Grove Retires After 35 Years at Union Cross-Country (Girls) : Won the Ediso N Invitati Onal

~\)f>LIC Sc Page 10 May, 1980 REDSKIN TALK t~~~~ 79-80 Athletic Season Goes Down in History by Gi l Clo ud. Long Jump: 3rd Grade - Scott Edwa rds (Briarglen). Duana L eist (Briarglen). 4 th Director of Athletics Grade · Stephen Taylor (Grove). Stac ie Watson (Grove). 5 th Grade -Tommy McCune (Grove). Rosemary Del eon (Roy Clark) . 6th Grade The 19 79-80 Athleti c Season is now history a nd it has been David Ribble (Roy Clark) . Tracy Walker (Peters) one of th e most o uts ta ndi ng seasons in Un ion Redskin a nnals. 40 Yard Dash: 3 rd grade girls - Dianne King (Boevers. 4 th grade girls -Kim Cloud These are th e accomplis hments of 19 79-80: (Peters) 400 Meter Ru n: Boy- To ny Jackson (Grove). Girl - Jamie Bollinger (Briarglen) Football: 8-2 record - best smce 1966. Two A ll-State selections. Super-Sta r Relay -Briarglen Published by Union Public Schools I Tulsa, Oklahoma May, 1980 2 Soft ba ll: District champions. Regional runner-ups. Record of 13-11. Won I 00 Yard Dash · 3 rd grade-- Boy · Dustin H ulet (Grove). ngirl -Marianne Gray • 4 th in the O.U To urnament. (Peters). 4 th grade - boy · Kyle Brown (Grove). gi rl - Stacie Wa tson (Grove). 5th 3. Cross- Country (Boys): Regional champions. won th e Jenks Invitational. grade · boy - Andre McQuietor (Roy Clark). girl · Cherm aine Miller (Briarglen). 6th fin ished 6th in the state. grade · boy- Jeff Pa rker (Grove). girl -Em ile Rya n (Peters) Grove Retires After 35 Years at Union Cross-Country (Girls) : Won the Ediso n Invitati onal. the Pryor Invitat ional. 5 0 Yard Dash· 5 th grade girl - Mo nica Day (Beevers). 6 th grade girl - Tashanda Robert B. Grove is a name with tradition. He e ncouraged me to go into pre-med. but the first year I was the Jenks Invitati onal and won the State championship. Three gi rls were Dixon (Peters). 3 rd grade boy - Dustin H ulet (Grove). 4th grade boy · Stephen Ifs a name that has a famil y traditi on of educati onal leader carrying 17 ho urs a nd pl aying on the basketball team. named to the State Cross-Country All-State T eam. They were: Rachel Taylor (Grove) ship. It's a name that graces a seven-year- old eleme ntary school "The only D I had on my transcript was in chemistry. I hadn't Williams (she was also 3 A State Champion). Julie Schock and Margi t Verhu lst. 400 Yard Relay · 4th grade - boys· Grove. girls - Pe ters. 5 th grade - boys · Beevers. 4. Wrestl ing: Regional Champio ns. 3 rd in State T ournament. 2 nd at Union well- known for a n already well-established traditi on of high had it in high school a nd othe rs in the class had." Aft er girls · Briarglen. 6th grade - boys - Grove. girls · Peters Tournament. 2 nd at Yukon T o urnament and 3rd at J enks To urnament. 60 Yard Dash- 5th grade boy- Lance Hulet (Grove). 6 th grade boy · Jim Murray academi c excell e nce and achi evement. And it's a name that has graduating from Northeastern in 1937, with a major in science, 5. Bas ketball (Girls): Fourth in the Metro Tournament and 4 th in th e Webster (Peters) established a tradition of a well-loved man who, wi th · concern Grove fo und a jo b teaching at Berryhill. A. F. Hyden, the Tourney. T ea m Results - Grove Elementary - 4th Consec utive Championship. and aff ection, worked with Union students for thi rty-five years. Superi nte ndent. had been Grove's principal at Garnett Swi tch. Bas ketball (Boys): 3 rd in th e Webster T ournament. 6. Gymnas tics: T ook 3 rd place trophy at Jenks Mee t aga inst 9 teams: took I st Comment Luckily fo r Union schools, whe n Robert B. Grove retires July 1 The second year at Berryhill he was promoted to hig h school place at a quad meet here aga inst Kingfish er. H ennesy and Stillwater: took that traditi on won't stop. Superintende nt Dr. Wesley Jarma n and principa l. 3 rd place against Ediso n & Jenks. 2 nd place aga inst Broken Arrow & Wi ll The 1979-80 athletic season has been a good one. All the Union Board of Educati on have persuaded th eir number one In 1940 he married Mildred Waggone r, also a teacher. Their Rogers. All gymnists qualified for state & 2 qualified for U.S.G.F. State. indications point to the future with more success in the athletic advisor to contin ue on a part time basis as a fin a ncial consulta nt. daughter Madelin e, was born in 1942 and Bobby Junior was 7. Baseball : Record 22- 12. Regional runner-up. 4th in th e Metro T ournament. program. On behalf of the staff. I would like to thank all the 1st in th e Bixby T ournamen t and 2nd in the L awton T ournament. Grove has been Associate Superintende nt of Finance for the born two years late r. Whe n the children started to school, 8 Trac k (Boys) . Attended 12 track meets. Received 8 fi rst places. 2 second patrons that have contributed to the program this year and hope past five years a nd during his forty years in educati on has gain ed Mildred went back to teaching, first at East Central a nd th en places. I fourth place and of the 13 boys who qualifi ed for the state mee t. 8 that this support will grow each year as Union continues to be on an understanding of school finan ce that few others in the state whe n the district was annexed to Tulsa district, at Holm es and boys placed. We were conference champions and regional champions. the movet have attain ed. the n Cooper. She retired last year after 27 years. Track (Girls) : Wo n 2 nd in the Rogers Invitational M ee t. 3 rd in th e Memorial P.S. Season footba ll tickets go on sale July 17th! The tall, lean, good-humored ma n came to Union in 1945 as Until 1959, whe n he beca me Union Superinte ndent, th e Invita ti o nal. 3 rd in the Walt Barham Relays and 2nd in the regional at Webs ter. igh School Principal, coach, and part-time scie nce teacher. In Groves owned a home near Will Rogers High School. Madelin e 9 Golf: 3 rd in the Regional. q ualified entire tea m to the State Mee t. PAT-ON-THE-BACK 959 he became S uperintendent and led the district thro ugh the gr aduated from Will Rogers, but son Bo b came to Union as a I 0. T ennis: Although inexperienced. th e tennis team continued to improve At the request of the Grove Elementary staff, a special PAT-ON earl y years of growth until1 9 75 when he asked the board to seek sophomore and graduated with the class of 1962. Madelin e later throughout the year. Dual wins over Owasso and Sa nd Springs were the THE-BACK goes to the school's phys ical education instructor a replacement for the superinte nde ncy. graduated from Okla homa State University and ma rri ed Don highlights of the tennis seaso n. J eannie Buck. "For the fourth consecutive year, Grove Well-kn own as the district's reside nt histori a n, Grove has been Derrick, a pro footba ll player turned coach. who now is prin cipal Scholarships to date: J e ff Leiding (Unive rsity ofT exas). Mike El ementa ry has triumphed in the Union District' s El eme ntary worki ng for some time to preserve pieces of Union history. A at Ce ntral Junior High in Bartl esvill e. She teaches Kin dergarten Henl ey. Mike POindexte r (Okla homa State Uni versity). Steve Track Meet," said Faye Pride, Assista nt Princi pa l. "We feel the former Broken Arrow Superinte nde nt, J . L. Ho ll a ba ugh, is still and the couple has two children. Henderson (So utheastern State University). Stepha ni e Gri ssom credit sho ul d go to our great kids a nd th eir super coach, J eanni e livi ng in Broke n Arrow and has made himself ava il a ble to Grove Bob Junior studied engin eering at Okla homa State University (Oklahoma City Universi ty). Buck. Her personal a nd professional deJ ication shows by a ll the in reconstructin g much of the Union past. "One day he asked me and also marri ed a n educator. a n English teache r. He served as a The eleme ntary program was expa nded thi s yea r to include hard work above and beyond the call of duty and in the student's if I remembered when the cyclone hit the old two-story building," second li e utena nt in the Na ti ona l Guard, the n went to work at boys a nd gi rl s basketball. This progra m will grow each year a nd performance. We feel very fortunate to have Mrs. Buck as our said Grove. " I' d forgotten a ll about that. It knocked off one corner (Continued o n page 9) enha nce our basketba ll program in years to come. P.E. teacher- not only because of her exce ll e nt teachi ng abi li ti es, of the building while a ll of the ki ds were in school. No one was The eleme ntary track meet was a huge success again this year. but also her ability to instill in each child a sense of self-worth, hurt, though." Hopefully some sort of historical publi cation wi ll The wi nners are as fo ll ows: 1st - Grove ( 186 poi nts) : 2 nd - Peters accomplishment, a nd pride in doing his best- wi n or lose. Mrs. be available to in terested Un ion patrons by next year. (1425 poi nts) : 3 rd - Bria rglen (124 points): 4 th- Clark (12 1 Buck, we love a nd appreciate youl' ' Grove himself has been a part of the Tulsa a rea school histo ry points): 5 th- Boevers (9 7 .5 points) . Individual winners are as most of his life. He was born in Hominy in 19 15 a nd moved with fo ll ows: Do you know a handicapped child in your his family to Tulsa in 19 17. Hi s father, Loyd B. Grove, was a Softball Throw: 3 rd Grade · boy - Todd Walton (Grove). girl · Gayla Blan neighborhood who may not be receiving special stone qua rry superintendent and on the school board for 17 (Boevers). 