Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Oklahoma > Tulsa
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 05-22-2009, 02:23 AM
 
Location: Flower Mound, Texas
1,837 posts, read 4,149,271 times
Reputation: 575

Advertisements

Hi, I have really appreciated all the posts and answers to my questions regarding Tulsa. I am moving from the West Coast and the location and High School/Elementary Schools is REALLY important. I don't want my boys to be just a number. So what area is the best?? My boys like baseball and football. They like music. They are extroverted and friendly and they are active. Tell me what does a 14 and 10-year old do in the Tulsa area?? Tell me what is there to do in the winter and summer for boys? I checked out the Owasso baseball team and honestly they look so good I am not sure my son would have a chance.. They are 4th in the country!!! Wow!! Is baseball huge in Oklahoma or what?? And what do they feed those boys there? They are huge!! Anyway, I was kind of sold on Broken Arrow but is there somewhere prettier? You have to remember I am coming from mountains and pine trees and beauty everything... Where is the prettiest spot around Tulsa??? Thank you for helping me. You all seem so nice I can't wait to meet the people in Tulsa... People here are kind of snooty sometimes and rude. Anyway, I be back to see what you have to say... Until then...

Sincerely,
Raelyn
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 05-22-2009, 03:40 PM
 
2,557 posts, read 5,860,778 times
Reputation: 967
Bishop Kelly!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-22-2009, 04:09 PM
 
Location: broken arrow oklahoma
100 posts, read 267,264 times
Reputation: 81
they are all great schools I got my dipolma at webster high
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-22-2009, 07:37 PM
 
Location: Flower Mound, Texas
1,837 posts, read 4,149,271 times
Reputation: 575
What is Bishop Kelly? I don't understand....
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-22-2009, 10:08 PM
 
702 posts, read 2,517,455 times
Reputation: 558
Quote:
Originally Posted by Raelyn28 View Post
Hi, I have really appreciated all the posts and answers to my questions regarding Tulsa. I am moving from the West Coast and the location and High School/Elementary Schools is REALLY important. I don't want my boys to be just a number. So what area is the best?? My boys like baseball and football. They like music. They are extroverted and friendly and they are active. Tell me what does a 14 and 10-year old do in the Tulsa area?? Tell me what is there to do in the winter and summer for boys? I checked out the Owasso baseball team and honestly they look so good I am not sure my son would have a chance.. They are 4th in the country!!! Wow!! Is baseball huge in Oklahoma or what?? And what do they feed those boys there? They are huge!! Anyway, I was kind of sold on Broken Arrow but is there somewhere prettier? You have to remember I am coming from mountains and pine trees and beauty everything... Where is the prettiest spot around Tulsa??? Thank you for helping me. You all seem so nice I can't wait to meet the people in Tulsa... People here are kind of snooty sometimes and rude. Anyway, I be back to see what you have to say... Until then...

Sincerely,
Raelyn
Water sports is huge in Oklahoma in the summer. Oklahoma has more miles of shoreline then any other state. We have a ton of big nice lakes in our state, most of them are within 1 1/2 hours of Tulsa in NE Oklahoma. Winters are pretty mild here, a lot of kids hunt and play sports. Owasso has a great sports complex, new YMCA center, fairly new skate park and a ton of baseball diamonds. The only areas that remotely come close to terrain to what you are use to in Tulsa is in south Tulsa area. This would be in the Union and Jenks school district. But it's only some hilly areas with trees, no mountains.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-23-2009, 10:29 AM
 
2,557 posts, read 5,860,778 times
Reputation: 967
Bishop Kelley High School ~ Welcome (http://www.bkelleyhs.org/podium/default.aspx?t=18848 - broken link)
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-23-2009, 02:18 PM
 
Location: Tulsa, 41st and Yale area
258 posts, read 1,014,746 times
Reputation: 278
The prettiest spot isnt around Tulsa, its IN Tulsa. The Historic Mid-Town area to be precise.

