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Wampus Cat of the Month
Wampus Cat of the Month
Julio Arcos
Julio Arcos is a Senior who enjoys playing video games and watching Anime. He has won an E-Sports award and loves to help others. Julio plans to go to college at East Central University, where he received a scholarship to be in the marching band.
Tutoring on Campus
Tutoring on Campus
AHS now has time slots open after school for tutoring. This time can be used for help on assignments that you're struggling with or to make up work in a focused environment. It's available Monday - Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM.
Pride of Atoka Highlights
Pride of Atoka Highlights
On March 7th, the Symphonic Band will be performing at the OSSAA District Band Contest at Southeastern Oklahoma State University where they will be judged and given a rating. The two pieces they will perform are Colonel Bogey by Kenneth Alford and Cliffs of Mendocino by Alan Lee Silva. These pieces will be directed by Samuel Karafotis and Alyssa Wirtz.
Recently, on the 25th of February, symphonic band students performed selected pieces for a rating. We would like to congratulate the following students: Triegan Ridgeway, Haydin Russel, Alabama Chitwood, Katelyn Isom, Hayden Sawyer, Jackson Speer, Henry McClour, Nita Deguadalupe, Kaylie Isom, Corvette Day, and Paul Scaggs.
We would also like to congratulate the following who qualified for state: Lilly Bray, Julio Arcos, Karen Huang, Joseph Carroll, and Amairah Hill.
Ew! Love Poems!
Ew! Love Poems!
Wampus Cat News collected love poems submitted by readers like you last month. Let's have a look at the Valentine’s Day poems submitted by students, to students! Take a look!
Wampus Cat Review: Movie Edition
Wampus Cat Review: Movie Edition
The Adam Project Movie Review
The Adam Project had a solid storyline with the help of the actors making it come to life. Ryan Reynolds was one of the main characters who caught people's eyes. The movie kept me involved, so I wanted to keep watching until the end. It had an interesting plot. The movie was a success, and it helped Walker Scobell, who played Young Adam, rise to the top. He is now going to play the bigger role of Percy Jackson in the TV series Percy Jackson and the Olympians that's coming to Disney Plus in April. I loved how the director placed everything together and how the movie was funny but still had action to make it exciting. Overall, I recommend watching The Adam Project.
March Riddle Contest
March Riddle Contest
A scrambled riddle has been hidden within the text of each article in our March edition. You will find a few words from the riddle in each article. The first person to find all the words, unscramble the riddle, solve it, and submit the answer on the attached Google form will win a $10 Sonic gift card!
Art Spotlight: Cioni Brown
Art Spotlight: Cioni Brown
Art is basically my only hobby, but I really enjoy it, though I don't do it often. When I was in seventh or eighth grade, I became seriously interested in sketching and drawing. At first, it was hard, but all things are hard at first until you get to know them better. The art I draw isn't necessarily realistic but more cartoonish, like anime and other things like that—simple but complex material to help me improve. Normally I don't draw that often, because I'm a bit of a perfectionist or I just don't have the motivation to spend hours on something that might not look right.
If something doesn't look right to me, it gets fixed, whether it takes hours or not. Additionally, the drawings I make take up to two or two and a half hours, sometimes three or four at most. Anyway, with drawing or art, I plan on getting into digital drawing because I really admire the talent that most artists have with it, and I just want to try it out instead of drawing with a pencil or paper my whole life. If I go to college, I plan to do graphic design like my aunt did and see where I go with that. See if I like, I might then try to become a tattoo or digital artist and make money off of that. If not, I'll become a cosmetologist.
Creative Writing Students Place in OKCTE
Creative Writing Students Place in OKCTE
Amariah Hill won in the poetry section of the contest for her poem "Painted Picture", and Cathrine Bedford won in the short story section for her story “Tomorrow”. Both students’ work will be featured in the OKCTE 2023 anthology, soon to be published. Wampus Cat News offers our grandest congratulations for this achievement!
Pictured here is his wife Kourtney and his two dogs
AHS Teacher Spotlight
AHS Teacher Spotlight
Mr. Kaufman
Mr. Kaufman has been a teacher for six years and loves his job so much. He has taught at several different schools not too far from here, including Hugo High School, Putnam City West High School, and lastly Atoka High School. The classes he teaches are IPC (Introduction to Physics and Chemistry) and chemistry. In the past, he has taught biology, biology II, and physics.
Graduating from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, he received his Bachelors in chemistry and biology and also got a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in Educational Leadership all from Southeastern. He was also a Football player, number 77 for the Southeastern Savage Storm.
For him "Teaching is about relationships." He really enjoys helping teens navigate through the teen years and into adulthood. "Life is much more than academics, and if I can make an impact on a student’s life and help them transition into that next step, then I feel like I have accomplished my job," stated Mr. Kaufman.
Pictured here is his wife Kourtney, holding Likon John Kaufman
He really does care for his students. Mr. Kaufman attended eight different K-12 schools before he then Graduated from Mt. Vernon High School.
Mr. Kaufman has a lot of things he likes to do on his own time. His main hobby is video editing. "If you look at what I look up in my history on YouTube the videos mainly consist of video editing/shooting," Mr Kaufman states.
He runs his own YouTube Channel named Omg Science where you can find all of his lectures. He loves video games; his main game is The Legend of Zelda. He is also a really big movie buff. Some of his favorite movies include Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and, of course, Marvel.
Mr. Kaufman continues to thrive as a teacher here at AHS and is always able to help when students need it. His students really enjoy him and his teaching. Mr. Kaufman is married to Kourtney Kaufman and spends time with his wife and his two dogs. Let's also take the time to congratulate Mr. Kaufman as he is now a dad to a baby boy, Linkon John Kaufman.
One more note, Mr. Kaufman is a huge fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. So if you guys have any gifts for Mr. Kaufman, keep that in mind.
Senior Spotlight
Senior Spotlight
Lilly Bray
Lilly Bray
Senior Quote: “I just wanna let them know that they didn’t break me.” ―Pretty in Pink
Future Plans: I am going to OBU and planning on getting my bachelors in biology, and I’m going to continue my music career.
Advice for Freshman: Pick your friends wisely.
Eli Eaves
Eli Eaves
Senior Quote: "That's just my game" - Doc Holliday
Future Plans: I plan to go to college for four years and get a bachelors in business administration
Advice for Freshman: Bring your own lunch.
Kylie Eldridge
Kylie Eldridge
Senior Quote: All I did was online shop.
Future Plans: Cosmetology
Advice for Freshman: Live life how you want and don't care.
Haley Robinson
Haley Robinson
Senior Quote: "You've got to make a statement. You've got to look inside yourself and say: 'What am I willing to put up with today?'
Future Plans: My plan for the future is to live happily and probably be a broke art student
Advice for Freshman: Life and the future isn't as scary as you make it out to be.
Gabby Clark
Gabby Clark
Senior Quote: "Love one another. We don't need more instructions; just more examples." - Bob Goff
Future Plans: I plan to go to Oklahoma State University and major in animal science/ pre-vet and eventually become a Veterinarian.
Advice for Freshmen: My advice for freshmen is to find a good group of friends. Community is essential. Stay on top of their work. Finally, to just get out of their comfort zone. I am speaking from experience. I have done so many things I never imagined for myself, just for a moment of discomfort.
Adam Rushin
Adam Rushin
Senior Quote: Futures don't make themselves; you have to create them.
Future Plans: My future plans are to work at McDonald's until I pay off my vehicle and then probably move on to being a security guard for the casino or the prison.
Advice for Freshman: Do your work, and turn it in on time.
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