April 29, 2024
Wednesday, March 6th, the Oklahoma Baptist University Symphonic Winds Ensemble came to our campus and partnered with our band department to host a united concert! Our students worked with the OBU students in rehearsals and sectionals throughout the day. Their hard work culminated with an incredible concert for all in the Gym. It was great … Continue reading Incredible Combined Concert with OBU
April 10, 2024
Children from hard places often struggle with regulating their emotions and bodies due to deficits in their sensory development. We are all familiar with the five senses: seeing, touching, hearing, smelling, and tasting. But did you know we have three other internal senses that help us organize our world and regulate our bodies and emotions? … Continue reading Using sensory-friendly items for development
February 13, 2024
“On behalf of the Killion and Cole Families, we are honored to be here. We are truly humbled by this counseling center dedication and ribbon-cutting event. Cookson Hills meant so much to my parents. It was an integral part of their lives, which also became a part of Carol’s and my life, then our spouses … Continue reading Killion Family Counseling Center Dedication
January 05, 2024
As told by Student Ambassador Maya This year, on a brisk day in mid-November, all the Cookson Hills students got out of school early. The staff packed up, and all headed to downtown Oklahoma City to the International Conference on Missions (ICOM). There, one could find hundreds of booths for all kinds of missions and … Continue reading International Conference on Missions
December 26, 2023
Seven students went Christmas Caroling to a few of Cookson Hills’ faithful supporters, the week before Christmas. They hoped to bring them some cheer during the holidays. But what our students experienced was something much more meaningful than they could have imagined. You see, we live 10 minutes away from the middle of nowhere, and … Continue reading Christmas Caroling
July 27, 2023
Mr. L, or Robb Lenardson, has been serving as the high school math teacher at Cookson Hills for thirteen years. He’s known around the school for his kindness, gentleness, math puns, love of trains, and love for his students as though they were his children. The class of 2023 invited Robb to deliver the commencement … Continue reading Living out your freedom
July 21, 2023
Your support gives our kids a home, family, and community where they feel special, loved, and wanted. Your gifts to Cookson Hills allow children to feel cherished. You help kids catch a glimpse of how our Creator sees them; valuable and worthy of love. This view is far more significant than Christmas memories; it impacts … Continue reading A Christmas Full of Hope
April 21, 2023
My name is Chayde, and I’m in the 9th grade. Before Cookson Hills, I was always getting into all sorts of trouble. I hung out with the wrong crowd and I was constantly getting bullied. It was causing me to have breakdowns every few hours and sometimes every few minutes. I always felt like I … Continue reading Chayde’s Story of Acceptance
April 21, 2023
I remember gushing to my husband after the first day of practice with our girls in July. It was my 7th season as an assistant volleyball coach at Cookson Hills, and two things were immediately apparent: These girls had some serious potential They were the most coachable group of players I have ever worked with … Continue reading Bigger than a Championship