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PANDEMIC HIGHLIGHTS BU T TERFIELD’S STATE OF EDUCATION ADDRESS By Kyle Salomon
Another area of discussion for Butterfield was the state funding issue.
As expected, Jenks Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Stacey Butterfield discussed several topics Wednesday during the virtual chamber luncheon.
Recently, the State of Oklahoma announced its “Midyear Allocation” numbers on how each school will be funded through half of the fiscal year.
However, one topic that seemed to get more attention than others was the COVID-19 pandemic currently taking place throughout the country and the globe.
Jenks schools has received $4.162 million from the latest round of Federal Cares Act Funding, but the district must spread that money out through 2023, so it will not cover the entire deficit the district faces.
Butterfield showed a timeline from the first time Jenks Public Schools issued any form of communication regarding the coronavirus, which was March 3 of 2020, to where we are now. Some of the health and safety protocols being taken by Jenks Public Schools to help mitigate the spread are masks are required for all staff and all students in grades 3-12, masks are required for all bus riders, contact tracing and quarantine guidelines consistent with CDC recommendations, limited seating capacity at athletic events, hand sanitizer, PPE, and cleaning supplies available for all school sites, water bottle filling stations, improved air filters in all buildings and expanded cleaning protocols for classrooms, cafeterias and surfaces.
Like many other brick-and-mortar schools, Jenks faces a $2.682 million funding cut from its “Midyear Allocation”. Combined with the cut JPS received in the summer of 2020, which was $1.383 million, the district in total has been cut $4.065 million in the last year.
Butterfield also touched on the Feb. 9 bond issue the school is asking its constituents to vote on in several weeks. The bond issue totals $16,105,000 and includes district-wide equipment, district-wide facilities management equipment/repairs, district-wide printing improvements, district-wide safety improvements, district-wide technology, district-wide textbooks and media equipment, district-wide transportation, improvements to baseball and softball facilities, improvements to East Elementary parking lot, Phase II expansion at Freshman Academy, and updates to Performing Arts Center. Currently, there are 12,002 students enrolled at Jenks Public Schools with 13% of those being English language learners, 17% being special education students, 19% being gifted and talented and 33% receiving free and reduced lunches. The current demographics at Jenks are 50% white, 17% Asian, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9% African American. The Class of 2021 has 795 students and there are more than 1,600 employees currently in the school district.
CI T Y OF JENKS RAISES SPEED LIMI T ON WES T MAIN S T REE T By Kyle Salomon If your daily commute includes driving down Main Street in Jenks on the west side of Elm Street, you might have noticed a change in the past couple of weeks. The City of Jenks changed the speed limit from Koa Street traveling west to U.S. Highway 75 was raised from 40 to 50 mph. The change was made at the request of the Jenks Police Department, who patrols the area daily. However, after several complaints from Jenks citizens in the area, the City of Jenks is going to drop the speed limit on that route to 45 mph. One of the complaints from Jenks residents, who reside in that corridor was with school buses dropping students off on Main Street, 50 mph was too high. The change to 45 mph will take place Wednesday.
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MEMBERS OF JENKS BLACK STUDENT UNION PARTICIPATE IN MLK JR. PARADE Members of the Jenks High School Black Student Union went to the Jenks Public School Education Center Friday to give Superintendent Dr. Stacey Butterfield a shirt and show her the banner they used on their parade float. The Jenks BSU participated in the 42nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Monday in Tulsa. The theme this year is “Standing Strong: For Justice, Truth and Freedom.” Photo/Courtesy
JENKS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL LAUNCHES 2021 DUB WEEK CAMPAIGN
By Kyle Salomon For the third-consecutive year, as the spring semester gets underway, the Jenks High School Student Council has put its focus on DUB Week. One of the goals every academic year at Jenks High School is to teach students what they will need to thrive in life. However, “empathy” can be a difficult topic to teach inside a classroom. Because of that, the Jenks High School Student Council has created an annual philanthropy initiative to impact the community and develop “empathy” with our students. That week is called DUB Week. The 2019-2020 school year was a success for DUB Week with more than $36,000 raised for “Make-A-Wish Oklahoma”. The donations assisted in sending five children with life-threatening illnesses on their dream vacation to Disney World. The Jenks High School student body was able to support not just the child, but the families also being affected.
