Mr. Joe Feely
Principal
After being principal from 1984-1998, Mr. Feely has returned to Burlington High School to continue being principal. Mr. Feely graduated from Wakita High School, where he then went on to college and graduated from NWOSU. In 1974, he began his coaching career at Drummond and coached there for six seasons before taking over at Dover in 1980. While there, he led DHS to three trips to the state tournament in just four seasons. In 1984, Feely headed to Burlington and guided the Lady Elks to the state tournament in 1997.
In May 2003 he retired and decided to pursue his hobby and business "Sand Hill Guided Hunts" on the farm in Manchester. He was approached in August of 2003 about a part time coaching position back at Burlington where he graciously accepted and coached for two years, while in 2004, led the boys basketball team to State.
He was glad he could pursue his lifetime hobby as well as his love for basketball at the same time. Feely has had numerous coaching honors, including OGBCA Regional Coach of the Year and Northwest Oklahoma Coach of the Year. He has received the great honor of being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Mr. Feely and his wife Deedee, who is the 1st grade teacher at Burlington, have two children, Shane and Jodee. Both of their children are married. Shane is married to Kiley and they have three boys, Jackson Joe, Hudson Grant, and Lincoln Ky, who they think is to be born in late November. Jodee is married to Jake and they have a little girl, Jaycee Jo.
In his spare time Mr. Feely likes spending time with his grandchildren, watching OU Football, and hunting. His favorite food to eat is Mexican, and his favorite color is Red.