Claremore Public Schools

The city of Broken Arrow hosts an annual chalk art contest and festival each year where artists of all ages and levels are invited to participate and compete for prizes in different categories.🖌🎨👩🏻‍🎨👨🏻‍🎨 Our very own Mrs. Taylor Hoffer and students from the art club participated in this event: Katie Peters, Adele Wilson, Julie Jones, Kenslea Barnwell, Paige Brower, Jalina Moreno, Abigail Stephenson, Makaylynn Fontana, Claire Joseph, Brooklynn England, Mrs. Hoffer's work won "Best of Show" and "People's Choice", for the second year in a row, and her design will be featured on next year's festival shirt! While our teams didn't win any awards, they had a ton of fun collaborating, exploring the festival, and getting to know other young artists from Broken Arrow and Tulsa high schools.🦓❤🖌🎨 Way to represent Claremore! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Let’s welcome Mrs. Kristin Gonzalez back to the Zebra family in today’s New Teacher Feature! Mrs. Kristin Gonzalez is one of the high school Spanish teachers. She is a Claremore Alum, Class of 1999! She then graduated from Northeastern State University. She has been teaching for 20 years! When asked what she likes about Claremore Public Schools most, she shared, “CPS offers wonderful opportunities to its students and is surrounded by a wonderful community.” She chose Claremore for many reasons, but most importantly, “CPS is where I went to school and graduated. It is also where my children attend school. CPS has great teachers, programs, and is surrounded by an excellent community.” She chose teaching because “being a teacher has been my desire since I was about three years old. I enjoy being in the classroom and interacting with students. I believe strongly in education and want to help teenagers learn about subject content while teaching about life and their future.” She is married to Gerson, and they have four children who attend Claremore Public Schools! Some interesting facts about Mrs. Gonzalez are that she has traveled to 48 states and 6 countries and has met Richard Gere on a plane! 📽: Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Newsies, and the original Anne of Green Gables series 📚: Too many favorites, but Jane Austen's novels and To Kill a Mockingbird are at the top. 🍬: Hershey’s Symphony 🥤: Mango tea 🌈: Blue and Green 📍 : Traveling with my family 🚩: Kansas City Chiefs 📝: “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Welcome back to the Claremore Zebra Dazzle, Mrs. Kristin Gonzalez!🦓❤📚 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore Lady Zebras Volleyball Team are REGIONAL CHAMPS, punching their ticket to State!🥇🦓🏐💪🏽 Here are the leading scorers from last night's matches: 🏐 Arianna Vitiello -1 ace, 0.5 blocks 🏐 Claire Hardage - 8 blocks, 13 kills, 3 aces 🏐 Ella Ramsey - 23 kills, 1.5 blocks, and 1 ace 🏐 Grace Baughman -3 aces 🏐 Landry Price - 11 kills, 6.5 blocks, 3 aces 🏐 Leah Merriman - 8 kills, 1 block, 2 aces 🏐 Maddy Buysse - 3 kills, 1 block 🏐 Payton Roberts - 8 kills, 0.5 blocks Way to go, girls; bring home the gold!🦓🏐💪🏽 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE *More State details to be announced. 📸Jay Lederman Photography

See Where Our Zebras Earn Their Stripes! 🔴⚪You're Invited! ⚪🔴 Join Us for an Open House at Our State-of-the-Art Performance Gym 📅 October 11, 2023 🕟 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM 📍 201 East Stuart Roosa - On the campus of Claremore High School between the Mobra Gym and the Agriculture Education building. At Claremore Public Schools, we're dedicated to nurturing the athletic potential of our students and the community. We invite you to our cutting-edge Performance Gym's exclusive open house event! ➡ Discover the Power of Strength & Conditioning! ➡ Unlock Agility and Speed! ➡ Unleash Your Inner Athlete! What to Expect: ➡ Tour our top-of-the-line Performance Gym ➡ Meet our expert coaching staff ➡ Learn about the benefits of athletic development for students OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY - EVERYONE IS WELCOME Whether you're a student, a parent, or a local coach, there's something for everyone at our Performance Gym. Come experience the future of sports training at Claremore! Thank you to the community for the #ZebraBond2019 who supported the mission to build stronger, faster, more powerful, and more agile athletes. Together, we're creating a legacy of excellence! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🍁 REMINDER - FALL BREAK 🍁 CPS will be closed for FALL BREAK on October 19-23, 2023. Enjoy the time with your family, make a memory, and we will see you on Tuesday, October 24th. Need something to do? Show your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE and support our teams. 🏐Volleyball State Tournament @ Union High School - 19th & 20th 🏈 Varsity Football @ Bishop Kelly - 20th 🏃🏼‍♂️ Cross County Regionals (TBA) - 21st 🏈JV Football vs BK @ Home - 23rd

