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Five BHS seniors were recognized for their academic prowess during a regular meeting of the Bartlesville Board of Education on March 8 at the Education Service Center. The five students were recently named finalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program for the 2009-10 academic year. The group includes Nick Keleher, son of Dan and Janie Keleher; Evan McQuillen, son of Paul and Maureen McQuillen; Olivia Pham, daughter of Paul and Phuong Pham; Susan Sattich, daughter of Bill and Barbara Sattich; and Daniel Sauceda, son of Baldomero and Patricia Sauceda. In addition, Keleher and Sauceda were recently announced as recipients of prestigious 2010 Academic All-State Awards from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. The awards go to the top 100 public school high school seniors. There were 621 nominees statewide this year hailing from 75 different schools in 68 school districts from throughout the Sooner State. During Monday’s board meeting, BHS principal Teri Brant introduced each of the students. The students made their way around the board table, shaking the hands of each of the seven board members as well as Dr. Gary W. Quinn, the superintendent of the Bartlesville Public School District. Board president Marta Manning presented each student with a special certificate to commemorate their achievement.  “These five students are excellent representatives of our senior class,” said Brant. “They have worked hard and been supported by their families and teachers along the way.  We look forward to what the future brings these students as well as their entire senior class.” Each of this year’s Academic All-State Award recipients will receive a $1,000 merit-based scholarship and a medallion. In addition, the All-Staters will be recognized at the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence’s 24th annual Academic Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 22, at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center.  This year’s All-Staters scored an average of 33 on the ACT, which is a college entrance exam. The students are nominated by their principals or superintendents and are selected on the basis of academic achievement, extracurricular activities and community involvement, as well as an essay submitted by each nominee. The names of the approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program from throughout the country were announced last summer. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists had to fulfi ll several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. Established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual national Merit Program, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation is a not-for-profit organizationwhich operates without government assistance. Scholarships awarded through the program are underwritten by NMSC’s own funds and approximately 500 business organizations and higher education institutions which share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence. All five of the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists from BHS – Keleher, McQuillen, Pham, Sattich and Sauceda – achieved finalist status. As seniors, each member of the esteemed group is making college plans. Keleher plans to attend the University of Notre Dame and major in aerospace engineering, while Sauceda plans to study at the Oklahoma State University and possibly pursue a double-major in mechanical and aerospace engineering.  Sattich plans to attend the University of Oklahoma and major in computer science, while McQuillen plans to major in architecture at OSU. Pham plans to major in biochemistry though she is still undecided as to which college or university she will attend.

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• First Place, Senior Medical and Health Sciences Category
• Selected for International Science and Engineering Fair
  
• Selected for State Science Fair
  
• Washington-Nowata County Medical Society Special Award
  

• First Place, Senior Engineering Category
• Selected for State Science Fair
  
• Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers, Sr. Division Special Award
• B.L.E.S.S. Scholarship Fund Special Award
• Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Sr. Division Special Award
• United States Navy Office of Naval Research, Sr. Division Special Award
• United States Army Overall Winner
• United States Air Force Special Award
• Yale Science and Engineering Association Special Award
• United States Metric Association Special Award
  

• First Place, Senior Teams Category
• Selected for State Science Fair
  
• American Chemical Society Special Award
• American Meteorological Society Special Award
• Society of Petroleum Engineers Special Award
• Rogers State University Special Award
  

• Second Place, Senior Environmental Category
• Selected for State Science Fair
  
• Association of Women Geoscientists Special Award
• United States Army Second Prize
• United States Air Force Special Award
• Stockholm Junior Water Prize Special Award
• Society for In-Vitro Biology Special Award
  

• First Place, Senior Physics Category
• Selected for State Science Fair
  
• United States Army Third Prize

• First Place, Senior Earth & Space Sciences Category
• Selected for State Science Fair

• Honorable Mention, Senior Environmental Category
  
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Sr. Division Special Award
• Rogers State University Special Award
  

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BHS will have several events during M.A.D. Week from March 22-26. M.A.D. stands for Making a Difference, and proceeds from the activities will go to Isaac Watkins, a 3rd grader at Kane Elementary, who has lymphoblastic T-cell leukemia.   There will be penny war class competition all week.   Third hour classes will compete with students earning points for participating in:   3-on-3 volleyball tournament during lunch on Monday through Wednesday (3/22-3/24) Monday night will be Movie Night Tuesday night at 7 pm there will be a Mr. Bruin Pageant and a Talent Show Thursday night is Rib Crib Night Friday night is Game Night Watch the video for more information!

