Our Okeene Speechies competed at the Alva tournament today and had 3 medalists. Sydney Biggs placed 2nd in Monologue, Wyatt Graham placed 3rd in Poetry, and Olivia Schieber placed 3rd in FEX.
Pictured: Ethan Pfaff, Alexander Wirkman, Harper Burch, Xander Hough, Wyatt Graham, Keri McBride, Sydney Biggs, Joseline Arroyo, Osvaldo Renteria, Olivia Schieber
Mark your calendars, Alumni! 📅
Will our coaches be sporting their pep rally outfits at tonight's game against Fairview?! Come support your Whippets to find out. Tipoff is at 6:30pm!
Our 7th and 8th grade students soared to new heights in The Hindenburg contest, competing to earn the most points on their scorecards! Participants demonstrated their dedication by:
📚 Reading and AR testing on multiple nonfiction books about the Hindenburg
📰 Reading an article and answering questions with the most correct answers
✍️ Writing an informative paragraph teaching readers about the Hindenburg
🏅 The winners earned 3D gold, silver, and bronze mini Hindenburg models for their outstanding efforts!
8th grade-1st place-Miley and Logan, 2nd place-Baylea and Maddie, 3rd place-Donna and Hailey, 4th place-Camila and Logan
7th grade-1st place -Sara, 2nd place-Kinley, 3rd place-Lincoln, 4th place-Bentley, 5th place-Dash, 6th-Martha. Honorable Mention-Reed, Alyna, Isaac, Luke, and Sophia
Great job to all participants for your hard work and enthusiasm in learning!
Grade School basketball games tonight, January 16th, have been canceled. 🏀 It will not be rescheduled.
After 2 hours of 43 ROUNDS, we have a Spelling Bee CHAMPION... 4th grader, Kamryn Fox! 🏆 4th grader, Raylee Fisher was Runner-Up🥈and 3rd grader, Andrew Williams was 3rd place.🥉Congratulations to all of our participants for stepping out of their comfort zones to compete!
Our SKORDLE team will be LIVE STREAMING our Elementary Spelling Bee on okeenewhippets.tv today at 1:00pm!
💌 Send Some Love This Valentine’s Day! 🍬
Show your Okeene family, friends, and loved ones how much you care with a Valentine’s Day Candy Gram! For just $5, each candy gram includes:
❤️ A pop
❤️ A candy bar
❤️ A gift
Students love receiving these thoughtful surprises, and your support helps the 7-12th Gifted and Talented Program.
📅 Order by February 7th
📦 Delivery on or before February 13th
Don’t miss out—spread the love and support a great cause! 💕 Copies will be sent home next week.
Our Whippet Hub received an update! Check out these new *simplified* features that will make life easier for everyone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW9d0VzqDFI
If you are not signed into your child's class, please contact the school for help on getting logged in so you don't miss important information!
JH basketball games have been moved up today at the Sharon-Mutual Tournament.
Our 4th grade participated in the 1st Annual 🏀PIG Tournament🏀 in PE. All students did a great job. The four finalists showed not only their skills on the court, but also great sportsmanship. 👏
1st Place: Asher Voelzke
2nd Place: Axl Long
3rd Place: Lincoln Unruh
4th Place: Autumn Schultz
Coach Booth looks forward to making this a yearly tradition for 4th graders in the future.
🏆📚 Congratulations, 7th Grade! 📚🏆
For two consecutive quarters, the 7th-grade class has claimed victory in the AR Snow Cone Challenge, out reading the staff, 8th grade, and 9th grade! This quarter, they earned an impressive 777 AR points, securing a well-deserved free snow cone or bag of cotton candy treat. 🍧
While everyone is doing an amazing job reading, 7th grade has proven themselves to be remarkable readers. Their dedication, effort, and love for books are inspiring! You should all be incredibly proud of your hard work.
The big question is: Can they make it a three-peat in the 3rd quarter? The competition is heating up, and everyone has a chance to take the ribbon. Let’s keep turning those pages and see who will come out on top next time! 📖
Okeene Elementary Redbud Reading Challenge Round #2 Winner: Lucky Duck!
As all of you are aware, it was brought to the attention of school administration that a possible threat was being made against our school on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. We immediately informed law enforcement of the situation and together with their efforts felt we could safely and successfully carry out our shcool day while investigating the incident. I can now inform our consistuents that our administration with assistance from law enforcement have concluded that there is no verifiable truth to these accusations. On behalf of Okeene Public Schools we want to thank Chief Rackley for his imediate support and organization of an unbelievable police presence. Chief Rackley organized a response team comprised of various law enforcement agencies to be present at the beginning of our school day with several officers remaining on campus througout the day to ensure the safety and well-being of our students and staff. We also want to thank all of our parents and legal guardians who entrust the safety and well-being of your children to us here at Okeene Public Schools. I assure each of you that it is a responsibility we do not take for granted. Thank you for your continued support and Go-Bless our school and community!!! Yours in Education, Okeene School Administration.
Picture Day is this Wednesday, January 15th. PreK - Junior individuals, new Seniors, and missing faculty will be taking pictures! 📸
Due to inclement weather, Okeene Public Schools will have a Virtual Day tomorrow, January 10th. Stay warm, Whippets! ☃️🧣
Due to inclement weather, the Okeene Invitational Basketball Tournament has been postponed until Saturday. Top seeds have advanced to the winners bracket and lower seeds have advanced to the losers bracket. Tournament play will pick up in the semifinals on Saturday and finals on Monday.
Early release today, January 9th @ 1:00pm! 🌨
The Okeene Invitational Basketball Tournament has been postponed due to weather. We will proceed with a Friday, Saturday, Monday format until further notice. Here are the updated brackets as of Thursday, January 9th at 10:30am.
After assessing the situation, the current radar, and expectations for this evening in the parking lot; OPS has decided to postpone the entire Okeene Invitational Tournament until tomorrow. We will proceed with a Fri, Sat, Mon format. Please watch for any other updates.