4th Grade· boy · John Frazer (Briarglen). gi rl- Kim Cloud (Peters). 5 th services? Call 664-9400 - Elaine Minson, Director, years at the old Central School. whi ch is now East Centra l. He Grade · Andrew McQuietor (Roy Clark). Maria Schell (Bria rglen). 6th Grade -Mike Cook (Roy Clark). Rhonda Lash (Peters) Special S ervices. and his brothers, Bi ll a nd Jack, atte nded the o ld Garn ett Switch El ementary School. Bob graduated fro m East Ce ntral Hi gh School in 1933. Holl abaugh was principal at East Central then, a nd took a n in terest in th e la nky basketba ll sta r. "That was duri ng th e depression," said Grove. "Mr. Holl abaugh helped me get a Second Class Postage basketba ll scholarship at North eastern so l could go to school. Paid at Tulsa, OK Calendar of Events Basketball Clinic June 2-6. and June 9-13, 1980 Conditioning Program June 9 through July 11 , 1980 POSTAL CUSTOMER Orientation for New Teachers August 18. 1980 Faculty In-Service Orientation August 19, 20, 1980 First Day of School August 21, 1980 9134 E. 4 6th Street Labor Day September 1, 1980 Robert B. Grove Tulsa , Oklahoma 741 45 Page 9 May, 1980 May, 1980 Page 2 From the Superintendent's Desk! Robert B. Grove (Continued from Page 1) Tinker Fi eld in Midwest City in aircraft engine design. He was wasn't going any further. In the 1960's we started growing again. Classrooms Rented at Byrd for Temporary Quarters kill ed in 19 70 in a motorcycle accident while riding across some We did have some overtures when Regency Park started. They wanted to annex that area. But this time the board and school sand dunes with fri ends. us from moving into the building provided that the City of At the May meeting of the Worl d War II brought an end to Grove's tenure at Berry hill. At people had made up their minds they were going to keep Tulsa Board of Education, a Tulsa will allow the utilities to be connected without the total the end of his fifth year in education the Sand Springs draft from taking over. recommendation from my mechanical system being installed. registration offic e gave him a choice of helping to fill their quota "In about 1965 we saw we were going to have to make plans office was approved to rent 1 am including below the staff members that will be at or working at the Oklahoma Ordin ance Works in Pryo r. Grove for growth. We began to realize we had pote ntia l. Warren M ~ rris , Darnaby next year. The specialists are not complete at this some classrooms from Tulsa took the Pryor option and manufactured powder for army guns a contractor in the Briarglen area, had set up a school site when time but will be announced as soon as the information is Public Schools. These class for the next three years. Then, in 1945 Dr. Oliver Hodge, then he opened the addition. We were a ble to purchase it for a rooms will be used to house available. Tulsa County Superintendent, called him abo ut a job as coach reasonable price, at that time about $4 ,0 00 an acre fo r 12 acres. Darnaby students until Position Name School in and high school principal at a small rural district southeast of "The Grove site was bo ught before the Bri argl en purchase. We construction on the new 1979-80 Tulsa. antici pated a high school or football field or some facility in connection with the high schoo l. In fact, we bought th e site fro m building is complete. These Principal Mr. John Scroggins Briarglen "Tom Peters was President of the Board then," he said. "We George Boevers, our long- time agricultural teacher for whom classrooms will be in one wing Kindergarten Uncommitted at this time had a three-member school board. I was sure glad to get back Boevers El ementary is named. At that time there were no sewers of Byrd Junior High School 1st Grade Cathy Rutledge Grove into school work." located at 7502 East 57th Kathy Montgomery Briargien In 19 59 he was promoted to Superintendent and moved with out there, everything was on septic tanks. It was a real problem. "Before the board bought the current hi gh school sit e they Street. Our students will have 2nd Claudia Brown Grove his family from their home near Will Rogers High School to a their own entrance and will be served in the cafeteria from Karen Veramon Grove small house on the Union campus provided for the spent a lot of money adding on to the old site. They added on to the old high school (now Buildi ng B at the Junior Hi gh) and did a 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. This will allow our students to be in 3rd Anna Wilson Grove Superin tendent They li ved th ere until 19 70 when he and and out of the cafeteria before the Byrd students begin their Jane Kent Grove Mil dred moved " up on the hill" to Woodland Vi ew. lot of remodeli ng of the old building on two occasions. They lunch period. 4th Grade Sue Bishop Boevers "We had a fa culty of fourteen in the whole school, including added the cafetorium and the Ki ndergarten Wing (adjacent to Students who live south of 76th and west of Memorial Keela Humphrey Grove the Superintendent, when I first came. When I became th e cafeteria). Avenue will be included in the Darnaby attendance area and 5th Grade Gina Andrews Grove Superintendent we had about 35 to 40. We started growing in When the growth reall y began to go peopl e like Tom Fry and will be bused to the alternate site. Denise Thomas Grove the late sixti es. Talk about problems, when we announced we James Darnaby began to rea li ze they were goi ng to have to build If all goes well we could possibly be in the new building Margie Learned Boevers were going to build Briargl en Elementary way north we really a high school. They bo ught the current 4 0-acre site on a three around November 1, 1980. We are experiencing a delay in 6th Grade Juanita Ridgway Grove met some oppositi on." Grove convinced the board the di strict year option, like we are now purchasing the new Junior High site. the chiller that provides cold water for the air conditioning Marsha Droke Boevers would lose that area to Tulsa District if the school wasn't built, From there it just took everything to keep our head above water. system. I have written the manufacturer a _letter ur~ing t~at Remedial Reading Sandy Mann Briarglen and construction began in 1969. We grew 15 to 18 percent per year. The year afte r Briargl en they give this item priority. I have not received confirmatiOn Nurse Dale Trout Briarglen A seri es of annexa ti ons by the Tulsa Distric t had already bitten opened they had 1025 students in that shcool (it was built for that my request will be granted. If we get to the point that air Music Debbie Watson New to system o ff large chunks of the Union District in the fifti es. Original 750.) Medi a centers and even the cafeteria was blocked o ff fo r conditioning is no longer needed, the chiller will not prevent Physical EducationDebbie Murray Briarglen boundaries formed a square area with the northwest corner at classrooms. An Open House will be held at Byrd Junior High School on 2 1st Street So uth and Yale