Zebra Travel Diaries entry #13 coming in from Maine!🏞🦓
Liam and Nolan Carter (6th and 3rd Grade) went to Maine to explore Acadia National Park and see the Atlantic Ocean. While admiring the views and exploring the landscape they were "shore" to wear their #CPSZEBRAPRIDE!🏞🦓🚵🏼♀️
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘡𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳? 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦@𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.𝘬12.𝘰𝘬.𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 #𝘡𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.



Once a Zebra, Always a Zebra🦓
Welcome to our Alumni series, which features our staff, who are also Zebra Alumni! As we always say, once a Zebra, always a Zebra, and these staff members understood the assignment! If you graduated with today's featured alumni or had them as teachers, give them a shoutout in the comments!
🦓 Zachary Noland
🏫 Claremore High School - English Teacher
🎓Zebra Alumni: 2017
❤What has been your favorite part about returning as a staff member?
I absolutely love the environment of growth that's continued to expand while I've been gone. It's new but homely and has that small community feel!
💭What is one of your favorite memories from being a CPS student?
I have too many to count, but I had plenty in the band!
👩🏻🏫Who was your favorite Teacher?
Too many to count!
📣What was your favorite extracurricular?
Band
⭐What was trending when you graduated? Clothes, songs, movies, etc.
I try to repress that knowledge, lol.
#cpszebrapride



🍔🍊🥗Claremore Zebras FREE Summer Meals
In conjunction with the USDA Seamless Summer Program, the CPS Child Nutrition Department will continue offering FREE MEAL for students 18 and under this summer.
📅 June 3 - June 28 & July 8 - August 2, 2024
🚫No meals will be provided the week of July 1-5, 2024
🍽 Dine-In ONLY
🕣Breakfast 7:30 - 8:30 AM l Lunch 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Mon. -Fri.)
📍Roosa Elementary - 2001 N Sioux Ave.
🕥Breakfast 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM l Lunch 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Mon. - Thurs.)
📍Claremore High School - 201 E Stuart Roosa
🕥 LUNCH ONLY 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Mon. -Fri.)
📍 Westside Elementary - 2600 Holly Rd#CPSZEBRAPRIDE
Read more - https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/1613209

Zebra Travel Diaries #12 coming from San Francisco, California!
We have CHS senior, Kragen Saltmarsh, visiting Alcatraz Prison! While there he is reppin' his Zebra Soccer pride!🦓❤🌉
Wherever you go just wear your Zebra logo and send your photo to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebraTravelDiaries

🚨 Blood Drive Success! 🚨
The Claremore Navy JROTC hosted four incredible blood drives throughout the last school year, culminating in the Estabrook Memorial Blood Drive. Our combined efforts from the school and community resulted in 322 blood donations, saving an astounding 966 lives! 🩸❤️
A huge thank you to Our Blood Institute (OBI) for partnering with Claremore High School and facilitating these drives. Their support has been invaluable.
A special shoutout to Red Crown Credit Union for their generous support! They challenged our team to meet our donation goal, and upon achieving it, they donated $1,000 to our NJROTC program to further STEM education. Jeremy Daggs from Red Crown Credit Union presented the donation to our cadets in front of the local Red Crown Credit Union - Claremore Branch.
Thank you to everyone who donated and supported our blood drives. Together, we are making a difference! 🌟🦓💪🏽❤ #cpszebrapride

Once a Zebra, Always a Zebra🦓
Welcome to our Alumni series, which features our staff, who are also Zebra Alumni! As we always say, once a Zebra, always a Zebra, these staff members understood the assignment! If you graduated with today's featured alumni or had them as teachers, give them a shoutout in the comments!
🦓 Kristin (Johnston) Gonzalez
🏫Claremore High School - Teacher
🎓Zebra Alumni: 1999
❤What do you love most about Claremore Public Schools?
The spirit and community, we have a small-town feel with larger school opportunities.
❤What has been your favorite part about returning as a staff member?
I have loved seeing familiar faces and the feeling of belonging.
💭What is one of your favorite memories from being a CPS student?
I loved going on trips with FCCLA.
👩🏻🏫What was your favorite class or teacher?
Mr. Busby, Calculus
🧠What was your favorite extracurricular?
I was one of the Valedictorian speakers at graduation; I served as secretary for NHS, FHA (now FCCLA), Spanish Club president, and Math Club officer. I was also in the band.
#cpszebrapride






