Claremore High School

We recently received our School Pride® check donation from @TTCUCreditUnion for the first half of 2020. Thanks for swiping your TTCU debit card and giving back to our district. If you don't have one, get yours today! #ttcuSchoolPride #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #StrongSchoolStrongCommunityZEBRASTRONG

Parents and students, On Friday July 17, Mr. Frazier sent out a video and a powerpoint containing the details of the 3 options for starting school in August. With school starting in less than a month, it is vital for us to know your choice: traditional, virtual, or hybrid. You are allowed to change your decision, but we need to know what you would choose at this time. I am emailing and texting the link to the form along with the powerpoint and video. Brief description of the options: Traditional: This will be in class Mon-Thurs and Distance learning from home with their teachers on Fridays. Virtual School: This will be totally online with instruction powered by Edgenuity. A CPS certified teacher will be assigned to the student to monitor and help. Hybrid: This is a combination of the traditional and virtual. An example would be a student that wants to participate in band here on campus, but wants to do the rest of his/her classes online. Students will not be allowed to stay on campus during virtual class time. Transportation must be arranged by the parent. This is a very short description so please either watch the video or view the powerpoint for more information. Then answer the question on the form. It will take approximately 2 minutes to complete, and it is required of all of our students. Required Enrollment Option Form: https://forms.gle/8uPwXn6YG1Rh4syW8 Video and Powerpoint: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/270253?org=cps Thank you and GO ZEBRAS!! Kerri Garroutte, Principal, CHS

CPS Child Nutrition Department continues to feed our kids 5 days a week from 10:30a - 12:30p. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, we have worked hard to develop a plan that focuses on the health and safety of our students and staff, and on delivering a high standard of learning for all students. CPS re-entry plan "RETURN TO LEARN" will be available on our website and mobile app, THIS FRIDAY, July 17th. The plan is an outline of education options, new procedures, and enhanced safety protocols designed to meet the unique needs of our students, their families, and our teachers and staff. We will also provide a forum for feedback from our parents and stakeholders at that time. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The next ACT test to be given at Claremore High School will be on Saturday, September 19th. Online registration at www.actstudent.org begins July 27th. Seating capacity has been reduced due to COVID-19 restrictions, so don't delay!! Fee waiver vouchers are available through August 31st for any Junior or Senior that is on Free or Reduced lunch. If this applies to you, email Kari Forest at kforest@claremore.k12.ok.us and she will email you a voucher. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

ATTENTION CPS CHOCTAW STUDENTS/FAMILIES Choctaw Nation’s Civil and Educational Resources are now available at http://www.choctawnation.com/covidrelief. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

ATTENTION CPS CHEROKEE STUDENTS/FAMILIES Cherokee Nation’s Respond Recover and Rebuild Education Initiative portal is now live at this link: https://zfrmz.com/ZQH1i5uKRo6sd2oQgsiM #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's been a busy week at CPS! The leadership team has been proactive and productive as they have considered several items in the effort to return to learn. Mr. Frazier gives us a quick update in his "Fridays with Frazier" message this week. There will be more to come in the next few weeks, so stay tuned. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools Youtube with captions: https://youtu.be/Q5qdhd5qm14 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

In conjunction with the USDA Seamless Summer Program, CPS Child Nutrition Department is still serving our Meals to Go from 10:30A - 12:30P at all 4 locations daily. In addition, Westside Elementary is also offering a hot meal option. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. - Thomas Jefferson

Thank you for your patience as our team continues to plan for the upcoming school year. Please know that the health and safety of our students and staff continue to remain our top priority. We know you have questions such as: ⬤ How will we safely and effectively return to in-classroom learning? ⬤ When will the school year start? How will the district mitigate risk? ⬤ What options do you have if you do not feel safe coming back to school in-person? Please know we are thoroughly working through these questions and many others. Our first "Fridays With Frazier" for the summer addresses some of those questions. Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools Youtube: https://youtu.be/j0lC3xNJP78

Thank you to Tim Means Photography for capturing these special moments for the Class of 2020. https://meansphotography.pixieset.com/2020claremoregraduationceremony/ https://meansphotography.pixieset.com/2020claremoregradceremonyrandom/ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Two announcements from the Grad Bash Committee. The Grad Bash Committee gave every graduate a $50 gift card. Class of 2020 graduates that did not get the gift card may pick it up on Tuesday, July 7, 5-7 pm. Please drive by the 400 hall door and someone will bring it to your car. RSU donated a $500 scholarship to the Grad Bash Committee. If you plan on attending RSU, please send your name to Suzanne Vincent's email. CHSattend@claremore.k12.ok.us Thank you and GO ZEBRAS!

Claremore Volleyball will start July 15, 2020 🏐 Tryouts July 15th-17th at the CHS New Gym 🏐 7th-8th grade 8:00am- 9:30am 🏐 High School 10:00-12. 🏐 You must have a physical and all your paperwork turned in before you can try out. If you are interested in playing or details please contact Coach Mabbott Kmabbott@claremore.k12.ok.us 🏐 Parent Zoom informational meeting Tuesday 30th. Check your emails or Team snap for details

