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SIX AREA STUDENTS GRADUATE
FROM OSSM REGIONAL SITE
May 7, 2010 – Six area high school students received diplomas from the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics during a commencement ceremony Thursday evening held in honor of the graduates.
Michell Eike, Calculus professor, and Juliette Dalhed, Physics professor, praised the group for their hard work and dedication to the program, and expressed pride in the group for all of their accomplishments throughout
the year.
“We want everyone, especially the students, to know how proud we are of
this group,” Dalhed said. “They have accomplished so much this year.”
| Students receiving diplomas for completing the one-year program include: | ||
| • Dylan Dyer...........Senior..............Amber-Pocasset HS • Nathan Gerdts.......Junior..............Chickasha HS • Colby Powell.........Junior..............Chickasha HS • Dakotah Sevier.....Senior..............Alex HS • Tanner Tibbetts.....Sophomore......Chickasha HS • Austin Wegener.....Junior...............Minco HS |
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William (Dakotah) Sevier, Nathan Gerdts, Dylan Dyer, Austin Wegener, Tanner Tibbetts, and Colby Powell
Winners picked in CVTC ‘Extreme Challenge’
April 8, 2010 — Sixty-four students from eight area schools competed recently at the first annual “Extreme Challenge” hosted by Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics’ (OSSM) Chickasha regional center and Canadian Valley Technology Center.
Students in grades 7-12 participated in two of the three categories, including bridge building, catapult launch, and a math test.
Schools participating in the event and the amount of students from each school are Bray-Doyle – 10; Chickasha – 1; Elgin – 2; Friend – 4; Gracemont – 15; Rush Springs – 19; Tuttle – 7; and Verden – 6.
Chickasha High School was awarded “Most Extreme High School” and Rush Springs Middle School was awarded “Most Extreme Middle School” based on the students’ scores in the individual competitions - the school with the highest average score took home the trophy.
"The creativity used by the students building the catapults was truly impressive," notes Michell Eike, OSSM Calculus Instructor. "We are already excited to do this again next year...hopefully with new challenging categories."
"The kids really enjoyed the guest speakers: Kathryn Weinland from Oklahoma State University and Dr. Noel Brady from the University of Oklahoma," said Juliette Dalhed, OSSM Physics Instructor, "They engaged the kids with ideas for their futures pursuing math and science."
For more information, please contact Eike or Dalhed at (405) 224-4220 or visit the link - http://chweb/cvtech.org/ossm/OSSM_Extreme_Challenge.html.
Bridge Building Winners
7-8 grade division
- 1st place - Jacob Foster and Laur’en Jordan (Rush Springs)
- 2nd place - Brittany Ball and Austin Whiteside (Rush Springs)
- 3rd place - Chance Griffitts and Erika DeMattie (Gracemont)
- 1st place - Dao Thong Lim (Chickasha)
- 2nd place - Jacob Stinson and Jordan Sage (Gracemont)
- 3rd place - Cody Julian and Jeriah Nelson (Elgin)
- 1st place - Austin Hughes and Tanner Jones (Tuttle)
- 2nd place - Kody McKay and AJ Ferguson (Rush Springs)
- 3rd place - Cody Bartlett and Dylan Coxen (Tuttle)
Catapult Launch Winners
7-8 grade division
- 1st place - Jacob Kennedy and Randy Jackson (Bray-Doyle)
- 2nd place - Greg Perez and Mason Beavers (Bray-Doyle)
- 3rd place - Rody Farrow and Walker Boren (Gracemont)
- 1st place - Cody Walls and JJ Ashley (Verden)
- 2nd place - Chris Womack and Austin Long (Bray-Doyle)
- 3rd place - Cody Julian and Jeriah Nelson (Elgin)
- 1st place - Dylan Coxen and Cody Bartlett (Tuttle)
- 2nd place - Tanner Jones and Austin Hughes (Tuttle)
- 3rd place - Chase O’Hara and Tyler Garner (Tuttle)
Math Test Winners
7-8 grade division
- 1st place - Jacob Foster (Rush Springs)
- 2nd place - Josh Sain (Friend)
- 3rd place - Connor Newman (Rush Springs)
- 1st place - Dao Thong Lim (Chickasha)
- 2nd place - Blain Harrison (Gracemont)
- 3rd place - Jacob Stinson (Gracemont)
- 1st place - Kody McKay (Rush Springs)
- 2nd place - Shelby Nottingham (Rush Springs)
- 3rd place - Brenna Sweat (Rush Springs)
CVTC Launches new “Extreme Challenge”
March 24, 2010 — Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics’ (OSSM) Chickasha regional center and Canadian Valley Technology Center are hosting the first annual OSSM “Extreme Challenge” from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the Chickasha campus.
