pay the students way to
the Oklahoma State FCCLA
Convention.
Brittany Friedel
Staff Reporter
January 30, 2015 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 54, Number 6 Page 3
3rd and 4th grade at Will Rogers Elementary practicing with cups, for performance at Eagle Time.
Will Rogers Elementary
December STAR Students
for Pre-K:
Zayden Jones and
Ashton Villegas
Will Rogers Elementary Hold Spelling Bees Will Rogers Elementary held the school Spelling Bees in January. The 4th and 5th grade Spelling Bee was held on January 9. Benny Baker came in first place and Connor Pipkin came in second place. These two students qualified to go to the regional competition. The lower elementary Spelling Bee was held on
January 16 and January 19. All of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders participated and will get an award later in the year. Caitlin Campbell came in first place, Rylin Hall came in second place, and Haley Davis came in third. Shayanne McConnell Staff Reporter
4th & 5th Grade
1st place Benny Baker
2nd place Connor Pipkin
1st - 3rd Grade
1st place Caitlin Campbell
2nd place Rylin Hall
3rd place Haley Davis
Students Compete in NOETIC Learning Math Contest On November 20, Will
Rogers Elementary stu-
dents competed in the NO-
ETIC Learning Math Con-
test. NOETIC Learning Math
Contest is a national ele-
mentary math problem
solving contest that is held
twice a year. 19,327 young
mathletes representing
1,279 teams across the
country participated in last
years fall contest.
The following students
were the team winners:
Second grade: Zak Deboard
Third grade: Kaiden Wilson,
Lexi Baker, and Corey Ma-
son.
Fourth grade: Moses Garcia
Fifth grade: Josh Mooney
Sixth grade: Grace Schne-
berger
Josh Mooney won the
National Honor Role title.
This title is awarded to ap-
proximately the top 10% of
participating mathletes.
The following students
received National Honora-
ble Mention. This title is
awarded to approximately
the top 50% of participat-
ing mathletes:
Second grade: Zak Deboard
and Bailey Frost
Fourth grade: Moses Garcia
and Brody Neely
Fifth grade: Connor Pipkin
and Jimmy Jackson.
Congratulations to all of
the winners! The contest
results demonstrate that
Will Rogers Elementary
students have great prob-
lem solving and math tal-
ents; the test scores also
show that the students can
rise to the occasion and
meet the challenge!
Shayanne McConnell
Staff Reporter
Students Have Perfect Attendance The Perfect Attendance
winners for the 1st semester
were: Allyssa Arnold, Jim-
my Jackson, Maci Elmore,
Connor Pipkin, Ozzlyn
Noyes, L.J. Mason, Corey
Mason, Paola Baez, Alexis
Green, and Allison De la
Cruz. These students re-
ceived two cold coins for
this achievement.
The Perfect Attendance
winners for the second 9
weeks were: Andrew Mar-
tinez, Kimberlyn McAnnally,
Jacob Power , Kar la
McConnell, Miranda Trissell,
Cardayah Reed, Christian
Palmerton, Cheryl Jo Gold-
schmidt, Olivia Reynold,
and Damion Casses.
The winners for the De-
cember reading challenge
in the school library were:
Pricilla Martinez, Nevaeh
Leverett, and Bailey Frost.
Shayanne McConnell
Staff Reporter
2A Has Thunder Readers Ms. Howes class 2A is
participating in the Thunder
Reading Challenge. Each
month Ms. Howes sends
home a calendar for her
students to log their reading
minutes each night. For
January only 3 students re-
turned their Thunder Read-
ing Challenge calendar. The
students who participated in
January were Shane Left-
wich, Kimberlynn McAnally,
and Haydin Litsinberger.
Kimberlynn read a total of
1,652 minutes for the
month of January and she
won a Thunder slap watch.
Haydin read 700 minutes
and Shane read 427
minutes. These students
are working very hard this
year to keep on reading!
The 4th grade Science
Class built vehicles to help
them learn about force and
resistance. Each group built
and designed a vehicle us-
ing Knex. The vehicles were
used to test force and re-
sistance with different
loads.
