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Spanish Club hosted their meeting and helped the Purcell Library with Hispanic Heritage Celebration. Adylee Jurado helped serve tacos and Jennifer Velasco Comayagua helped clean-up. Great job serving your school and community. Thanks Mayra Munoz and Irma Calixto! #phsdragons
Great job PHS Cheer promoting sportsmanship and leadership. They are pictured below last night with the Crooked Oak cheer squad at the Dragon victory. They do an amazing job leading the cheers and promoting school spirit. Well done cheer and coaches Grant Gish & April Trumbo.
The PHS Academic Team dominated their meet this Thursday going 3-0 and sweeping Tuttle, Chickasha, and Bridge Creek. Great job students and coach Jasmine Quinonez!
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Dragon Alums Achieving Success: PHS 2022 graduate Cooper Hall was representing Rose State College at our recent College & Career night. Cooper was elected President of the 46th Student Senate of Rose State College in April of 2023. Cooper demonstrated these same leadership qualities in high school. Great job Cooper! #phsdragons
Yesterday I met with our YAHL (Youth Action for Health Leadership) students. Seniors Kaydence Townsend and Payton Bounds and Junior Frankie Linker are part of YAHL's leadership team. YAHL is a statewide youth-led health initiative funded by the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET). This campaign focuses on increasing healthy behaviors amongst young people with an emphasis on eliminating vaping and good nutrition. Great job Kaydence, Payton, and Frankie! #phsdragons
Thank you Melissa Feroli & Kirk Rushing for an amazing College & Career Night. Students and parents had the opportunity to speak in person with reps from Colleges, Community Colleges, Armed Forces, and Career Tech. There is a pathway to success available for every student! Next month we will engage students in important college & career readiness discussions ithrough advisory.
Picture Day was a huge success yesterday. Special recognition to Leigh Ann McGregor, our yearbook advisor, and her assistant Jaci Deaton for making it as smooth as possible for our staff and students. #phsdragons
Thank you to Lil Dragon Food Pantry and Safe Harbor Retirement Solutions including Pam Ellis Hobbs, John Hobbs, and Brylie Hobbs for their generous donations to our hospitality rooms! Thank you for supporting PHS students and staff.
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PHS Parent Newsletter. Please read for important updates including college & career night, classroom news, safety report and plenty of pics from events including homecoming, parade, dance, and more. #phsdragons
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Academic Team is off to a good start this year! They are currently 4-2. We have several new team members. Senior Rose Allen & Junior Kaleb Bailey are among them, and have been a great addition to our already outstanding team! They next compete this Thurs @ Purcell. #phsdragons
Another busy week ahead! Please note Ms. Feroli will host a College & Career Night Thursday @ 6PM in the PHS Commons:
Juniors starting at 6 and a financial aid info session for them at 6:30 in the library. For seniors, financial aid info at 6 and fair at 6:30.
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Congratulations to the Dragon Pride Marching Band! They won the overall Fan Favorites at the Moore Outdoor Music Festival and placed 13th overall. This is a young group that has worked so hard throughout the hot summer months. We are very proud of them. I had the opportunity to watch their preliminary performance yesterday. They were outstanding! Great job students and Band Director David Hilger and Assistant Director Jacob Willing.
Sam Resendiz: PHS Staff of the Month! Sam teaches junior English and has served as Prom Sponsor. Read the nominating tribute from one of her colleagues:
Sam is a new to the teaching profession. She has a passion for literacy that is evident in her engaging curriculum. She prepares learning opportunities for her students that broadens their horizons. She is an excellent teacher with high standards for her students. #phsdragons
Tomorrow is gameday vs Lexington. Please see attached links to purchase tickets and streaming option through NFHS Network. Go Dragons!
Purcell Public Schools invites parents to an informational meeting on the District's American Rescue Plan Return to Learn and Use of Funds for 2023-2024. The meeting will be on September 19th at 5:00 p.m. at the Purcell Administration Building, 919 1/2 N. 9th Ave. Purcell, OK.
I'm as excited as anything about the growth of our work-study program. This program is part of an overall initiative to provide high school students authentic school-to-work experiences through work experience and internships. All students. I appreciate the efforts of Kenzie Hay (teacher), Julie Hiser and Susan Bennett (paraprofessionals), Cara Simonton (athletics secretary) and Erica Estrada and Helen Reed (custodians) for leading and supporting the growth of this program.
Also a big thanks to Rockstar Roofing for donating water bottles for our concession. Our students labeled the bottles as part of their work study!
Due to field conditions, tomorrow's home softball game has been cancelled. The Lady Dragons will now play @Tuttle tomorrow, weather permitting.
Attached is information regarding parking for the Homecoming Parade this Friday. We look forward to seeing you at the parade!
In an effort to keep all of our athletic events safe, please see our additional safety procedures at all of our athletic events, including this Friday's Homecoming game vs Lexington.
