Broken Arrow Senior High
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Broken Arrow Senior High School is the highest level of secondary education
in the Broken Arrow Public Schools
system, for students in eleventh and twelfth grades. The school, combined with North Intermediate High School and South Intermediate High School, is the largest high school in the state of Oklahoma. The current principal is Derek Blackburn.
Other athletic facilities on campus include the following:
The current athletic director is Ken Ellett, who has held the title since 1989. Ellett was named OSSAA Athletic Director of the Year in 2009. Assistant athletic directors are head football coach Steve Spavital and head boys basketball coach Rusty Stecker.
The athletic logo is one of the most identifiable and unique in the state. It consists of the letter "B" along with a broken arrow in the shape of an "A". Variations of this logo have been in use since the mid 1980s.
A great number of former Tigers and Lady Tigers have gone on to enjoy success as student athletes at the collegiate level. The athletic program has also produced many professional athletes in different sports at various levels.
The following is a list of the sports in which the school competes, along with the current head coach for the team, as well as the years, if any, during which the school's team won the state championship:
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The band's strong history includes:
Bands of America Grand Nationals ~ Champion
2006 / 2011
Bands of America Grand Nationals ~ Finalist
1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2001 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Bands of America Regional ~ Champion
1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Bands of America Regional ~ Finalist
1994 / 1996 / 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Oklahoma Bandmasters Association ~ Grand Champion
1981 / 1982 / 1983 / 1984 / 1987 / 1991 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
):
"Oh when you see those Tigers fall in line
we're gonna win this game another time.
We're gonna yell and yell and yell and yell
for the black and gold we'll yell, I said we'll yell.
We're gonna fight, fight, fight with all our might.
We're gonna roll those ______ every time, (every time)
watch our team tear up the line, (every time)
rah!, rah! rah!"
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
in the Broken Arrow Public Schools
Broken Arrow Public Schools
Broken Arrow Public Schools is the public school district of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The Superintendent is Jarod Mendenhall. The district has a current enrollment of about 16,700 students, making it the seventh-largest district in Oklahoma.-Middle schools:...
system, for students in eleventh and twelfth grades. The school, combined with North Intermediate High School and South Intermediate High School, is the largest high school in the state of Oklahoma. The current principal is Derek Blackburn.
Campus
The campus at the senior high consists of fourteen buildings, including a cafeteria, media center, and six large parking lots. Also on the campus are the school's athletic facilities - Tiger Field House (basketball, wrestling, and volleyball), Tiger Field at Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium (football and soccer), Tiger Field (baseball), Lady Tiger Field (softball), a practice football field, a practice softball field, and tennis courts.Other athletic facilities on campus include the following:
- Building M (Auxiliary Gym) - In the summer of 2000, the auxiliary gym opened as another practice facility for basketball and volleyball. This building includes two full size basketball courts, as well as the versatility to host volleyball practices.
- Building N (Baseball, Softball, Cheerleading Indoor) - The baseball, softball, and cheerleading programs got their indoor practice facility in the summer of 2005. The building includes locker rooms for all three teams, coaches offices, and six retractable batting cages, as well as enough room to take ground balls.
- Multi-Purpose Indoor Practice Facility - Since the opening of Tiger Field at Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium in 2000, the facility lacked the locker rooms desired by the programs using the field. In 2010, the football and soccer teams, as well as the Pride of Broken Arrow marching band moved into a $1.7 million facility including locker rooms, coaches offices, weight rooms, medical training rooms, and an indoor practice field. Also located in this building is the athletic department offices.
Clubs and organizations
The following are organizations for students at BAHS:- Academic Team
- Art Club
- Astronomy Club
- BPABusiness Professionals of AmericaBusiness Professionals of America is a career and technical student organization that is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. BPA aims to develop leadership, academic, and technological skills in the workplace among students and leaders within the community...
, Business Professionals of America - Cheerleading
- Chemistry Club
- COLABASH, Committee on Life at Broken Arrow Senior High
- DECADECA (organization)DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
, Distributive Education Clubs of America - DFYNational Family PartnershipThe National Family Partnership , formerly known as the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth, was created in 1980 by parents across America in response to the rising level of youth drug use. The Partnership also assists in forming parent groups in all 50 States by providing education...
, Drug-Free Youth - FCAFellowship of Christian AthletesThe Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...
