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Silvery Kiwia is the son of Sonja Folger and Silvery Kiwia and the grandson of Tressie Folger. Silvery is involved in basketball, FFA, and is a member of the Principal's Honor Roll. He has four younger siblings. Silvery has been at Burlington Schools for most of his school years. He particularly enjoys welding and working in the ag shop at school. Silvery's teachers and classmates will tell you that he is a quiet observer and quick learner. He plans to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State...
While some were vacationing on beaches, going on ski trips, or just relaxing at home during spring break, students participating in Oklahoma Youth Expo (OYE) enjoyed their spring break showing livestock. OYE took place from March 7 through March 18 at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. Burlington students, Karlie Heatherman, Nancy Klippenstein, Kayli Stewart, Mylee Sims, Remington Farney, Rylee Sims, Garrett Sims and Owen Bellamy, attended for most of the week, preparing and showing their...
The Burlington FFA did their annual auction a little differently this year. FFA students prepared projects to auction off on Tuesday, Feb. 15, instead of their traditional labor auction. All the same, they raised $10,000. There were 21 projects available. Nearly every FFA member made a project or made one with another member. A variety of projects were available, including shelves, home decor, benches, a raised flower bed, paintings, a bird house, cutting boards and tables. The auction provides...
The Burlington robotics team is currently in the midst of a chess tournament. After winning the BEST Robotics competition in the fall, they competed at Regionals in December. They placed 8th out of 25 teams from eight states in the region. Now, during their off season, the team recently began a chess tournament using chess pieces they made with the 3D printer using resin. Senior McKenzie Olson made a chess board with the laser engraver and is teaching the rest of the team how to use the laser engraver to create another board; learning to make...
Burlington Schools has taken on various new staff members. One of them is the high school principal, Gerrett Spears. Spears has added the energy and professionalism that Burlington needed. His favorite thing about Burlington is the community. He says the community has welcomed his family and the events held remind him of events held when he was growing up in Garber. Spears has been in education for nine years and has spent nine years coaching basketball. He has worked in Weatherford, Enid,...
"How could community service be more enjoyable?" you may ask yourself. Burlington FFA students spend an afternoon each year doing community service around town. On Aug. 24, Burlington FFA members built a new sandbox, built a dome for the playground, cleaned out the old sandbox to put new sand in, built a new sandbox digger, cleaned tables at the park, pulled weeds out of wood chips, and cleaned the show barn. Most FFA members attended and accomplished a lot in two and a half hours. Students...
If you were to walk the halls at Burlington Public Schools, it is likely you would see the librarian, Mica Andrews, pulling a pink suitcase filled with books through the hall. Students have not been able to go to the library this school year due to Covid-19, but this did not stop Ms. Andrews from bringing the library to students. This year Ms. Andrews has been challenging the kindergarten students to reach their reading goals. She aims to make reading fun for the students and does so by...
Caleb Lee Cox is the 18-year-old son of Tonya and Shane Morgan, and Joe and Mandy Cox. Cox has five siblings: four brothers and one sister. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In his free time, Cox enjoys fishing, hiking, roping, and hunting. School activities he is involved in include FFA, FCA, STUCO, basketball, and vocal. He plans on attending Northwest Technology Center and going into a career he will enjoy in the future. When asked what advice he would give to the underclassmen, Cox...
The annual FFA Christmas tree lighting and Christmas music program were combined this year. The event was held at the park in Burlington on Monday, Dec. 14. The Lions Club served chili, hot chocolate and coffee. This helped keep everyone a little bit warmer, considering the temperature was below freezing. Burlington FFA members cut and delivered a tree to the park and put lights on it. To allow for social distancing, students from Pre-K through 12th grade bundled up and presented their music...
Homecoming is an exciting time of the year for students at Burlington. Students enjoy dressing up for Spirit Week and attending the basketball game on Friday night, followed by a dance. Homecoming week was celebrated Nov. 16–20. The basketball homecoming queen will be crowned at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, after the high school junior varsity boys' game and before the high school varsity boys' game. Homecoming queen candidates spend most of the week preparing for the crowning. The candidates and q...
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, music class has been limited for students this year. High school and junior high are not able to have music class at this time. The music director, Isi Ofiu, teaches music to each class in classrooms every morning. He alternates classes, which helps make sure every class gets to practice music. He has been doing this since school started in August. Restricting music class to one class, practicing together at a time, helps the school to do their part in slowing the...
Every year, Burlington FFA holds a community service event for the town of Burlington called Service with a Splash. It is hosted to give back to the community, as the community helps fund many of the FFA chapter's projects. The local Service with a Splash was held on Aug. 25 after school. For the activities this year, FFA members washed fire trucks, mowed and cleaned picnic tables at the park, cleared brush in a community member's garden, and swept the fire station. After students finished...
