Claremore High School

Claremore Public Schools is continually committed to developing an atmosphere of trust among parents and the community in our ability to provide not only a positive and enriching educational experience but a safe place for students to thrive. That is why we have partnered with Family Zone, a leading provider of cyber safety products and education, to ensure your kids are cyber safe while at school. Claremore Public Schools is already using Family Zone to block inappropriate content and to identify red flag search terms from students. As a parent or caregiver of our school district, you receive free access to the Family Zone Cyber Safety Hub, which includes articles, videos, courses, and more. Click “sign up” below to get ongoing materials and education from the platform we trust to manage cyber safety across our entire district. Our #TechTipTuesday is to go online and create an account with this FREE resource to help keep you informed about your child's online activity and the latest updates on website, apps an more. https://claremorek12.familyzone.com/ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE As a parent or caregiver of our school district, you receive free access to the Family Zone Cyber Safety Hub, which includes articles, videos, courses, and more. As a parent or caregiver of our school district, you receive free access to the Family Zone Cyber Safety Hub, which includes articles, videos, courses, and more.

ATTENTION current 8th - 11th graders. It's that time of year again! Claremore High School's Zebra Advisement Program (ZAP) is in full swing to begin next year's enrollment process. This program helps our 5A school have a small school environment by pairing a small set of students in a specific grade level to one teacher. Our students remain with the same ZAP advisor for their entire career at CHS. They meet once a month to cover information concerning career exploration, interviewing, college applications, and scholarship information during the fall term. Students will now meet with their parents and ZAP advisor to finalize their schedules. This conference is an excellent time for the parents to ask questions, see their students' transcripts, and be involved in their children's educational process. With a 95% parent attendance rate from year to year, ZAP has become a Claremore High School tradition. This year's ZAP appointments will occur on March 25th from 4p - 8p at CHS. Most parents have scheduled their meeting, but if you have not, there is still time. Parents may email their students' ZAP advisors directly to schedule an appointment. If you do not know who their ZAP Advisor is, contact the counseling department at CHS. Check out the course description book in preparation for your meetings. Course Options - Traditional https://5il.co/d3tv Course Options - Virtual https://5il.co/prpd-2 For more information or to find the scheduling link - https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/chs/article/192386 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Let's get to know the new faces at CHS in our #CHSNewTeacherFeature! Help them feel that #CPSZEBRAPRIDE with an emoji in the comments on our FB page. Miranda Talbert is an English teacher and the girls’ assistant soccer coach at Claremore High School. It is her lifelong dream to be a teacher and a coach to prepare students for their futures and the next level. She desires for her students to always know that she cares for them far beyond the classroom or the field. Mrs. Talbert is a 2011 alumni of Claremore High School and has an undergraduate degree in English Education from the University of Central Oklahoma. She played soccer all 4 years of college. She is happy to be living back in her hometown with her family. ✨ Fun Fact - She could eat chicken fried rice from Asean Diner for every meal. 📚 Favorite Book - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls or Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell 🎬 Favorite Movie - 50 First Dates 🥤 Favorite Drink - Star Blast Bang 🍬 Favorite Candy - Hot Tamales 🖤 Favorite Color - Black 🚩 Favorite Team - US Women’s National Soccer Team ⛱ Favorite Vacation - Bahamas 🙶Favorite Quote - "There is no sin too great for God's grace. There is no habit too big for his healing. There is no label too strong for his love."-- Craig Groeschel

Congratulations to Ella who received an Honorable Mention to the Metro Lakes All Conference Basketball Team! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

