Claremore Public Schools

This year Will Rogers Junior High counselors started a mentoring group! The mentoring group's purpose is to help foster WRJH community connections and teach positive communication skills through team-building activities. The group connects older students with younger or new students. The students play games, have lunch, and talk to each other during lunches. It was a great way for students to become better friends with their peers, foster social skills, and make new friendships!🦓❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🎉🌟 Congratulations to Ashley Henry for taking the STEM-pendous leap with the Claremore Public Schools Foundation fall grant! 🦓🤖🍎The funds from this grant have been used to implement STEM materials into 3rd-grade lessons! 🦓🤖🍎With STEM concepts intertwined, their minds were redefined! "This grant will allow students to connect, be engaged, and be creative with their learning. Bringing STEM Robotics (Ozobots) concepts into the Reading/ELA and Math curriculum. This is a cutting-edge concept, overlapping STEM into the core subjects with robotics/coding. My students and I can't wait to explore and learn more together! Thank you, CPSF!" -Ashley Henry, 3rd grade teacher. If you are interested in learning more about Claremore Public Schools Foundation, check out their website! https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/ #CPSF #GrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #ExcellenceinEducation #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today's #ZebraTravelDiaries comes with some history! Amy Cochrane and Audrey Tidwell had an AMAZING historical experience while on vacation. They went to visit William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. William Frantz was one of the first all-white elementary schools in the deep south to be integrated when Ruby Bridges became the first African American student to attend the all-white public school on November 14th, 1960. They had the opportunity to view the sculpture of Ruby Bridges, titled “Honoring the Power of Children.” They shared that the sculpture left a lasting impression. They then proceeded to the front of the school, retracing the steps of the courageous six-year-old Ruby as they walked up the historic steps. "Upon reaching the top of the steps, the front door opened, revealing an elderly gentleman who inquired about our purpose. We began explaining that we are educators from Oklahoma, and we teach our students about Ruby’s remarkable courage. To our astonishment, he graciously invited us inside the school. He guided us to the very room where she received her education. It was a remarkable experience that will be etched in our memories forever. " -Audrey Tidwell Remember, near or far, no matter where you are, just wear your ZEBRA LOGO and send a picture to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us!🦓 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🌟🔥 Igniting the Sparks of Giftedness! 🔥🌟 🎉🚀We're thrilled to announce that the Westside Elementary Gifted and Talented Department has been awarded a GRANT! 🙌🎉 This grant will enable us to take our students' learning experiences to a whole new level! 🌌🔬🖌️Get ready to witness the sparks of genius as our students launch into new realms of creativity and discovery! "Our Claremore Elementary Gifted and Talented Department is thrilled to receive approval for our grant proposal, 'Igniting the Sparks of Giftedness!' This funding will be used to purchase STEM manipulatives, strategy games, and art materials. These tools provide opportunities for investigating and manipulating abstract thinking, trial, and error processing, and practicing real-world applications. Students will also benefit from expanded communication within their small groups through problem-solving discussions and feedback. Thank you, CPS Foundation and Donors!!" -Lauri Titsworth, Gifted Instructor. If you are interested in learning more about @ClaremorePublicSchoolsFoundation, check out their website! https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/ #CPSF #GrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #ExcellenceinEducation #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Congratulations to Ruiel Doonkeen on receiving a Claremore Public Schools Foundation fall grant! The performing arts program at Claremore High School is about to shine brighter than ever! With the grant, we are thrilled to announce the purchase of a brand-new, state-of-the-art lighting system! 🦓💡🍎 "The performing arts and the digital music classes of Claremore High School have received a grant to enhance productions with a new live performance lighting system. The system, which consists of moving spotlights, color-changing lights, and digital controls, will be used for live music performances as well as light other events like school dances. Many of the students have already experienced the excitement of this system and are learning how to produce light shows for various events. Thank you to the CPSF for their support, and we hope to showcase this to the community soon so they too can experience the incredible creativity of our brilliant Zebra students!!"-Ruiel Doonkeen, Director of Vocal Music, If you are interested in learning more about Claremore Public Schools Foundation, check out their website! https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/ #CPSF #GrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #ExcellenceinEducation #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

💙💙💗💙💙 💙 💗 💗💗 +💗 The girls just caught up with the boys with this addition to our dazzle of zebras for the 22-23 school year. Coach Jahn and his wife Amy welcome another baby girl to the family. Eireann Ann (pronounced Erin) was born June 23rd at 8:13 AM, weighing 7 lbs and 6 oz and measuring 19 inches long. Ryan Jahn is a coach and teacher at Claremore High School. We can't wait to meet you in person! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Future Friday🏫🎓 ＄2 , 5 7 8 , 4 8 0 That is the amount of scholarships the Class of 2023 reported receiving this year. The Smith Family Scholarship is for students pursuing post-secondary education in engineering or music. Students will receive $5,000 per semester for their Freshman year for a total of $10,000. This is a $80,000 investment into our graduates' futures. Recipients pictured: Bryar Robinson, Ethan Spencer, Mattie Long, Jonathan Jones, Jenna Smalygo, and Raegen Hofstetter. Not Pictured: Isaac Reedy and Hailey Pickup. If you are interested in starting an endowed scholarship for CPS students, contact the Claremore Public School Foundation. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Rahn’s 6h grade Robotics Club just finished up their first year of building and coding VEX IQ robots. They worked with Mr. Isenbart’s HS Robotics Club and Roosa & Claremont’s Robotic Clubs once a week. Students loved learning computational thinking and problem-solving!🤖💻 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Congratulations to Gina Bennett on receiving a Claremore Public Schools Foundation fall grant! The funds from this grant have been used to continue the literary development of 1st graders! 🦓📚🍎 "Thank you to CPSF for funding our grant for leveled books. These books will promote literacy development through guided-reading lessons in our first-grade classrooms at Catalayah Elementary."-Gina Bennett, Reading Specialist If you are interested in learning more about Claremore Public Schools Foundation, check out their website! https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/ #CPSF #GrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #ExcellenceinEducation #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #OnceAZebraAlwaysAZebra

