Claremore Public Schools

🦓♥🎓COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION - 8 Days brought to you by Mr. Doonkeen and his daughter Brooklyn. Mr. Doonkeen has been the Director of Choirs for 12 years at CHS. While he has always loved teaching, ‘this love was compounded beyond measure with Brooklyn as my student over the past four years.” When asked about his fondest memories of his daughter’s CPS career he said it would have to be her love of singing and the stage. Mr. Doonkeen says that Brooklyn “has far exceeded my expectations as a musician, student, and person. I am an extremely blessed teacher and father!” Many teachers in Brooklyn’s life have made a difference, but he credits“Chelsea (Hartsock) Devers and Jene White. They helped foster the love of teaching elementary-aged children and inspired Brooklyn to pursue her degree in Elementary Education.” Brooklyn has been a Zebra since the 1st grade at Roosa, then continued her career at WRJH and CHS. Brooklyn is a well-rounded student and performer. She is involved in numerous activities and organizations at CHS, Room 701 Choir Member, Mixed Choir Member, ZUAC, Student Council, SADD, Red Army, National Honor Society, Math Club / Mu Alpha Theta, FUZE, Chemistry Club, and takes the AP / Pre-AP Programs. She has many memories at CHS with her dad, especially being involved in Choir; when asked about one of her favorites she told us, “Being involved in choir my entire life, I have many memories related to my dad. One favorite one would be the last night of Oklahoma! This night was so magical because we finally saw how much our hard work and long nights paid off. Another recent one was when we were awarded straight 1's at the OSSAA State Choir Competition. After whipping our choir into shape in just a few short months, we received the highest honor a choir can get at the competition!” She will keep all her fun memories with her and the relationships she built with teachers that will last a lifetime! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #CountdowntoCommencement #Classof2023

🦓♥🎓COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION - 9 Days brought to you by Mrs.Roach and her daughter Kenedy. Mrs. Roach is the Career Development Advisor at CHS where she has been for two years. She has enjoyed watching her daughter Kenedy thrive in all of her clubs and activities at CHS. Watching how hard she worked with the sponsors has truly enhanced her experience at CHS. She is thankful to Mr. Riggs who “inspired Kenedy to further her curiosity into pursuing a degree in Biology, which will eventually lead to becoming a dentist.” Longtime Zebra, Kenedy Roach has been a part of CPS since the 5th grade, she attended Catalayah, WRJH, and CHS. She is most grateful that she was “able to spend first hour with my mom and the memories we shared getting to spend that time together.” She is active in many clubs and athletics such as Cross Country, Track, Softball, Tennis, Career Development Program, World Language Club, Student Council, SADD, National Honor Society, Math Club / Mu Alpha Theta, FUZE, Christian Club, Chemistry Club. She takes the rigorous AP / Pre-AP Programs at CHS. Kenedy will always remember the wonderful teachers she learned so much from and the many memories with her classmates. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #CountdowntoCommencement #Classof2023

🦓🎤♥Claremore Public Schools Board of Education recognized Claremore High School Choir students. These students have impressive resumes in show business and had the achievements to prove it! Each student begins both the Oklahoma Music Educators Association and the Oklahoma Choral Directors Association All-State Choir selection process by receiving 4 collegiate level chorus songs to begin practicing in August and preparing to sing them for a blind audition in October. There are 3 rounds to the selection process. In the first round, Claremore participates in the Northeast of the state quadrant. If the student scores in the top 20% they are moved on to the 2nd round of auditions. If the student is selected to the group, they can participate in the Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Choir Concert which takes place at the annual convention of Music Educators. At this event, the students will undergo a third audition to ensure they have rehearsed their additional music for the concert. Oklahoma has over 3000 students audition for the choir and of that 120 students are selected to receive the honor. The selection for the Oklahoma Choral Directors All-State Jazz Choir is separate from the OkMEA Mixed and Treble Choir audition and concert performance, however, only 24 students from across the state are selected. Although very rare, students can be selected for both the OkMEA and OkCDA All-State Choir. Claremore is the only 5A school to have a representative in the All-State Jazz Choir this year. 🎤Tavis Fontenot - 2-year member of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Choir & 2-year member of the Oklahoma Choral Directors Association All-State Jazz Choir 🎤Harrison Quellar - 1-year member of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Choir 🎤Lacey Arthur - 2-year member Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Choir 🎤Gracie Roberts - 2-year member of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Choir 🎤Mattie Long - 3 Year member of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Choir 🎤Brooklyn Doonkeen - 3 Year member of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Choir #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #AllStateChoir