The 4th graders celebrat-
ed their 100th day of school
with stations dealing with
things about the number
100. These stations includ-
ed: trail mix with 100
grams contributed by each
student, building structures
with 100 cups, gumball
machines with 100 painted
gumballs, and “Where’s
100?”. In the “Where’s
100?” activity each 4th
grader had to hide a 100 in
their own creative design.
They also flipped a coin 100
times and tried to see how
many times it would land
on heads or tails. Head was
the winner.
Shayanne McConnell
Staff Reporter
4th Graders Celebrate 100 Days
Will Rogers Star Students for December Back Row left to Right: Eric Miller, Jacob Flores, Elizabeth
Smith, Evan Donaldson, Savannah Taylor, Benny Baker
Middle Row left to Right: Natalie Perez, Gunner McAnally,
Rayne Gladwin, Sevan Hartronft, Braezun Rojo
Front Row left to Right: Sydney McLemore, Alexis Wilson,
Paisley Watson, Makenna Boles, Haidyn Pike
Will Rogers Elementary
November STAR student
for Pre-K
Jaicee Johnson
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On January 7th the blood drive collected over 40 units of
blood. Burns Flat-Dill City High School would like to thank the
many students and others that signed up to donate.
The next ACT will be on February 7th in the BFDC High
School cafeteria. April 18th will be the last test date for the
ACT to be given at BFDC. March 13th will be the last date to
sign up for that test.
Practice ACT test sites
www.4tests.com
www.MHPracticePlus.com
www.actstudent.org
Seniors need to make sure that they are filling out their schol-
arship packets.
Bryan Cormier
Staff Reporter
Senior News Lil Gal Cheerleaders Perform
The senior class is cur-
rently planning their senior
trip, submitting scholarship
forms, and have selected
their class motto that will
appear on their senior pan-
el. On January 23rd they will
vote on where to go for their
senior trip. Any senior who
has not ordered their cap
and gown, or who has not
paid Jostens for their items,
needs to do so quickly.
Brittany Friedel
Staff Reporter
The JH and HS Cheer-
leaders held “Lil Gal Cheer
Camp” at the beginning of
January. The girls practiced
on Jan. 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13
of January to perfect their
cheerleading skills. The
girls performed at the high
school girls’ basketball
game against Navajo during
half-time. The “Lil Gals”
performed a cheer, a chant,
and a dance. Their dance
was to the song “Roar” by
Katy Perry.
Junior News
The juniors in English III
are currently learning about
the various forms of litera-
cy, writing, and comprehen-
sion skills. Since school
has returned from Christ-
mas break the 11th graders
have been working on pack-
ets, as well as writing es-
says. The eleventh graders
in algebra 2 are studying
rational expressions. The
juniors who are taking art
have been completing their
positive and negative space
art pieces.
The juniors have been
meeting every Wednesday
after school to further plan
prom. As prom gets closer,
there will be more frequent
meetings to finalize the
details of this event. The
officers are also planning to
visit John Ross to look for
any prom items the juniors
could possibly use.
Bryan Cormier
Staff Reporter
Freshmen Class News
Counselor Corner
8th Grade News
The eighth graders at BF-
DC are reading and review-
ing “Night” by Elie Weisel.
In Science they are learning
about the Earth’s crust
which is the first layer of the
Earth. They have also been
studying earthquakes and
plate tectonics. In art they
are completing their awe-
some paper mache projects.
In U.S History with Mr. Rob-
erts they are going over the
Industrial Revolution and
they just finished learning
about the Five Civilized
Tribes. In math they just
started a unit on geometry.
The 7th and 8th grade Pre-
Algebra classes finished the
“Capture the Flag” game.
Congratulations to the
7thhour, 8th grade math
class for winning the game.
Morgan Villarreal
Staff Reporter
The freshmen class
would like to give a big
shout out and congratula-
tions to Ryne Garrison for
being named All Conference
Top Scorer with an average
of 56.2 points per quarter.