We are cruising to Alaska for this #ZebraTravelDiaries! The Ward Family took an Alaskan cruise, they started the vacation with a few days in Seattle. Then visited Ketchikan, Stika, and Juneau in Alaska and Victoria in Canada. They saw bald eagles, seal lions, dolphins, whales, glaciers, and many other Alaskan sites. It was a trip of a lifetime!🏔🚢🦅❤🦓 No matter where you travel, just show off your Zebra Dazzle! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Over at Roosa, Mrs. Young’s 3rd graders designed and decorated paper airplanes. Then they had a contest to see whose airplane ✈️ could fly the longest and farthest. These 3rd graders are now ready to fly into the 4th grade! 🧠✈ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Congratulations to Brittany Lang on receiving a Claremore Public Schools Foundation fall grant! This grant went to support the purchase of books for the Westside Elementary Library! 🦓📚🍎 “Thank you so much! So excited to get these books on the library shelves. There is the possibility that a book that this grant purchase ends up being a student's favorite and that they remember and cherish it for their whole lives. With that, Westside is forever grateful!” -Brittany Lang, Librarian, If you are interested in learning more about Claremore Public Schools Foundation, check out their website! https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/ #CPSF #GrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #ExcellenceinEducation #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

This #ZebraTravelDiaries is coming in from Colorado Springs, Colorado! This is Riley Salmans, and He attends WRJH going into 7th grade reppin' his Zebra Baseball Camp shirt!⚾🏔🦓 No matter where you go, just rep your ZEBRA LOGO and send it to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore Public Schools will be CLOSED on July 3rd and 4th to celebrate the 🎆 Independence Day holiday! 🎇 Take a moment to reflect on the courage, sacrifices, and dedication of those who fought for our freedom. 🙌 🌟 Enjoy this time with your loved ones, cherish the spirit of unity, and make lasting memories. 🥳 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Why Wednesday ❓♥ We are starting a new series called "Why Wednesday," featuring our amazing teachers here at Claremore Public Schools and WHY they are passionate about teaching! Robert Castillo is one of our Spanish teachers, bus drivers, and English Language Learner (ELL) teacher at CHS. He has taught for 2 years, both with CPS. After working 20 years in the medical field as a paramedic, Mr. Castillo decided he wanted to pursue a career that allowed him to be in a ministry position, and a teaching opportunity at CHS opened up. He feels as though it was truly meant to be, and God led him to teach! ❤WHY STATEMENT: "The students. I have the privilege to speak into the lives of our students. Day in and day out, I get to interact with them and share my life experiences with them, in the hopes that they will one day become the leaders that our community need." "I have the pleasure of interacting with the ELL students in our district, and throughout our interaction, I get to help them along their journey navigating life as they get closer to graduation. I have one student who, as we were putting their schedule together, we figured we would add Art 1 (a graduation requirement) to their schedule. This student, who had never had art before, flourished, and their talent is amazing! Throughout their class, their art teacher kept giving them challenging projects, and this student just wanted to take the easier projects. I encouraged them every day, as did their art teacher, and the artwork that they created won a state award for their wonderful work. " It was after this that the student shared with me that I had said something that really impacted them. One of those days that I was encouraging them, I said: “You will always find something that you could have done better with your artwork. But it is not you that ultimately needs to love your artwork, but the observer. It is how your artwork makes them feel that matters.” "It is the most rewarding job pouring into students' lives and watching them succeed in whatever they choose to pursue! I always say you have to get out and do hard things. That is what will help you grow!" #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #WHYWEDNESDAY

Lions, Tigers, Bears, and running Zebras! Oh my!🦓🥈 Westside Elementary won 2nd place for most participants at the April 22nd, 2023, Tulsa Zoo Run!! Way to go, Westies!! Be ready; They are going for 1st place next year!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🦓♥️ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Congratulations to Leah Johnson on receiving a Claremore Public Schools Foundation fall grant! This grant helped fund the purchase of new cameras for the Digital Video Editing classes at Claremore High School!🦓📸🍎 "Thank you once again to the Claremore Public Schools Foundation for funding the second part of this grant! Students have already enjoyed using the first ten cameras this semester, learning about how photos are taken and what makes a good photograph. It has been so rewarding to be able to do such hands-on assignments, and I can't wait to put in the order for the second half of the cameras!" -Leah Johnson, Digital Video Editing/ZTV Teacher, Claremore High School. If you are interested in learning more about Claremore Public Schools Foundation, check out their website! https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/ #CPSF #GrantPatrol #TeacherGrants #ExcellenceinEducation #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today's #ZebraTravelDiaries features Mrs. M, the pre-k paraprofessional at Catalayah! She went to Las Vegas to visit her son, daughter-in-law, and grandbabies! Her son (Claremore alum) Jose is in the Air Force. 🦓❤🚁 Up in the air or down on land, just show us that you're a ZEBRA FAN and send a photo to Jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us! #CPSZEBRATRAVELDIARIES

Claremore High School TSA Team is off to Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky! They will have such a wonderful time and learn so much!❤⚙🦓 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

On today's #ZebraTravelDiaries, we are going to Newton, Kansas! Mrs. Monroe, a paraprofessional at CHS, and her husband are traveling to see her daughter! 🚗🦓❤ Across state lines or down the road, no matter where you go, just wear your ZEBRA LOGO and send it to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE