The Blanchard Lions high school baseball team has just completed the perfect season in the opinion of many baseball experts. The Blanchard Lions finished with 39 wins - 0 losses, and a Class-4A Oklahoma State Championship. They also finished in the top five nationally among more than 5,000 high school baseball teams, and many Oklahomans believe they could be the best team in the nation.
While the primary credit for the team's success must be attributed to the kids and parents, the coaches and fans also deserve kudos. Anyone who witnessed the Blanchard student body and community support at the O.U. baseball stadium on May 15, 2019, know what tradition is all about. Perhaps under "definition" of a traditional public school - is a photo of the Blanchard baseball fans, parents, boosters, teachers, and student body, just as the team gets the final out in Wednesday's game. Many Blanchard supporters believe the presence of those "super-fans" who are no longer with us, contributed to the baseball championship - super-fans such as Betty Lewis and Oscar Brooks.
One entity which must be credited for Blanchard Public Schools' student success is the Blanchard Public Schools' Board of Education. The school board is instrumental in ensuring that students receive much needed support, both academically and in activities. Our Board members have supported our students unequivocally over the years, and our students recognize that fact. That support has never waned, and even has even recently accelerated. Our students recognize the difference in a board which genuinely cares about students, and one which only gives lip service to its priorities.
This perfect season was indeed a Blanchard team effort, which involved players, parents, coaches, teachers, fans, and the School Board... and thus future student success is ensured.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
We love students.. tax dollars
Imagine this scenario:
A local school district superintendent just issued a news release to several surrounding local newspapers - listing "honor" students who have transferred in to his school - from those surrounding districts. In other words, the superintendent ran the "ad" in a newspaper other than his local paper, to encourage more students to transfer in to his school. It's absurd enough to be confusing, but it has happened.
An EPIC Virtual Charter School official issued a news release (not payed advertisement) to several local newspapers listing the honor students from local schools which are now enrolled at EPIC. It would be akin to the Blanchard superintendent running an ad in the Newcastle Racer listing former Newcastle students who have now achieved honors at Blanchard. The Blanchard superintendent would have to detour around Newcastle on his way to OKC, if he indeed issued such a news release - as Newcastle Public Schools supporters would take exception (and who could blame them?).
This is a blatant attempt to recruit more students, I mean tax dollars, so that the multi-millionaire management firm officials can become wealthier millionaires - at the public expense.
A local school district superintendent just issued a news release to several surrounding local newspapers - listing "honor" students who have transferred in to his school - from those surrounding districts. In other words, the superintendent ran the "ad" in a newspaper other than his local paper, to encourage more students to transfer in to his school. It's absurd enough to be confusing, but it has happened.
An EPIC Virtual Charter School official issued a news release (not payed advertisement) to several local newspapers listing the honor students from local schools which are now enrolled at EPIC. It would be akin to the Blanchard superintendent running an ad in the Newcastle Racer listing former Newcastle students who have now achieved honors at Blanchard. The Blanchard superintendent would have to detour around Newcastle on his way to OKC, if he indeed issued such a news release - as Newcastle Public Schools supporters would take exception (and who could blame them?).
This is a blatant attempt to recruit more students, I mean tax dollars, so that the multi-millionaire management firm officials can become wealthier millionaires - at the public expense.
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