Ryan was also named BF-
DC MVP, All Conference All-
star Team Member, and
Oklahoma Great Plains Aca-
demic Conference Junior
High MVP. Good job Ryne.
The freshmen wore
black on Wednesday Janu-
ary 28th for Survivor day as
part of the Homecoming
celebration.
In English the 9th graders
are reading “The Odyssey”.
In math the freshmen stu-
dents have been multiplying
and factoring polynomials.
In science the students have
been learning the periodic
table of elements and the
difference in metals and
nonmetals. The Oklahoma
History students are study-
ing the Indian removal and
the Civics students are
learning what Civics means.
Raven Horn
Staff Reporter
6th Grade News
The BF-DC sixth grade
students are learning about
graphs in their math clas-
ses. In English they are
working with sentences.
During Social Studies the
students are learning about
the state capitals. In sci-
ence class the students
have been studying about
the formation of the earth.
Mia Tibbits
6th Grade Reporter
Morgan Villarreal
Staff Reporter
Spanish Club Selling Beso-Grams
The Burns Flat-Dill City
Spanish Club began selling
Beso-Grams on Wednesday,
January 28th and will sell
them until Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 11th. The Valentine’s
Day-themed cards are being
sold for $1 and can be pur-
chased from the club spon-
sor, Mrs. Abel, or any Span-
ish Club member.
The Beso-Grams come
with decorative ribbon, a
chocolate kiss, and a blank
space for the buyer to deco-
rate, write a message, or
personalize it in any other
way. The Beso-Grams will be
sold until February 11th and
can be sold to the BF-DC
elementary school, middle
school, or high school. They
can be purchased for
friends, siblings, teachers,
and more. They’ll be deliv-
ered to the recipients on the
Friday before Valentine’s
Day.
All profits made by the
selling of the cards will go
toward the Spanish Club’s
annual Spanish Trip. This
spring, the Spanish Club will
be taking their annual trip
to Dallas, Texas, to eat din-
ner and enjoy a show at
Medieval Times.
Allison Walker
Staff Reporter
7th Grade News
The seventh graders at
BF-DC schools are studying
Western Europe in geogra-
phy. They are learning
about the economics, lay of
the land, and the parliament
of Western Europe. They
will be studying the cultural
geography and physical ge-
ography of the Middle East
next. In science they have
been using microscopes
looking at and learning
about cells. The students
are reading “Holes” by Louis
Sachar in their English clas-
ses. In math 7th graders are
studying percents. The 7th
and 8th grade Pre-Algebra
classes have just finished
the “Capture the Flag” game
with the 7th hour, 8th grade
class winning the game.
Morgan Villarreal
Staff Reporter
Band and Vocal Preparing for District
The band and vocal stu-
dents have been working on
getting ready for District
Contest at SWOSU in
Weatherford. The vocal will
go to SWOSU on February
14th and the band will go
on February 21st. The vocal
members that will be going
are: Makaeli Smith, Sadie
McConnell, Marcie Diggs,
Paris Henry, Janelle Beason,
Minne Restivo, Breanne
Leftwich, Sierra Jacobs,
Kensey Garrison, Cheyenne
Leftwich, Tracie Diggs, Col-
leen Bennett, and Wally
Powers. The band members
that will attend contest are:
Makaeli Smith, Landry Nor-
ris, and Donovan Webb.
A special group of band
and vocal students will be
going to Oklahoma City to
see the Broadway Musical,
“Camelot” on February
28th. Permission slips and
money will be due to Mrs.
Brown by February 2nd.
Raven Horn
Staff Reporter
In Mr. Roberts’ World
History class, students
learned about the medieval
period of history by building
their very own replica cas-
tles. Each castle had to
meet a certain set of crite-
ria. They had to have 4
outer walls, 4 inner walls, 4
towers, a keep on a hill,
and a moat. The students
also received points for
three-dimensional creativi-
ty. Students were allowed
to make their castles out of
any material they wanted.
They could design it howev-
er they wanted to as long
as it met the set of criteria.
Mr. Roberts said “I really
hope that by building these
castles, students come to
understand more about the
medieval period and more
about the building that has
come to define that period.”
