Dewey Public School Teachers of the

Year !!!

I would like to congratulate our 2014-

2015 Teachers of the Year for Dewey

Public Schools. Kendra Sloan is the

Elementary Teacher of the Year.

Debbie Miller is the Middle School

Teacher of the Year; and Josh Stowe is

our High School Teacher of the Year.

Congratulations to these teachers for

being recognized by their colleagues as

outstanding in their profession. A

committee will select a District Teach-

er of the Year in April.

All of our teachers are very dedicated

to the success of each student that

comes into their classroom. If you

have a chance, please let our teachers

know that you appreciate their hard

work and that they are not taken for

granted.

Construction Update

As of now, all of our construction

projects are substantially complete.

The work at the high school and

middle school was completed in

time for school to begin on time

this school year. The work at the

elementary followed closely behind

the MS/HS and was wrapped up by

Christmas break. We then shifted

our attention to the work at the ag

farm and the baseball/softball hitting

facility. Work began slowly on both of

those projects, but after a while we were

able to see progress. By early March,

we were able to put both facilities to

use. There are still a few details to

finish on the hitting facility and the ag

barn and will get those taken care of as

soon as possible. Our goal is to turn a

portion of the old practice field into

student parking during the summer.

This will allow us to move the parking

off of Bulldogger Rd. to open up the

front of the buildings and to mitigate

the risk of student injuries from cross-

ing the road to the cafeteria. Once

again, we want to say thank you for all

the community support that allowed us

the opportunity to enhance our school

campus facilities.

Superintendent’s Spring Message

Testing, Testing, one, two, three, Testing Beginning again in April, stu-

dents in grades 3-8 will take the

annual required state academic

exams. Students in 9-12th will

take End of Instruction Exams

in (7) different subject areas.

Building test schedules will be

posted on the school website

for reference.

Recent proposed legislation

at the state level appears to be

bringing about some changes in

the A-F grading system and

state testing. The A-F grading

system continues to receive

increased scrutiny about it’s

ability to truly provide valid re-

sults for it’s intent. And it ap-

pears that there could be big

changes in the testing format

that is currently being used in

our schools as well.

So as these changes develop

and ongoing discussions about

curriculum standards on which

student assessments are

based, we continue to be com-

mitted to working together to

help students perform well. It

is important that our students

have been properly prepared

by teachers with the infor-

mation they need and the

students give their best effort

on the exams.

Parents should receive an

information booklet describing

the test and even some sam-

ples test questions. Teachers

will review the booklets in

class before sending them

home. We encourage parents

to also review and discuss this

information with their students

for test preparation.

April—May—June

2015

Volume

Public Schools

#1 Bulldogger Road, Dewey Oklahoma 74029 Ph. 1-918-534-2241 Fax 1-918-534-0149

Special points of interest:

Superintendent’s

Spring Message

Immunization

Requirement pg 2

Last Day of School

set for May 21.

HS Graduation May

22nd, 8:00 pm.

Inside this issue:

“PreK” Screenings 2

Sleep Study 2

Award Assemblies 3

2015 Valedictorians 3

Special Olympics 4

Healthy Brains 4

Elem. Track Days 4

There are few routines as important as a

good night’s sleep. Studies have shown

that 70 million Americans are sleep-

deprived contributing to increased acci-

dents, worsening health and yes, lower

test scores. Sleep has a powerful impact

on children's mood, stress level and over-

all cognitive and emotional functioning.

But often unappreciated is the crucial role

of sleep in the learning process or “the

brain encoding semantic information into

long-term memory” In short, getting the

right amount of sleep makes you smarter.

Generally children ages 5-12 require

10 hours and adolescents 8-9 hours.

Building this kind of routine in today’s

busy world takes work so for ideas on

helping your kids build good sleep rou-

tines got to www.sleepforkids.org or

www.sleepfoundation.org. April is an

important month for student assess-

ment and a good time to apply this re-

search. Want to improve your students

test scores? Adequate rest prior to the

testing period sure would help. So,

nighty night and sleep tight.

Immunization Requirements: As of the 2011-2012 school year, all students in grades 7—10 are required to pre-

sent a record of having received one dose of Tdap vaccine. Tdap is a combination vaccine that provides a boost-

er dose of pertussis (whooping cough) along with the tetanus and diphtheria (Td). Tdap vaccine is routinely rec-

ommended for all children at age 11-12 years of age. This requirement is one of the best means we have to re-

duce the rate of pertussis incident in Oklahoma. Details distributed by MS office or school nurse.

Any balances left in your student’s account at the

end of the year will be carried over to next year. If

you know you are moving during the summer and

wish a refund of any amount over $3, please call

534-0933 x 204 to notify Brenda Shreffler. The

refund will be mailed following the next school

board meeting.

