Claremore High School

SENIOR SAVE THE DATE 🎓Baccalaureate sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance at 3 PM at the First United Methodist Church. Wear your cap, tassel, gown and white zebra stole. Seniors plan to be there at 2:30pm 👩‍🎓Senior Tea is scheduled for Thursday May 6, 2021. All senior girls should be receiving an invitation in the mail sometime soon. The girls will be released from school that day at 11:00am. 📜 If you have received any scholarships or have enlisted in the military please complete the green form available in my office and turn it in to Mrs. Grace by April 30, 2021. This is the form that will be used to determine if you are invited to the senior awards assembly. 👏 All School Awards Assembly - April 29th (invite only) 👏 Senior Award Assembly (by invite) Awards Assembly 7 PM @ PAC - May 18th 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 Graduation May 21st - Lantow Field #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

CHS NHS is hosting their annual COLLEGE CONNECTION. April 19th from 6 - 9 PM. This spring hands-on conference is designed to get Juniors & Sophomores up close and personal small group time with college reps. The reps will discuss the application process, how to stand out and get noticed when competing for scholarships, how to secure financial aid. Seniors if you still have not completed your FAFSA we will have a workshop to complete this process, girls will also have a section on GREEK LIFE. For social distancing purposes we will only have space for 12 students/parents. Sign up here using the QR code posted. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today's Soccer games against Tulsa Hale have been postponed due to pending weather. They are rescheduled for Tuesday, April 27th at 5 and 7:00.

Today is not the only day we celebrate the crucial, meaningful, and essential role our paraprofessionals play in our students' education. They are chaos coordinators, individualized instructors, hope builders, and forever friends. Mrs. Lemons told us this about Judy Snow who had been with CPS for 20 years. “She started as a para for me over 20 years ago and we've been in the same school ever since. She now teaches the SpEd Department's Computer App's Tech Now program. Judy is a blessing in any classroom. She has always instinctively known what needs to be done in a classroom and the approach to the student which will help them be successful.” Mrs. Snow only one of the many paras that help us work toward our goals for all our students 🎯 Raise student achievement 🎯 Close the achievement gap and provide educational equity 🎯 Ensure a safe educational environment Give a shoutout to a para you know in the comments. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

BLOOD DRIVE HELPING CANCER PATIENTS! CHS continues to take are of the CPS family! 🩸🎗 ⚓ - NJROTC & OBI have teamed up for a blood drive in support of cancer patients. ➕ Since 2004 CHS has hosted 44 blood drives resulting in 3,842 donations impacting 11,526 lives. 🍕👕🤠 - It’s WIN-WIN! You’ll even receive a voucher for a free pizza, a t-shirt, and free admission to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 🔬Not to mention, they are still testing for the COVID-19 antibodies. 📅 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 - 𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗟 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭:𝟯𝟬-𝟲:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 https://www.yourbloodinstitute.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/340700 16 year-olds - Pick up permission slips in the attendance or main offices or print them yourself. You will need both forms. 🅰🅱🆎🅾Blood donation permission slip https://obi.org/blood-donors/parental-permission-slip/ 🔬16 & 17 year Antibody consent permission https://obi.org/docs/newsroom/Antibody_Consent_Form_16-17_v11.pdf #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Tyra Givings is a first-year, World Language teacher at Claremore High School. She teaches because the school is the center of a community; it supports a thriving city or contributes to a struggling one and it is the heartbeat of change and progress. Ms. Givings chose Claremore for its great teamwork between faculty and staff. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Oklahoma Baptist University and was previously a Marketing Coordinator. In her free time, she enjoys painting, listening to music, and exercising. ✨Fun Fact - She has 11 siblings! 📚Favorite Book - The Hobbit 🎬Favorite Movie - The Perks of Being a Wallflower 🍿Favorite Snack - Gardettos 🍬Favorite Candy - Twizzlers 🥤Favorite Drink - Strawberry or vanilla water from Sonic

Congratulations to the Students of the Month for March. The following students have been selected by their teachers to represent our school motto of “Excellence for All, Excellence from All.” 9th: Lexi Keesler & Gunner Holms 10th: Brooke Holland and Rhett Hightower 11th: Faith Morrissey and Keith Wiginton 12th: Carolina Stokes and Caison Hartloff #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