Next Level Zebras💪🏽🦓
These 4 Zebra CHS Softball Alumna had the privilege to play in the NJCAA Softball World Series!
NJCAA Division 1:
Maddox Thomas, Indian River Community College
Jadyn Muns, Conners State College
NJCAA Division 2:
Maddox Thomas and her team WON the National Championship!!!
Paiten Reavis, Fort Scott Community College
Emily Rogers, Murray State College finished 3rd!
Congratulations, Ladies! Once a Zebra, Always a Zebra!🦓❤🥎 #cpszebrapride




Zebra Travel Diaries entry #11 is brought to you by Mrs. Olari!
Mrs. Karen Olari is getting her STEM on at the University of Oklahoma this summer! She is participating in the Rural Educators STEM project to learn about microplastics in biosolids. We love seeing our teachers going the extra mile to further their passions and knowledge! Way to go, Mrs. Olari!❤🦓🔬
No matter where you go, just wear your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE logo and send your photo to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us! #ZebraTravelDiaries

July 1 is the deadline to apply for the free college tuition grant through Oklahoma's Promise! Even students who just completed 11th grade can apply by Mon., July 1. That is their LAST CHANCE to apply for the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship! ⏱️ 🎓
Visit tinyurl.com/OKpromise2024 to learn more and apply.
#cpszebrapride

Don’t forget this Saturday (today) our cheerleaders are having a car wash at Westlake ACE Hardware!! Come support these ladies as they raise money to go to NCA Nationals in Dallas!!🦓📣

Our nationally recognized dance team will be selling hotdogs at Atwood's today (Saturday). Swing by and pick up lunch and support our girls!

Zebra Travel Diaries #5, coming to you from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida!🏝️☀️ Here we have Peyton Henson, who will be a 6th grader in the fall and his mom, Tia Henson a paraprofessional at Claremont Elementary! They spent a week in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida soaking up the sun and playing in the sand with family!☀️🦓 🌊 No matter where you go, just wear your Zebra logo and send a photo to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us! #cpszebrapride #zebratraveldiaries


Zebra Travel Diaries entry #10 is cruisin' in from Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico!🚢🏖
Here we have the Baldwin Dazzle! Lindsey (CPS Board of Education Member), her husband, and their kids, Hudson (7th grader WRJH), and Riley (6th grader WRJH) enjoyed the salty air and sunset views!🚢🦓🌅
Wherever you travel just rep' your Claremore Zebra Dazzle and send your pics to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebraTravelDiaries

Once a Zebra, Always a Zebra🦓
Welcome to our Alumni series, which features our staff, who are also Zebra Alumni! As we always say, once a Zebra, always a Zebra, and these staff members understood the assignment! If you graduated with today's featured alumni or had them as teachers, give them a shoutout in the comments!
🦓 John Dexter
🏫 Will Rogers Junior High- History Teacher & Coach
🎓Zebra Alumni: 2014
❤What has been your favorite part about returning as a staff member?
I love that this town and the community are involved with the school, it all feels like home.
💭What is one of your favorite memories from being a CPS student?
One of my favorite memories of being a student was the relationships I had with teachers. I always smile when I think about my time as a football player with Coach Hurt and Coach Key. I also loved my time as a TSA member with Mr. Isenbart.
👩🏻🏫Who was your favorite Teacher?
Tech Eduation & TSA with Mr. Isenbart
📣What was your favorite extracurricular?
TSA with Mr. Isenbart. I won multiple state competitions with him in Chapter Team and Speech events. We also finished 2nd in the nation my senior year. In Football I had the privilege of playing Offensive Line and Defensive Line.
#cpszebrapride