Avenue. "Tulsa felt they were "After 15 years of that type of growth I felt we needed some May 22 1980 between the hours of 7:00p.m. and 9:00p.m. eventually going to take over the Union District," he said. "And new blood. I petitioned the board to allow me to turn over the The staff will be on hand to show the patrons of Union the they did take over the first additions built in the district, including superintendency to a new person and let me stay on in a THE OPEN D~ . temporary arrangement. Parents of children attending the Yorkshire Addition, Mary Frances, Bowman and others near supportive capacity until retirement. Of course, Dr. J arman was Darnaby should receive a letter from our Elementary there. We had about four annexations between 1950 and 1960. my choice for the job. I felt he could do the job." Q. Have the boundaries been set for Darnaby Elementary? Director, Don Irvin, explaining the Open House. For some reason or other Tulsa drew boundaries on the half "This school system has been good to me," he said, "and I've A The ini ti al boundari es for Darnaby Elementary have been If you have further questions, please feel free to call our sectio n. They didn't want Al suma, and they thought Alsuma been proud of the part I' ve had in it. I personally enjoyed the established to accomodate the space available in Phase I of the office for Mr. Irvin or Mr. Hayes. would block growth. No one reali zed the potential of the rai lroad school more when we had 1,000 or less students and yo u kn ew bui lding proj ect The boundaries are south of 7~th Street to 91st and industrial area. At that tim e the railroad was almost defun ct. everyone. It was a community situatio n, then. Now it' s gotten to Street and west of Memorial to Yale. Darnaby s boundanes will "There were 10 to 12 dairy farms out here, the area was where you don't know all the teachers, much less the students. be expanded when additional classrooms are added to the basically agricultural. Tulsa school officials thought growth But, I've enjoyed every bit of it, and I would do it all again." building. Q. What precautions have been taken to keep. Darnaby students separated from junior high students while we are Summer Basketball Clinic using classroom space at Byrd Junior High? This summer the Uni on Athletic Department will sponsor a basketba ll clinic for boys who have just completed grades 3-8 . A The wir.tg that wi ll be used for Darnaby is i.solated Elem e ntar~ Sessions wi ll be held the weeks of June 2-6 and June 9-1 3 from 1-5 p.m. at the high school gym. The clinic will feature high school from the core of the main building to some extent Th1s will allow Union Public Schools coaches and players and a clinic T-shirt. for good supervision of the hallway, restrooms and playg:o~nd 9134 E. 46th Street acess. However, the main precaution will be a very hm1ted Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145 APPLICATION BLANK amount of time that the students will not be under the direct Telephone 664-9400 Deposit $ 10 ____ For inform a ti on ca ll : supervision of the teacher. 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Rumored Wealth Your :school Dollars Won't Pay Bills Have you heard the rumor that Union is a rich Where They '.Come From, school district? Don~t believe itl Equalizers are at work that bring the school · .. How Theyire Spent ·· budget on par with all the other school districts in the state in total amount of income. The total number of dollars available to spend equals about $1300 per child. compared to the national average of $1500 per child this year. Estimated Income 1979-80 True. a good portion of the school budget comes from local support. principally because of business and industry in the area. But. state aid and federal funds are the great eq ualizers that shave total income to the point of hurting. State aid is based on a formula that allows more dollars for poor areas and less dollars for areas with greater local resources. like Union. Under this formula rota! in come for all state Federal Aid school districts is balanced out. 1% Federal aid makes up only one percent of the total district incom e. Generally. th e district does not qualify for m ost federal programs because the U nion area is principally middle class with few minority or low-income families. Also hurting the Union budget is the fact that state aid. including money for textbooks. is based Misce ll aneous on the number of students enrolled the previous Local R~venue year. That m eans Union won't receive money for and Interest the 500 new students who entered district 6% schools this year until next year. Meanwhile. cla ss room s. teachers. textbooks. supplies. utilities. etc .. must be provided for th ose 500 students throughout this school year. What a high district va luation does mean is that Union has a high proportion of dollars that can be voted by district residents in bonds for new ..------~~~~~~------~~~~~~----- .. construction. If the district were growing slowly. or not at all. th en these dollars could be approved for a full scop e of school faciliti es. Estimated Expenditures 1979-80 However. with the 15 percent a year growth rate experi enced by the district over the past 10 years. and projected to continue indefinitely. the maximum amount of bond monies approved by the voters each year isn't enough to keep up with the ba sic housing needs of new students.

UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLS Estimated Income and Expenditures Income State Aid $3.500.000. Misc. Income 500.000.

Transportation Instruction Federal Aid 75.000. 5% 63% Ad Valorem 3.4 78.550. T otal $7.553.550. Expenditures Inst ruction $4.600.000. Maintenance 200.000. Capital Outlay 125.000. Transport atio n 400.000. Administratio n 350.000. Fixed Charges 650.000. Plant Operation 900.000. Auxilary Services 310.000. (nurses. student activity account. food services. attendance and community services) Total $7.535.000. Page 6 tM eommunicatpr May, 1980 Six Schools Name Spring is a time of recognition for outstanding accomplish ments in the schools, and most Union District faculties are recognizing achievers among their own ranks, as well as among their students. One of the most vocal plaudits is accorded music teacher Argus McKenzie by her fellow teachers at Beevers. Named Teacher of the Year by the elem entary faculty, M cK enzie has over 30 years of teaching experience, the past two at Beevers. She is well known throughout the Tulsa area as the ever popular Aunt Eller in the musical production o f Oklahoma at Discoveryland. The dynamic lady has an "excellent ability to draw ou.t the best in children, the best talent, poise and confidence that anyone could imagine," according to fellow teacher Patti Pitcock. McKenzie presents every grade in programs throughout the school year and " her musicals, Tom Sawyer and H owdy Cowboy, have earned her respect and admination fror1 all of us at Beevers," said Pitcock. Four of her music students were gues ts on the Roy Clark Christmas Special se en in December nation wide. She is also involved in community activities such as Arts Musicale Chorale and Chamber Singers and a G ospel Opera. T ea cher of the Y ear at Briarglen is the " dedicated, dynamic and enthusiastic" Sue Barton. The adjectives are supplied by fellow faculty members who also sa y Barton " not only motivates her fifth graders, but also her fellow teachers. The peppy brunette (Continued on Next Page) Forty Review Textbooks Graduate work at various universities or summer jobs will take a back se at to textbook review for over forty U nion teach ers this summer, according to Sue Irvin, Peters fourth grade teacher. Irvin, who was appointed last year to a three-year stint on the Oklahoma State Textboo k Adoption Committee, has enlisted th e unpaid help of these teachers in making recommendations for new textbooks. Committee members will attend presentations by book companies during June, select the ten most outstanding programs and rank them one to ten. Irvin will take those recommendations back to the 13-member State T ex tbook Adoption Committee in O ctober where the final voting will take place. Spelling, reading and literature books are the focus this yea r. Sci ence and math will be reviewed next year. T eachers involved on th e committees are as follows: State Textbook Advisory Committee for Reading (K) !