The OSB E-Team was
challenged to do the ALS
Ice Bucket Challenge.
The E-Team accepted the
challenge and completed it
on August
28th.
Two of the
E - T e a m
m e m b e r s
(Karen Reed
and Lynn
Cragg) were
not able to
participate, so we let the
students vote on staff
members to take their
place. The winners were
teachers Laura Leather-
man and Jeremy Jackman.
Amyotrophic Lateral Scle-
rosis (ALS), often known
as “Lou Gehrig’s
Disease” is a dis-
ease that affects
nerve cells in the
brain and spinal
cord.
Thank you to everyone who
participated and
donated. We couldn’t
have done it without you.
Good Job Panthers!!!
Pictured from left to right:
Front Row: Rozann King, Laura
Leatherman, Ronnie Darden,
Ronna Johnston, Jim Adams,
Brian Culver, Jeremy Jackman
Back Row: Tonya Givens, Mar-
cella Bynum, Jeff Cartwright,
Tera Webb, Sylvia Sterling, Amy
Morgan, Jeana Jones
Tonya Givens
White Cane Quest - October 14th, 2014
ALS Bucket Challenge
October 1, 2014
2014-2015, Issue 2
Inside this issue:
O&M News 2
Special Olympics 2
Acad. Team Update 2
Soc. Serv. News 3
Blue & Gold Update 3
Space Camp 4
4-H & Campfire 5
Girl Scouts 5
FCCLA News 5
Power of Pink 6
PreK & KG News 6
Silver Spur Ranch 7
EL Braille Club 7
Calendars 9-10
White Cane Day 11-12
Oklahoma School
for the Blind
Join our contestants on October 14th for a celebration of White Cane Day, as they par-ticipate in a
WHITE CANE QUEST.
Eight contestants from grades 7-12 will compete along a secret route in
Muskogee, earning points for using proper cane techniques.
Each contestant will be scored by O&M Special-ists from around the state who are volunteering their time. They will also have a volunteer "shadow" who helps en-sure their safety as they travel the secret route.
Thank you to the Braille Institute for another great national program to en-
Special points of
interest:
Space Camp
Power of Pink
Silver Spur
Ranch
White Cane Day
courage our students to be involved in practicing essential skills while rais-ing awareness in the community.
Faye Miller
Who will bring home a medal?
We raised
$395
for ALS !!!
Fall is a great time of year to get
out as a family and do some hiking.
The temperature has
cooled off, yet it is usu-
ally not so cold that a lot
of bundling up is required
to stay warm. The bril-
liant fall colors and the
cooler air can be invigor-
ating!
When on outings with
your child, take time to talk about
and to ask questions about the in-
formation he/she perceives:
what appears to be a bright red
“blob” on the ground, the rustle of
leaves, or the smell of a wood fire.
For one who is keenly aware of
his/her surroundings, these can be
a rich bounty for the senses
and can offer clues about
one’s location in the environ-
ment.
A prescribed monocular tele-
scope can be a fun way for
kids with low vision to spot
and investigate more closely
interesting objects found in
the wild. If your child uses a cane,
encourage him/her to walk alongside
you or even slightly ahead as op-
posed to always holding onto your
arm. This may encourage him/her
to pay more attention to the travel
route, the ter-
rain, and other
subtle cues in the
environment.
My friend Daniel
Kish, president of the non-profit
organization “World Access For the
Blind” and one who is blind and well-
traveled himself once told me:
“Nothing develops cane technique
faster than a hike along a rocky
trail with broken terrain, or cross-
ing a stream, or walking along a nar-
row ledge.” Happy trails!
Gina Woods, COMS
OSSAA Academic Bowl: Charity
Pickup (280 points),
Logan McCoy (280
points), Garrett Nicho-
las (80 points), and
Richelle Zampella (170
points) will be represent-
ing OSB at District
Seeding on October
13th and Regional play
on November 15th.
Faye Miller
& Laci Goins
The Academic Team
has played
15 games, so far this
season.
In our Oginali Confer-
ence we play Hilldale,
Fort Gibson, Tahlequah,
Muldrow, Roland and oth-
er local schools.
We've had a successful
season and have 4 stu-
dents who have qualified for
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Academic Team - UPDATE
Panther Pride
O&M News - Tips for Fall
Enjoy NATURE with
your child!
Great Balls of Fire
Bowling Alley,
McAlester.
Parents and Friends are
welcome to attend if they
are able.
Special Olympics will travel to
McAlester on October 22,
2014 to compete in bowling.
Tournament starts
at 9:00 a.m. at the
Special Olympics - BOWLING
OSB
students
going to
District
Seeding &
Regional
Play
We will be taking 13 Spe-
cial Olympians to compete!
