Red Ribbon week is upon us again! This is a national week of fun used to help en- force the danger of drug use to students. For Hardesty Schools, Red Ribbon Week will be the week of November 3 to 7. The Hardesty FFA chapter leads the activities of the week, and, as a group of FFA members will be gone for the Na- tional FFA Conven- tion in Louisville, Kentucky, Red Rib- bon Week is the week after Hallow- een this year. Classes will be com- peting to win the prize for most par- ticipation. The classes with the most involvement from Pre-K to 6 th Grade and from 7 th Grade to 12 th Grade will re- ceive the prize of a Pizza Party. The newspaper staff will be snapping pictures throughout the week so get out your best costumes and let’s have some fun! Be Drug Free! By Madison Gibson Origin of Halloween By Rocio Cano Have you ever won- dered about the ori- gin of Halloween? According to Bodie Hodge in Answers In Genius , many re- searchers believe that the origin of Hallow- een can be tracked back about 2,000 years to the Celtic druids of Europe. Halloween was cre- ated by a group of pagans who named it “Samhain.” They celebrated “Samhain” in honor of the dead. They would also offer an enormous amount of sacrificed crops and animals on October 31. The word origi- nates from the day before All Saint’s Day, which was known as “All Hal- low Evening.” The name kept shortening over- time from “All Hallow’s Eve” to “All Ha low’s Even” to what is now “Halloween.” V OLUME 6, I SSUE 3 O CTOBER 31, 2014 Bison Bullet HARDESTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Birthdays 2-3 Halloween Safety 4 Fall Fun Ideas 4 Sports News 5 Tulsa State Fair & Donuts for Dads 5 Pete’s Perspective 5 Quizbowl, Block Party Recap, & Guess Who I Met! 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Monday PJ Tuesday Inside-Out Wednesday Character Thursday Roaring 20s Friday Red
Transcript
Red Ribbon week is
upon us again! This
is a national week of
fun used to help en-
force the danger of
drug use to students.
For Hardesty
Schools, Red Ribbon
Week will be the
week of November 3
to 7. The Hardesty
FFA chapter leads
the activities of the
week, and, as a group
of FFA members will
be gone for the Na-
tional FFA Conven-
tion in Louisville,
Kentucky, Red Rib-
bon Week is the
week after Hallow-
een this year.
Classes will be com-
peting to win the
prize for most par-
ticipation. The
classes with the most
involvement from
Pre-K to 6th Grade
and from 7th Grade to
12th Grade will re-
ceive the prize of a
Pizza Party. The
newspaper staff will
be snapping pictures
throughout the week
so get out your best
costumes and let’s
have some fun!
Be Drug Free! By Madison Gibson
Origin of Halloween By Rocio Cano
Have you ever won-
dered about the ori-
gin of Halloween?
According to Bodie
Hodge in Answers In
Genius, many re-
searchers believe that
the origin of Hallow-
een can be tracked
back about 2,000
years to the Celtic
druids of Europe.
Halloween was cre-
ated by a group of
pagans who named it
“Samhain.” They
celebrated
“Samhain” in honor
of the dead. They
would also offer an
enormous amount of
sacrificed crops and
animals on October
31. The word origi-
nates from the day
before All Saint’s
Day, which was
known as “All Hal-
low Evening.” The
name kept shortening over-
time from “All Hallow’s
Eve” to “All Ha low’s
Even” to what is now
“Halloween.”
V OLUME 6 , ISSUE 3
OCTOBER 31, 2014 Bison Bullet
HARDESTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Birthdays 2-3
Halloween Safety 4
Fall Fun Ideas 4
Sports News 5
Tulsa State Fair &
Donuts for Dads 5
Pete’s Perspective 5
Quizbowl, Block
Party Recap, & Guess
Who I Met!