👀 College visits may look different these days, but that doesn’t mean students can’t get a feel for college campuses from afar. Many Oklahoma colleges have provided opportunities for students to tour their campus virtually. Whether it’s taking a look around the South Oval at the University of Oklahoma or checking out the dorms at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, virtual tours can give students a feel for life at school without leaving the house. Students can get started touring by visiting the GEAR UP website at https://okgearup.org/college-visits/. 🏫 College Bridge: GEAR UP will reimburse the cost of college orientation/bridge programs for students who graduate from one of our designated school districts and attend any Oklahoma college or university. Students must register at https://okgearup.org/. Registration opens March 1 and closes September 1, 2021. 💲 GEAR UP school specialists are offering Zoom webinars for students and/or their families. Topics include, but aren’t limited to, FAFSA/financial aid, Oklahoma’s Promise, college planning. Here is the registration link: https://form.jotform.com/KristiAllison/oklahoma-gear-up-zoom-meeting-reque. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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Remember to SPRING FORWARD! Daylight Saving Time gives us the opportunity to make better use of the natural daylight. Over the past 100 years, Daylight Savings Time has seen several changes on how it has been observed. Who knew that an hour could make such a difference in our lives? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The registration deadline for the April ACT is TODAY! Sign up now to avoid late fees. https://bit.ly/38qnNmH

#TechTipTuesday will show parents how to use the online enrollment system. Complete your student’s enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year online through the Student’s Record Portal. This #TechTipTuesday will show parents and guardians how to access Claremore Public School’s student information system and the Student’s Record Portal. To access the student records portal, visit https://ok.wengage.com/claremore. If you don’t have access to your account, please contact the CPS Wengage Administrator at lkibbe@claremore.k12.ok.us. For more information or to see the entire training provided by WENGAGE, visit the portal and click the Training Video at the top left of the screen. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE Instructional video: https://youtu.be/Ay7K1SP6tDw Written instructions: https://5il.co/qeo0

🎗JOIN THE FIGHT! Order today! Cancer may feel like someone else's fight if you have not experienced it in your own life. But CHS has decided THEIR FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT! Over the past four years, the ZUAC (Zebras United Against Cancer) Committee has helped raise over 9K to help our ZEBRA family members fighting this disease directly. We have supported students & employees with Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Leukemia, Ewings Sarcoma, Breast Cancer, & Pancreatic Cancer in our elementary schools, our junior high, and our high school. We have experienced this disease as a family district-wide. This is why our theme this year is "THEIR FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT" because family takes care of family. Although all our clubs contribute to the fundraising, the ZUAC t-shirt sales are the largest part of our efforts. We hope you will be a part of showing our #CPSZEBRPRIDE and giving hope to our ZEBRA family members. Zebras United Against Cancer t-shirt now on sale. Order online here https://cheap-tee.com/claremore_zuac_21/shop/home Print an order form https://bit.ly/3kJ3pSH Thank you! 2020-21 ZUAC Committee Caroline Cowherd, Cash Flegal, Brooklyn Boatman, and Leah Kruger #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Let's get to know the new faces at CHS in our #CHSNewTeacherFeature! Help them feel that #CPSZEBRAPRIDE with an emoji in the comments on our FB page. Tom Schulze is not exactly a new teacher to CHS but is returning to CHS this year, after some time off, as a math and physics teacher at Claremore High School. He was awarded Teacher of the Year at Claremore in 2009. He believes that teaching is the best gift to give or receive and chose Claremore to be a part of cultivating its community. Schulze earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education Mathematics from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and a master's degree in physics from Western Governors University. Before teaching, he served as a paratrooper in the United States Army, earning the Airborne Wings award, and worked at Kraft Foods. He is the Pastor of Calvary Free Will Baptist Church and has been a moderator at the North East Original Free Will Baptist Conference for 8 years. Schulze has been married for 32 years and has 5 children. His hobbies include metal detecting, scuba diving, farming and ranching, and martial arts. 📚Favorite Book - Sodom had No Bible by Leonard Ravenhill 🎬Favorite Movie - Sergeant York 🥒Favorite Snack - Pickles 🍬Favorite Candy - Sugar-free caramel ☕️Favorite Drink - Tea ❤️Favorite Color - Red 🚩Favorite Team - OU Sooners 🙶Favorite Quote - “A mature mind gives and never remembers, and receives and never forgets.” #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

ALYSON HARVEY 46TH CHS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE RECIPIENT “It feels good to be recognized,” Harvey said. “I think the reason I got the scholarship is cause I didn’t go in thinking about whether or not I could do a class, whether or not it would be too hard, I just signed up for as many as I could and got interested in them.” Read more https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/cps/article/416641

🎨 Our art teachers have a passion for the art of helping students find their voice in their art. Yes, they teach technique, design, history but it's the ability to inspire the artist within that makes them great! 🎨 These projects are the product of some of our AP Art Studio students preparing for their AP portfolio submissions.

