Power of Sports | Constructing A Culture
Published June 12, 2023, 10:20 p.m. by Jerald Waisoki
Wheeler Middle School was formed in 2019 when Oklahoma City Public Schools restructured the district. With the help of Fields & Futures, the new school is constructing a culture of hope and opportunity through team sports.
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if you've been through a situation where
there is no culture you understand like
how empty it is
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it's difficult when you outfit in
elementary and turn it into a middle
school we had no football field we have
no softball field we have no locker
rooms we didn't have any logos anywhere
we have no fight song no trophies no
history we really struggled to find our
identity we have to build up our culture
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when I saw the fields in future plans I
knew that the future he was bright every
single day they got to watch the
progress and they're getting really
excited they're heating up the mini
pitch and the new basketball court
outside they're talking about their
careers as student-athletes now we have
like more space to go and do stuff we
could play soccer back there basketball
walk the track this is feel good cuz
like there's somebody there like trying
to help our school get better so our
culture is gonna change just based on
the number of kids that are getting
involved more of their grades continue
to rise more they rise the more they go
off and seek better opportunities I
wanted like a state life and I'm crazy
to get into a college that buzz it's
just going around it's palpable you have
to build something everybody's so
excited about that they can't keep and
that everybody wants to be a part of
then all of the music all the alma mater
all the pride that comes with it these
kids are setting the precedents for the
future for every kid behind them and
that's exciting because these kids have
turned out to be warriors beginning to
see that they could do it and they're
learning that they are are more than
capable it can't manufacture that
