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Our PreK - 6th Grades decorated trees at High Plains Bank in Okeene. We need your help by voting on your favorite tree. Each grade has a box for your voting contributions. Each of the teachers will receive the contributions in their box for use in their classrooms. The trees with the most votes will receive an additional prize from High Plains Bank. 1st place $400, 2nd place $250, third place $100, and all other classes will receive $50. Contributions will be accepted through noon on Christmas Eve!

The Okeene Speech and Drama put on a humorous performance that reflected on the true meaning of Christmas Sunday night! 🎄Many alums joined the cast. Once a Speechie, ALWAYS a Speechie! 👏

Angel Tree Update! 😇

Saturday! Our HS girls play at 11:30 and boys at 1:00 at the Canton Tournament for the Consolation Championship.

Speech and Drama Present: Cricket Country Christmas Cafe • Sunday, December 15th @ 7pm in the Auditorium!

Join us TODAY for our Kindergarten - 4th Grade Christmas Musical at 1:30pm in the Auditorium! 🎄🎶

Mrs. Bisel's lesson in the 4th grade for December was a service learning project. Each student spent time writing a letter about themselves to a Veteran, and included it with a Christmas card. All of the cards/letters will be sent to the Veteran's home in Norman to be distributed before Christmas.

Blue and gold flash sale: Freezer restock Suitable as a Christmas gift. Prices are as follows: Sausage ($9.50), Bacon ($19), Chicken ($19) with limited availability. To purchase, please contact Mr. Riffel.

If you plan to attend an Okeene Public Schools sporting event, please read the attached announcement from our OPS Administration.

All angels from the Angel Tree MUST be turned in today by 3:30pm!

Canton Tournament Week: Girls play Fairview at 3:20PM; Boys play Arnett at 4:40PM on Thursday.

Just a reminder, transportation in town is not required. It is provided as a courtesy. Arrangements have been made to provide in town transportation at designated areas. Our drivers have a schedule and strive to keep it. Your help is appreciated when it comes to maintaining that schedule. The lower temperatures in the morning make it uncomfortable to be outside for an extended amount of time. To prevent extended exposure and to maintain the schedule, please have your rider(s) at the designated stops prior to the pickup time.

Another Spotlight Sunday for some Okeene 4-H and FFA members. 🌾 They had a very successful night at the 2024 State 4-H and FFA Wheat Show Banquet held in Oklahoma City on December 4th. Okeene FFA had 11 of the top 25 samples and Okeene 4-H had 12. Okeene students brought home $8,000 in scholarships plus additional prize money.🥇 RESULTS: 4H 1st place & Grand Champion- Emery Fisher- Okeene 4-H _ Double Stop CL 3rd place – Taylor Robison – Okeene 4-H – Butler’s Gold 4th place – Raylee Fisher – Okeene 4-H – Baker’s Ann 5th place – Baylea Robison – Okeene 4-H – Butler’s Gold 6th place – Logan Chance – Okeene 4-H – Doublestop CL Plus 7th place – Brayson Roberts – Okeene 4-H – Doublestop CL Plus 8th place – Raylee Fisher – Okeene 4-H – Doublestop CL Plus 12th place – Autumn Schultz – Okeene 4-H – Butler’s Gold 14th place – Autumn Schultz – Okeene 4-H – Doublestop CL Plus 15th place – Emery Fisher – Okeene 4-H – Green Hammer 17th place – Alex Laubach – Okeene 4-H – Doublestop CL Plus 19th place – Bryson Sawyer – Okeene 4-H – Doublestop CL Plus FFA 3rd place – Avery Fisher – Okeene FFA – Baker’s Ann 4th place – Meade Brickman – Okeene FFA – Doublestop CL Plus 6th place – Jayce Schultz – Okeene FFA – Doublestop CL Plus 7th place – Grant Robison – Okeene FFA – Butler’s Gold 8th place – Preston Boeckman – Okeene FFA – Doublestop CL Plus 9th place – Avery Fisher – Okeene FFA – Doublestop CL Plus 14th place – Destry Swaim – Okeene FFA – Doublestop CL Plus 15th place – Bryer Roberts – Okeene FFA – Doublestop CL Plus 18th place – Grant Robison – Okeene FFA – Strad CL Plus 21st place – Jayce Schultz – Okeene FFA – Butler’s Gold 23rd place – Tyler Sawyer – Okeene FFA – Green Hammer

Sunday Spotlight is on Caden Reames today! He made the OkMEA All-State Honor Band yesterday. That makes him the 18th best clarinet player in the whole STATE of Oklahoma. What's impressive is he had to beat out students from large 6A-3A schools because there are no others lower than that representing their schools. It made him the only kid from northwest Oklahoma's Red Carpet region to make the band. What an impressive Whippet we have in Caden! Congratulations! 🎶👏

Soup Sunday TODAY from 11:30-2:00! Come join us for some warm soup 🥣 on this cold day! 🥶

Thank you to the 4-H, FFA, and NHS students who helped at the Chamber's North Pole Store this morning! 🎁

Our STEM and FFA students worked hard this week to create several items for the North Pole Store. Kids can go up to the Corner tomorrow, December 7th, from 9-11am for donuts, crafts, pictures with Santa and to purchase Christmas gifts for family/friends. Don't miss it! 🎁🎄

A new federal law requires all senior students to have filled out the FAFSA to graduate. The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. All college scholarships and career techs require a student to have filled this out before being awarded any financial aid or scholarships. There is an opt out form that parents can fill out if they so choose. Okeene High School will assist senior parents in filling this out on December 16th at 6pm in the High School Library. Leetha Huddleston from the State Regents Office will be on site to assist parents as well. To fill this out, parents will need to have their student's social security number and their 2023 tax return.

Due to limited interest of 7-8th graders on Wednesday mornings, Gym Rats will go back to Tuesdays and Thursdays for the rest of the basketball season. Reminder-- Gym Rats is for any 3rd-8th graders and is located in the old gymnasium from 6:30-7:40am on Tuesdays/Thursdays.