< aye Patton· Peters, B etty Bonham· Bri arglen: (I ) Jean Si ms· Peters. Viola Leida- Grove: (2) Patti Pitcock - Boevers. ,Judy Ingle - Peters. Jan f'iske ·Peters. (3) Ellen McGoffin - Peters. A nna Wilso n - Grove: (4) Sue Irvin- Peters. Pearl Watson Boevers: (5) J an Bruns- Peters. A rl ene Lamberson - Grove. Sue Ba rton · Briarglen: (6) Carolyn Rischard - Peters. Pat VanDerwiele- Briarglen_Sa ndy Mann- Briarglen: Catoosa: C hris Gibson - Elementary, Deedee Belt - Middle Sc hool. Cathy Duke Middle Sc hool. State Textbook Advisory Committee for Literature (1 ) Barbara Cam pbell - Peters: (2) Mavis Jarvis - Grove. (3) Bonnie Thompson · Grove (parent), Nita Spencer- Grove (parent): (4) Carolyn T aylor - Peters: (5) Bob Pendergrass- Peters (parent): (6) Virginia Bryant- Peters (parent) : (7) Sally Jones · Jun ior H igh: (8) Elaine H enry- J unior H igh: Mike Weaver. Carol Liston - High School: Ruth Goudeket - Business Courses. H igh Sc hool. State Textbook Advisory Committee for Spelling (1 ) Beth K ern- Peters: Norma Jones- Boevers: (2) Carolyn Nixon · Boevers. Feelin' good, Stephanie Stewart, Briarglen third grader, Beverly Dieterlan · Peters (parent): (3) Tina Vassar · Peters. Connie Peters- Peters: celebrates the season during the school's Spring Fling. Fellow Neoma Waller · Boevers: (4) Tracy Page - Peters. Jea n Boyles - Boevers: (5) students Stefan Meche and Brent Rhode, also third g•aders, top, Madanelle Kirk· Peters. Debbie Steen· Boevers: (6) J an H ee rwagon- Pe ters: Deb~ get together for a little celebrating of their own. Kinca id - Boevers. Page 7 May, 1980 Page 4 May, 1980 the eommunica(!lr 1979-80 Teacher of the Year Awards has taught at Briarglen for seven years and has served as head David Campbell, a fourth year social studies teacher who Education: A Bargain teacher for fifth grade for three years. She's served on yearbook, Principal Dale Stuckey calls "a credit to the teaching profession," has been named Teacher of the Year at Union Junior High. He By Robert B. Grove grade card selection, and textbook committees, and is presently coached ninth grade football "to its best season ever this year," Deputy Superintendent working on the reading text-book evaluation committee. Barton has been both Career Education and Building say co-workers, and is junior high wrestling coach and assistant This school year, 1979-80, Union Public Schools will have an Communications Coordinator\ since those positions were high school wrestling coach. Rounding out a full agenda of expenditure of some nine million dollars catagorized as follows: Union School District organized, and has received statewide recognition along with school involvement, Campbell assisted school administrators in • General Fund - $6,500.000 fellow fifth grade teacher David Brown for their Fifth Grade Store student management this year. His goal is "to get the very most • Building Fund Expenditures- $450,000 A Cost of ed ucating one child each organized in 1977. "She comes to school early and leaves late," out of each student I am associated with," he says. • Sinking Fund Obligation- $2,000,000 year in th e Union District. ($ 1363) say her co-workers. "She works very hard to provide for her Fellow teacher Irene McKee says he has "cheerfully taken When we relate these figures to some 5500 students we are B. Annual school taxes paid per child students' individual differences. Her enthusiasm is genuinely extra duties that others would shun, is always friendly, and relates projecting an annual per student expenditure of $ 1,800.00 for a family with one child living in a generated to the children in her class. Her work does not stop in well with students. Stuckey echoes these sentiments, calling $ $45.000 home. ($402) The dollars for operating our schools come from several the classroom. She is always willing to help her fellow co-:·Jorkers Campbell a "very dependable, professional individual who gets C. Annual school taxes paid per child along well with students, teachers and parents." sources, namely local support 54%, state support 45%, federal for a family with two children living in many phases of school." support and other sources 1%. A in a $45.000 home. ($201) "Dedication, energy, creativity and professional expertise" are Mike Weaver, Union High School students' choice for Teacher reflected by the colorful gymnastic programs and variety of of the Year, has been in the district four years and in teaching 11 D. Annual school taxes paid per child for a family with three children physical education activities planned by Roy Clark Elementary years. He is yearbook advisor and teaches junior and senior living in a $45.000 home. ($134) Teacher of the Year Dixie Grahlman, according to her English. He is chairman of the English Department. the largest colleagues. Grahlman "devotes much time and energy above department in the high school. Next year he is scheduled to teach and beyond what is required in her duties as Physical Education an advanced placement English class, which is a college level teacher at Clark Her cheerfulness and positive attitude are an course. "He is one of Union High School's o utstanding teachers inspiration to students as well as fellow teachers who find her and very supportive of the students, faculty and administration," - 1% federal support energy and enthusiasm to be contagious," says Nancy Spangler, according to Vernon Harmon, Principal. a fellow teacher. Known as a mover and a doer, Weaver introduced A veteran of 13 years in teaching, Grahlman taught at Monroe photography courses and set up a darkroom at the high school in Junior High and McLain High School in Tulsa before she left to recent years. As yearbook advisor he is seen at most all school "foll ow a dream" and joined the Peace Corps. She spent two and functions, often with student photographers in tow or with a camera of his own to record school history. Weaver is articulate, SOURCES OF INCOME a half years in the West Indies teaching and helping set up a say his fellow teachers, and is looked upon as a good spokesman FOR THE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT physical education curriculum on the island of Antigua. Upon NOTE: Figures are approximations since assessed va lu es of similary priced homes may vary. returning to the states she taught in California before moving to for the teaching profession. "His good nature and good humor Knowing the tax dollar contributed by the average home Tulsa to teach at Union. "To me, beauty is seeing a child perform are welcomed by everyone, especially at the end of a long, tiring owner adds up to about $600, and that the school tax of 6 7 mills What happens to the remaining 37% of the 107 mill Tulsa on a balance beam or the even bars," says Grahlman. "Joy is a day," they say. "Students look forward to his classes, and take a only reflects some 63% of the homeowners tax bill, we see that County property tax? That money goes to the city of Tulsa, Tulsa base-hit; happiness is being chosen as captain, and love is telling good deal of pride in the accomplishments they achieve there. the average tax payer's tax dollar does not pay even one-third the County, the Tulsa Area Vocational Technical Schoo: and the the other team they played a good game even though th ey beat Mike's an excellent teacher. annual cost of educating o ne child in Union Public Schools. you in the tournament." Teachers of the Year are named each year in the schools, and library. Another thirteen year teaching veteran, Janet Bruns, is are recognized at the PTA Spring Banquet each May. Teacher of the Year for Peters Elementary. "For Jan's classes, In Answer to Requests Regarding school becomes the neatest place in the world to be. The fact that Summer Classes/Therapy, EDUCATION: You're Getting More her students return often, invite her to their homes, and continue The following Personnel will be available on a private basis. to seek her advice in many matters as they become teenagers, is Please call to schedule a class time. The tuition is payable in advance to insure For Your Tax