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The KHS Stinger is the only weekly student generated newspaper in the state of Oklahoma.
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Kingfisher, OK 73750
Page 2: Quiz Bowl Team
Page 3: Chicken Strip Test
Page 4: JV Wrestling Tourn.
Page 5: HS Soccer Schedule
Page 6: Senior Profile
Page 7: Stinger Fashion
Page 8: Band Concert
Page 9: Holiday Season
Page 10: Talent Show
Page 11: Holiday Issue Next
Page 12: B of Education Notes
Coming Next Issue:
Final Issue of 2015
Senior Profile
Stinger Fashion
Christmas Wish Lists
December 8, 2015
“I may not agree with what
you say, but I shall defend to
the death your right to say it.”
Voltaire?
KPS Bands Usher in Christmas with Winter Concert By: Stinger Staff
Kingfisher High School Band performed its annual Winter Concert on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the APB. The concert featured performances by
the Kingfisher Middle School 5th and 6th grade bands separately, while the 7th and 8th grade bands combined for their performance.
The bandies of Kingfisher were fresh from their early evening performance in the Kingfisher Downtown Christmas Parade the previous night.
The entire contingent of Kingfisher’s band students were joined by the Hennessey High School band, forming a superband of over 200 blowing,
drumming and marching bands members. For the Winter Concert performance, Kingfisher Band Director Dakota Horn lead the middle school
bands as conductor, while Assistant Band Director Mandy Owens took a turn conducting the KHS Band for two songs, “Excerpts from a Charlie
Brown Christmas” and a “Christmas Canon.”
In addition to the songs conducted by Mrs. Owens, the KHS Band also played “On a Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss,” which Mr. Horn introduced
as a song to be used for personal reflection when facing the difficulties of present life (citing the recent Paris terror attacks). The final selection of
the night was “Christmas Chimes,” accompanied for the first time by senior band percussionist Robert Reid on the electric guitar. Dr. Johnson and
KHS Chief Photographer Sean Borelli were on hand to document the event, their pictures can be viewed and purchased at the KHS Photography
website.
A photo essay of the event can be viewed later in this issue of The Stinger.
December 8, 2015
Editor-in-Chief Daniel Tautkus
Chief Photographer Sean Borelli Asst. Chief Photographer Sam Walter
Compositing Editor Kaden Baartman
Advisor Mr. Kurt Kaya
Advisor Emeritus Dr. A.J. Johnson
High School Principal Mr. Todd Overstreet
Superintendent of Schools Mr. Jason Sternberger
Editorial Intern Stephanie Soto Reporters: Janelle Hawk, Blanca Barcenas, Teresa Rangel,
Clairanda Porter, Logan Hightower,
Laryn Schemmer, Capacine Watan Photography Staff Cricket Kaya, Regan Henderson, Joey Little, Alex
Wilczek, Jared Hughes, Josh Howard, Brady Liles
Email Address: [email protected]
Policy Statement It is the policy of the Kingfisher School District to provide equal opportunities
without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, qualified handicap, or veteran
status in its educational programs and activities. This includes, but is not limited to,
admissions, educational services, financial aid, and employment.
Inquiries concerning application of this policy may be referred to Jason Sternberger,
Coordinator of Title IX and Section 504 responsibilities, Kingfisher Public Schools, P. O.
Box 29, 11th and Chisholm, Kingfisher, Oklahoma 73750. Telephone 405-375-4194.
Kingfisher Public Schools provide educational opportunities to disabled students
age 0-21. These services are provided in accordance with public law 94-142, which
requires an approved appropriate education for disabled children ages 0-21. Any person
having knowledge of a disabled child and not identified or served, please contact Jason
Sternberger, Superintendent of Schools, 11th and Chisholm, Kingfisher, Oklahoma 73750
or telephone 405-375-4194.
The opinions expressed in THE STINGER are those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of THE STINGER staff, its sponsor, the administration or
faculty of the Kingfisher Schools.
Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/MCT Campus
High School Newspaper Service.