The two castles pictured
were voted as the two best
castles this year. The dark
gray castle was built by Kel-
sey Briggs, Lilly Schne-
berger, Katarina Cowley,
and Brianna Rush. The
wooden castle was built by
Char les Bi l la , Ethan
Schmittler, and Nathan
Ross. They actually built a
moat that held real water,
very impressive! The stu-
dents did a great job with
their castles this year!
World History Students Build Castles
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Pisces (February 19 – March 20): Things have been a little slow this
past month. Not to worry though, you will be up and around again in
no time! Use this brief period of peace to put things in order for the
future. It is better to be prepared early than to rush later.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22): Life is an endless ocean of fun for you at
the moment. You have been busy, and can see the time flying by.
Aries (March 21 - April 19): Believe in yourself. Someone hasn’t been
shy about showing their disapproval of a choice or decision you re-
cently made, or a plan you formulated. Maybe it isn’t outright disap-
proval, but simply the lack of encouragement or recognition for some-
thing you see as very special. Don’t let this keep you down. Keep go-
ing and eventually you will get the approval you’ve been searching for.
Leo (July 23 – August 22): You are a perfectionist, and like to see
things done a certain way. However, you can not control someone
else’s expression of their own work, and in this case you may find
yourself disappointed. There will be an opportunity soon for a second
chance to get it right, and at that time you will have greater control
over what happens. Don’t let disappointment keep you from trying.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20): You may soon receive a very inspiring
message that has the potential to inspire you, motivate you, and
make you feel really good about yourself. The only problem is that the
source of this message may be someone you don’t care for, or feel
good about. Don’t pick and choose what good to accept into your life
based on prejudices. Sometimes good things are blessings that come
to us from unexpected places, and are meant to teach us unexpected
lessons. Be open to it.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20): With a certain person who rubs you the
wrong way, you may want to disagree to disagree, rather than the
other way around. This person has a way of getting under your skin,
and just being around the individual seems to raise your anxiety level.
However, there may be a time that you two share the same opinion or
idea; and that’s okay. In fact, if you open your mind and listen more,
you may find this person easier to tolerate.
Virgo (August 23 – September 22): On the surface it may appear like
you are facing something that is very threatening. Not physically
threatening, but something that threatens to make your life more
difficult in some way. Please not the first five words of this message:
“on the surface, it may appear…” Yes, on the surface it may appear a
certain way, but there really is no genuine reason to be afraid.
Libra (September 23 – October 22): A creative approach to a complex
challenge may pave the road to a solution. You like to think logically
and practically. Most of the time that has worked for you, but it will
not with the current problem you are facing. Put your imagination and
your creativity to work in order to figure out the answer.
Scorpio (October 23 – November 21): You may have done some
thinking recently about a conflict in a relationship or friendship. You
are under some kind of stress or pressure, and this conflict is making
you feel even more anxious. However, you really do need to be in a
better, happier, and more centered state to address the problem.
Trying to fix it right now, while you are burdened and impatient will
only make things worse. Do whatever it takes to relieve the stress,
and come back to your conflict.
Sagittarius (November 22 – 21): Read some positive-thinking books
in order to build your self confidence. You are, by nature, already a
pretty confident person. However, there is always room for improve-
ment. Find a way to inspire yourself, and kick that confidence into
overdrive.
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19): A situation has gotten out of
hand recently, and you are someone who likes to be in control. You
love order and organization, and so when there is chaos you do not
think as clearly as you normally do. You may have some troubles
now, but don’t get carried away thinking that you’re facing an angry
gorilla of a problem when you are really only dealing with a mischie-
vous monkey. Relax.
Aquarius (January 20 – February 18): Let go of whatever is bothering
you. Someone may have hurt you recently. Instead of holding a
grudge, forgive them and move on. Holding on to a problem will only
add to the stress of your every day life, and is not worth the effort.
Brittany Friedel
Staff Reporter
Horoscopes Basketball
Ask Birdie! Dear Birdie,
I have been annoyed with school to the point where I am contemplating dropping out. I have giv-
en it some thought, and I want to work in the oil field or go into the military. Thoughts?
