Broken Bow Schools

Meet the Teacher at Bennett Elementary 4-7pm, August 8th!

MONDAY SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS Due to ALL STAFF required to attend beginning of the year Professional Development training, our School office hours for all four buildings will be as follows tomorrow (Monday, August 7th): 8:00-10:00 AM: Closed for PD 10:00-12:00 PM: Open 12:00-1:00 PM: Closed for lunch 1:00-3:00 PM: Open NOTE: If you are coming in on Monday for On-Site help with Online Enrollment, please arrive at 10:00 AM or at 1:00PM as you will need to allot plenty of time to work through it. You may of course complete the required Online Enrollment for your child(ren) at home. Our office hours will return to normal on Tuesday, August 8th. Please share this information with other Broken Bow School District Parents. Thanks, -Belinda Highful

The Junior High Fastpitch Softball season begins Monday, August 7th at Antlers! The Jr. High Savage team will spend most of August on the road before their home opener August 29th versus Lukfata. Broken Bow will close out the season in McCurtain County, with the county tournament at Haworth, an away game at Lukfata and 3 home games against Antlers, Valliant and Howe. Good luck on a great season!

Bennett Elementary under construction in the winter of 1958. The old red brick Broken Bow school can be seen in the background. Notice the boiler room stack on top of the old school building. The building had it's on boiler room for heat until the late 1930's. (Photo courtesy of Terry and Wilma Passmore.) A MOMENT IN HISTORY brought to you by Bailey Lumber Company, Since 1940.

The 2023 Lady Savages Fastpitch Softball season has arrived! The Lady Savages take the field Monday, August 7th at 4pm against Antlers in their quest to return to the state tournament. The pace will be intense. Broken Bow will play 22+ games in the space of the next 51 days, with playoff contests staring September 28th. The schedule will provide both excitement and challenges, as the Savages home games include facing 3-time defending state champion Caddo and Oklahoma University commit Kadey McKay on August 18th and archrival Idabel on August 24th. Despite the heat, the Savage stands offer shade and the concession stand offers ice-cold hydration. Come out and support the Lady Savages, beginning Monday!

Choctaw Social Dance Camp is this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. (August 7th, 8th and 9th) We are actively looking for Native students to join AIlYC, especially kids that are new to middle school. If you know any Broken Bow students who might be interested in learning more about Choctaw culture, please share this with them. No prior dance knowledge required! Come learn with us!

ATTENTION BBHS STUDENTS: Come pick up your high school schedules next week at the high school office. -10th & 12th grade: Monday, Aug. 7th from 2pm - 6pm -11th grade: Tuesday, Aug. 8th from 2pm - 6pm -9th grade: Tuesday, Aug. 8th @ 6:30pm at Freshman Orientation, HS Auditorium. #StayOnSchedule #StaySavage

✔️Mark your calendar to Meet Your Teacher at Bennett Elementary on August 8th. 4-7pm!

Savage Nation! Have you downloaded our new APP yet? Do it today and allow notifications so you can stay in the know! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/broken-bow-public-schools-ok/id6447272632 and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.brokenbowok&pli=1

The 2023 Broken Bow Girls Athletes Float Trip was a great way to end the summer. Coach Toby Bean remarked "This is a great and hard-working group of girls. I hope they had fun today floating the river. I want to thank Daniel Brantley and Tippa Canoes for everything."

Have you heard? We have new software! Every student will need to enroll online this year and we are here to help you.

SylogistED Account Request Activations are over for today - Monday, July 31st. We will begin again tomorrow after 8:00 am until 7:00 pm. Please note - our staff does need a lunch break, so there will be an hour during midday when Account Activations are paused. Please do not submit multiple requests. You WILL receive an email when your account is activated. Thank you.