The Claremore Zebra Cross Country team is competing at the Conference Meet in Tahlequah today! Good luck to our Zebras!🦓❤🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Here are last week's Home meet results: 🥇Emma Robinson - 1st Place 🥉Girls Team - 3rd Place 🏅Girls Medalists - Eleanor Isaacs & Chloe Grubbs 🥈Boys Team - 2nd Place 🏅Boys Medalists - Gabriel Rodriguez, Devyn Llewellyn, Adrian Reyes, Levi Craig, & Sawyer Beller Way to go, Zebras! Keep up the great work!💪🏼🦓 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Last Friday night, we celebrated the future of Claremore Zebra football with CYFA night! Future CHS football players, cheerleaders, and dancers enjoyed partaking in the opening activities of Zebra Friday Night Lights! 🏈❤🦓 These littles were loud and proud with their #CPSZEBRAPRIDE!

Claremore Public Schools Celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day!🧡💛🦓 Claremore is a city filled with rich Native American history. "Claremore got its beginnings when Chief Glahmo led his tribe of Osage Indians from Missouri in 1802. He soon established a fur trading post along the Verdigris River. The trading post sat atop a 25-acre mound which came to be known as Clermont, a French word meaning “clear mountain.” Over time, traders and Indians alike began to refer to the Chief as “Chief Clermont.” (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ok-claremore/) Give your tribe a shout-out in the comments below! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

CPS Families, if you plan to attend any CPS athletic event, please check your email for an important message from CPS Communications concerning spectator expectations.

Letters, Numbers, and Shapes … Oh my!🔠🔴🦓 Roosa kindergarteners are learning all about letters, shapes, numbers, and more! These skills are just paving the way for their educational futures and preparing them for future reading and math curriculum!🦓❤📝 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The Metro Lakes undefeated Lady Zebras Volleyball Team will be battling TONIGHT at home for Regionals!🦓❤️💪🏽🏐 🏐1st Game - 4:30 pm 🏐Championship Game - 7:30 pm You don’t want to miss this team in action! Be there to support these ladies and show your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE! Good luck ladies, bring home the gold!🏐🦓

If you haven’t heard… 🏈ZEBRAS BEAT PRYOR for the 66th time! 🏈ZEBRAS ARE 6-0, undefeated, for the first time since 1979!! 🏈Zebras are home again next Friday! You don’t want to miss this team in action! Awesome work, Zebras! #cpszebrapride🏈💪🏼🦓❤

Calling all crafters, small business owners, entrepreneurs... Time to reserve your booth for the 5th Annual Westside Craft Bazaar! The event will be held 📅Saturday, November 4, 2023 🕘9am - 4pm 📍 Westside Elementary (2600 West Holly Road) Free Admission for Shoppers! ● All booth fees go directly back to Westside Students! ● Support the local small businesses that support our school! Enjoy fresh food from local food trucks. If you are interested in a booth rental, please email us at westsideCraftBazaar@gmail.com #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Let’s welcome Mr. Dustin Levesque to the Zebra family in today’s New Teacher Feature! Mr. Dustin Levesque is the Westside music teacher. He graduated from East Central University. He has taught music education for 17 years! The trumpet is his main instrument, but he can play many others! When asked what he likes about Claremore Public Schools most, he shared, “teaching at the same school that my wife and children are a part of,” Claremore really feels like family. He became a teacher because he “loves helping children find their love for music.” He is married to Jennifer, who also teaches at Westside, and they have two children who attend Claremore Public Schools as well! Some interesting facts about Mr. Levesque are he loves concerts, playing guitar, reading, and spending time with his family. They have a dog, cat, bearded dragon, and parakeet! 📽: Empire Records 📚: The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King 🍽: Nectarine 🍬: York Peppermint Patty 🥤: Iced Tea with Sweet and low 🌈: Black 📍 : Spending time with his family in Maine or California. 🚩: Boston Red Sox 📝: "And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should." Taken from the poem Desiderata Welcome to the Claremore Zebra Dazzle, Mr. Dustin Levesque!🦓❤🎼 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