Sincerely,
Tired Tim
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Tim,
I have had many friends want to drop out and do the same thing you are thinking about doing;
Many, many friends. Yet, when I asked them about it, they said they should’ve stayed in High
School. It may be annoying, yet it is worth it in the long run. It’s better to have a High School Di-
ploma right now than trying to get your GED 20 years down the road. You also can’t join the
armed forces without a high school diploma so if that is your goal you really need to just buckle
down and tough it out.
Keeping up with schoolwork,
Birdie
Hidden Eagle Somewhere in the newspaper is a hidden Eagle that looks like this one but maybe a little bigger or a little smaller. Everyone that finds the Eagles can put their name and the location of the Eagle on a piece of paper and place it in the “Ask Birdie” box in the library. One
correct answer will be drawn for a free drink.
Ask Birdie! Struggling in a class? Not doing well with your peers? Having problems with someone you like?
Then Ask Birdie! Stop by the library at any time, write a note, and drop it in the advice column box.
Your issues are completely anonymous and no one but you and Birdie will know about it. Who
knows, your problem might be in the next issue. So feel free to go ahead and Ask Birdie!
BF-DC School Libraries
Extended Hours Will Rogers Library is open until 7:00 pm on Tuesdays.
JH/HS Library is open until 7:00 pm on Thursdays.
Check out books, use computers, participate in activities,
and have fun!!!!!!!!
Book Review
The Musician’s Daughter by Susanne Dunlap is about a girl
who’s father is mysteriously killed the day before Christmas Eve.
She has to solve the mystery of her father’s death while taking
care of her little brother. She ventures into very different and
interesting places. Will she ever learn the truth about the death
or is it always going to be a mystery?
I thought The Musician’s Daughter was an excellent book. It
has an amazing plot and ending! I would recommend this book!
Jordan Weese
Staff Reporter
Stop by the library and see Mrs. Lee for your free soda.
Caden Matuszewski
January 30, 2015 Burns Flat-Dill City Schools Volume 54, Number 6 Page 6
Support the BF-DC Athletics Buy a T-Shirt or other Gear
T shirts $15.00 sizes youth xs-adult 3xl
Shorts $15.00 sizes youth small-adult 2xl
Hoodies $25.00 sizes youth xs-adult 3xl
Stadiums seats, red and blue $45.00
Yard signs, $20.00
Caps, $20.00
Car tags $15.00
Lanyards $4.00
The Burns Flat-Dill City
Basketball boys have been
playing very hard and they
are seeing mixed results.
They won 3 of their last 6
ball games but in the games
they lost the scores were
very close.
When the boys played
Thomas on December 18th
they lost by 10 points, 43 to
53. Cameron Carter had a
great game scoring 16
points and Max Walker
scored 9 points. December
19th the boys went up
against Sentinel, one of the
schools biggest rivals. The
Eagles dominated with a
final score of 53 to 41.
Tryon Hill was the top scorer
with 15 points, followed
closely by Tanner Renken
with 11 points. The boys
kept their winning streak
going beating Sayre by 25
points with a score of 60 to
35 on January 6th. The top
scorers against Sayre were
Cameron Carter with 17
points and Max Walker with
12 points. The boys won
another one against Navajo
on January 13th. Cameron
Carter led the way scoring
29 points and Chris Clark
scored 6 points. The boys
lost their winning streak for
their next two games.
Against Magnum the boys
lost 51 to 46 in a tough
down to the wire game.
Tanner Renken scored 11
points and Cameron Carter
scored 10 points. They lost
to Arapaho 36 to 46 with
Trayon Hill scoring 10
points and Tony Dorman
scoring 8 points.
The Eagles played in the
Seiling Tournament January
8th through January 10th.
The boys lost their 1st game
against #3 Cimarron 36 to
46. They won their next
game again Canton 60 to
53. Their final game was
very tight again Vici but sad-
ly the Eagles came up short
and lost 61 to 66.
The BF-DC High School boys
have 3 more regular season
games to play at home in
February and need their
fans to come out and show
their support.