CHS NJROTC Commander named Rotary Star When Murry Estabrook retired from his active- duty assignment as an officer in the Navy of the United States he took his commitment to service with him. His record of “service above self”, the motto of Rotary International, made him the obvious choice to be recognized by the Claremore Reveille Rotary Club as the first recipient of the club’s “YOU are a Rotary Star Award.” Read more - https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/415737

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - Where can you receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Claremore? If you are interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine here is a list of local POD sites we have been made aware of this week. Currently, they are providing vaccines for those in the phase two category. https://5il.co/qars #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #StaySafeToStayInSchool

THEIR FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT Cancer may feel like someone else's fight if you have not experienced it in your own life. But CHS has decided THEIR FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT! Over the past four years, the ZUAC (Zebras United Against Cancer) Committee has helped raise over 9K to help our ZEBRA family members fighting this disease directly. We have supported students & employees with Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Leukemia, Ewings Sarcoma, Breast Cancer, & Pancreatic Cancer in our elementary schools, our junior high, and our high school. We have experienced this disease as a family district-wide. This is why our theme this year is "THEIR FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT" because family takes care of family. Although all our clubs contribute to the fundraising, the ZUAC t-shirt sales are the largest part of our efforts. We hope you will be a part of showing our #CPSZEBRPRIDE and giving hope to our ZEBRA family members. Order online at http://bit.ly/3kJ3pSH Print an order form from https://5il.co/q7bb More info at https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/413633 Thank you! 2020-21 ZUAC Committee Caroline Cowherd, Cash Flegal, Brooklyn Boatman, and Leah Kruger

This just happened... looks like graduation is getting real for these seniors. Graduation products were distributed during ZAP today. If you placed an order and were not at the ZAP meeting, please go by the counseling office to pick up your orders. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

THE TROPHY FINALLY ARRIVED!!!! This year has thrown some very difficult obstacles our way, but the CHS Dance Team was lucky enough to be able to compete (even if it was virtually) at state this year AND WIN! "5A hip hop was one of the larger categories at state this year and the we are so proud of the hard work that these girls have put in to fight for this title," Coach Warden. If you see any of the dancers, please help us in congratulating them! It’s a GREAT DAY to be a ZEBRA!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

ZAP - Zebra Advisement Program is tomorrow during encore, we will continue the enrollment process. We will review the elective options students will choose from for the 21-22 school year. If parents have not set up a ZAP enrollment appointment with their child's ZAP Advisor for March 25th, please reach out to them ASAP. If you are absent or a virtual student, you can access your ZAP Advisors Google Classroom for the information. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Let's get to know the new faces at CHS in our #CHSNewTeacherFeature! Help them feel that #CPSZEBRAPRIDE with an emoji in the comments on our FB page. Callie Mercer is an Art teacher and the Art Club sponsor at Claremore High School. She chose Claremore for the community and the genuine love the faculty and administration have for the students. She enjoys getting to know her students and experiencing the priceless moments when their faces light up, and something clicks for them, or they realize they are capable of more than they thought. She graduated from Verdigris High School before earning a degree in Fine Arts from Rogers State University. She studied abroad and interned with international artist William Balthazar Rose, currently based in Italy. Ms. Mercer volunteers at middle and high school youth camps in the summer. She has two dogs, Blake and Mia, and two foster kittens, Zuko and Nella. ✨Fun Fact - She has traveled since a young age, visiting the United Arab Emirates, Nepal, China, and Italy. 📚Favorite Book - Pride and Prejudice 🎬Favorite Movie - Pride and Prejudice 🍿Favorite Snack - Cape Cod salt and vinegar or mesquite barbeque chips 🍬Favorite Candy - Pecan Pralines ☕️Favorite Drink - Coffee 🌈Favorite Color - All of them! ⛱Favorite Vacation - the beach or Italy 🚩Favorite Team - LSU Tigers 🙶Favorite Quote - “To live will be an awfully big adventure.” -Peter Pan #CPSZEBRAPRIDE