✈️ Empowering the Future: Junior High Girls Soar at Women in Aviation Event! ✈️ Imagine a world where the sky is not the limit but only the beginning! 🌟 That's exactly what our junior high girls from the STEM Club are discovering as they embark on an exciting journey into the world of aviation! Mrs. Rahn took WRJH STEM girls to OKC to attend the Girls in Aviation event to help inspire them to think about a FUTURE career in aviation! 🌟 We can't wait to see where their passion and dedication take them next! Here is to the next astronauts, engineers, pilots, and scientists, way to go girls!❤🦓🌟 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Second-grade reading stars brightening up a rainy day, one word at a time! 🌧️📚💡 Claremont 2nd-grade students in Mrs. Johnston's class made their phonics lesson a little more fun on a rainy day! Students read with finger lights to track while reading for fluency practice!🦓📚 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

FRIDAY MEANS ZEBRA GAME DAYYYY!🦓💪🏼🏈 Our Claremore Zebras with a 5-0 record, will be playing tonight against longtime rivals the Pryor Tigers tonight at Lantow Field! #BEATPRYOR 🎉: CYFA & Military Night. Army K-9 demonstration during halftime - featuring Assistant Principal Bryan Warren. Dancing with the Zebras elementary performance. 💲: $5 GA and $10 Reserved red chair seats. CYFA & Military Night - CYFA in uniform will get in FREE. Military in uniform or with a valid ID will get in FREE. Dancing with the Zebra participant will get in FREE. If you can't make it ZTV has got you covered with the link below: https://youtube.com/live/P7Wcxij6Yjs?feature=share Show up and show your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE🏈💪🏼🦓❤

Let’s welcome Ms. Melinda Lowe to the Zebra family in today’s New Teacher Feature! Ms. Lowe is an Agricultural Educator and FFA Advisor. She graduated from Oklahoma State University. This is her first year teaching! When asked what she likes about Claremore Public Schools most, she shared, “the welcoming staff, faculty, and school pride!.” She grew up on a beef cattle ranch in Northern California and came to Oklahoma to attend OSU. She became a teacher “to positively impact and encourage the future generation of agriculturalists, scientists, business owners, and more. It’s important to bridge the gap between farm and table while teaching students professional development skills that will take them far in life!” Some interesting facts about Ms. Lowe: she has an orange cat named Cheddar Biscuit and enjoys weightlifting! Welcome to the Claremore Zebra Dazzle, Ms. Melinda Lowe!🦓🌽💙 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Lady Zebras Softball Team is off to Regionals in Durant, OK! They will be competing this weekend to qualify for the State Tournament! Bring home a WIN, ladies!❤💪🏽 Wish them luck in the comments and show your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE!💪🏽🥎🦓 Photo Credits: Jay Lederman Photography

IT'S TIME FOR A SOFTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE TAKEOVER!🥎🦓 Lady Zebras Softball is headed to Regionals and Jazmine Cookson is giving us all the behind-the-scenes! Jazmine Cookson, CHS senior and team pitcher will take over the CPS social media stories to give us a peek into Softball Regionals as they head to Durant to compete. She is the pitcher for the softball team and plays basketball!🦓❤📱🥎🏀 Tune in tomorrow for all the behind-the-scenes footage and show your virtual support for our Lady Zebras Softball! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE