Congratulations to IHS Girls Basketball coach Travis Wheeler! He was named All State Coach for the Large East girls basketball team. The game is part of the Oklahoma Coaches Association All State games played during the OCA Coaches Clinic In July.
Inola Speech and Debate Team wins 2nd Place at the OSSAA 4A NE Regionals
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
Lily Troyer
-1st Place & 4A Regional Champion & State Qualifier in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
Cooper Russell
-2nd Place & State Qualifier in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
-3rd Place & State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglas Debate
Lily Johnson
-2nd Place & State Qualifier in Prose
Tyler Yoder
-3rd Place & State Qualifier in Prose
-Regional Finalist & State Alternate Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
Sadie Ferguson
-2nd Place & State Qualifier in Standard Oratory
-4th Place & State Qualifier in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Landen Soderquist
-4th Place & State Qualifier in Program Oral Interpretation
-Regional Finalist & State Alternate in Original Oratory
-Regional competitor in Poetry
Haley Berger
-Regional Finalist & 1st State Alternate in Program Oral Interpretation
-Regional Finalist & 1st State Alternate in Informative Speaking
-Regional Finalist & State Alternate in Poetry
Ian Buchanan
-Finalist & State Alternate in Program Oral Interpretation
Aubree West
-Regional Finalist & 2nd State Alternate Informative Speaking
Anna Spiri
-Regional Finalist & State Alternate Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Zander Williams
-Regional Finalist & State Alternate Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Aaron Muhle
-Regional Semi-Finalist in Lincoln Douglas Debate
-Regional competitor in Prose
Hayden Cannaday
-Regional Finalist & State Alternate Humorous Interpretation
PARTNER EVENTS
Ian Buchanan & Landen Soderquist
-1st Place & 4A Regional Champions & State Qualifiers in Policy Debate
Lily Johnson & Aubree West
-1st Place & 4A Regional Champions & State Qualifiers in Public Forum Debate
-Regional competitor in Dramatic Duet
Kaelin Harris & Sadie Ferguson
-3rd Place & State Qualifiers in Policy Debate
Lily Troyer and Tyler Yoder
-4th Place and State Qualifiers in Public Forum Debate
Ian Buchanan & Danika Burton
- Regional competitors in Dramatic Duet
IHS Junior Zavian McKay competes at state powerlifting meet at El Reno High School.
Inola Public Schools hosted the 21st annual Battle of the Brains on Wednesday, March 13th. The following schools were in attendance: Kellyville, Verdigris, Preston, Chelsea, Sequoyah, Foyil, Justus/Tiawah, Inola, Morris, Oologah, Will Rogers Jr. High, Claremont, Roosa, Westside and Catalayah. Students who place 1st-3rd receive a medal and 4th-6th participants receive a ribbon.
Students in 3rd-8th grade take written tests in the following subjects, Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies. Students in grades 6th-8th who place 1st-5th, will qualify for Tournament of Champions that will be held in April
The following Inola students placed in the Battle of the Brains competition.
Language Arts winners include"3rd grade Asher Roe 2nd place, Hattie Humprhrey 5th place
4th grade Ruth Garr 1st place, 8th grade 2nd place Kael Kvam and 3rd place Ethan Rigell
Math 3rd grade, 1st place Ben Garr and JR O'Hern 5th place 4th grade Hooley Bennett 5th place
5th grade 2nd place, Dedra Hye 8th grade 1st place Hayden Bell and 4th place Eli Bell
Science 3rd grade 5th place Samson Hewitt, 5th grade 3rd place Aubrey Baugh, 6th grade 3rd place Cooper Thompson, 7th grade 3rd place Easton Chasteen 8th grade 1st place Jacob Hines
Social Studies 3rd grade 2nd place Ben Garr and 6th place Addison Franks, 4th grade 2nd place
Ava Spurlock 5th grade 5th place Sebastian Farrier, 7th grade Easton Chasteen, 8th grade 2nd place Cole Cook.
JH Powerlifting State Results
The hardwood heroes of Inola have reason to celebrate as a select group of basketball players from the town have been handpicked to represent their school in the 5 Lakes Conference. This conference is composed of schools from Inola, Little Kansas, Salina, Adair and Claremore Sequoyah.
Leading the charge for the Longhorns is senior Jackson Welch, who was chosen as the Player of the Year for the 5 Lakes Conference for the second year in a row. Additionally Aidan Clark and Trevor Groff were named All-Conference.
For the state contending Lady Ladyhorns, senior guards Addison Mootry and Miller Weast were chosen as Co-MVPs. Junior guard Brynna Wiginton was named as All-Conference.
In a testament to Inola School's commitment to academic excellence, a capable team of scholars has received an exclusive invitation to compete in the prestigious National Academic Championship (NAC). This invitation marks a significant achievement for the dedicated students and their mentors, who have tirelessly pursued intellectual pursuits and demonstrated outstanding knowledge in various academic disciplines.
Inola's eighth grade team was OAAC (Oklahoma Association for Academic Competition) District, Region and Area undefeated Champions, and then State Runner-up. Their impressive 20-1 record and total points was the best in the state in their division. They were also state runner-up in the National Science Bowl Regional tournament.
Members of the Inola High School JV team competed at Nationals last year as eighth graders in Washington DC, having finished first in the NSB (National Science Bowl) tournament, as well as in the New Orleans NAC where they finished third and qualified for the NAC playoffs. Finishing eighth overall earned them a return invitation this year.
Additionally, most of this team also competed in the “I Want Answers” tournament held at Rogers State University throughout the fall of 2023 and finished second out of 16 teams. Look out, Chicago! There’s a herd of Longhorns headed your way in June!
Under the guidance of coach Carol Holland, the team has honed their skills in subjects ranging from mathematics and science to literature and history. The rigorous preparation sessions and collaborative efforts have not only enriched their academic knowledge but also fostered a sense of camaraderie and teamwork.
The National Academic Championship, slated to take place during June in Chicago, will bring together some of the most brilliant young minds from around the nation. Teams will compete in a series of challenging rounds that cover a broad spectrum of academic disciplines, ultimately crowning one team as the national champion.
On Thursday, March 7, junior high powerlifting athletes from across the region gathered at Chandler High School for Junior High Powerlifting Regionals.
The event featured a range of weight classes, allowing young athletes to compete against others of similar strength and size. From squats to bench presses and deadlifts, the competitors demonstrated not only their physical prowess but also their commitment to the sport.
Three standout performers from Inola included Aiden Bruce (8th grade), Landon Ford (9th grade) and Owen Ellis (9th grade). These three won their weight divisions, qualifying them for the Junior High Powerlifting State Competition next week on Thursday, March 14, at El Reno High School.
Today is the day!
The Lady Horns play at the BIG HOUSE in the State Basketball tournament at 10:30am. Take State!
WE ARE READY!!!!! Let's go LADY HORNS!!!!
This hasn't happened since 1996 for Inola Girls Basketball.
I know ALL former players are cheering you on as well!!!
What an accomplishment!
Our IHS Concert Band performed today at Pryor High School. They received II’s (Excellent) for their performance and I’s (Superior) for their sight-reading! This is a huge improvement from last year when we received IV’s (Fair) on stage and III’s (Good) for sight-reading.
Congrats to Inola FFA member Aynsley Wright for being selected as an OKFFA State Convention Chorus Band member for a second year in a row!
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to the Pryor Campus Northeast Tech Welding students who competed in the SkillsUSA Regional competition.
Seven students will be moving on to compete at state, including IHS senior Garrison Reece who placed 1st in welding.
Senior Jaycee Adkins returned home Monday, March 4 not only as a repeat state champion in powerlifting, but also with four state records.
Adkins won the state championship in the 165 class for a second year in a row. Along with that accomplishment, she set new state records in the squat (365 lbs), bench (165 lbs), deadlift (370 lbs) and total weight (900 lbs).
Adkins is a senior at Inola High School. Along with powerlifting, she is involved in cross country and long distance track.
Our girls' varsity basketball team has made it to the STATE TOURNAMENT! The HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL will be virtual this Thursday. The ELEMENTARY will be ON CAMPUS for traditional learning on Thursday.
If the girls win on Thursday, they will play again on Friday, and we will be virtual at the MIDDLE SCHOOL and HIGH SCHOOL that day, too. ELEMENTARY will be on campus for traditional learning ALL WEEK.
Several IHS juniors and seniors toured the campus at the University of Oklahoma on Tuesday, February 27.
IHS Longhorns are in the Area Tournament this week!
Congratulations to IHS Wrestler Gavin Miller for placing 3rd in state!
The Inola Speech and Debate team hosted their annual end of season tournament this weekend! These kids did incredible in welcoming 18 schools with 220 students plus their coaches and over 75 volunteer judges to our school. We had over 360 entries!!! They hosted and also competed while at it! These tournaments cannot and will not happen without the help of a supportive school system and community support.
We have a few additional regional qualifications in Tyler Yoder 2nd 4A Prose, Sadie Ferguson 1st 4 Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking and Ian Buchanan and Landen Soderquist 1st in 4A Policy Debate. Anna Spiri also got 2nd place in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking. And while our kids who competed in champs did not place since we do not factor our team into the placings at our own tournament; Lily Troyer and Tyler Yoder came out on top in Public Forum Debate along with Lily Johnson and Aubree West also in Public Forum Debate and Cooper Russell in Lincoln Douglas Debate. Danika Burton and Ian Buchanan also made finals in the championship division of Dramatic Duet.
Inola hosted its 2nd blood drive of the year this past Wednesday, February 21.
In all, 52 people donated; our goal
was to collect 32 units and we collected 36! The percentage of first time donors was
27%.
The last blood drive of the year is scheduled for Tuesday, by April 16.
