Valliant Schools

Congratulations to all the 9th Grade and Varisty powerlifting State Qualifiers who competed in the STATE powerlifting meet in El Reno yesterday.

9th Grade STATE Qualifiers:
Zander Blackwell
Michael Hodgson
Colton Tidmore

Varsiry STATE Qualifiers:
Ryker Prince
John Morris

These guys have proved they are some of the strongest dudes in the state while a few demonstrated they were top dogs.

STATE MEDALIST
Michael Hodgson - 2nd Place - 157 lbs - 980 lbs total

Ryker Prince - 3rd place - 168 lbs - 1175 lbs total

John Morris - 2nd Place - 275 lbs - 1460 total

Proud of all the lifters that competed this season to see these athletes grow and develop is awesome to watch.

Coach Keeton and Coach Jones

3 days ago, Amy Smith

We are so proud of our talented students and teachers for representing our school so well. Our students had incredible success at the County Trash-Off Poster Contest. The Middle School Division (113 entries countywide) was swept by Valliant students taking the top five places in the 6th-8th grade category with 1st – Sadie Bean (adv. to state), 2nd – Erin Shields (adv. to state), 3rd – Sophia Smith (adv. to state), 4th – Kylie Cline, & 5th – Chance Huseth. In addition, Mrs. Stuart was honored as Middle School Outstanding Art Teacher of the Year for her dedication and leadership in the arts. The High School Division (73 entries countywide) had five top ten finishes with 3rd – Alexis Luna (adv. to state), 4th – Mia Mothersell, 5th – Emily Dodd, 6th – Joesif Phelps, & 7th – Alexis Rivera. We are also proud to share that Mrs. Chavez received the High School Outstanding Art Teacher of the Year award! Way to go Valliant!

6 days ago, Dr. A. Beshears

Congratulations to all the JH state qualifiers that had the chance to compete today in the state powerlifting meet in El Reno.

Qualifiers:
Kaven Jones
Cecil Miller
Jarrin Kirby
Canyon Fields
Braxton Marks

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STATE MEDALIST!

Sawyer Guest - 5th Place - 123 lbs Class- 655 lbs total

Kaden Lewis - 3rd Place - HWT class - 1,110 total

John Mckinney- 1st Place STATE CHAMPION - 220 lbs class - 1,115 total

JH powerlifting has come to a close. We are extremely proud of all lifters that gave us their all, as that is all we can ask for.

Coach Keeton

6 days ago, Amy Smith

The Valliant High School Curriculum Team recently attended the EOSC curriculum contest and the CASC curriculum contest. The top 5 in each subject will advance to the state contest in May.

EOSC Winners:
Brayden Hefti-3rd World History, Rihanna Ny-5th Nutrition, Payton Miller-1st Anatomy and 1st Medical Terminology, Taylia Teague-5th General Business, Alivia Dansby-4th Ag Business

EOSC and CASC Winners (Alivia and Alexis Picture)
EOSC-Alexis Rivera 5th Photography
CASC-Alivia Dansby 2nd Grammar

CASC Winners
Kort Wood-5th Trigonometry, Joshua Morrow-3rd Business Math, Brayden Hefti-1st World History and 3rd Computer Science 2, Alexis Luna-4th Chemistry, Bethany Walkup-2nd American Literature, Rihanna Ny-4th Psychology, Anayiah Harris-4th General Business, Taylia Teague 3rd Accounting and 5th American History, Keagan Luckett-3rd Journalism and 5th Speech, Drew Nix-2nd Oklahoma History, Adam Coley-4th Spanish I, Carter Bryson-2nd Music Fundamentals, Kopen Makerney-3rd World Geography, Cash Cathey-3rd Spanish 2, Not Pictured-London Newsom-4th Computer Science

6 days ago, Rebecca GILLEY

Valliant High School is proud to announce Brandi Gross as Teacher of the year! Congratulations!

7 days ago, Rebecca GILLEY

Valliant FFA has been preparing for their annual Spring Plant Sale. The students have been working hard getting ready for this event. It will start on March 25th. Please come by the Ag Building to purchase your plants.

Vegetable Plants: Better Boy, Early Girl, Sunny Boy, Beef Steak Tomatoes etc.
Sweet Banana, Jalapeno, Bell Peppers etc.

Hanging Plants: Creeping Charlie, Purple Jew, mixed pots.

7 days ago, Rebecca GILLEY

The middle school was able to recognize and reward our students and staff for their perfect attendance and character for the month of February. We were able to recognize and reward three (3) students of the month, recognize and reward a student for their perfect attendance, recognize and reward a staff member for their perfect attendance, and recognize and show appreciation to one of our staff members.. #BulldogStrong

8 days ago, Dr. A. Beshears

Congratulations to Kenny Golston and Jaxon Jones on receiving their All-Star Football Jacket!!! These two were selected by coaches to represent the best football players for Class 2A. This is a great honor and well deserved. Great job Kenny and Jaxon!!! GO DAWGS!!!

8 days ago, JOE JONES

Bulldogs cleaned up again today at the 9th grade and Varsity SE Powerlifting regionals in Hartshorne. While all of these guys posted personal best some were the top dogs and found the podium. All podium finishers qualify for state.

State Qualifiers:

9th Grade:
Zander Blackwell - 3rd place - 132 lbs
Michael Hodgeson- 2nd place - 157 lbs
Colton Tidmore - 3 place - 181 lbs

Varsity:
Ryker Prince - 1st place (REGIONAL CHAMPION) - 168 lbs
John Morris - 2nd place - 275 lbs

We are proud of the growth these athletes have shown during our strength phase of the year. Congratulations to the state qualifiers!

Coach Keeton

11 days ago, Amy Smith

The Valliant Middle School is proud to announce that Mr. Tony Mussett was selected as the middle school teacher of the year! We are so thankful for all you do for our students, school, and community!

