Claremore High School

Seniors may act like they're too cool to make giant compound sentences with appropriate conjunctions and punctuation, but they secretly enjoy it. Mrs. Jill Andrews' class broke into small groups and had a competition to see who could make the longest compound-complex sentence with correct punctuation, of course. First place was 22 clauses. Second place was 21 clauses. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

January is Board of Education Appreciation Month and we, at Claremore Public Schools, have the best board in the state! Take a moment and hear from our superintendent, Bryan Frazier, on what makes our board so special. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE https://youtu.be/uSPcbXXEqAw

I am so blessed to work with great students! And when I say great, I mean future leaders! These students started preparing for the All-State Choirs in May 2019. Their hard work paid off; now they are cemented as the best of the best in the state. Congratulations to all of the All-State Choir members from Claremore High School. IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A ZEBRA. - CHS Choir Director, Ruiel Doonkeen.

Mrs. Williams is currently teaching her CHS Art I class the grid method for drawing in proportion. This method is a gentle push into helping beginner artists look at comparing measurements and identifying relationships between the different aspects/features of a subject. For example, one corner of the mouth may be slightly higher than the other; the shape of one nostril might be slightly more triangular than the other. "I have a great group of Art I kids; they are working hard to make their portraits as accurate as they can," Mrs. Williams told us. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

CREATING A MOVEMENT presented by NextGen, a Claremore Collective crew. CHS students are welcome and will also get in with their student ID! Please join us on Monday, February 17th at 3 pm on the campus of Rogers State University for this great event! Reserve your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-movement-tickets-89617822319?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR2maPFinOBv2TT-O42EYLItSL77cYDSsLq-i7jjqyZ32FfiPfXjxCYm2gU

With the recent resignation of Claremore Public School board member, Brandon Wofford - Ward 5, the CPS Board of Education is now taking applications to fill the vacant seat. The Board of Education has sixty (60) days to fill this vacancy beginning January 1, 2020. All applicants must live within the boundaries of Ward 5 to be considered. You can find the school board map on the Claremore Public School website. If you are interested in speaking to or serving on the Claremore School Board, please contact Superintendent Bryan Frazier at bfrazier@claremore.k12.ok.us. The Board of Education will appoint the vacant seat on February 10, 2020. The deadline for consideration will be February 1, 2020.

Spirit Dress for Basketball Homecoming - Show your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE (January 23rd - 28th) ＊Thursday 23rd - LET PRYOR KNOW THE ZEBS ARE TOO HOT TO HANDLE--Swinter Day - summer clothes - stay school appropriate. ＊Friday 24th - REP YOUR FAVORITE TEAM AND BALL UP ON THE TIGERS -- Jersey Day ＊Monday 27th - GET COZY TO SLEEP ON PRYOR--PJ Day ＊Tuesday 28th - It's HOMECOMING GAME DAY #BTP Better Than Pryor) -- Dress in Redneck Attire and #BEATPRYOR

Congratulations to our Head Basketball Coach, Tommy Nolan, and wife, Maralyn, on the birth of their new baby girl. Welcome to our dazzle of little zebras Amelia Rae Nolan! She was born on January 16th, at 8:59 PM, weighing 7 lbs 1 oz. This school year, our staff added four future members of the CHS Class of 2037. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Six CHS band members performed in the All-State Band Concerts this weekend. Congratulations on receiving this honor. We are proud of all the sacrifices you have made to become some of the top musicians in your discipline. All-State Jazz Band (Dylan Ward and Hayden Rhoades) All-State Symphonic Band(Zach Hughes and Alyson Harvey) All-State Wind Ensemble (Faith Wallace and Sam Philpot) Thank you to the CBBA for all the photos. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Spend some time over the long weekend, completing scholarship applications. Some of these local scholarship applications are online; others can be picked up outside the counseling office - Room 101. NEW SCHOLARSHIPS Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/114005 Mary Klassen Memorial Scholarship - DEADLINE January 24, 2020 RCB Bank Scholarship - deadline is February 13, 2020. Bluejacket Memorial Scholarship - deadline February 13, 2020 Mary Klassen Memorial Scholarship - DEADLINE January 24, 2020 https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/chs/page/scholarships--271

Claremore Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, January 20th, in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Schools will resume on Tuesday, January 21st. What is your favorite Martin Luther King, Jr. quote? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

There's so much going on around CPS! Check out this edition of "Fridays With Frazier" to find out more about the #ZEBRABOND2019 progress at the Junior High! Just another reason we have #CPSZEBRAPRIDE! ://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools/videos/2477054802550546/

Students were tasked with creating an image made entirely from pieces of functions and equations that they would write themselves. Function types include polynomial, absolute value, radical, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, conic, etc. Working through this process helps students build functional fluency, as well as, familiarity with domain restrictions - both are integral for success in a calculus course. Students were required to meet certain criteria; many of them went above and beyond to create what they had envisioned. Some, using over 100 equations to produce their art." #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We recently received our School Pride® check donation from TTCU Federal Credit Union for the second half of 2019. Thanks for showing your #CPSZEBRAPRID, swiping your debit card and giving back to Claremore Public Schools! Get yours today! #ttcuSchoolPride

Happy Birthday to Mrs. Helen Quiring, who began teaching at CHS in 1984 and has taught English here over half of her life. She celebrated by reading The Crucible today with her English III students. If you had Mrs. Quiring show her some love on her 70th birthday in the comments of our CPS FB page... and let us know what year you had her as a teacher.

Mrs. Travis' senior Civics/Government class is studying local government structure and development. City Manager, Jim Thomas, came to talk to the students about Claremore's council/manager system. Students created flow charts to help them understand the government structure, departments, and director responsibilities. The class is looking forward to hosting more of our government officials this term.

Many college reps will be coming to visit CHS over the next several months. They would like to speak with you about their college/university and what they have to offer. If you see one you are interested in, come by the counseling office (ROOM 101) to SIGN UP. All reps will be in ROOM 202 unless otherwise announced. NSU will be here Thursday, Jan. 16th. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore High School basketball homecoming is January 28, 2020. Claremore will play Tahlequah; JV games begin at 4 PM, Varsity girls play at 6 PM, and boys play at 7:30 PM. Coronation will take place at half-time of the boys' game. FRESHMAN Abby Dake escorted by Gannon Sherl SOPHOMORE Kylee Ohman escorted by Brendan McHugh JUNIORS Lisa Cerednic escorted by Drake Roark Ella Claborn escorted by Matthew Strickland SENIORS Brooke Jones escorted Jacob Cowherd Chloe Dennis escorted Jace Schaffitzel QUEEN - Hailey Grant KING - Charlie Murdock #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Congratulations to our Lady Zebras for their 3rd place trophy at the Oologah Tournament last weekend. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Just a reminder that the CPS instructional calendars for the remainder of this school year and next school year are posted on our website/app. Holidays, professional days, start and end dates, conferences, and everything else you need for planning purposes. Click here to view the calendars for 2019-20 and 2020-21 at: www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/cps/page/academic-calendars--3