Claremore Firefighters Give Back🧩💛 The Claremore Firefighters Local 1077 raised money for Autism Awareness by selling T-shirts throughout the community. They then donated 100% of the proceeds to Claremore Public Schools' Special Services Department. They raised $1,781.28, and the City of Claremore matched their donation to make a grand total of $3,562.56. This cause hits home for Claremore Firefighter Jake Graham, who has a 5-year-old son with autism. The goal is to give these students the tools and create an environment where they can best learn. In an interview with News on 6, Jake shared, "I think it is just about accepting people for who they are and just making sure you understand what autism is. There are plenty of different ways that it can look, and not every case is going to be the same." Autism looks different for each person, and meeting those individual needs is vital, especially in a learning environment. It is reassuring to see the outpouring of support from the community of Claremore and the awareness surrounding autism. Thank you to Claremore Firefighters Local 1077 and the City of Claremore for your care and contribution to Claremore Public Schools' Special Services and to everyone who bought a shirt and contributed in support. These funds will help accomplish CPS's goals by providing resources to raise student achievements, provide educational equity, and create a safe, educational environment for these students. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ClaremoreCares #Claremorecommunity #ClaremoreFirefightersLocal1077

Hey Zebra Nation, we have an alumni report from our Board of Education President and the "voice of Zebra football", Patrick Gotcher. "I am always proud to talk about zebras that have gone on to do great things. This weekend, LIVE Golf will be at Cedar Ridge Country Club. Players will include Brooks Koepka, P. Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and many more. This post is to give a big Claremore shout-out to two of our own! The Golf Course Superintendent and the man responsible for getting the course in fantastic shape and maintaining it is our Zebra Nation's own Eddie Roach. Eddie's wife and course assistant for the last month is another Zebra favorite…Sarah Melton Roach. This responsibility is a great opportunity for these two former Zebras, and I ask that you join me in wishing them a wonderful week of sun, dry weather, and green, green grass! We are proud of Eddie and Sarah! If you see these two at the tournament, give them a big hello!" @Eddie M Roach Jr., @Sarah Melton Roach #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #NEXTLEVELZEBRAS

👩🏻‍🏫🏫👨🏻‍🏫“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." - Henry Adams We have some amazing teachers at CPS although this is not the only week we celebrate their commitment to our students, their craft, and this community we want to remind them and you that WE HAVE THE BEST! We are so thankful for the teachers that dedicate themselves to their craft here at Claremore Public Schools and just how awesome it is to be a Zebra! In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week 2023, Drop the name and a story of YOUR favorite teacher that made an impact!♥ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #TeacherAppreciation

The second Friday in May is #schoolprday, also called National School Communicators Day. A day where schools recognize the work behind the scenes of those who tell our school's story, share celebrations, and keep us informed. Today we celebrated the team behind the communications curtain (or the screen in this case). Our Communications Specialists or a.ka., "the Facebook lady" or "the website lady" or because they play many roles it could be the "front desk lady," the "library lady," the "camera lady"... you get the picture (see what I did there?). As a team, we want to thank all of our Claremore Public School staff, students, and community, for sharing their #CPSZEBRAPRIDE through excellent pictures, updates, and content. For without you, there wouldn't have a story to tell. 🧡 Jamie Brace - District Communications Director 🤍 Vanessa Mudd - Roosa Elementary School 🧡 Ashley Troyer - Claremont Elementary 🤍 Rachel Salcido - Catalayah Elementary School 🧡 Karley Johnson - Westside Elementary School-Claremore Public Schools 🤍 Melissa Jauquet - Will Rogers Junior High 🧡 2022-23 District Interns - High School Interns: Hailey Pickup, Justine Grisham, and Natalie Rhoades. Cherokee Nation Inters: Chloe Zickefoose and not pictured Leah Anderson. Thank you for everything you do to connect, communicate, celebrate, and create a partnership with our CPS families and the community.

CHS Soccer Alumni Game 📅May 13th 📍Lantow Field ⚽Ladies 1pm ⚽Men 3:30pm $5 Adult Admission $3 Kids 10 & Under

Claremore High School Art students have their talents displayed at the Robson PAC. Pictures do not do these pieces justice, they are simply breathtaking in person. Not only is there a quantity of work but an immense amount of quality. If you have not had the opportunity to go see the art show, it is not too late! The work will be at the PAC until the end of the day Friday, May 12th. We hope you make it over and see the talent and skills our students have developed along with the guidance of our remarkable art teachers, Mrs. Hoffer and Ms. Mercer. 🖼🎨 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #Claremorehighschool #RobsonPAC #Artshow

