Bixby 9th Grade Center

This spring the 9GC leadership class is pairing up with the High School concepts class for what they are calling Lunch on the Lawn! #whatsupwednesday

🎉🌟 Shoutout to our incredible 9GC English department ! 🌟🎉 Yesterday our 9GC students were given the opportunity to participate in resume building + mock interviews! Your 9GC colleagues are absolutely blown away by the effort and dedication you've put into organizing and hosting mock interviews for our students. This is no small feat—it takes real commitment and passion to create these real-world experiences that will truly set our kids apart. Thank you for going above and beyond to make this happen! To our amazing colleagues in the English department: You've once again shown why you're such invaluable mentors and educators. Your hard work doesn't go unnoticed, and our students are so fortunate to have you guiding them through these crucial learning experiences. Let's give a huge round of applause to everyone involved in making 9GC's interview day a success. A specific thank you to our volunteer interviewers! Here's to more opportunities like this that shape our students' futures! 🌟👏

Ms. Goodsell (HS teacher) brought over some of her high school students from the Biomedical Sciences program to visit the 9th Grade Center and talk about their program with our 9th grade students and answer questions regarding enrollment. They brought phlebotomy arms, suture kits, vital signs (blood pressure, pulse oximeter, & stethoscopes), and dissection specimens of fetal pigs, cats, hearts, kidneys, and eyeballs. Students were able to interact with and experience these skills to see if they may be interested in signing up for BioMed as they transition to the high school next year. #whatsupwednesday

🛠️ Today, we’re celebrating Maintenance Appreciation Day! 🎉 We at the 9GC want to give a HUGE thank you to our amazing maintenance team who work so hard behind the scenes to keep our building running smoothly. From early mornings to late nights, they make sure our classrooms, hallways, and common areas are safe, clean, and ready for learning every single day. Your hard work, dedication, and positive attitudes do not go unnoticed. We appreciate you more than words can say! Help us show them some love—drop a comment to say **THANK YOU** to the best maintenance crew around! 🙌

In one of the 9GC's most cherished lessons, Ms. Phenicie’s classes researched philanthropy organizations. Student judges selected winners. Donors gave over $1000 to charity through this project! Congrats to our donation recipients! We are PROUD of y'all!! #thankfulthursday

Miss Lee's Oklahoma History classes had a blast celebrating Mardi Gras yesterday! They explored the history of cultural migration and how traditions like Mardi Gras travel! Of course, no Mardi Gras celebration is complete without King Cake! 💜💚💛 The students loved getting a taste of this sweet tradition while learning about the cultures that helped shape it. #whatsupwednesday

The archery team wrapped up the season with our regional competition on Saturday. We had two Personal Records again! VARSITY (out of 240 points) FRESHMAN, Tyler Vaughan 82 Eli Hanks 175 Asher Baxter 113 Lilly Morrison 107 Madelyn Cope 113 NASP (out of 300 points) Tyler Vaughan 175 Eli Hanks 249 Asher Baxter 190 (PR) Lilly Morrison 257 (PR and Highest score) Madelyn Cope 170! Great job, Spartans!!

Let's hear it for Ms Tackel, our 9GC's February Teacher of the Month! Here are some reasons her students nominated her... *She explains things with an easy process and provides just as much information on complex things as well. Her teaching methods help me so essentially that I thank her from the bottom of my heart. *Ms. Tackel deserves teacher of the month because she is the best teacher I have had this year. She is bubbly, she makes me want to understand and learn math, she always has a smile on her face, and she is a very good teacher when it comes to math. She never gives up on students when they are trying to learn something and she always tries to help and explain things well. She makes everyone feel so welcome and warm when you are in her classroom and she is overall an amazing teacher. *She understand if we are having trouble we need to take a break or take it easy and she explains stuff very well.

Brayton (sophomore) and Kiefer (freshman) shared with the Outdoor Sports class about Lacrosse. They have been playing it for 5-6 years. Then the boys taught their classmates how to cradle, throw, and catch the ball. Tomorrow we plan to scrimmage. Thank you, fellow for sharing your passion! #whatsupwednesday

#Attitude of Gratitude Tuesday Today, we’re celebrating Mrs. Crisp—the queen of the snack cart and the heart of our counseling office! She keeps us organized, lifts our spirits, and always has the best treats. Thank you, Mrs. Crisp, for all you do!

Join us for some Super Bowl 2025 fun!! This Friday February 7th! Wear your pick to win the SB's colors!!

Big congratulations to Mrs. Sutmiller, our 9GC January Teacher of the Month! Her dedication to fostering a love of reading and learning makes the library a favorite place for our students. Thank you for all you do! Here are some things the students had to say about her... "Mrs. Sutmiller is nice and explains things well when picking out a book. Also best librarian I’ve ever had." "She gives great advice and is so kind to everyone she is also very understanding "

Congratulations to our January Students of the month! Jeffery Toney Michael Dewitt ZhiQian Zhu Maya Moore

It's that time of year once again! We are collecting money to help out our Special Olympians! Funds are being collected during Elevate! Let's all bring our pennies + send off our Olympians in style!! You can also donate Here: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZHJ8IAVMG04GKR_ZZ5TMT73CS7VFG9

Famous Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, is known as one of the creators of the cubism art style. Señor Cox’s classes made collages using geometric shapes to create art in the cubism style. #Whatsupwednesday

Hello 9GC families, click the link below to see the December 2024 newsletter. https://bixbyok.edurooms.com/engage/bixby-9th-grade-center/newsletters/december-2024-9gc-newsletter

Three Cheers for Coach Eckert! Our 9GC's December Teacher of the Month! Here are some reasons her students nominated her ... always has good energy, and very joyful in this joyful month She is positive and is nice to her students and lifts them up

A huge CONGRATS for Mr. Simmons! Our 9GC's November Teacher of the Month! Here are some reasons his students nominated him ... Because he makes my education easier to understand the subject and they are simple to do not complicated at all i love mr simmons so much! he’s such a fun teacher. he’s funny, trustworthy, and helping. go silly simmons! I have a lot of fun in his class, and he is a very understanding teacher.

Today our 9GC leadership class went to the BOC to help prepare for their holiday market! Thank you BOC for all you do for our community!

Holiday Spirit Days for next week!!