Every staff member at PHS joins a team (we call them JET teams) in order to encourage grass-roots school improvement. Our Climate & Culture team and People & Personnel team started lunch & learns to provide teachers more opportunities to fellowship within the day. Great job!
Academic Team lost a tough match in area this weekend against McGuinness to end their season. This team is predominately freshman and sophs and have a bright future. They finished 2nd in their conference and were Regional Champs. Congrats to the team and coach Jasmine Quinonez
Please read the PHS Parent Newsletter. It's a busy time of year with pre-enrollment for next year approaching, winter MAP assessment info, safety updates, Heart of Oklahoma tournament this week, and plenty of celebrations and pics!
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There is no school on Monday, January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 17th.
Purcell Schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King, JR. Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday.
Have a safe weekend, Dragons!
Thank you parents for the wonderful turnout for Soph Enrollment Information Night. A huge thanks to our amazing counselor Melissa Feroli for organizing and facilitating this helpful event for parents and students. I've emailed all soph parents and students a link to presentation.
Sophomore Parent Info Night tonight. 6PM in the HS Commons. I've linked the presentation from Ms. Feroli with plenty of FAQ's.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16ttOzNJu_djOor1Up4Lgif0X-UyUPZDuSZz925gSN-I/edit#slide=id.g151f7665b3b_0_137
The schedule for tomorrow's basketball games has changed at Lexington. Please look at the image for the updated times.
The Heart of Oklahoma Tournament will be 1/19, 1/20, and 1/21. Come out and support your ranked Dragons Basketball Teams during the HOOT! All games will be streamed through NFHS Network.
This is Mental Health Awareness month at PHS. Our goal is to raise awareness and help all individuals build coping skills and seek help when needed. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is an important resource. We will highlight further resources in Advisory this week!
PHS Staff Appreciation! Today we celebrated perfect staff attendance with a Sonic Drink of their choice for all staff. A big thanks to Brendan Bacon and Adam Edelman, two of our amazing office aides, for delivering to staff.
Congratulations Hayden Renfro, PHS Student of the Month, Hayden is the son of Crystal & Jeremy Renfro. He plays football and basketball and is on the Principal's Honor Roll. His favorite class is Wildlife Management with Erica Keen. He plans to attend OSU Tech for linemen school.
Congratulations Tobie Henderson, PHS Student of the Month for January. Tobie is the daughter of Joey and Aimee Henderson. Honors include Superintendent's Honor Roll. Her favorite class is Reading for Pleasure with Candy Clark. She plans to attend USAO to learn sign language.
January is School Board Appreciation Month. Please join us at the high school in expressing our gratitude for our Purcell Board of Education members. We are grateful for their service to the students and community.
This is a great opportunity for students in grades 8-12 who are interested in a career in the medical field. Dates in February are still available. For more information and to register:
okla.state/OpOrange
Come out tomorrow for the Lexington-Purcell dual at Lexington. Wrestling starts at 11. Our Dragons are having a great year on the mat.
PHS Homecoming Dance is coming! I know the students are super excited. And I know our chaperones can't wait!!!
A shout-out to our cheerleaders for making the long trip Saturday to support our basketball teams. They were awesome. Great job cheer and coach Grant Gish! Also a special thanks to our fans and parents for making the trip. We are so proud of our teams, coaches, and managers!
January & February are busy months for Purcell FFA. Please see upcoming events for our FFA students and sponsor Erica Keen. We are proud of their hard work!
The Dragons are the Mother Road Classic Champions! Very tough 4A and 5A competition all weekend long. Way to go Dragons!