Dollar Today final proof of what a great teacher she is," say her co-workers. class placement. Than Ever Before Bruns has been in the Union District ten years and has been Class Begins: June 2 for 6-8 Weeks head teacher in her grade level three years. Currently on the Place: Boevers Elementary School- 34 33 South 133rd East Avenue committee for Gifted and Talented Children, she has also served Cost per Session: $ 10.00 Total Tax Dollars on the textbook evaluation committee for the past two years. PERSONNEL AVAILABLE: You Pay per Thousand Total Ass esse "Jan spends many hours both before and after school preparing E. Dee Otterstrom. M.A.. CCC Business: 663-3646 Dollars Assessed Value of Union extra learning projects for her students. Pare,nts of her students Learning Disabilities Teacher Home: 939-5677 Year Value of Your Home School District are kept will informed by news letters publish.ed by the students, Kris Ronningen- Fenrich. B.A. Business: 663-3646 Reading Speciali st Home: 583-6933 1962-63 $53.40 $ 2.953,524.00 YOUR PROPERTY TAX DOLLAR: and grade charts showing the students progress on a weekly 5 ,801.412.00 basis. .. her philosophy of education is that it must be fun for the Barbara Crawford. M.A .. CCC Business: 663-3636 or 252-3505 1967-68 53.84 WHERE IT GOES Speech and/or Language Therapy Home: 74 3-5944 55.00 15,768,460.00 students and the teacher- a philosophy to which she obviously 1972-73 The educational services as reflected in the $1,363 per Janet Ellsworth. M.A .. CCC Business: 622-8311 1976-77 57.41 61 ,4 74,880.00 adheres." Speech and/or Language Therapy student cost is possible only through other revenue from public Home: 48 1-0821 1977-78 64.29 85.124,694.00 The fifth elementary school, Grove, did not elect aTeacher of service utiliti es, and commercial and industrial establishments Pat Kaltenbach. B.S. BusinessL 663-3646 1978-79 66.99 104.244,294.00 the Year this year. Special Education Home: 258- 1682 located in our school district. Since our ability to build additional facilities is measured in our assessed value of property and this Patti Pitcock. M.A. Business: 663-3646 While real estate values have sky rocketed in southeast Tulsa, Classroom Teacher: Home: 258- 1293 property increases 15 to 20% each year we can theoretically vote property taxes paid to schools have edged upward only slightly. *** BULLETIN *** Guidance & Counseling to. increase our bonded indebtedness (sinking fund) each year Considering those dollars buy less today than in 1962, Union Sue Barton has been elected Union District Teacher of Mark Haller. B.A. Business: 628-0594 residents may be assured they're getting more for their school tax and not increase our school taxes. the Year, according to an announcement made at press Special Education: Learning Disabilities Home: 437-5775 The educational costs in our school district are a super bargain, dollar in 1980 than ever before. Most of the cost for the district's time by Linda Collie, President of the Union Classroom These classe' are not sponsored by the Union Public School but district officials when we reflect on accomplishments of the last few years, new building construction is borne by new industry in the area Teachers Association. encourage and cooperate with this program. and new residents who have added their tax dollars to the comparisons of facilities, programs, and services the Union Public Schools offer now and will offer in the future. budget. l

May, 1980 Page 3 May, 1980 Page 8 the eommunicatp,. ~------~ Special Services Stresses PAT-ON-THE-BACK Potential Harm of Noise V irginia Bryant, a Union Junior High volunteer worker Noise pollution is one focus of Better Speech and Hearing in the school library has been nominated for the May PAT Month, according to Elaine Minson, Director of Special Services. ON-THE-BACK. Bryant was a voluntee r at Grove and " The noise pollution battle is where battles against water ond ai r Peters Elem entaries before going to th e Junior H igh this pollution were 15 years ago," sh e said. " In spite of recent activity year. " She has been a volunteer aide for fo ur years in the by the Environmental Protection Agency and Congress. only library. classroom ,. office, on fi eld trips, or where ever th ere $14 million in Federal funds will be used for noise pollution this is need for her help." sa id her nominator. " In addition to year, a figure that represents about one percent of the EPA helping with routine d uties in these areas V irginia is most appreciated for her thoughtfulness and th e unselfish way budget. " Long term exposure to excessive noise graduall y destroys in wh ich she sees a need and immediately volunteers to Ron Peters of Oklahoma Greenhouse presents the scholar inner ear hair cells, causing loss of hearing. Like brain ce ll s. the help in any way she can'' sh ip sponsored by his organization and the Peters family to hair cells will not grow back. " Voluntee r workers are a key part of the school system," recipient Stephanie Grissom, U HS senior. Peters grandfather is Noise has killed laboratory animals when acoustic energy. said Dr. Wesley Jarman. Superintendent. " We need more the long-time Union school board member and officer for whom trapped under the animal' s fur, burned them up. While noise dedicated parents and involved co mmunity leaders like Peters Elementary is named. Peters himself is a former UHS pollution cannot kill a person directly. the hea lth and Virgi nia. They help make the difference in maintaining football coach and teacher. His wife Jackie teaches at Briarglen. physiological effects of noise extend beyond sole auditory standards of high quality in o ur schools, especi ally when effects. ed uca tion is troubled by inflati on and lack of adeq uate $112,130 In Scholarships Recent studies conducted by Dr. David Liscom b. head of the financial support. " noise laboratory at the University of T ennessee. found Awarded 61 UHS Seniors progressive hearing damage among 7.000 grade school, high You Are Needed! school and college youths. Up to 60 percent of college freshmen Approximately 24% of the Union High School senior class will Our schools need you. Whether you work in a paid position as receive scholarships this year. A total of will be had impaired hearing. " They are two or three decades ahea d of Aysha Nazim, UHS junior, was one of 70 students from $112,130 a cook, bus drive r or ai de, or as an unpaid volunteer - your distributed among students. The students winning the themselves in hearing deterioration," he said. throughout the United States selected to attend a youth 61 assistance in the schools is a valuabl e asset to the entire What can be done? "An awareness of levels of noise that may leadership seminar at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, sponsored by scholarships are as follows: community. Help make our schools the very best! Apply now for be dangerous to hearing is important to parents," said Elaine the Freedom Foundation. The seminars are designed to focus Stephanie Grissom . Oklahoma G reenhouse Scholarship attention on critical personal and national situations which next August. Minson, Director of Special Services. " Damage to hearing in MarJie Riecken . Regents Distinguished Scholarship from O.S. U. disturb and confuse young people today and to stimulate Jason Duckworth . President's Counci l Leadership Se rvice from O.S.U. Position Co ntact Phone susceptible persons depends on time exposed. At 140 decibels, serious evaluation of personal and national goals. Above, Aysha La ura Knowles. Dan Paden, Steve Potesand Marcia Powe ll - Universi ty Scholarships noise causes pain, and vibrations from discotheque loud Cooks Patty Holt 664-9400 Michael Drown - Mervin Bovaird Foundation Scholarship a nd the ta lks about her experiences with counselor Joan Stuckey. speakers, measures between 11 5 to 130 decibels, are potentially Bus Drivers Harold Stockstill Tu lsa Uni versi ty Scholars Scholarship 252-7202 Becky Cummings, Brenda Edwards and Rhonda Newton- Northeastern Oklahoma harmful. Some authorities suggest ear protectors for persons Office Workers George Hayes 664-9400 A&M College Academic Scholarships exposed to sounds of over 85 decibels for any