🦓♥🎓COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION - 10 Days brought to you by Mrs. Jauquet and her daughter Reagan. Mrs. Jauquet is the Secretary at WRJH and has been a member of the CPS Staff for 14 years. Although she is not a CHS alumni, she is proud her daughter is going to be. Her fondest memory of her daughter’s time at CPS was when she was in Mrs. Mann's class in 2nd grade at Catalayah. She is thankful for her daughter's teachers throughout her education, specifically her elementary teachers, Mrs. Woods at WRJH, Mr. Noland, and Mr. Cummings at HS. Reagan has been a Zebra since day one attending elementary at Claremont, Catalayah, WRJH, and CHS. Raegan is involved in numerous organizations at CHS including Zebra Cheer, Chemistry Club, Christian Club, Student Council Class Officer, FCA, FUZE, Math Club / Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Red Army, SADD, ZUAC, and participates in the Career Development Program. She has taken advantage of AP/Pre-Ap Programs and concurrent enrollment at RSU. The most important thing she will remember about Claremore Public Schools is “the unconditional support and encouragement this community has had for her.” Her favorite memories of her mother working at the school are “riding to school together and staying after school”! She is thankful for her time at CPS and countless memories as a Zebra! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #CountdowntoCommencement #Classof2023

Claremore High School Track and Field are going to State! Congratulations to these athletes and good luck to them as they leave today to go on to compete this weekend, May 12th and 13th, in Yukon! 🏃🏻‍♂️🥇🏃🏻‍♀️🦓 REGIONAL RESULTS: Girls 100 Meter Dash Varsity- Finals 3rd - Lynie Bailey Girls 200 Meter Dash Varsity- Finals 3rd - Lynie Bailey Boys Track & Field Boys High Jump Varsity- 2nd - Eli Rogers Boys Pole Vault Varsity- 1st - Cooper Zickefoose 3rd - Mason Gillispie Boys 100 Meter Dash Varsity- 1st - Gage Deckard Boys 200 Meter Dash Varsity- 1st - Gage Deckard Boys 400 Meter Dash Varsity- 5th - Dylan Cryder Boys 800 Meter Run Varsity- 5th - Cal Pritchett Boys 3200 Meter Run Varsity- 5th - Adrian Reyes Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Varsity- 1st - Marcus Bean Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Varsity- 2nd - 1). Breyen Dotson 2). Dylan Cryder 3). Eli Rogers 4). Gage Deckard Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Varsity- 3rd - 1). Breyen Dotson 2). Dylan Cryder 3). Ashton Andrews 4). Gage Deckard Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Varsity- 4th - 1). Dylan Cryder 2). Ashton Andrews 3). Eli Rogers 4). Cal Pritchett Men Class 5A Team Rankings 17 Scored 4th Claremore High School 99.50 STATE QUALIFIERS - Cal Pritchett Gage Deckard Cooper Zickefoose Bremen Dotson Mason Gillispe Eli Rogers Ashton Andrews Dylan Cryder Marcus Bean Lynie Bailey #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ClaremoreHighSchool #ClaremoreTrackandField

Westside has some paleontologists in the making! 🦴🦕 Mrs. Nelson's third-grade students have been learning about fossils and the hard work paleontologists do. They participated in a fossil dig with desserts alongside their kindergarten Westie Besties. Check out this sweet activity!🍪🦕 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #Westiebesties

Congratulations to the Claremore High School STEM Academy and Pre-Engineering students at Claremore Northeast Technology Center who competed at State SkillsUSA! They brought home the medal!🥇 A very special 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Adele Wilson and Campbell Crum for being selected as SkillsUSA State Officers! Adele and Campbell are both Claremore High School and NTC students in the Pre-Engineering program at the #ClaremoreCampus. They are the FIRST EVER STUDENTS from #NETech to have this honor! Congratulations to Drew Mason, Kalin Brito, Caroline Lee, and Izzy Schweitzer for being elected as SkillsUSA Northeast District Officers! Additive Manufacturing: 🥇1st Place and National Qualifiers, 𝗚𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗴𝘀 & 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸, Claremore Campus Engineering Technology - Design: 🥈2nd Place, 𝗥𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 & 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘆, Claremore Campus Job Interview: 🥇1st place and National Qualifier, 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻, Claremore Campus Quiz Bowl: 🥇1st place and National Qualifiers, 𝗥𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗺, 𝗞𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀 & 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘀, Claremore Campus Principles of Engineering: 🥈2nd Place, 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻, Claremore Campus Related Technical Math 🥉3rd Place, 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗺, Claremore Campus Teachers, thank you for supporting these students as they practiced and missed class for the competition! This would never have been possible without YOU! The next stop is Atlanta, Georgia for the National competition in June… Good Luck SkillsUSA !! 👏 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #Engineering #SkillsUSA #NTCClaremore

