Claremore High School

You're looking at the first ever 127lb Girls Champion and Outstanding Wrestler in the state of Oklahoma! We are incredibly proud of you Kearanie Johnson! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

THIS JUST IN.... CHS Lady Zebra Swim Team 6A State results! 🥈🥉Sylvia Admire finishes 2nd in the 500 Free and 3rd in the 50 Free and stopped the clock with her personal best in the 50 Free. 🎉 Kaylee Ward finishes 8th in the 100 backstroke and 9th in the 200 IM reaching her personal best in both events. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Final score Lady Zebras 34 Bishop McGuiness 48

Exploration & experimentation is the "♥" of education. Coach McQueen's Honors Principles of Biomedical Science class used both technology and a hands-on lab to dissect a heart. The Biomed program is available to students in the 10th - 12th grades. Next year this class, Honors Human Body Systems, and Honors Medical Interventions, will be offered in the Biomed program. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Sara Faye Lahr is the Claremore High School Site Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Lahr teaches Sophomore Pre-AP and on-level English. Mrs. Lahr’s teaching style encompasses humility, self-awareness, and authenticity. She strives to use her humanity as an example for students, allowing them a safe place to grow, make mistakes, express themselves, learn…” Put what you know in motion...apply what you’ve learned” (Hill). Mrs. Lahr has a knack for challenging students to take the English text and apply it to their current and future lives. To filter through their biases, challenges, and victories, and identify what they believe - to ignite the fire within. “Each of my students is unique, and I work to individualize methods to help light their drive and passion. To create self-thinkers, who want to be passionate about their futures.” “I don’t want only to unlock a love of literature, but I want to be someone in their life that makes them feel safe, loved, valued, and wanted. The greatest reward is seeing my students having an epiphany about the world, themselves, the deeper meaning, or an applicable lesson in a story.” Mrs. Lahr truly understands the meaning of being part of the Zebra family. She actively collaborates with her fellow teachers (or siblings, as she calls them), coordinates the Zebra Advisement Program (ZAP), and sponsors the Freshman mentoring program (FUZE). “If you want A+ students, you need A+ teachers,” she added. She models that by continually striving to find innovative ways to elicit student understanding, whether through technology, dressing up as a character in a book, or collaborating with her fellow teachers. Bottom line - her #CPSZEBRAPRIDE is apparent to all who know her. https://youtu.be/L76l0zF00F4

BECOMING A ZEBRA - EARLY ENROLLMENT for Pre-K & New K Who: New PK - New Kindergarten students that did not attend PK here in Claremore Schools. Date: March 8-12, by appointment. Bring: Documents required for enrollment at Claremore Schools. No child will be enrolled without the following information and up-to-date immunization records. ✅ Birth Certificate - Age Requirements are: Early Childhood students must be 4 years old by September 1st. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old by September 1st. ✅ 2 Proofs of Residency (may include utility bill or utility deposit, and a lease agreement, mortgage statement, or county tax statement. P.O. Box addresses are NOT acceptable.) ✅ Immunization Record (must be up-to-date) ✅Parent/ Guardian Driver License ✅CDIB Card (Native American citizenship registration card) if applicable. For more info go to bit.ly/2Mg8Lbv #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🎨 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

The classes you enroll in at CHS can lay a foundation for your future. They can expose you to new interests, give you a base of knowledge to help you be successful in your post-secondary plans, create a passion for an area you didn't know you had. Begin thinking about what interests you, what strengths you have, what weakness you have that you might want to improve or practice, what you might want to try to see if it's something you may like. Whether you are an incoming freshman or senior, this is your opportunity to set the tone for your future. 📅 Feb. 24th - review & choose core class options. 📅 March 3rd - review & choose elective class options. 📅 March 25th - we will host the parent/student enrollment conferences in the evening and complete the enrollment process. #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

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 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

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 ❤️!

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

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

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

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

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.