Over the last to weeks, CPS Zebra Eats served a total of 320 lunches.❤
We will move back to summer meals available at Roosa & CHS will have breakfast & lunch, and lunch only at Westside for the rest of the summer. We are so thankful for our driver & volunteers from the last two weeks of service. It is always a special feelings seeing our Zebras supporting each other.❤🦓 #cpszebrapride


Future Friday🏫🎓
$2 , 4 5 5 , 4 1 0 That is the amount of scholarships the Class of 2024 reported receiving this year.
Congratulations to Zachary Hinds, who won the $1,000 RCB Scholarship.
The RCB Bank Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior from Claremore High School who is pursuing an education at an Oklahoma four-year college or university. It is based on academic achievement, financial need, and demonstrated community service.
The scholarship is funded as a token of RCB's appreciation for the extraordinary efforts students endure to better themselves while positively influencing others. RCB Bank is deeply rooted in its commitment to Claremore – proudly serving the community since 1936.
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE #FUTUREFRIDAY

Once a Zebra, Always a Zebra🦓
Welcome to our Alumni series, which features our staff, who are also Zebra Alumni! As we always say, once a Zebra, always a Zebra, and these staff members understood the assignment! If you graduated with today's featured alumni or had them as teachers, give them a shoutout in the comments!
🦓 Tama (Koster) Breen
🏫 Will Rogers Junior HIgh- Art Teacher
🎓Zebra Alumni: 1980
❤What has been your favorite part about returning as a staff member?
I would say my favorite part about coming back as a staff member is I am once again a Zebra! I honestly never left Claremore as I have always been involved in some capacity or another with Claremore Public Schools. It can not be said enough about the collaboration amongst staff, administration, and my amazing co-workers. I love how everyone is one family and supports each other during the best of times and worst of times. A day never passes in our hallways that teachers are not greeting each other with a smile and encouraging each other for the day! There is no other place in the world I would rather be than where I am today! I am also afforded the opportunity to be involved in as well as watch my children and granddaughters grow as students in this district. My oldest granddaughter will graduate this year and become the fourth generation in our Zebra family.
💭What is one of your favorite memories from being a CPS student?
I met by best friend and to this day 50 years later we are still best friends.
👩🏻🏫What was your favorite class?
My favorite class or teacher stirs a lot of memories for me. My teachers from kindergarten through graduation were and are to this day have each provided me with the ability to be the teacher I would like to believe I am.
📣What was your favorite extracurricular?
My favorite extra curricular activity was being co-captain of the what we called then the Flag Drill team. I loved getting up in the mornings showing up on the football field with the band preparing routines and practicing to march and show our spirit not only at the football games, but parades as well.
⭐What was trending when you graduated? Clothes, songs, movies, etc.
Bell Bottom pants, hip hugger pants to high wasted jeans and tie dye shirts. Music was rock and roll from the Eagles, Peter Frampton to Bob Dylan. Saturday Night Fever, Grease and Carrie were the movies that were popular.
#cpszebrapride


Our Claremore Zebra CHS & WRJH Cheerleaders attended the ECC Camp where they learned new skills and polished up on the ones they have! They brought home awards and new memories! We can’t wait to see these Zebras showcase their talents this year!💪🏼♥️📣🦓
#CPSZEBRAPRIDE










Will Rogers Junior High student, Boston Hamilton, who is the quarterback for the 8th grade team was selected for his performance at the Top Gun Competition in Tulsa, OK! He was invited to the FBU Camp (Football University) in Naples, Florida where he will compete against other top QBs in the class of 2029 from all over the US and may have the opportunity to compete in the Under Armour All-American game!💪🏽🏈
Good luck & congratulations to Boston! We love seeing our Zebras put in the extra work and pursue excellence!💪🏽🦓🏈 #cpszebrapride


Zebra Travel Diaries entry #9 coming in from the Big Apple!🍎🌆
Here we have Mason and Claire Prest at the New York City Museum of Natural History and enjoying lunch overlooking Times Square! 🦓🍽🏙
Showing their "I ❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE", no matter where you may go just wear your Zebra logo and send it to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us! #ZebraTravelDiaries