COMMON PROBLEMS WITH ONLINE ENROLLMENT PROCESS I asked for an account and I haven't received anything yet. If you ask for an account outside of our regular working hours - your account will not be activated until our staff returns to the office. That means there will be no accounts activated at night (unless it is during enrollment times or on weekends). Additionally, there may be times when our staff is in Professional Development or other meetings and will be unable to activate accounts. Monday, August 7th - all of our staff will be in meetings and our offices will be unavailable for account requests or enrollment. When I click on Guardian Portal it signs me out. All of the new student creation happens in the STUDENT RECORDS PORTAL. If you click on Student Records Portal, you can see any students that you have started, and Add New Students. ALL STUDENTS ARE NEW THIS YEAR. My only option is "Add New Student" but my student was at Broken Bow last year. For this year, because the software is new, ALL students are considered NEW. Next year, you will be able to select "Returning Student" and have less forms to complete. If you are an employee at BBISD - your logon procedure is different. You have an email concerning this in your school mail.

The Broken Bow Savage Football regular season kicks off Friday, August 25th at home against the 5A McAlester Buffaloes. The Savages will also face 5A Durant and archrival Idabel before heading into 4A-4 District play. Catch a preview of the Savages on August 17th at Memorial Stadium as they scrimmage Hugo. Season tickets will be available soon. Once A Savage, Always A Savage!

SAVAGE FOOTBALL IS HERE! The Hugo Buffaloes will visit Broken Bow for a scrimmage on Thursday, August 17th at 6:30pm in Memorial Stadium. Bring soap, towels or a donation to enter. Get a sneak peek at the 2023 version of Broken Bow Football right here in Broken Bow1 See you there!

Congratulations to Savage All-State Linebacker Christian Brumley and Defensive Coach Duce Lee as they represented Broken Bow and the East All-State team in the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State football game. The East came up one point short, 15-14 after also trailing by only one at half, 8-7. Brumley competed against a wealth of talent, some of whom he may meet again on the field as he continues his career in college. Coach Lee will also be on the field very soon, as he, Head Savage Football Coach Rod Davis (also pictured) and the rest of the Broken Bow staff prepare for the upcoming season. Lee and Brumley represented Broken Bow for the third straight night at the All-State events, wrapping up an impressive week-long display of Savage talent.

The Lady Savages softball team scrimmaged the Idabel Lady Warriors and the heat today in Day 2 of the Savage Festival. Broken Bow came away with a 3-0 victory as they continue to prepare for the regular season. The Lady Savages travel to Poteau Tuesday and Wednesday for the Carl Albert Festival before the regular season home opener August 7th at 4:00pm versus Antlers. It's a Great Day to be a Savage!

Savages in Sapulpa! Broken Bow basketball was well-represented in the East-West All-State Basketball game Thursday night in Sapulpa. Coach Patrick Smith and 2nd-leading all-time scorer Kieler Young were featured on the East team (Young's blue "West" jersey was a misprint by the vendor). Young hit double figures, scoring 13 points for the East team. Young is the second-leading scorer all-time for Broken Bow with 2,026 points. Smith will return this season to help prep the Savages for the December season tip-off. The Smith-Young combo was the second of three consecutive appearances by Broken Bow at the All-State games. Thanks for showing Savage Pride statewide!

Parents of Seniors : Anyone wanting to place an ad showcasing your football player, band member, color guard member, dancer, or BASKETBALL player, here's the info to purchase an ad for the upcoming football OR basketball program for their Senior season! Business owners: Same goes for you! Here's your information to purchase an ad and support your Broken Bow Savages!!! **Ads due August 7th** Friday Night Lights will be here soon! We're ready! Broken Bow Savage 2023-2024 Commemorative Football/Basketball Program Full Page $300 Half Page $150 Quarter Page $75 Ads are open to any business, group, student, church, or Savage fan! Our community makes this program great! Checks Payable to: Broken Bow Cheer Contact Your BBHS Cheerleaders to purchase Email: savagecheerbooster@yahoo.com For Questions: Michelle Billingsley 580-236-2773

Broken Bow AD Kraig Sundberg got handed some hardware this week at the Oklahoma Coaches Association meeting. Congrats to Coach Sundberg on his Athletic Director of the Year honors!