length of time." What's Happenin' Outside the Classroom Aides Debbie Decker, Karla Azelton, Kathy Smith, Kelly Shipley. Sherri Rogers, Ma rJi e For a comparative m eas ure of familiar sounds, see the noise Custodians Laymon Kennedy 664-9400 Riecken, Rhonda Dwyer. Cindy Dennis and Lavinda Clegg - Drill Team Gregg Jackson, Union Vocational Industrial Clubs of America thermometer, below. Maintenance Scholarships for N.E.O. (VICA) reporter at UHS, has been elected Oklahoma State VICA Sherri Chasteen - Presidents Leadership Class Scholarship from Northeastern reporter. H e will represent the state V ICA members for the Volunteer Workers Your Building Principal Your School State University 1980-81 school year, traveling to Atlanta. Georgia in June, Phone Karla Azelton and Deanna Duncan - Regents Scholarships from N.S.U. Central State University in Edmond in August, and Washington or Frances Powell 664-9400 Mitch Thompson- University Scholors Scholarships from O.U. Mike Kinney- Academic Achievement Scholarship from O.U. D.C. in December. Dan Roberts- N.R.O.T.C. Scholarship from O.U. Another UHS junior, Tim Miller, has bee n named best Jennifer Thorn, Rebecca Lee and Alicia Tate - P.T.S.A. Scholarship Oklahoma artist by the Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Rachel Shoemaker - Music Scholarship from Southwestern Association (OIPA) at the U niversity of Oklahoma in Norman. Brad Welch- Music Scholarship from O.U. Jeff Mcilroy . Academic Achievement Scholarship and the O.C.C. Merit Miller is staff artist for The Voice, the UHS student newspaper. Scholarship . . He has also won a number of other state awards from OIPA Mike Gates, Brenda Musso, Cheryl Ri dley, Traci Rodriguez. Renee Elltg, Sus1e O oANGER throughout the year, including Best Illustration of an Article and Clemans, Angie Purge!, Marcia Powell, Cindy Howell , Becky Avery and Sheryl Q SAFETY Best Original Advertisement. Sasser- Regents Scholarships to T.J .C. Union Junior High won first place in the Salvation Army Kelly Shipley and Christy Gordon - Leadership Scholarships from T.J.C. Sherri Chasteen - National Merit Scholarship from Metropolitan Insurance Christmas Canned Food Drive this year. Principal Dale Stuckey Company . . was awarded a plaque by the Salvation Army this month for the Tammy Irvin and Greg Hicks - Lisa Henderson Memonal Scholarship school's outstanding contributions. Tim Wil li ams - Academic and Drama Scholarship from Southwestern Joyce Thorn, an eighth grade student at UJH, donated the set Ramona Carlin - Journalism Scholarship from Missouri Southern State Coll ege David Wright- Engineering Scholarship from Centre Coll ege in Danville, Kentucky of Encyclopedia Brittanicas she won as grand prize in the Jennifer Thorn and Jeff Mcilroy - American Airlines ScholarshipS Northeast Spelling Bee competition to the school library. She is Rebecca Lee- two Talent Scholarships to Mid-West Christian College now in Wr~shington D.C. competing in the national spelling bee Mike Spradley - Presidents Leadership Scholarship from K.U . finals. Athletic Scholarships Doris M. Osuchowski. mother of Beth. a Union Junior High Jeff Leiding - University of Texas Steve Henderson - Southwestern State University eighth grader, wrote to Assistant Principal Bob Powell that the Mike Henley and Mike Poindexter - Oklahoma State Unive rsity family would be moving to Indiana. She added, " Our moving to Dion Tabor- Trainers Scholarship to Oklahoma University Tulsa was a pleasant experience, but only second to the delight of National Merit Finalists were Dan Paden, Mitch Thompson and Sherri Chasteen; the Union School System. The teachers are both firm and Semi-finalists were Joe Arbaugh and David Wright. Commended Scholars were Pam Cawood, second grade, and Will Watkins, fifth grade, role devoted to their students' progress. You are all real good ca ring James Graver and Mike Kinney. play the parts of a medical team as they check over Mitchel The Masonic Students of Today were Tammy Irvin and Mitch Thompson. HOW LOUD IS LOUD? folks. If we can find teachers like you in Indiana, I'll be 'tickled Selbe, second grade. The Boevers youngsters were participants Jennifer Thorn was named a fina li st in the Presidential Scholars Program. pink.'" in the school's Career Dress Up Day. Page 9 May, 1980 May, 1980 Page 2 From the Superintendent's Desk! Robert B. Grove (Continued from Page 1) Tinker Fi eld in Midwest City in aircraft engine design. He was wasn't going any further. In the 1960's we started growing again. Classrooms Rented at Byrd for Temporary Quarters kill ed in 19 70 in a motorcycle accident while riding across some We did have some overtures when Regency Park started. They wanted to annex that area. But this time the board and school sand dunes with fri ends. us from moving into the building provided that the City of At the May meeting of the Worl d War II brought an end to Grove's tenure at Berry hill. At people had made up their minds they were going to keep Tulsa Board of Education, a Tulsa will allow the utilities to be connected without the total the end of his fifth year in education the Sand Springs draft from taking over. recommendation from my mechanical system being installed. registration offic e gave him a choice of helping to fill their quota "In about 1965 we saw we were going to have to make plans office was approved to rent 1 am including below the staff members that will be at or working at the Oklahoma Ordin ance Works in Pryo r. Grove for growth. We began to realize we had pote ntia l. Warren M ~ rris , Darnaby next year. The specialists are not complete at this some classrooms from Tulsa took the Pryor option and manufactured powder for army guns a contractor in the Briarglen area, had set up a school site when time but will be announced as soon as the information is Public Schools. These class for the next three years. Then, in 1945 Dr. Oliver Hodge, then he opened the addition. We were a ble to purchase it for a rooms will be used to house available. Tulsa County Superintendent, called him abo ut a job as coach reasonable price, at that time about $4 ,0 00 an acre fo r 12 acres. Darnaby students until Position Name School in and high school principal at a small rural district southeast of "The Grove site was bo ught before the Bri argl en purchase. We construction on the new 1979-80 Tulsa. antici pated a high school or football field or some facility in connection with the high schoo l. In fact, we bought th e site fro m building is complete. These Principal Mr. John Scroggins Briarglen "Tom Peters was President of the Board then," he said. "We George Boevers, our long- time agricultural teacher for whom classrooms will be in one wing Kindergarten Uncommitted at this time had a three-member school board. I was sure glad to get back Boevers El ementary is named. At that time there were no sewers of Byrd Junior High School 1st Grade Cathy Rutledge Grove into school work." located at 7502 East 57th Kathy Montgomery Briargien In 19 59 he was promoted to Superintendent and moved with out there, everything was on septic tanks. It was a real problem. "Before the board bought the current hi gh school sit e they Street. Our students will have 2nd Claudia Brown Grove his family from their home near Will Rogers High School to a their own entrance and will be served in the cafeteria from Karen Veramon Grove small house on the Union campus provided for the spent a lot of money adding on to the old site. They added on to the old high school (now Buildi ng B at the Junior Hi gh) and did a 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. This will allow our students to be in 3rd Anna Wilson Grove Superin tendent They li ved th ere until 19 70 when he and and out of the cafeteria before the Byrd students begin their Jane Kent Grove Mil dred moved " up on the hill" to Woodland Vi ew. lot of remodeli ng of the old building on two occasions. They lunch period. 