April
2014 Archived NEWS Index (Collinsville, Oklahoma) www.cvilleok.com
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CHS
Academic Honor Students Announced May 1, 2014 4 Valedictorians & 4 Salutatorians For 2014 |
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School
Board Accepts Low Bid For Bond Sales April 30, 2014 Special Session For $2,020,000 Bond |
| May 2014 School Breakfast & Lunch Menus are online now 4/30/2014 | Check back for results from special school board meet 4/30 ...for bond sale -- Ted 12:35pm Wed. | Received news today that my Uncle Robert L. Evans has passed away. He was a CHS 1941 graduate and WWII veteran. ... more later -- Ted Wright 4/30/2014 | Verda Lou Wade (Born: June 05, 1940 -- Died: April 27, 2014) -- Funeral Service 2pm Thurs., May 1, 2014 at the Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home Chapel. |
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Misc.
News: Band Press Release / Howard Poetry Winner April 30, 2014 CEF Needs Golf Teams / Norris Qualified For State Golf |
Just an FYI -- I'm spending nearly all of my time this week on the unfinished 2014 graduate pages. I will need to take a timeout occasionally for a few news items waiting in the wings & the May school lunch menus. -- Ted 4:15pm Tuesday 4/29/2014 |
| Chorus Concert/Coronation Thursday May 1st ... among many events this busy week (Check the April & May Calendars) | Year
to year comparison of improving Collinsville High School test scores:
http://www.greatschools.org/oklahoma/collinsville/356-Collinsville-High-School/?cpn=20140427MSS&tab=test-scores -- LInk from Cara Jones 4/28/2014 |
The Tulsa World has reported the Collinsville Police are investigating a text message sent to Collinsville High School students with sexual content.-- 4/28/2014 -- Tulsa World Story |
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CHS
Tennis Team Photos April 23, 2014 Boys & Girls Teams |
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CHS
Roller Coasters Made Of Paper April 24, 2014 For Marbles In Science Class |
| LeRoy Garrison (Born: December 12, 1932 -- Died: April 23, 2014) -- Services 10am Mon., April 28, 2014 at First Baptist Church, Oologah, -- Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home | James Don "Jimmy" Coble (Born: January 18, 1962 -- Died: April 25, 2014) Owasso -- Graveside service 2pm Mon., April 28, 2014 at the Ridgelawn Cemetery-- Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home |
| Check the April & May Calendars for busy week ahead ... color guard & drum major tryouts, soccer car wash, chorus concert, sports, sixth grade orientation, ... etc. | CHS "The Situation" Student video -- We are selling tickets for the SWAT GAMES for $1. Sixteen students and 1 teacher will battle it out in a water balloon fight that represents the battle students have with tobacco. -- Kim Myers 4/25/2014 |
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CHS
Baseball Team Photos April 24, 2014 Varsity & JV Teams |
Marshella Annette Swarer (Born: December 25, 1966 -- Died: March 24, 2014) Memorial Service noon Mon., April 28, 2014 at Faith Fellowship Church. Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home |
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Misc.
News: Region 7 Coaching Honors For Both Coach Sparks & Wes Harding
/ 2015 Miss Collinsville Pageant Early April 24, 2014 Boys Basketball Camp In May / Middle School Honor Society / Tennis Girls At Grove |
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| The City of Collinsville is seeking a full-time Meter Reader. This position is responsible for reading residential and commercial water meters and recording consumption. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package; includes health, dental, vision insurance, life insurance and retirement. Position also offers paid holidays off, Sick Leave and Vacation time. Must possess a valid Oklahoma Driver's License. Drug Testing required. Applications can be made at City Hall, 106 N 12th Street, Collinsville, OK. 74021 or by email to melissaw@cityofcollinsville.com. Resumes must be accompanied with an application. -- (4/23/2014) |
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CHS
Wrestling Banquet April 21, 2014 2014 Wrap Up & Look Forward To 2015 |
After
today's early ECC enrollment special session closes ... enrollment
(for all grades) can continue during normal hours until June 1
- July 15 when the enrollment center is closed for the summer.
-- Ted 4/23/2014
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Misc.
News: ECC Enrollment Has Begun / Cherokee Language Class Starts
Soon April 22, 2014 National Day of Prayer / Boys Golf / VCO Workday |
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Misc.
