Claremore Public Schools

Follow CPS on INSTAGRAM! Over the next few weeks we will have several student "takeover" the stories and show you what it's like to be a part of the Zebra Family! Thursday - Caroline Crum will take us through her day as a senior at CHS who is involved in the academic team, choir and golf. She'll also take us backstage of the upcoming CHS musical "Oklahoma." Follow: https://www.instagram.com/claremore.zebras/ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Emma Peters, CHS junior, competed in the BPA State Leadership Conference with her Video Production Team and placed 1st. They will compete at Nationals in Dallas May 4-8. Emma is in the Visual Communications program at Northeast Tech-Pryor Campus. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What was/is your favorite arcade game? Mrs. Brasher‘s 3rd-grade students took a walking trip to the STEM Lab, where they helped the 6th graders invent arcade games. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION - 18 Days brought to you by the Hurt Family. Jarreka Hurt has been a Zebra since Pre-K. She’s attended Claremont & Catalayah Elementary, WRJH, and CHS. Active in athletics, Christian Club, FCA, FUZE, Native American Student Association, National Honor Society, Student Council, Spirit Squad, Red Army, and Young Republican - this girl bleeds #ZebraRed! The thing that she will remember most about her experience at CPS is the assemblies held at the high school. Both of Jarreka’s parents are CPS employees. Coach and Mrs. LaRonna Hurt have been a huge part of the CPS system for 14 years. Coach Hurt is the Assitant Athletic Director and Head Football Coach but has also served as a CHS Asst. Principal. His fondest memory is having his daughter on the sidelines with him as the ball girl for the past six years. Mrs. LaRonna Hurt is a Reading Specialist at WRJH. She shared her fondest memory with her daughter during her CPS career, As Jarreka's first-grade teacher, I strived to treat her the same as the other students (she says I was a lot harder on her than the others). Before conducting individual assessments with each student, I made them feel comfortable with small talk. After Jarreka entered the testing room with me, I used my ‘teacher voice’, welcomed her, and asked her how she was doing. She looked around the room and said, "Mom, it's just us." Having her in my first-grade class was special! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Follow CPS on INSTAGRAM! Over the next few weeks we will have several student "takeover" the stories and show you what it's like to be a part of the Zebra Family! Wednesday - Hailey Pickup will take us through her day as a junior at CHS and the Claremore District Communications Intern. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE Follow: https://www.instagram.com/claremore.zebras/

The District Teacher of the Year Celebration will be tonight at 5pm. The dessert reception will recognize all our Site Teacher of the Year recipients and announce the 22-23 District Teacher of the Year. You can watch it live ▶https://youtu.be/XYDxRYj85eI. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION 19 Days is brought to you by Ms. Hatfield and Casey Couch Carter has been a Zebra since day 1 attending Roosa, WRJH, and CHS. Carter stays busy with Marching Band, Jazz Band, SAGA and his AP classes. Mrs. Hatfield has been teaching at Claremore High School for 26 years. She teaches Chemistry (AP/Pre-AP) and Physical Science. When asked her fondest memory she shared, "I've loved the convenience of having my child nearby for his entire CPS career. He's had wonderful teachers at all his schools who have mentored and guided him and I've been lucky to have lunch with him almost every day at the high school. It will be quite an adjustment when he graduates!" #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Follow CPS on INSTAGRAM! Over the next few weeks we will have several student "takeover" the stories and show you what it's like to be a part of the Zebra Family! Tuesday - Makyla Salcido will take us through her day and the annual Senior Tea. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE Follow: https://www.instagram.com/claremore.zebras/

Have you ever wondered why we have P.E. (Physical Education) in our school? Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, physical activity and fitness behaviors—students build the ability and confidence to be physically active for a lifetime. It also allows students to get the "wiggles" out and helps them concentrate in the classroom. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's that time of year when we…COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION! This year 21 CPS staff members have kids in the Class of 2022 and they are going help us Countdown to Graduation. 20 DAYS TO GRADUATION is brought to you by Jessica & Preston Peck Preston has attended CPS since he walked through the Claremont doors for Pre-K, where his mom teaches. He is actively involved in athletics and says, " Playing tennis has been one of the most therapeutic things in my life since 7th grade." Also on his resume are AP classes, Christian Club, FCA, and Red Army. The connections he built will be one of his most memorable over the years as a Zebra, sharing, "Just being around other people that fully enjoy the same activity I do and becoming friends with shared interests." The teachers who have helped push me through the classes he's taken and made sure he was okay when they saw him looking down. Mrs. Peck has been at Claremore Public Schools for 17 years and is currently a 1st-grade teacher at Claremont. One of her fondest memories is watching her son play in the OSSAA State Tennis Tournament his freshman year, where he and his doubles partner podiumed in 5th place. Another thing Mrs. Peck (Class of 1999) and her son will share is the title CHS Alum after he walks across the stage on Lantow Field 22 years after she did (Class of '99). #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The CHS Concert Band performed at the American Classic Bluebonnet Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The CHS band received Superior Ratings from all three judges, and Ethan Spencer received outstanding soloist recognition. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It’s almost here! Parents, grandparents and guardians of Claremore High School Juniors can join experts in college admission, financial aid and more during the GEAR UP Wide Webinar: Learn About Ways to Pay on April 30 at 11 a.m. The webinar is a free, virtual opportunity to gain knowledge about what you should be doing now to prepare your student for the future. Don’t miss it! Log on here: https://bit.ly/3Lw6yS8 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

CHS alum and RSU coach, Whitney Hocutt, named 2022 MIAA Women's Golf Coach of the Year! #OnceAZebraAlwaysAZebra #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Page’s 1st grade class at Roosa have a blast playing Minute to Win it Games! Peep races, jellybean wars and egg stacking were on the list of egg-ceptional games. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Check out Coach Key on this week's ZTV Principal's Try. We think everyone may get a new sweater for Christmas, this year. We got some announcements for you, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU2ri43zl8o

Have you enrolled your kids for school next year??? If you're having trouble, please make sure you are signed into Wengage through GOOGLE CHROME on a computer. You can follow this link to get to the parent portal https://ok.wengage.com/Claremore If you need help or have any questions, please call the office. 918-923-4260. Pre-enrollment numbers are used to hire the appropriate number of staff members and create schedules. To ensure we have a full staff, please enroll your children by May 2nd. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Roosa students were egg-cited about their counting lesson this week. Kindergarten participated in an egg hunt and then counted the number of eggs in their baskets. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Catalayah had their first all-school Rise and Shine assembly to celebrate 10 years as a GE Model School!!! "It just feels right to connect and unify our school! Being together builds community, strengthens school spirit, and creates a common bond." - Mrs. Shuck, Principal They were all excited to show off their #CPSZEBRAPRIDE!

CHS Jazz brought home 3rd place recognition, with a score of 180/200, at the Dark Cloud Jazz Festival. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Westside Elementary hosted a Miles of Change coin drive with the help of their PTO. Students brought in an astounding 216 pounds of change! It totaled somewhere around $1,900! After collecting change, the PTO and some 4th and 5th graders laid out 1/4 of a mile worth of change and calculated the number of coins it would take to fill a WHOLE mile. (Our AMAZING students helped with the math!) It took 23,469 coins for 1/4 of a mile and would take around 93,876 coins for a whole mile! This project was a fun way to give students a real-life experience to connect to their classroom instruction. Thanks to PTO for all their collaboration and efforts in this project and all they do for our school. The coin drive is sure to bring miles of change to our school. *Congratulations to our winning wings..... 2nd and 3rd grade! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE