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The Pride of Broken Arrow High School Marching Band was the 2006 [[Bands of America]] Grand National Champion, is a 9-time BOA National Finalist and a proud recipient of the [[Sudler Shield]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Broken Arrow Pride - BAHS Bands|url=http://brokenarrowpride.com/}}</ref>
The Pride of Broken Arrow High School Marching Band was the 2006 [[Bands of America]] Grand National Champion, is a 9-time BOA National Finalist and a proud recipient of the [[Sudler Shield]]. The Pride has also won 18 OBA State Championships<ref>{{cite web|title=Broken Arrow Pride - BAHS Bands|url=http://brokenarrowpride.com/}}</ref>


==Fight song==
==Fight song==

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Broken Arrow Senior High School
Location
Map
1901 East Albany Street

Broken Arrow
,
Oklahoma
74012

United States
Coordinates36°04′33″N 95°46′45″W / 36.07583°N 95.77917°W / 36.07583; -95.77917
Information
TypePublic school
Established1980
LocaleSuburban
PrincipalDerek Blackburn
Faculty126
Grades11-12
Number of students4,610 (9-12)
Color(s)Black & Gold
   
MascotTigers
NewspaperThe Tiger Life
DistrictBroken Arrow Public Schools
WebsiteOfficial website

Broken Arrow Senior High School is the highest level of secondary education in the Broken Arrow Public Schools system, for students in eleventh and twelfth grades. The school, combined with North Intermediate High School and South Intermediate High School, is the largest high school in the state of Oklahoma.[1] The current principal is Derek Blackburn.

Campus

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Aerial view of campus

The campus at the senior high consists of fourteen buildings, including a cafeteria, media center, and six large parking lots. Also on the campus are the school's athletic facilities - Tiger Field House (basketball, wrestling, and volleyball), Tiger Field at Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium (football and soccer), Tiger Field (baseball), Lady Tiger Field (softball), a practice football field, a practice softball field, and tennis courts.

Other athletic facilities on campus include the following:

  • Building M (Auxiliary Gym) - In the summer of 2000, the auxiliary gym opened as another practice facility for basketball and volleyball. This building includes two full size basketball courts, as well as the versatility to host volleyball practices.
  • Building N (Baseball, Softball, Cheerleading Indoor) - The baseball, softball, and cheerleading programs got their indoor practice facility in the summer of 2005. The building includes locker rooms for all three teams, coaches offices, and six retractable batting cages, as well as enough room to take ground balls.
  • Multi-Purpose Indoor Practice Facility - Since the opening of Tiger Field at Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium in 2000, the facility lacked the locker rooms desired by the programs using the field. In 2010, the football and soccer teams, as well as the Pride of Broken Arrow marching band moved into a $1.7 million facility including locker rooms, coaches offices, weight rooms, medical training rooms, and an indoor practice field. Also located in this building is the athletic department offices.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs and organizations

The following are organizations for students at BAHS:[2]

Athletics

Broken Arrow Tigers athletic logo

Broken Arrow High School fields 20 athletics teams. The Tigers and Lady Tigers have won 44 state championships in their history as recognized by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association.

The current athletic director is Ken Ellett, who has held the title since 1989. Ellett was named OSSAA Athletic Director of the Year in 2009.[3] Assistant athletic directors are head football coach Steve Spavital and head boys basketball coach Rusty Stecker.

The athletic logo is one of the most identifiable and unique in the state. It consists of the letter "B" along with a broken arrow in the shape of an "A". Variations of this logo have been in use since the mid 1980s.[4]

A great number of former Tigers and Lady Tigers have gone on to enjoy success as student athletes at the collegiate level. The athletic program has also produced many professional athletes in different sports at various levels.

The following is a list of the sports in which the school competes, along with the current head coach for the team, as well as the years, if any, during which the school's team won the state championship:[5]

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Tiger Baseball Field, Lady Tiger Softball Field, Indoor Practice Facility, Tennis Courts
Multi-Purpose Indoor Practice Facility


  • Baseball (Shannon Dobson) - 2 (1991, 2011)
  • Boys Basketball (Rusty Stecker) - 1 (1997)
  • Girls Basketball (Mike Hughes) - 1 (1983)
  • Cheerleading (Amy Howe) - 1 (1999)
  • Boys Cross Country (Shane Messinger) - 2 (1971, 2009)
  • Girls Cross Country (Shane Messinger) - 0
  • Football (Steve Spavital) - 0
  • Boys Golf (Bo Belcher) - 0
  • Girls Golf (Jim Burdette) - 2 (1985, 1986)
  • Boys Soccer (Alex Miranda) - 3 (2001, 2002, 2011)
  • Girls Soccer (John Hubbard) - 6 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1998)
  • Softball (Randall King) - 11 (1979, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009)
  • Boys Swimming (Courtney Nichols) - 0
  • Girls Swimming (Courtney Nichols) - 0
  • Boys Tennis (Doug Hennigan) - 0
  • Girls Tennis (Cyndi Jackson) - 0
  • Boys Track (Scott Morgan) - 0
  • Girls Track (Shane Messinger) - 1 (2004)
  • Volleyball (Kari Smith) - 1 (1993)
  • Wrestling (Shawn Jones) - 13 (Team State: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011) (Dual State: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011)

Music and arts

Tiger Field at Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium
  • Arts
  • Choir
  • Band
  • Debate
  • Jazz Band
  • Jazz Choir
  • Orchestra
  • Show Choir

The Pride of Broken Arrow High School Marching Band was the 2006 Bands of America Grand National Champion, is a 9-time BOA National Finalist and a proud recipient of the Sudler Shield. The Pride has also won 18 OBA State Championships[6]

Fight song

(Roughly to the tune of Iowa State's fight song, ISU Fights):

"Oh when you see those Tigers fall in line
we're gonna win this game another time.
We're gonna yell and yell and yell and yell
for the black and gold we'll yell, I said we'll yell.
We're gonna fight, fight, fight with all our might.
We're gonna roll those ______ every time, (every time)
watch our team tear up the line, (every time)
rah!, rah! rah!"[7]

Notable alumni

The following are former graduates from BAHS:[8]

Athletics

Performing arts

References

  1. ^ "City of Broken Arrow: Our Schools". Broken Arrow Public Schools.
  2. ^ "Clubs and Organizations". Broken Arrow Public Schools.
  3. ^ http://www.gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/4265/ba-s-ken-ellett-celebrates-20-years-ad-of-the-year
  4. ^ http://baathletics.org/INDEX.htm
  5. ^ "OSSAA Sports History".
  6. ^ "Broken Arrow Pride - BAHS Bands".
  7. ^ "Broken Arrow Football Website".
  8. ^ "Broken Arrow Hall of Fame"
  9. ^ "North Dakota State Softball Adds Destiny Frankenstein to Coaching Staff," NDSU press release, September 11, 2008.
  10. ^ "Jason Ray Coach Profile"
  11. ^ "Andy Wilkins - Team USA Baseball"
  12. ^ Kathryn Zaremba entry at IMDb.com
  13. ^ Brantly, Ben,"Review/Theater; Singing, Dancing, a Bark or Two", New York Times, August 10, 1993
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