UPDATE to Enrollment Confirmation: Location & New Date Added
Where: Purcell High School @ 2020 N. Green Ave.
When:
Monday, July 24th from 8am - 3pm
Tuesday, July 25th from 8am - 6pm
Wednesday, July 26th from 8am - 3pm
Who:
Enrollment confirmation is open to returning student families, new student families that are residents of Purcell, and approved transfer students. We ask for a parent/guardian to be present to enroll the student.
What's Needed:
Register online & bring required documents.
Visit www.purcellps.org for more info or call us at 405-442-0099.
Tennis anyone? PHS Coach Krysta Matthews is hosting a camp for grades 3 -12. Please see the pic below if you are interested in attending.
Happy Fourth of July to all of our Dragons! Enjoy the day celebrating our country's independence and all of the freedoms that come with it. #Happy4thsafely #PublicSchoolProud
Summer Feeding will be closed on July 3rd and July 4th. We will resume normal feeding on July 5th at Purcell Elementary for breakfast and lunch. Southway Mobile Home Park delivery will be on Wednesday, July 5th and will resume normal delivery schedule on July 11th.
You could qualify for a bonus from OSDE to become a teacher at Purcell PS! Please see information attached. Deadline is May 31st.
Purcell Public Schools is looking for the following teaching positions for SY 23-24: Kindergarten and a Severe Profound Special Education teacher. You may qualify for a bonus offered through the OSDE. Please contact Dr. Sheli McAdoo @ 405-442-0099 or mcadoos@purcellps.org
Contact Carol Testa, Principal @ (405) 442-0099 Ext #401 or via email testac@purcellps.org. If you have a bachelor's degree, there's a great pathway to becoming certified. Contact me for more information!
We could not let the week pass without celebrating our Purcell Police Department for National Police Week 2023. They have supported our District in so many ways from safety to helping students and staff. We appreciate all that they do for our schools and community!!
May 10, 2023
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Purcell Public Schools is pleased to provide our students and community with a Summer Feeding Program again this year. This program is open to children ages 0-18 years of age. You do not have to be a Purcell PS student to take advantage of this program.
Summer Feeding will begin on Tuesday, May 22nd and continue through July 28th. Meals this year must be consumed on site at Purcell Elementary through July and at Purcell High School through June 22nd except for those delivered to Southway Mobile Home Park.
We will also provide an option for meal delivery at Southway Mobile Home Park located at 3 Elliot Drive Purcell, OK each Tuesday (May 23 & 30, June 6,13, 20, &27 and July 5 (Wednesday), 11, 18, & 25 from 10:30 am-11:30 am. Anyone is welcome to pick up meals, you do not have to be a resident of Southway. These meals will be packaged for
five (5) days worth of breakfasts and lunches.
● Purcell Elementary Cafeteria- May 22nd-July 28th (M-F)
Breakfast: 7:30 A.M.-9:30 A.M.
Lunch: 11:00 A.M. -1:00 P.M.
● Purcell High School Cafeteria- May 22nd-June 22nd (M-F)
Breakfast: 8:00 A.M.-9:30 A.M.
Lunch: 11:00 A.M. -12:30 P.M.
● Southway Mobile Home Park (10:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M.)
3 Elliot Drive Purcell, OK
Each Tuesday Beginning on May 23rd-July 25th
(Please note July 5th (Wednesday) as pick up day due to the Fourth of July
Holiday)
Students who are attending Summer School will be able to eat both breakfast and lunch at the schools and will not be eligible for meal pickup at Southway while Summer School is in session (June 5th- 22nd). I strongly encourage families to take advantage of the Summer Feeding Program. It is great for our students and community as a way to fight
childhood hunger. It also benefits the schools. Please plan to take advantage of this opportunity!
It was a great week celebrating our teachers. Thank you to all the parents, businesses, and community organizations who donated food, gift cards, prizes, and much more. Congratulations to Mrs. Thurston for being crowned Survivor Champion! Thank you Embassy Suites Hotel in Norman for providing our Survivor champion with a 1 night complimentary stay! We appreciate all for your generosity !
Purcell Schools is looking for Bus Drivers for the 23-24 school year.
Come join our team! Contact Janell Maral @405-442-0099 x 111
During the week of May 8-12, our school administration is doing a Teacher Appreciation Week game show with prizes and treats each day. If you would like to donate grab bag prizes examples are hats that light up or necklaces(the sillier the better), or even candy bars. Basically anything you can buy at the dollar store. We are also asking for gift cards in any amount and one grand prize for the winner of the survivor game. Don't let this take away from anything you might normally do for your individual teachers, they would love a personalized note as well. Thank you for helping us show our teachers how much we appreciate them!
Purcell Junior High Awards Assembly is this morning at 10am in the Reimer Center. Assembly will be streamed via NFHS Network if you are unable to attend in person. We look forward to showcasing our students achievements for the 2022-2023 school year.
We are so appreciative of our wonderful office and library assistants! They are talented, dedicated, caring, and welcoming to all who enter our school, office, and library. Thank you Ms. Hilary, Ms. Shannon, and Ms. LeighAnn for all you do for us! You're the best!
The 7th grade Academic Team are State Champions! It was a tough finals but the team pulled together and beat Sallisaw in 260-200. Congratulations to team members: Brecken Burson, Kori Doyal, Cole Guinn, Wyatt Downing,Ezra Stell, Eli Gracey, Van Williams, and Coach Michelle Hall! You all were amazing and we are very proud of you!
Congratulations to our band on their performance today! The band, ensembles, and solos received several Superior and Excellent ratings at the Blanchard contest. For many of our band members, this was their very first contest. Great job students, Mr. Tuttle, and Mr. Hilger. The future is bright!
CHEER TRYOUTS! Junior High Cheer Tryouts will be next Friday, April 14th, at the Cheer Gym located at the old junior high library. Clinic will be on Monday (4/10) and Tuesday (4/11) from 3:30-5:00. Cost is $15. All current 6th and 7th graders interested need to swing by Mrs. Wren's room (109) to get the packet. Packet must be filled out in order to participate in the tryout.
Today we honored some very important staff members. This group of paraprofessionals are hard working, talented, flexible, and dedicated to supporting our students. Thank you Allie Hamilton, Grant Gish, Wilma Mize, Irma Calixto, Jackie Robinson, and Amanda Ewing(not pictured) for all you do for PJH. We appreciate you very much!
A huge thank you to the Purcell Fire Department for rescuing a TSA member's drone from the roof. We are so appreciative of the way you keep us safe and support our schools!
Congratulations to our JH Dragons on winning the Chase Hunt Memorial Baseball Tournament in Pauls Valley for the second year in a row! Great job athletes, Coach Patterson and Coach Spencer! #GoDragons