6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Monday PJ
Tuesday Inside-Out
Wednesday Character
Thursday Roaring 20s
Friday Red
V OLUME 6 , ISSUE 3 P AGE 2
Nina Hernandez– 1
Ziamara DeHerrara– 1
Serena Sibille– 14
Conchita Hernandez– 15 Arianna Gomez– 12
Kori Barnes– 6
Grecia Chapa– 7
It’s Your Birthday! -November
Andre Saba-8
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Nicholas Gaytan– 20
Theoline Hegwood– 22
Patricia Rivera– 23
Payton Gibson– 23
Serenity Gothard– 30
Gracie Gothard– 30
Jaden Sanchez– 27
Adrian Sullivan– 30
It’s Your Birthday! -November
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tumn. Other enjoyable ac-
tivities could include: sitting
around a campfire with a
loved one listening to mu-
sic, going for a family jog
and playing a game of back-
yard football. So gather the
families, lay down some
blankets, pop some popcorn
and get ready for some fun!
According to Jennifer L. Wa-
ters in Lifeway, there are dif-
ferent activities that could be
done with the family this au-
tumn. Having evening activi-
ties may help ones family fall
season to be extra special.
Catch a local football game,
grab a round of mini golf for an
evening, or go bowling with
the family. Even staying home
and watch movies with chil-
dren could be achieved this au-
The football was flying high
through the air at Kramer
Field in Balko, Oklahoma on
Friday night, October 3, 2014.
The Hardesty/Balko Bison
lined up against the Waynoka
Railroaders. Jose Hernandez
is the only Hardesty Bison
playing on the high school
football team this year. Jose
has recorded 25 tackles- 18
unassisted and 7 assists. He
has achieved three big blocks.
Also, he has one recovered
fumble. The Bison won 46-
12! So far, the team has a re-
cord of 6-1. Hardesty is
proud of you, Jose!
eye contact with driver be-
fore crossing the street. Put
electronic devices down.
Don’t wear all black cos-
tumes to make sure bright
colors are worn and carry
glow sticks to be visible to
cars. For more information
on safety tips visit
www.safekids.org.
Halloween is coming up, and
the kids are excited and ready
to go trick-or-treating! Here
are some tips from Safe Kids
Worldwide. Be very safe
while out at night. Walk on
the sidewalk and look both
ways before crossing the
street. Take a flashlight be-
cause it will be dark. Make
Leaves, Leaves, Leaves! By Roxana Coronado
Friday Night Football By Madison Gibson
Safety Rules for Halloween By Roxana Coronado
Smiles at Donuts For Dads
Pumpkin Ring Toss
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This year Hardesty sent two
students to the Tulsa State
Fair. Ms. Turner, Hardesty’s
FFA Advisor, took Theoline
Hegwood and Michael
Whiteley to exhibit chickens
from September 26 to 28.
There were somewhere
around 200 to 300 birds from
all over the nation entered in
the show. Michael’s chickens
won first place and second
place in the Silky Class, and
Theoline’s chickens won sec-
ond place and third place in
the Americana Class.
Heather Hoeffner served as an
extra chaperone. They had
loads of fun while they were
there, too. The group enjoyed
looking around at various ex-
hibits. A few such exhibits
were the Welsh Pony Pulling
classes and the FFA and 4-H
booths where they received
ideas for the upcoming labor
auction. They also were able
to watch the National Sugar
Art Show, a nation-wide cake
in a cardboard pumpkin. For
the “Hay Stack Find,” there
were gift bags in between the
hay bales. At the “Pumpkin
Walk,” similar to the carnival
cake walk, the winner re-
ceived a bag of candy. Verna
Wright won the game of
“Pumpkin Ring Toss” as she
tossed a ring on a pumpkin
Donuts for Dads was held in
the school’s cafeteria on Oc-
tober 10. During the event,
the fathers enjoyed spending
time with their child by eating
cinnamon rolls together and
getting to play games with
them in the gym. The fathers
played various games includ-
ing “Pumpkin Bean Toss,”
where they threw bean bags
Tulsa State Fair By Madison Gibson
Donuts for Dads By Rocio Cano
nook. In “Ping-Pong Race,”
kids blew a ping pong ball
across a finish line. The last
game was “Mummy Wrap,”
children and fathers were able
to wrap each other in toilet
paper. Everyone had an excel-
lent time and a special thank
you goes out to all the fathers
who came!
building
and deco-
rating contest, which they en-
joyed. Michael and Theoline
also were able to watch pig-
lets, chicks, and kids (baby
goats) being born. Over the
course of two days the group
walked somewhere around 20
miles. Way to go at the state
fair, Theoline and Michael!