Quiz Bowl Team at Triad By: Stinger Staff
After a rousing set of victories at the Nov. 14 Regionals,
the Kingfisher Academic Quiz Bowl Team advanced to Area compe-
tition slated for January 16th. Before they head to Areas, the team
has two more Triads to muscle through. The Third Triad found the
team facing off against the Cashion Wildcats last Monday.
Due to the ice storm which rendered much of Watonga
without power, their high school was closed and activities were can-
celled, leaving only two of the three schools (thus the name, Triad) to
compete. KHS, Ms. Bean and Ms. Friday played host to this round.
Competing for the Yellowjackets were Veronica Olivares, Brady
Werner, Carson Racer (Captain), Harrison Powell, Jacob Koehn-
Howry, Caroline Powell, Diego Perez, Malachi Mclain and Sammy
Masters.
Sporting their competition team T-shirts that read, King-
fisher Academic Team - The A Team" in dayglow yellow and royal
blue, the first round began just after 4 p.m. in the KHS Media Center.
Ms. Hobza was the Moderator, while Mr. Kaya acted as the
judge for the two scheduled games. The first round saw the scores
neck and neck, as the Wildcats and Yellowjackets matched each
other answer for answer. It all came down to the final question in the
speed round. Cashion's captain knew they needed one more correct
answer to tie up the game and send it into a tie breaking round, how-
ever they couldn't muster a final correct answer. Kingfisher won
game one, 130-120
The second game proceeded in very much the same man-
ner, however in the final stretch, Carson Racer gave correct answers
in a series of humanities questions, while Harrison Powell contribut-
ed in the mathematics (calculations) categories. Jacob Koehn-Howry
continued to astound both his and the visiting team with his
knowledge of just about all things sports. Final score for game two
was 160-130 favoring Kingfisher.
The fourth and final Triad match will be on January 12,
hosted again by Kingfisher. The Yellowjackets are scheduled to com-
pete against teams from Calumet and Chisholm, at 4:00 p.m. and
5:00 p.m., respectively.
December 8, 2015
Kingfisher’s Chicken Strips Opinion By: Clairanda Porter and Laryn Schemmer/dt
Editor’s Note—The following essay was creatively written from the point of view of the camera that was videotaping the event.
On Friday, November 20, Laryn Schemmer and Clairanda Porter sat down in
front of a mountain of chicken strips and reviewed every last detail of what most young
humans consume. Being the camera I am, I had no choice but to sit there on the tripod
and watch two teenage girls stuff their faces, chicken strip by chicken strip. From
McDonald’s to one of Kingfisher’s local cafes, all the crunchy, white meat, tenderness
was present and eaten upon.
Starting with Sunrise Café, Laryn and Clairanda swiftly opened the box to
find, in Laryn’s words, “spicy” fries, thick, soggy toast, and six chicken strip babies.
They described the chicken goodness as juicy as the forbidden fruit.
Sonic was the next to be munched upon, bringing much happiness and joy to
the two weirdoes. They agreed that if the chicken itself had better quality the experi-
ence of the chicken consumption would have been more enjoyable. The gals stated that
even though the taste was bomb, the quality affected them greatly.
McDonald’s was next up to be murdered and hated. Laryn says that it might
have been decent if it wasn’t just a chicken patty in a tortilla with crap, such as ranch,
lettuce, and other questionable substances, all buried inside. As Laryn had much to say
about the “piece of crap” McDonald’s calls chicken, Clairanda was pretty satisfied with
the chicken other than the fact that the crust had half of the world’s finely grinded pepper within it. It was hard for me to watch Laryn reject
that pour piece of meat the way she did, but had no way of stopping her.
After crumbling the messy chicken wrap from McDonald’s into a soggy, ranch filled ball, Clairanda and Laryn went in on the best
chicken in the room, Braum’s. Laryn had prepared her body for the deep fried, crunchy, juicy goodness, as Clairanda was a little apprehen-
sive. Clairanda went on to explain that her experiences weren’t always the best, but was still open-minded. Laryn absolutely loved the gift
from the heavens with and without the gravy. Clairanda agreed that the strips were delicious, but the quality of the Oklahoma Exclusive,
Braum’s, isn’t always up to par.
In a few words, KFC should’ve been at the top of the chicken strip scale, but was most definitely not. As the girls opened the sog-
gy box, (eww) they soon came to the determination that it isn’t what a place that SELLS CHICKEN should have been like. Laryn thought
that the chicken was better than usual and the biscuit was DELICIOUS, but Clairanda had a different opinion. Clairanda was horrified at the
site and taste of what was supposedly “chicken.”
In the end, I was relived for the girls to be completely done stuffing their faces with remains of what once was a majestic white
feathered chicken. According to the odd girls that I had to listen to, if you want to indulge in beautifully made strips of chicken and crispy,
golden, goodness we know as breading, then eat Braum’s.
December 8, 2015
JV Wrestling Tour-
nament By: Teresa Rangel/kk
Kingfisher High school was proud to
announce that it invited the following Oklaho-
ma middle schools to a wrestling tournament
last week: Blackwell, Tonkawa, Southmoore,
Woodward, Heritage Hall, Duncan, Elk city,
Clinton, Chickasha, Anadarko, Santa Fe
South, Cassady, Lawton, Mangum, Deer
Creek, Edmond, Cromwell, and Lexington.
The tournament is a Kingfisher tradi-
tion according to Coach Evey who said that it
has been going on for more than 35 years. At
lleast from what he knows, it has been around
before he moved to Kingfisher.
KHS Wrestling Managers manned
the timing tables and made sure the tourna-
ment ran smoothly.
According to the rubric the winners
thus far, from when I arrived at the gym, circa
12:45 P.M., were Ben Bolland LEX, Ryan
Pollard DARKO, Alex Legg SMOORE, Row-
dy Rhone COM, Logan Mills KFR, Javier
Chavez BLKWL, Gabe Lopez LWTN, and
Chris Harper MANG. Kingfisher High
school’s very own Stone Snodgrass won in the
first round advancing .
December 8, 2015
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School Photos Available To view and order photos from this school year.
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2016 Soccer Schedule By: Laryn Schemmer/dt
As the Spring is quickly approaching, or as many call it, Soccer
Season, the 2015-2016 Schedule has been released! Both the girls and boys
will have two scrimmages in February. Tuesday, February 23, the girls will
play at Bethany, and the boys will play at Putnam City. On the 29th the
girls and boys will play at John Marshall. Real games start in March. There
are five regular season games, six district games for the girls, five district
games for the boys, and of course, the Bethany Tournament. The games are
listed in the column to the right.
Day: Month: Who/Where: Times:
Friday-4th March Harding Charter-H G 5:00/B 7:00
Tuesday-8th March Del City-A G 6:00/B 8:00
Thursday-10th March OCS-A G 5:00/B 7:00
Tuesday-22nd March Newcastle-H G 5:30/B 7:30
Th-Sat-24th-26th March Bethany Tournament-A G & B TBA
Tuesday-29th March El Reno-A G 5:00/B 7:00
Friday-1st April Weatherford-H (D) G 5:00/B 6:30
Tuesday-5th April Alva-H (D) G 5:00/B 7:00
Tuesday-12th April Elk City-A (D) G 5:00/B 7:00
Tuesday-19th April Cordell-H (D) G 5:00/B 7:00
Thursday-21st April Clinton-A (D) G 5:00/B 7:00
Monday-25th April Crossings-A (D) G 5:30
Everyone is looking forward to a fun and exciting soccer sea-
son. Go Jackets!
Becoming an Ovo Vegetarian By: Lisa Baxter/kk
About 3 years ago I was thinking about becoming a vegetarian so I looked up everything about them and slowly I just started to lose
interest in meat, seafood, and dairy. Then about 6 months ago I lost total interest in seafood and meat just seems disgusting now. On No-
vember 26th, 2015 (Thanksgiving Day) I decided to choose the vegetarian lifestyle that seemed right to me which is Ovo vegetarianism. It is
one of the four REAL vegetarian lifestyles, where you don’t eat any type of meat, seafood, dairy but eggs. The other types of vegetarian
lifestyles are Vegan, Lacto vegetarian, and lacto-ovo vegetarian. LOTS of people we have heard of were vegans or vegetarians such as:
Abraham Lincoln, Walter “Killer” Kowalski, Weird Al, Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Leonardo De Vinci and Albert Einstein.
