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🎨 NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED 🎨 "Just thought I'd share this moment of Zebra excellence! An Art I student had no idea she could draw when she enrolled in Art for her required credit. This piece is her first portrait ever! It's such a super cool and special experience." - Mrs. Williams, Art Teacher. Here are a few other examples of some Art I projects. If you are looking to enroll in your required Fine Art credit, consider Art I. Both of our teachers know how to inspire, encourage, and help students develop their hidden talents. #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. Jolene Smith is an Algebra I teacher and is the assistant sponsor of Freshman Utilizing Zebra Essentials (FUZE) at Claremore High School. She is a 2014 Claremore alumnus and interned in our Math department during college. Her positive experiences with the staff and students encouraged her to come back to Claremore as a teacher. She loves that all the teachers try to do their absolute best in order for all students to do their best. Ms. Smith teaches to help students learn and find their voice in the world, especially connecting with the shyer, less recognized students. She deeply believes that all students need to know and feel that they are important and valued. Ms. Smith graduated from Northeastern State University with a Bachelor of Science. In December 2018, she had the opportunity to travel to the Amadeus International School in Austria to observe and interact with their unique teaching methods. Smith enjoys spending time in nature and researching many different topics, including astronomy and history. She has two dogs, a German Shepherd and a Shiffon. 📚Favorite Books - Bud, Not Buddy and To Kill a Mockingbird 🎬Favorite Movies - War Room and Leap! 🥜Favorite Snack - Trail Mix 🍫Favorite Candy - Fast Break 🥤Favorite Drink - Sweet Tea 💚Favorite Color - Green ✈️Favorite Vacation- Europe #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

❤ Wear RED for ED on Tuesday, February 23rd to show your support for public education. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #PUBLICSCHOOLPROUD

🎆🎇Have you ever wondered how fireworks get their different colors? Ms. Golbek's Chem I class used the flame testing technique to determine cations' identity in unknown solutions based upon the colors at which they burn. This is the same basis for the colors seen in fireworks. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼The addition of this little zebra brings the CPS total to FIVE new baby zebras for the 20-21 school year. Congratulations to Mrs. Keeli Coyle and her husband on the birth of Case Curtis Coyle. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Anyone else ever tried to escape during English class? Last week Mrs. Talbert not only allowed but encouraged her students to escape. This time the escape was a learning activity used to review for their Crucible assessment. Students had a total of 5 tasks to complete to escape. The young scholars had to use clues to find the hidden activities throughout the class. The students completed a crossword puzzle to review significant characters from the play. They read quotes to determine literary devices. The teams read a nonfiction article from Arthur Miller to evaluate how his writing on McCarthyism reached different conclusions because of differences in assumptions, evidence, reasoning, and viewpoints. Moreover, the students had to make connections from the play to The Red Scare/McCarthyism, and additionally, they had to determine the theme of the work. The final task required a little bit of imagination. The team had to pull an Abigail Williams and act as if a yellow bird was afflicting them to win. Everyone embraced the challenge and did a great job; these young men were able to ESCAPE THE HYSTERIA! "Yesterday was a teacher win!!" - Mrs. Talbert #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The CHS Art program creates amazing artists from Art I - AP Studio Art. Scholastic results are in! 🥇 Gold key winners: Molly Bazar 🥈 Silver key winners: Lilly Roberts, Molly Bazar 🥉Honorable mentions: Carley Fields, Jaycie Kimball, Gillian Queller, and Tayler Roach Gold key work advances to a national level competition! This is tough competition, last year there were around 1,000 entries, only around 100 received honorable mentions. Mrs. Hoffer is very proud of her students ❤️!

