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Kevin Kaumans was born on October 13, 2004, to Christina and the late Jason Kaumans. Kevin's favorite subject in school is English, and he is involved in FFA, Robotics, One-Act, FCA, Student Council and National Honor Society. Kevin is a senior at Burlington High School, and his favorite thing about Burlington is the teachers. He says, "They always try their best to be polite and professional at all times." Kevin enjoys reading, playing games, streaming Netflix or Amazon Prime, and writing in...
Kessler Kolb was only 2 years old when she first started riding horses. Kessler is in the first grade at Burlington Public Schools, and has won the Champion Barrel Racing title after competing in the Young Gun Rodeo Association. This competition was on Feb. 19 and located in Dodge City, Kansas. Kessler's mom, Krystal Kolb, says on average, Kessler practices four to five times a week and she has three horses named Diva, Dagger and Annie. She has won other titles such as Northwest Oklahoma Junior...
Kessler Kolb was only 2 years old when she first started riding horses. Kessler is in the first grade at Burlington Public Schools, and has won the Champion Barrel Racing title after competing in the Young Gun Rodeo Association. This competition was on Feb. 19 and located in Dodge City, Kansas. Kessler's mom, Krystal Kolb, says on average, Kessler practices four to five times a week and she has three horses named Diva, Dagger and Annie. She has won other titles such as Northwest Oklahoma Junior Rodeo Association All Around Cowgirl, Champion...
Gerrett Spears is a finalist for the Olan Isbell Merit Award from the Professional Educators of Oklahoma. Olan Isbell was the founder of the original educators association. The Excellence in Education Award recognizes and rewards Oklahoma educators who demonstrate a commitment to their students in teaching strength of character and excellence in the school or classroom. Once he was nominated, he was asked to go through a rigorous application process requiring resumes, essays and reference...
Burlington High School Principal Gerrett Spears recently learned that he was chosen to present about leadership and mental health at the Oklahoma Association of Secondary Principals Conference in February. He has established a number of great things at the Burlington School and is excited for the opportunity to tell others what has been done to help students and staff. He indicated it is something that is imperative for the growth of our education system. Spears said, “Personally, I am just happy to represent Burlington and our community at s...
This year Burlington schools started a STEAM program for first through eighth grade. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math. This program was started to encourage problem solving skills in students through technology, and is a feeder program for robotics. The whole point in STEAM is to inspire inquiry and curiosity; to empower students to ask thought-provoking questions that promote creativity and exploration, and to connect their problem-solving to real world solutions....
Many mornings before school you will find the Burlington academic team with their buzzers answering questions in preparation for their academic meets. They have attended different meets in the area where they answer academic and trivia questions. According to their sponsor, Misty McCullough, they answer two rounds of 20 questions, a speed round of 10 questions and then another round of 20 questions. Their goal is to better their score each time they attend a new meet. Mrs. McCullough is in her...
Burlington Schools kicked off with a great start to the 2022-23 school year. Classes are in full swing, the students are back to learning, and the calendar is filling up with activities. Junior Mylee Sims is excited about the new year, proclaiming, “I feel like this is going to be a great year for everyone! We have such a positive faculty group and great students!” The school has made some changes regarding technology in the classroom, and programs are being utilized to increase students’ knowledge in specific areas. All kindergarten throu...
