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Student Council is looking for 100 businesses or families that would like to donate $100 each to kickoff our 2027 STRUT Week fundraiser! If you are interested in donating, please email Kait Buchanan at kbuchanan@newcastle.k12.ok.us

Thank you for your continued support.

During the week of October 5-7, students will take a Student Needs Survey during their English classes. The responses to the survey are only shared with the counselors in order to inform counselors how they can specifically serve students. If you do not want your student to participate in the survey, please email their counselor. Emily Summers serving students with last names A-G at esummers@newcastle.k12.ok.us, Charley Kopenski serving students with last names H-P at ckopenski@newcastle.k12.ok.us, or Janette Nichols serving students with last names Q-Z at jnichols@newcastle.k12.ok.us.

Please see the survey here

Counselors have updated ACT Fee Waivers available. If a student is interested, they need to contact their counselor.

Thinking of competing at the next level? Follow this NCAA timeline to keep eligible and to help answer what's next!

Sharing a new resource provided by STOPit, our partner for anonymous reporting. This new resource provides students who are in crisis direct access to a trained counselor for immediate help and support, regardless of the time of day. Here are a few notes about the program:

• How does Crisis Text Line work?

• You text 741741 when in crisis, available 24/7 in the United States.

• A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds quickly.

• The Crisis Counselor helps you move from a hot moment to a cool calm to stay safe and healthy using effective active listening and suggested referrals – all through text message, using Crisis Text Line’s secure platform.

Any student that is interested in taking the ASVAB, please use this link to sign up

ASVAB is scheduled for October 1, 2026.

Justincase is a student-founded, donation-based care closets that provides basic and essential necessities for the students and families in need within the school. These necessities could include hygiene products, clothing, school supplies, food, or anything that is donated. If you are interested in donating or sponsoring our closet, please complete this form . Thank you for your support!

All students and staff must wear their ID during the school day.

Oklahoma has a permanent, statewide "Bell to Bell, No Cell" law that bans student cell phone and personal electronic device use on public school campuses during the school day. House Bill 1276 was signed into law on May 26, 2026

Law Details and Rules

• Prohibited Devices: Personal cell phones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches, smart glasses, and smart headphones.
• Allowed Devices: School-issued or school-approved electronic devices used strictly for classroom instruction.
• Exceptions: Documented medical necessities and clear school emergency situations.

Students must choose a FLEXTIME option in MINGA everyday before 8:30 am.

A Class Violation may be issued for routine classroom disruptions, including but not limited to:

• Not remaining in an assigned seat or designated area

• Repeatedly failing to stay on task after redirection

• Not following specific classroom rules or expectations

• Minor behaviors that interrupt the learning environment

• Repeated low-level disruptions that require teacher intervention

This directive is intended to help teachers address day-to-day behavior concerns efficiently while maintaining instructional momentum. If the student receives 2 Classroom Violations, they will be issued a detention.

If you are assigned a detention, you can now serve it in both the AM and PM, Monday through Thursday.

AM Session- Mr. Heatly's Room (Aviation Building); 6:30am-7:30 am

PM Session- Ms. Jackson's Room (G107); 2:45 pm-3:45pm

Detentions must be served by the due date, or it will result in 1 day of ISI.

Students if you are not off campus for lunch you must be in the Cafeteria or the picnic tables outside of the cafeteria. Students will not be permitted to eat lunch in the hallways, outside of classrooms, main office lobby, or various corners around campus.

Freshmen students are required to eat lunch on campus. Freshmen students who leave campus during lunch will be referred to an administrator and will be assigned a consequence.

Student parking is located in the purple parking zones. All other areas are not open to student vehicles. If you receive a parking ticket, the ticket must be paid. Any student that refuses to pay the parking ticket, will not be eligible to attend prom.

Please take a moment to review our daily bell schedule

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October 2-3 @ Chile Pepper Festival

As we move through the school year, I want to remind you of something that may seem simple, but can make a huge difference: choose kindness. You never truly know what someone else is going through. A classmate who seems quiet, a friend who seems frustrated, or even someone who doesn’t seem to have a care in the world may be carrying something you know nothing about.

Your words and actions matter. A smile, a kind word, including someone, or simply choosing not to add to someone’s difficult day can mean more than you realize. Let’s make our school a place where people feel seen, valued, and supported. Be the reason someone’s day gets a little better—not a little harder. You never know the difference your kindness might make.