Students from area schools, grades 7-12, with an interest in math and
science, are invited to participate.
Students may choose to compete in two of the three categories: Bridge Building, Catapult Launch or Math Test. This event is geared to strengthen kids who are interested in math and science.
Students will compete based on grade level in one of the three divisions:
7-8 grade, 9-10 grade or 11-12 grade. First, second and third place
will be recognized in each division for each category.
Additionally, each school will compete to be named the most “Extreme” school, taking home a trophy. Lunches may be purchased at the event for $4 and will consist of two slices of pizza, cookie and drink.
“We are really excited to launch this new competition, which hopefully will become an annual event at CVTC,” said Michell Eike, OSSM instructor. “We designed this challenge to let students explore many aspects of math, science,
and engineering and to encourage them to look at these subjects as actual
career choices.”
Another OSSM, Juliette Dalhed, said: “We have invited 30 area schools to take part in the challenge and anticipate approximately 170 students participating.
“We encourage any area student who enjoys math and science to sign up.”
To participate or for more information, please contact Eike or Dalhed at
(405) 224-4220 or visit the link - http://chweb/cvtech.org/ossm/OSSM_Extreme_Challenge.html.
The OSSM satellite campus is in its second year at Canadian Valley Technology Center. The program is designed for students who are highly motivated in the math and science areas, and show exceptional promise in these subjects.
Students attend the program for one year, generally as a junior or senior in high school.
In addition, students are able to gain college credit in both physics and calculus, upon passing the necessary exams.
OSSM Students Staying Busy
with Competitions & ACT Preparation
Nov. 17, 2009 – Students enrolled in the
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) have had
a busy semester so far this school year.
“We’ve had several activities our students have participated in this year,” Michell Eike, Calculus instructor, said. “I’m really pleased with the level of commitment and participation our students have shown.”
In October, five OSSM students competed in the OSU-Mathematics High School Math Contest in Stillwater. Students took a two-part test consisting
of challenging problems in a variety of math fields.
Earlier this month the class attended the OU Engineering Day in Norman, where students competed in taking short 30-minute tests in math and
science, bridge building, and egg drop.
Students Nathan Gerdts, Chickasha HS and Austin Wegener, Minco HS,
built a bridge out of balsa wood, having to span a distance of 24 inches.
Their bridge held 29.6 lbs before breaking.
As part of the egg drop competition, a team consisting of Dylan Dyer,
Am-Po HS; Colby Powell, Chickasha HS; Dakota Sevier, Am-Po HS
and Tanner Tibbetts, Chickasha HS, built a container that held two
touching eggs that were not to crack being dropped from varying heights. After dropping their container over 15 feet, only one egg had a small crack.
Egg Drop Team: Dakotah Sevier (Am-Po), Dylan Dyer (Am-Po),
Colby Powell (Chickasha), and Tanner Tibbetts (Chickasha)
Dylan Dyer (Am-Po) and Austin Wegener (Minco)
Both Eike and Physics instructor Juliette Dalhed have been very
pleased with the students’ performance. “Our students did very well at the competitions this year,” Eike said. “They have worked really hard, and we’re both very proud of them.”
Besides the rigorous OSSM course work and various math and science competitions, the students have also been busy preparing for and taking the ACT. “Our students are all college-bound, and a good score on the ACT is something our students really strive for,” Eike said. “We have one student who recently scored a 30, and improved his math
sub-score from a 28 to a 33.”
Eike said that five more students are signed up to take the December test. “We’re really excited to see how the December test scores turn out. I have a feeling we’ll see more big improvements.”
The OSSM satellite campus is in its second year at Canadian Valley Technology Center. The program is designed for students who are
highly motivated in the math and science areas, and show exceptional promise in these subjects. Students attend the program for one year, generally as a junior or senior in high school. In addition, students are able to gain college credit in both physics and calculus, upon passing
the necessary exams.
A source of pride in Oklahoma
BY BEN ROBINSON
Published: October 21, 2009
in Oklahoma City — the center of excellence for Oklahoma science and mathematics. The curriculum in calculus and physics cascades out to 19 regional centers across the state. The centers use the same textbooks and follow a strong preparatory program to prepare an additional 200-plus students for success at our comprehensive universities. These students study only physics and calculus with OSSM while continuing to attend their hometown high schools for the remainder of their high school courses.
