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Abigail Elise Gevara Trujillo is the 18-year-old daughter of Rob and Mary Trujillo. She was born in Hutchison, Kansas, on Sept. 10, 1999. Her favorite hobby includes lots of sleeping! Her favorite color is periwinkle. She is involved in basketball, cheer, track, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Student Council (STUCO), vocal and mentoring. Abi's favorite movie is "Pitch Perfect" and she also loves eating macaroni and cheese. Her future plans are attending Northwestern Oklahoma State...
Skylar Dillion Cass is the 18-year-old son of David and Ginger Cass. He was born in Enid, Oklahoma, at Bass Hospital on Sept. 29, 1999. His favorite hobbies are riding horses and driving three wheelers. His favorite color is green. Skyler loves eating steak. His future plans are attending Autry Tech in Enid, Oklahoma. Skyler's favorite vehicle is a "jacked up truck." His dream job is to one day work for a big farmer. Skyler's advice to the younger classmen is, "Keep in school, kids." Good luck,...
Our school lost a tremendous leader on March 1. Mr. Elliott served as superintendent for Burlington Public School for 27 years. His outstanding reputation is well known throughout Alfalfa County and across our state. The students and faculty at our school had great respect for him and his leadership ability. He made Burlington Public School a great place to work and to go to school. Our community and our school benefited greatly from his knowledge and his dedication to keep our little town as...
Basketball playoffs started Feb. 9 with Burlington hosting the district games. The Burlington Elks played on Friday the 9th against Shidler. The Elks came out on top with a final score of 73-47.They advanced to the championship game on Saturday the 10th along with the Burlington Lady Elks. The Elks and Lady Elks were both District Champions defeating the Medford Cardinals. The Elks played an exciting game, coming out on top in double overtime 75-69. After the games, the boys' and girls' teams...
Kaleigh Elizabeth Maness was born on Feb. 10, 2000, in Eldorado, Kansas. She is the 17-year-old daughter of Letisha Wade and Kevin Maness. Kaleigh has two younger brothers, Kyler and Kaysen. She also has two younger sisters, Kali and Trinity. In her free time, Kaleigh likes to watch Netflix, hang out with friends and sleep. Some of Kaleigh's favorites are: color – gray and blue, book – "Looking for Alaska" by John Green, movie – "A Walk to Remember," food – anything Mexican, animal – pigs, and q...
The Burlington High School basketball teams recently participated in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Tournament. The girls' team played Timberlake and the boys' played Waynoka on Thursday, Dec. 7. The Elks put up a valiant effort but suffered a loss against the Railroaders. The Lady Elks came out with the big W! The Elks went on to play Drummond on Friday, while the Lady Elks played South Barber. Both offered another round of exciting games with the Lady Elks advancing to the...
The Junior High Lady Elks basketball team has had a good start this year with a record of 3-1.The girls received Runner Up in the Cherokee tournament last week with Coach Kirsten Pruett. The girls have 11 members on the team this year. The Junior High Elks basketball team has a record of 2-2 and ten members on their team. The boys are having a good year along with their coach, Austin Hawkins....
Jazmine Calista Vest was born on June 26, 2000, in Wichita, Kansas. She is the 17-year-old daughter of Mike and Cathy Vest. Jazmine has one older brother, George. In her free time, Vest likes to read and hang out with friends. Some of her favorites are: color – turquoise, book author – John Green, movie – "Gone Girl," food – spaghetti, animal – penguins, song – "Glorious" by Macklemore, class – art, and quote – "It does not do any good to dwell on dreams and forget to live." Vest is active...
Burlington Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) hosted a blood drive at the Burlington School on Sept. 14. The Oklahoma Blood Institute was there to collect the blood donations. FCA members volunteered their time by signing people in and serving snacks. Over 30 people signed up to donate including teachers, students and community members. Twenty-seven people were able to donate. Did you know that every two seconds someone needs blood? That is why the need for blood is constant. The Oklahoma...
Jaden Allen was crowned this year's Miss Burlington on Aug. 24. Allen was the only contestant this year. She shared her talent and evening gown for the school and community at Burlington High School. Allen performed a contemporary piano solo, "Spokane Falls," by Victor Labenske. She participated in interviews with several teachers and community members. She will represent Burlington in the Miss Cinderella Pageant in Alva during Northwestern's homecoming festivities. The pageant will be held on...
This year at the regional track meet, Burlington had four students place and three advance to state. Kutter Jewell qualified in the 110 meter hurdles, Emily Burnet in the shot-put, and Anna Motycka in the 200 meter dash. Stephanie Croft also placed in the 100 meter hurdles. On May 5, the three qualifiers competed at the state track meet. As freshman, these three students are still very young and have many more years to get that gold....
This year the junior class worked really hard to raise money for prom. They did fundraisers, worked concession stands and went to different towns asking for donations. The theme for this year's prom was Under the Sea. The community, parents, teachers and friends enjoyed watching the students arrive in their gowns, tuxes and fancy vehicles for the prom walk. Juniors, seniors, and their dates were able to get dressed up, eat steaks, and enjoy lots of dancing! Out of the junior and senior classes,...
Going into playoffs, which started the second week of February, the Burlington Elks and Lady Elks were both District Champions. Both teams went on to Medford to play in the regional tournament. The girls played Deer-Creek Lamont and the boys played Covington-Douglas. The Lady Elks and Elks won and moved on to beat Bluejacket and Timberlake at Shidler in the regional championship. The Lady Elks played the Lomega Lady Raiders and the Elks played Webbers-Falls in the area championship. The Lady...
Marshall Andrew Burnet was born on June 5, 1999, to Andy and Edi Burnet in Enid. Marshall has two younger sisters, Emily and Lauren, and a younger brother, Ian. He is involved in many activities such as FFA, FCA, STUCO, basketball, cross country, band and vocal. He is a two-year member of the National FFA chorus. In Marshall's free time he enjoys playing video games and making music. Some of Marshall's favorites are: color – blue, food – fried chicken, animal – dog, song – "Jessie's girl" b...
The Burlington High School basketball teams recently participated in the Cherokee Invitational Tournament. The girls' team played Tyrone and the boys' played Kremlin-Hillsdale on Thursday, Jan. 5. The Elks and the Lady Elks both had two really exciting games that ended with victories. The Elks went on to play Tyrone on Friday, while the Lady Elks played Waukomis. Both offered another round of exciting games with the Lady Elks advancing to the championship. The girls' team played...
The Burlington Elks celebrated homecoming week Oct. 30 through Nov. 4. The Student Council started off with an election of the homecoming candidates for king, queen, flower girl and crown bearer two weeks before. The student body voted on four girl candidates and four boy candidates. The top four queen candidates were seniors Kelsi Smith and Bayli Hyde and juniors Stephanie Croft and Jaden Allen. The top four king candidates were all seniors: Tanner Rieger, Ethan Barron, Colten Kraft and...
The Burlington junior class has 12 students consisting of four boys and eight girls. They are active in basketball, journalism, FCA, robotics, vocal, FFA, cheer and student mentoring. In their spare time they enjoy riding horses, watching Netflix, shopping and sleeping. Class president is Stephanie Croft with Abi Trujillo serving as vice president. The secretary/treasurer is Jaden Allen and Destiny Peffly is the reporter. Serving as the Student Council representative is Jazmine...