One of the high schools in that area is Cascia Hall. I call it our mini Hogwarts.

Old photo, they have added to the campus, and the area since.
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8264/large122456x.jpg (broken link)

Few buildings on the Campus
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3876/school1l.jpg (broken link)

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3113/school2a.jpg (broken link)

The school is right in the Utica Square area with its fine upscale shopping, living, dining, parks and museums.

New mixed use living/office next to Cascia Hall
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6979/uticaplace2.jpg (broken link)

View from penthouse towards downtown
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4789/uticaplacepenthouseview.jpg (broken link)

Utica Square, etc.
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9836/jmtulsa.jpg (broken link)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7378/img1045awebrb6.jpg (broken link)7
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4350/stjohns2webkt2.jpg (broken link)

Couble blocks away is the museum, Villa Philbrook.
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2843/philbrookthrugazebowebzx1.jpg (broken link)
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8858/philbrooksidewebvm5.jpg (broken link)
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8655/philbrookbackpatiowebnw5.jpg (broken link)
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7076/philbrookfountaintriptyio3.jpg (broken link)
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9837/philbrookcentralhallwebhu0.jpg (broken link)
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2122/philbrookadamwebey0.jpg (broken link)
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8830/philbrookgoldroomceilinjg0.jpg (broken link)
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6886/philbrookterracottacrophl2.jpg (broken link)
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4885/byjustsyla.jpg (broken link)


Few Homes to give you a feel for the neighborhood.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3169/4simg2323drkwebtn5.jpg (broken link)
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9498/3scastlewebcroplc6.jpg (broken link)
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7169/2simg2431cropbrightwebhv1.jpg (broken link)
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4784/5sgothicwebnu4.jpg (broken link)
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2844/shomewebce8.jpg (broken link)
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/1904/colonial4skellymansionw.jpg (broken link)

Garden center, Tulsa History Museum, Linnaeus Gardens, Rose Gardens, Woodward Park, etc. are also right nearby.

Garden Center
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5549/travismansion1bweb.jpg (broken link)
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7722/travismansion2aweb.jpg (broken link)
Behind garden center.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3060/travismansion5aweb.jpg (broken link)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2451/statueofboytulsagardencnl0.jpg (broken link)
Tulsa, History Museum next to garden center.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3705/historicsocietymansionb.jpg (broken link)
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2159/bybillhus2.jpg (broken link)
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6443/byforgottentulsalinnaeul.jpg (broken link)
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7802/byforgottentulsalinnaeu.jpg (broken link)

Course your also pretty close to the River and the River Parks system.
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6877/arkansasriver12.jpg (broken link)
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/187/byrolandthejailera.jpg (broken link)
One of the many old homes overlooking the river
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2482/gothicmcbirney1.jpg (broken link)
Backyard, you can see the river valley down below
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4973/gothicmcbirney2web.jpg (broken link)


And I could go on and on and on. Just a smidge of the flavor of Historic Mid-town.... But if you like the tedious, suburban sprawl thing,,, we got plenty of that too.

Oh, and Lee Elementry is also likely a very good school in this same Mid-Town area and near the Cherry Street and Brookside areas as well.

Last edited by TulsaArtist; 05-23-2009 at 03:02 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-23-2009, 06:33 PM
 
2,557 posts, read 5,860,778 times
Reputation: 967
Awesome pictures!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-23-2009, 09:10 PM
 
265 posts, read 904,394 times
Reputation: 139
Broken Arrow is a nice community if you are looking for good schools. There are some hills and nice terrain in east Broken Arrow on Kenosha east of the Creek Turnpike. Also, there are some hills in some areas of south Broken Arrow off of 131st Street.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-23-2009, 10:58 PM
 
75 posts, read 249,452 times
Reputation: 58
raelyn28;


i would second the call on bishop kelley excellent school my wife is an alum and they are always competitive for the 5A title in baseball and respectable for football great prep school education with 1000 students
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Oklahoma > Tulsa

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top