Interested in medicine 🔬? Thought about being a 🩺 doctor , nurse, biologist...? Coach Wiens's Honors Human Body Systems class at CHS constructed a brain in their lab. This class is one of the courses offered through our BioMed program at CHS and is available to 10th - 12th graders after completing the Honors Principles of Biomed Science class. Interested? Ask your ZAP Advisor about the BioMed program and how you can get started. #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. Meranda Golbek is a science teacher at Claremore High School. As a 2014 Claremore graduate, she loves being back home in Claremore and teaching in the same community that supported her. She desires to influence young minds to become scientifically literate individuals who can make educated decisions and think critically about the world around them. Ms. Golbek earned a Chemistry degree from Oklahoma State University. She is a member of the Oklahoma Education Association, the OSUTeach Alumni Association, and Oklahoma Science Teachers Association. She has been published in a scientific journal for her research on the negative effects of plastic polymers. She has a German Shepard named Molly. 📚Favorite Book - The Great Gatsby 🎬Favorite Movie - Forrest Gump 🍿Favorite Snacks - Popcorn 🍬Favorite Candy - Skittles 🥤Favorite Drink - Coca-Cola 🧡Favorite Color - Orange 🌺Dream Vacation - Hawaii 🚩Favorite Team - OSU Cowboys 🙶 Favorite Quote - “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” - Albert Einstein

We've got another winter weather challenge for our Zebra families. Let's make some Ice Marbles. Put a few drops of food coloring or Kool-aid powder into a balloon then fill with water. Place outside and let it freeze. Depending on how big the balloons are and how cold it is, this will take about 24 hours. Hold them up to the light to see if they are frozen all the way through. Join Finley, Alayna & Brecken from Westside and submit your photos in the comments of the CPS FB page. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

For all you "planners" out there... the CPS Academic Calendar for 2021-22 has been approved by the Board of Education. It goes without saying, but just in case, this is official unless we have any unforeseen situations come up in the future. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/academic-calendars

All Claremore Public Schools offices and campuses will be closed for Presidents Day on Monday, February 15, 2021. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

StuCo's ZUAC Cupcakes for Cancer fundraiser delivery date has been moved to February 16th. If you have questions contact jtravis@claremore.k12.ok.us.

💲𝙎𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙊𝙍𝙎 - 𝙎𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙊𝙍𝙎 - 𝙎𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙊𝙍𝙎💲 The deadline for the RCB & the Bluejacket scholarship applications has been extended to February 19th. You can find the information about the scholarships here - https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/chs/page/scholarships

You can find the Distance Learning Bell Schedule for high school students here: https://5il.co/pg35. It is the same as our Friday DL days you've been practicing all year.

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. Casey Moss is the Librarian and the Book Club sponsor at Claremore High School. She chose Claremore for its rich tradition and many academic and activity opportunities for students. Ms. Moss desires to help them succeed and loves to see them get involved. She earned a bachelors in English with a teacher certification from University of Oklahoma, a Masters in Library Media and Information Technology from Northeastern State University, and is currently studying for a Masters of English Language at Southern Nazarene University. Of course, Ms. Moss loves to read, among going to church, watching football and movies, and listening to music. 📚Favorite Book- The Help 🎬Favorite Movie- The Breakfast Club 🍫 Favorite Candy- Chocolate 🌺Favorite Vacation- Hawaii 💧 Favorite Drink- Water ❤️Favorite Color- Crimson 🚩Favorite Team- OU Sooners 🙶 Favorite Quote- “It is never wrong to do the right thing.” -Mark Twain Student contributor: N Schubert

CHS swimmers, Kaylee Ward and Sylvia Admire, swam today in 6A Regional Finals. Sylvia got 1st in the 500 Free and 3rd in the 50 Free. Kaylee got 3rd in the 100 Backstroke and 4th in the 200 IM. Both swimmers qualified for State to be held later this month. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Lady Zebras win 54-27 over Skiatook and Zebras win 78-48 over Skiatook

Did you know... 55% of CHS graduates enrolled in college in 2019? 153 CHS graduates were able to participate in a college bridge program before their freshman year FREE? The OK Gear Up Grant is designed to fill in the gap for students that want to go to college. It's purpose is to educate, support, facilitate, and students, parents and staff in this process. Want to get college updates from Gear Up? Reminders about services, FAFSA, and other updates. Watch this video with our Gear Up College Coach to find out how. https://animoto.com/play/FG1XRi0BoJedbyUmazBhww #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

If you can not make the Class Meetings you can watch live from these links. Senior Class (21) - https://youtu.be/ULJbIDVdLQc @ 4:15 Freshman and Sophomore Classes (23 & 24) - https://youtu.be/o8cVCEkGwhw @ 5 Junior Class (22) - https://youtu.be/Pn4UetTIKnE Incoming Freshmen (25) - https://youtu.be/W-oKh2l3eJE #CPSZEBRAPRIDE