Will Rogers Junior High

It's School Resource Officer Day! Today is all about honoring those brave individuals who serve as the link between our schools and law enforcement. They are not just here to keep our students safe- they're also mentors, confidants, and role models for our students, helping to foster positive relationships between the youth and our police department. Thank you to our very own Officer Holmes at WRJH and Officer Hagen and Officer Turman at our other schools. We appreciate you! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We have some PINK and some RED for our Day of ♥ (and KINDNESS!) Our students and staff have had a great week so far celebrating kindness! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What's a really clever way to spread some positivity and self-love in school? It's like the opposite of "heartbreak" - the students are searching for hearts and filling them with positivity and encouragement! And what better place to display these hearts than on the walls of the school itself? It's like a visual reminder that they're surrounded by love and support, even on the toughest of days. Plus, having the students write their own positive affirmations on the hearts helps to reinforce the message and make it more personal. It's a great way to boost self-esteem and build a sense of community in the classroom. Great job to our counselors and the mentor group for coming up with this idea - it's a thoughtful and creative way to spread some heart-warming cheer! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

For day T•W•O of Kindness Week, we showed some TEAM SPIRIT with jersey day! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

♥Valentine's Day R•E•M•I•N•D•E•R•S♥ -Items will be kept in the office until the end of the day -Students will be called at the end of the day to retrieve their items -NO glass vases or balloons on the bus #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's Academic Team SEASON! Our first match was a home meet, and a tough opponent! We fought hard, but ultimately lost to Jenks. It was a tough loss, but we will come back better next week! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What better way to celebrate the first day of KINDNESS week (and snow falling!) than having PJ DAY! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

EARN CASH FOR HOURS SERVED - LIMITED TO $200 GET OUR CHEROKEE YOUTH INVOLVED. Cherokee Nation will pay Cherokee youth ($200 for 20 hours)of service to help the elderly or non-profit organizations with special projects from yard work to trash clean up etc... Applicants must be 10 years of age or older. See application pages 1-4 in post below or use the download link to download pdf http://tinyurl.com/3ybdyxa2 for printing out and returning via mail or in-person. You can call Cherokee Nation 918-453-5000, ask for“Cherokee First” for more information. #cherokee, #cherokeenation, #community

It's K•I•N•D•N•E•S•S week! 💟 We are celebrating kindness by spreading positivity, empathy, and just being good to each other! Each day will have a different theme. Here are the daily dress-ups: Monday-School PJ Day Tuesday-Team Kindness Day-wear a sports jersey Wednesday-Dress in pink and red day Thursday-Peace, Love, Kindness day- wear TIE DYE Friday-Kindness is the ZEBRA way-wear Zebra gear #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

REMINDER - In honor of Presidents Day, Claremore Public Schools will be closed on February 19, 2024. You can find the full academic calendar on our website: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/academic-calendars

We are hiring individuals passionate about positively influencing children's lives by bringing a smile, a kind word, or a friendly high five. Our top priority is recruiting applicants dedicated to helping all students reach their full potential. These flexible career opportunities offer a schedule with nights, weekends, and holidays off. We believe that our employees and students are our most valuable resources, and we strive to build a community, a team, and a family. We encourage you to apply today if you want to join our team. We are looking for substitutes and bus drivers, and we also have openings in child nutrition. You can find the application links below. Substitutes & Bus Drivers ➡ https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/972944 Child Nutrition ➡ https://us.sodexo.com/careers #CPSZEBRAPRIDE APPLY TODAY #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our 6th grade science students are taking their experiments to new heights! 🪂Building and launching hot air balloons is not easy-it requires a lot pf patience, problem-solving skills, and understanding pf physics concepts. It's a real life application of the scientific method - hypothesis, experiment, and analysis all rolled into one exciting project! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's not UNO... it's U-KNOW! Students in Mrs. Wiley's class put an educational spin on the classic game. Instead of matching numbers and colors, they matched text structures! It's a great way to teach students about different ways to organize and present information. It's UNO meets a reading comprehension lesson! What a fun, and engaging way to learn! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's ALMOST that time... for parent/teacher conferences. Thursday, Feb. 15, from 4:00-7:30pm is the time for the first set of conferences. The link is live now~~~ https://www.myconferencetime.com/willrogersjh/ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It was a "cool" contest in Mrs. Highley's class! On Friday, all of Mrs. Highley's students were told that the actor who plays Ponyboy in The Outsiders had not only visited Tulsa, but actually visited the DX gas station in the movie! The contest was for the first student who was able to show her his picture on the internet or email her a picture would receive a prize! Shortly after school ended on Friday, three students provided Mrs. Highley with C Thomas Howell's picture and WON some yummy looking prizes! Way to go! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Drone day/competition with Tulsa Will Rogers JROTC was a HUGE success! Collaboration, sharing, teamwork, learning, growth, social interaction (sans PEDs), and some friendly Army-Navy competition (Navy won the athletic competition!) We celebrated with awards and fine cuisine from our hometown Arby’s! What a great day! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

▬Counselor Week▬ Meet Mrs. Helm, counselor of 7th and 8th graders: I want to make a positive impact in the community and help shape the lives of the next generation. As a WRJH counselor, I believe I have that ability. I graduated from OSU with my Bachelors in Elementary Education. I have been in education for 11 years. This is my first year as a school counselor. Previously, I was a teacher. I have taught 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. I graduated from SWOSU with my masters in school counseling and psychometry in fall of 2022. I have two daughters and one son. My oldest daughter, Skyler, is a sophomore at UCO. My youngest two are Nathan and Emma. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our WRJH g•i•r•l•s wrestlers are bringing the WINS, the heat 🔥 and gusts of excitement! 💨It's great to see our female athletes on the mat! And bringing the gusts is a pretty cool way to put it- it's like these girls are creating a gust of excitement and energy that blows through the entire wrestling community! Here's to the girls wrestling team- keep bringing the gusts, and keep showing everyone what fierce female athletes look like! 💪🏼 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's time to remember your year in a physical object that your student will either treasure forever... or use as a paperweight! BUY YOUR YEARBOOK! They are going to be great! https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1047707/Will-Rogers-Junior-High-School/2024-Yearbook/20230614081557760121/CATALOG_SHOP/ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

▬Counselor Week▬ Meet Mrs. Armstrong, counselor for 6th and 7th grade: Making a connection with a student who may be struggling is just one of the reasons I love what I do as a counselor at WRJH. I graduated from CHS. I went to Mid-America Christian University (MACU) for my bachelors in psychology. I am currently doing my masters in clinical mental health. Before working here as a counselor I was working as a behavior therapist with children who have autism. My husband and I have been married for 5 years and we have two daughters. We also have two dogs. #CPSZEBRARPRIDE