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Dunking donuts
Kindergartners at Sapulpa Christian
School take a field trip to the donut shop
for a first-hand taste of dunking treats.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SATUR-
DAY to Curtis McLane, 50;
Betty Bruner; Jonathan
Bradley, 13; Sue Miller and
Leticia Banks.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUN-
DAY to Shelby Conley, 1;
Stephanie Vann, 13; James
Nigh; Shirley Watashe;
Kirstiy Barton, 9; and Jewel
Brookshier.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTH-
DAY to Jennifer Brannon.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
SUNDAY to Tom and Cleo
Gish, 47 years.
If you want to wiah someone
a happy birthday or anniver-
sary, call 224-5185 by 9 a.m.
INCIDENTALLY
■ The Creek County Sheriff's
Reserves will present Mike Bish-
op's 'Sweet and Sassy' in concert
Saturday, March 27, at the Sapul-
pa High School Auditorium.
‘Sweet and Sassy' has
become a lavonte of the Branson
tounst and one of the more popu-
lar shows from the Ozarks.
This will be the 14th annual
benefit and there will be two per-
formances with a 2:30 matinee as
well as the 7:30 evening show.
Proceeds will be used to assist
the volunteer deputies with their
patrol needs.
Telephone ticket sales started
in January and feature a special
'Family Ticket' for $20 with individ-
ual tickets set at $12 for adults
and $6 for children. Call 832-0145
for additional information.
Food fight
ALCOA, Tcnn. (AP) - Some
fourth graders just complain about
their lunchroom food. Ryan Rose
got a lawyer.
Fed up with pinto beans, corn-
bread and salad, 10-ycar-old Ryan
hired Monte Walton to fight for bet-
ter fare on the Alcoa Elementary
School menu.
"Me and my friends got mad
because there was not anything to
cat." he said.
Walton, a lawyer in Knoxville,
employs Ryan's mother as a parale-
gal.
"I told him for the magnanimous
sum of $1, I would represent him,"
Walton said. "I had a lot of respect
for him and his classmates to call
me."
Walton drew up a petition, and
Ryan is collecting signatures.
Walton said his client is protest-
ing a 50-ccnt price increase, week-
old leftovers, cold food that should
be hot, and a lack of "good stuff."
"I think we ll sec if we can't
resolve it amicably," possibly by
adding hamburgers occasionally to
the menu, the lawyer said.
Lester Brown, director of the
Alcoa school system, said with a
laugh that he would "wait and see
what their complaint is about."
Condor dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The
first California condor to breed in
captivity has died.
The condors, among the most
ancient of North America's birds,
were nearly extinct when biologists
launched a controversial recovery
program in the late 1980s.
The condor that died Wednesday
produced IS chicks after being cap-
tured in 1986, Los Angeles Zoo
officials said.
Index:
Technological advantage
SJHS hopes to become a Smithsonian Laureate School
By LOKRIE J. QUINNELLY
Herald Staff Writer
Sapulpa Junior High School has become part of the
Smithsonian Institute's collection of research data and
archives, a possible first for a Sapulpa school.
And the school could become the first in Sapulpa to be
named a Smithsonian Laureate School
Junior High principal Mike Shanahan said the inclusion
in the Smithsonian’s research was a feather in the school's
cap. Laureate status, he said, is even more prestigious.
"It would be quite an honor for Sapulpa Junior High,"
Shanahan said. "We think wc have a pretty good chance.
We haven’t seen any other schools doing what wc do here
with technology. "
Shanahan received notice in late February that a case
study of the innovative use of technology had been accept-
ed for inclusion in the Smithsonian Institute's 1999 Per-
manent Research Collection. Shanahan will fly to Wash-
ington D C. in April for the formal presentation of the col-
lection at the National Mall.
“Wc were nominated due to our Apple Education Grant
Award," Shanahan said. "As wc began the case study for
submission, it became apparent to us that Sapulpa Junior
High School is definitely a ‘cutting edge' organization.
innovativcly using technology to integrate the disciplines,
expand the learning opportunities beyond the classroom
and to create an excitement for learning in students and
staff."