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The 2010 District Band Contest is scheduled to be held on March 9 and 10 on the Bartlesville High School campus.  The contest will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday – from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day – and will feature Class 2A though 6A middle school bands and 2A through 4A high school bands from throughout the region. The seventh and eighth grade bands from Central and Madison middle schools are expected to perform throughout the day on Tuesday.The contest performances are open to the public throughout both days at no charge. Students should note that the bells will be off both days across the campus so as not to interrupt the contest.  Use the corridor clocks to ensure you are not tardy to classes. Last weekend, the BHS and Bartlesville Mid-High School bands took part in the 2010 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association District Solo and Ensemble Contest at Skiatook. Between the two schools, students earned more than 160 medals.  Soloists from BHS and the Mid-High who earned superior ratings were Chris Hogan (two solos), Andrew Williams (two solos), Dalton Reynolds, Jonathon Harrison, Shelby Swanson, Amanda Thomas, Carl Szmutko and Brandon Wong.

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This Saturday, March 6, the BHS Choir will be having their annual Choir Aid Concert.

Where: BHS Fine Arts Center
Time: 7pm
Cost: Only $5.00 per person!
Children under 6 are free.

Don't miss this fun evening of wonderful entertainment! There will also be a silent auction. The proceeds from this event will be used to help defray the costs of costumes for the Spring Musical, Once Upon A Mattress.

Please feel free to help spread the word!

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BHS seniors Nick Keleher and Daniel Sauceda have been named Academic All-Staters by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, ranking them among the top 100 high school seniors statewide. The 2010 Academic All-State award winners were selected from 621 applications from 75 different high schools throughout the state.  David Boren, president of the University of Oklahoman, and chairman and founder of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, said in the release that the Academic All-State program is the state's "most rigorous academic competition." The winning seniors were nominated by their principals or superintendents and were selected based on their academic achievement, community involvement, extracurricular activities and an essay written by the nominee. This year's All-State class had an average ACT score of 33 with six of the students earning a perfect ACT score of 36. Forty-four of the seniors are National Merit semifinalists (including both BHS students) and one is a National Hispanic Scholar. Nick is the son of Dan and Janie Keleher.  Daniel is the son of Baldomero and Patricia Sauceda.  Each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship, a medallion, and will be recognized at an awards banquet on May 22 at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel. The banquet is open to the public and admission is $50. The keynote speaker at the ceremony is two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian David McCullough, who wrote "1776" and "John Adams." The awards ceremony also will be televised on OETA Channel 11 at 8 p.m. May 29. Founded in 1985, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is a nonprofit organization that recognizes academic excellence in the state's public schools. Through its Academic Awards program, the foundation has given more than $3.6 million in scholarships and cash awards to Academic All-State and Medal of Excellence winners.

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Language Arts teacher Keri Bostwick was named the 2010 Teacher of the Year for the Bartlesville Public Schools at the annual Teacher of the Year event on February 22.  Ms. Bostwick teaches Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition, or AP British Literature.  She is also the chair of the Language Arts Department of the four secondary schools. Ms. Bostwick earned her Bachelor's degree in English Education at Oklahoma Wesleyan University.  Her husband, Michael, teaches science at Central Middle School, and they have two young sons. Ms. Bostwick was initially selected as the Bartlesville High School teacher of the year and was among thirteen candidates from the various sites for the honor of 2010 District Teacher of the Year. Ms. Bostwick will serve as our district's nominee for the Oklahoma Teacher of the Year for 2010.  The district has been crowning an annual Teacher of the Year since 1981 and in 1999 BHS teacher Mitsuye Conover was selected for the statewide honor.

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There will be an American Heritage Assembly on Friday, February 19 in the Fine Arts Center Auditorium.  The day schedule will change to: 1st: 7:21 - 8:15 2nd: 8:20 - 9:06 3rd: 9:11 - 9:57 4th: 10:02 - 10:48 5th: 10:53 - 11:39 Lunch: 11:39 - 12:37 6th: 12:42 - 1:28 7th: 1:33 - 2:19 Assembly: 2:24 - 3:09

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A beloved counselor at Bartlesville High School, Susan Schmidt passed away early this morning, February 10, following a battle with cancer. She was 60.   Susan is survived by her husband Ed and two adult daughters, Sarah and Laura, both of whom are BHS graduates. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, February 13 at Grace Community Church.  Pastor Rod MacIlvaine will be officiating.  Private funeral services will be under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home and Crematory. In honor of Susan's love for her students and desire to help them achieve her goals, her family is setting up a scholarship fund in her name for seniors at Bartlesville High School.  Those who wish to make a contribution in her memory may do so to: Susan Schmidt Memorial Fund (for Scholarships) c/o Grace Community Church 1500 SE Kings Dr Bartlesville, OK  74006 Susan had worked within the Bartlesville Public School District since March of 1995, when she began serving as a counselor at Jane Phillips Elementary School. From there, she accepted a position as a counselor at BHS in August of 1997 and had served at the school ever since.   Counseling for grieving BHS students and staff was available throughout Wednesday in room 108.

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