This 2020-2021 school year, Jenks High School has partnered with “The Common Good”, located in northwest Tulsa. “The Common Good” is a community center, which helps people living in poverty within an area known as the “forgotten zip code”. It provides services, resources, and opportunities, so people, especially children, can overcome the challenges they face growing up in that specific community. The Jenks High School Student Council has decided to give back and bring hope to this community by helping them install a commercial kitchen. This kitchen will allow them to directly feed people, teach people to cook, and help entrepreneurs launch businesses in this impoverished area. The estimated cost of this kitchen is $78,000. The student council’s hope is the Jenks community can raise a substantial amount of money toward this goal. The JHS Student Council is inviting all Jenks community businesses and organizations to partner with them in helping this community known as “the forgotten zip code”. The most “clear-cut” way to reach this goal is through donations, but if you have other ideas of how you can help, here are some people associated with Jenks High School you can contact: Adam Peterson – Student Council Advisor – adam.peterson@jenksps.org Elissa Mahaffey – Student Council Advisor – elissa.mahaffey@jenksps.org Britton Barnes – Student Philanthropy Chair – britton.barnes73@jenksms.com Gretchen Guillette – The Common Good – gretchen@cgtulsa.org Donations can be mailed to: Jenks High School Attn – Adam Peterson 205 East B Street Jenks, OK 74037 If you would like to donate online, you can at: www.cgtulsa.org/jenks
DUB Week 2021 will officially take place April 26 through April 30. The money that is donated is tax-deductible. The deadline to donate is April 30. Here are the levels of sponsorship and what your business/organization gets in return: -Diamond, match donation from what is raised by JHS, large advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, large media shoutout and mention on multiple Jenks associated accounts, and large printed logo displayed on Progress Check Board at Dining Hall lunches -Platinum, $2,500, medium advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, large media shoutout and mention on multiple Jenks associated accounts, and medium printed logo displayed on Progress Checkboard at Dining Hall lunches -Gold, $2,000, medium advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, small media shoutout and mention on single Jenks associated account, and medium printed logo displayed on Progress Checkboard displayed at Dining Hall lunches -Silver, $1,000, medium advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, small media shoutout and mention on single Jenks associated account, and small printed logo displayed on Progress Checkboard displayed at Dining Hall lunches -Bronze, $500, small advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, small media shoutout and mention on single Jenks associated account, and written mention displayed on Progress Checkboard displayed at Dining Hall lunches You can email your business/organization logo to adam.peterson@jenksps.org. About “The Common Good”: The Common Good was formed to serve the families of northwest Tulsa. Its primary goal is to relationally provide resources, services and opportunities for the children and youth in the area, so they may overcome the social and economic challenges they face. This population faces challenges such as, half the population lives under the Federal Poverty Guideline, highest incarceration rate for women in Oklahoma, substandard housing, high-crime rate, 80% of students in kindergarten through high school are not reading at their grade level, few businesses or services in the community and the area qualifies as a food desert. The Common Good focuses on education, career development, mentoring/counseling services, housing, advocacy, and sports/arts programs. They strive to stabilize families by increasing their household income and provide assistance for teens to launch into a career path. The Jenks High School 2020-2021 Student Council includes: -Macy Johnson, Student Council President -Britton Barnes, Student Philanthropy Chair -Wyatt Smith, Student Council Officer -Will Mulready, Student Council Officer -Griffin Forbes, Student Council Officer -Reese Whitaker, Student Council Officer
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NE TFLIX IS WHERE I T ’S AT … LI TERALLY By Sarah Clavin Driving down the street while traveling during the holidays my eyes caught glimpse of a store, I thought I would never see again. A store that rents videos. Remember Blockbuster? Remember calling the store to see if the latest release was in stock? And oh, do we remember the late fees. Being able to rent the latest movie with the click of a button has revolutionized the movie industry and gave a whole new meaning to the word “Binge”. According to a recent poll, 55.1% of Americans have cut cable TV in the past three years. Seeking alternative forms of entertainment (more cost effective perhaps), many Americans, 61 million to be exact, have signed up for the “cable of the millennial,” Netflix. During 2020, that number jumped to 79 million, thanks to the pandemic. Founded in 1997, Netflix was hanging by a thread until about 2018 when it was nominated for 112 Emmys, ending HBO’s 17 year run. At the 2020 Oscars, Netflix earned more nominations than any other film studio. 