5th/6th county academic tournament today, Dec. 1st at Peggs. 5th grade will compete against Woodall and Shady Grove beginning at 4:30 p.m. A win will put them in the finals beginning at 5:30 p.m.
6th grade will compete against Grand View and Norwood beginning at 7:00 p.m. A win will put them in the finals beginning at 7:30 p.m. The bus today will leave at 3:30 p.m. Students riding with their parents will need to be at Peggs 30 minutes before their match starts.
7th/8th county academic meet will be tomorrow, Dec. 2nd at Peggs. 7th grade will play Peggs beginning at 4:00 p.m. A win will put them in the finals beginning at 5:30 p.m.
8th grade will compete against Norwood and Woodall beginning at 7:00 p.m. A win will put them in the finals beginning at 7:30 p.m.
ORES State buzzer tournament Saturday, Dec. 6th at Grove in Shawnee. Select students only will be participating in this tournament.
CHESS CLUB NEWS:
Chess Club Wednesday from 3:20-4:00 pm for ALL grades in the middle school breakfast room. See Coach Williams for more details.
ROBOTICS NEWS:
There is no robotics practice today.
There will be a robotics parent meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 3rd beginning at 5:30 p.m. Everyone needs to attend this meeting.
Pickle Botz and Bull Botz will be traveling to Bixby for their Frost Byte Frenzy signature tournament on Friday, Dec. 5th and Sat., Dec. 6th.
BASKETBALL NEWS:
5th-8th grade: Today, Dec. 1st vs Zion at Briggs. 5th/6th girls will play first beginning at 4:00 p.m., then 5th/6th boys, 7th/8th girls and end with 7th/8th boys.
Tuesday, Dec. 2nd vs Woodall at Briggs. 7th/8th girls will play first beginning at 4:00 p.m., then 7th/8th boys, 5th/6th girls, and end with 5th/6th boys.
Thursday, Dec. 4th vs Maryetta at Briggs. 5th/6th girls will play first, then 5th/6th boys, 7th/8th girls, and end with 7th/8th boys.
Butterfly Rain New Beginnings/Shia Rain Foundation is sponsoring a Community Baby Shower and would like to help support expecting parents and/or young parents with essential items. This event will take place on Dec. 15, 16 and 17 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Bee's Knees located on 401 N. Muskogee Ave., in Tahlequah, OK.
Friday, 11/21: Student of the Month Assembly at 8:15 a.m. After the assembly there will be a Powwow demonstration led by Caleb Proctor and Chuck Bread (sponsored by Echota Behavioral Health and Briggs JOM). Everyone is welcome to come and encouraged to wear Native American regalia.
Oklahoma's Promise is a state program that helps Oklahoma students pay for college by providing funding for tuition at public colleges and universities in the state. To qualify, students must apply during their 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade year, no later than December 31 of their senior year. Students must meet specific academic and conduct requirements and meet family income criteria.
Applications are available in the counselor's office. Please contact Ms. Hicks at (918) 456-4221 ext. 107 or chicks@briggs.k12.ok.us if you would like a paper application sent home with your child.
okpromise.org
Apply Now: https://secure.okcollegestart.org/applications/Oklahoma_Promise/apply.html?application_id=3544
Student Council members, please plan on staying after school on Wednesday to put our food boxes together.
If you haven't had a chance to donate to our 3rd - 8th Grade PE/Athletic Fundraiser, please view the link below. Your donation will help purchase equipment, uniforms and entry fees for our PE/Athletic students. If you have already donated, we greatly appreciate your support! Thank you!
https://donation.teamfunded.com/donation/31e2692d86e54310b8845a2733c4c564?userId=00425791a758439e8ecdccbb6a36fe9c&mediaType=sms
November is Native American Heritage month. Traditional wear on Wednesdays (skirts, ribbon shirts, vests, tear dresses, regalia, etc.)
Veterans Day program, tomorrow, Nov. 11th beginning at 8:15 in the upper gym.
8th grade to Tech Fest today, Nov. 10th at ICTC in Tahlequah.
Student Council news:
Student Council is sponsoring a food drive. Please donate any non-perishable food items. Food items will be collected until November 19th. All items collected will be put into food boxes and distributed to families in our community.
Academic Team:
Academic testing competition Wednesday, Nov. 12th at Zion. Academic team practice Wednesday 3:30-5:00 in Ms. Ashlock's room.
Academic competition on Friday, Nov. 14th vs Peggs. Match will be at Briggs and begin at 9:00
Chess Club news:
Chess Club will meet Wednesday from 3:20-4:00 pm for ALL grades in the MS Breakfast room
Robotics News:
Robotics practice Mon.-Thurs.
Basketball News:
7th/8th: Maryetta Festival Nov. 10th-14th:
Today., Nov. 10th: Girls play Rocky Mountain at 6:00 and boys play
Rocky Mountain at 7:00. If they win, they will play Tuesday at 6:00 (G) & 7:00 (B). If they lose, they will play Wednesday at 1:00 & 2:00.
5th/6th: Keys Tournament Nov.. 10th-13th
Today, Nov. 10th: Girls play Keys at 4:30 and the boys will play Keys at 5:15. If they win, they will play Tuesday at 6:00 (G) and 6:45 (B). If they lose, they will play Wednesday at 4:30 (G) and 5:15 (B).
Briggs School was one of the winners of the drawing known as the "Giving Game". We greatly appreciate their thoughtfulness and the joy they had on their faces when they presented the donation to us! Thank you for your generosity!!!
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15zTtqi6B1/?mibextid=wwXIfr
All 3rd-8th Grade students and PARENTS need to attend the BRIGGS ATHLETIC FUNDRAISER Thursday, Nov. 6th @ 5:30 p.m. in the upper gym.
TeamFunded is a PROVEN fundraising program where the students share a link from the App to their parents contacts (30 total) and we will receive donations through the app. I, Coach Williams, have used this program at other schools and when everyone sends out the link, the response is incredible.
WE NEED NEW EQUIPMENT FOR ALL OF OUR SPORTS TEAMS!
PLEASE make arrangements to attend 5:30 p.m.
Good morning! Student Council is sponsoring a food drive . Please donate any non-perishable food items by November 19th. All items collected will be put into food boxes and distributed to families in our community. We appreciate your thoughtfulness and your willingness to help others!
The Presentation of Colors will be performed by Tahlequah’s JROTC Color Guard led by Major Lewis. Our 4th graders will be performing 2 songs and an 8th grade student has written a special poem for our Veterans. Everyone is welcome to join us for this meaningful event.
We look forward to showing our Veterans our gratitude for their service!
