**Important Dates**

We want to inform you that Skiatook Schools will continue with distance learning Friday, Feb. 21st, due to the forecasted temperatures overnight and into the morning. Thankfully, the temperature will improve over the weekend. If you have any questions or need assistance please contact your teacher or school administration. Thank you for your patience this week. As always, the safety of our students and staff is a priority.

We want to inform you that Skiatook Schools will continue with distance learning Thursday, Feb. 20th, due to the continued winter weather conditions. The safety of our students and staff is a priority. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact your teacher or school administration. Everyone stay safe and stay warm!

We want to inform you that Skiatook Schools will continue with distance learning tomorrow, February 19th, due to the continued winter storm. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact your teacher or school administration. Everyone stay safe and stay warm!

Due to the winter weather forecast for tomorrow, Skiatook Public Schools will have a distance learning day on Tuesday, February 18th. The decision to have a distance learning day was made because this has the potential to be a weather event with hazardous road conditions and frigid temperatures. No decision has been made about Wednesday. We will continue to monitor the forecast and evaluate conditions, and decisions will be made on a day-by-day basis.

In observance of Presidents Day, there will be no school on Monday, February 17th.

Congratulations to our Site Teachers of the Year. This select group will be in the running for Skiatook District Teacher of the Year!

Due to the road conditions on some of our bus routes and the sub-zero temperatures forecasted for Thursday morning, Skiatook Schools will continue with virtual instruction for Thursday February 13.

Due to the forecast of winter weather overnight into Wednesday Skiatook Schools will pivot to virtual learning on Wednesday February 12. Students and parents should have received information for at-home instruction from their teachers.

Congratulations to Addisyn Miller and Jack Groeneveld for winning speaker awards at Friday nights Tulsa Debate League. Skiatook was also acknowledged as one of the most important teams in the league on Friday for providing volunteer judges and for competing at multiple levels including varsity, jr varsity, and novice. Skiatook has won over 30 awards in the TDL this school year. Coach Keith Denslow was recognized as the Tulsa Debate League Coach of the Year. Students attending TDL #6 included: Lucas Trego, Arthur Nicolas, Jack Groeneveld, James Seratte, Addisyn Miller, Zoey Kerr, Jacob McKee, and Cash Stuever.

Due to possible winter weather on the evening of Tuesday, February 11th, we are going to reschedule our Skiatook Elementary Gym/Storm Shelter Open House for the community and parents to Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM.

Botany students have been busy making garden seed tapes.

🚨Skiatook High Schools Super Bowl picks are locked in🚨 Family and Consumer Science classes are studying the impact consumerism has on the Super Bowl. Did you know a 30 second TV commercial costs 7 million dollars?! That’s $33,000 a second! Final predictions: Chiefs: 44 Eagles: 25 Taylor Swift: 4

We are excited to announce that Annie's Frozen Yogurt will be offered in our Middle School and High School lunch rooms. https://youtu.be/aYNXaIkcdRQ

FCCLA Leadership wants to remind everyone to stay safe, and practice proper hand sanitizing skills!

Forensics students have been investigating arson. They used a burn test to note specifically how different materials, when burned, can leave signature identifiable characteristics.

The Skiatook Debate team attended the 5th Tulsa Debate League Tournament at Memorial HS on January 24. Seven of the ten debate students involved won awards that night. Arthur Nichols 9th place speaker Jack Groeneveld 2nd Novice Team Lucas Trego 7th Speaker Jr. Varsity James Seratte and Lucas Trego 4th JV Team Cash Stuever 5th place speaker JV Cash and Zoe 3rd place JV Team Addisyn Miller 10th speaker Varsity

Coach O'Dell's biology students used their names as a template to generate a DNA sequence. The sequence is then attached to a string. They discussed the parallels and discrepancies among all the sequences and their relevance to living organisms. Be sure to inquire if you see one on a keychain or backpack!

Congrats to the following students for placing at FCCLA Regional STAR events: 2nd place- Child Care: Gabi Maturino 2nd place- Parliamentary Procedure: Carlos Chacon, Kaidyn Lee, Lillian Morgan, and Rhian Ross 3rd place- Sports Nutrition: Nash Roberts and Tommy Roberson

Anatomy class built a brain and labeled the structures and some functions. They then had to use them to answer questions about the parts of the brain. They also built a neuron using modeling clay.