Only five schools from the permanent collection will be
selected as laureate schools. Smithsonian laureate schools
not only gain national press recognition for their schools
and respective districts, they also gain a leg up on funding
and draw industry investments for their communities.
SJH received a $I(X),(KK) grant award from Apple Com-
puters, Inc. in the fall of 1998 for Project Transport, an
interactive education program designed primarily for
eighth graders in conjunction with education majors at
Oral Roberts University.
ORU students work with classroom teachers in using
technology to teach and supplement curriculum already in
place at SJH. Students work on G-3 and 1-Mac hardware
with accompanying software in classrooms.
The grant, written through Computcrworld, was
authored by Shanahan, the Sapulpa district's technology
coordinator Roger Johnson and ORU faculty members
See ■ SCHOOL, Page 3A
Sapulpa out; Bristow in
By Herald Staff reports
NORMAN — The Sapulpa High School Chieftains fell short in their bid
Friday night for the state Class 6A basketball crown.
The No. 3 ranked Norman Tigers held off a charging Sapulpa squad 59-
49 in the semi-final bracket played at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.
The Chieftains finish the season ranked No. 6 at 23-5 on the year.
Senior Brian Cardwell finished his hard court career
with 21 points, including 9-for-9 from the line.
He averaged 17 points an outing on the :
son.
In the Class 4A girls bracket. Bristow
will play for a state title tonight in a,
matchup against No. 1 ranked Harrah.
It will be the third time in three
years Bristow and Harrah have met to
decide the state championship. Bristow '
(25-2) won the state title in 1997 over1
Harrah, but lost to Harrah (24-4) in the ’
finals last year.
Bristow easily downed Byng Friday to
advance to the finals, 62-37. Harrah topped
Roland Friday night, 50-45.
Jamie Hawkins lead the Purple Pirates' charge with 18 points, while Kara
Liggett pumped in 14 to send the No. 2 ranked Bristow team to the state
finals.
The Bristow-Harrah contest is slated to tip-off at 9 p.m., tonight at the
State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City.
American Red Cross looks
to honor ‘everyday heroes’
By LORRIE J. QUINNELLY
Herald StafT Writer
The American Red Cross is looking for a few heroes.
No, not necessarily the kind who donate blood or work the canteen at a fire,
though that can be part of their qualifications.
The ARC is looking for everyday heroes, the kind whose routine acts of self-
lessness and kindness may have gone unheralded for its Everyday Heroes
Awards.
“It really is a neat program.” said Lisa Romine, coordinator for the Red
Cross' Sapulpa branch office.
Romine said the program honors people who, in
their ordinary walks of life, perform heroic deeds.
One nominee in each of four categories and two
nominees in a fifth category are selected by a panel
of citizens and community leaders as top winners.
Every nominee is recognized at a banquet in May.
This year's event is set for May 7. Romine said
more than 500 people attended last year’s banquet
in Tulsa.
And all nominations and brief biographies of nom-
inees with photos are compiled into book of Every-
day Heroes for that year.
Categories for nominations arc:
■ Save the Day Heroes Award will honor any act
of heroism involving an unusual, significant or
unexpected incident requiring a "heroic" reaction
to the crisis. One is awarded to an individual younger than 21 and one is award
cd to an individual older than 21.
■ Animal Rescue Award will honor an act of heroism involving a person
who saved an animal.
■ Mentor/Role Model Award will honor a person who has made a signif-
icant contribution toward changing, influencing or improving the life or lives of
others.
■ Emergency Worker Award will honor a firefighter, police officer, med-
ical worker, 911 dispatcher, etc., who while in (he line of duty assisted some-
one in a time of extraordinary need.
■ Community Volunteer Award will honor an individual, who through his
or her work as a volunteer has been a hero in either a one-time situation or as
someone who is always there to help.
Nominees must be living and residents of Creek, Tulsa, Rogers or Wagoner
counties or Skiatook.
To nominate an individual for an Everyday Heroes Award, area residents
must completed a nomination form and return it along with a typewritten state-
ment about the “hero" they want to nominate.
