Senior enrollment starts at 9am tomorrow morning. Juniors follow at 10:30am. Enrollment will be held in the HS library.
On behalf of Okeene Public Schools, we would like to pass on our thoughts, prayers, and deepest condolences to the family of Keaton Rackley. Keaton was fantastic young man who will be missed by all within our school family and community. With Keaton's passing, Okeene Schools will be providing counseling services to all students and staff on Tuesday, July 11th from 9:00-12:00 (longer if needed) in the HS Library.
OHS enrollment starts on July 17, 2023. See the infographic for the class enrollment schedule.
Big Blue Basketball camp starts on Monday, July 10th.
The FFA Fireworks stand will be open until 10pm today at the 4-Way in Okeene! 🎆
Reminder!! Any student participating in fall marching band is required to get a sports physical per the OSSAA rules and guidelines. Once you have completed your physical, bring it by the office to Mr. Feely. Thanks and enjoy the rest of your summer. #gobigblue
Our summer school students started a rock snake by First National Bank! 🎨🪨
Attention!!!! There will be a QB club meeting on Wednesday June 28, 2023 at 6PM in the hospitality room of the new gym. All interested parties are invited.
The high school will be doing a backpack fundraiser this year to help fund the high school activity fund. You can order a customized Whippet backpack by clicking the link below. You will need to fill out a new form for each backpack if you order multiple items.
https://forms.gle/AkjsdRnxFony3py28
On Wednesday, June 7th from 3:00-4:00 PM, we would like to invite the band and music students, their parents, and any school or community members to come by the high school library to meet our new band and music teacher, Mr. Chris Alexander. This will be a come and go event, so stop by for a bit and say hello! 🎶
Get your Whippet Football gear now! Team store closes at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 18th! 🏈
https://okeenefootball2023.itemorder.com/
Students attending summer school needing bus transportation must please contact the Superintendent’s office to verify a pickup, location of pickup & contact info. Buster Aldrich will contact each parent/legal guardian to verify the pickup time/place. To have bus service provided the first day of school, please contact the Superintendent's office by 3PM on Thursday, June 1st with the above info. Service can also be added during the course of the summer school session should it be needed.
Cheer tryout practice times have moved to 9:00-10:00 for tomorrow.
Any JH girls interested in cheering need to contact Ali or Sammi for tryout dates and information!!
Cheer tryout practice is today from 4:00-6:00!!
Congratulations to Tara Fisher and Paige Krause on earning Teacher of the Year for both of our schools. We are very thankful for all of our teachers and staff!
Okeene students in elementary, junior high and high school celebrated the Class of 2023 seniors during the annual "Grad Walk" through the schools. Graduation ceremonies will be tomorrow, Friday May 19, 2023 at 7:00 pm in OHS Auditorium.
The elementary school was challenged to read 30 million words over the 2022-2023 school year. Our students met the goal so they got to make Mr. Cox into a human ice cream sundae. 🍨
Mrs. Penner's art classes worked on two murals this year. 🧬🎭 Her two morning classes worked on the speech and drama mural, while her two afternoon classes worked on the science mural. The classes are a combination of Art 1, 2 and 3 and consist of Freshman through Seniors. 🎨
The last day of school is tomorrow! The elementary awards assembly will be at 8:15am and the high school assembly will be at 10:00am. We will be have an early release at 1:00pm!