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The annual spring music program and inaugural art show was held on Thursday, April 13. Before the program, the community was invited to a fundraising dinner hosted by the athletic program. The spring music program "Broadway Showtunes" featured all elementary, middle and high school music students. Music director Isileli Ofiu and assistant director Rachael Spears worked with the students for weeks making sure they were ready to hit the stage. They performed many wonderful well known songs from a...
Two students at Burlington, Mylee and Rylee Sims, both had the opportunity to take photos for the Ag Youth magazine this year. Larry and Mary Peck, the owners and publishers of the magazine, showed them all about livestock photography. The students learned a lot about photography in their time with Peck and his wife, and were thankful that they got to make relationships with others as well. The Ag Youth magazine showcases everything that happens in the FFA each year, and many students look...
On Monday, Feb. 13, Burlington FFA held a project auction for the community. The past couple weeks prior to the auction the FFA students worked hard to get their projects done. Many students made wonderful projects out of wood, metal and flowers. The students spent a lot of their time in the shop perfecting their projects to auction off, while others cooked, baked or made wreaths/flower arrangements. Before the auction started the FFA members provided a meal, including many different options to...
On Jan. 11, the Alfalfa County 4-H Talent Show and Fashion Show was held at the Burlington School auditorium. Members of the 4-H and Cloverbuds from Burlington, Cherokee, and 4Him 4-H performed talent acts and modeled clothing. Burlington students Lauren Thomason, Savelina Ofiu and Rylee Sims modeled some beautiful dresses, while other students showed off some of their talents. The event was a huge success. Some of the Burlington students winning awards in the fashion show were Mylee Sims, Top...
On Saturday, Dec. 10, some of the Burlington FFA members went to a leadership conference in Oklahoma City. Members stayed overnight in a hotel and shared rooms with other FFA chapters. At both Made For Excellence (MFE) and Advanced Leadership Development (ALD), members listened to speakers telling compelling stories and teaching students about leadership. MFE is for eighth through 10th grade and ALD is for juniors and seniors. Approximately 400 FFA members participated in both conferences. FFA...
On Nov. 5, Burlington basketball hosted a fundraiser to raise money for their teams. All of the basketball members, as well as faculty, played a basketball game with interesting twists and turns. Some people in the crowd even came down and played in the game as well. Throughout the game, parents and members of the community paid for the boys to do things like putting on dresses, using their off hand, and putting one of their shoes on their right hand. Others paid to give the girls more points...
On Thursday, Sept. 8, students and community members gathered at the Alfalfa County Fairgrounds for the inaugural Alfalfa County Star Show, a livestock show held for students with special needs. This livestock show was coordinated by Meredith Harden, Manchester resident and Burlington COOP employee. When asked about the show, Harden said she believed this event would be a great addition to the county livestock community. The four exhibitors of the show were eagerly cheered on by other livestock...
FFA members performed their annual community service during their Service with a Splash event on Aug. 23. Approximately 35 Burlington FFA members and a few guests got together after school to complete different tasks to help around town. The members met in the ag building to perform opening ceremonies beforehand. They had three groups performing different projects. One group helped discard surplus equipment. Another group picked up debris north of the school where an old house was torn down in...
