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1. What do you hope to accomplish with your students this year? I want my students to be able to reflect back on this year and see that they have learned something as well as to realize they have become better people on this earth. I want them to see their accomplishment of becoming better writers and thinkers than they were at the first of the school year. I truly hope my students see these traits in themselves. 2. What made you want to be a teacher? When I was in school I had some really...
PAWHUSKA – The Alva High School Goldbugs traveled to Pawhuska and focused on setting the tone early in the game as they elected to receive the ball first after winning the coin toss. Though it was a slow start for the Goldbugs’ offense to find a rhythm, their defense fended off the Huskies, preventing Pawhuska from capitalizing on their opportunities. The Goldbugs made an impressive drive on their second possession after back-to-back runs from Austin Shklar for 19 yards and Davion Murrow for 12 to get to Pawhuska’s 12-yard line, but the Huskies...
This past week at Alva High School the students celebrated homecoming. One thing that goes along with the homecoming celebrations is dressing up for the spirit days. For homecoming this year the spirit days were Pajama Day, Alter Ego Day, Generations Day, Favorite TV Character Day, and Black and Gold Day. Student Council is responsible for coming up with the spirit days. Student council vice president senior Mattie Duncan was the head of the spirit days committee. On Monday the students began...
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the Alva High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) loaded a bus of 43 students to attend Fields of Faith, hosted by Woodward's FCA at their football field. More than 300 students from Alva, Vici, Seiling, Sharon-Mutual, Mooreland and Woodward were present. Woodward girls basketball and FCA coach Kinzie Didier commented on why she holds Fields of Faith: "As a sign of encouragement to get all of the churches to come together and worship together because we do worshi...
The Alva High School cafeteria has made different changes allowing students to have more choices at lunch for the same price as a normal lunch. Alva was eligible to have a chef come implement and develop a Cooking for Kids action plan. The chef, Bill Harris, will be coming throughout the year. Alva became eligible when Verleta Eckels and three other cooks went to a Cooking for Kids class. The class was funded by a grant. The first thing chef Harris suggested was the combi-plate. With this new choice students will be able to get an à la carte...
Alva High School supported cancer survivors the week of Oct. 2 – 8. The students were encouraged to show support for cancer survivors by wearing different colors that represent different types of cancer. Monday was purple for pancreatic cancer, Tuesday was grey for brain cancer, Wednesday was orange for leukemia, Thursday was black for melanoma, and Friday was pink for breast cancer. This was a great way to show support and let people know they aren't alone in their battles. The high school kids...
On Saturday, Oct. 8, the Alva High School cheerleaders decorated the high school for homecoming week. The AHS cheerleaders had a lock-in to decorate for homecoming. “We got to the school around 9:30 p.m., and we fully finished decorating at around 4:30 a.m.,” said sophomore cheerleader Landry Gaddy. The cheerleaders had a little help with the decorations from the third-grade class at Longfellow Elementary. The third-grade students made black and gold paper chains that the cheerleaders could use to decorate the hallways with. “Decorating during...
On Oct. 11, Alva High School and Alva Middle School choirs held their annual fall concert in the Alva High School auditorium. This was their first concert under the direction of Bryce Lewis. “I think she is doing a great job, especially considering her age and who she has to follow. I believe this program will continue to grow throughout the years” said Mattie Duncan. At this concert the high school mixed choirs danced and sang “Stitches,” by Shawn Mendes, which is a relatively easy show choir song. The mixed choirs also sang “Tres Cantos,...
Senior Noah Place and junior Ray Ray Bell medaled in the Regional Cross Country meet to qualify for the state race Oct. 22. They are coached by Kanon Collins....
Sophomore Priscilla Samaniego and freshman Jazmia Walker qualified for State based on the times they ran in the Regional Cross Country Meet. Their coach is Chesnei Thomas....
On Friday, Oct. 7, the Alva High School one-act crew headed to Fairview to compete in Regionals. After going slightly over time at the one-act festival they had attended the week before, the team worked together throughout the week to fix this issue and perfect the show. When asked to summarize the plot of the play, Jake Ervin, who plays the main character Buddy Layman, said, "The storyline of the play mainly is about a boy named Buddy Layman, who I play in the play, and a preacher named C.C....
The Alva Goldbugs senior football players – Kennedy McKnight, Chase Jones, Ethan Harzman, Austin Shklar, Justin Meyer and Hayden Colwell – have gone to Longfellow and Lincoln to eat lunch on home games. They have eaten with third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students. “It makes the kids' day when they see those guys with their jerseys on, and when they walk in, the smiles on the kids' faces are the best,” responded Taylor Schwerdtfeger. “The way they look up to us is very inspiring and it’s awesome to see those kids from Lincoln, Longfellow...
On Friday, Oct. 7, the Alva High School Heath 2 Others (H2O) group went to Lincoln and Longfellow Elementary schools to teach the kids the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle. This event was called Walk to School Day. The H2O members had a blast playing games with the students, and teaching them about why it's important to be active. This event took quite a lot of planning, as the officers of H2O met with Steve Parkhurst, the superintendent of Alva Public Schools, many times to prepare for...