, Fellowship of Christian Athletes - FCCLA, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
- FFANational FFA OrganizationThe National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
, Future Farmers of America - FMP, Future Medical Professionals
- History Club
- Junior Board
- Key ClubKey ClubKey Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
- Language Clubs
- Mascots
- Mock TrialMock trialA Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
- Newspaper
- NFLNational Forensic LeagueThe National Forensic League is a non-partisan, non-profit educational honor society established to encourage and motivate American high school students to participate in and become proficient in the forensic arts: debate, public speaking and interpretation. NFL is the America's oldest and largest...
, National Forensic League - NHSNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, National Honor Society - Planeteers
- Psychology Club
- Robotics Team
- Senior Board
- Serteens (SertomaSertomaSertoma Park is a park in Bismarck, North Dakota. Sertoma is on a three mile stretch of riverside plain on the Missouri River. The Lewis and Clark Riverboat docks at the park when it is not giving tours of the river where Lewis and Clark once were over 200 years ago...
for Teens) - SFC, Students for Christ
- STUCOStudent councilStudent council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
, Student Council - Thespians
- Tigettes
- Vegetarian Club
- Yearbook
- Young Democrats
- Young RepublicansYoung RepublicansThe Young Republicans is an organization for members of the Republican Party of the United States between the ages of 18 and 40. It has both a national organization and chapters in individual states....
Athletics
Broken Arrow High School fields 20 athletics teams. The Tigers and Lady Tigers have won 44 state championships in their history as recognized by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association.The current athletic director is Ken Ellett, who has held the title since 1989. Ellett was named OSSAA Athletic Director of the Year in 2009. Assistant athletic directors are head football coach Steve Spavital and head boys basketball coach Rusty Stecker.
The athletic logo is one of the most identifiable and unique in the state. It consists of the letter "B" along with a broken arrow in the shape of an "A". Variations of this logo have been in use since the mid 1980s.
A great number of former Tigers and Lady Tigers have gone on to enjoy success as student athletes at the collegiate level. The athletic program has also produced many professional athletes in different sports at various levels.
The following is a list of the sports in which the school competes, along with the current head coach for the team, as well as the years, if any, during which the school's team won the state championship:
- Baseball (Shannon Dobson) - 2 (1991, 2011)
- Boys Basketball (Rusty Stecker) - 1 (1997)
- Girls Basketball (Mike Hughes) - 1 (1983)
- Cheerleading (Amy Howe) - 1 (1999)
- Boys Cross Country (Shane Messinger) - 2 (1971, 2009)
- Girls Cross Country (Shane Messinger) - 0
- Football (Steve Spavital) - 0
- Boys Golf (Bo Belcher) - 0
- Girls Golf (Jim Burdette) - 2 (1985, 1986)
- Boys Soccer (Alex Miranda) - 3 (2001, 2002, 2011)
- Girls Soccer (John Hubbard) - 6 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1998)
- Softball (Randall King) - 11 (1979, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009)
- Boys Swimming (Courtney Nichols) - 0
- Girls Swimming (Courtney Nichols) - 0
- Boys Tennis (Doug Hennigan) - 0
- Girls Tennis (Cyndi Jackson) - 0
- Boys Track (Scott Morgan) - 0
- Girls Track (Shane Messinger) - 1 (2004)
- Volleyball (Kari Smith) - 1 (1993)
- Wrestling (Shawn Jones) - 13 (Team State: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011) (Dual State: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011)
Music and arts
- Arts
- Choir
- Band
- Debate
- Jazz Band
- Jazz Choir
- Orchestra
- Show Choir
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- The Pride of Broken Arrow High School Marching Band is a 2-time BOA/Bands of America Grand National Champion, a 10-time BOA National Finalist, 19-time OBA State Champion and a proud recipient of the Sudler Shield.
The band's strong history includes:
Bands of America Grand Nationals ~ Champion
2006 / 2011
Bands of America Grand Nationals ~ Finalist
1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2001 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Bands of America Regional ~ Champion
1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Bands of America Regional ~ Finalist
1994 / 1996 / 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Oklahoma Bandmasters Association ~ Grand Champion
1981 / 1982 / 1983 / 1984 / 1987 / 1991 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Fight song
(Roughly to the tune of Iowa State's fight song, ISU FightsISU Fights
"ISU Fights" is the fight song of Iowa State University. The song is often played at sporting events, and otherwise it is mostly only sung by the Iowa Statesmen, the official men's choir of Iowa State, which generally sings the song at the end of their concerts, as part of a collection of school...