4th Grade Sue Bishop Boevers "We had a fa culty of fourteen in the whole school, including added the cafetorium and the Ki ndergarten Wing (adjacent to Students who live south of 76th and west of Memorial Keela Humphrey Grove the Superintendent, when I first came. When I became th e cafeteria). Avenue will be included in the Darnaby attendance area and 5th Grade Gina Andrews Grove Superintendent we had about 35 to 40. We started growing in When the growth reall y began to go peopl e like Tom Fry and will be bused to the alternate site. Denise Thomas Grove the late sixti es. Talk about problems, when we announced we James Darnaby began to rea li ze they were goi ng to have to build If all goes well we could possibly be in the new building Margie Learned Boevers were going to build Briargl en Elementary way north we really a high school. They bo ught the current 4 0-acre site on a three around November 1, 1980. We are experiencing a delay in 6th Grade Juanita Ridgway Grove met some oppositi on." Grove convinced the board the di strict year option, like we are now purchasing the new Junior High site. the chiller that provides cold water for the air conditioning Marsha Droke Boevers would lose that area to Tulsa District if the school wasn't built, From there it just took everything to keep our head above water. system. I have written the manufacturer a _letter ur~ing t~at Remedial Reading Sandy Mann Briarglen and construction began in 1969. We grew 15 to 18 percent per year. The year afte r Briargl en they give this item priority. I have not received confirmatiOn Nurse Dale Trout Briarglen A seri es of annexa ti ons by the Tulsa Distric t had already bitten opened they had 1025 students in that shcool (it was built for that my request will be granted. If we get to the point that air Music Debbie Watson New to system o ff large chunks of the Union District in the fifti es. Original 750.) Medi a centers and even the cafeteria was blocked o ff fo r conditioning is no longer needed, the chiller will not prevent Physical EducationDebbie Murray Briarglen boundaries formed a square area with the northwest corner at classrooms. An Open House will be held at Byrd Junior High School on 2 1st Street So uth and Yale Avenue. "Tulsa felt they were "After 15 years of that type of growth I felt we needed some May 22 1980 between the hours of 7:00p.m. and 9:00p.m. eventually going to take over the Union District," he said. "And new blood. I petitioned the board to allow me to turn over the The staff will be on hand to show the patrons of Union the they did take over the first additions built in the district, including superintendency to a new person and let me stay on in a THE OPEN D~ . temporary arrangement. Parents of children attending the Yorkshire Addition, Mary Frances, Bowman and others near supportive capacity until retirement. Of course, Dr. J arman was Darnaby should receive a letter from our Elementary there. We had about four annexations between 1950 and 1960. my choice for the job. I felt he could do the job." Q. Have the boundaries been set for Darnaby Elementary? Director, Don Irvin, explaining the Open House. For some reason or other Tulsa drew boundaries on the half "This school system has been good to me," he said, "and I've A The ini ti al boundari es for Darnaby Elementary have been If you have further questions, please feel free to call our sectio n. They didn't want Al suma, and they thought Alsuma been proud of the part I' ve had in it. I personally enjoyed the established to accomodate the space available in Phase I of the office for Mr. Irvin or Mr. Hayes. would block growth. No one reali zed the potential of the rai lroad school more when we had 1,000 or less students and yo u kn ew bui lding proj ect The boundaries are south of 7~th Street to 91st and industrial area. At that tim e the railroad was almost defun ct. everyone. It was a community situatio n, then. Now it' s gotten to Street and west of Memorial to Yale. Darnaby s boundanes will "There were 10 to 12 dairy farms out here, the area was where you don't know all the teachers, much less the students. be expanded when additional classrooms are added to the basically agricultural. Tulsa school officials thought growth But, I've enjoyed every bit of it, and I would do it all again." building. Q. What precautions have been taken to keep. Darnaby students separated from junior high students while we are Summer Basketball Clinic using classroom space at Byrd Junior High? This summer the Uni on Athletic Department will sponsor a basketba ll clinic for boys who have just completed grades 3-8 . A The wir.tg that wi ll be used for Darnaby is i.solated Elem e ntar~ Sessions wi ll be held the weeks of June 2-6 and June 9-1 3 from 1-5 p.m. at the high school gym. The clinic will feature high school from the core of the main building to some extent Th1s will allow Union Public Schools coaches and players and a clinic T-shirt. for good supervision of the hallway, restrooms and playg:o~nd 9134 E. 46th Street acess. However, the main precaution will be a very hm1ted Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145 APPLICATION BLANK amount of time that the students will not be under the direct Telephone 664-9400 Deposit $ 10 ____ For inform a ti on ca ll : supervision of the teacher. Superintendent of Schools or ED PR-ESS Dr. Wesley Jarman Full Fee $35 ____ Coach Ron Sumner at 252-2581 Name -ATTENTION- Issued to patrons of the Union Public School sy~tem free of charge. ------Grade in school ------Subscription rates to other interested part1es available upon request. Parent's name Parents of Union High Schoo·J Students Editor - Frances Powell Address Final grade cards may be either (1) picked up at the high Photograph'er- Steve Nix Published the fifteenth of each. month from August through May Home phone school attendance office after June 16, or (2) mailed to at 9134 E. 46th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74145. Back issues are ------~~------VVorkphone your home if your student brings a stamped, self available. Printed by Mark Advertising and Graphics, Inc. Choice of sessions (circle one or both) June 2-6 June9-1 3 addressed envelope to their third hour teacher my May 21 . The Communicator (USPS 097-430). ~\)f>LIC Sc Page 10 May, 1980 REDSKIN TALK t~~~~ 79-80 Athletic Season Goes Down in History by Gi l Clo ud. Long Jump: 3rd Grade - Scott Edwa rds (Briarglen). Duana L eist (Briarglen). 4 th Director of Athletics Grade · Stephen Taylor (Grove). Stac ie Watson (Grove). 5 th Grade -Tommy McCune (Grove). Rosemary Del eon (Roy Clark) . 6th Grade The 19 79-80 Athleti c Season is now history a nd it has been David Ribble (Roy Clark) . Tracy Walker (Peters) one of th e most o uts ta ndi ng seasons in Un ion Redskin a nnals. 40 Yard Dash: 3 rd grade girls - Dianne King (Boevers. 4 th grade girls -Kim Cloud These are th e accomplis hments of 19 79-80: (Peters) 400 Meter Ru n: Boy- To ny Jackson (Grove). Girl - Jamie Bollinger (Briarglen) Football: 8-2 record - best smce 1966. Two A ll-State selections. Super-Sta r Relay -Briarglen Published by Union Public Schools I Tulsa, Oklahoma May, 1980 2 Soft ba ll: District champions. Regional runner-ups. Record of 13-11. Won I 00 Yard Dash · 3 rd grade-- Boy · Dustin H ulet (Grove). ngirl -Marianne Gray • 4 th in the O.U To urnament. (Peters). 4 th grade - boy · Kyle Brown (Grove). gi rl - Stacie Wa tson (Grove). 5th 3. Cross- Country (Boys): Regional champions. won th e Jenks Invitational. grade · boy - Andre McQuietor (Roy Clark). girl · Cherm aine Miller (Briarglen). 6th fin ished 6th in the state. grade · boy- Jeff Pa rker (Grove). girl -Em ile Rya n (Peters) Grove Retires After 35 Years at Union Cross-Country (Girls) : Won the Ediso n Invitati onal. the Pryor Invitat ional. 5 0 Yard Dash· 5 th grade girl - Mo nica Day (Beevers). 6 th grade girl - Tashanda Robert B. Grove is a name with tradition. He e ncouraged me to go into pre-med. but the first year I was the Jenks Invitati onal and won the State championship. Three gi rls were Dixon (Peters). 3 rd grade boy - Dustin H ulet (Grove). 4th grade boy · Stephen Ifs a name that has a famil y traditi on of educati onal leader carrying 17 ho urs a nd pl aying on the basketball team. named to the State Cross-Country All-State T eam. They were: Rachel Taylor (Grove) ship. It's a name that graces a seven-year- old eleme ntary school "The only D I had on my transcript was in chemistry. I hadn't Williams (she was also 3 A State Champion). Julie Schock and Margi t Verhu lst. 400 Yard Relay · 4th grade - boys· Grove. girls - Pe ters. 5 th grade - boys · Beevers. 