December 8, 2015
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Senior Profile: Alma Atondo By: Blanca Barcenas/kk
This week’s Senior profile is of Alma Atondo Leyva who was born on July 25, 1997,
in Sinaloa, Mexico to Victor and Carmina Atondo. Victor Atondo Jr (22) is her only sibling,
although she has 2 chihuahuas named Dolly and Candy who she loves very much. Alma’s nick-
name is “Almita.” AT KHS she participates in the Spanish club, the Native American Club, and
FCCLA.
She plays soccer and is also a wrestling manager. Her favorite subject at school is
math, while her favorite teacher is Mr. Kaya. After graduation Alma plans on attending UCO or
SWOSU, and wants to major in business.
When asked where she sees herself in the future she answered “in California, in a huge
mansion, just chilling watching tv and drinking some cold margaritas.” Some of Alma’s favorite
movies are, “White Chicks” and “South Paw,” while a few of her favorite tv shows include,
“The Walking Dead”, “Teen Wolf”, and “Finding Carter”.
With regards to her favorite books, Alma will quote from her younger reading days
and the fun she had diving into “The Magic Tree House” series. Her favorite video games are
Pokémon but only on the old school Nintendo 64. On modern consoles, she likes Grand Theft
Auto: San Andres, Need for Speed, and Most Wanted.
She likes any music besides Jazz and Blues or any music that falls under that category.
She doesn’t really like any particular bands and she listens to KJ103 and 103.5. Alma’s hobbies
are going swimming, hanging out at parties and eating food with her friend Denise in her 2009
grey Chrysler 300.
Getting out that credit card, she likes to shop at Gordman’s, Deb, Tilly’s, and Ross.
Her favorite holiday is Easter and her favorite animal is a tiger. Her best
friends include Aide Cruz, Denise Padilla, Blanca Barcenas and Andrea
Jimenez. Her favorite colors are purple and blue, her favorite candies are
the delicious Pay Days or any type of chocolate…as long as it doesn’t in-
clude mint of any kind.
Alma works somewhere in Kingfisher (have to ask her personal-
ly to get specific) and she has many favorite songs, however at the moment
she can’t just pick one. Alma is very low key and almost never gets embar-
rassed, however on the flip side, she doesn’t feel like she’s won anything
that she has really wanted.
Random facts about Alma, she likes the smell of gasoline and dipping her
fries in her ice cream.
Advice she offers to under classmen is, “Try to never regret what
you do, because things always happen for a reason, so live life and better
yourself.” The things she will miss most about KHS is seeing her friends
every day and being wrestling manager, helping coach Evey and messing
with the students in the hallway. Also how Mr. Kaya always greets here by
singing her name, “Allllll-maaaa.”
Her words to her fellow senior classmates are, “I hope you guys
reach your goals and life goes good for you. Hukuna Matata.”
Finally, her last words to everyone here at KHS are, “If you are
going to be late, might as well be very late, skip the first 3 hours and get
some breakfast.”
December 8, 2015
Stinger Fashion By: Teresa Rangel/dt
Welcome to the Stinger Fashion Watch column! Eve-
ry week Blanca, Janelle or I will be picking a random boy or
girl to have their best outfits featured in this column.
The selection for this week is Drew Shults and his outfit is
composed of the following:
Vans shoes - $70
Nike socks - $30
Nike pro combat underwear - $35
Rock Revival Jeans - $200
Polo Shirt - $45
Polo Sweater - $100
G shock watch - $150
If you have an outfit you would like featured, or you
know of someone’s that is die for and should be featured,
please contact Blanca or I on campus or during sixth period in
Dr. Johnson’s classroom. Thank you everyone and we hope
you enjoy.
School Photos Available
To view and order photos from this school year.
Be sure to visit the website at:
www.khsphotography.com
A Color PDF Version
of THE STINGER is available at:
www.khsstinger.com
December 8, 2015
A Proud Supporter of Kingfisher High School
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December 8, 2015
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The Holiday Season Opinion By: Clairanda Porter/kk
Around this time of year I
find that everyone is either com-
pletely happy, filled with fairy
dust, or a complete and total party
pooper.
