Claremore High School

If you can not make the Class Meetings you can watch live from these links. Senior Class (21) - https://youtu.be/ULJbIDVdLQc @ 4:15 Freshman and Sophomore Classes (23 & 24) - https://youtu.be/o8cVCEkGwhw @ 5 Junior Class (22) - https://youtu.be/Pn4UetTIKnE Incoming Freshmen (25) - https://youtu.be/W-oKh2l3eJE #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It’s National School Counselors Week! We have 3 amazing counselors here at CHS. Today we will introduce you, Cindy Vanaman, the Claremore High School Freshmen and Sophomore Counselor since 2014. She enjoys helping kids realize their potential and reach their goals. Forming relationships with students and watching them succeed at something they may not have thought they could do fuels her passion for her job here at CPS. Before coming to CHS worked as a counselor at a wilderness camp for emotionally disturbed adolescent boys in South Florida for 2 years. Then spent 16 years working for DHS in Child Welfare, followed by 6 years as a Program Director for Volunteers for Youth. She still serves on their Board of Directors. She married a CHS graduate and raised their 3 children in the CPS system. All three have kept her on the sidelines and in the stands of Zebra sporting events. When she gets free time, she loves to read and make memories with her family. She received her Masters in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the State University of NY. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Kari Forest the Junior Counselor/Test Coordinator at Claremore High School. When asked what she loved about working at Claremore, she told us, “Good people and good students!” She went into teaching because she enjoyed learning and wanted to share that with others. She likes to see people succeed and become more than they thought they could. She loves CPS because it’s a good fit for her; not too big, not too small, just right? She began her teaching career in 1980 and came to CPS in 2001. She taught Band for 21 years before coming to Claremore to be a principal and now a counselor. She has been an active volunteer for Volunteers for Youth and a member of CCOSA. She loves gardening and shopping and her beloved St. Louis Cardinals! She received her Masters in Education from NSU and her Bachelors in Music Education from SWOSU. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Let's get to know the new faces at CHS in our #CHSNewTeacherFeature! Help them feel that #CPSZEBRAPRIDE with a emoji in the comments on our FB page. Scott Greenland is the Psychology and Sociology teacher at Claremore High School. Mr. Greenland became a teacher at Claremore High School because the teachers and coaches in this community have always been very influential in his and his family’s life and he is passionate about helping students in the same way. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts from Oklahoma Baptist University. Before becoming a teacher, he was the President of non-profit mission organization in west Africa, and is currently the Vice President. Mr. Greenland is married to Stephanie, an English teacher at Claremore High School, and has three children: Anna, Benjamin, and Jackson. He enjoys spending time outside and traveling to new places with them. ✨Fun Fact - He has traveled to Ghana 30 times and was named an honorary king of a small village in a west African tradition towards guests. 📚Favorite Book - Radical by David Platt 🎬Favorite Movie - Dumb and Dumber 🍖Favorite Food - Barbeque 🧁Favorite Snack - Little Debbie's 🍬Favorite Candy - Skittles ☕️Favorite Drink - Coffee 🖤Favorite Color - Black 🚩Favorite Team - OU Sooners 🙶Favorite Quote - “It’s all part of the experience!” -Clark Griswold (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation) Student contributor: N. Schubert

It is important to keep our kids safe while online, and Claremore Public Schools is committed to providing software for our devices and resources for our parents. We have partnered with FamilyZoneUSA to ensure students’ cyber safety at school and at home. This #TechTipTuesday will show parents how to set up an account with FamilyZone and obtain the instructions on how to setup FamilyZone on all personal electronic devices that are not school-issued. https://youtu.be/Pi0u67bpoAk #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

CHS All-State Choir practiced with their clinicians this past weekend. Due to the CHS WiFi outage, the members rehearsed at the First United Methodist Church. They will record their voices and videos for a virtual concert to be released in March. The Claremore High School members are Caroline Crum, Austin Day, Brooklyn Doonkeen, Hannah Kropp, Mattie Long, Faith Morrissey, Kaitlyn Pinkerton, and Max Stadler. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It’s National School Counselors Week! We have 3 amazing counselors here at CHS. Today we will introduce you Debbie Grace, the Claremore High School Senior Counselor. She loves the relationships that she develops with the students and staff as a member of the Zebra family. Although she doesn’t have a “classroom”, she thrives in helping students get to graduation and prepare for their future. She has been at CHS since 2013. At CPS, she serves on the Title 6 (JOM) committee, Teacher of the Year nomination committee and coordinates the annual Mr. Claremore fundraiser for the CHS counseling department. Previously she was a Child Welfare supervisor with the Department of Human Services and an original board member for the William W Barnes Children’s Advocacy Center. Her children were CPS graduates and now her grandchildren have joined the Zebra family. When she is not spending time with her family or attending her grandchildren’s sporting events/activities, she enjoys traveling, reading, and shopping! She received her Masters in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and her Bachelors in Social Work from Kansas State University and has a specialty certification as a sexual abuse specialist. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Anyone recognize this song? HINT: Man streckt den linken Arm ein, den linken Arm aus Ein, aus, ein, aus Man schüttelt alles rum Man macht das Hokey-Kokey und man dreht sich herum Das ist die ganze Sache Ja, das Hokey-Kokey Knie gebeugt, Arme gestreckt Ra, ra, ra Mrs. Hernandez's class had a little fun doing the Hokey Pokey in German. Who was your foreign language teacher(s)? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

