Email: sandersj@purcellps.org
Website: https://www.purcellps.org/o/phs
Location: 2020 North Green Avenue, Purcell, OK, USA
Phone: 405-442-0099
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purcellhs
Twitter: @purcellhsdrgns

Good Afternoon Dragon Family:

We are very thankful for the flexibility and resilience displayed by students, staff, and families as we quickly transitioned to Virtual Learning last week. We understand it's not easy for parents and we appreciate all of you. We are currently planning a return to in-person school on Tuesday 1/18. Please remember Monday 1/17 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and there is no school.

We are certainly hopeful to avoid any more disruptions to school and extracurricular activities. We encourage all individuals to wear a mask at school and school activities when social distancing is not possible. Students should stay home with covid-like symptoms including fever, body aches, and persistent coughing. These efforts will help us stay in school and avoid missing any more events.

I'm enormously proud of students and staff for their quick transition to virtual learning. There were no complaints and everyone did their best to make sure student learning continued as best as possible. I was truly inspired by their efforts and positive attitude. Thank you as well to our parents and guardians for your support and the numerous messages of encouragement we received. It means a lot!

We also would like to thank all of our front-line workers especially all healthcare workers. Thank you for your efforts to keep us all safe and healthy. We understand the challenges all of you have faced. We continue to pray for you.

Jason

Go Dragons!

Always feel free to call or email me if you have questions,

sandersj@purcellps.org

405-442-0099 ext 505

Congratulations Nathan Willis and Raleigh Savage! They were both selected by teachers as January PHS Students of the Month.

Nate is the son of Kymber and Nolan Willis. He plays varsity basketball and baseball, is a class officer and a member of STUCO. Honors include all-conference Basketball, PHS Athlete of the Month, Superintendent's Honor Roll, and Letter P Awards. His favorite class is Internship and his post high school plans include attending college, playing sports and majoring in Health and Science with a sub-major in Computer Engineering.

Raleigh Savage is the son of Sara Savage. His activities include Band, National Honor Society and he serves as a Tech Aide. Honors include Superintendent's Honor Roll 3 years, All-State Band, and Black String Recorder recipient in 5th Grade. His favorite class is History. His post-high school plans are to attend OU for music technology and finance.

Please contact the high school if you are unable to access Parent Portal. This allows students and parents to access real-time grades 24/7, attendance information and update personal information. I include a parent/portal link for all parents/guardians on every Parent Newsletter. This link is located immediately below this message. It's very important all parents have access to parent portal.

Please complete this form linked here if you are need of a Parent Portal Account:

https://forms.gle/kcw4yFh9UghpFKW76

If you have any problems accessing Parent Portal please contact the school directly: (405) 442-0099

We will complete our Winter MAP Assessments this week for the following two grades/courses. The shift to virtual delayed our ability to conduct make-up tests. We hope to have all assessment completed by the end of the day on Tuesday, 1/18.

• 9th/10th Grade Reading Assessments (English Classes)
• 9th/10th Grade Math Assessments (Math Classes)

Map assessments measure student progress in the critical areas of math and reading. We only assess freshman and sophomores. Parents will be provided detailed results for their individual students once assessments are completed. Parents will be able to measure their students progress from the fall assessments.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions. You can also contact your student's math or english teacher for help.

• We will conduct a Security Drill this week on Wednesday @ 9:15 AM (beginning of 2nd hour). This is a required drill. A security drill must be completed within the first 15 days of each semester. The security drill this week will be a Lockdown Drill which was formerly called a Hard Lockdown drill. A lockdown implies that there is an immediate threat to the school rather than a generalized threat to the area. This is only a drill this week

• We will notify concurrent/Internship students of the drill through a remind app that was established for all students who may be off campus during a lockdown. The purpose of this remind app is to alert students who may be off-campus to stay or return home in the case of an emergency.

• This week a student suffered a minor medical incident in one of our classrooms. The teacher was able to use our RAVE Alert system to immediately call for help. As a result an administrator was able to immediately respond in less than a minute. Fortunately the student was fine and there was no need to alert emergency services. We are grateful for the RAVE alert system and other tools that allow us to keep kids safe.

We are now taking orders for the 2021-2022 PHS Yearbook. Students may pickup an order form from Mrs. Trumbo in the library or may be purchased online at https://www.balfour.com/oklahoma/purcell/purcell-high-school

Please note that the price is $45 through January 31st and will increase on February 1st to $55. Personalization is an additional $5. Payment is required at the time of the order. Quantities are limited so order yours today!! If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Trumbo.

