The Lady Dragons Slowpitch team beat Sulphur 12-11 and 8-1 to win the district championship. The Lady Dragons will continue their season next week at regionals. Congratulations to Coach Jones, Coach Raper, and all of our athletes! Go Dragons!
Congratulations are in order for Mr. Paul Wollenberg! Mr. Wollenberg is being inducted into the Oklahoma Technology Student Association Hall of Fame. Such a deserving honor for a well-known, local and state leader of STEM & technology education. Mr. Wollenberg teaches Junior High Career Tech classes and leads our TSA students. Join us in congratulating him!
Purcell Public School's Indian Parent Education Committee will meet April 17 at noon in the Administration Building at 919 1/2 N. 9th. The agenda includes discussion and vote on the SY25 Title VI grant application. The meeting is in Room 110 and is open to the public.
Teacher Feature: Congratulations to our very own, Ms. Jasmine Quinonez, who has been recognized and featured in OEA's Education Focus Spring 2024 Edition. The article is titled "Worth It!". In the article, Ms. Quinonez highlights the learning going on in her classroom along with how social and learning connections are made. Ms. Quinonez teaches English I and Spanish I at our high school. She also serves as Academic Team coach and class sponsor. https://okea.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-Spring-Education-Focus.pdf
In addition to this recognition, Ms. Quinonez was nominated by a former student to be recognized as America's Favorite Teacher and has made it to the 3rd round of cuts. The top 10 nominees from across the nation will be announced this Thursday. Good luck Ms. Q! https://americasfavteacher.org/2024/jasmine-qui-nez
Purcell Public Schools Awarded $3 Million FEMA Grant for Community Shelter at Purcell Junior High.
Purcell, Oklahoma – April 16, 2024 – Purcell Public Schools is pleased to announce a FEMA grant award of $3,044,447.13 to construct a new community shelter in the form of a gymnasium at Purcell Junior High School.
This grant was awarded through a competitive process based on a special FEMA program that provides 90% reimbursement of eligible building costs for approved community shelter projects. Purcell Public Schools will contribute the remaining 10% of the basic project cost of $338,271.90. The District has planned to add amenities to the gymnasium to make it competition-ready, such as wood flooring, bleachers, dressing rooms, and a concession area. This will increase the District's cost but will yield an area that will provide far-reaching benefits.
“We are incredibly grateful for this FEMA grant,” said Dr. Sheli McAdoo, Superintendent of Purcell Public Schools. “This new gymnasium will not only serve as a valuable educational resource for our students, but it will also function as a safe haven for our community during times of disaster.”
The new gymnasium will be designed to meet FEMA’s strict criteria for community shelters, ensuring it can withstand severe weather events and provide critical amenities to residents in need.
This is a reminder that all high school students can get into games free, as long as they pick up a ticket the day of the event from the athletic office.
Today's baseball championship game will not require a ticket for high school student admission. Come out and support our baseball team as they compete to win the HOOT!
Tonight, we celebrated our first senior class of Purcell Soccer. We are so proud of all of you, and helping build this program. Congratulations to all of our seniors for their accomplishments through their 4 years as Dragons.
The Dragons take down the Bulldogs of Lexington 5-4 to advance to the Heart of Oklahoma Championship game tomorrow vs CCS at 4. Last day of the HOOT starts at 11 am. Go Dragons!
Reminder, tonight is Purcell's first Soccer Senior Night. Senior Night festivities will be at 5pm. Seniors and parents will need to be on the field at 4:45. Girls game starts at 5:30 and boys start at 7:30.
Dragons defeat the Indians in game 1 of the Heart of Oklahoma Tournament! Go Dragons!
Our slowpitch team went and played at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium today and they are coming home with two wins on the day beating Crowder 19-5 and Locust Grove 13-0. Great job ladies and Coach Jones and Coach Raper. Go Dragons!
The Baseball Heart of Oklahoma has been pushed back due to field conditions. First game of the HOOT will start at 12:30. All games will be streamed on the NFHS Network.
The soccer match on April 26th has been moved to April 15th. JV Boys will start at 4, Varsity Girls will be played at 5:30, and Varsity Boys will be played at 7:30. The games will be played at Harrah High School.
High school baseball, junior high baseball, and junior high softball has been cancelled today due to rain. The district high school baseball game will be rescheduled for a later date.
Tomorrow' track meet at Lindsay has been postponed to Friday 4/12. Track will no longer go to Ada and will attend the Lindsay meet on 4/12.
Soccer senior night is this Friday. The festivities will start at 5 PM with the girls game following at 5:30 and boys at 7:30. Come out and support our first ever soccer seniors.
HS softball is hosting Day 1 of the Washington Tournament. Games will be streamed live via NFHS. Lady Dragons will take on Choctaw for game 1 at 10:00 am. GO DRAGONS! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/purcell-high-school-purcell-ok
The Rotary Club of Purcell honored the Teachers of the Year for Purcell Public Schools. Each TOY received a $50 check to use in their classroom (Kurt Gray-HS, Steve Clary-JH, and Barbara Allen-Elem). The District TOY received $100 (Stephanie Knowles-Intermediate). Thank you Rotary for your support of Purcell PS teachers!
The soccer match vs Pathways on 4/1 has been rescheduled. It has been moved to April 22nd. It will be at Pathways. Girls will start at 5:30 and boys will start at 7:30.
Yesterday, we hosted our annual High School Track Meet. Cold, windy day, but our kids competed all day long. Yesterday's team results are attached.
Running a track meet is no easy task. I want to give a special thank you to Purcell Rotary Club, the numerous volunteers, and our coaches. We had two very successful meets with our JH Meet last Thursday, and our HS meet yesterday, and this group is a big reason why.
Go Dragons!