There is a final aspect to the OSSM institution that has an even greater reach
than the residential and regional centers, and that is the outreach program for science and math teachers from across the state. By doing so, Oklahoma
science and math teachers have a connection to some of the best educational mentors and developers in the nation.
The holistic nature of OSSM can change the educational landscape for science
and mathematics in Oklahoma, and place Oklahoma in a leadership position for the rest of the nation. We can all be proud that Oklahoma has such an institution. It certainly speaks well for our interest in serving our nation's need for intellectual capital. We all should be advocates for such an educational institution. If you believe that, let your elected officials know.
The school is the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
(OSSM, pronounced "awesome"). This residential high school for juniors and seniors from across the state is a one of a kind in Oklahoma and one of very few like it in the nation. Students from all 77 counties have attended OSSM. Its mission is to prepare students to think critically by excelling in studies of science and mathematics. The curriculum is designed to not only immerse students into a rigorous two-year program of advanced physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry and humanities, but also to instill in them a sense of community service and living a healthy lifestyle.
Ty, John, Kody, Dao Thong, Trent, Alex
Hannah, Shelby, Jenifer, & Haley
OSSM Grauates 12 in Inaugural Class at
Chickasha Regional Center
Just one day after 12 Oklahoma School of
Science and Mathematics
students finished
up their AP Calculus BC test to determine whether
or
not they will receive college credit for their
time and efforts into
the OSSM program, they were
able to reap the benefits of the past
nine months
with a graduation ceremony in their honor.
Michell Eike, Calculus professor, and Juliette Dalhed,
Physics professor, praised the group for their hard work
and
dedication
to the program, and expressed pride in the
group for
all of their accomplishments throughout the year.
“We want everyone, especially the students, to know how
proud
we are of this group,” Dalhed said. “They have
accomplished so much this year.”
"We saw a huge leap in ACT scores from the students in our
class
this year, which is really exciting,” Eike said.
“That was one of the
highlights of the year, seeing those
scores make their way into
the upper 20’s and even some reach 30 and above.”
Dr. Jack Herron, Outreach Coordinator for OSSM, also spoke
to
the graduates and their families. Herron spoke of the benefits
these
students will see now and in the future from their time
spent as
OSSM students. He also expressed his gratitude to the
administration,
staff, and faculty at Canadian Valley for not only
housing the
regional center, but also being a source of support for
Dalhed, Eike, and the OSSM students.
| Students receiving diplomas for completing the one-year program include: | ||
| • Trent Boesen..........Senior..........Ninnekah HS • Alex Cloke.............Senior..........Chickasha HS • Keyla Glass............Senior...........Verden HS • Hannah Harris.........Senior..........Alex HS • Haley Jones............Senior...........Rush Springs HS • Dao Thong Lim.......Freshman.....Chickasha HS • Jenifer McElroy.......Senior..........Amber-Pocasset HS • Kody McKay..........Junior..........Rush Springs HS • John Moore.............Senior.........Tuttle HS • Shelby Nottingham...Junior..........Rush Springs HS • Ty Rutledge.............Senior..........Chickasha HS • Kerry Van Dorn......Senior..........Chickasha HS |
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Trent Boesen and Kody McKay
OSSM students compete at Physics Lab Day
The students of the Oklahoma School for Science and Mathematics (OSSM) regional center housed at Canadian Valley Technology Center competed recently in a Physics Lab Day, which took place at Pioneer Technology Center in Ponca City.
Physics Lab Day is an opportunity for students to utilize the physics concepts
they have learned, and use critical thinking to apply them, in the creation of a physics laboratory experiment that proves the laws of physics.
Students could compete as individuals or in teams, in one of five different categories: kinematics, energy, motion, electricity and magnetism, and fluids and heat.
John Moore, Tuttle HS, placed first in Kinematics, and also was awarded best overall project for his experiment, “Friction at its finest”.
Hannah Harris, Alex HS, placed third in Kinematics.
In the Energy category, a team made up of Jennifer McElroy, Am-Po HS;
Keyla Glass Verden HS; and Dao Thong Lim, Chickasha HS, placed third. Kody McKay, Rush Springs HS and Trent Boesen, Ninnekah HS, placed third in the Motion category.
There was also a mathematics competition, in which students were required to apply calculus principles in order to estimate the number of gumballs or marbles
in a given container. Alex Cloke, Chickasha HS, placed second in the gumball category. In the marble category, John Moore, Tuttle HS, placed first, and Ty Rutledge, Chickasha HS, placed third.