4. Wrestl ing: Regional Champio ns. 3 rd in State T ournament. 2 nd at Union well- known for a n already well-established traditi on of high had it in high school a nd othe rs in the class had." Aft er girls · Briarglen. 6th grade - boys - Grove. girls · Peters Tournament. 2 nd at Yukon T o urnament and 3rd at J enks To urnament. 60 Yard Dash- 5th grade boy- Lance Hulet (Grove). 6 th grade boy · Jim Murray academi c excell e nce and achi evement. And it's a name that has graduating from Northeastern in 1937, with a major in science, 5. Bas ketball (Girls): Fourth in the Metro Tournament and 4 th in th e Webster (Peters) established a tradition of a well-loved man who, wi th · concern Grove fo und a jo b teaching at Berryhill. A. F. Hyden, the Tourney. T ea m Results - Grove Elementary - 4th Consec utive Championship. and aff ection, worked with Union students for thi rty-five years. Superi nte ndent. had been Grove's principal at Garnett Swi tch. Bas ketball (Boys): 3 rd in th e Webster T ournament. 6. Gymnas tics: T ook 3 rd place trophy at Jenks Mee t aga inst 9 teams: took I st Comment Luckily fo r Union schools, whe n Robert B. Grove retires July 1 The second year at Berryhill he was promoted to hig h school place at a quad meet here aga inst Kingfish er. H ennesy and Stillwater: took that traditi on won't stop. Superintende nt Dr. Wesley Jarma n and principa l. 3 rd place against Ediso n & Jenks. 2 nd place aga inst Broken Arrow & Wi ll The 1979-80 athletic season has been a good one. All the Union Board of Educati on have persuaded th eir number one In 1940 he married Mildred Waggone r, also a teacher. Their Rogers. All gymnists qualified for state & 2 qualified for U.S.G.F. State. indications point to the future with more success in the athletic advisor to contin ue on a part time basis as a fin a ncial consulta nt. daughter Madelin e, was born in 1942 and Bobby Junior was 7. Baseball : Record 22- 12. Regional runner-up. 4th in th e Metro T ournament. program. On behalf of the staff. I would like to thank all the 1st in th e Bixby T ournamen t and 2nd in the L awton T ournament. Grove has been Associate Superintende nt of Finance for the born two years late r. Whe n the children started to school, 8 Trac k (Boys) . Attended 12 track meets. Received 8 fi rst places. 2 second patrons that have contributed to the program this year and hope past five years a nd during his forty years in educati on has gain ed Mildred went back to teaching, first at East Central a nd th en places. I fourth place and of the 13 boys who qualifi ed for the state mee t. 8 that this support will grow each year as Union continues to be on an understanding of school finan ce that few others in the state whe n the district was annexed to Tulsa district, at Holm es and boys placed. We were conference champions and regional champions. the movet have attain ed. the n Cooper. She retired last year after 27 years. Track (Girls) : Wo n 2 nd in the Rogers Invitational M ee t. 3 rd in th e Memorial P.S. Season footba ll tickets go on sale July 17th! The tall, lean, good-humored ma n came to Union in 1945 as Until 1959, whe n he beca me Union Superinte ndent, th e Invita ti o nal. 3 rd in the Walt Barham Relays and 2nd in the regional at Webs ter. igh School Principal, coach, and part-time scie nce teacher. In Groves owned a home near Will Rogers High School. Madelin e 9 Golf: 3 rd in the Regional. q ualified entire tea m to the State Mee t. PAT-ON-THE-BACK 959 he became S uperintendent and led the district thro ugh the gr aduated from Will Rogers, but son Bo b came to Union as a I 0. T ennis: Although inexperienced. th e tennis team continued to improve At the request of the Grove Elementary staff, a special PAT-ON earl y years of growth until1 9 75 when he asked the board to seek sophomore and graduated with the class of 1962. Madelin e later throughout the year. Dual wins over Owasso and Sa nd Springs were the THE-BACK goes to the school's phys ical education instructor a replacement for the superinte nde ncy. graduated from Okla homa State University and ma rri ed Don highlights of the tennis seaso n. J eannie Buck. "For the fourth consecutive year, Grove Well-kn own as the district's reside nt histori a n, Grove has been Derrick, a pro footba ll player turned coach. who now is prin cipal Scholarships to date: J e ff Leiding (Unive rsity ofT exas). Mike El ementa ry has triumphed in the Union District' s El eme ntary worki ng for some time to preserve pieces of Union history. A at Ce ntral Junior High in Bartl esvill e. She teaches Kin dergarten Henl ey. Mike POindexte r (Okla homa State Uni versity). Steve Track Meet," said Faye Pride, Assista nt Princi pa l. "We feel the former Broken Arrow Superinte nde nt, J . L. Ho ll a ba ugh, is still and the couple has two children. Henderson (So utheastern State University). Stepha ni e Gri ssom credit sho ul d go to our great kids a nd th eir super coach, J eanni e livi ng in Broke n Arrow and has made himself ava il a ble to Grove Bob Junior studied engin eering at Okla homa State University (Oklahoma City Universi ty). Buck. Her personal a nd professional deJ ication shows by a ll the in reconstructin g much of the Union past. "One day he asked me and also marri ed a n educator. a n English teache r. He served as a The eleme ntary program was expa nded thi s yea r to include hard work above and beyond the call of duty and in the student's if I remembered when the cyclone hit the old two-story building," second li e utena nt in the Na ti ona l Guard, the n went to work at boys a nd gi rl s basketball. This progra m will grow each year a nd performance. We feel very fortunate to have Mrs. Buck as our said Grove. " I' d forgotten a ll about that. It knocked off one corner (Continued o n page 9) enha nce our basketba ll program in years to come. P.E. teacher- not only because of her exce ll e nt teachi ng abi li ti es, of the building while a ll of the ki ds were in school. No one was The eleme ntary track meet was a huge success again this year. but also her ability to instill in each child a sense of self-worth, hurt, though." Hopefully some sort of historical publi cation wi ll The wi nners are as fo ll ows: 1st - Grove ( 186 poi nts) : 2 nd - Peters accomplishment, a nd pride in doing his best- wi n or lose. Mrs. be available to in terested Un ion patrons by next year. (1425 poi nts) : 3 rd - Bria rglen (124 points): 4 th- Clark (12 1 Buck, we love a nd appreciate youl' ' Grove himself has been a part of the Tulsa a rea school histo ry points): 5 th- Boevers (9 7 .5 points) . Individual winners are as most of his life. He was born in Hominy in 19 15 a nd moved with fo ll ows: Do you know a handicapped child in your his family to Tulsa in 19 17. Hi s father, Loyd B. Grove, was a Softball Throw: 3 rd Grade · boy - Todd Walton (Grove). girl · Gayla Blan neighborhood who may not be receiving special stone qua rry superintendent and on the school board for 17 (Boevers). 4th Grade· boy · John Frazer (Briarglen). gi rl- Kim Cloud (Peters). 5 th services? Call 664-9400 - Elaine Minson, Director, years at the old Central School. whi ch is now East Centra l. He Grade · Andrew McQuietor (Roy Clark). Maria Schell (Bria rglen). 6th Grade -Mike Cook (Roy Clark). Rhonda Lash (Peters) Special S ervices. and his brothers, Bi ll a nd Jack, atte nded the o ld Garn ett Switch El ementary School. Bob graduated fro m East Ce ntral Hi gh School in 1933. Holl abaugh was principal at East Central then, a nd took a n in terest in th e la nky basketba ll sta r. "That was duri ng th e depression," said Grove. "Mr. Holl abaugh helped me get a Second Class Postage basketba ll scholarship at North eastern so l could go to school. Paid at Tulsa, OK Calendar of Events Basketball Clinic June 2-6. and June 9-13, 1980 Conditioning Program June 9 through July 11 , 1980 POSTAL CUSTOMER Orientation for New Teachers August 18. 1980 Faculty In-Service Orientation August 19, 20, 1980 First Day of School August 21, 1980 9134 E. 4 6th Street Labor Day September 1, 1980 Robert B. Grove Tulsa , Oklahoma 741 45