Burkburnett ISD

Burkburnett HS Student 2 Student (S2S) Club celebrated our VIP military-connected students and staff by serving over 84 people with a Red Carpet VIP Breakfast yesterday morning. We appreciate our military-connected students (and staff) so much!! This campus wouldn't be the same without them! Colonel Kirk Peterson, 82nd Training Wing Vice Commander at Sheppard AFB stated that “BISD has over 600 students from S.A.F.B ... One of the reasons BISD is so appealing to our military families is because this high school and district takes care of our students and this organization (S2S).” Now that's #TheBulldogWay!!

You never know what you will see in our schools. Today, at Overton Ray Elementary, I got to watch some eggs hatch and had 5th graders demonstrate some of their ecosystem presentations for me. I also got to see some amazing 4th graders practicing for their play tonight!!

BIG Bulldog shoutout to the BHS Baseball team!! They served popcorn to our military students today!! #momc #BulldogBaseballTeamRocks #bulldogway Special thanks to Erin Roberts and Coach Green for setting this up!

2023 District 4-4A All-District Awards. Congrats Bulldogs!

From Mayor Lori Kemp: Today ranked at the top of my mayoral moments thus far. I had the privilege of spending my morning with the amazing kids who represent the S2S (student to student) Program at BISD, and signed a Proclamation declaring April the “Month of the Military Child” in City of Burkburnett, TX. Our chamber at city hall was filled with laughter and excitement from kids from all BISD campuses, their Principles & Vice Principals, administration, and even Dr. Brad Owen and Dr. Audrey Ash. The kids and I went live, took selfies, and, a few even took over the Mayor chair and hit the gavel! I love seeing our cities youth engaging in such a meaningful program. A program with the sole purpose of making new kids feel welcome in our community and making their transition into our schools as smooth as possible. I welcome, and cherish, every opportunity to involve and engage our youth in city government in hopes it will one day inspire them to step into leadership positions in our community and contribute their greatness to the future of our city! Thank you to Burkburnett ISD for such a wonderful morning, to all the kids who attended, who I hope will share their selfies, to News Channel 6 KAUZ for being there to cover the event, and to our City Clerk Margie Poole for being there on a city holiday to make all of this possible.

Mrs. Duff's Advanced Math Students at BMS went on an Easter Egg hunt for Math problems today. It was a fun way to review for their test!!

During this legislative session, our legislators have an unprecedented amount of additional funding to allocate. As with all businesses, the cost of doing business as a school district has skyrocketed. We need our legislators to make a statement of support this session for the 5.5 million students we educate in Texas schools, and for the over 400,000 school system employees! Increase the basic allotment and fund pay increases.

I. C. Evans 2nd graders have been learning about Amelia Earhart. So today for STEM club, they created their own airplane. The airplane that went the furthest went 18 feet!

No school April 10, 2023. This is a teacher work day. Enjoy your long weekend!

Mrs. Trotta’s class earned their chip party! When they earn all the parts of Mr. Potato Head, they have earned their chip party. They earn parts by getting compliments and doing the right thing. #TrottaTribe #celebRAYte

BHS District JV Tennis Results Reid Viavattene & Russell Calhoun 🥇1st place boys doubles Catira Lahman 🥉3rd place girls doubles Sienna Johnson & Alliyah Oborny🥈2nd place girls doubles Ian Kurtzhals & Summer Daniel 🥈2nd place mixed doubles Kaleb Corey & Rory Zaragoza 🥇1st place mixed doubles Nick Koszarek 🥇1st place boys singles 🥈2nd place boys doubles: Kyle Vasquez & Jaiden Wood Kaylee Greengrass & Anaztazia Buhat 🥇1st place girls doubles Not pictured: 2nd place boys doubles: Kyle Vasquez & Jaiden Wood 1st place girls singles: Julia Blakely 2nd place boys singles: Bryson Vela

Harvest day in our Horticulture class! Over the past few months we have been growing lettuce, jalapeños, parsley, basil, and dill hydroponically! Today we harvested the herbs and lettuce and gave them to the culinary students. Jalapeños have started to flower so we will be seeing peppers soon!

This is BHS S2S leadership training team. They hosted a fun training workshop for the S2S Students at BMS on Friday. After the training the group enjoyed lunch while discussing the training. A great big THANK YOU to Mr. McAlexander for paying for the leadership team’s lunch that day! Our students, parents, and community really are the BEST!

We always embrace every opportunity to highlight not only our work in #CommunityBasedAccountability, but also our district as a whole. Dr. Brad Owen, Mr. Nolan, and Mr. Hunter are merely representatives of the great work the staff of Burkburnett ISD does EVERYDAY. #TheBulldogWay #CBAS

Students have been working hard in Mrs. Spencer's, Mrs. Welvaert's, and Mrs. Moseley's math classes at BMS this week! Monday, each class created a dot plot based off their birthdays and analyzed their data. Today, they spent some time outside creating a stem-and-leaf plot and analyzed the data by finding the median, mode, and range!

The Burkburnett Police Department is sponsoring a Coffee with a Cop event to provide the public with an opportunity to speak with their officers, ask questions. and get to know their PD! Our Burkburnett Middle School Unified B3 Cafe will be on site with a pop up shop as well!

The students in Mrs. Huizenga’s class at Overton Ray are studying the Vietnam War. A friend of hers, who is a Vietnam Veteran is taking his final flight next Friday. The students created cards and letters that will fly, along with an American flag, on his Freedom Flight across the United States. This amazing man has even promised to write back and answer any questions the kids had. Mrs. Huizenga is really making history come alive! #WalkInYourPurpose ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

Great news from our golf team!! Both boys and girls golf teams finished in 2nd place today at the district tournament, and qualified for the Regional Tournament in Lubbock. Cole McAlexander was the district runner up and Hayden Cleveland finished 4th. On the girl’s side Miranda Gutierrez finished tied for 9th and Carlie Ash finished in 8th place.

Our UIL Academics Team won Overall Champions in district. Here are our teams and information on how some of our students placed individually. Amazing work Bulldogs!! We are so so proud of you all!! #TheBulldogWay

Congratulations!!!🎾 Burk athletes moving on to the regional tournament: Caden Coker 🥇 Boys singles Armando Moreno/Landon Lowery🥈Boys doubles Gauge Carew/Mattis Wade 🥇 Mixed doubles Ethan Dold/Sydney Mulhare 🥈 Mixed doubles