🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼 = 6 little Zebras for the 21-22 school year! Congratulations to Mrs. Bonnie Wiley on the birth of her baby girl, Bella Lynn! She was born on Jan. 26th, weighing 8lbs 9oz and measuring 21". Mrs. Wiley is an English teacher at WRJH and a shoutout to her proud Auntie, Ms. Elizabeth Wickham, a CHS teacher.
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🚀 Roosa students created space themed art in honor of Stuart Roosa Day, January 31.
First through fifth graders used crayons, oil pastels and watercolors to implement a wax resist with their art. Kindergarten used Jackson Pollock style splatter painting for the background of their space shuttles and finished up by using their fine motor skills to cut out stars and their space shuttle before they attached it to their painted paper.
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We might have some future architects in Pre-K!
Students enjoy the opportunity to work on all kinds of skills during center time - including the skill of building!
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🤼 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥? 🤼
So many friendships begin in Pre-K and Claremore Public Schools are blessed to be able to be a part of that story!
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Our students have a blast at outside recess when the weather allows, and they come up with all kinds of fun and entertaining games together while outside!
Here, they created their own Conga Line!
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Mrs. Faught's 2nd grade class at Catalayah completed a mini-unit on Friendship.
They read books about friendships and how to be a good friend! They tied it into their language arts lesson on adjectives by brainstorming words to describe "friend"!
The students also used adjectives to "sprinkle" in the classroom's cupcake art and writing activity!
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Ethan Grimett selected as All-State Defensive Lineman.
“I'm so proud of Ethan. Ethan played linebacker for years, but he was willing to switch to the defensive line his senior year because that is where his team needed him. His unselfish attitude paid off in a big way. I look forward to coaching Ethan one last time this summer in the All-State game.” - Coach Hurt
The All-State game East vs West will be Jul 29, 2022.
Of course, we all know moms are their kids’ biggest fan, and in this family that is definitely true. “This was his first year in the position and to get picked for All-State speaks volumes of his work ethic. Our family is so proud of you Big E! A huge thanks to the coaches who have poured into him over the years. He’s had an amazing career as a Zebra and gets to suit up one more time as an All-Stater!” - Michelle Eaton
UPDATE - Ethan has committed to play for the Falcons at Friends University in Wichita, KS.
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Mrs. Douthitt's class practices writing their sight words in "snow" (shaving cream, but they are great at pretending.)
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What is fact and what is opinion? The 2nd graders got their research books out and determined the difference between Fact and Opinion, and that is a Fact!
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Ruby Quinn at Robson Performing Arts Center was awarded a 2021 Fall Grant for "Embroidery Machine for Costume Shop"!
"We are so thankful for the Claremore Public School Foundation and all they do for the students. We appreciate this grant for a sewing/embroidery machine to replace our costume shop's old and broken one. We have the CPSF to thank for all the wonderful tools/machines/equipment they have provided to keep the Robson PAC at its best technically and artistically. Thank you will never be enough."-Ruby Quinn, Robson PAC
Twelve grant applications totaling more than $31,000 were received and considered during this grant cycle. To find out more visit the CPSF website: https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/
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Chelsea Mize is the newest member of our CPS Board of Education (BOE). Mize began her service to her alma mater in 2021.
Chelsea, born and raised a Zebra, graduated from CHS in 2003. She is the third generation to graduate from CHS, preceded by her father and grandfather; she looks forward to her children being the fourth generation of Zebras. She continued her post-secondary education at NSU, earning a degree in Early Childhood Education from NSU.
Mize is the owner of The Cranberry Merchant and Cranberry Estate Sales. Her volunteer efforts have been with the Green Country Chrysalis Board of Directors and currently on the Claremore Main Street Board.
She is married to Matt Mize and has two children: Titus and Rosie, both part of this dazzle of Zebras.
When asked to reflect on a teacher that made a difference in her life, Mize has a unique story she shared, “ I can remember all of my teachers, and each one left a positive impact on my life and many of them I get to enjoy friendships with still today. (Okay, now that I've sat here and thought about each teacher, some of which are now gone, I'm now teary.)
Thinking back over each teacher, I can remember some of the curricula they taught, but their most significant impact on me was the lessons of self-worth. They showed me love, grace, compassion, tough love, steadiness, self-worth, hard work, and a love for learning. Their impact has sculpted me into to person I am today.
Being the daughter of a teacher and the stepdaughter of a high school coach, it didn't matter which teacher's classroom I was in; if the teacher was in the school building, they were my teacher! Those teachers and coaches were the village that raised me. I laughed, cried, embarrassed myself, was fed by them, driven home, and got a LOT of life coaching along the way. The Zebra family was MY family. (Okay - I'm teary again!).”
It's #5 for the school year and our Zebra family!
Congratulations to our new Westside Library Media Specialist, Ms. Brittany Lang, on the arrival of Palmer St. Claire Lang!
Born January 3rd at 4:14pm weighing 6lbs 14oz and measuring 18 1/2 inches long!
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Kindergarten students have really been enjoying learning about the piano in Mrs. Keener's music class!
Here, students learned where to find "middle C" and got to practice playing the piano using soft hands.
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Everything is uncertain about who is at school and who isn't, so teachers overcome, adapt, and adjust! So in art---Murals it is! Students discussed all the murals in Claremore - even graffiti on trains (what's the difference)? They are now working together from K - 5th grad to create murals with oil pastels to hang in the halls of Westside.
This project was an art lesson and a lesson on using art to find our way through changes & uncertainties.
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▶ https://youtu.be/aaAYqe8e4Kg
Shane Huey was appointed to fill the Ward 5 seat in 2020 and then ran unopposed in 2021 and will complete a five-year term.
After graduating from Barnsdall High School in 1991, he attended Northeastern State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. He is a CI Engineer at Reading Truck Body.
He became a Zebra in 1995 after he and his wife, Amanda, chose to move to Claremore and make a home on the same street she had lived growing up. His wife grew up a Zebra, and now they have two Zebra daughters. Shaylee attends Claremont Elementary and plays softball. Samantha attends Claremore High School and is a State Championship dance team member.
His high school English teacher, Steve Bowling, was his most influential teacher. He recalls, “At the time, he was a 4th-degree black belt in taekwondo. He brought the same dedication he used in taekwondo to the classroom. He was hard and held you accountable. He expected more from you than you thought you could give. He pushed you to the max but was the first to say congratulations.” When asked this question, he shared that it made him reflect on his educational experience and motivated him to reach out to Mr. Bowling to share his appreciation. We are sure Mr. Bowling would be proud of Mr. Huey, who serves his community and public education.
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CPS students are 100 days smarter. Today across the district student celebrated their own way. Claremont kindergarteners strutted down the red carpet to show off their 100-day shirts.
▶ https://youtu.be/dIXydSpAg6o
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Get caught up on everything CHS!
Preston & Tyler host our first ZTV broadcast for the spring semester.
🎤 Announcements: P/T Conference, FAFSA, Graduation, and more.
🎤 New Teacher Feature: Coach Jackson, Coach Sport, and Mrs. Meza.
🎤 New Encore schedule and return to the previous lunch schedule interview with Dr. Hindenburg & Mrs. Andrews.
🎤 Spring College Connection Workshops: Apr 18, 2022
🎤 Sports Spotlight: Wrestling
▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWbqTGl14CM
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What is your favorite reading spot?!?!?
Some kids like to read alone in a quiet spot, some in groups and some even enjoy reading in the dark with a flashlight.
We enjoy seeing the different reading styles and the different ways they enjoy reading.
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🐱🐉 Mrs. Cole's Pre-K class at Catalayah started their dinosaur unit this week. The kids are so excited!!
🐱🐉 They are making dinosaur eggs and learning about the different types of dinosaurs. Later this week, when the eggs dry, the kids will crack them open.
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Rodrick "Rod" Henry, a Claremore High School Class of 1980 graduate, began his service to his alma mater as a CPS Board of Education member for Ward 4 in 2015. Serving in his second term, he holds the office of Clerk this year.
Henry became a Zebra in 8th grade when he transferred into Will Rogers Junior High from Verdigris when it was a K-8 dependent school system. But he’ll be quick to tell you he’s remained a Zebra saying, “Once a Zebra, Always a Zebra.”
He is married to Wendee Pauley Henry, CHS Class of 1984, and has two children: Zac, CHS Class of 2012, and Ashley, CHS Class of 2017. His wife is an officer for the CHS Alumni Association and oversees the Alumni Asso. Scholarship.
After graduating, he went on to earn an A & P License and works at American Airlines. Henry is actively involved in the Claremore Public School Foundation, First Presbyterian Church of Claremore (Feed the Zebras), and Claremore Elks Lodge. He spent years volunteering and supporting fundraising efforts for booster clubs while kids were in school in CPS and was a little league coach for soccer, baseball, and football.
His most impactful teacher was a difficult decision because he has had so many great teachers, but he finally narrowed it down to Mr. Norm Vetter, his Drafting I & II teacher. As a mechanical engineer, he still uses many skills today that he taught me so many years ago. All his students loved him.
