Possibly Moving Back... (Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Owasso: how much, home, tornado)

[thepastorsson]

Thanks Bill!

[countrymousecommuter]

Originally Posted by flyingcat2k

You should know that BA has almost 100k people living in it and ONE high school. It really should have 3 or 4. To me, it is an unacceptable situation for a high school regardless of what it does for foo'ball and band. Students just get lost in the shuffle and it is not beneficial to the town.

I went to Union so I know all about huge high schools. I'm willing to bet that by the time pastorsson's kids hit that age, BA will wise up.

Personally, I find Jenks a bit snooty and expensive. But to each his own.

I asked a friend -- super smart teacher at Tulsa Public -- which schools are standouts. She said Carnegie, Eliot, Patrick Henry, Kendall-Whittier, Edison, Memorial, and the magnet schools are all consistently strong. She has kids, so it's not just hypothetical -- she'll send her kids to TPS. greatschools.org has positive ratings and reviews of these TPS schools. If we move, I think we will look for a house in the LaFortune Park area, near 51st and Yale, which is the Carnegie area.

[thepastorsson]

Originally Posted by countrymousecommuter

I went to Union so I know all about huge high schools. I'm willing to bet that by the time pastorsson's kids hit that age, BA will wise up.

Personally, I find Jenks a bit snooty and expensive. But to each his own.

I asked a friend -- super smart teacher at Tulsa Public -- which schools are standouts. She said Carnegie, Eliot, Patrick Henry, Kendall-Whittier, Edison, Memorial, and the magnet schools are all consistently strong. She has kids, so it's not just hypothetical -- she'll send her kids to TPS. greatschools.org has positive ratings and reviews of these TPS schools. If we move, I think we will look for a house in the LaFortune Park area, near 51st and Yale, which is the Carnegie area.

You are beyond awesome. Thanks so much! Now I just need to see where these school's districts are, but I'm sure that info is on line too.

[Goodpasture]

http://www8.tulsaschools.org/4_About...oundaries1.pdf

[thepastorsson]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

http://www8.tulsaschools.org/4_About...oundaries1.pdf

If there is one thing I wish, its that Okies were more helpful and friendly. Thanks!

[Goodpasture]

Originally Posted by thepastorsson

............ its that Okies were.............friendly. Thanks!

You need to take that back. Folks start thinking we are friendly or helpful others might decide to move here and then we will be another place where people want to live and it gets crowded and and I end up cranky. Make that crankier. So if you find something about this part of the country you like, please keep it to yourself.

[thepastorsson]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

You need to take that back. Folks start thinking we are friendly or helpful others might decide to move here and then we will be another place where people want to live and it gets crowded and and I end up cranky. Make that crankier. So if you find something about this part of the country you like, please keep it to yourself.

Lol. I very much do love Oklahoma. I was born and mostly raised in California, but my Oklahoma roots actually run much deeper. Like many others, I'm only a Californian due to the Dust Bowl.

I've always felt like home was two states--CA and OK. And frankly, at this stage in my life, I'd take OK over CA any day!

[thepastorsson]

Update: things are plodding along, and it looks like we will probably move to Tulsa in a year or so. The MIL is still digging in her heels and refusing to listen to anything, but where my children go, she will follow.

I need someone to talk me down though--I'm looking forward to living in OK again, except for 1 thing: those HOT summers!! Tell me something good...

[swake]

Air-Conditioning

[thepastorsson]

Originally Posted by swake

Air-Conditioning

Can everyone there do me a huge favor and leave their AC's on all summer with the doors and windows left wide open? I figure if we can tone down the temps for our first summer we will have an easier time of it. Thanks in advance Tulsa!