Tera Webb
& Rob Culie
From Left: Ariana R., Nicholas J.-M., Jonathon P., Richelle Z. and Kaylee R.
From Left: Logan M., Garrett N., Charity P., Regan S. and Jennifer R.
We also would like to thank
teachers and Tonya for helping
out, taking money, covering clas-
ses and everything else they did.
Blue & Gold was a
huge success.
Our TOP
SELLERS:
1st Overall
- Hunter Kelley
2nd Overall
- Brianna Brennan.
Detailed recognition & prices will be awarded at the Awards Assemblies at the end of the school year.
We will know how much money
will go to the 4-H club, Camp-
fire, and Girl Scout accounts in
a few days.
Awesome job to all.
Marcella Bynum
Becky and I would like to say
for all the
help last week when the Blue &
Gold came in.
The clubs would like to thank
everyone who participated in the
sales and especially the ones
that went that extra mile to
help us:
Don, Mike and Mark for help-
ing with unloading,
Mrs. Plunkett for giving room
in the freezer, and
Ready Ice for donating a
freezer box to keep the blue
and gold frozen.
2014-2015, Issue 2
BLUE & GOLD Fundraiser - HUGE SUCCESS !!!
Page 3
Updates from our Social Services Department
September Students "Caught Being Good"
Zane Edwards - for helping another student during assembly.
William Winston - for opening the door for an adult.
Johnnie Davidson - for helping an adult without being asked.
Kaylee Ragon - for helping another student.
Charity Pickup - for helping another student in the apartments.
Social Services Department
Donna Ausmus Jane Thomas
Sylvia Sterling
UPCOMING DATES:
PLAN testing - October 6-9 ACT testing - October 27-30.
Boys Bash - October 14, 2014 - Please get your permission slips to Mrs. Sterling or Mr. Pack.
We raised
$10,335 !!!
Blue & Gold
Sausage, bacon & chicken
Written by Charity
Pickup & Destiny Tanyan
Space is de-
fined as the final
frontier and it is
said to be impossible
to overcome, but for
us, Charity Pickup,
Destiny Tanyan,
Logan Deaton, and Jennifer Rat-
liff, the word impossible was re-
moved from our vocabulary for
the week.
Ms. Daniels se-
lected us to represent
The Oklahoma School
for the Blind at
SCIVIS (Space Camp
for Interested Visual-
ly Impaired Students).
In this pro-
gram, there are stu-
dents from around the USA but
also from around the world. 28
states were represented as well
as 11 international countries.
Possibilities were truly endless.
Jennifer and I, Charity,
attended Advanced Space
Academy and were trained in
space operations and leadership
skills such as mission simulators
and acting in officer positions to
run a simulation
of an actual
space operation.
They were all
interdependent
to make the
mission a suc-
cess.
New friends from around
the world were made and we are
all walking a little taller knowing
we accomplished a challenging
week. More information is avail-
able on the SCIVIS website
www.tsbvi.edu/space/.
This opportunity was made pos-
sible due to the generous dona-
tions by the Anne and Henry
Zarrow Foundation and by The
Other activities included water
zip lining, Helodunker (a simula-
tion of a crashing helicopter into
a lake), climbing the pamper
pole, and team
building activi-
ties that re-
quired every-
one to cooper-
ate for suc-
cess.
Oklahoma Foundation for the
Education of Blind Children and
Youth, Inc.
We would like to thank them
very much.
THANK YOU ! ! !
Logan, Jennifer ,
Dest iny & Char ity
SPACE CAMP 2014 - “OUR PLACE IN SPACE”
Destiny and Lo-
gan were in the Avia-
tion Challenge. This
military based program
consisted of competi-
tions against other AC
(Aviation Challenge)
teams. Limits of both,
mind and body, were
tested to the max. But before
they stormed behind enemy lines
they had to learn the
ropes in “Top Gun”, a
combat competition in
simulator fighter jets. It
teaches and strengthens
team building skills. They
both enjoyed it very
much. AC also had to pa-
trol the grounds and mon-
itor outside activity.
We also
participated in
scuba diving,
rock wall climb-
ing, zip lining
and team build-
ing. We re-
ceived one college credit hour
from the University of Alabama
in Intro to Space Science upon
completion of the program.
Mr. Dan Oates, Dir. of SCIVIS, Charity Pickup & Mrs. Cheryl Daniels
Charity Pickup
Jennifer Ratliff
Destiny Tanyan & Logan Deaton
Destiny Tanyan
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The girls will be making a display for White Cane Day on October 14th at the Arrowhead Mall in Muskogee.
October 19th the Oklahoma City Thunders will be at the BOK in Tul-sa and some of the girls will be at-tending.
