Teacher of the Year celebration set for April 27

The Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation’s third annual Teacher of the Year Celebration won’t be the glitzy red-carpet event this year.

But it will still sport its own kind of flair.

“The past two years we’ve hosted the event in the Bartlesville Community Center with a Hollywood red-carpet theme, but this year we wanted to move the event outdoors in an effort to prioritize the health and safety of our teachers and guests,” said Blair Ellis, the foundation’s executive director. “Rigdon Field at Doenges Memorial Stadium was the perfect solution.”

She said the foundation event team ran with the baseball theme and created a special ballpark experience for families to enjoy. 

The event will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 27 at Rigdon Field at Doenges Memorial Stadium. In case of rain, the date will be moved to April 30.

“It’s an opportunity for our community to further engage with our schools — coming out to support some of our best BPS teachers at a free family-fun event,” Ellis said.

In a ceremony during the event, the foundation will announce the Bartlesville Public Schools Teacher of the Year and Rising Star of the Year recipients.

There will be free hot dogs and water as well as stadium snack bags filled with old-fashioned baseball snacks for $5. There will also be an opportunity to donate to vote for the “Fan Favorite” teacher, who will win a Chick-Fil-A breakfast for their entire school.

The foundation started hosting the event in an effort to take some of the responsibility off “already-full teachers’ plates,” Ellis said.