Claremont students are diving into a brand-new math unit—and learning was chomp-tastic! 🐊➕
As they began working with less than, greater than, and equal to, students created their very own alligator helpers and practiced letting them “eat” the bigger number. This hands-on activity made comparing numbers fun, memorable, and easy to understand.
These little math gators really snapped learning into place, and we couldn’t resist sharing the fun happening in our Claremont classrooms! 🦓📘
As they began working with less than, greater than, and equal to, students created their very own alligator helpers and practiced letting them “eat” the bigger number. This hands-on activity made comparing numbers fun, memorable, and easy to understand.
These little math gators really snapped learning into place, and we couldn’t resist sharing the fun happening in our Claremont classrooms! 🦓📘
Zebra Friday💪🏼🦓 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE
Yeehaw! 🤠 Our 3rd graders had a rootin’ tootin’ good time when our friends from the Will Rogers Memorial stopped by!
Students learned all about the upcoming Will Rogers Diorama Contest and got an extra special treat when Cowboy Bart wowed them with his amazing rope tricks. 🪢✨
What a fun and unforgettable way to spark curiosity and creativity!
Students learned all about the upcoming Will Rogers Diorama Contest and got an extra special treat when Cowboy Bart wowed them with his amazing rope tricks. 🪢✨
What a fun and unforgettable way to spark curiosity and creativity!
Nothing warms you up like a Hot Cocoa Party on a cold winter day and Roosa Fourth Grade earned it in the BEST way! After winning the Canned Food Drive, our students celebrated with a cocoa party that truly went ALL. OUT.
We’re talking mountains of toppings, big smiles, and cozy vibes all around. From whipped cream to sprinkles and everything in between, this celebration was the perfect mix of fun, community spirit, and a little sweet reward for giving back.
Way to go, Fourth Grade! Your hard work made a difference, and this cocoa party was well deserved. ❤️🖤
We’re talking mountains of toppings, big smiles, and cozy vibes all around. From whipped cream to sprinkles and everything in between, this celebration was the perfect mix of fun, community spirit, and a little sweet reward for giving back.
Way to go, Fourth Grade! Your hard work made a difference, and this cocoa party was well deserved. ❤️🖤
Ms. Cardwell’s STEM Lab has been buzzing with excitement as Mrs. Millsap’s class planned and designed their robots from the ground up. Students carefully mapped out each step of the process, thinking ahead and preparing for the big moment—bringing their robots to life.
As part of the challenge, students solved math problems while programming their robots to navigate a neighborhood map in a race against the clock. Their mission? Collect as much “candy” from each house as possible in under 30 seconds! 🍬⏱️
This hands-on experience stretched their thinking, sharpened problem-solving skills, and encouraged teamwork and creativity every step of the way. Soon, these young engineers were ready to send their robots into action, give clear instructions, and proudly tell them to GO! 🚀
As part of the challenge, students solved math problems while programming their robots to navigate a neighborhood map in a race against the clock. Their mission? Collect as much “candy” from each house as possible in under 30 seconds! 🍬⏱️
This hands-on experience stretched their thinking, sharpened problem-solving skills, and encouraged teamwork and creativity every step of the way. Soon, these young engineers were ready to send their robots into action, give clear instructions, and proudly tell them to GO! 🚀
One of the many outstanding arts courses offered at Claremore High School is Theatre Production, a hands-on class where creativity meets craftsmanship. In this course, students learn how to build stage sets from the ground up, cutting lumber, assembling structures, painting scenery, and transforming raw materials into immersive stage environments.
What makes this experience especially meaningful is seeing their hard work come to life. These student-built set pieces are used throughout the school year in school plays and the spring musical, allowing students to watch their craftsmanship shine in live performances.
Beyond the stage, Theatre Production students are developing valuable skills like teamwork, problem-solving, technical knowledge, and attention to detail, skills that will serve them well in any future path. This is learning by doing at its best, and it’s another example of the excellence happening in CPS Fine Arts. 🎨🎭
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE
What makes this experience especially meaningful is seeing their hard work come to life. These student-built set pieces are used throughout the school year in school plays and the spring musical, allowing students to watch their craftsmanship shine in live performances.
