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Aug 29, 2016

Suburban students return to school Thursday

Thursday, as several suburban districts opened their doors for the new year. Broken Arrow, Owasso, Bixby, Sapulpa, Bartlesville and Claremore all started classes. At Broken Arrow’s Highland Park Elementary, cars were parked along the side of the road and on the grass in some areas, as parents chose to walk their children to the door on their first day rather than drop them off. Grandparents and younger siblings in strollers could also be seen in the halls, and children carrying still-empty backpacks were showing signs of both apprehension and excitement. A few could be seen holding flowers for their teachers. In one classroom, students were working on an assignment asking them to write about their summer. Thursday was also the first day the district’s new start times and bus schedules went into effect. Broken Arrow had to make the change to address a growing student population that was putting stress on the transportation system. The change moved the district from a two-bell system to a three-bell system, meaning elementary, middle and high school now all have different start times. The biggest change came at the middle school level,... (Tulsa World)

Feb 2, 2016

Kingston Trio to Perform Woody Guthrie Tribute

GTR Newspapers Find Local Tulsa, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Union, and Owasso News, Sports, and Entertainment:Kingston Trio to Perform Woody Guthrie Tribute Today Is Greater Tulsa Reporter FOLK REVIVAL: The Kingston Trio, the American folk and pop music group that launched the folk revival of the late 1950s to the early 1960s, will present “A Tribute to Woody Guthrie” Feb. 16 at Will Rogers High School, 3909 E. 5th Pl., to benefit the Will Rogers High School Community Foundation. Courtesy photo The Kingston Trio, the American folk and pop music group that launched the folk revival of the late 1950s to the early 1960s, will present “A Tribute to Woody Guthrie” at the Will Rogers High School Auditorium, 3909 E. 5th Pl., Feb. 16 at 7 p.m., sponsored by the Will Rogers High School Community Foundation. Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Guthrie (1912 – 1967), born in Okemah, Oklahoma, was an American singer-songwriter and musician whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children’s songs, ballads and improvised wo... (Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers)