2Much2lose, National HonorSociety, and the CommunityBank Board of Directors. “Ireally stress out very easilyabout my grades. I have tohave good grades or it freaksme out. In chemistry I had an89.52 for both semesters. Thatwas a very stressful year.”

Setting her sights on EastCentral University in Ada,Bookout has decided to puther book learning and copiousnote taking into the nursingprofession, a career thatBookout says runs in the fam-ily.

“I’ve never really wanted tobe anything else. My dad’s anurse. I’ve just been around ita long time,” Bookout said. “Ihelp sometimes in HomesteadMedical Clinic sometimes. Idon’t work one on one withpeople. I mainly just cleanrooms mop and sweep. But it’sjust getting to be in there.”

Having already taken a fewcollege courses, Bookout hascome to accept that she maynot always be able to get her‘A.’

“I’ve taken a few collegeclasses and I don’t have a 4.0,so I probably won’t have a 4.0.As much as I stress out that’sprobably good,” said Bookout.“You only have to have a 2.75to get into the nursing pro-gram at ECU. But I want tohave better than that.”

Molly TurnerSalutatorianSalutatorian Molly Turner,

daughter of Brad and Robin

Turner, had no use for politics,until one Bristow Teacher,Lyndsey Stewart, changedeverything.

“My sophomore year I wasput in Ms. Stewart’s AP gov-ernment class,” said Turner.“Up till then I always hatedgovernment. I got in her classand she taught me so muchabout the government. Shemade me obsessed with poli-tics. It just clicked with meand became something that Istarted to enjoy these past fewyears.

Until taking Ms. Stewart’sclass, Turner says she had noappreciation for politics.

“People and their politicalparties always clash over eachother,” Turner said of her pre-conceived notions of politi-cians. “They’re stubbornthey’re bull-headed. And noone wants to compromise onanything. That always both-ered me. That’s how I’vealways seen them. Ms. Stewartshowed us the actual positiveside to government. Otherpeople were always talkingnegatively about the govern-ment, no matter where youturn.

“There was something sofun about the way MissStewart taught,” Turner con-tinued. “There was somethingso fun about her class. I was soexcited everyday. That was myfavorite class. I looked for-ward to coming to classbecause I got to go to govern-ment.”

With Stewart’s guiding,Turner discovered a whole

new world.“I paged for Representative

Skye McNiel and she showedus more of the process of howthe government works andhow politics work,” saidTurner. “It’s made me feelexcited and I’ve started lean-ing towards a degree in politi-cal science.”

Turner still caries her APgovernment book around,looking back throughSupreme Court cases and les-sons Stewart had taught her.

“In certain situations,because of all the supremecourt cases she crammed intoour heads, if there is some-thing going on within the gov-ernment right now I’ll say,‘well, the supreme court ruledback in so in so.’ I rememberthose court dates and I canrefer back to them.”

Turner plans on continuingher education in governmentas she starts attending collegeat Oklahoma State Universityin the fall.

“I’m going to start as apolitical science majorbecause I know I would like tobe a lawyer but at some point Imight like to run for politicaloffice,” said Turner, whoalready is aiming high. “Iwould like to be in the UnitedStates Congress. Oklahomahasn’t had a woman represen-tative yet. I’d like to do that. Itwould be neat.”

In addition to being saluta-torian, Turner’s extracurricu-lar activities included partici-pating in basketball, softball,debate, Oklahoma Indian

Honor Society, NationalHonor Society, CommunityBank Board of Directors, aswell as being chosen as MissBristow High School.

“I’m an over-achiever, notin a conceited way,” saidTurner. “I’m a people person,honestly. I will run myselfragged all the time because Iwant to make people happy. Iwant people to have the bestall the time. Whether thatmeans taking way too muchtime away from my personallife to help people out, I’ll dothat. I stress myself out over itall the time, but that’s kind ofwho I am. I’m the person thatfeels like they need to helpeveryone. I’m that kind ofnon-stop person who is alwaystrying to help.”

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According to DavidValenzuela, the dual lift sys-tem was installed 12 yearsago and has provided alter-native access to the churchfor years but has becomenotoriously unreliable oflate.

“Those elevators onlywork when they feel like it.”said Valenzuela. “When theybreak down, the only otheroption is the steps.”

Parishioner Sally Weir saidthat in February of this year,after a series of breakdownsand expensive repairs to thelift, a committee was formedand the decision was reachedto create a design for a hand-icap accessible ramp toreplace the lifts.

“After much research and

consideration of the alterna-tives, ramp construction wasconsidered as the most per-manent, most practical andmost cost effective solution,”she said.

The accepted design callsfor a fully enclosed, coveredstructural steel ramp thatwould run along the northoutside wall of the churchfrom the rear of the buildingto the front, providing directaccess from the parking lotto the parish hall. Alsoincluded is a covered drive-through drop off area in therear parking lot.

Valenzuela said the cost ofthe entire project has beenestimated at $175,000 – a lotof money for a small townchurch, but the committee

believes it has a solution.The committee has reached

an agreement with BolinFord to purchase a 2014 FordFusion which it intends toraffle on Dec. 7 of this year.The church will limit sales tojust 1,000 tickets and willask $100 each.

Ticket purchasers havemany chances to win,” saidWeir, “So buy your ticketsearly.”

Ticket holders will also beentered into a drawing on thelast Sundays of May, June,July, August and Septemberwhere a single $100 prizewill be awarded. Winners ofthat prize are still in the run-ning to win the car.

Ticket holders will alsohave a chance to win a 72”

flat screen TV on Oct. 5 and$2,000 cash on Nov. 2.

“These are better odds thanthe lottery,” said Valenzuela,who added that anyone wish-ing to purchase a ticket cancontact him at (918) 324-5825.

“I'll go anywhere to sellyou a ticket,” saidValenzuela. “Our parish-ioners are getting up there inage and we need this ramp.

The committee also has arummage sale scheduled forMay 23 and 24 and has morefund raisers in the works.

“Get your tickets now,”said Weir. “That Fusioncould be sitting in yourdriveway in time forChristmas.”

“I think it’s going to bevery advantageous to us thatthe high school has beenthrough this process and willlead us through that. We areexcited to start this journey,”said Burden. “We’re notgoing to check them out toevery kid. We’re going toleave them in the building. Itwill be primarily in our sci-ence and social studies class-room. We just thought itwould be a good transitionfor them into the high schoolfor them to start the year andthen maybe next year theyhave a little bit more free-dom.”

Gypsy Public Schools.The Ag tour will include

several demonstrations ofagriculture related endeavors,including how to makecheese, organic insect sprays,

soap and a bull riding demon-stration by Jake “The Snake”Gowdy.

CCCD Secretary TeresaBoswell says that the annualAg tour gives an opportunity

for hands on experience andoffers a chance for farmersand ranchers to learn newthings.

“You get to go out and see itfirst hand and ask questions,”

said Boswell. “Like with thebull riding demonstration, youmay go to a rodeo but youdon’t know all it takes to getthere. And all the ins andouts.”

the community. I always feltdisconnected from my stu-dents,” said Edens. “I feel it’simportant for kids to see theirteacher’s being active in thecommunity. It makes them seethat I’m a real person. That I’mnot just a teacher and they’renot just a student.

“So many times when stu-dents look at us, they see ateacher and that’s all,” contin-ued Edens. ”If I want to teachlife lessons I’ve got to be liv-ing it out. At the end of the dayit doesn’t really matter if theyknow their parts of speech.What’s important is that theyhave good character andwhether they can be success-ful.”

Edens says that in order toget the best from her students,she holds her expectationshigh.

“My students know that I sethigh expectations,” saidEdens. “It’s not just somethingI say. I don’t settle for the bareminimum. Students want to bepushed. They won’t say it andthey may fight you on it. Butthey want that feeling ofaccomplishment. They know ifa teacher is letting them slideby. I’m not going to let themdo it.”

Williams, EdisonElementary’s teacher of theyear, has taught for second andthird grade for the past 12years. Believing that every stu-

dent should be held account-able for their responses,Williams is known for hismantra of, “explain yourbrain,” as he asks his studentsto show their work.

McKinzie, CollinsElementary’s teacher of theyear, has taught for 32 years,spending five years teachingsecond, and 27 years teachingfourth grade. Described by hercolleagues as dedicated andorganized McKinzie worksextra hours to prepare herclassroom and lessons to max-imize her time with her stu-dents.

Hilburn, Bristow HighSchool’s teacher of the year,has taught for nine years,

teaching in Jenks for a yearbefore coming to Bristow toteach English. Hilburn incor-porates technology into herclassroom, also serving theschool technology committeeand passes her knowledge ontoother teachers,

Flanagan, Bristow HighSchool’s teacher of the year,works with students withmulti-disabilities. She taughtin Chicago for two year beforecoming to Bristow for the pastseven. Karen makes a point toshow. By planning fun outingsfor her students and exposingthem to different situations,settings and people, Flanaganshows her students that eachday is a blessing.

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photo by Caleb BrabhamThe framework for the agriculture education/wrestling facility stands on the Bristow High Schoollot. According to Bristow Public Schools Director of Operations Curtis Shelton, through the fol-lowing week, walls, installation and doors should be placed on the building.

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