October 28th is skating for Juliette Gordon Low birthday. We will also be working on pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness, since Juliette Low died from breast cancer on January 17, 1927.
If you have questions relat-ed to any girl scout activities, please contact me at 918-616-9044.
Becky LaRue
Upcoming Dates:
October 6th daisy, brownies, jun- iors will meet 5:30-7
October 7th workshop
October 8th cadets and seniors will meet 5:30-7
October 20th daisy, brownies, jun- iors will meet 5:30-7
October 21st workshop
October 22nd cadets and seniors will meet 5:30-7
October 19th OKC Thunder basketball game
October 28th Skating 6-8
We have new Girl Scouts
this year:
Audrey, Stephanie, Angel, Lorie, Hannah, and Phoebe Cotney.
We are so happy to have them!
The girl scouts did their “Live Healthy” walk at Civitan Park on September 16th. We even had some walkers that weren’t girl scouts … the more the merrier.
Thanks to everybody who came out to participate.
October is a busy month for Girl Scouts. The girls will be making a gingerbread house for the Phil brook Museum in Tulsa, so come out to Tulsa and see the displays.
Girl Scouts
Campfire
There are
some opportu-
nities for
camps coming
up that you can
go to. I will
send a paper
4-H
Are you interested in becoming a
4-H officer? If YES, please let
me know if you are in Cheerlead-
ing or Academic team, so I can
put your name on my list.
I will be having a meeting on
October 14, 2015 at 5:30 pm.
home with details. If you are
interested in going, please let me know without delay, since I
have to get the papers to camp-
fires in time for each camp.
Marcella Bynum
4-H and Campfire Opportunities
HURRY ...Campfire
Opportunities still
available...
Students are required to dress business casual. This includes, black or
khaki dress pants (no car-
go pants) and dress
shoes; no tennis shoes or
sandals. The FACS De-
partment will provide stu-
dents with a FCCLA polo
shirt to wear. Shirts will
be returned following the
meeting.
FCCLA members will have the
opportunity to attend the Dis-
trict Leadership Meeting,
October 22nd in Ft. Gibson.
OSB students will join FCCLA
members from NE District II in
a day of fun. They will have a
chance to get to know other
FCCLA members, play games, and
hear guest speakers.
A $5 registration fee
is to be paid to Ms.
Tonya by Oct. 9th. In
addition, students will
need to bring $6 on
Oct. 22 to help cover
their lunch.
Allison Garner
FCCLA News
District
Leadership
Meeting
Oct. 22nd
Ft. Gibson
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We have been very busy the
last couple of months in Pre-
school and Kindergarten.
We work weekly on a new
number, letter, shape, and
color.
We recently attended the
Horse Ranch and everyone
had such a great time. We
rode horses, jumped on a
trampoline, rode a mechani-
cal bull, fished, and so much
more.
In October, we
will be learning
about dinosaurs
and then attend-
ing the Tulsa Zoo
on October 7th to visit
the dinosaur exhibit.
October is fire preven-
tion month and we will
be learning about how
to be safe during a fire through
physical activities, stories, books,
and we will also be
attending the Mus-
kogee Fire Depart-
ment Fire Clown
Safety show on
October 8th.
October is also the time for
pumpkins galore! We will be
learning how to grow a pumpkin,
ways to eat a pumpkin, how a real
pumpkin feels, and will also be at-
tending the
Bixby Pumpkin
Patch on Oct.
28th.
And, finally we
will be celebrating Halloween
with dressing in our favorite
costumes and
having a Hal-
loween party.
Date and de-
tails to follow.
More information will be going
home soon for these upcoming
activities.
Michelle Rogers
There will be a
short performance
by the OSB Jazz
Band during the
evening as well.
All proceeds will be divided
among Susan G. Koman for the
Cure and the OK Children’s Can-
cer Association.
Should you be interested in do-
nating items for our basket auc-
tion or know someone willing to
be a sponsor, please contact
Mrs. Daniels or Mrs. Garner.
Please watch our website and
the School Way app for upcom-
ing details.
OSB FCCLA and the
Service Learning
class will be spon-
soring the Power of
Pink service pro-
ject.
We will host a loaded baked po-
tato dinner at the OK Music Hall
of Fame on November 11th from
5:30 to 7:30.
In addition, there will be arts
and crafts made by
OSB students and
gift baskets up for
bids in our silent
auction.
We look forward to
seeing you the even-
ing of November 11th.
Allison Garner & Cheryl Daniels
Power of Pink - FUNDRAISER - Mark your Calendars !!!
Nov. 11th, 2014
5:30 - 7:30 pm
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Each year the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), with assistance of volunteers from sur-rounding colleges, puts together a program for the students of the Oklahoma School for the Blind, to spend a day of fun at the Silver Spur Ranch in Haskell.
