We want our students to be a part of a positive environment while they learn, and our building is full of bright colors and smiling faces. Our teachers set high expectations for our students while encouraging individuality and acceptance. Whether it's in the classroom, on the basketball court, or in the community, we are condent that our students are going to succeed and excel.
Strong School culture
Hawthorne's school values are "Peace, Respect, Integrity, Do Our Best, and Everyone's Safe." We are proud of the work that we do to prepare our teachers so that they can promote rigorous learning opportunities in the classroom in order to prepare all students is a priority for us. We work hard on building strong relationships with our students and families. We want students to feel safe in a structured learning environment.
Parent Involvement
Parents are our most important partner in education. Hawthorne hosts monthly community meetings for parents. The Food Bank provides dinner and the Junior League of Tulsa volunteers to serve dinner. We are excited to give parents an opportunity to come together, and to officially welcome them to the Hawthorne family.
Future leaders
Student Council offers fifth grade Hawks the opportunity to actively participate in school wide initiatives, lend their hands to community causes, and see democracy in actions. While representing Hawthorne, our student leaders learn responsibility, develop pride in our school, and build awareness of events at a local, national, and global level.
GARDEN CLUB
Hawthorne has brand new garden beds installed this year to kick off our partnership with Global Gardens to bring the concept of planting, watering, fertilizing and harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables for our students and community. This is our first year of this process but we are excited to see how much we can accomplish this year and prepare for an expansion of our system in the near future.
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s (1804-1864) life was steeped in the Puritan legacy. Hawthorne attended Bowdoin College from 1821 to 1825. There he met and befriended Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and future President Franklin Pierce. Hawthorne spent some time at the Brook Farm community where he got to know Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Never feeling comfortable living in Salem, Hawthorne was determined to take his family out of the town’s Puritan trappings. They moved to Red House in Lenox, Massachusetts, where he formed a close friendship with Moby Dick author Herman Melville. During the 1852 election, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a campaign biography for his college friend Franklin Pierce. When Pierce was elected president, he appointed Hawthorne an American Consul to Britain as a reward.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories include, "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" (1832), "Roger Malvin's Burial" (1832), "Young Goodman Brown" (1835), and the collection Twice-Told Tales. He is best known for his novels The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851). His use of allegory and symbolism make Hawthorne one of the most studied writers and one of the greatest fiction writers in American literature. A second reason for many for Hawthorne’s greatness is his moral insight. He inherited the Puritan tradition of moral earnestness, and he was deeply concerned with the concepts of original sin and guilt and the claims of law and conscience. His greatest short stories and The Scarlet Letter are marked by a depth of psychological and moral insight seldom equaled by any American writer of his time.
He was a man of deep religious faith like many in the Tulsa community. In addition, he demonstrated great character throughout his life.
Teachers and lovers of literature look up to Hawthorne. He wrote about women’s rights, women’s work, women in relation to men, and social change. He wrote empathetically, sensitively, and even sometimes with disdain about topics that the everyday person could relate to.
The school was opened in 1952 and additions were made in 1955, 1993, and 1998. The Scarlet Letter was first published in 1850, so about the time the school was being built, there was a 100-year anniversary celebration of the book, which could have spurred more interest in the book and author.
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Encyclopedia Brittanica. (2017, November 15). Nathaniel Hawthorne. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathaniel-Hawthorne
Klayman, R. (2009, August 23). What Should We Make of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Racism? Retrieved from http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/97175
Oklahoma Census Bureau. (1950). Number of Inhabitants: Oklahoma. Retrieved from www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37783880v2p36ch2.pdf
The Gilder Lehman Institute of American History. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/literature-and-language-arts/essays/emthe-scarletletterem-and-nathaniel-hawthorne%E2%80%99s-
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"Writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, Circa 1860." Gale Biography in Context, Gale, 2010. Biography In Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/PC4295800879/BIC?u=tuls22931&sid=BIC&xid=c0b9e1b9. Accessed 12 July 2018.
My name is Mrs. KayLisha L. Newsome, I am honored to serve as your son/daughters’ interim principal for the 21-22 school year pending school board approval. I am very excited to have this opportunity. I am looking forward to getting to know each and every family and stakeholder. I am originally from Omaha, NE. I have been a part of the Tulsa Public Schools family going on 4 years. I am married to an awesome 20-year military vet, who is now serving as a Federal Police Officer, here in Tulsa. We have a total of 6 children, ranging from 6-16.
I am excited for this new year as it will bring forth a lot of growth and change. In order to grow, one must change. Change is not a negative, rather a positive movement toward growing and developing. As a family/community we will grow and we will change for the better, ensuring that all students are given the opportunity to succeed. We will inspire those around us to change for the better.
During my first 100 days in the building, I plan to work on staff development, effective communication, review all pertinent data about the school, get involved in the community, meet and greet parents and students, and much more. Should you have questions, comments, or concerns throughout the year please feel free to call or email. Again, I am honored to be your son/daughters’ interim principal for the 21-22 school year. Thank you so much for your support in advance. Feel free to reach out.
In closing, the mission of Tulsa Public Schools - The destination for extraordinary educators who work with our community and families to ignite the joy of learning and prepare every student for the greatest success in college, careers and life. Our mission is to inspire and prepare every student to love learning, achieve ambitious goals and make positive contributions to our world. Personal Mission – Education is the foundation for creating life changing individuals. Through education students are inspired and develop through experiences for maximum growth. This growth will allow students to become productive citizens in their area of interest.
Public invited to movie screening in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month
November is National Native American Heritage Month. In celebration, Tulsa Public Schools continues special programming with activities for students, parents, and the community.
The Tulsa Public Schools Indian Education program is inviting the community to a screening of “Te Ata”. The film tells the life story of Te Ata Fisher, actress and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
The screening takes place Tuesday, November 30 at Admiral Twin Drive-In at 7355 E. Easton St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie starts at 7:00 p.m.
The Indian Education program at Tulsa Public Schools provides critical resources and services to more than 3,000 students representing 52 Native American nations. For more information, visit www.tulsaschools.org/indianeducation.
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