I was honored to recognize April Trumbo as our PHS Staff of the Month. I'm also thrilled to announce April was recently hired as our new high school computer teacher. We are fortunate to have April serving our students at PHS. But don't take my word for it, read the praise from one of her colleagues below:
"April has been an amazing member of our staff since she arrived! She has worn so many hats through the years and has done a wonderful job with each! She is great with the students and has a caring, happy demeanor that is contagious! She takes her job very seriously and that is evident every day! Although she has been taking classes continually on her path to her degree (I'm sure it was super stressful at times), she continued to work hard and focus on what needed to be accomplished at PHS."
--Candy Clark; PHS English Teacher
Congratulations Hayden Ice for his selection to play in the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game on June 3rd. Way to go Ice Man! #dragonpride
Nothing makes me happier than PHS students working with our younger students. Erica Keen's Wildlife Management students helped with Stephanie Knowles students at the Intermediate to learn the basics of archery. They started with string bows as most have never shot a bow before.
Need a one-stop shop for all things PHS? The PHS Parent Newsletter is the place. Upcoming events, Virtual & Blended learning updates, Sports Summer Camp info, plenty of pics, news from PHS classrooms, and more!
https://www.smore.com/fm6kj
ATTENTION ALL PURCELL LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALLERS!
Thank you Dragon Fire Booster Club for sponsoring this great night.
ATTENTION PHS SENIORS: I've copied below remaining PHS Scholarship Deadlines for late April and early May. You can also access detailed PHS Scholarship Info at the Counselor's Corner link: https://www.smore.com/851md
Dragons fall to CCS last night in a hard fought game, 2-0. Dragons look to bounce back today against Asher in the 3rd place game of the Heart of Oklahoma Tournament at 1:30. Go Dragons!
Yesterday, the HS track teams went and competed at Lindsay. The girls came home with 12 medals and the boys brought home 22 medals! Great job Dragons!
Next for our track teams will be the Canadian Valley Conference meet at Pauls Valley on April 18th.
Congratulations to Roger Raper, Krysta Matthews, and Allie Hamilton. All three were voted on by their coaching peers and named Region 5 coaches of the year. Krysta was named COY for tennis, Roger for boys basketball, and Allie as assistant coach of the year. Great job Coaches!
Golf has been putting in a lot of work this season. Brendan Bacon was a top 10 individualist at the CVC Conference Tournament, and named a member of the All Conference Team. Congratulations Brendan! The boys team had their lowest team score on Wednesday while competing at the Kingfisher Invitational. The girls team had their first tournament this week, and competed well. Girls will have regional qualifier on Tuesday at Pauls Valley. Boys will have another week of preparation, and will have their qualifying round on Monday April 24th at Kingfisher Golf Course. Keep working hard Dragons!
Purcell FFA had a great night at the Norman Regional Speech Contest. I've copied the results below. Erica Keen reported she was proud of everyone for stretching beyond their comfort zones with public speaking. #oklaed #phsdragons
Carli T-
1st Natural Resources
Area Qualifier
5th Creed
Hudson A-
2nd Plant Science
Area Qualifier
Haley K-
2nd Agriscience
Area Qualifier
Kyleigh G-
4th Agribusiness
Jaxson S-
4th Agriscience
Creed
Josie K-
5th 8th, 9th & 10th General Ag
Chase A-
5th Animal Science
Emma L-
Animal Science
Love Leigh G-
Creed
Matt H-
Creed
Great job competing at the Elk City Tourney @ the OKC Tennis Center yesterday. All of PHS competed well. Next up for tennis is April 20th where they will travel to Tecumseh for a dual.
🚨FRIDAY = GAMEDAY!
🥎 HS is heading to the Dale Festival today for a double header vs Ripley and Binger-Oney!
#GoDragons
Congratulations to our own Krysta Matthews for being awarded the Giving Time Vison Guardian Award from the Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce. Krysta is a true servant to her students and community. Thanks to the Chamber for recognizing the work of our educators. #oklaed
Yesterday, our 5th graders got to come out and watch our baseball team compete in the Heart of Oklahoma Tournament. The Dragons won against Little Axe 12-2. Day 2 of the HOOT, our Dragons will play at 5:30 versus CCS. Come out on this beautiful day and catch some baseball!
Congratulations to Purcell senior basketball player Malachi Evans. Malachi had his college signing yesterday with Ottawa University where he will be attending on a basketball scholarship. Great job Malachi. We are proud of you!
Congratulations Peyton Tharp who was selected by our staff as Student of the Month. Peyton is the son of Alexandria and Wesley Tharp. His favorite class is Forensic Science with Emma Rolin. Peyton plans on getting a job after high school and "contemplate if I want to go to OCCC."
Congratulations Natalie White: PHS April Student of the Month. Natalie is the daughter of Auther and Camilla White. She is involved in Auto Tech Service at MATC. Honors include NTHS @ MATC, National Honor Society, and Superintendent's Honor Roll. Her favorite class is Accounting with Lynn Bayless. She plans to finish Tech School and then join a VTI school and learn more about mechanics.
Big wins last night for both our softball and baseball teams. Softball went to Norman North and beat the T-wolves 14-11 in 9 innings. Baseball faced off with Holdenville in a district game and won 14-4. Baseball goes to Holdenville tonight while slowpitch will be traveling to Blanchard. GO DRAGONS!
Congratulations to Purcell Baseball for finishing as Runner-Up at the Newcastle Wood Bat Tournament. Great job players, managers and Coach Sharp and Coach Young. Logan Roberts, Parker Page, and Boston Knowles were named to the All-Tournament team.