Beyond the stage, Theatre Production students are developing valuable skills like teamwork, problem-solving, technical knowledge, and attention to detail, skills that will serve them well in any future path. This is learning by doing at its best, and it’s another example of the excellence happening in CPS Fine Arts. 🎨🎭
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE
🎉 2026 Academic Bowl Area Champions! 🧠
Our incredible team went undefeated at Area (2-0) and is headed back to the State Tournament on January 31st to defend their 2X State Title… and go for a THREE-PEAT! 🏆🏆🏆
Let’s go, Zebras! 🦓
#CPSZebraPride
Our incredible team went undefeated at Area (2-0) and is headed back to the State Tournament on January 31st to defend their 2X State Title… and go for a THREE-PEAT! 🏆🏆🏆
Let’s go, Zebras! 🦓
#CPSZebraPride
Pre-K at Westside had an unforgettable Disney Week, complete with a very special guest, Belle (Mrs. Lyons!). Students enjoyed Disney-inspired lessons and small groups that brought learning to life in the most magical way.
This was a perfect example of how our teachers continually find fun, creative ways to make learning engaging and meaningful for our youngest learners. The joy from our students said it all.
What a truly magical week at Westside! ✨📚
This was a perfect example of how our teachers continually find fun, creative ways to make learning engaging and meaningful for our youngest learners. The joy from our students said it all.
What a truly magical week at Westside! ✨📚
Mr. Hughes has been bringing the excitement to PE with a Free Throw Contest for our 3rd–5th grade students, and this morning he proudly recognized the top two shooters from each grade!
Top Shooters by Grade ⭐
3rd Grade: Ava Anderson & Landon Casey
4th Grade: Kadyn Blakley & Dillon Casey
5th Grade: Asher Murray & Tayden Dixon
Overall Winner: Dillon Casey 🏆
Dillon advanced to the next round of the Elks Hoop Shoot Contest, a nationwide free throw competition that promotes sportsmanship, character, and healthy competition. We’re incredibly proud to share that Dillon finished 4th overall in the 10-year-old age group!
He represented Catalayah with pride, determination, and heart. Way to go, Dillon—and great job to all our shooters for showing effort, focus, and Zebra pride! ❤️🖤
Top Shooters by Grade ⭐
3rd Grade: Ava Anderson & Landon Casey
4th Grade: Kadyn Blakley & Dillon Casey
5th Grade: Asher Murray & Tayden Dixon
Overall Winner: Dillon Casey 🏆
Dillon advanced to the next round of the Elks Hoop Shoot Contest, a nationwide free throw competition that promotes sportsmanship, character, and healthy competition. We’re incredibly proud to share that Dillon finished 4th overall in the 10-year-old age group!
He represented Catalayah with pride, determination, and heart. Way to go, Dillon—and great job to all our shooters for showing effort, focus, and Zebra pride! ❤️🖤
Mrs. Higgins’ class brought a blizzard of creativity and curiosity into the classroom! Students explored design and problem-solving as they imagined, created, and 3D-printed their very own snowflakes—each one completely unique, just like the real thing.
This hands-on project sparked questions, encouraged experimentation, and showed how curiosity fuels innovation. When students are curious, learning takes shape in the coolest ways!
Great job, Tech Ed crew!
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE
This hands-on project sparked questions, encouraged experimentation, and showed how curiosity fuels innovation. When students are curious, learning takes shape in the coolest ways!
Great job, Tech Ed crew!
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE
🏀 ZEBRA BASKETBALL – GAME DAY AT HOME 🦓🔥
Our squads return to Legendary Lantow Court tonight as they host Glenpool in a full slate of home action!
📅 Tuesday, January 20
🆚 Glenpool
📍 HOME – Claremore High School
⏰ Girls Varsity – 6:00 PM | Boys Varsity – 7:30 PM
Bring the energy and back your Zebras from the stands as we defend home court. Let’s make it loud. Let’s make it count.
#CPSZebraPride | #ZebraBasketball
Our squads return to Legendary Lantow Court tonight as they host Glenpool in a full slate of home action!
📅 Tuesday, January 20
🆚 Glenpool
📍 HOME – Claremore High School
⏰ Girls Varsity – 6:00 PM | Boys Varsity – 7:30 PM
Bring the energy and back your Zebras from the stands as we defend home court. Let’s make it loud. Let’s make it count.
#CPSZebraPride | #ZebraBasketball
🤼♂️ ZEBRA WRESTLING🔥
Two road duals. One mission. Claremore Wrestling is ready to bring the heat this week as the postseason inches closer.
📅 TUESDAY, JANUARY 20
🆚 Coweta
📍 @ Coweta High School
⏰ 7:00 PM
📅 THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
🆚 Tahlequah
📍 @ Tahlequah High School
⏰ 6:00 PM
Locked in and laser-focused — let’s go, Zebras!
#ZebraWrestling | #CPSZebraPride
Two road duals. One mission. Claremore Wrestling is ready to bring the heat this week as the postseason inches closer.