School counselors are highly educated, professionally certified individuals who help students succeed in school and plan their careers. An integral part of the total education system, school counselors help students form healthy goals, mindsets, and behaviors. With the aid of a school counselor, students learn to develop effective collaboration and cooperation skills, practice perseverance, develop time management and study skills, and learn self-motivation and self-direction habits. We have three counselors and a secretary, the department's heartbeat, that serve our students and staff at CHS. Each day we will post a feature about them individually. We encourage you to go by their office, send them a note, or comment on our FB page a message thanking them. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

CHS Teacher of the Month - G. Bruce Riggs Bruce Riggs, known for his “... upbeat attitude every day which shows with his students,” is Claremore High School’s Teacher of the Month for his outstanding work in our Biomed Program. His fellow teachers are told by students “... that they think he is the best teacher they have ever had, and also that he is willing to go above and beyond helping around the school, attending sporting events, and talking to the kids in the hallway.” Read more - https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/chs/article/391008 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What an outstanding award for our program, school, and community. Countless hours of blood, sweat, and tears by coaches, players, parents, and many members from our great city recognized by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association. Legendary Legion Field was named as one of the top high school fields in the nation. This award is for anyone who has ever held a rake or paintbrush, pulled the tarp, flew their helicopter over the field to dry it 🤷‍♂️, or donated their time and/or money! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mr. Greenland's College & Career class hosted guest speaker, Matt Mason from RCB Bank, who talked to the students about credit scores, loans, and budgeting. Mr. Greenland has a complete distance learning set up in his classroom, so his quarantined students were also logged in for the presentation. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Congratulations to Dr. Hindenburg, CHS Asst. Principal and his wife, Mrs. Hindenburg, former CHS math teacher, on the birth of their new baby boy. Rowen Reed was born on the 25th, weighing 9lbs/8oz. He was 19.5" long. Welcoming him home was his big brother, Asher. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

A dynamic high school science curriculum is designed to spark interest in the fields of science and medicine, in addition to exposing students to exciting careers. Mr. McQueen's Biomed class at CHS, completed a blood-testing lab. This interactive, hands-on learning experience gives students the opportunity to become familiar with the fascinating field of hematology. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

This special assistance is a one time opportunity. Students already in concurrent classes have their tuition waived in a cooperative agreement with local colleges. This GEAR UP grant will result in CHS students who pass those classes receiving FREE college credit. Claremore High School has 30 students taking advantage of the concurrent agreement and will leave high school with college credit. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

A new updated Basketball Schedule is available with make-up games for postponed games.

Claremore Public School Celebrates School Board Recognition Month The Claremore Public School (CPS) District joins school districts throughout Oklahoma to celebrate School Board Recognition Month, Superintendent Bryan Frazier announced. "Our school board members are volunteers who shoulder critical responsibilities and often make difficult choices for our District, all without pay. Their goal focuses on the future success of the children in our District," Superintendent Frazier said. "Celebrating School Board Recognition Month is one way to say thanks for all they do." Rea more here: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/cps/article/382373

@Claremore Public School Foundation's biggest fundraiser of the year will look a little different this year due to Covid-19 BUT it will still be fun and competitive with all the #CPSZEBRAPRIDE bragging rights! Please go to their website to register for this virtual competition! https://claremorepublicschoolsfoundation.org/events/

A picture is worth a thousand words. We hear it all the time. It can be especially helpful when communicating in our digital world to show a picture of something rather than typing it out. Or, maybe there is a certain point to be made by saving a portion of what is on the computer screen. Using the Windows Snip & Sketch application will help accomplish that. This #TechTipTuesday will demonstrate the many ways Microsoft’s Snip & Sketch can be used to capture images of what is on a computer screen and shared, posted, or saved for later reference. https://youtu.be/PZ_F60PbNPw

The internet has been out at CHS since 1 PM today. We have been informed they do not know when this issue will be fixed. This outage affects our phone system, email, social media, Edgenuity, Google Classroom, etc. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please be patient as they work to remedy the situation. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE