Applications are now open for FREE STEM Summer Academies across the state! This summer, Oklahoma's rising 8th – 12th-grade students (current 7th – 11th) have the chance to delve into various STEM fields while experiencing life on a college campus. There are both commuter opportunities (students go home every evening) and residential opportunities (students stay overnight on the college campus). Applications opened on March 1st for these dynamic and activity-packed academies. Space is limited, so early applications are encouraged.
Explore Free STEM Summer Academies taking place on college and university campuses across the state! https://secure.okcollegestart.org/High_School_Planning/Summer_academies/summer_academies.aspx
Join Us for the 2nd Annual Okeene Whippets Trash Bash!
We’re coming together to clean up the highways leading in and out of Okeene—north, south, east, and west!
📅 Date: Saturday, April 19th
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM
📍 Meeting Spot: The Corner
The eSports team and Gifted students are encouraged to attend, but all 7th-12th graders looking for volunteer hours (or just wanting to help out) are welcome!
We also need at least 3 parents to join us! With enough volunteers, we should be done in about an hour.
Let’s show our Whippet pride and keep Okeene clean! 🐾💙
2025 Cherokee Strip Conference Baseball Tournament - March 13 & 14
Congratulations to all of our 1st Semester Junior and Senior High Honor Roll students!
The high school track meet scheduled in Hennessey this Friday has been postponed to Monday, April 14th.
We're opening up another backpack fundraiser. To order, you must complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/PHGiXPCMVeUc6AH26
Payment won't be required until backpacks arrive. All checks should be made out to Okeene High School or you can pay online using Rev Trak. Arrival is TBD, but we're hopeful they will arrive before the end of the school year.
Our powerlifters competed really well at the OPCA Northwest Regional meet in Enid on Friday. Both lifters qualified for the state meet on March 15th in El Reno.
🏋️Ace Long - 1st, 181 weight class, 1300 total pounds
🏋🏽 Blayne Jinkens - 6th, 168 weight class, 970 total pounds
Good Luck at State💪🏼🐾🩵
We need to catch up on recognizing some teachers who have earned teacher of the month awards. We are thankful for our amazing teachers and the effort they put into their jobs each day.
January
Elementary: Sammi Haworth
Mrs. Haworth has been teaching for 6.5 years. She is currently the 5th grade teacher.
JH/HS: Troy Hutchison
Mr. Hutchison has been teaching for 32 years. He is is currently teaching Anatomy, Biology II, Physical Science, 8th Grade Science, Computer Science, and helping with 7th Grade Science.
February
Elementary: Danielle McGinn
Mrs. McGinn has been teaching for 14 years. She currently teaches Kindergarten.
JH/HS: Kiley Feely
Mrs. Feely has been teaching for 21 years. She is currently the school librarian.
First Semester Goal Achievers for 5th and 6th Grade were rewarded with a trip to 89er Theater in Kingfisher! Students watched "Dog Man" and enjoyed the theater to themselves! These students achieved their AR Goals for BOTH 9 weeks! Way to go students!
Mr. Woolley's 6th graders have been learning about surface area. They are currently working to create their own surface area net, which is a two-dimensional shape that can be folded into a three-dimensional shape.
Okeene Public Schools would like to announce an update on the Power School situation from a few weeks ago. Please read below. ⬇
3rd grade celebrated and learned about Mardi Gras today. Andrew Williams brought a King Cake and read about some of the background behind the celebrations. Anna Parker found the baby and was Queen for the day! They had a great time. Thanks again to the Williams family for the amazing cake.
⚠‼Road Closure Notice ‼⚠
Tonight's baseball games in Woodward have been cancelled. ⚾
A big thank you to Lincoln Williams for bringing in a King Cake to share with his class on Fat Tuesday! They are especially grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Williams for making the cake, bringing it in, and providing a wonderful learning experience for the students. The cake was delicious, and they enjoyed researching interesting facts about this tradition, including the meaning behind the purple, gold, and green colors. Thank you for including the class in your family tradition—Lincoln has been sharing this special treat since 2nd grade, and his classmates are so glad to be part of it! AND...Kinley Shaloy is Queen for the day since she found the baby Jesus!
First graders have been learning all about the Big Outdoors in their reading curriculum. Since their main story was "Grand Canyon" this week, they read a fascinating, parallel story about famous rocks. After reading, each student chose a famous rock to research, wrote several facts and followed a guided drawing to illustrate it. 🪨
Thank you to Austin and Courtney from the Enid YWCA for teaching JH and HS students about healthy relationships!
Second grade celebrated our presidents during the month of February with the “Mystery President.” The students guessed the President while it was being printed on a 3D printer and learned facts about each one. Correct student guesses went into a drawing for the presidential bust.
A BIG thank you to Mrs. Hutchison for sharing this with our class!🇺🇸
Congratulations to the 2024-25 National Honor Society members! After their induction ceremony, members enjoyed a tour of the Oklahoma Capitol and were recognized in the House of Representatives. Thank you Representative Mike Dobrinski for hosting them! Afterwards, they had a fun time at Main Event.
Starting tomorrow, February 25th, Mr. Regier has uplifted the shorts policy (original date 3/1/25) to celebrate the warm weather this week. Students may wear shorts the remainder of the year! 🩳