Statements should be specific and concise, no more than 150 words. Scrap-
books, binders and videos may not be included.
Statements should tell a compelling story. Well-written nominations. ARC
officials said, score higher.
Deadline for entries is March 31.
Homo PHolo by S I WALDROP
THIS IS ONE ol lour accidents reported around 4 p.m. Friday on the Turner Turnpike In fact, Oklahoma Highway Patrol
troopers were already on scene at three other accidents when this crash happened near the 198 mile marker. No other infor-
mation was available at press lime on any ol the accidents from OHP. According to witnesses, no one was injured when this
Nissan Altima and Chevrolet Tahoe collided.
Slippery highways blamed in at least 9 traffic deaths
By The Associated Press
At least nine people died in iraf
fic accidents on Oklahoma's slip-
pery highways Friday
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol
said inclement weather and exces-
sive speed played a part in three
fatal accidents that occurred in east-
ern Oklahoma in the span of about
an hour Friday afternoon.
A two-vehicle accident on U S.
69 south of McAlester claimed the
lives of three people from Arkansas.
It was sleeting at the time of the
See ■ DBATHS, Page 2A
Old Man Winter not done with Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A winter storm warning remains in effect
for the Panhandle and parts of eastern Oklahoma as a strong winter storm
system moves into the state from the west.
A winter storm watch also was in effect for 17 eastern Oklahoma coun-
ties — including Creek County — and parts of northwest Arkansas.
The National Weather Service said moderate to occasionally heavy
snow would fall across the Panhandle through early Saturday with total
accumulations of three to five inches expected by this morning.
In addition, the weather service said, north winds of 15 to 20 mph along
with higher gusts would likely cause localized blowing and drifting of the
See ■ unarm. Page 2A
South Heights second graders riding the Iditarod to learning fun
By JIMMY PRIDE
Herald Staff Writer
When he came into the classroom, the chil-
dren simply lost it.
They literally went wild with excitement.
The 23 happy second graders, whom their
teacher said arc usually quite well-behaved, just
couldn't resist (he occasion to welcome their
favorite classroom visitor — a 5-ycar-old lov-
able Siberian husky named Nike.
And the noise the children let loose was no
small commotion. The sound seemed to rock that
entire side of the building.
But that was fine.
Nike was gentle enough for pals and hugs;
and the little hands that came from every direc-
tion. patted the cool white coat of hair, dashed
with a touch of gray and black; and the dog
peered back with a restless fondness in his arrest-
ing dark eyes with light pupils.
They were all having the greatest time.
Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't
have been the place to And a dog like this. This
medium-siaed compact dog — which, by the
way. when he raised up on his hind paws, stood
a head and shoulder taller than the tallest child in
the classroom — was from a breed of dogs
developed in Siberia for use as a sled dog.
And that's where this story really begins
The South Heights Elementary class taught
by J.J. Hernandez had been studying the state of
Alaska, with special emphasis on the Iditarod
Sled Dog Races now under way there
Over the course of the past few weeks, the
children learned several interesting things.
They'd learned practically everything there
was to know about the Iditarod race - it's histo-
ry; how many teams and the number of dogs on
each of them; they learned about mushers - the
people who drive the sleds -and each child in the
class were assigned a inusher
“There's a little background info I think you
should know,” Hernandez said, smiling some.
"On the Thursday before the race starts in
Anchorage, there's a banquet for the mushers
who'd entered the race. During the banquet, the
mushers draw a number out of a dog bootie. The
number each mushcr draws determines what
place they will start in the race and what number
they will wear on their bib. To model after that,
my students, on the same Thursday, drew a name
of a mushcr instead of a number, out of a real
dog bootie. . . .That's how they were assigned
their mushcr."
And learning about the Iditarod has taught the
children many things about Alaska and its peo-
ple.
"We've learned several songs about the Idi-
tarod Trail, and wc have studied Alaska and the
Eskimos,” Hernandez said. “The children were
assigned an igloo project to do at home with their
parents-most of them made using a variety of
See ■ SOUTH Page 3A
SOUTH HEIGHTS STU0ENTS greet Nike, a 5-year-old Siberian husky
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