📅 TUESDAY, JANUARY 20
🆚 Coweta
📍 @ Coweta High School
⏰ 7:00 PM
📅 THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
🆚 Tahlequah
📍 @ Tahlequah High School
⏰ 6:00 PM
Locked in and laser-focused — let’s go, Zebras!
#ZebraWrestling | #CPSZebraPride
During the 2024–2025 school year, our Jazz Band experienced an unprecedented year of growth and success at Claremore Public Schools. What began as one jazz band has now grown into three full jazz ensembles heading into the 2025–2026 school year, an incredible testament to student interest, dedication, and talent.
This year, the band competed at the State Jazz Contest and earned our first 5A Jazz Band State Championship in years. But they didn’t stop there.
The next level of achievement for a jazz ensemble is submitting a professional-quality recording for evaluation by a panel of college music educators from across Oklahoma. Each year, this panel selects only three groups total, one college ensemble and two high school ensembles, to perform in a prestigious honor performance at the Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OkMEA) Convention.
We are proud to share that Claremore High School’s Jazz Band was selected as one of those three ensembles, chosen from all applicants across the state. This selection was based on a recording of last year’s CHS Jazz Band and recognizes our students as one of the best jazz programs in Oklahoma, across all high school classifications—and even alongside college programs.
📍 Performance Details
🗓 January 22
⏰ 8:00 PM
📌 Arvest Convention Center – Legacy Hall
🎟 Tickets: $10 at the door (All are welcome!)
This honor performance also provides our students with an incredible opportunity to collaborate with professional musicians, including:
• Mr. Mason Crabaugh – University of Tulsa
• Mr. Grant Myers – University of Tulsa
• Mr. Bobby Kitchen – Director of Jazz Bands, Skiatook High School
• Dr. Van Hemert – Director of Jazz Studies, Northeastern State University
Mr. Smith would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to his students for their countless hours of practice and after-school rehearsals. These students have worked tirelessly—not only to earn this honor, but to prepare entirely new music alongside a new group of musicians at the highest level.
This is what commitment, collaboration, and excellence look like—and it is a powerful example of #CPSZEBRAPRIDE in action. 🦓🎶
This year, the band competed at the State Jazz Contest and earned our first 5A Jazz Band State Championship in years. But they didn’t stop there.
The next level of achievement for a jazz ensemble is submitting a professional-quality recording for evaluation by a panel of college music educators from across Oklahoma. Each year, this panel selects only three groups total, one college ensemble and two high school ensembles, to perform in a prestigious honor performance at the Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OkMEA) Convention.
We are proud to share that Claremore High School’s Jazz Band was selected as one of those three ensembles, chosen from all applicants across the state. This selection was based on a recording of last year’s CHS Jazz Band and recognizes our students as one of the best jazz programs in Oklahoma, across all high school classifications—and even alongside college programs.
📍 Performance Details
🗓 January 22
⏰ 8:00 PM
📌 Arvest Convention Center – Legacy Hall
🎟 Tickets: $10 at the door (All are welcome!)
This honor performance also provides our students with an incredible opportunity to collaborate with professional musicians, including:
• Mr. Mason Crabaugh – University of Tulsa
• Mr. Grant Myers – University of Tulsa
• Mr. Bobby Kitchen – Director of Jazz Bands, Skiatook High School
• Dr. Van Hemert – Director of Jazz Studies, Northeastern State University
Mr. Smith would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to his students for their countless hours of practice and after-school rehearsals. These students have worked tirelessly—not only to earn this honor, but to prepare entirely new music alongside a new group of musicians at the highest level.
This is what commitment, collaboration, and excellence look like—and it is a powerful example of #CPSZEBRAPRIDE in action. 🦓🎶
🧮🎨 Learning through Play at Roosa Pre-K!
Thanks to a grant from the Claremore Public Schools Foundation, our youngest learners at Roosa Elementary are about to experience even more hands-on fun in the classroom!
💬 “This grant is going to allow us to purchase math manipulatives that support playful learning and small group activities, as well as art supplies for creative classroom projects. I can’t wait to see how excited our students will be with these new additions!”
— Lynn Youngs, Roosa Elementary
🖍️ From math to masterpieces, this grant supports early learning by encouraging curiosity, creativity, and active engagement.
🧠 Want to support more grants like this?
Register your team for the CPSF Brainiac Brawl—our largest annual fundraiser!
👉 claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/brainiac-brawl
#CPSF #FallGrantPatrol #DistrictGrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #RoosaElementary #PlayBasedLearning #BrainiacBrawl
Thanks to a grant from the Claremore Public Schools Foundation, our youngest learners at Roosa Elementary are about to experience even more hands-on fun in the classroom!
💬 “This grant is going to allow us to purchase math manipulatives that support playful learning and small group activities, as well as art supplies for creative classroom projects. I can’t wait to see how excited our students will be with these new additions!”
— Lynn Youngs, Roosa Elementary
🖍️ From math to masterpieces, this grant supports early learning by encouraging curiosity, creativity, and active engagement.
🧠 Want to support more grants like this?
Register your team for the CPSF Brainiac Brawl—our largest annual fundraiser!
👉 claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/brainiac-brawl
#CPSF #FallGrantPatrol #DistrictGrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #RoosaElementary #PlayBasedLearning #BrainiacBrawl
Claremont fifth graders had a deliciously fun time practicing sequential writing by taking learning to the next level! 🍫🔥
Students put their creativity and innovation to work as they used graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate to plan, test, and clearly write out the steps for making the perfect s’more. This hands-on experience challenged them to think critically, communicate clearly, and get creative with their writing—all while having a little fun along the way.
By blending imagination with practical learning, students turned a writing lesson into a sweet, memorable experience that truly stuck.
Way to go, fifth grade! 🏕️✏️
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE
Students put their creativity and innovation to work as they used graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate to plan, test, and clearly write out the steps for making the perfect s’more. This hands-on experience challenged them to think critically, communicate clearly, and get creative with their writing—all while having a little fun along the way.
By blending imagination with practical learning, students turned a writing lesson into a sweet, memorable experience that truly stuck.
Way to go, fifth grade! 🏕️✏️
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE
CPS school sites and the central office will be closed on Monday, January 19th, in honor of the Martin Luther King holiday.
As we observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, remember his words: "Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."
As we observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, remember his words: "Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."
How Sick Is Too Sick For School?
Tis the season in Oklahoma - sniffling, sneezing, coughing, headache, fever, tummy aches, nausea, etc.
We miss our students when they are absent, but sometimes they need to recover at home. How do you make that decision? CPS encourages following the Oklahoma State Department of Health guidelines. These guidelines will help the child recover and prevent the spread of illness to other students and staff.
Click here to read more > https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/951336
Tis the season in Oklahoma - sniffling, sneezing, coughing, headache, fever, tummy aches, nausea, etc.
We miss our students when they are absent, but sometimes they need to recover at home. How do you make that decision? CPS encourages following the Oklahoma State Department of Health guidelines. These guidelines will help the child recover and prevent the spread of illness to other students and staff.
Click here to read more > https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/951336
📆Here is your calendar reminder for February
🔴6, 13, 20, 27: Early Release Days (PLC)
🔴12: WRJH Parent/Teacher Conferences
🔴16: CLOSED (Holiday)
🔴19: DATE CHANGE: CHS Parent/Teacher Conferences (previously 3/12)
🎓 Exploring the Future at CHS!
Thanks to a $5,200 grant from the Claremore Public Schools Foundation, Claremore High School students will hit the road this year for college and career exploration across Oklahoma!
💬 “I was awarded a $5,200 grant to support college and career exploration for Claremore High School students! These funds will be used to take students on campus tours across Oklahoma, helping them experience firsthand the opportunities available after graduation. The grant will also benefit clubs and classes interested in taking specialized campus visits throughout the year.”
— Sarah Adcock, Claremore High School
🚌 From college campuses to career pathways, these real-world experiences will empower students to make confident, informed decisions about their future.
🧠 Want to support more grants like this?
Register your team for the CPSF Brainiac Brawl—our largest annual fundraiser!
👉 claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/brainiac-brawl
#CPSF #FallGrantPatrol #DistrictGrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #CollegeAndCareerReady #CHS #BrainiacBrawl
Thanks to a $5,200 grant from the Claremore Public Schools Foundation, Claremore High School students will hit the road this year for college and career exploration across Oklahoma!
💬 “I was awarded a $5,200 grant to support college and career exploration for Claremore High School students! These funds will be used to take students on campus tours across Oklahoma, helping them experience firsthand the opportunities available after graduation. The grant will also benefit clubs and classes interested in taking specialized campus visits throughout the year.”
— Sarah Adcock, Claremore High School
🚌 From college campuses to career pathways, these real-world experiences will empower students to make confident, informed decisions about their future.
🧠 Want to support more grants like this?
Register your team for the CPSF Brainiac Brawl—our largest annual fundraiser!
👉 claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/brainiac-brawl
#CPSF #FallGrantPatrol #DistrictGrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #CollegeAndCareerReady #CHS #BrainiacBrawl
The junior high basketball game scheduled for Monday (1/19) has been moved to Thursday (1/22).