59% of its viewers are under 35 years of age and average two hours watched per day. Netflix not only boasts popular TV shows and films for all ages and genres, but has expanded to Netflix Originals as well. Thank you 2020 for giving a boost to launching “Netflix only” entertainment options. Bird Box and Stranger Things are examples of some of the most viewed original series and films. Did you know the Netflix algorithm is set to find you something to watch within just 90 seconds? Netflix has even created its own word; in 2015 “bingewatch” was the Collins English Dictionary word of the year. Data shows us that in 2020, Forbes reported that the average time it takes to binge a series on Netflix is five days; though there are 8.4 million Netflix users out there who attempt to binge series in a mere 24 hours. If you ever find yourself in the market with a free 24 hours, here are a few binge-worthy key players: 1. Orange is the New Black 2. Stranger Things 3. The Queen’s Gambit 4. Bridgerton 5. Virgin River 6. You 7. The Punisher 8. Schitts Creek 9. The Witcher 10. Master of None
JENKS POLICE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT REPORT S JAN. 11 THROUGH JAN. 17 MVA-HIT & RUN -PROPERTY DAMAGE; 11700 BLOCK S NANDINA AVE; UNKNOWN SUSPECT DROVE INTO THE VICTIM'S MAILBOX CAUSING DAMAGE. UNKNOWN SUSPECT ALSO LEFT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT WITHOUT CONTACTING POLICE. MVA-HIT & RUN -PROPERTY DAMAGE; 500 W MAIN ST; SUSPECT HAD A YELLOW FLASHING ARROW AS SHE TURNED WEST ON WEST 101ST STREET. SUSPECT FAILED TO YIELD TO THE YELLOW LIGHT, CAUSING HER TO STRIKE VICTIM’S VEHICLE. SUSPECT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 820 FEET PRIOR TO STOPPING. BURGLARY 1ST DEGREE; 1200 BLOCK W 115TH PL; AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT ENTERED THE GARAGE OF THE VICTIM. THE UNKNOWN SUSPECT TOOK AND CARRIED AWAY AN AUTOMOBILE OF ANOTHER WITH A VALUE OF $2,000 BY STEALTH AND THE INTENT TO DEPRIVE PERMANENTLY. BURGLARY FROM AUTO; 300 BLOCK N KOA ST; THE UNKNOWN SUSPECT OPENED THE CAR DOOR AND WENT THROUGH IT. BURGLARY FROM AUTO; 1200 BLOCK W C ST; SUSPECT(S) OPENED AND ENTERED THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE TAKING PROPERTY DEPRIVING THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY USE AND VALUE.
Moral of the story, with over 13,941 titles in its library, Netflix has something for each one of us. So, while I don’t find myself with enough time to “binge-watch” a new series, I might grab my iPad (of course they have an app!), hop on the treadmill and turn on another episode of Schitt’s Creek. According to Alexis Rose, “I don’t want to brag, but Us Weekly once described me as ‘up for anything.'” I hope you are too, friend! If you’re not currently one of the 79 million Netflix viewers, might consider cutting the cord and jumping on board. And if you find Netflix isn’t for you, not to fear, Hulu, Disney +, and Amazon Prime Video are all top contenders for best providers in 2021. Now that the election is over, let’s all take a break from the news. Turn on a comedy like Schitt’s Creek, a period drama like Bridgeton, or a suspenseful thriller like You, and get lost in the show like we did at the theaters in the good ole days. You never know, a little love and laughter might do us all some good.
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JENKS SCHOOL S CHOOSES T O CON T INUE CURREN T COVID-19 PRO T OCOL S Jenks Public Schools made a decision regarding Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s statement on schools’ quarantine and social distancing policy regarding COVID-19. Here is what the Jenks school district released earlier Friday: “Earlier this week Governor Stitt proposed new quarantine guidelines for schools. This guidance is not mandatory policy for schools, and each district can decide whether to implement the guidelines or continue with their current plan. After carefully reviewing the guidance, as well as statements from several state-wide medical organizations, Jenks Public Schools is continuing with its current contact tracing protocols and quarantine guidelines. From the beginning of the school year, JPS has based its practices on CDC guidance, and will continue to follow those guidelines. Jenks Public Schools has mitigation strategies in place to keep schools open for in-person learning for as long as possible. The current quarantine protocols prioritize the health and safety of JPS’ students and staff members. JPS officials will continue to monitor COVID cases and quarantine numbers throughout the district. Any decisions made regarding possible transitions to distance learning will be made based on district data and staffing capacity.”
OKLAHOMA AQUARIUM TO HOST BEHIND THE SEAS EVENT
The Oklahoma Aquarium is hosting the “Behind the Seas” camp from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 23. The event is for people of all ages. Participants will be able to learn how the aquarium staff cares for its animals and they will be able to feed the animals on and off exhibit and learn about the facility’s research and conservation efforts.
