CPS Native American Programs

In November 2023, CPS celebrated Native American Heritage Month! Pictured is Mrs. Rogers’ 2nd grade class watched storytelling videos with Robert Lewis. Mrs. Rogers also has a Native American section in her classroom library.

On Monday 11/13, Cherokee Nation cultural presenters were brought into our upper elementary to put on cultural presentations for Native American Cultural Day.

Native American Cultural Week is taking place this week of 11/13 - 11/16. Below are the activities taking place both during the school day and the Hornets of Character program:

• Monday 11/13- Cultural Day (Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center Staff)
  
• Monday 11/13- Drum Presentation (Michael Killer, Choogie Kingfisher, & Wade Blevins)
• Tuesday 11/14- Storytelling (Janelle Adair)
  
• Wednesday 11/15- Native Jewelry (Peggy Price)

• Thursday 11/16- Native Jewelry (Peggy Price)

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the district libraries encouraged students to check out books about Native American history and culture! Thank you, Mr. Hendren and Ms. Kara, for your support of the CPS Native American Programs!

The 3rd Annual Native American Programs Middle and High School Coloring Contest is taking place from 11/6-11/16. Winners will be announced on Friday 11/17. Thank you Ms. Kara for making this annual event possible!

On November 7, 2023, 6th grade students attended the Diniyotli Festival at the Saline Courthouse. Students participated in multiple activities with Cherokee Nation cultural staff.

We want to thank the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Education Department. Several of our middle school Native American students were able to attend the Tulsa Oilers "Play Hooky with the Hockey Team" game during the school day on 11/2. These students were selected because they received a positive referral (Shout Out) from their teachers.

We want to give a huge thank you to Heather Wagner and Grand Savings Bank for donating $300 to our Native American Programs Activity Account ! These funds will be used to help pay for our competition shirts at the JOM Cherokee Challenge Bowl! Wado!

Cherokee Club was very successful at the Cherokee Challenge bowl in October. We had several teams place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in their respective divisions. Thank you to our parents for helping students study at home, it made for very exciting competition days because the students were so prepared.

In November, Cherokee students are also participating in the Cherokee Nation Art competition. We entered several pieces and four students placed in their respective division. Good Job Hornets!

Coming up, we are going to start prep for the Cherokee Language Bowl. If you have a student with a CDIB card that would like to learn some Cherokee langauge and participate on a team, please contact us for more information!

The Cherokee Club is selling t-shirts as its Fall fundraiser. The shirts are black cotton and cost $20 per shirt. The last day to order will be November 17!

If you have any questions please contact:

Tashina Weaver

Katy England

Chloe Thomas

The 2023 JOM Cherokee Challenge Bowl took place at Greasy Immersion School on 10/24 - 10/26. Our teams had a great time and did an excellent job representing Colcord Public Schools!

A huge thank you goes out to our Special Projects Coordinators, Tashina Weaver, Katy England, & Chloe Thomas. These ladies work with students every Wednesday in the Cherokee Club. In Cherokee Club, students are taught the Cherokee language and culture, and prepared for JOM competitions. Great job ladies, we appreciate you and the work you do!

Division I (K-2)

2nd Place

Team: Reagan Wolf, Landry Kindle, Kinzlee Luethje, & Reed Glass

Coordinator: Tashina Weaver

Division IV (9-12)

4th Place

Team: Addisyn Jones, Addisyn Jenks, Dara Johnson, & Allie Jones

Coordinator: Chloe Thomas

Division III (6-8)

2nd Place

Team: Knoxley Rogers, Gabby Duncan, Bentlee Johnson, & Zachary Beck

Coordinator: Chloe Thomas

Division II (3-5)

3rd Place

Team: Liam Andrews, Westin Keith, Molly Chamness, & Kam Luethje

Coordinator: Katy England

Division II (3-5)

1st Place

Team: Price Weaver, Addison Beck, Trace Denny, & Tyler Williams

Coordinator: Katy England

Division II (3-5)

1st Place

Team: Holden Shelley, Aubree Chesney, Derick Kirk, & Jaydn Webb

Coordinator: Katy England

Division II (3-5)

1st Place

Team: Jordan Wolf, Maggie Musich, Bella Wyche, & Emma Keith

Coordinator: Katy England

The 2023 JOM Cherokee Art Competition took place in November. The judging took place on Thursday 11/9, and the award reception will take place on Thursday, 12/7. Several of our student submitted awesome projects. Another big thank you goes out to our Special Projects Coordinators, Tashina Weaver, Katy England, & Chloe Thomas. You ladies are awesome! You and the work you do is greatly appreciated!

During the 2023 JOM Cherokee Art Competition judging on Thursday 11/9, our Special Projects Coordinators were able to participate in a training opportunity provided by Cherokee Nation Cultural Services.

Native American Studies students did a 7 Clans group project. Students were assigned a Cherokee Clan and were asked to create posters. Students taught their classmates about their clan and showed off their art skills!

Cherokee students are working through language packets. Students can read and write 56 Cherokee symbols! The next unit language students will be working on is reading and recognizing common Cherokee words and working on Christmas language projects!

Impact Aid Public Hearing/Title VI Parent Advisory Committee Meeting:

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Dan Draper Community Center

3:30 p.m.

JOM Meeting (By-Laws Review):

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Dan Draper Community Center

4:30 p.m.

Remington Rogers

Federal Programs Director

JOM Contact

Title VI Project Director

rrogers@colcordschools.com

Brenda Wilkerson

Federal Programs Aide

Title VI Home & School Liaison

bwilkerson@colcordschools.com

Chloe Thomas

Title VI Cultural Teacher/Resource Specialist

JOM Special Projects Coordinator (MS & HS: 6-12)

cprice@colcordschools.com

Katy England

JOM Special Projects Coordinator (Upper ES: 3-5)

kengland@colcordschools.com

Tashina Weaver

Cultural Instructional Assistant (ES Cherokee Push-In Program)

JOM Special Projects Coordinator (Lower ES: PK-2)

tweaver@colcordschools.com

Kara Eason

Cultural Instructional Assistant (HS Library)

keason@colcordschools.com

School Website: https://www.colcordschools.com

Federal Programs Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cpsfederalprograms/home
Location: 433 South Larmon Street, Colcord, OK, USA
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