Captain: Dalton Holder

Seniors: Hailey Carpenter, Cooper Hall

Junior: Mercer Martin

Sophs: Noah Gracey, Noria Stell

Fresh: Hannah Whitaker, Parker Page

Basketball homecoming shirt orders are due to Ms. Matthews at the HS by January 24th. Cash or check to PHS StuCo

It's a busy spring for our FFA kids!

Our PHS girls basketball are currently ranked #12 in class 3A and our 7-2 after a 50-26 victory @ Lexington last Tuesday night. The Lady Dragons will open the Heart of Tournament @ 6:00PM vs. Plainview

PHS boys basketball are also 7-2 after a 61-52 win @ Lexington. The boys won despite missing 3 starters. The Dragons will open tournament play @ 7:20 Thursday night vs. Elgin.

Coty Sessions won the 107 pound class @ the Pauls Valley Tournament last weekend. AND won outstanding wrestler of HS girl lower weights. AND Coty placed 7th out of 16 TEAMS all by herself! She continues an amazing year!

Monday - 1/24

• 7-8-9 Bball (no 9 girls) vs. Bridge Creek (boys @ PHS); 5:00PM

Tuesday - 1/25

• JV/Varsity Bball @ Davis; 4:30-JV/6:30-Var

Wednesday - 1/26

• No activities scheduled

Thursday - 1/27

• JV/Varsity Boys BBall (boys only) @ Washington 6:30-JV/7:30-Var
• 7-8 Bball (no 9th ) vs. Lexington (girls @ PHS); 5:00PM

Friday - 1/28

• JV/Varsity Bball @ Pauls Valley; 4:40-JV/6:30-Var

1. Go to: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/

2. Search for Purcell High School at the top of the page

3. Scroll down and click on game you wish to view

4. Click subscribe to watch

5. Choose your subscription option

Please click on the link below to access Melissa Feroli's regularly updated Counseling Newsletter. This is an easy one-stop shop for scholarships, ACT testing, Oklahoma's Promise and other important information from your High School counselor. Information is segmented into easy to follow grade level specific categories.

We will host an on-campus ACT Prep conducted by Power Prep on March 8th, 2022. This will be open to any student who would like additional help preparing for the spring ACT. We will provide more details in the coming weeks including times, cost, and possible financial assistance. The good new is the prep course will be available here @ PHS!

Our after school tutoring program operates weekly and will last through Spring Break

When: Every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:00 PM

Where: PHS (Stefanie Renfro's classroom)

Who: Any student may attend but our primary focus is English and Math

Please contact Carolyn Anyong, Assistant Principal, for questions or help regarding tutoring.

anyongc@purcellps.org

American Legion Post 301 in Lexington is now accepting applications for 2022 Boys State. The dates will be May 28-June 4, 2022. The new location is Roger State University in Claremore.

Candidates should be High School Juniors in 2022 and may self enroll at okboysstate.com; however, scholarships are available at most American Legion Posts. The standard fee is $299 or $285 if enrolled prior to February 1.

Candidates interested in more information or wanting to represent Post 301 can contact me via this email or okpost301@gmail.com.

We are excited to announce we have partnered with Parchment to provide students past and present the ability to send e-transcripts to the schools and organizations of their choice. This is a free service to all users. This service is currently live and students can order transcripts online or make a request for our school registrar to send transcripts electronically to colleges of their choice.

How does it work?

• Click on the https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/20225/account to either create an account or order a transcript from PHS.
• This order link is posted to our website.
• You will have to create a free account to order a transcript. There are 3 easy ways to create an account and I'm linking an easy to follow help document here: https://parchmentsupport.force.com/s/article/Sign-up-to-order-transcripts?language=en_US
• We will email our current students a registration code this week for an easy account set-up for them.

Senior Panel Pictures: click on link: https://docs.google.com/.../1nx3iBg.../edit

Senior Remind:

All Senior students and parents are encouraged to join the Senior Remind Group. It will only be used to disperse Senior Class Info.

Remind Code: @phssr22

Free meals will be provided to any student/family who wishes to receive one. Students can pick up meals as they leave campus on Friday. Please contact our office if you have any questions. Please remember food is always available in our food pantry. Please notify our counselor, Melissa Feroli @ ferolim@purcellps.org if you are in need of food assistance.

• Jan 17; No School; Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  
• Feb 14; No School; Professional Day
• Mar 8: Parent Teacher Conference
• Mar 10: Parent Teacher Conference
• Mar 11: No School
• Mar 14-18: No School; Spring Break
• May 13: Last Day of School