FYI: Free or Reduced meal benefits

from THIS school year will continue on for 30

school days into NEXT year. Applications

will need to be received and approved before

the 30 days expire.

Parents: Starting Monday, May 4th,

CHARGES not allowed in the cafeteria.

Your student will need to have an ade-

quate balance in their pre-paid meal ac-

count if eating either meal.

Now available: Online Payments for

meal accounts at www.EZSchoolPay.com You can easily set up an account to view bal-

ance and or to make a deposit simply with

your student’s ID number. See the School

Web Site for more cafeteria news.

A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP DOES MAKE YOU SMARTER

CAFETERIA ACCOUNTS UPDATE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NOTICES

SCHOOL CARNIVAL set for April 11th.

*PRE-K SCREENINGS: The Elementary is now taking enrollments for the 2015-2016 Dewey Pre-K pro-gram. Those enrolled will be contacted about a screening appointment to be scheduled either May 5th or 6th. Pre-K students are required to have 4 DTP/DTaP/3 Polio/1 MMR immunizations. Kindergarten students are required to have 5 DTP/DTaP/4 Polio/2 MMR. The 3 Hep B/2 Hep A/1 Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccines are the same requirements for both PreK and Kindergarten students. The Health Dept. gives these immunizations, free of charge, by appointment call WCHD 918-335-3005.

*PTO MOTHER’S BREAKFAST IN THE CAFETERIA HAS BEEN SET FOR APRIL 22nd.

BEGINNING AT 7:15 AM AND RUNNING UNTIL 8:15 AM. MEAL TICKETS WILL BE $2.00 PER PERSON.

*SUMMER SCHOOL: June 2nd thru 25th, Monday-Thursday from 8:15am to 12:15pm. More details to come.

“The

smallest act

of kindness

is worth far

more than

the grandest

of all

intentions.”

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Middle School students participated in

the St. Jude’s Math-a-thon again this year.

The money raised will help kids all over

the world who have cancer, AIDS, or other

catastrophic diseases. St. Jude’s covers

the cost of medical treatments that fami-

lies cannot afford. This effort combined

with the Angel Tree project and Pennies

for Patients resulted in almost $3,100

from Middle School students. Students

and teachers also participated in Bowl for

Kids Sake which is a fundraiser for Big

Brothers and Sisters.

The Dewey Middle School Parent Support

Group has been active supporting the MS

teachers with a monthly luncheon. The

group is sponsoring an end of the year

dance for all DMS students and we are

inviting the 5th graders to get acquainted

with the MS. The event is planned for

Saturday, May 2 in the HS student center.

Time is 6-8 pm. Only Dewey students may

attend. Mrs. Moreland would like to give a

great big THANK YOU to Shannon Crabbe

and all the MS parents that helped with

the support group. The support group is

offering mini grants to help with extras in

the classroom.

Preenrollment for 5-7 graders was held

March 30 with forms due April 10.

All students need to have a Tdap booster

immunization before entering 7th grade.

MS Athletic Awards—May 5th 9:30 am in

the MS Gym.

MS Academic Awards- May 19th 9:30 am

in the HS Auditorium.

MS Summer School will be June 1-19 from

8:30-11:30 am Monday-Friday.

Upcoming HS Events:

The Jr. / Sr. Prom has been scheduled

for Saturday, April 18th at 8:00 pm at

the Bartlesville Community Center.

Seniors and their dates are invited

guests of the Junior class.

Baccalaureate will be held on Sunday,

May 17 at 7:00 pm in the High School

Auditorium.

HS Awards Assembly will be held on

Monday, May 18 @ 9:30 am in the High

School Auditorium.

All Sports Booster Club Athletic Ban-

quet Dinner @ 5:30pm, awards presen-

tation @ 6:30pm, 5/18 at the Washing-

ton County Fairgrounds.

Graduation exercises for the class of

2015 will be held on Friday, May 22 at

8 pm at Bulldogger Stadium.

National Honor Society

The high school inducts it’s newest

members in April. Inductees include:

Wallace Barrows, Travis Black, Shelby

Branch, Gabrielle Bush, Kennedy Cleve-

land, Emma Dillsaver, Cassidy Dozier,

J.D. Fox, Erin Herchock, Seth Higbee, Tye

Hill, Hunter Hines, Hannah LaVasseur,

Allison Masner, Carina Mena, Andrew

Miller, Noah Oates, Destiny Parrett, Alex

Reid, Meriah Richardson, Gustavo Rodri-

guez, Areli Salinas, Emily Sellers,

Michaela Staehle, & Kiersten Vincent.

