❄️⛷️ Winter Olympics at Roosa Elementary! ⛷️❄️
Students were placed on teams representing different countries and kicked off the fun by competing in adapted winter sports, bringing teamwork, school spirit, and plenty of smiles. These photos capture highlights from the opening ceremony, where excitement was high, and Olympic pride was on full display!
#RoosaRocks #CPSZebraPride
Students were placed on teams representing different countries and kicked off the fun by competing in adapted winter sports, bringing teamwork, school spirit, and plenty of smiles. These photos capture highlights from the opening ceremony, where excitement was high, and Olympic pride was on full display!
#RoosaRocks #CPSZebraPride
Did you know?
When we consider adding a new menu item to our kitchens, there’s a lot more happening behind the scenes than meets the eye. Before anything ever makes it onto a student’s tray, it goes through a thoughtful review process.
One of the biggest (and obvious) factors we look at is nutrition. Calories, sodium, protein, sugar, whole grains, every detail matters. We carefully evaluate each item to ensure it meets guidelines while still delivering the great taste our students expect. It’s important to us that meals are not only delicious, but also balanced and nourishing.
Every decision we make is centered around our students. Their health, growth, focus, and overall well-being are always top of mind. We are committed to giving them the very best—meals they’re excited to eat and parents can feel good about.
Because at the end of the day, it’s not just about serving food. It’s about fueling futures. 🍎🥗
When we consider adding a new menu item to our kitchens, there’s a lot more happening behind the scenes than meets the eye. Before anything ever makes it onto a student’s tray, it goes through a thoughtful review process.
One of the biggest (and obvious) factors we look at is nutrition. Calories, sodium, protein, sugar, whole grains, every detail matters. We carefully evaluate each item to ensure it meets guidelines while still delivering the great taste our students expect. It’s important to us that meals are not only delicious, but also balanced and nourishing.
Every decision we make is centered around our students. Their health, growth, focus, and overall well-being are always top of mind. We are committed to giving them the very best—meals they’re excited to eat and parents can feel good about.
Because at the end of the day, it’s not just about serving food. It’s about fueling futures. 🍎🥗
This past weekend, our Will Rogers Junior High students brought the laughs with their hilariously chaotic performance of “Haphazardly Ever After.” 🎭✨
Since September, the cast and crew have dedicated countless hours to rehearsals, line runs, set work, and perfecting every comedic moment and it absolutely paid off. Each student performed with heart, confidence, and a unique spark that made their characters unforgettable. We could not be more proud of our young Zebras and the growth they showed both on and off the stage.
A production like this is never the work of just a few, it’s the combined effort of many. A heartfelt thank you to the high school students who stepped in to help every step of the way. Your mentorship and support made a difference.
And of course, a standing ovation for our two fearless leaders, Miss Kendall Fudge and Miss Riley Ketterling. Their dedication, guidance, and belief in these students turned months of hard work into an amazing performance.
Bravo to everyone involved. This is Zebra Pride shining bright under the stage lights. 🦓👏
Since September, the cast and crew have dedicated countless hours to rehearsals, line runs, set work, and perfecting every comedic moment and it absolutely paid off. Each student performed with heart, confidence, and a unique spark that made their characters unforgettable. We could not be more proud of our young Zebras and the growth they showed both on and off the stage.
A production like this is never the work of just a few, it’s the combined effort of many. A heartfelt thank you to the high school students who stepped in to help every step of the way. Your mentorship and support made a difference.
And of course, a standing ovation for our two fearless leaders, Miss Kendall Fudge and Miss Riley Ketterling. Their dedication, guidance, and belief in these students turned months of hard work into an amazing performance.
Bravo to everyone involved. This is Zebra Pride shining bright under the stage lights. 🦓👏
Spreading joy across Catalayah Elementary! 🎨✨
Mrs. Ratcliff’s 3rd-grade WIN (What I Need) enrichment group put creativity into action, designing textured paper that will be used in future art projects for ALL Catalayah students! 🖍️🖌️
Using oil pastels, paint sticks, tempera paint, and a variety of printing tools (plus some cleverly reused materials), students explored texture, color, and technique, experimenting freely while creating something meaningful for others. Art with purpose, made the Zebra way. ❤️
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE #CPSFINEARTS
Mrs. Ratcliff’s 3rd-grade WIN (What I Need) enrichment group put creativity into action, designing textured paper that will be used in future art projects for ALL Catalayah students! 🖍️🖌️
Using oil pastels, paint sticks, tempera paint, and a variety of printing tools (plus some cleverly reused materials), students explored texture, color, and technique, experimenting freely while creating something meaningful for others. Art with purpose, made the Zebra way. ❤️
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE #CPSFINEARTS
🏀 ZEBRA BASKETBALL | WEEK IN REVIEW 🦓
A full week of hoops with rivalry energy, road battles, and Senior Night at home. Let’s go.