):
"Oh when you see those Tigers fall in line
we're gonna win this game another time.
We're gonna yell and yell and yell and yell
for the black and gold we'll yell, I said we'll yell.
We're gonna fight, fight, fight with all our might.
We're gonna roll those ______ every time, (every time)
watch our team tear up the line, (every time)
rah!, rah! rah!"
Athletics
- Jim BaumerJim BaumerJames Sloan Baumer was an American infielder and front office executive in Major League Baseball. A right-handed-hitting shortstop born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was a graduate of Broken Arrow Senior High....
(1949), former major league infielder and general managerGeneral manager (baseball)In Major League Baseball, the general manager of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub during contract discussions with players....
for the Milwaukee BrewersMilwaukee BrewersThe Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League... - Archie Bradley (2011), baseball prospect, drafted seventh overall in 2011 by the Arizona DiamondbacksArizona DiamondbacksThe Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
- Jim BrewerJim BrewerJames Thomas Brewer was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1960 through 1976, Brewer played for the Chicago Cubs , Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels...
(1955), former major league pitcher with Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming... - DeDe DorseyDeDe DorseyDeDe Dorsey is an American football running back for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
(2002), Las Vegas LocomotivesLas Vegas LocomotivesThe Las Vegas Locomotives are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada who play in the United Football League. The team plays its home games in Sam Boyd Stadium, home field for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jim Fassel is the franchise's head coach, president, and...
runningback, former NFL player with Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
, Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
, and Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... - Destiny Frankenstein (2001), pro softball player for New England RiptideNew England RiptideThe New England Riptide is a dormant women's softball team based in Lowell, Massachusetts. Since the 2004 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch. Operations were suspended in February 2009 . The NPF website does not list the Riptide as a current team.- 2004 :The 2004 season...
and assistant coach at North Dakota State UniversityNorth Dakota State UniversityNorth Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly known as North Dakota State University , is a public university in Fargo, North Dakota. NDSU has about 14,000 students and it is the largest university in North Dakota based on full time students and land size... - Matt Klimas (2005), former catcher in the San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
organization, currently a free agent - Steve Logan (1970), running backs coach for the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
- Brad PennyBrad PennyBradley Wayne "Brad" Penny is a Major League starting pitcher. Penny has spent portions of his career with the Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers....
(1996), pitcher for the Detroit TigersDetroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant... - Jason Ray (2003), former University of MissouriUniversity of MissouriThe University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
wide receiver, running backs coach for the University of Wyoming Cowboys footballWyoming Cowboys footballThe Wyoming Cowboys are a college football team that represents the University of Wyoming. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I. The team has won 15 conference titles...
team - Jackson Williams (2004), catcher in the San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
organization - Andy WilkinsAndy WilkinsAndy Wilkins is a professional baseball player who plays in the Chicago White Sox organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed, and primarily plays first base and third base.-Amateur career:...
(2007), first/third baseman in the Chicago White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
organization, member of Team USA BaseballUnited States national baseball teamThe United States National Baseball team represents the United States in international baseball competition. The United States has won the previous two Baseball World Cups, having lost this title to the Netherlands in 2011, and is currently second in the IBAF World Rankings, behind Cuba.The team...
Performing arts
- Kristin CastKristin CastKristin Cast is the coauthor of the House of Night series for young adults with her mother, P.C. Cast.She graduated from Broken Arrow Senior High in 2005....
(2005), author, coauthor of the House of Night series - Kristin ChenowethKristin ChenowethKristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...
(1986), actress and soprano - Kahlen RondotKahlen RondotKahlen Rondot is a bartender and former model who is best known as the runner-up on Cycle 4 of America's Next Top Model.-America's Next Top Model:...
(2002), America's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry....
Cycle-4 Runner-up - Amy H. SturgisAmy H. SturgisAmy H. Sturgis is an author, speaker and scholar of science fiction/fantasy studies and Native American studies. She earned her Ph.D...
(1990), author, scholar, and podcaster - Kathryn Zaremba (2002), Broadway and TV actress.