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Feb 4th Issue Breaking News
Feb 4th Issue Breaking News
Westville Yellowjacket
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PUMPING IRON. Westville High School weightlifting team members Austin Vaughn spots Dustin Luttrell, who is squatting a heavy weight in practice. Both Vaughn and Luttrell took top honors for their weight classifications in a recent competition.
The Westville High School boys basketball team, whose starters are known as the Fab Five, advance to the state area playoffs Thursday to face Keys at 3 p.m. at Fort Gibson. School closes at 1:15 p.m. Thursday
to allow supporters to come out and support the team. Check the school newspaper website for breaking news about the YellowJackets in the state playoffs: www.westvillenews.weebly.com
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Muskogee power meet, he said. Westville and Stilwell are both in the Southeast Region, which means they compete against different and bigger schools, he said.
Both be competing in regional competition on March 2, gives them time to improve, Cain said. Lifting helps prepare athletes for football season next year, he said.
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Junior attendant Harlie Stafford is escorted by junior Destin Pretty during the Westville Family Career and Community Leaders of America 2013 Coronation
Photos by Sarah Hensley
Junior attendant True Farabee is escorted by Johnson Waring during the Westville Family Career and Community Leaders of America 2013 Coronation on Jan. 26.
FCCLA ROYALTY. Westville FCCLA members selected as royalty this year include (from left) Mollie Cromeans, Brooklyn Collins, True Farabee, Aubrey Cochran, who was crowned queen, Harlie Stafford, Andrea Maloney and Jamilyn Alexander.
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ANOTHER BIG CARD. Westville junior high student Bronwyn Ernsten holds a Valentines Day card that she made for a loved one. Photo by Kayla Watt
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song that she wrote for her classmates. Senior Chip Collins, who also sang a song, placed second in the high school division. Angel Smart, who sang and played the piano, placed third in the high school division. In the elementary division, the winners included Vanessa Williams and Kendra Wilkie in first place, Brooklyn Duncan and Emma Talent show winners. Westville senior Tori Coates sings with Chip Collins Swank in second place and Audrey during the talent show. Coates and Collins won individually in the high Phillips, Anna Funberg and Lindsey school talent show and Angel Smart won in the junior high. Photo by Kayla Watt Harp in third.
Drumming. Tristan Taylor plays drums to the song Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold during the talent show.
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JUDGES AWARD WINNER. Team members pictured from left include Cody Lowery, Dustin Brantley (back), Austin Sanderson, Samuel Augare and Dalton Carson. Photos submitted
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DISTRICT WINNERS MAKE STATE. Starters for the Westville High School boys basketball team, known as the Fab Five show their muscles and share a smile after winning the district championship game against Vian on Feb. 15 at Westville. Players, from left, include Justin Self, Conner Delarosa, Chip Collins, Hershell Gifford and Martin Schultz. Westville advances to the state playoffs on Thursday to face Keys at Fort Gibson.
TOURNEY WINNERS. The Westville Seventh Grade Boys Basketball team beat Siloam Springs to win the Peoples Bank Classic tournament on Jan. 18. The team finished the year with a record of 15-3, according to Coach Tyler Patterson. Team members shown from left include: Front row: Dagan Hembree, Caleb Swank, Shane Davidson, Cole Cundiff. Back row: Coach Tyler Patterson, Tyler Hammer, Haydn Kaiser, Brent Sanders, William Young, River Kaiser, Morgan Grooms