Today, our youngest students learned about fire safety from the Okeene Fire Department in recognition of Fire Prevention Week! Thank you to our firefighters for sharing important safety lessons and helping our Whippets stay prepared!
Keep the learning going with a family visit to the department’s 6th Annual Open House tomorrow, October 6th, starting at 6:00 PM! Enjoy hamburgers and hot dogs while checking out the department and seeing how the Blaine County Rural Fire Department Tax supports our local firefighters. 🚒
🎃🤖 2nd Grade STEM Lab with Mrs. Hutchison! 🤖🎃
Our 2nd graders had a blast coding Ozobots and driving them to the pumpkin patch! 🎃 They practiced problem-solving, sequencing, and coding skills while having lots of fun learning through STEM!
💡🤖 Don’t forget—STEM Night is October 26!
Everyone is welcome! We can’t wait to see you there! 🎃🔬🚀
Our 2nd graders had a blast coding Ozobots and driving them to the pumpkin patch! 🎃 They practiced problem-solving, sequencing, and coding skills while having lots of fun learning through STEM!
💡🤖 Don’t forget—STEM Night is October 26!
Everyone is welcome! We can’t wait to see you there! 🎃🔬🚀
In addition to Homecoming week, it's also Oklahoma’s Promise Week!
Mrs. Whitfield will be working with our 8-12th grade students to explain the importance of applying for Oklahoma’s Promise and help them get started on their applications.
Parents and guardians—we need your help finishing the process! Please ask your 8-12th grade student about their application, review it together, and help provide any required family information or documents. Getting started is an important step, but completing and submitting the application is what counts!
Take a look at the graphic below to see how Oklahoma’s Promise could help make college more affordable for your family. If you need assistance completing the application, please reach out to Mrs. Whitfield. Let’s work together to help our Whippets take the next step toward their futures! 🐾
After school tutoring is available for students in grades 5–12!
📅 Monday–Wednesday
⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM
📍 High School Library
👩🏫 Mrs. Feely
Sign up for tutoring here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19T0o5fb1ihFymvaXI0nhpf2R9jDb8_DJPp_42RukkVk/edit
Can’t stay after school?
Online tutoring is available through Brainfuse, so students can get extra help from home!
Brainfuse Online Tutoring:
https://www.brainfuse.com/highEd/liveTutoring.asp
📅 Monday–Wednesday
⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM
📍 High School Library
👩🏫 Mrs. Feely
Sign up for tutoring here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19T0o5fb1ihFymvaXI0nhpf2R9jDb8_DJPp_42RukkVk/edit
Can’t stay after school?
Online tutoring is available through Brainfuse, so students can get extra help from home!
Brainfuse Online Tutoring:
https://www.brainfuse.com/highEd/liveTutoring.asp
The Okeene JH/HS Butter Braid fundraiser is underway, and ordering is online! Every purchase helps fund student incentives that recognize good attendance, progress toward graduation through credit recovery, and positive behavior. Help us celebrate our students’ hard work while treating your family to something delicious!
📅 Order by October 23rd!
💲 $18 each • Premium flavors $19
🛒 Order Online: https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/bfe679e1-bfcd-4c58-aa9d-bcb2f3221d75
Thank you for supporting our JH/HS students! Share this post to help spread the word!
Just a reminder to our PK–6th grade families that Poppin Popcorn order forms are due tomorrow, October 5th!
Please make sure your student returns their completed order form AND payment for all orders to school tomorrow.
✅ Order form
✅ All orders paid in full
✅ Return to school tomorrow
Thank you to everyone who helped support our students by purchasing and selling popcorn
Please make sure your student returns their completed order form AND payment for all orders to school tomorrow.
✅ Order form
✅ All orders paid in full
✅ Return to school tomorrow
Thank you to everyone who helped support our students by purchasing and selling popcorn
We are so proud of our Cross Country runners and the work they have put in this season! These athletes have continued to show up, put miles in, and work to get better every day. Today their dedication and effort were on display at the OBA meet. Great job Whippets! 🐾🏃♀️🏃
Congratulations to Kim Long, our September Jr/Sr High Teacher of the Month!