CHS students got a "kick" out of Coach Weins's science class when learning how to measure their nerve impulse speed using force and EKG sensors. 🦵 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Happy Easter! We’d love to share your holiday with you. Comment your favorite Easter photo, past or present, & tag your school on the Claremore Public School Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Number 7 often symbolizes completion or perfection and we couldn't agree more. This is the 7th little zebra added to our District Zebra family and #4 at CHS this school year. Congratulations to Coach Ryan Jahn and his wife Amy on the birth of their first baby - Eleanor Jenell. She was born April 2nd at 1:27 AM weighing in at 7lbs and 4 oz. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

☀CPS Zebra Stripes Summer Camp☀ Now Accepting Applications Kindergarten - Fifth Grade 2 Sessions ☀June 1 - July 2 ☀July 12 - August 6 6:30AM - 6PM Full Time l Part-Time l Drop-In Rates Available Find more information here: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/zebra-stripes-child-care #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Interview with our very own CHS Gear UP College Coach - Sarah Adcock As a senior in high school, you’re probably feeling pretty excited about graduating and moving onto your next chapter. But if you’re like many of the GEAR UP students we talk to, you may also be overwhelmed by everything you have to do between now and graduation, and we don’t blame you. From arranging campus visits to figuring out financial aid options, and ultimately deciding where to go for college, there’s a lot to think about! Especially in a year that has presented so many additional challenges with remote learning, we want to make sure you know we have your back. We chatted with one of our College Coaches, Sarah Adcock, to get the lowdown on all the resources available to you through GEAR UP so you can navigate this transition and rock your college experience. Read more here https://okgearup.org/college-planning-for-gear-up-students/ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🐣 CPS will be closed Friday, April 2, 2021 for a egg-ceptional Easter holiday weekend. 🐣 We are egg-cited to celebrate the holiday with our families. Anyone got a good egg pun to crack us up? Share it in the comments. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

"Your ability to communicate with others will account for fully 85% of your success in your business and in your life." - Brian Tracy CHS Speech & Debate team competed at regionals and qualified 5 students for the State competition. CONGRATULATIONS... 💬Allison Dorher 💬Emma Holland 💬Allie Newton 💬Kinsey Singer 💬Sidney Smith #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Practice - Progress - Passion All characteristics of a GREAT piece of art! AP Studio Art works on their realism projects. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Due to the holiday Friday, April 2nd - Weekend meals for distance learners will be available for pick up Thursday, April 1st. Pick-up times and location will remain the same. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

ACT - FREE - JUNIORS Your free ACT is THIS coming Tuesday! It will be taken on your laptop. Be sure it is charged and the TestNav icon on it. If it does not, see Mrs. Forest IMMEDIATELY! See the info on the wall in the commons for your room assignments.

STEM CONFERENCE University of Oklahoma’s Minority Health Sciences Conference executive team. The conference is a FREE, online event. The conference will be held over Zoom on Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., hosted by the University of Oklahoma and OU Health Sciences Center. Register here: https://ouhsc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Ew31VYakaP3u2W

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. Michele Bright is a Science teacher at Claremore High School. She began teaching at Claremore in 2013 at Claremont Elementary for the decisions that ensure every student has their needs met and can succeed. She had always been a teacher in one form or another, starting mission trips at a very young age, and knew that is the only thing she ever wanted to do. She loves seeing a student reach a goal or accomplish something that they thought was impossible and providing the community with productive, caring, hard-working citizens. Mrs. Bright has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Central Florida and just graduated on the Honor Roll from University of Oklahoma with a Master in Education Administration Curriculum and Supervision. Besides Oklahoma, she has taught in Florida, Georgia, and Hawaii. She is married to her husband, Dwanye, and they have a son, Patrick. ✨Fun Fact - She reads at least 5 books for fun every week 🙶Favorite Quote - “Knowledge will give you power, but character, respect.” -Bruce Lee 📚Favorite Book - “Surviving the Applewhites” by Stephanie S. Tolan 🎬Favorite Movie - Rudy 🥤Favorite Drink - Water with Key Lime 🧀Favorite Snack - popcorn 🍬Favorite Candy - Peppermint Pattie 💚Favorite Color - Green-any hue 🚩Favorite Team - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Born and raised in Tampa, Florida ⛱ Favorite Vacation-Walt Disney World and Spanish Wells, Bahamas (where I grew up)

Just found out about this scholarship. DEADLINE IS APRIL 1ST. This year the Oklahoma Central Foundation will award $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school students continuing their education at an Oklahoma institution. The deadline for applications is April 1 at 5 p.m. Apply now! Learn more here: https://www.oklahomacentral.creditunion/Scholarships #CPSZEBRAPRIDE