📅 Monday, February 16
🆚 Tahlequah (HOME)
⏰ Girls – 1:00 PM
⏰ Boys – 2:00 PM
📅 Tuesday, February 17
🆚 Pryor (AWAY)
⏰ Girls – 6:00 PM
⏰ Boys – 7:00 PM
📅 Friday, February 20
🆚 Senior Night (HOME)
⏰ Girls – 6:00 PM
⏰ Boys – 7:00 PM
Home court energy. Rivalry intensity. A night to honor our seniors.
Be there. Bring it. 🦓🔥
#ZebraBasketball | #CPSZebraPride | #GameWeek
A full week of hoops with rivalry energy, road battles, and Senior Night at home. Let’s go.
📅 Monday, February 16
🆚 Tahlequah (HOME)
⏰ Girls – 1:00 PM
⏰ Boys – 2:00 PM
📅 Tuesday, February 17
🆚 Pryor (AWAY)
⏰ Girls – 6:00 PM
⏰ Boys – 7:00 PM
📅 Friday, February 20
🆚 Senior Night (HOME)
⏰ Girls – 6:00 PM
⏰ Boys – 7:00 PM
Home court energy. Rivalry intensity. A night to honor our seniors.
Be there. Bring it. 🦓🔥
#ZebraBasketball | #CPSZebraPride | #GameWeek
🤼♀️ GIRLS WRESTLING | REGIONALS 🦓🔥
Postseason time is here for our Lady Zebras as they head to Regionals with a spot at State on the line.
📍 Inola
📆 Monday–Tuesday | February 16–17
Session 1 - Monday
🕔 5:00 PM
• Championship — 1st & 2nd Rounds
• Consolation — 1st & 2nd Rounds
Session 2 - Tuesday
🕚 11:00 AM
Focused. Prepared. Ready to compete.
Let’s go, Lady Zebras! 💪🦓
#CPSZebraPride | #LadyZebraWrestling
Postseason time is here for our Lady Zebras as they head to Regionals with a spot at State on the line.
📍 Inola
📆 Monday–Tuesday | February 16–17
Session 1 - Monday
🕔 5:00 PM
• Championship — 1st & 2nd Rounds
• Consolation — 1st & 2nd Rounds
Session 2 - Tuesday
🕚 11:00 AM
Focused. Prepared. Ready to compete.
Let’s go, Lady Zebras! 💪🦓
#CPSZebraPride | #LadyZebraWrestling
🔥🤼♂️ DUAL STATE. BIG STAGE. LET’S GO. 🦓
Zebra Wrestling is HERE, stepping onto the Dual State stage with one thing on the mind: compete.
📍 UMAC
🆚 Elgin
⏰ Round 1 | 12:00 PM
All the work. All the hours. All for this moment.
Bring the energy. Bring the pride. Claremore is on the mat.
LET’S GO ZEBRAS. 💪🔥
#CPSZebraPride | #ZebraWrestling | #DualState | #StateBound
Zebra Wrestling is HERE, stepping onto the Dual State stage with one thing on the mind: compete.
📍 UMAC
🆚 Elgin
⏰ Round 1 | 12:00 PM
All the work. All the hours. All for this moment.
Bring the energy. Bring the pride. Claremore is on the mat.
LET’S GO ZEBRAS. 💪🔥
#CPSZebraPride | #ZebraWrestling | #DualState | #StateBound
🤼♀️ JH STATE TOURNAMENT RECAP 🦓
Our Junior High squad traveled to OKC and competed with grit and focus across a tough three-day tournament. With 6th–9th graders representing Claremore, the Zebras showed resilience, growth, and pride on the mat.
When the tournament wrapped up, they returned home with impressive finishes:
🥈 Kinley Vereide — State Runner-Up
🏅 Peyton Vasquez — 6th Place
A strong showing for our future Zebras and a great step forward for the program. Proud of this group and the way they represented Claremore. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE
Our Junior High squad traveled to OKC and competed with grit and focus across a tough three-day tournament. With 6th–9th graders representing Claremore, the Zebras showed resilience, growth, and pride on the mat.
When the tournament wrapped up, they returned home with impressive finishes:
🥈 Kinley Vereide — State Runner-Up
🏅 Peyton Vasquez — 6th Place
A strong showing for our future Zebras and a great step forward for the program. Proud of this group and the way they represented Claremore. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE
✨ Come support our WRJH actors! ✨
This weekend, our Will Rogers Junior High drama students take the stage in Haphazardly Ever After, and we’re shining the spotlight on the talented cast bringing this production to life! Their dedication, teamwork, and passion for the arts have been on full display throughout rehearsals, and it’s all coming together on stage.
