Now that we are further along in our joint effort with authorities to investigate the situation that came up yesterday afternoon, I would like to update our parents and community as much as I am able at this point. Near the end of our last hour at the Junior High/ High School, a teacher was made aware of a concerning drawing that we believe had been done recently in a textbook. That teacher handled the situation perfectly and involved administration as soon as possible. Law enforcement and the State Department of Education were involved immediately and have assisted Timberlake administration both yesterday and today to try to determine the identity of the person responsible, the motivations behind the drawing, and the best way to move forward. As in all cases, student safety is the top priority. While there have been assumptions shared as to the possible identity of the responsible party, neither law enforcement nor Timberlake administration have been able to confirm that as fact. Law enforcement officials have expressed that the drawing falls below their benchmark of an actual threat at all, and certainly not one against a specific individual.
That being said, Timberlake and law enforcement are continuing to treat this as a serious concern and are continuing efforts to determine the identity of the responsible party and severity of this issue. Please encourage students or adults that have first hand knowledge of anything of concern to share it with administration as soon as possible. As I said yesterday, administration and authorities are in agreement that all steps necessary to be able to continue safely with school as scheduled have been taken. An overwhelming majority of our students, including my own, attended an uneventful but productive day of school today. While we will continue to update as we are able, please understand that there are very concrete barriers to the information that we can share about situations regarding students, faculty, and in the case of ongoing investigations. The safety of all of our children will always be of the utmost of importance as we make decisions on behalf of our district.
Theme reminder for tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 10th - Twin with a Friend
Timberlake administration was made aware of some concerning material at the Junior High/ High School late this afternoon. Since that time, administration has been working with the appropriate authorities to investigate and ensure that the best decisions are made regarding the safety of our students and staff. Administration and authorities agree that all necessary steps have been made to allow school to continue safely and as scheduled. We ask that students or adults report anything of concern to administration as soon as possible.
Any Timberlake students or families in need of winter coats or clothing can stop by the Jet Community Church from 10:00-1:00 on Oct. 12th.
The Cherokee Strip All Conference fast pitch game was tonight. Timberlake was well represented with Kayla Cotton, Lilly Johnson, Amiah Ross, and Paisley Glenn receiving All Conference honors and Alexis Olson, Taylor Powell, Henzley Thomas and Bailey Oldham being selected honorable mention. Congratulations girls on a great season!
HS Cheerleaders are selling mums for homecoming. Orders are due Oct. 18th.
Congratulations to our Cherokee Strip Conference All Conference Players Kayla Cotton, Paisley Glenn, Amiah Ross, & Lilly Johnson. The game is Monday @ OBA, Warmup @ 5:30, Awards @ 6:00 and the game immediately following
Alexis Olson, Bailey Oldham, Henzley Thomas, & Taylor Powell were honorable mention all conference. Congratulations to you all!
Go Timberlake beat Buffalo!
Updated Regional Bracket - the times have change for Friday. The Lady Tigers will travel back to Leedey tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 4th for a 10:00 am game.
If you'd like to follow the Lady Tigers in the Regional Fast Pitch Tournament today here is a link https://web.gc.com/teams/dUEzHpl0G376/live?liveStreamEventId=bc885d7f-26ed-431b-a8cf-72c446732efb
Theme reminder for tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 4th - Neon/Glow
Parent Teacher Conferences are quickly approaching. The elementary will be using SignUp Genius and you can access the signups at the following link. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Kmd7hG9LGNRbKz_Abflk1TbwFKLz2PR2buv00i-nXk/edit?usp=sharing
Congratuations to our Elementary Star Students for the month of September. Pre-K - Stella Shahan & Jade Jenlink; K - Evelyn Mahieu; 1st - Rainey Drouhard; 2nd - Aela Wheeler; 3rd - Emma Stephens; 4th - Courtney Johnson; 5th - Zayden Spade; 6th - Katie Hollenbeck. Shout out to Country Roads Ink for donating the shirts for all of our Star Students.
Sign-Ups for Mini Cheer Clinic are going out! Be sure to sign up by Oct. 3rd to guarantee you get a shirt.
Our HS Fast Pitch team won their District Tournament last week and they are headed to Regionals this week in Leedey. The Regional Tournament will be played on Thursday & Friday, Oct. 3rd & 4th. Tickets are $8.35 if purchased online at ossaa.com or $10.00 cash at the gate. Good Luck Lady Tigers! Also, thank you to Roger Diller for always taking pictures at events and sharing his work.
We will not be able to stream on our Skordle channel tonight. However, Balko has a YouTube channel and they are streaming it. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/live/VyjHVovR1BM?si=z_Wu26DHP2rYNCVh
Beat Balko! Just a friendly reminder that we only stream Timberlake activities via Skordle at Timberlaketigers.tv. All other links are most likely spam. We will never ask you to pay to watch our streamed events. We are going to try to stream the game tonight but it will depend on the strength of the wifi signal.
Congratulations to the HS softball team and coaches for winning the District Tournament today. They will continue on next week at Regionals. Regional brackets should be out on Monday, Sept. 30th.
Updated District Tournament Bracket
Theme reminder for tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 27th - White Out