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Wampus Cat of the Month
Wampus Cat of the Month
Mike Shields
Mike Shields
Mike is a model student at Atoka High School. He is a senior this year and has been in YAHL for one year. He is in football, basketball, track, and baseball. As you can tell, he is a very involved student. Mike has a positive impact on Atoka High School. He is also very encouraging to his peers. Congratulations to Mike for receiving Wampus Cat of the Month!
Saturday 11/11 - powder puff practice for players and cheerleaders at 10:00 AM @ the football field & bonfire at 6:00 PM @ the AG building
Monday 11/13 - dodge ball 6:00 PM @ elementary gym
Tuesday 11/14 - glow in the dark capture the flag 6:00 PM @ the football field
Wednesday 11/15 - community church service 6:00 PM @ First Baptist
Thursday 11/16 - powder puff game 6:00 PM @ the football field
RUSH WEEK
RUSH WEEK
By Ruby Copeland
RUSH Week is a fundraiser week at Atoka High School to raise money for an important cause in our community. Every day after school, there will be an event where everyone can pay to either play or watch. Atoka started this newly founded tradition in 2021, and it turned out overwhelmingly successful. RUSH sweatshirts are also sold throughout the school every year. This year, we are raising money for a local family in need, and are putting the sweatshirt money towards a cancer organization.
Storybook Day
Storybook Day
By Audrey McClour
This year's Storybook Day was a success! Thirteen high school as well as a handful of middle school students dressed up and read to elementary classes. Storybook Day promotes the imagination and connection of AHS students of all ages.
AHS Teacher Spotlight
AHS Teacher Spotlight
Ms. Wirtz
By Rafaela Waller
This month's teacher spotlight is Ms. Alyssa Wirtz. Ms. Wirtz graduated from Boone-Apache High School in Apache, OK, in 2017. She then went on to graduate from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK, in 2021 with a Bachelor of Music Education. This is her third year teaching. Ms.Wirtz completed her student teaching at Bixby PS and taught at Geronimo PS before coming to Atoka. Her hobbies include making music and bringing broken instruments back to life. She also enjoys spending time with friends, playing video games, creating art, and reading a good book.
Ms. Wirtz loved the idea of joining the Air Force but never could quite envision herself being in it. Her whole family has served or is currently serving in the Air Force, so being the only one to choose not to do so is a weird feeling for her. As far as regrets go, there are times when she feels like she made the right choice by pursuing a music education degree and becoming an educator. On the flip side, there are times when she feels like by not enlisting, she cut off a part of the community that she was raised in as a military kid. "In the end, we are the choices we make, and I'm sure I'd be a much different person today if I enlisted in the military after high school instead of pursuing a postsecondary degree." We're happy that Ms. Wirtz's life choices brought her to us, and we're proud she's a part of our Wampus Cat team!
Senior Spotlight
Patrick Brooks
Patrick Brooks
Senior Quote: "'Blazing VFX whirlwind:
MAGIC's hub!' (it's from a TSA contest magician)"
What are your future plans?
"I plan to go to college to get a degree in Psychology and hopefully play sports."
What advice do you have for freshmen?
"Academic integrity starts early. Every year counts - even the early ones."
Brian Bryant
Brian Bryant
Senior Quote: If you ain't first, you're last
-Ricky Bobby
What are your future plans?
"I plan to become an electrician"
What advice do you have for freshmen? "Enjoy it."
Brandy Skipworth
Brandy Skipworth
What are your future plans?
"Get a job after high school."
What advice do you have for freshmen?
"Life isn't fair, so we have to make it fair."
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