Another busy week at Arnett Public Schools.
Circle the State with Song was held Jan 29 at Guymon High School. Students auditioned in September and began practicing after school in October. Seven Arnett elementary students joined over two hundred 4th-8th grade students from all over northwest Oklahoma to practice together at 11:00 am and then perform a concert at 6:00 pm that night. The choir was directed by Myles Simpson of Norman, Oklahoma, and accompanied by Aaron Pierce of Woodward, Oklahoma. Arnett students chosen for the choir were (back row l-r) Kaylee Walton, James Boyd, Kade Gaisford, Seth Cutsinger, (front row (l—r) Genny Garcia, Spencer Royal, and Bryson Nickel.
The Speech team has been busy the last few weeks. During the snowstorm, they participated in Edmond Santa Fe's virtual tournament. Breclyn Suthers and Randy Burton placed 2nd with their HD and Brooklyn Vincent and Whitley Stewart placed 1st with their DD. The team won 3rd place sweepstakes in class 3A/4A.
This weekend the team traveled to Alva and brought home another 3rd place sweepstakes thanks to the following placings: Breclyn Suthers 1st place POI, Randy Burton 3rd place Poetry, and Melissa Sovic and Jasmine Smith 1st place DD.
Randy Burton, Breclyn Suthers, Jasmine Smith, and Melissa Sovic after receiving their awards at the last speech competition.
In Mrs. Ham’s science class this past week, the 4th graders have been learning about the history of the Earth, the processes of weathering and erosion and how it changes rocks over time, and fossils. In class, they were able to see the processes happen in the lab and also make their own trace fossils at home.
The 5th graders have been studying our solar system. They made a 3D project at home and made paper mache planets in class.
Above, Jansen Hamilton and below, Kyler Johnson working on their paper mache’ planets.
Above, Spencer Royal, Zane Islam, Rhett Beck, and below, Seth Cutsinger, Sloane Whitson, Tiegan Dearing, and Kade Gaisford painting their fossils with coffee to make them appear aged.
Tuesday, the highschool teams traveled to Shattuck to take on the Indians. The girls took the first game. The Lady Wildcats were trailing most of the game, but at the end of the 4th quarter they battled back to take the lead. They came out on top winning 52-44. After the girls game, the boys had a tough match up with the Indians. It was a very physical game, but the Wildcats walked away with another 10 point win, 50-40.
The 270 Conf. games were held in Shattuck last week. Both the high school girls and boys teams played for 3rd place. The girls took on Laverne. The Lady Wildcats played tough and made the Tigers work hard, but unfortunately our girls lost 56-50. After the girls game, the boys played Fargo-Gage-Ft.Supply. The boys came out and worked hard. They ended up with a solid win 67-49 over FGFS.
Playoffs are here! Arnett will hold districts at home Friday, February, 13th. Both teams will take on Waynoka. The girls game will begin at 6:00pm and the boys will follow. Regionals will be held the following week in Erick.