On Friday, Oct. 14, the Alva Goldbugs football team played a very close game against the Perry Maroons for Alva's homecoming. With the score of 27-24 the Bugs barely came up short of beating the Maroons. The Maroons came up with the first possession of the game and with that scored the first touchdown of the game. Right off the bat the Goldbugs went to work beginning their drive to the end-zone with a 11 yard pass to junior Davion Murrow from quarterback Mitchell Meyer. Hayden Colwell added to...
Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Alva Band of Gold went to Enid to compete in the Tri-State field marching contest at Shelby Stadium, performing at 6:45 p.m. “As a band, we prepared as best as we could given the demands of our time,” said Cara Bradt, band director at Alva High School. The Alva band performed their field show consisting of cartoon theme songs. They have been working in class – and some out of class – for weeks to prepare. Tri-State is a contest many bands use to see, roughly, what their scores will be in Regionals, which is held at the sam...
On Friday, Oct. 7, the Alva Goldbugs hosted long-time rivals the Chisholm Longhorns. The Bugs and Longhorns vied for the top title, but the Bugs suffered a close loss to the Longhorns at 24-29. The Bugs started off slowly with a couple opportunities missed during the first quarter. The score was kept at two goose eggs for most of the first half of the game, as Alva and Chisholm both started slowly in this rivalry game. Chisholm was the first of the two to get the game from their 24-yard line along with a 70-yard drive, which ended in a...
Each month the Alva High School faculty vote on one male and one female senior that they believe have shown qualities to become Student of the Month for that month. They vote on the students they believe have shown citizenship, scholarship, leadership and deserve to be recognized by individual efforts. The October Rotary Students of the Month are Mattie Duncan and Justin Meyer. Mattie Duncan is the 18-year-old daughter of Paul and Tammy Duncan. She is a 4.0 student and strongly excels in the...
Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at 10:10 a.m.; worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Friends Church is on the corner of College Avenue and Center Street. Avard Christian Church Sunday services are from 2-4 p.m. Avard Christian Church is 7 miles west of Alva on Highway 64 and 7 miles south on County Road 370, or 6...
On Thursday, Oct. 13, the annual AHS homecoming bonfire took place north of the baseball field at dusk, when students, teachers and community members all got together to support the football team, along with the AHS cheerleaders and the Alva Band of Gold. “The bonfire has been a great tradition for as long as I can remember. It’s always been something the community and players really enjoy,” said Julie Owen, the student council officer in charge of setting up the bonfire. The bonfire started out with community members and students gathe...
A large group of the members of Zion Lutheran Church met Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16, to make noodles for their 34th annual Chicken Noodle Supper. They purchased 210 dozen eggs and 1,250 pounds of flour from Alva Market to make the noodles. The Chicken Noodle Supper will be held on Monday, Oct. 24, 5 – 7 p.m. in the Merchants Building at Woods County Fairgrounds. Homemade chicken and noodles, relishes, bread, homemade pies/desserts, and beverages will be served. Tickets may be purchased in a...
Most people want to make their lives count. Parents will spend thousands of dollars for one major reason: to make sure their children have a good plan for their lives or their lives count for time and eternity. We have a problem, though. Why do children make poor decisions when they know their parents have tried to raise them right? The answer to that question does not come easy. To make sure a child lives a life of wisdom he must have the right plan for himself and not someone else's plan. He k...
The trailer is blocking my afternoon parking spot! I keep finding trash bags stacked up by the fellowship room door! People are calling the office and swinging by the church office just to “drop stuff off.” Life is good! As many of you have already realized, it’s that time of year again; time to begin gathering clothing for our annual Warmth for Winter campaign at the College Hill Church of Christ. For decades, the family at College Hill has served as the yearly conduit for the generosity of the people of northwest Oklahoma who wish to help...
It was an evening of beginnings and endings at the Alva City Council meeting Monday. A new council member was sworn in, and it was announced two others will be moving so must resign their positions. Brandon Sherman was sworn in to fill the Ward 2 Seat 2 position left vacant by the resignation of Joey Melton who moved out of that ward. Mayor Kelly Parker had to shuffle the agenda items because City Attorney Rick Cunningham was running a little late for the meeting. Several reports were moved up i...
Girl Scouts attended the Lady Rangers volleyball game against the Lady Bisons of Harding University. Proceeds from the half-time games went to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to help find cures for breast cancer. Northwestern Oklahoma State's volleyball team was defeated by Harding University by a final score of 3-0 with set scores of 23-25, 23-25 and 17-25. The Lady Rangers fought a great game with the first two sets back and forth until the Lady Bisons won each of them 23-25. In the...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Connor Martin and Manuel Vazquez, both from BancCentral N.A., in Alva, recently completed the Oklahoma Bankers Association Consumer Lending School in Oklahoma City. Martin and Vazquez were among 57 graduates of the school, which was held Oct. 3-7 at the OBA Harris Event Center. The OBA Consumer Lending School, conducted annually, educates students on the overall consumer credit function and helps develop skills to meet the needs of loan customers and their bank. Specific areas of training include loan application generation a...