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Running a bus route is
more than one might think. It
takes several steps to acquire
a Commercial Driver’s Li-
cense. To drive a school bus
or other commercial grade
vehicle, one must take several
written, vision, and drug tests,
as well as the actual driving
test. Why? These vehicles
are larger and more complex
to drive. For a person to op-
erate one of these monsters, it
requires a higher degree of
skill and training than the nor-
mal car or pickup. In this case
the driver is also responsible
for valuable cargo: school stu-
dents. Here at Hardesty, we
have four men who are able to
drive these giant cinderblocks
on wheels. Mr. Faris, Mr.
Mariconda, who has been
driving our school bus until
recently, Coach Adams, who
drives the teams to all the
games,
and now our very own Mr.
O’Dell. He has completed all
the requirements and has
earned his CDL. He now is
in charge of picking up and
taking home students who at-
tend Hardesty Schools. Con-
gratulations Mr. Odell on re-
Wheels on the Bus By Peter Guerra
Pie in the face! Let’s go swim!
Barbeque Blast!
Ready For Football!
Ice Bucket Chal-
lenge!
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On Sunday, October 12, 2014,
I had the privilege of meeting
and discussing school related
topics with Dr. John Cox. Dr.
John Cox is the Democratic
Candidate for State Superinten-
dent of Public Education. He
joined us for church at Cross-
roads Bible Fellowship in
Balko, and then he met us for
lunch at The Bricks in Guy-
mon. We discussed the im-
provements he wants to make
to the schools. One of the
things that caught my atten-
tion was that he wanted to
discontinue the use of End-of
Instruction tests and replace
them with ACTs. He took
time to talk to me about how
my year was going and if my
nated with the community
softball game. Team one was
captained by Jeremiah Mal-
lard and team two was lead by
Mr. Faris. The game began as
a blowout by team two but in
the last inning team one came
storming back down 7 runs to
Pies were thrown, bats were
swung, food was consumed,
ice water was dumped and
footballs were kicked! The
first annual block party was a
raging success. The day was
filled with excitement and
entertainment which culmi-
Guess Who I Met! By Alexis Faris
Block Party Recap! By Coach Adams
tie the game. In the bottom of
the final inning Andy Adams
drove in his son Coach Ad-
ams to win the game 11-10.
We greatly appreciate our
sponsors and everyone who
came out and supported the
event and our school. See you
next year!
school was helping me learn what
I need to know for my future. We
also discussed how politics is not
in just the government, but how it
is also in our everyday practices.
He is a very kind and personable
man who speaks from the heart
instead of off a paper. You can
find more information about John
Cox at the website listed below.
Don’t forget to vote on November
4! For more information visit
okeducation.us.
The Hardesty quiz bowl team
had a Red Carpet Academic
meet on Saturday, October 11
at Texhoma. Hardesty won 4
games and lost 3. After a tie
breaker, they finished 6th place.
Abram Rivera was Hardesty’s
leading scorer. Turpin won the
meet with a 5-2 record and 650
points. Boise City finished sec-
ond, Hooker third, Yarbough
fourth, Texhoma fifth,
Hardesty sixth, Felt seventh
and Keyes last. Our quiz bowl
team competed at Beaver in
the OSSAA District competi-
tion achieving victory over
Beaver and suffered a loss to
Forgan,. The team is expecting
to know results and whether
they will be advancing to Re-
gional play. Great job and
good luck to Hardesty Quiz
Bowl Team!
Question War!! By Alyssa Myréa DeLaO
Picture from okeducation.us
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Superintendent’s Honor Roll
1st Nine Weeks
1st Grade: Ryann Coronado, Verna Wright
2nd Grade: Sa’Ida De La O, Aaliyah Gomez, Analisee Gonzalez, Charli Irwin, Maddox
McCormick, Adrianna Romero, Osvaldo Sanchez
3rd Grade: Jose Celleli, Adrian Sullivan
4th Grade: Betzi Amador, Tony Celleli, Marcial Diaz, Nicholas Gayton