COMPLE TE VIRTUAL AQUARIUM RUN BY APRIL 3 The Oklahoma Aquarium is hosting its annual Aquarium Run in 2021 virtually. All contestants may walk or run at their own pace in a location of their choice. Whether you compete in your neighborhood, the park or on a treadmill, you will receive a 2021 Aquarium Run medal for your registered event.
RIGGS NAMED STATE COACH OF THE YEAR BY THE OKLAHOMAN By Kyle Salomon Jenks head football coach Keith Riggs has been a part of the Trojan program as a coach for more than a decade, so he has his share of winning state championships, but he earned his first gold ball as the head coach this year. Because of his accomplishment, Riggs was named the 2020 Oklahoman Coach of the Year. “I was a little surprised,” Riggs said. “I hadn’t thought about it even being an option. If you look across the state and the number of coaches that have outstanding seasons, there are so many coaches that would be deserving of the honor. I just really didn’t even think about it to be honest. It’s certainly an honor. It’s a tribute to our team and how they performed, especially in the playoffs. While I get named for it, it’s really a team honor and for our coaching staff as well.” Riggs said the coaching level in Oklahoma high school football is very high right now. “There is some really good coaching going on right now in Oklahoma,” Riggs said. “The coaching staffs in this state don’t get enough credit for the job they do, both in developing great football teams and developing young men. There are so many coaches I have met throughout the years that I have learned from who have maximized what they have on their team. They get the most out of them and try to develop good young men in the process. We have a great group of coaches in the state of Oklahoma.” Riggs attributed a lot of his success to his coaching staff under him at Jenks. “We have got such a great group of guys on staff here,” Riggs said. “They are great to be around and extremely hard workers, very committed and are in it for the right reasons. When you combine all those things you have a recipe for success. The number of hours these guys put in on the weekends and into the evenings on the weekdays combined with the offseason is a tribute to them the success we have had. They want our kids to be as prepared as they can going into a game and on the flipside our kids respond to that. They take the game plan and execute it, but it starts with our coaches, the relationships they build with the young men and the time and commitment is just awesome.” Riggs said he has some time to reflect on the 2020 season for the Trojans and how unique and special it was to him and his staff. “To some degree every year, but especially this year with the pandemic, during the season you are so into the moment, it is really difficult to try to stop and reflect on what has been accomplished. I think it is satisfying to look at what we were able to accomplish, the things our team was able to overcome, the adversity we faced with the pandemic and what our kids were willing to sacrifice. It would be easy for kids to complain and get caught up on what they are not able to do and our kids and our coaches never did that. Whatever they faced, they approached it with a great attitude and with a great focus on our team goals and I think that was one of the keys to the success we had. To look back on it now is really special.” Also, on the Oklahoman’s First Team All-State roster was senior offensive lineman Logan Nobles and defensive back Jayden Patrick. Nobles signed his Letter of Intent in December to play collegiate football at Oklahoma State University and Patrick will sign his Letter of Intent in February to play college football at Lindenwood University.
EMMA LANG SIGNS THE DO T TED LINE WITH FORT SCO T T COMMUNI TY COLLEGE Jenks High School senior softball player signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play college softball at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas. Why Lang chose to attend Fort Scott Community College: “I really like the coaches and I really like the players there. I already know the players and a lot of them are like family to me. I really just feel like I fit in there.” How Jenks has helped prepare her for the next level: “Jenks has taught me how to always be prepared. Every day is like a new day for us, so you always have to practice hard because someone can take your spot at any time.”
BOYS AND GIRLS SWIMMING JE T THROUGH CONFERENCE MEE T By Kyle Salomon The 2020-2021 swim season is already different with the COVID-19 precautions being taken at every meet, but now you can water temperature issues as another reason this season and this year has been one for the history books. The 2021 Frontier Conference Swim Meet was supposed to take place Saturday at the Jenks Aquatic Center, but due to complications with the water temperature inside the Jenks pool, the event was moved to Bixby. However, the Jenks boys and girls swim teams didn’t let that stop them from crushing the competition. Both the boys and girls swim teams won first place in the meet and they also won the combined score competition. The Trojan boys finished with 601 points with Bixby coming in second with 353, Bartlesville finishing third with 265 and Broken Arrow taking fourth with 256. The Lady Trojans totaled 565 points with Bartlesville taking second with 387, Bixby finishing third with 351 and Broken Arrow placing fourth with 233. Combined, Jenks had 1,166 points. Bixby totaled 704. Bartlesville had 652 and Broken Arrow had 489. In the girls’ 200-yard medley relay, Jenks took first with a time of 2:08.38. Jasmine Rau, Kaya Smith, Jasmine Moss and Laney Fenton made up the team. In the boys’ 200-yard medley relay, the Trojans finished first with a time of 1:53.81. Grant Stuckey, Jim Mahoney, Austin Sung and Josh Rau made up the team. In the girls’ 200-yard freestyle, Karissa Lu placed second with a time of 2:21.95. Josie Jones took third with a time of 2:22.35. Emily Duffy finished fourth with a time of 2:23.73 and Matilda Mooney placed eighth with a time of 2:30.30. In the boys’ 200-yard freestyle, Jacob Clink took second with a time of 2:05.47. Ethan Powers finished fourth with a time of 2:10.10. Ethan Matthews placed seventh with a time of 2:11.44 and Ian Truong took eighth with a time of 2:14.51. In the girls’ 200-yard individual medley, Amaya Oliphant finished third with a time of 2:41.39. Madilynn Mansfield placed fifth with a time of 2:52.58. Bella Morrison took sixth with a time of 2:54.04 and Maranda Stricklin finished seventh with a time of 2:56.55. In the boys’ 200-yard individual medley, Austin Sung placed third with a time of 2:19.64 seconds. Ryan Short took fifth with a time of 2:28.71. Mikolaj Kamyszek finished sixth with a time of 2:31.05 and Walker Bridentstine placed seventh with a time of 2:33.26. In the girls’ 50-yard freestyle, Jasmine Rau took first with a time of 27.42 seconds. Natalie Eaton finished second with a time of 29.86. Madison Owens placed fourth with a time of 30.43 and Payton Pangburn took seventh with a time of 31.56. In the boys’ 50-yard freestyle, Braden Gress finished third with a time of 27.28 seconds. Lex Beck placed fourth with a time of 27.94. Aaron Fulbright took sixth with a time of 28.60 and Tad Tan finished seventh with a time of 28.79. In the girls’ 100-yard butterfly, Jasmine Rau placed first with a time of 1:05.78. Jasmine Moss took second with a time of 1:11.39. Karissa Lu finished sixth with a time of 1:16.62 and Kaya Smith placed seventh with a time of 1:19.89. In the boys’ 100-yard butterfly, Austin Sung took fourth with a time of 1:02.42. Josh Rau finished fifth with a time of 1:02.65. Andreas Chatzigiannidas placed seventh with a time of 1:07.35 and Ezra Power took ninth with a time of 1:09.20. In the girls’ 100-yard freestyle, Josie Jones finished first with a time of 1:05.50. Daphne Brown placed sixth with a time of 1:10.63. Emma Sego took seventh with a time of 1:10.64 and Kylie vonHartitzsch finished eighth with a time of 1:12.51. In the boys’ 100-yard freestyle, Braden Gress placed fourth with a time of 58.77 seconds. Ian Truong took fifth with a time of 59.51 and Aaron Fulbright finished seventh with a time of 1:04.92. In the girls’ 400-yard freestyle, Laney Fenton placed first with a time of 4:43.06. Emily Duffy took third with a time of 5:02.59. Madison Owens finished fourth with a time of 5:03.78 and Matilda Mooney placed eighth with a time of 5:19.84. In the boys’ 400-yard freestyle, Grant Stucky took second with a time of 4:16.53. Jacob Clink finished fourth with a time of 4:32.67. Ryan Short placed fifth with a time of 4:32.77 and Lex Beck took sixth with a time of 4:40.62. In the girls’ 200-yard freestyle relay, Jenks finished first with a time of 2:00.57. Natalie Eaton, Josie Jones, Jasmine Moss and Madison Owens made up the team. In the boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay, the Trojans placed second with a time of 1:46.95. Josh Rau, Ethan Matthews, Jacob Clink and Tad Tan made up the team. In the girls’ 100-yard backstroke, Madilynn Mansfield took third with a time of 1:14.53. Jasmine Moss finished fifth with a time of 1:17.47. Emma Sego placed sixth with a time of 1:23.42 and Kylie vonHartitzsch tok seventh with a time of 1:24.01. In the boys’ 100-yard backstroke, Grant Stucky finished second with a time of 1:01.63. Walker Bridenstine placed fourth with a time of 1:06.42. Josh Rau took fifth with a time of 1:06.89. Owen Vennerholm finished seventh with a time of 1:09.05. In the girls’ 100-yard breaststroke, Laney Fenton placed first with a time of 1:17.38. Amaya Oliphant took second with a time of 1:17.91. Natalie Eaton finished third with a time of 1:19.92 and Kaya Smith placed fourth with a time of 1:20.08. In the boys’ 100-yard breaststroke, Jim Mahoney took second with a time of 1:11.16. Mason Mink finished third with a time of 1:13.59. Joshua Beiler placed fourth with a time of 1:14.75 and Tad Tan took sixth with a time of 1:20.40. In the girls’ 400-yard freestyle relay, Jenks finished first with a time of 4:21.16. Jasmine Rau, Josie Jones, Emily Duffy and Laney Fenton made up the team. In the boys’ 400-yard freestyle relay, the Trojans placed first with a time of 3:49.73. Grant Stucky, Ethan Matthews, Jacob Clink and Austin Sung made up the team.