NOTICE!!

Summer School WILL NOT be

hosted at the Dewey High

School this year. Due to low

enrollment during the past sev-

eral year’s the program costs

out weigh the benefits being

offered. Check with the HS

counselor for other possible

options for credit recovery.

The High School announces

that Valedictorian Honors this

year will go to:

Ashlee Adams

Casey Beaver

Thomas Black

Madison Brown

Brynna Burnett

Salutatorian Honors:

Gage Snow

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

MIDDLE SCHOOL NOTES

High School Information

school districts by the State

Department of Education and

are provided here for review.

**Marijuana use may trigger

panic attacks, paranoia and

even psychoses, especially if

users are already suffering from

anxiety or depression. APA

**Smoking marijuana can in-

jure or destroy lung tissue.

Marijuana smoke contains 50

to 70 percent more of some

cancer causing chemicals than

does tobacco smoke. ALA

**Teens who are high on mariju-

ana are less able to make safe,

smart decisions about sex.

Teens who have used marijuana

are four times more likely to get

pregnant or get someone preg-

nant than teens who have not.

NCPTP

**Marijuana can impair concen-

tration and the ability to retain

information during a teen’s peak

learning years. NEA

Substance Abuse Awareness

Dewey Students in grades

6,8,10,12 have participated in

the Oklahoma Needs Preven-

tion Assessment Survey (2012)

and students in grades 5-12

have regularly participated in

other “Drug Survey’s” over the

past fifteen years. The most

recent survey results (2010)

have been discussed with stu-

dents and are available for re-

view at the administration of-

fice.

Some of the Substance Abuse

facts were provided to local

Survey Said:

Most commonly abused

substances by Dewey

School Students are

Alcohol, Tobacco and

Marijuana, with a slight

rise in the use of

prescription drugs over

2008 survey results.

However, over 80% of

students surveyed are at

little or no risk from

substance abuse.

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SCHOOL

INFO

GRAB

BAG

SPECIAL OLYMPICS: The Dewey Public

Schools again hosted the Area Special Olympics, at

Bulldogger Stadium on Saturday, March 28th. Lo-

cal students with disabilities participated with other

students from our area in this annual competition

for the opportunity to qualify for participation at the

State Special Olympic Games to be held in Stillwa-

ter this coming May 13th through the 15th.

ELEMENTARY will host two traditional events

this spring. On May 7th and 8th the annual Track

Day will be hosted at Bulldogger stadium @ 9:00

am. The 7th is for PreK & K classes thru grade 2.

The 8th will have grades 3 thru 5 take to the track. The Awards Assembly for Pre-K May 1 at 1:30, grades

1 & 2 on May 18th, grades 3 & 4 on May 21st, both at

1:00 pm and all assemblies held in the High School Au-

ditorium.

ELEM PROMOTION ceremonies will be held in the

High School Auditorium in May. Kindergarten held at

1:00 pm on the 20th and 5th grade at 9:30 am on the

21st. Go Little Doggers.

PARENTS: Federal Law now requires schools to

provide access of information concerning students to

military recruiters. However, you may have this infor-

mation withheld by notifying the school in writing of

your desire to be excluded from this list. Address all

such requests to the building principals of each building

site that you have a child attending.

School Notices

Water. Water

helps flush our sys-

tems of waste prod-

ucts and toxins, yet many people go through life

dehydrated—causing tiredness, low energy, and

headaches. It’s common to mistake thirst for hun-

ger, so staying well hydrated will also help you

make healthier food choices.

Exercise. Find something active that you like

to do and add it to your day, just like you would

add healthy greens, or fruit. The benefits of life-

long exercise are abundant and regular exercise

may even motivate you to make healthy food

choices a habit.

BRAIN POWER: Only 2-3% of the body

mass is the brain..........but the brain consumes

30% of body energy consumed.

Since the brain works 24/7 it needs consistent

good foods. Foods that are Full of simple carbo-

hydrates (lot of fast foods, processed foods) give

a quick surge/feast........but then it's famine.

Complex carbohydrates are more of a time-

release food and sustain the brain's needs over

longer periods of time. Fatigue, trouble concen-

trating are examples of poor brain food choices.

PROFICIENCY EXAMS will be offered again

after school on May 18th. Prior registration is

required. Please refer to Student Handbook page

9 for information or check in a building office for

registration forms or any questions.

ACT TESTING is set for Apr il 18th or June

13th. These are held at either TCT or

Bartlesville, see Mr. Golden for how to process a

registration or with any questions. Other re-

sources for information are the School Web Site

or www.actstudent.org for all testing details. In

order for students to qualify for concurrent en-

rollment consideration they must have an ACT

score.