Shayanne McConnell
Staff Reporter
HS Boys Basketball Seeing Results
HS Girls Basketball Working Hard JH Boys Basketball Winning The Burns Flat-Dill City
High School girls’ basket-
ball team has been working
hard and having a rough
time this season. The girls
played Thomas on Decem-
ber 18th and struggled
throughout the game. The
girls ended the game with a
loss of 15 to 50. The girls
never quit and in their next
game against Sentinel on
December 19th they re-
bounded with a great win of
49 to32. In their first
game after break on Janu-
ary 6th the girls played very
hard against Sayre but end-
ed the game with a loss of
33 to 41. The BF-DC Lady
Eagles started the Seiling
Tournament off with a great
game, beating Canton 42
to 29. They lost their next
two tournament games,
first against Seiling with a
score of 31 to 50 and then
to Texhoma with a score of
37 to 53. Their next game
was on January 13th and
they excelled with a great
win against Navajo 43 to
35 at home. On January
16th they played against
Mangum the girls lost 26 to
40 in a very tough game.
Darian Hargis
Staff Reporter
The Burns Flat–Dill City
Junior High Boys have been
playing some great basket-
ball. They played Navajo on
December 8th and came
away with a great win of 39
to 20. Trayon Hill scored
23 points. Their next game
against Cheyenne on De-
cember 15th was another
win of 27 to 22 with Blake
Hensley scoring 10 points.
On January the 5th they
brought home their third
win in a row beating Sayre
28 to 24. Tanner Lucy and
Jake Mooney scored 8
points each in this win. The
boys played in the West
Central Tournament Janu-
ary 12th, 15th, and 17th.
They lost their winning
streak in the first game in a
heartbreaker against Ca-
nute with a loss of 23 to
35. They rebounded back
and came home with the
Consolation Bracket Tro-
phy. They beat Sentinel 43
to 15 with Zack Glass scor-
ing 14 points and Landon
Ringo scoring 8 points and
beat Corn Bible Academy
44 to 18 with Zack Glass
scoring 11 points and Jake
Mooney scoring 9 points to
claim the Consolation Tro-
phy.
Darian Hargis
Staff Reporter
JH Girls Basketball Win Consolation Bracket
All the Burns Flat–Dill
City junior high basketball
girls have been working
really hard. The girls went
to Navajo on December 8th
and played a really tough
game, but sadly did not
come home with a win.
They lost to Cheyenne 34-
25 on December 15th at
Cheyenne, and they lost
against Sayre 43-25 on Jan-
uary 5th at home. In the
West Central tournament
held at Burns Flat-Dill City
and Hydro Eakly Schools
January 12th,15th, and 17th
the girls had 3 extremely
close games. They lost their
Cheerleading Tryouts Coming
Cheerleading tryouts are
on March 13th at 2:00 P.M
in the High School Gymna-
sium. Practices for tryouts
are on March 2nd through
March 6th and March 9th
through March 12th from
3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Any-
one planning to try out to
be a Burns Flat-Dill City
Cheerleader is to pick up a
packet on Monday February
16th in the High School of-
fice. If there are enough
girls trying out and making
the squad there will be two
teams, one for football sea-
son and one for basketball
season.
Bailee Lake
Staff Reporter
first game to Arapaho 25-
24, and won their second
and third games. They beat
Sentinel 22-21, and Corn
Bible Academy 21-19. The
girls won the Consolation
bracket of this tournament
and received a plaque.
The 7th and 8th grade
team played in the Merritt/
Cheyenne tournament also
held January 12th, 15th, and
17th they beat Arnett, but
lost to Sweetwater, and Er-
ick.
Darian Hargis
Staff reporter
Basketball Players
of the Week
JH: Camryn Bond, Jordan
Weese, Lorsa Hughes, Trayon
Hill, Makia Maxey, Zack Glass,
Kayela Staples, Raven Horn
HS: Kaitlyn Utt, Cameron
Carter, Katie Birdwell, Trayon
Hill, Lilly Schneberger, Jordan
Hughes, Jordan Hughes