13 days ago, Dr. A. Beshears

7th and 8th Grade boys came prepared to compete at OPCA regionals in Hartshorne. Lifters compete for the chance to qualify for the STATE powerlifting meet. In each grade for JH, the top 5 lifters in each region qualify for state. Valliant qualified 9 lifters for the state meet next week in El Reno.

In addition to qualifying 9 lifters, as a team, Valliant's 8th graders are REGIONAL POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONS!

This has been an extremely rewarding year and season in weights with many coming to the weight room for the first time in their lives and to see where they started to where they are now in their strength goals is incredible.

State Qualifiers:

7th Grade:
Jalove Frost - 2nd place - 105 lbs
Kaven Jones - 2nd place - 220 lbs
Cecil Miller - 4th - HWT

8th Grade:
Sawyer Guest - 2nd place - 123 lbs
Canyon Fields - 3rd place - 157 lbs
Jarrin Kirby - 4th place - 157 lbs
Braxton Marks - 4th place - 198 lbs
John McKinney - 1st place (Regional Champion) - 220 lbs
Kaiden Lewis - 1st place (Regional Champion) - HWT

Coach Keeton

13 days ago, Amy Smith

The Band of Bulldogs competed at the OSSAA District contest and earned an Excellent (2) on stage and in sight-reading! This is a huge milestone! Congratulations to the high school band on their success this year!

14 days ago, STEPHEN MCCLESKEY

The girls that qualified for the State powerlifting meet competed this Monday in Durant and 3 walked away with a podium finish.

Podium Finishers
Meinke Potgeiter- 5th place - 105 lbs
Journey Smith - 5th place -155 lbs
Kylie Corely - STATE CHAMPION - 168 lbs - Total weight = 795 lbs!

Qualifiers
Mya Hankins
Kylie Cline
Olivia England

Congrats to all of the powerlifters on their journey of gains.

Kylie Corely has been a staple in our women's powerlifting. Kylie is a 3x regional champion and 2x State Champion. Congratulations!

Coach Keeton

14 days ago, Amy Smith

Here are the dress up days for Dr. Seuss week! Elementary will also have the Spring Book fair available next week and will remain open during the parent/teacher conference for students to purchase books.

21 days ago, Shelbi Golden

Girls Powerlifting season is coming to a close. This was Valliant's first season with true Middle School powerlifters and we are incredibly proud of their effort and performance. At regionals you compete to qualify for the state championship where the top lifters per weight class will battle for gold.

STATE Qualifiers placed today at regionals:

Meinke Potgieter - 3rd Place - 105 lbs
Mya Hankins - 3rd Place- 143 lbs
Journey Smith - 4th Place -155 lbs
Kylie Corely - REGIONAL CHAMPION 1ST PLACE- 168 lbs
Olivia England - 6th Place - 198 lbs
Kylie Cline - 5th Place - HWT

Congratulations to these lifters and congratulations to all who reached a Personal Record on their journey!

Coach Keeton

22 days ago, Amy Smith

Choctaw Nation Headstart is now taking applications for students for next year.

23 days ago, Brandon Frazier

This Tuesday @ Kingston

23 days ago, Patrick Nix

The 5th grade robotics team has done it again! The Wild Ketchum Bots team members Xander Jamison, Hadley Dumont, and Sophie Hash completed their second robotics tournament on Saturday, February 21, at Union Public Schools and came home with the coveted Judges’ Award. The Judges’ Award is based on an interview with the robotics judges who look for excellence in creative building, a descriptive engineering notebook, and the teams overcoming challenges in a positive way. Along with this accolade, the team placed 4th out of 31 teams and earned the right to compete in the state robotics competition! Congratulations Wild Ketchum Bots!

23 days ago, Dr. A. Beshears

Powerlifting is gearing up for regionals to see who is top dogs that will advance to State. Over this past week all teams competed with many Valliant standouts.

HS Girls Team- Chickasha Meet
Kylie Corely- 1st Place - 168 lbs class
Olivia England - 1st Place- 198 lbs class

HS Boys Team - Tishomingo Meet
Ryker Prince- 3rd Place 181 lbs class

JH Girls Team - Tishomingo Meet (Medaled Top 5)
Meet Runners up! The Girls won 2nd place by points for the entire meet! Congratulations!
Sadie Bean - 5th Place - 97 lbs class
Meineke Potgieter - 3rd Place - 195 lbs class
Brieliegh Vaught - 4th Place - 105 lbs class
Molly Daves - 5th Place - 132 lbs class
Journey Smith - 2nd Place - 143 lbs class
Mya Hankins - 3rd Place - 143 lbs class
Kamrie Richard - 4th Place - 143 lbs class
McKenna Gridley - 1st Place - 155 lbs
Kylie Cline - 3rd Place - HWT

JH Boys Team - Tishomingo Meet
MEET CHAMPIONS! These boys are something special when it comes to lifting iron!
Sawyer Guest - 2nd Place - 123 lbs class
Zander Blackwell - 2nd Place 123 lbs class - 9th grade division
Charlie Halpain - 1st Place - 132 lbs class
Jahi'Quese Jordan - 3rd Place - 145 lbs class
Braxton Marks - 2nd Place - 198 lbs class
Kaven Jones - 2nd Place - 220 lbs class
Brylin Sparkman - 3rd Place - 220 lbs class
John McKinney - 1st Place - 242 lbs class

There are many more not mentioned that broke PRs across the board which is what this sport is about. Each person on their own path of discipline, determination, and growth. Congrats to all competitors! We look forward to what you can do at regionals!

Coach Keeton

23 days ago, Amy Smith

District Champs

25 days ago, Patrick Nix