Purcell High School

Regionals Day 2 for our Lady Dragons. They will face the winner of Harrah and Marlow for the Regional Championship at 2:00 pm today. NFHS is up and running today and tickets are still on GoFan! Good Luck and Go Dragons!

High School Cross Country goes across the bridge this morning for the Lexington cross country meet. High school races start at 11 AM. Go Dragons!

Abbygail King: PHS Student of the Month. *Two students are selected monthly by the PHS faculty. They become eligible for the faculty scholarship chosen by teachers at the end of the year. Congratulations Abbygail! #phsdragons

Today is School Custodian Appreciation Day. They are so important to the daily operations of a school. A clean, orderly, and safe school is a big part of students learning and achieving success. Thank you Erica Estrada, Sam Schafer, and Helen Reed. #phsdragons

Day 1 of Regionals starts for our Lady Dragons today. They will play the winner of Marlow and Harrah at 2:00 pm. Games will be streamed live via NFHS. Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $10 or online—links for live stream and tickets are below. Good Luck and Go Dragons! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/purcell-high-school-purcell-ok https://gofan.co/app/school/OSSAA

Hannah Whitaker: PHS Student of the Month. *Two students are selected monthly by the PHS faculty. They become eligible for the faculty scholarship chosen by teachers at the end of the year. Congratulations Hannah! #phsdragons

Our Family Career and Community Leaders of American organization (FCCLA) attended their District Leadership Conference at Minco HS yesterday. At the conference, members focused on developing leadership skills that would help them build strong relationships. Guest speaker Bill Cordes introduced practical tools for communication and inspired students to get out of their comfort zone and embrace leadership roles with confidence. Thank you PHS FCCLA sponsor Stefanie Renfro for your leadership. #phsdragons

Corrected dates on Parent/Teacher Conferences next week. Thank you!! #phsdragons

Attention PHS Parents: Parent Teacher Conferences Next Week

ATTENTION JUNIORS: GREAT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY Youth Leadership Oklahoma (YLOK) is currently accepting applications for Class 25. YLOK is seeking applicants who are current high school juniors and passionate about advocating for their community and state. During the program, 52 selected students from across the state will travel throughout Oklahoma from June 1-6th, 2025 and learn about critical issues that impact Oklahoman's (ethics, entrepreneurship, health care, economics, philanthropy, tribal, government, etc). Participants will have the opportunity to connect with peers and develop their leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. This program is provided at no cost to the participants. Applications are due December 7th, 2024.

FREE ACT Prep opportunity this Friday on campus from 8-12. We have 10 remaining spots available. We are prioritizing seniors who are taking ACT on campus on 10/8. However we will open remaining spots to ANY students. First come-first serve. Click on link below to sign up https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSuLBloU6WmlByLUizdUs8WOiegI-1dUZhK4_D7NdsnOCLcg/viewform?usp=pp_url

Purcell High School September Student Athletes of the Month: Hannah Whitaker and Boston Knowles. Hannah is the daughter of CJ and Stephanie Whitaker. Hannah plays fast pitch softball, basketball, track and slow pitch softball at Purcell. She is also a Student Council officer, member of the Spanish Club and National Honor Society, and also serves on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee as well as the Principal Advisory Committee. Hannah's honors include being a state qualifier in track, state runner up member in fast pitch softball, 1st team all district in softball, team offensive MVP, named to the all conference team and the team MVP in slow pitch softball. Hannah's favorite class is Mr. O'Neal's calculus class. Hannah's plans after graduation is to continue her academic and athletic career. She wants to become an ultrasound technician and one day own her own business. Boston is the son of Justin and Stephanie Knowles. Boston plays football and baseball for the Dragons. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Dragon Talk, Student Athletic Advisory Committee, and JOM. Boston's honors include team MVP for baseball, little all-city honorable mention in football, 1,000 yard club member, and the Dragon Pride baseball award. Boston's favorite class is Mrs. Findley's English class. Boston's plans after graduation is to play college baseball and get a degree in sports medicine. Congratulations Hannah and Boston. Thank you to Ryan Russ with State Farm for sponsoring our Student Athletes of the Month. We appreciate your continued support of Dragon Athletics.

Lady Dragons head to Lone Grove today for a warm-up game before Regionals start on Wednesday. Varsity only tonight with the first pitch at 5:30 pm. Go Dragons!

Exciting week ahead at PHS. FCCLA Conference, Cross-Country, Academic Team, FFA, Esports, Football and Band all in action. Highlight this week is Softball Regionals right here in Purcell beginning Wednesday. (see attached bracket). You should come watch this team. They are 10-0 over the recent stretch and outscoring opponents 96-12. Don't miss a chance to watch this great group of student athletes. #phsdragons

Congratulations to the 2024 Purcell High School Homecoming Court and Homecoming King & Queen Boston Knowles and Kenna Esparza. Thank you Purcell STUCO for your hard work making homecoming such a special event for the school and community. Great job sponsors Amy Stone & Leigh Ann McGregor. We appreciate all of your hard work. The 90'S theme was so much fun. Great work senior Emma Leon and PHS art teacher Jon Corea on the 90's backdrop and Haley & Josie Kretchmar with the balloons! Great teamwork from everyone! #phsdragons

What a great day for a parade. Thank you to all community members who came out to support. Thank you to our Purcell emergency responders for your help and support and Purcell Police for helping us with traffic. All of the classes did a great job on their floats. We appreciate the hard work of PHS Band & Cheer! A special thanks to PHS STUCO sponsor Amy Stone & Leigh Ann McGregor. Homecoming @ 6:20. Purcell vs. Plainview @ 7PM #phsdragons

Our high school FFA students recently competed in the OK State Fair Judging Contest. Over 2000 students overall participated! 35 Purcell students participated, many in their first judging contest. The Sr FFA team (Chase Anderson, Carli Thomas, Kaden Pliler, and Jaxson Staggs) placed 10th out of 188 teams. Chase Anderson placed 4th individually out of 586! This is such a great experience for our students. They develop critical leadership, communication, and networking skills. Thank you for your leadership Purcell FFA sponsor Erica Keen. #phsdragons

Our Freshman leadership students took advantage of the beautiful weather and worked on team building exercises today including the Human Knot (see pics). We have incorporated leadership training courses into our high school curriculum the past 4 years. This is the first year all freshman complete one semester of leadership training. Freshman leadership is taught by Bryan Young. This program emphasizes the important skills students need to thrive in the modern world. The type of skills you may not always learn from traditional classroom instruction: Teamwork, Communication, Problem-Solving, Time-Management, and Basic Life Skills. I'm looking forward to our upcoming basic car maintenance unit where freshman will receive training in basic vehicle maintenance! #phsdragons

GameDay for the Lady Dragons vs the Lady Pirates. JH is at home for their FINAL game of the 2024 season. HS is on the road for the final District game. Come out and watch the Lady Dragons take on Byng today! Both teams will start at 5:00 pm. Good Luck and Go Dragons!

Get cozy with our limited edition dragon blankets, brought to you by the prom committee! Snuggle up in style for just $40 and support a great cause. These blankets won't last long, so grab yours today and show your school spirit! To purchase a blanket, please reach out to a prom committee member or sponsor. If you prefer to buy through GoFan, email mcgregorl@purcellps.org to arrange pick-up or delivery. You may also catch us at the home games and grab one in person from our booth!