Join us Saturday, February 14, at the Robson Performing Arts Center. The show begins at 6:30 PM, with $5 admission at the door, benefiting the growing WRJH Drama Department.
Break a leg, actors! We can’t wait to see you shine! 🎬👏 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE
This weekend, our Will Rogers Junior High drama students take the stage in Haphazardly Ever After, and we’re shining the spotlight on the talented cast bringing this production to life! Their dedication, teamwork, and passion for the arts have been on full display throughout rehearsals, and it’s all coming together on stage.
Join us Saturday, February 14, at the Robson Performing Arts Center. The show begins at 6:30 PM, with $5 admission at the door, benefiting the growing WRJH Drama Department.
Break a leg, actors! We can’t wait to see you shine! 🎬👏 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE
Zebra Friday - Valentine Edition.🦓❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE
The World Needs Art.
That’s the theme for the Oklahoma Art Education Association’s 2026 Youth Art Month this March—a powerful reminder of the impact creativity has on our schools, communities, and beyond.
Leading up to Youth Art Month, students across the state compete in various exhibitions, with top winners receiving prizes and gift certificates. One of those prestigious events is the Young People’s Art Exhibition and we are proud to share that two Claremore High School artists rose to the top.
Amelia Matthews (Senior) — BEST OF SHOW
Kellie Stuard (Junior) — 1st Place, High School Division
Please join us in congratulating these two amazing artists for their creativity, vision, and hard work. And a major shoutout to Art Teacher Taylor Hoffer for mentoring, encouraging, and inspiring our students as they pursue excellence in the arts.
The world needs art and Claremore students are proving why.
That’s the theme for the Oklahoma Art Education Association’s 2026 Youth Art Month this March—a powerful reminder of the impact creativity has on our schools, communities, and beyond.
Leading up to Youth Art Month, students across the state compete in various exhibitions, with top winners receiving prizes and gift certificates. One of those prestigious events is the Young People’s Art Exhibition and we are proud to share that two Claremore High School artists rose to the top.
Amelia Matthews (Senior) — BEST OF SHOW
Kellie Stuard (Junior) — 1st Place, High School Division
Please join us in congratulating these two amazing artists for their creativity, vision, and hard work. And a major shoutout to Art Teacher Taylor Hoffer for mentoring, encouraging, and inspiring our students as they pursue excellence in the arts.
The world needs art and Claremore students are proving why.
Claremore Public Schools Foundation Grant Update! 🎨✨
Thanks to the Promise of Pastels Grant from the Claremore Public Schools Foundation, students have jumped into the pastel unit! Led by Ms. Mercer, students kicked things off with an orange follow-along demonstration and are now rocking and rolling into their Reflective Object Projects. Creativity, confidence, and color are shining in the classroom!
💡 Want to support more projects and grants like this?
Register for the Brainiac Brawl on February 28 in Claremore and help fuel innovative learning across our district.
👉 https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/brainiac-brawl-registration/
#CPSZebraPride #GrantImpact #BrainiacBrawl
Thanks to the Promise of Pastels Grant from the Claremore Public Schools Foundation, students have jumped into the pastel unit! Led by Ms. Mercer, students kicked things off with an orange follow-along demonstration and are now rocking and rolling into their Reflective Object Projects. Creativity, confidence, and color are shining in the classroom!
💡 Want to support more projects and grants like this?
Register for the Brainiac Brawl on February 28 in Claremore and help fuel innovative learning across our district.
👉 https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/brainiac-brawl-registration/
#CPSZebraPride #GrantImpact #BrainiacBrawl
💯🎉 100 Days, Done and Celebrated! 🎉💯
Last week marked 100 days of school, and our Zebras made every one of them count! With laughter in the halls, learning in every classroom, and plenty of moments worth celebrating, our students have already come so far.
100 days in… and the momentum is strong! 🦓✨
#CPSZebraPride
Last week marked 100 days of school, and our Zebras made every one of them count! With laughter in the halls, learning in every classroom, and plenty of moments worth celebrating, our students have already come so far.
100 days in… and the momentum is strong! 🦓✨
#CPSZebraPride
Mrs. T’s GT class got to put brand-new manipulatives to work, thanks to a Claremore Public Schools Foundation grant! 🏠⭕️
These new resources are already sparking problem-solving, creativity, and deeper thinking in the classroom. Grants like this turn ideas into impact—and learning into something students can truly explore.
💡 Want to help bring more grants to life?
Support projects just like this by visiting the CPS Foundation Grant Registry:
👉 https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/grant-registry/
#GrantInAction #CPSZebraPride
These new resources are already sparking problem-solving, creativity, and deeper thinking in the classroom. Grants like this turn ideas into impact—and learning into something students can truly explore.
💡 Want to help bring more grants to life?
Support projects just like this by visiting the CPS Foundation Grant Registry:
👉 https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/grant-registry/
#GrantInAction #CPSZebraPride
Creativity was woven into every stitch! 🧶🎨
In Mrs. Ratcliff’s art class, our 3rd-grade WIN students designed and created their very own potholders, selecting colors, building patterns, and cheering one another on along the way. Collaboration, creativity, and confidence were on full display. We’re so proud of these young artists!
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE
In Mrs. Ratcliff’s art class, our 3rd-grade WIN students designed and created their very own potholders, selecting colors, building patterns, and cheering one another on along the way. Collaboration, creativity, and confidence were on full display. We’re so proud of these young artists!
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE
IT’S SHOWTIME! 🎤🎶
Claremore High School Sound Express Show Choir will be performing at the Jenks Trochella Show Choir Invitational! Our students have been putting in the time and effort to prepare an incredible performance, and we can’t wait to see them take the stage.
Event Info:
📍 @ Jenks High School PAC
📅 Saturday, February 14
⏰ Showtime – 9:30 AM
🎟 Tickets: $20 Adults | $10 Students & Seniors
Let’s show up, cheer loud, and support our performers as they represent #CPSZebraPride! 🎶🖤🤍
Claremore High School Sound Express Show Choir will be performing at the Jenks Trochella Show Choir Invitational! Our students have been putting in the time and effort to prepare an incredible performance, and we can’t wait to see them take the stage.
Event Info:
📍 @ Jenks High School PAC
📅 Saturday, February 14
⏰ Showtime – 9:30 AM
🎟 Tickets: $20 Adults | $10 Students & Seniors
Let’s show up, cheer loud, and support our performers as they represent #CPSZebraPride! 🎶🖤🤍
🏈 ALL-STATE HONORS | EAST SIDE DEFENSE 🦓🎉
Congratulations to Landon King and Hayden Lee on being selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Team as members of the East Side Defense.
This honor represents the respect of coaches across Oklahoma and caps off outstanding seasons from two Zebra defenders who set the standard with discipline, physicality, and consistency. Way to go and represent, Zebras!💪🏼
Well earned and well deserved.
#CPSZebraPride | #AllState
Congratulations to Landon King and Hayden Lee on being selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Team as members of the East Side Defense.
This honor represents the respect of coaches across Oklahoma and caps off outstanding seasons from two Zebra defenders who set the standard with discipline, physicality, and consistency. Way to go and represent, Zebras!💪🏼
Well earned and well deserved.
#CPSZebraPride | #AllState
Monday, February 16th, Claremore Public Schools will be CLOSED in observance of Presidents' Day!
Here are a few quotes to ponder as you rest, relax, and ready yourself to finish the school year strong.
🤝"We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage." – Teddy Roosevelt
🤝"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader." – John Quincy Adams
🤝"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." – John F. Kennedy
Enjoy your long weekend, and make it A Great Day to be a Zebra!
Here are a few quotes to ponder as you rest, relax, and ready yourself to finish the school year strong.
🤝"We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage." – Teddy Roosevelt
🤝"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader." – John Quincy Adams
🤝"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." – John F. Kennedy
Enjoy your long weekend, and make it A Great Day to be a Zebra!
🏀 **ZEBRA BASKETBALL | GAME WEEK** 🦓
Two games. One focus. Let’s go.
📅 **Tuesday, February 10**
🆚 **Durant**
📍 *Away*
📅 **Friday, February 13**
🆚 **Memorial**
📍 *HOME*
Road test early, home energy to close the week. Pack the gym Friday and bring that Zebra intensity.
#CPSZebraPride | #ZebraBasketball | #GameWeek
🏆 HIGHWAY 20 IS ZEBRA TERRITORY🦓🔥
Both the Zebras and Lady Zebras took care of business and claimed the HWY 20 Rivalry win for our programs!
The energy was high, the atmosphere was electric, and our teams delivered when it mattered most. Rivalry games are about pride, toughness, and showing up for your community, and Zebras did just that.
Thank you to Courtside Benefits for sponsoring this year’s HWY 20 Rivalry!
HWY 20 belongs to the Zebras. 💪
#CPSZebraPride | #HWY20Rivalry | #BEATPRYOR
