Purcell High School

Spanish Club delivered snacks to our friends at Purcell Hospital for Valentines. We appreciate their service to our community. Spanish Club Officers: Nick Westmoreland, Adylee Jurado, Ellie Feroli, Payton Lawson, Logan Lovett, Jennifer Velasco, Araceli Aguinaga (not pictured).

Dragon Esports is gearing up for their spring schedule. We are excited about the growth of this program during its first year of existence. Coach Kelton Clary has done a great job leading this program along with the assistance of volunteer coach Bryce Tuck. We were fortunate to add additional expertise with our student teaching intern Conner Lemon. Conner is a student from OU and a member of OU Esports.

Congratulations Stefanie Renfro: PHS Staff of the Month. Stefanie is an amazing educator who impacts students and staff in a positive manner on a daily basis. She is a mentor, leader, educator, and friend. Her leadership abilities are well known throughout our building and district. She is the chairperson of our Electives Department and a member of my permanent teacher leadership team. I've been fortunate as a building leader to have Stefanie's wisdom and advice available to me throughout my tenure as Principal. But don't take my work for it. Read her nomination from a fellow teacher below: --Jason Sanders PHS Principal

ATTENTION PARENTS & STUDENTS: ACT PREP OPPORTUNITY ON CAMPUS! DEADLINE FOR DISCOUNTED RATE IS THURSDAY! We are pleased to offer a high quality ACT Prep Course on campus March 26. This is available to any student and will only cost $20! The district is paying the rest. PowerPrep Inc. will host this session. Every junior will take ACT on 4/10. Click on link below or scan QR code in image to register!

It's important for teachers and staff to gather as a group throughout the year. I'm grateful for the following individuals (see graphic) who have planned our holiday themed staff luncheons throughout the year. On behalf of our staff, we appreciate your efforts. #phsdragons

We welcome Valentine's Day deliveries at PHS! Please see the following important guidelines: Deliveries ONLY accepted after 1PM and MUST be sent to the main office.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS ALERT. Hard to believe but the end of the year is approaching and it's a busy calendar for PHS. Please see our end of year event schedule beginning with Junior/Senior Prom and ending with our Graduation on May 17th. It's a busy but important time of year!

Final regular season games + War on 74 tonight, at Washington, for our high school basketball teams. JV girls start at 4:00, and boys follow. Varsity will tip off at 6:30 with the Lady Dragons, and Dragons will follow. Games are streamed live via https://washingtonwarriors.tv/

ROAD (RELY ON A DRAGON) WEEK is approaching. Please consider helping us raise money this year for very important causes. Thank you for supporting our students and staff!

Busy activity ahead for PHS: Basketball Districts, Pep Rally, FFA Livestock Show, Baseball Scrimmages, Powerlifting, Wrestling Regionals, and first ever PHS Soccer games at Conger. Exciting week. Go Dragons! Please note: Valentines Day deliveries are welcomed on 2/14. However deliveries will ONLY be accepted to the main office after 1 PM. #phsdragons

Purcell JH and HS TSA traveled to Sallisaw Friday for competition. Top three event results from Friday February 9th. MS Catapult 3rd Jae Swanner & Cannan Haynes 2nd Axel Shobert & Taizen Hernandez MS Dragster 3rd Jae Swanner, 2nd Ty Nichols, 1st Klaire Wilhoit HS Dragster 2nd Josmar Munoz HS Problem Solving 3rd Reed Clary, Josmar Munoz, Mavrik Akerman 1st Kenna Lee & Addison Arnold HS Music Production Reed Clary & Kenna Lee MS Coding 2nd Brendan O’Donnell HS Tech Bowl 2nd Mavrik Akerman

Please click on link below to access pics from Semi-Formal last weekend. #phsdragons https://photosbykay23.editorx.io/phs-semiformal

Dragons and Lady Dragons head to Lexington tonight for the final Battle of the Bridge of the season. JV girls will start at 4:00, with boys following. Varsity will tip off at 6:30 with the Lady Dragons, and Dragons following. Streaming Link-https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ok/lexington/organization/11020/lexington-high-school/watch?ib=688481

Please see the invite below from our FFA program. Let me add that as principal, these are two of my favorite events to attend each year. Please consider supporting these students with their projects. They work incredibly hard throughout the year. Great events! The Purcell FFA and 4H students would like to invite everyone out to the 34th Annual Purcell Local Livestock Show and Bonus Auction. It is a great opportunity to see these students’ projects and all the work they have been putting into their animals this year.

Pics from the Daddy Daughter Dance last weekend are available. Click on link below. Thank you again for all who supported the PHS Junior Class and sponsors Leigh Ann McGregor, Sam Resendiz, and Jasmine Quinonez. https://photosbykay37.pixieset.com/daddydaughterdance2024/

The first Purcell High School Soccer Schedule is complete! We are hosting our own preseason scrimmage festival on February 17th, and our home opener is March 1st. Come out and see our soccer teams this year!

Counselor Appreciation Week. Please read about Sara Nichols, our Student Advocacy Coordinator. Her critical work is helping make our students and school a safer place. #phsdragons

Soccer season is approaching and it is time to make HISTORY! Saturday, February 17th, the very first boys and girls soccer teams hit the turf and will be in action at Conger! The scrimmage festival will start at 9:00 am. Games will be streamed via NFHS! GO DRAGONS!

PHS Teacher Jenny Allen-Price conducted mock interviews with her students as part of our ongoing efforts to build our PHS Transition Program. PHS Transitions supports students with the all-important transition from high school to college & career readiness. This opportunity provided students real-world experiences with the "soft-skills" that all people need in the modern workforce. Well done Jenny! Thank you to the following volunteers for helping us conduct interviews: Sheree Bunch Connie Beal Matthew Beal Zak Bonzie Josh Bonzie Brooke Clay Sheree Bunch Pride Popcorn Cassie McQuilling

It's Counselor Appreciation Week. I just wanted to share a few words about our amazing counselor and alternative education director, Melissa Feroli. #phsdragons