This year, this fun filled trip was held on September 22
nd and all of
OSB went to the Silver Spur Ranch for their annual day of fun. Volunteers from the American Quarter Horse Association, Con-nors State College Equine and Rodeo program and the Silver Spur Ranch staff worked hard to make sure everybody had a great time.
The students didn't know what to do first … there was bungee jumping, a rock climb-ing wall, horseback
riding, pony rides, and
wagon and stage coach rides. And as always the mechani-cal bull and fishing were a big hit. Jacob King caught a big bass.
Lunch was provided and served by the association (wonderful).
After lunch the stu-dents couldn’t wait to get back to jump-ing, climbing, riding and fishing again.
We all had a great time at the ranch and a great time with the volunteers and staff.
“THANK YOU”
volunteers & staff!
Some comments from our stu-
dents:
“My favorite thing about the horse ranch was climbing the rock wall. It was high up off the ground … I like to be high up off the ground.”
Cameron Hughes
“I rode a horse named Dent. … Dent is my best friend… He comes back every year. When it was time to leave I got to pet him and say Good Bye to him. He looked sad. I was sad.”
Destiny VanPelt
“The bungee jump was fun. They hook you up to a thick bungee cord and you just jump.”
Kinzie Peters
“My favorite thing of all was to fish… Before that I did some horseback riding. The horse I was riding was a brown horse about 90 years old.”
Joey Owens
Silver Spur Ranch
Braille Club Members for the
2014-2015 School Year:
Pricilla Diaz - Mykel Eagle -
Scott Moore - Skyler Moore -
Kolton Pennington - Blazen Sit-
terly - Katelynn Zampella
This is the third annual Braille
Club for Elementary students,
and I would like to take this
time to welcome each student
listed above to the Braille Club
for this school year.
We want this club
to be fun filled and
promote braille lit-
eracy. We want
each one of them to
strive to be the
best braille student
they can be.
Our first meeting
was September 30,
2014 and we will
meet each Tuesday
from 4:10 p.m. until 4:45 p.m.
When we can’t meet
we will inform the
students as soon as
possible.
Thank you parents
for signing and re-
turning the forms.
Ruby Barker
Elementary Braille Club
Braille made fun ...
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3300 Gibson Street
Muskogee, OK 74403
Oklahoma School for the
Blind
Toll Free: (877) 229-7136
Voice/TTY: (918) 781-8200
http://osb.k12.ok.us
/
It takes more than sight to have
vision!
Please check out
our website at:
GOING THE EXTRA MILE
- September 2014 -
Don, Mike and Mark for helping with unloading Blue
& Gold.
Mrs. Plunkett for giving room in the freezer for
the Blue & Gold.
Becky & Marcella for working with the kids in 4-H,
Campfire and Girl Scouts and for putting the Blue &
Gold Fundraiser on.
Thank you guys !
REMINDER … Forms to be returned to OSB by October 5 !!!
(Letter with forms previously mailed to you on/about September 23, 2014.)
Dear Parents or Guardians,
The OSB clinic is excited this year to be able to offer Dental services from Ocean Dental
and Flu shots from Cherokee Nation, to our students at no cost to you.
We have sent consent forms home with all students to be completed and returned no later
than October 5, 2014.
If you have not done so yet, please complete and return the Cherokee Nation Health Ser-
vices Consent and Ocean Dental forms to the OSB clinic when your student returns to school
on Sunday, October 5, 2014.
We would greatly appreciate your assistance in accomplishing this very important task.
Thank you in advance.
Respectfully,
OSB Clinic staff
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Mon.-Thur. 6-9 P L A N T e s t i n g (10th Grade)
Tue. 7th Elementary Field Trip to Tulsa Zoo
Wed. 8th Muskogee Fire Department Fire Clown Safety Show
- PreK-2nd Grade -
END of First Quarter
Mon. 13th Academic Team at District Seeding
Tue. 14th White Cane Day, Arrow Head Mall Muskogee
White Cane Quest, Downtown Muskogee
Boys Bash at Civic Center, Muskogee
Sun. 19th Oklahoma City Thunder game, BOK Center, Tulsa
Wed. 22nd DRS Expo
Special Olympics “Bowling”, McAlester
FCCLA District Leadership Meeting
Mon.-Thur. 27-30 A C T T e s t i n g
Tue. 28th PreK-KG to Bixby Pumpkin Patch
Fall Carnival (evening)
Wed. 29th Pumpkin Palooza, Blvd. Church, Muskogee (evening)
Dorms
Open NO
School School
IN SESSION!
Upcoming Events at a Glance (for busy people)
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
All calendars are “subject to change”.
ALL Calendars are “subject to change”. - Please visit our website http://osb.k12.ok.us for updates.
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