The Dragon Pride Marching Band had an outstanding performance this morning at the OBA State Marching Championship preliminary performances. Congratulations to all members, pit crew, and Band Director David Hilger, Asst. Director Jacob Willing, and Color Guard Instructor Alexus Longley.
These students amaze me. They play late at our football game, get up before dawn, warm-up and perform at Yukon High School at 9AM! These students and instructors work so hard. We are proud of you. They will find out if they make the finals later today.
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Congratulations Sam Resendiz - Purcell High School October Staff of the Month. Sam teaches junior English and Alternative Education English. Read a tribute of Sam from one of her peers:
"Sam's dedication to her students will undoubtedly have a positive impact on their future success. Sam is particularly skilled at reaching out to students who may be struggling and creating a safe and inclusive learning environment. Her passion for teaching and her commitment to providing students with unbiased opportunities for self-expression make her an excellent candidate for the honor of Staff Member of the Month."
---Jon Corea
PHS Art Teacher
STATE BOUND! The Lady Dragons punched their ticket to the State Tournament tonight with 3-1 and 2-0 Wins vs Cache! Congratulations to all players and coaches! GO DRAGONS!
Game 1 winner. Lady Dragons are one more win from punching their ticket to state. Game 2 of the Super Regionals is coming up next. Go Dragons!
It is finally SUPER'S Gameday for our Lady Dragons! First pitch is at 5pm vs Cache in a best 2 out of 3 series. FIRST 50 PHS students get in FREE! Check out the Online QR codes for tickets and live stream! Come out and watch these girls punch their ticket to State! GO DRAGONS!
PHS Student Council Officers attended the District 8 OASC Fall Convention in downtown OKC. They had an amazing time networking and participating in team-building and leadership activities. As a former STUCO sponsor I know how beneficial attending District & State Conventions can be in building your leadership programs. Thank you sponsors Amy Stone & Leigh Ann McGregor for providing our students this opportunity. A special thanks to Mike Savage for driving our students to the convention.
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Our art students shined today at the Lexington Chalk Art Contest on a beautiful fall morning. We have some incredibly talented students as you will see from the photos. We are also fortunate to have an amazing Art teacher in Jon Corea. #phsdragons
Most Vibrant
Dee Clevenger
Emma Leon Garcia
Kylie Macarthur
Zoey Clevenger
Most Realistic
Ivanna Coronel-Guzman
Yandel Chavez
Joselyn Ramirez
Kenna Lee
Best in Show
Lilly Venegas
Erick Suarez Howe
Emily Shields
Daisy Venegas
It was a huge day yesterday for our Purcell FFA program. It reflects the hard work from these students and the leadership of Erica Keen. Great work.
FFA Ceremonies Teams and Greenhand Quiz Contestants:
Team 1 placed 1st qualifying for State next week and Team 2 placed 2nd! Team 1- Grady Andrews, Anastyn Pliler, Brilyn Smith, Jae Swanner, Kori Doyal and Myah Padilla. Team 2- Easton Davis, Josiah Allen, Brody Fox, Adlee Croslin, Ashley Mantooth, and Bodee Duke.
All 5 of our Quiz students made the Top 10! Justus Fulbright placed 2nd, Qualifying for State! Anastyn Pliler placed 4th, Jae Swanner was 6th, Madison Miller was 7th and Kori Doyal was 9th!
Busy week ahead for Dragons Esports. I've become a big fan of our Esports program as I've learned how much it teaches students the skills needed in the modern workforce:
1. Tech skills: tech problems arise in gaming and players need the ability to problem solve.
2. Digital Literacy: players need proficiency in computers, networks, and gaming.
3. Leadership: strategy coordination and communication is highly important
4. Resilience: as in any competition, players must learn to deal with adversity.
I'm grateful we have a state-of-the-art facility to support this growing program!
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Today I visited our PHS Leadership class and watched their presentations over the research they had completed on future career choices. This provided students an opportunity to practice important communication skills such as public speaking. Speaking in front of your peers (high schoolers can be a tough audience) can be very challenging. I was very proud of their work. Leadership classes help kids develop these important life skills. PHS Leadership is taught by Amy Stone, Purcell Secondary Schools Media Specialist.
PHS Senior Abbygail King is an Oklahoman Student of the Week nominee. She is an amazing leader in our school. Click on link below to vote. Voting ends at noon on Thursday
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/10/07/the-oklahoman-student-of-the-week-vote-poll/75510404007/
IMPORTANT REMINDERS THIS WEEK:
Parent-Teacher Conferences - Mon/Thurs
District Virtual Day - Friday (see guidelines below)
Purcell High School Activity Schedule
10/7 --10/12
Busy week ahead including PHS hosting Softball Super Regionals on Thursday.
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It's time to cheer PHS Softball to State this Thursday at PHS softball field. Best out of 3 vs Cache. Be there and get loud!
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One of the busiest weeks of the year upcoming and your best way to keep up is the Parent Newsletter: softball super regionals, home football, FFA, P/T Conferences, district virtual day, Band State Championships, Chalk Art Contest, Academic Team, Senior ACT, and I'm sure I'm missing something...Go Dragons!!
https://secure.smore.com/n/5kxq9-phs-parent-newsletter
Adult English Learner classes available at Purcell Public Library beginning this month.
Our PHS Cheer team works hard spreading school spirit throughout our district. Not only do they cheer at athletic events, they also lead pep rallies throughout the district! Last week they helped lead pep rallies at both our Elementary & Intermediate schools.
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Congratulations Emma Lynn. Emma is a senior at PHS and a talented leader in our FFA program and school as a whole!
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Monday is the last day to register (late fee) for the October ACT. Click on link to register.
https://my.act.org/
Purcell Esports Mario Kart team (AJ, Bradley, Brendan, and Fatima) picked up another big win this week defeating the Wynona Yellowjackets. Great job Dragon Esports!
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