Starting Monday, 6/29/2020, the food distribution will be relocated to various sites around Rogers County. Please see the schedule below, see which site works best for you, and be patient as the transition occurs. Food will be first come first serve and while supplies last at each location. As always, huge shout out to GoFresh, USDA Farm to Families program, Mercy Chefs, Volunteers for Youth, and all the volunteers. 📅 MONDAY 🕙10 AM - 12 PM: Cedar Point 1660 N Lynn Riggs Blvd Claremore 74017 🕙10 AM - 12 PM: Claremore FUMC 1615 OK-88 Claremore 74017 🕛12-2 PM: Chelsea Boys & Girls Club 119 Ash Street Chelsea 74016 🕒3-5 PM: Foyil First Assembly of God 12901 S HWY 66 Claremore 74017 📅 TUESDAY 🕙10 AM -12 PM: Harvest Baptist Verdigris 24733 OK 66 Claremore 74019 🕐1:30-3 PM: Church of Nazarene 1336 N Dorothy Ave Claremore 74017 🕐1:30-4 PM: Memorial Heights Tue/Thurs 1500 W Will Rogers Blvd Claremore 74017 📅 WEDNESDAY 🕙10 AM - 12 PMClaremore FUMC 1615 OK-88 Claremore 74017 📅 THURSDAY 🕐1:30-4 PM: Memorial Heights 1500 W Will Rogers Blvd Claremore 74017 🕒3-5 PM: St. Cecilias 1304 N Dorothy Ave Claremore 74017 📅 FRIDAY 🕛12-2 PM: Catoosa First 300 South Cherokee Catoosa 74015 🕑2-4 PM: Claremore Church of Christ 319 E Blue Starr Dr Claremore 74017

CPS is still serving our Meals 2 Go through July and Westside now has hot meals. This week we will be serving Monday - Thursday. Friday's meal will be distributed on Thursday July 2! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today is the day we’ve all worked to make happen for such a special senior class. We are SO excited to celebrate and honor you, Class of 2020! You deserve it! 🎓 If you are not attending Commencement, both ceremonies will be live-streamed right our CPS Facebook page & our website. Commencement begins at 8PM. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools/ Webpage: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/cps/page/graduation-2020--10 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The Claremore High School Graduation Ceremony will be held outside at Lantow Field at 8:00 pm, Friday June 26. GUESTS The two big gates on either side of the ticket booth on the home side will be opened at 7:00 pm. There will be red zebra circles on the ground to help you with 6 ft social distancing while waiting in line. Each graduate received 6 tickets, and you must have a ticket and enter together with the 6 members. Everyone is required to wear a mask upon entering the stadium. Upon entering, there will be teacher volunteers to assist you with water and programs. Upon entering the stands, there will be teacher volunteers that will direct your family to your seats to accomplish social distancing. We will start in the middle top and work down and out. Please listen and follow their instructions. There will be 2 teacher volunteers dedicated to assisting our handicapped guests. Please let the ticket taker know if you will need assistance or any other special assistance. At the conclusion of the ceremony, teacher volunteers will dismiss you from the stands. No one will be allowed on the football field. GRADUATES Graduates will enter the gate on the east side with your cap and gown, Sioux Street. You are required to wear a mask. Remember, wear shoes that are stable for walking on the turf, no spike type heels. You will pick up your notecard with your name, and you will keep it until you cross the stage. Teacher volunteers will direct you to seating in the visitor stands to social distance before the ceremony. You will then enter the field to Pomp and Circumstance where you will remain standing until the end of the National Anthem. There will be red zebra circles on the ground to help with social distancing. There will be water under your chairs on the field. At the conclusion of the ceremony, exit the gate that you entered. There will be a Grad Bash gift for you when you exit. All other directions will be given from the stage. Masks - They are required upon entering and exiting the stadium. We do ask that you bring your own. We will have some masks available, but not enough for everyone. Tickets - Tickets are 1 for each person. Small children will not be allowed without a ticket. If the graduate did not pick up his/her tickets, they may be picked up at the ticket booth before the ceremony. Extreme Immune Compromised- We are aware that some families fall into this category. Please know that we are doing everything in our power to lower the risks, but discourage anyone from attending that feels they should not be around others. With that being said, some of these people are the parents, and we are making arrangements for them. Please contact Mrs. Garroutte at 918-724-9545. GRADUATION COMMENCEMENT Commencement is a formal academic ceremony. Courteous behavior of all guests is necessary for a dignified graduation ceremony. Loud boisterous behavior including air horns detract from the ceremony and can prohibit the audience from hearing the name of their family member being announced as they walk across the stage and receive his/her diploma. As a courtesy to all CHS graduates and their guests please stay seated until the ceremony is over. The last graduate to cross the stage is as important as the first. We look forward to sharing Commencement with the friends and families of the class of 2020, an observance that will reflect the significance of their accomplishments and the pride we all feel on their behalf. Thank you and GO ZEBRAS! Kerri Garroutte Principal

Ladies,  each year, CHS partners with Hope Savage, a Claremore community member, to host a Panhellenic Tea / Informational about Greek Life and the formal recruitment process at the larger universities.  Usually, we begin this process in the spring at Senior Tea.  We are reaching out to see if any girls are interested in rushing at OU, OSU or UofA that would like some coaching for the process.  We will bring back a few CHS grads to talk about their experience, give tips, and general information.  We will also give out a list of CHS grads and Claremore community members that have agreed to write recs for our you.  We want you to have every advantage the larger high-schools have.  Most houses will not extend a bid if you do not have a rec on file. This event will help you prepare your resume, how to contact people for recs, appropriate dress and more.   IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE COMPLETE THE GOOGLE SURVEY. You can email me at jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us if you have additional questions. Because Rush is a little different at our regional universities (TU, UCO or NSU) some of this information may not apply to you but the tips are still relevant.  However, you are welcome to attend or you can contact me directly. Survey due by Friday, 6.26.20: https://forms.gle/zFLgyH6gsXPFeAkg6

Happy Father's Day to all our "DADS." Our birth dads, adoptive dads, step-dads, and bonus dads. To our work dads, cheer/dance dads, coach dads, sports dads, PTO dads, homeroom dads, teacher dads, and of course, school dads. Happy Father's to whoever makes up your village, all of them play an essential role in nurturing, raising, and supporting the children in our community. We appreciate your commitment to the welfare and personal growth of your children - our students. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE