It’s finally here, Class of 2025 – tonight we celebrate YOU!
It’s the final week of school, and the celebrations are in full swing across the district!
Check out these adorable photos from District Teacher of the Year Amanda Hundley’s Pre-K/K class! After a year of exploring different career pathways, students had the chance to showcase what they’ve learned with their families. From dressing up as their future professions to leading their grown-ups through career stations, the day was filled with learning, laughter and lots of joy!
We’re one big family at BA, and we were thrilled to host our Pinnacle Awards to celebrate our amazing retirees and service award recipients who have served from 10 to 40 years! 🎉
Congratulations to all the incredible employees we honored: https://bit.ly/4jBFYs8
Progress as Promised!
Students and staff at Rosewood Elementary and Highland Park Elementary celebrated an exciting milestone in the 2024 Bond Project with a special beam signing event! A structural steel beam—soon to be part of the new elementary pod—was placed outside the construction fence for everyone to leave their mark on the future of their school.
Thanks to Miller-Tippens Construction for their continued hard work and to our community for supporting these much-needed upgrades that inspire learning and growth.
Come take a journey down the yellow brick road to the magic Emerald City when Broken Arrow Theatre presents "The Wizard of Oz" this weekend at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center. 🌪✨
Tickets are available at the box office, or by calling 918-259-5778, or visiting online at BrokenArrowPAC.com.
Break a leg, students! We can’t wait to cheer you on and celebrate your incredible talents!
Happy National Assistant Principals Week!
A huge THANK YOU to ALL of our incredible assistant principals for the heart, hustle and leadership you bring to our schools every day. Your impact on student success does not go unnoticed — we appreciate you more than words can say! 💛
Enrollment on the Road for incoming Pre-K students is almost here!
Join us as we kick off your little learner’s journey with a fun-filled enrollment event. Stop by one of our convenient locations to enroll, snap a pic at our special Pre-K signing event and celebrate this exciting milestone! ✏️
📍 April 17 | 5–7 p.m. – Park Lane ECC
📍 April 24 | 5–7 p.m. – Creekwood ECC
📍 May 1 | 5–8 p.m. – Aspen Creek ECC
Bring your child’s birth certificate, immunization records, parent ID and proof of residency.
Already enrolled in Pre-K? No worries! You’re still invited to join us at any of these events for the special Pre-K signing!
Broken Arrow Public Schools is excited to partner with Oklahoma Cleats for Kids to help ensure every child has the opportunity to participate in sports. We are collecting gently used shoes and sports equipment to provide to kids in need, giving them access to the gear they need to play, grow, and succeed.
Donations of all types and sizes are welcome, including cleats, athletic shoes, shin guards, knee pads, track spikes, football pads, baseball and softball gear, sports balls, tennis rackets, and golf clubs. The only pieces of equipment they do not accept is football helmets.
If you’d like to contribute, drop off your donations in the donation bin at Central on Main, 210 N Main, just inside the main entrance. Your support helps equip and empower young athletes in our community!
To learn more, visit www.cleatsforkids.org.
VANGUARD SPOTLIGHT: The end of the year is approaching, and Vanguard Academy of Broken Arrow students are hard at work completing their capstone projects. For senior Taren Diaz, her project is all about fashion, and her vibrant designs will soon take shape as clothing for the runway.
Our friends from KOTV - News On 6 stopped by to chat with Taren: https://bit.ly/4hcCeeS
Interested in seeing more senior capstone projects? Vanguard Academy is hosting a free capstone conference for the public on May 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 3 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
AMAZING NEWS: Rhoades Elementary’s Jacqueline Beavers has been named one of the Top Twenty Teachers of 2024-2025 by Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas (OERB - Oklahoma Energy Resources Board)!
She was awarded $5,000 in a special check presentation by the The University of Tulsa, and Rhoades Elementary also received $5,000 for science and math supplies!
Beavers was selected from more than 1,200 nominations for her passion for teaching, positive attitude and initiative. Congrats, Mrs. Beavers!