WINTER SPORT S SCHEDULES 2021 Boys Basketball January 22 – Jenks/Union Tournament January 23 – Jenks/Union Tournament January 26 – at Sand Springs 8 p.m. January 29 – at Sapulpa 8 p.m. February 2 – vs. Union 8 p.m. February 6 – vs. Webster 8 p.m. February 9 – vs. Owasso 8 p.m. February 12 – at Muskogee 8 p.m. February 16 – vs. Broken Arrow 8 p.m. February 26 – Regional Tournament February 27 – Regional Tournament March 5 – Area Tournament March 6 – Area Tournament March 11 – State Tournament March 12 – State Tournament March 13 – State Tournament Girls Basketball January 22 – Jenks/Union Tournament January 23 – Jenks/Union Tournament January 26 – at Sand Springs 6:30 p.m. January 29 – at Sapulpa 6:30 p.m. February 2 – vs. Union 6:30 p.m. February 6 – vs. Webster 6:30 p.m. February 9 – vs. Owasso 6:30 p.m. February 12 – at Muskogee 6:30 p.m. February 16 – vs. Broken Arrow 6:30 p.m. February 25 – Regional Tournament February 27 – Regional Tournament March 4 – Area Tournament March 6 – Area Tournament March 11 – State Tournament March 12 – State Tournament March 13 – State Tournament Swimming and Diving January 22 – Jenks Invitational 12 p.m. January 23 – Jenks Invitational 12 p.m. February 5 – Regional Swim Meet 10 a.m. February 19 – State Preliminaries 10 a.m. February 20 – State Finals 10 a.m. Wrestling January 25 – vs. Muskogee 7 p.m. January 29 – at Pryor Tournament 10 a.m. January 30 – at Pryor Tournament 10 a.m. February 2 – at Bixby 7 p.m.
JENKS GIRLS SOF TBALL SIGNUPS OPEN The Jenks Girls Softball Federation has opened signups through March 1. You can sign up at www.jenkssoftball.com. Photo/Courtesy
WREST LERS COMPE TE IN DISTRICT DUALS
The Jenks High School wrestling team competed Tuesday in the 6A district duals at Union High School. The Trojans joined three other teams, Union, Enid and Shawnee to see who would go on to the 6A Dual State Championships. Each team wrestled each other in a dual round-robin format. Photos/Kyle Salomon
LADY TROJANS FALL AT HOME TO BOOKER T. WASHINGTON By Kyle Salomon Through two quarters, the Jenks girls basketball team hung in with Booker T. Washington last Friday, but the Lady Hornets pulled away in the second half and beat the Lady Trojans 64-47. Jenks led by five points at 15-10 after one quarter and trailed by five at 34-29 at halftime, but Booker T. Washington outscored the Trojan girls 16-8 in the third frame and 14-10 in the fourth to secure the 17-point victory. Seven Jenks players scored with sophomore Madison Luciano leading the way with 15 points. Junior Kiara Brown had eight points. Sophomore Mackenzie Forgione had seven. Sophomore Sierah Williams finished with six points. Junior Brooklyn Robinson had five. Freshman Jill Twiehaus had four and sophomore Khalise Berry had two points. The Lady Trojans did the majority of their scoring from beyond the arc with eight made three-pointers accounting for 24 of the 47 points. Luciano, Brown, Forgione, Robinson and Williams were the five starters for Jenks. The loss drops the Lady Trojans’ record to 5-6 on the season.