Mrs. Long continues to build our FCCLA program and create more opportunities for our students. Most recently, she secured a Lottery grant that allowed the program to purchase new commercial kitchen equipment that our students will get to learn and work with for years to come!
We appreciate the time and effort Mrs. Long puts into giving our students great experiences both inside and outside the classroom.
Thank you to Chalk Realty for partnering with us to recognize and celebrate our teachers each month! 💙
Mrs. Long continues to build our FCCLA program and create more opportunities for our students. Most recently, she secured a Lottery grant that allowed the program to purchase new commercial kitchen equipment that our students will get to learn and work with for years to come!
We appreciate the time and effort Mrs. Long puts into giving our students great experiences both inside and outside the classroom.
Thank you to Chalk Realty for partnering with us to recognize and celebrate our teachers each month! 💙
Congratulations to Brandi Mendell, our Elementary September Teacher of the Month!
Mrs. Mendell is new to Okeene this year and jumped right into her first year teaching kindergarten with a class of 24 students! She has done a great job meeting a wide range of needs while creating a positive and supportive classroom for her students.
We appreciate the patience and extra time she puts in each day to help her students grow. We are so glad to have her at Okeene!
Also a big thank you to Chalk Realty for sponsoring the monthly gifts and helping us recognize our awesome teachers!
Mrs. Mendell is new to Okeene this year and jumped right into her first year teaching kindergarten with a class of 24 students! She has done a great job meeting a wide range of needs while creating a positive and supportive classroom for her students.
We appreciate the patience and extra time she puts in each day to help her students grow. We are so glad to have her at Okeene!
Also a big thank you to Chalk Realty for sponsoring the monthly gifts and helping us recognize our awesome teachers!
Step right up! 🎡📚 Our Book Blast event rolls into town next week on Tuesday. Get ready for a fun-filled adventure as we work together to build our students’ home libraries.
Elementary students will bring home a Treasure Map with simple steps to earn exciting books, fun prizes, and more along the way. The Book Blast carnival is about to begin! 🎟️✨
@go.booksarefun #BookBlast #BooksAreFun #ReadingIsFun #HomeLibraries #Literacy
Elementary students will bring home a Treasure Map with simple steps to earn exciting books, fun prizes, and more along the way. The Book Blast carnival is about to begin! 🎟️✨
@go.booksarefun #BookBlast #BooksAreFun #ReadingIsFun #HomeLibraries #Literacy
We’re heading into the final stretch of our Poppin Popcorn Fundraiser! Orders are due October 5th! Grab those order forms and make one last push! Check with family, friends, neighbors and coworkers who may still need to stock up on some delicious popcorn. 🍿
Haven’t ordered yet? Find a PK–6th grade Whippet this weekend and get your order in before time runs out!
🧼🫧 Learning About Handwashing! 🫧🧼
A big thank you to our school nurse, Mrs. Poe, for teaching our 2nd graders proper handwashing procedures! 🧴👐
Our students learned how and when to wash their hands to help keep themselves and others healthy. We appreciate Mrs. Poe helping our students build healthy habits! 🩵
This week, we honored a power couple who graduated from Okeene in 1953, Leon and Nancy Jewell. They were recognized as Okeene's Outstanding Alumni in 2011. He was a member of the US Army Band and joined the Band Masters Hall of Fame after 30 years of teaching at Enid Schools. He also directed the Tri-state Music Festival. His wife, Nancy, was a teacher for 47 years. She was an Oklahoma Education Assn. (OEA) President, a member of the NEA Board of directors and a delegate to the World Confederation of Teaching Profession. The impact this couple has made as they devoted themselves to educating and helping others is outstanding! Leon passed away in 2015. #legacyliveshere
FCCLA is extending Penny Wars through tomorrow, Thursday, October 1st in order to collect as many donations as possible. All donations will go to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. 📚
Next week is Homecoming and Student Council is excited to celebrate with an epic Battle of the Genres! Students are asked to join in as we celebrate the characters, legends, adventures, and Whippet pride that make up OUR STORY by dressing up all week long!