The BAHS speech and debate team recently traveled to Florida for the National Civics Debate Championship, a three-day debate triathlon. Three debaters placed in the top five for Extemporaneous Debate: Senior Evden Tilley earned third place, Junior Lizzie Grounds secured fourth and Sophomore Graham Bowser took fifth. Additionally, Senior Jackson Buzzard placed third in Impromptu Speaking. Well done, and congrats!
Broken Arrow Public Schools is thrilled to see the partnership between our friends at The First National Bank and Trust Company of Broken Arrow and Liberty Elementary's 5th grade students. We are so proud of all the students who participated. Thank you, FNBBA, for investing in our students and encouraging creativity. This is another example of how partnerships can make a lasting impact on our community.
Join us on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2:30 p.m., at The Broken Arrow Event Center for a special introductory press conference, as we name the new Head Football Coach at Broken Arrow High School.
https://youtube.com/live/PPgR7jm-r1M
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION: We are excited to announce that Christin Albertson from Lynn Wood Elementary and Ashley Carter from Broken Arrow High School have been recognized with this year's BEST APPLE AWARD by our child nutrition department! This prestigious award is granted based on attendance and public nominations. Congratulations to these exceptional employees! We feel fortunate to have such dedicated individuals at BA!
The Visual Arts teachers are proud to present the Fall 2024 Virtual Art Show! Students from across the district in grades K-12 have been working tirelessly on special projects and now they are all gathered in one place! Check out their incredible works at https://sites.google.com/baschools.org/bapsartshow2024/home
Third grade students recently attended an assembly hosted by Broken Arrow High School students who shared the importance of being a T.I.G.E.R (Tenacity, Integrity, Gratitude, Expectations and Respect) through skits, songs and videos! We love seeing our upperclassmen inspire their younger peers—and to witness the excitement as the younger ones motivate their role models in return.
On Oct. 30, nearly 1,500 7th graders from each middle school across our district gathered at the Broken Arrow Event Center for our inaugural “Sky is the Limit” Aviation & Aerospace Career Fair! With almost 30 vendors on site, students engaged in hands-on activities and discovered the world of aviation, an industry that ranks as Oklahoma's 2nd largest.
Students experienced flight simulators, learned about drones and their essential roles at organizations like the Broken Arrow Police Department and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), and heard from some of our city’s large employers, such as FlightSafety International and CymSTAR, showcasing how Broken Arrow leads in innovation and engineering. We were also excited to have our Board of Education Vice President, Jerry Denton, join us with Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. to highlight future career pathways in aviation. Additionally, representatives from local colleges and Tulsa Tech were on hand to discuss education opportunities available to students right here in Oklahoma. Students from Vanguard Academy of Broken Arrow were also there to highlight Robotics and their flight simulator.
A huge thank you to our vendors and partners for making this event possible! We’re grateful to Chick-fil-A at 71st and Lynn Lane for donating 150 boxed meals to our hardworking volunteers, and to Civil Air Patrol's Oklahoma Wing and WeStreet Credit Union for their generous sponsorships.
At Broken Arrow Public Schools, the sky is truly the limit! This was an unforgettable day that will inspire the next generation of aviation and aerospace professionals.
Broken Arrow Freshman Academy students recently teamed up with fourth graders from Spring Creek Elementary to explore creative writing and sentence structure. Using "The Important Book" as inspiration, they co-wrote about what makes our district special, inspiring each other along the way!
This collaboration allowed both groups to learn from each other, with older students inspiring younger ones—and vice versa. We love seeing our students connect and grow!
Welcome to Fine Arts Friday! Today we are honoring students from the Broken Arrow Theatre program at the high school! At the recent OSSAA 6A One-Act Northeastern Regional, students Addy Roden and Victoria Parker were chosen for the all-star cast for their work in "Into The Forests Of The Night," where the overall cast took fourth. At the Union One-Act competition a few weeks earlier, students Patrick O'Brien and Tatum Stiles were also chosen as all-star cast members. Congratulations to everyone!
GOOD NEWS: Broken Arrow High School student John Roskob was recently named a National Merit Commended Student! Hooray!
About 34,000 of the 50,000 high scorers in each year’s National Merit Scholarship Program are recognized as Commended Students based on a national Selection Index qualifying score. This score varies annually and applies to all participants across the country. Please join us in congratulating John on this incredible achievement! 👏