News: Wilson Spelling Bee & "Cooperation" April 23, 2014 Nifty Fifties CHS Awards / Herald Aides Encourage |
| (Monday) The CHS Baseball game scheduled to be played at East Central today has been moved to Collinsville today. Starting time is 5:30. -- Jim Riley 4/22/2014 |
| Early Enrollment for ECC was in progress at ESC. -- 4/22/2014 |  |
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City
Commission Meet Monday April 21st April 21, 2014 Hazard Mitigation Plan / Honors For Wrestling Team & Dr. Patton |
It's Good To Be A Cardinal
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| Early ECC enrollment April 22-23 at the Education Service Center (ESC) for kindergarten and pre-K (1902 W. Maple) | Hazel Elizabeth Heinrichs (Born: September 25, 1928 -- Died: April 17, 2014) -- Memorial Service 10:30am Tues., April 22, 2014 at Discovery Bible Fellowship -- Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home |
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Misc.
News: Band Earns Sweepstake Award / William Reynolds Is Conference
Champ At #1 Singles April 21, 2014 Indian Honor Society / Girls Golf At Sand Springs |
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Misc. News: Football Off-Season April 21, 2014 Mi'Shell Garrett To Study Performing Arts In Los Angeles |
| I finally made some good progess on the 2014 graduate pages this weekend ... but not enough to think I can still make the May 1st scheduled release. I will change that to Monday May 5th now and it will be a partial release then with much work still to do. -- Ted 4/21/2014 |
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CHS
Soccer Here -vs- Skiatook April 15, 2014 Pink Out & Senior Night |
I still have a few more backlogged news items from this week remaining and have had not enough time on senior pages in past few weeks ... will see what I can do this weekend then make a decision on possibly delaying the May 1st release. -- Ted -- Friday April 18th | Boys
Basketball Camps In May --- Info On School Site Basketball Page
-- Ted 4/18/2014 1st-5th grade and 6th-9th grade |
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City
Agenda For Monday April 21st April 17, 2014 Hazard Mitigation Plan / Honors For Wrestling Team & Dr. Patton |
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Parent-Led
Legislative Action Committee (PLAC) April 14, 2014 Group's 2nd Meeting Covered Public Education Testing Topics |
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4/17/2014
Tulsa World All-Metro Wrestling 1st
Team
-- Gary Wayne Harding and Coach Weston Harding. |
| Gary Wayne Harding Named Tulsa World All-Metro Wrestler of the Year for 2014 -- 4/17/2014 | Several documents related to the April 14th, 2014 PLAC Meeting / Testing Discussion are now on the Testing/Curriculum page on the School Site -- Cara Jones -- 4/17/2014 |  |
Photos
From CHS Chorus Practice April 9, 2014 Just Prior To State Contest Trip |
| Region 7 Coaching Honors -- 3 Collinsville coaches were honored by their peers at the Region 7 Coaches meeting held Wednesday night at Union High School. Weston Harding was selected Region 7 Wrestling Coach of the Year for the 4th time while Michelle Sparks was selected as Region 7 All State Tennis Coach nominee. Sparks could be selected by the OCA board to coach the East All State Tennis match in July. The East All State coach will be selected between coaches from Regions 1, 4, 6 & 7. Bobby Sparks was selected as Region 7 Tennis Coach of the Year. Congratulation to these outstanding Cardinal coaches. They are very deserving of these honors. -- Jim Riley 4/17/2014 |  |
Cary Michael Shaw (Born: August 04, 1949 -- Died: April 14, 2014) -- CHS 1967 Grad -- Memorial Service 11am Thurs., April 17, 2014 at the Rejoice Church in Owasso. Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home |
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Team
Photos For CHS Soccer April 17, 2014 Varsity & JV for Boys & Girls |
Posted on the back door of the Downtown Inc. office ... their 5pm Thursday board meet with topics such as open meeting law compliance and more visibility into income tracking. -- Ted Wright -- 7:25pm Wednesday April 16, 2014 | City (Holiday) trash pickup: Thursday instead of Friday collection per city's web site. City Hall will be closed Friday April 18th (for Good Friday). -- Ted -- Wednesday April 16, 2014 |
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For CHS Golf Boys (& Girls) April 15, 2014 Taken April 8th At "The Greens" Practice At Owasso |
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Misc.
News: Megan Rice On Nationals-Qualified Volleyball Club Team April 16, 2014 CHS Golf News / CHS Volleyball Booster Club Forming |
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Misc.
News: School Board Needs Volunteer To Fill Vacancy / CHS Band &
Golf Updates April 15, 2014 Main Street Ministries One Year Anniversary / Easter Cake Sale |
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| Thursday night Noah Brown, 15, from Owasso passed away. His grandparents, Al and Ivy Eicher, are from Collinsville. There is a memorial account set up at RCB Bank in Collinsville for the unexpected funeral costs. His announcement was in the Sunday Tulsa World. -- Thank You Lisa Bishop 4/14/2014 -- [Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Faith Fellowship Church, Collinsville] | Collinsville, Nina L. Stilwell, 93, died Saturday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow. -- per 4/14/2014 Tulsa World |
| 10:50am Monday April 14th ... snow flakes falling in Collinsville at about 34 degrees -- Ted -- and didn't last long ... And weathermen are calling for freeze at about 28 degrees overnight. |
| 7pm PLAC Meeting at ESC tonight -- Monday April 14th (Previous) | The CHS Baseball game that was scheduled for today vs BTW has been postponed and rescheduled for May 3rd at noon. This is a home game. -- Jim Riley 4/14/2014 | The CHS Boys Golf at Owasso has been moved from today (Monday April 14) to Tuesday April 15th -- per Coach Bob Pratt -- | Appears the CHS Golf Girls are still playing at Bristow today -- Ted 4/14/2014 |
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CHS
Prom At Zoo April 12, 2014 Saturday In Tulsa |
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J.B.
Hamm Signs For NEO Soccer April 11, 2014 CHS Boys Soccer Goalie |
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CHS Prom At Tulsa Zoo |
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Community
Easter Egg Hunt April 12, 2014 Hosted By Meadowcreek Methodist |
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CHS
Soccer Here Tuesday & Friday
April 8 & 11, 2014 Losses To Metro Christian and Boys Win Over Hale |
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Wilson
Elementary News April 11, 2014 McTeacher Night Check / "Cooperation" Trait / Book Sale End |
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Misc. News: 2013 Miss Oklahoma At CHS / Academic Team Easter Cakes
April 11, 2014 Library Youth Writing Contest / Ted's Siblings |
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Joe
Louis Shoulders, Jr. (Born: February 21, 1926 --
Died: April 08, 2014) -- Service to be held Sat. April 12 at 10:00
at Meadowcreek United Methodist Church.
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Misc.
Sports News: Updates On CHS Track + Tennis + Golf + Baseball April 10, 2014 Youth Football Signups |
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Misc.
News: Testing Opt-Out Policy / Community Church Speaker April 10, 2014 Youth Cheerleading Meet / Youth Football Signups / Easter Egg Hunt Saturday |
In progress: team photos for CHS boys golf, soccer, chorus. Hoping to schedule baseball, tennis, and girls golf soon. Also Miss Oklahoma visit to CHS. -- Ted -- 4/10/2014 | At ~84 degrees this afternoon ... warmest day since last October. -- Ted 4/10/2014 3:45pm |
| Results from Monday April 7th, 2014 school board meeting -- Collinsville has lost a willing and able school board member due to "unforgiving" State Department of Education system. A new school board member will be sought to fill the vacant seat 2. -- Also, Collinsville school district does not encourage testing opt-outs but has policy in place now for those that choose to ignore warnings and consequences. -- Ted 4/10/2014 12:45pm Thursday |
| CHS "The Situation" student video -- 4/10/2014 (Including Terry Due & Lance West interviews) |
Ponca
City Track Meet Results -- 4/10/2014
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Sorry ... I am several days behind on news ... check back later today. -- Ted 4/10 |
| Jeanne "Jean" Marie McCotter (Born: December 07, 1946 -- Died: April 07, 2014) -- Funeral Mass will be 2pm, Friday, April 11, 2014 at St. Therese Catholic Church Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home |
| Good luck to the CHS Chorus at their state contest Wednesday (at Union) ... I can't attend but will have a few photos from their practice session this morning before they got on the bus. I will be away from my computer most of the day so will only make slow progress on news (& emails) from the past few days. -- Ted 9am Wed. April 9th -- and there are only 21 days left to complete the 2014 grad pages ... so if you are wanting to submit a favorite photo ... you'd best hurry ... as the last minute submits will likely be pushed past the initial May 1st release. |
| Opt-Out Clarification -- Please note that the State Required FIELD TESTING will not begin until MAY 3, 2014. The same opt out policy and procedure released this morning INCLUDES FIELD TESTING. You must meet with your student's site administrator by MAY 2nd to complete all required documentation. -- Cara Jones 4/8/2014 |
| Results from 4/7/2014 City Commission Meeting -- Police Officer Ray's commendation and zoning changes at Hwy. 169 & 146th -- Ted 4/8/2014 |