On Monday night, the Claremore Board of Education got to do one of their favorite duties, recognizing Claremore students for their impressive accomplishments. Three Claremore High School Swimmers were acknowledged for their academic and athletic successes at the 2023 State Competition.🏊🏻‍♀️🦓 Senior: Sylvia Admire - #1 Valedictorian -200 Freestyle- State Champion -100 Freestyle-3rd place -She made All-State Team! -She is committed to swimming for Illinois State! -She is an All-World Swimmer of the Year finalist and is waiting to find out in June if she won. -Freshman year: 500m Freestyle State Runner-up and 200m Freestyle State Runner-up -Sophomore year: 500m Freestyle State Runner-up and 50m Freestyle 3rd -Junior year: 100m Freestyle State Champion and 200m Freestyle State Champion Brenlyn Vickrey 100m Backstroke-3rd place Summer Pfeiffer 100m Breaststroke-12th place 200m IM-12th place Congratulations to these young ladies!🦓♥🏊🏻‍♀️ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ClaremoreHighSchool #CHSSwimTeam

🚀🛰👨🏻‍🚀👩🏻‍🚀Ms. Henry's third graders got a super cool surprise in class! They got to experience all things space from an astronaut suit, astronaut sleeping bag, space food, space shuttle tile, and astronaut suit materials layers! An interesting and hands-on learning experience they won't forget anytime soon!🚀🛰👨🏻‍🚀👩🏻‍🚀 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #Catalayah Elementary

🦓♥🎓COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION - 12 Days brought to you by Mrs. Angie Hendrickson and her son Ayden Carroll. Mrs. Hendrickson has been a member of the CPS Staff for 11 years as a paraprofessional at Roosa Elementary. When asked about her fondest memory of Ayden in elementary, she shared about all the love and support Ayden received, “ I remember when Ayden was in 2nd grade with the Amazing Mrs. Devers - then Miss Hartsock. After their first Celebrate Success assembly he'd earned several reading certificates and met his goals for the nine weeks. She gushed over each and every one of them and encouraged them all for next time. I can remember him finding me as soon as school was over telling me excitedly that he knew why her name was HARTsock - because of her big heart and how much she loved her kids and that he couldn't wait to read more to see how proud she'd be!” She loves the community that Claremore provides for its students. The love and compassion all the teachers display to each and every student is something she is grateful Ayden has experienced all 12 years of school. She is thankful to Mr. Riggs at CHS for being such a compelling teacher, “he really encouraged Ayden to look outside of his plans for the future and consider learning different things.” Ayden is Zebra born and bred. He has attended Claremore Public Schools since Pre-K and will graduate on the same stage as his parents did in 1999 and 1998. He has many fond memories at CPS but his favorite was “going to the State Competition for TSA. It was the first time I went on an overnight school trip and was a great opportunity to meet people from other schools and make memories with my friends.” He loved walking over to Roosa after a long day at WRJH, hanging out in his mom’s classroom and working alongside his mom on homework. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #CountdowntoCommencement #Classof2023

👨🏻‍🍳🍳Cooking Up Success! Our very own Claremore Public Schools student, Landon Wheat, has been named a National Finalist for the 2023 Future Chef competition! 🧑🏻‍🍳🍳🥳 CLICK HERE TO CAST YOUR VOTE: ➡️ https://futurechefschallenge.com/ Out of hundreds of submissions from almost 200 school districts across the country, Landon's fruit or vegetable side dish recipe has made it to the Top 5 in the Nation! We need your support to help Landon become the 2023 National Future Chef Winner. Don't forget to check out the videos from each finalist and cast your vote between Monday, May 8th, and Friday, May 12th. Let's show everyone the power of child nutrition and help Landon bring the title home! #futurechefs #futurechefs2023 #SDXFutureChefs #claremontelementary #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #SDXFUTURECHEFs #SUDEXONATIONALS #Claremontelementary

Looking for something to do this summer? CPS has compiled a webpage for summer camps and resources. We will add them to the list as they are made available. 🎨Art 🏀Basketball 🏈Football ⚽Soccer 🏐Volleyball 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧Zebra Stripes 🏅RSU Sports Camps 🍔Free Summer Meals ➕ the City of Claremore Summer Guide AND MORE... Go to > https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/camps Going to a camp? Remember to wear your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE!

Claremore High School Zoology class spent the day at RSU on a field trip. They caught and identified invertebrates to help with species identification and make assumptions about water quality based on what is living there. 🐸🐢🦟 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #Claremorehighschool

Jerzy the Therapuetic Court Dog visited Claremont Elementary! The students loved getting to make a new furry friend and learn all about the responsibilities of a Therapeutic Court Dog. Jerzy is an Aussie doodle who has the compassionate job of providing comfort and therapy at the Rogers County Courthouse. The students were beyond excited to get to meet her acquaintance and watch her show off some tricks! Thank you for coming for a visit, Jerzy! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #JerzytheCourtDog #ClaremorePublicSchools