Students from four regional centers, including Enid, Ponca City, Chickasha and Poteau competed at this year’s Physics Competition, which has become an
annual event hosted by OSSM Ponca City for students to apply principles
learned in the classroom to compete against students from other regional
centers and create their own labs, according to a given problem and category.
This is the first time for the Chickasha center to compete at Physics Lab Day,
as this year’s students make up the inaugural class at the Chickasha regional site.
“Michell and I are extremely pleased with how well our students did at the competition,” physics instructor Juliette Dalhed said. “We weren’t really sure
what to expect, since this is the first year we’ve competed, but the students
all did a great job.”
Haley Jones and Shelby Nottingham
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OSSM students raise ACT scores
Students enrolled in the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) satellite housed at Canadian Valley Technology Center have collectively raised composite scores by 27 points over the past few months. The overall class average increased 3 points from where the students’ scores stood before
entering the OSSM program in August. There are currently 13 students
enrolled in the program.
“We are extremely pleased with the progress that our students have
made on the ACT,” Michell Eike, OSSM Calculus instructor said.
“Our students have been working very hard, and it’s great to see that
hard work pay off in the form of higher test scores.”
Upon entering the OSSM program, the overall average of students
enrolled in the program was 22.0; after the October national test date,
the class average was 25.4, an overall average increase of 3.4 points.
“When it comes to the ACT, every point you can raise your score means more money for college,” Eike said. “All of the students in our program are college-bound, and we want to see them reach those high scores, and hopefully earn the scholarships that will in some cases pay for their education beyond high school. We make sure they know that scoring a 30 means a full ride to any regional Oklahoma University; a 34 will get them a free ride almost anywhere.”
Besides raising composite scores, students also raised math scores considerably. Initially, the class average score on the Math portion of the ACT was 22.4; after the October test, the class average was 26.8, displaying an overall average increase of 4.4 points.
“Since I am their Calculus instructor, of course I was thrilled to see their math scores improve so much,” Eike said “We had one student go from a 25 on the math portion to a 33, and we had another student improve from a 23 to a 29.
That really impacts the students’ composite score.”
Eike said that most of the OSSM students are signed up to take the test again on the December national testing date, and she and Physics instructor Juliette Dalhed hope to see more improvement in those test results.
“We are really proud of our students,” Dalhed said. “They have worked really hard, and are doing a great job. Michell and I are excited to see the results from the next round of scores.”
This is the inaugural year for the OSSM satellite at CV Tech. Students from Alex, Am-Po, Chickasha, Ninnekah, Rush Springs, Tuttle and Verden High Schools are currently represented in the program. The OSSM satellite program is geared towards students who are exceptional in the areas of science and mathematics. For more information, please contact Eike at (405)222-7509.
OSSM SET TO BEGIN CLASSES
AUGUST 13 AT CVTC
CHICKASHA, OK (July 14, 2008) – Canadian Valley Technology Center
in Chickasha will serve as host to the Oklahoma School of Science and Math (OSSM) thirteenth regional site, beginning in August.
Sixteen students have been accepted into the one-year rigorous science and math focused program. Students from Alex, Am-Po, Chicaksha, Ninnekah, Rush Springs, Tuttle and Verden are represented. They have the option to attend three hours in the morning, or three hours in the afternoon. Students’ time will be split between 75 minutes each of physics and calculus.
The program is designed for students who are highly motivated in the math and science areas, and show exceptional promise in these subjects. It is designed for students to attend one year, generally as a junior or senior in high school.
“In this program students not only learn a more advanced level of math and science, but they also learn some of the skills and habits that will help them to be successful in college,” Juliette Dalhed, physics instructor, said. “Because of the rigor of the program, students will have to learn study skills, as well as time management.”
“Students will also benefit from the small class size and the opportunity to get individual attention from their instructor,”
Michell Eike, calculus instructor, said. “The OSSM curriculum is going to be a challenge, but students will have a better grasp on what they can expect in a college classroom.”
Students are able to gain college credit in both physics and calculus, upon passing the necessary exams.
Dalhed and Eike are both first year instructors for OSSM.
Dalhead is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, and holds
a BS and MS in physics. She has been a teaching assistant at the university for the past four years.
Eike is a graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, receiving a BS in math education. As a high school student, Eike attended the OSSM regional center at Autry Tech in Enid. She taught 8th grade math at MacArthur Middle School in Lawton
for one year.
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