Sadly, there is no in be-
tween of how the holidays take
it’s toll on the human mind.
Christmas should be a time of
leisure, spending time with family
and friends, not regret, nervous
feelings, or hatred towards all
living, breathing life.
As the seasonal traditions unfold, most of the human mass becomes so fo-
cused on what they will buy for their loved ones, that they lose the whole feeling of
what the season is really all about. Giving gifts out of the heart, not out of spiteful
fire towards topping everybody else’s gifts.
What was once a time of sweet, precious love towards others has a reputa-
tion now of, “how can I make this party better,” “what will everyone think,” “will
anyone like my gifts I give them?” To me, it is very sad that what was once love is
now replaced with nervous feelings of someone not being happy.
Christmas is a time when I look at my life and am grateful for all that I
have. I don’t look to what I could get as a way of happiness, but look at the family
and friends that surround me with love.
This Christmas look more at the things you already have and the people
surrounding you with their time and love, not the items you could get.
December 8, 2015
School Photos Available
To view and order photos from this school
year. Be sure to visit the website at:
www.khsphotography.com
December 8, 2015
December 7, 2015
The Kingfisher Board of Education met in regular session
on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 7PM with Board member
Dana Golbek absent. President Mike Copeland called the meet-
ing to order and recognized Superintendent of Schools Jason
Sternberger for “Honors and Recognitions.”
Supt. Sternberger introduced three of the four district site
teachers of the year (Becky Hart, Misty Blundell and TJ Harris)
noting that Mrs. Schaefer was in her final Master’s class and
could not be present. Building principals spoke about the teach-
er from their school explaining their qualifications and contribu-
tion which led to this honor. Mr. Sternberger noted the District
Teacher of the Year will be announced in January.
After congratulating the teachers, the Board approved pre-
vious minutes and heard a discussion over district finances.
Supt. Sternberger said all funds are in good condition but the
district is behind last year’s budget by about $200,000 due en-
tirely to reductions from state aid. He also mentioned that get-
ting a better deal on buses purchased through the recent trans-
portation bond issue plus the sale of old buses permitted the
district to purchase a small activity bus that will hold 14 passen-
gers and can be driven by teachers who do not have the standard
bus driver’s license. Altogether, the sale of old buses netted the
district about $7500.
The Board discussed remaining funds from the QZAB loan.
Mr. Sternberger said, depending on what remains in the special
contingency fund set aside for the heating and air condition of
the Heritage gym and the work on the high school room, there
could be between $75,000 and $95,000 remaining. There are a
number of projects for which this money can be used including
supplies and equipment for the band and other refurbishment
projects at the schools.
The Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding
with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Department of Education that
will provide tutoring, mentoring and parent/student advocacy.
Mr. Sternberger said he and the building principals have been
impressed with the new leadership at this agency and the district
is looking forward to cooperation.
The Board will consider a proposal from the Kingfisher
Trails to extend walkways north from Toronto across school
property and they approved a DVD sale fund raiser for the Her-
itage School music program.
The Board approved additions and modifications to the
Board Policy Book to comply with state law noting that one
new law requires that a district counselor serve on the Profes-
sional Growth and Development committee.
Mr. Sternberger reported dirt work is being done to prepare
for the construction of a bus “garage” at the round top building
located north of the middle school. This covered building is
required as the 6 new buses are too tall for the current garage.
In a side note, Mr. Sternberger noted on how quiet the new bus-
es are compared to the ones they replace. He also told the
Board that the district may have to consider an alternate date for
spring break in the 2016-2016 school year as the Youth Expo
has been scheduled for March 8 of 2017. He commented that so
many of our students are involved in that event, it would benefit
the district to have a break at that time.
Regarding the upcoming Board Member election in Febru-
ary, as of the Board meeting, only current member Mike
Copeland has filed. The Board accepted the resignation of Mrs.
Collier as a first grade teacher and Ms. Lombardo as a high
school teacher’s aide.
The Board adjourned shortly before 8PM.