CPSF members and award recipients in a group photo

CPSF board members with grant recipient and a large checkBecause of your generosity and partnership, the Claremore Public Schools Foundation (CPSF) has awarded a record-setting 26 grants this fall, totaling $56,241.54!

These awards span across school sites and grade levels—fueling innovative classroom projects, student engagement initiatives, and expanded learning opportunities. This brings our total awarded for the 2025–2026 school year to over $60,000, and they are just getting started!

None of this would be possible without the incredible support from YOU—our staff, families, donors, and community partners. Thank you for helping us enrich the quality of education in Claremore Public Schools.

It’s a GREAT day to be a Zebra Grant Recipient! Click here to see a photo gallery of the award presentations.

Jennifer Basks

Catalayah

$1,432.00

School Safety & Communication Enhancement

Tina Cole

Catalayah

$500.00

Blocks to Brilliance

Tina Cole

Catalayah

$500.00

Pre-K is Coloring the Future

Ashley Henry

Catalayah/Westside

$3,625.52

VEX GO Robo Pioneers

Doonkeen

CHS

$6,562.00

You Can "TRUSS" in the Zebras!!

Sarah Adcock

CHS

$5,200.00

CHS College & Career Trip Grant

Callie Mercer

CHS

$3,129.00

The Promise of Pastels

Marilyn Lewis

CHS

$516.20

Excellence for Experts Using Expos

T.J. Smith

CHS/WRJH

$16,211.00

Band could use your "Bari" "Bari" much!

Tina Francis

Claremont

$3,361.90

Where Creativity Takes A Seat

Morgan Mills

Claremont

$1,171.72

Dynamic Seating for Active Learning

Angela Kinzer

Claremont

$319.99

Classroom Carpet for Engaged Learning and Classroom Community

Lauren Camber

Claremont

$233.62

"Coloring the Future"

Lauren Camber

Claremont

$87.83

"Blocks to Brilliance"

Adkins

Fine Arts Department

$825.00

Arts in Focus!

Tiffany Huss

Roosa

$1,140.00

Into the Wild-Aquatic Animal Adventures

Molly Ayers

Roosa

$700.00

Raise Your Voice

Leora Youngs

Roosa

$500.00

Pre-K is Coloring the Future

Leora Youngs

Roosa

$500.00

Blocks to Brilliance

Brittany Lang

Westside

$2,695.96

"Colorful Pages, Curious Minds"

Katy Cummings

Westside

$729.79

A "Peep" Into Science: First Grade Life Cycles

Sayre Whitaker

Westside

$500.00

Pre-K is Coloring the Future

Sayre Whitaker

Westside

$500.00

Blocks to Brilliance

Lauri Titsworth

Westside & Catalayah

$846.48

250(+) Years In The Making

Shea Lively

WRJH

$3,963.30

Booked for Success

Jackie Boyd

WRJH

$490.43

Owl Have That


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SAVE THE DATE: 🗓️ January 24, 2026

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Get your boots and brains ready for CPSF’s Brainiac Brawl: Rhinestone Rodeo — our biggest fundraiser of the year. Round up your cleverest coworkers and register your team of 8 for a wild, fun-filled night of:

Trivia • Food • Drinks • Live & Silent Auctions • CPSF Shenanigans

đź”— Click here to register your team.

Want to be a sponsor — or know someone who would?
Contact Shanna O’Shields, Executive Director

Together, we’re making a difference one grant, one classroom, one Zebra at a time. 🦓💡


YOU COULD BE THE NEXT GRANT RECIPIENT. APPLY NOW

Claremore Public School Foundation encourages you to take advantage of upcoming grant opportunities:

  • Fast Track Grant Deadlines:

    January 16, 2026 l February 13, 2026  l  March 13, 2026 l  April 10, 2026 l  May 8, 2026

  • Fall Semi-Annual Grant Deadline:

    March 16, 2026