| Soccer girls lost 1-3 to NOAH, Boys tied 2-2 with 17 minutes left, and school board in executive session at 7:50pm. And check back for results from city meet -- Ted 4/7/2014 -- [School board completed just before 10pm check back for results] | I have submitted tennis photos ... check back ... I hope to get a boys golf team photo today and will have many prom photos after Saturday ... but very little time spent on grad pages this past week -- Ted 11am Tues 4/8/2014 |
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CHS
Track Team Photos April 4, 2014 Boys & Girls HS Teams |
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CHS
Track Competed At Oologah April 4, 2014 Friday Afternoon |
| FYI -- Just in case you had been wondering about opting your student out of testing ... check back here tomorrow ... as Cara Jones indicated that (pending school board approval tonight) the new policy would be available online as soon as possible ... but would have a short deadline to get paperwork completed before testing begins. -- Ted Wright 2:40pm Monday -- [OK, just got my first look at the proposed policy and the district advises against opting out due to consequences to both the district and the student ... but is formalizing the process for those that choose to opt-out anyway]-- Ted 3:30pm April 7th] ... and the deadline is end of the day Wednesday April 9th. -- The board approved this Policy & Procedure. And depending on the type of test and numbers opting out ...the school could lose funding and the student might not graduate or be able to get a driver's license ... etc. -- Ted 9:10pm 4/7/2014 |
| The JV baseball game at Claremore for today had been canceled -- Jim Riley 4/7/2014 | For any cheerleaders going into 1st-6th grade next year, there is a parent information meeting this Thursday, April10, at 6:30 in the Herald commons area. Any questions can be directed to collinsvilleyouthcheer@gmail.com. -- Thanks, Kristin Kuykendall 4/7/2014 | The April 15th CHS Soccer games are scheduled to be on Cardinal TV per Kim Myers -- 4/7/2014 (Will be senior night & Pink Out) -- & the final Cardinal TV event of the school year. |
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Misc.
News: Special Olympics Bocce / CHS Golf & Tennis April 6, 2014 Cherokee Language Bowl / State Wrestling Shirt Orders |
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CHS
Baseball -vs- Coweta April 3, 2014 10-1 Cardinal Win Here Thursday |
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City
Agenda For Monday April 7th April 4, 2014 Officer Commendation / Zoning Change "Emergencies" |
Check back for photos from CHS Track at Oologah Friday -- Ted 9pm 4/4/2014 | I now have my federal taxes figured out ... so will get back to ~4 day news backlog ... and will tackle Oklahoma taxes in next day or so. -- Ted 6:45pm Sunday 4/6/2014 |
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Oklahoma
State Main Street Program April 3, 2014 At Chamber of Commerce Meet |
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School Board Agenda For Monday April 7th April 4, 2014 Jana Oder's Board Seat 2 Open |
Change:
I received my "Collinsville" printed newspaper today,
a day later than before, and with "Owasso Reporter" on
the masthead. I also received my "Bank of the Lakes" statement
today but it is now labled as "Valley National Bank" with
no explanation of the change included. -- Ted Wright 4/3/2014 1pm
Thursday
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Misc.
News: Pancakes & Sausage For 7U Baseball / Wilson Self-Discipline
/ Polluant Collection April 3, 2014 CHS Girls Tennis / Tulsa County Election / Wilson Book Fair |
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Arubah
Clinic Press Release April 3, 2014 Kara Fleege Is Executive Director |
| It is a balmy 78 degrees outside as I finish my OKC rally photo page at 5:15pm Wed. -- Storms later? -- Ted -- [11:30pm still warm but no storms yet] -- 4/2/2014 |
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Several Collinsville students will be at Special Olympics Bocce in Owasso on Friday, April 4. -- Lee Ann Smith 4/2/2014 |
Ted's Game Plan: Chamber meet Thursday; travel to Oologah for track photos Friday; likely spend all weekend on taxes; hopefully find a few hours for graduate pages that are due in less than a month now. -- Ted 11am Thurs 4/3/2014 |
| Sample Ballot -- Vote April 1 |  |
Appears the few Collinsville voters that showed up today were pretty evenly split on the new small tax for county jail improvements. -- Ted 4/1/2014 8:25pm | Overall Tulsa County Voters Approved Both Tax Increases --per Tulsa World |
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Excuse
me for being distracted from "normal" news ... but cap
& gown photo day is like starting the 2 minute drill in the
big game for me. -- Ted 3/25/2014
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| March 20, 2014 marks
the completion of 11 full years of www.cvilleok.com serving Collinsville
and the beginning of year 12. Yesterday (March 19, 2014) -- The "Collinsville News" reported they will convert to a monthly print newspaper starting in April 2014. That newspaper has been printed weekly since May 11, 1899 (the first 88 years by my family) ... and will be just short of 115 years total this April. -- Ted Wright 3/19/2014 |
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