Monday, Oct. 5 | MAIN CHARACTER
Dress as the main character of a book.
Tuesday, Oct. 6 | CLASH OF THE CAPES
Dress as your favorite superhero.
Wednesday, Oct. 7 | TALES FROM THE TRAIL
Dress in camo or hunting gear.
Thursday, Oct. 8 | LEGENDS OF THE GAME
Wear your favorite team jersey.
Friday, Oct. 9 | OUR STORY
Wear your Whippet gear and fill the halls with blue and white!
Get ready for a week full of school spirit as we write another chapter in OUR STORY! 📖
Monday, Oct. 5 | MAIN CHARACTER
Dress as the main character of a book.
Tuesday, Oct. 6 | CLASH OF THE CAPES
Dress as your favorite superhero.
Wednesday, Oct. 7 | TALES FROM THE TRAIL
Dress in camo or hunting gear.
Thursday, Oct. 8 | LEGENDS OF THE GAME
Wear your favorite team jersey.
Friday, Oct. 9 | OUR STORY
Wear your Whippet gear and fill the halls with blue and white!
Get ready for a week full of school spirit as we write another chapter in OUR STORY! 📖
Senior FAFSA Graduation Requirement:
Parents of Okeene High School seniors, please be aware that Oklahoma law (70 O.S. § 1210.508-6) requires public high school seniors to complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or complete an approved FAFSA Opt-Out Form before graduating.
The FAFSA helps determine eligibility for federal and state financial aid, scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities (True for college scholarships and career tech financial aid). Parents and students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible and work with the Okeene High School counselor if they need assistance. Students who choose not to complete the FAFSA may satisfy the graduation requirement by submitting the appropriate opt-out form, as provided by Oklahoma law.
Parents of Okeene High School seniors, please be aware that Oklahoma law (70 O.S. § 1210.508-6) requires public high school seniors to complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or complete an approved FAFSA Opt-Out Form before graduating.
The FAFSA helps determine eligibility for federal and state financial aid, scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities (True for college scholarships and career tech financial aid). Parents and students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible and work with the Okeene High School counselor if they need assistance. Students who choose not to complete the FAFSA may satisfy the graduation requirement by submitting the appropriate opt-out form, as provided by Oklahoma law.
Attention! No Tutoring on Tuesday, Sept. 29th due to Academic Triad being hosted at Okeene in the HS Library.
After school tutoring is available for students in grades 5–12!
📅 Monday–Wednesday
⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM
📍 High School Library
👩🏫 Mrs. Feely
Sign up for tutoring here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19T0o5fb1ihFymvaXI0nhpf2R9jDb8_DJPp_42RukkVk/edit
Can’t stay after school?
Online tutoring is available through Brainfuse, so students can get extra help from home!
Brainfuse Online Tutoring:
https://www.brainfuse.com/highEd/liveTutoring.asp
📅 Monday–Wednesday
⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM
📍 High School Library
👩🏫 Mrs. Feely
Sign up for tutoring here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19T0o5fb1ihFymvaXI0nhpf2R9jDb8_DJPp_42RukkVk/edit
Can’t stay after school?
Online tutoring is available through Brainfuse, so students can get extra help from home!
Brainfuse Online Tutoring:
https://www.brainfuse.com/highEd/liveTutoring.asp
Mrs. Whitfield is back and kicking off next week by hosting College Application Week! Seniors-- head to the library during 1st or 2nd periods to start (or finish) your college/tech school applications. Mrs. Whitfield will provide you with your transcripts, ACT scores, and checklists so you’re ready to apply. Don’t forget your Chromebook and your list of colleges or techs you're interested in applying to!
Our PK–6th grade students are still busy selling Poppin Popcorn through October 5th! Parents, keep those order forms going and help your student reach their goal!
If you haven’t ordered yet, there’s still plenty of time! Find your favorite PK–6th grade Whippet and place an order. You get some delicious popcorn AND get to support our students! 🍿🙌
