Howe Public Schools

Welcome to the Pride, Courtney Ray!

We’re excited to welcome Courtney Ray to Howe Public Schools as our new 3rd & 4th Grade ELA Teacher!

Courtney comes to us from Poteau, Oklahoma, and is looking forward to helping our students discover the joy of reading while building a lifelong love for books. As someone who loves to read herself, she’s excited to share that passion with her classroom every day.

We’re thrilled to have Courtney join the Howe Lions family and know she’ll make a wonderful impact on our elementary students.

Please join us in giving Mrs. Ray a warm Howe Lion welcome!

#HoweLions #WelcomeToThePride #ReadersAreLeaders #HowePublicSchools

Welcome to the Pride, Coach Tucker LeMay! We’re excited to welcome Tucker LeMay to Howe Public Schools as our Junior High & High School Head Baseball Coach! Coach LeMay is a Howe-area neighbor from Whitesboro, Oklahoma, and he’s eager to begin this new chapter on the other side of the game—sharing his knowledge, passion, and love for baseball with our student-athletes. When he’s not on the field, Tucker enjoys hunting and fishing, relaxing with a glass of tea, and even plays the guitar. His advice to our students is simple, but powerful: “Live in the moment.” We’re excited to see the impact Coach LeMay will have as he invests in our athletes both on and off the field. Please join us in giving Coach LeMay a warm Howe Lions welcome! Come out and support our Howe Lions Baseball program! Games are posted on our District Activities Calendar at www.howeschools.org #HoweLions #WelcomeToThePride #HoweBaseball #OnceALionAlwaysALion

Welcome Back, Shana Sumpter! We’re excited to welcome Shana Sumpter back to Howe Public Schools! Many of you may remember Shana from her previous time with us as a teacher’s aide. This year, she’s returning in a new role as our Communication Skills/Enrichment (Intervention) Teacher for 6th & 7th grade. She will also be supporting our middle school Native American students through our Indian Education Program, providing remediation and intervention services to help every student reach their full potential. As a proud Howe graduate and member of the very first Howe Lady Lions 5-on-5 basketball team that advanced to the State Tournament semifinals, Shana truly embodies what it means to be #OnceALionAlwaysALion. Her heart for students, passion for helping them grow in confidence, and belief that progress is more important than perfection make her a wonderful addition to our team. Please join us in giving Mrs. Sumpter a warm Howe Lion welcome as she returns home to invest in the next generation of Lions! Welcome back to the Pride, Shana! #HoweLions #OnceALionAlwaysALion #LionPride #HowePublicSchools

Introducing Lion Pride Spotlight! Our Howe Lions are doing incredible things every day—not just in the classroom, but in athletics, academics, fine arts, agriculture, church youth groups, clubs, scouting, rodeo, dance, music, hobbies, volunteer service, leadership, and countless other activities. We want to celebrate those accomplishments with our school community! If your Howe student has recently achieved something special outside of school, we’d love to hear about it. Submit a brief description and a few photos for consideration in our new Lion Pride Spotlight feature on our website and social media. Whether it’s earning an award, qualifying for a competition, completing a meaningful service project, reaching a personal milestone, or accomplishing something unique, we want to help celebrate the many ways our students make Howe proud. While we may not be able to feature every submission, we’ll do our best to showcase the outstanding achievements of our students throughout the year. ❤️ Submit an achievement today: https://bit.ly/lionpridespotlight Celebrating Excellence Beyond the Classroom. ❤️🦁🤍

Attention Howe Public Schools Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Families – School Supply Assistance & Academic Incentives

The Howe Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Program is proud to support our eligible Native American students with resources that help them succeed both in and out of the classroom!
School Supply Assistance
Eligible JOM students (EC–12th grade) may receive a $30 Visa school supply card to help with back-to-school expenses.
Academic Incentives
JOM students in 1st–12th grade can also earn rewards for academic excellence each semester:
⭐ All A's: $35 Visa card
⭐ A's & B's: $15 Visa card

Parents/guardians are asked to complete the required JOM Needs Assessment (scan the QR code) during pickup. This forms help us better understand the needs of our families and ensure JOM funds are used in ways that best support our students.

Please review the attached graphics for:
✔️ School supply card pickup dates and times
✔️ Academic incentive information
✔️ The JOM Needs Assessment QR code

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Tammy Parks, JOM Program Director, at tammygparks@howeschools.org or 918-635-4071.
We look forward to serving our Howe JOM families and wish everyone a fantastic 2026–2027 school year!

Lion Pride Spotlight
Congratulations to Howe 8th Grade Student, Whit Brown on an outstanding performance at the North Texas Golf Regional!
Whit fired an incredible 3-under-par 69 in yesterday's opening round and currently sits 2nd place heading into today's final round. He'll tee off at 1:40 p.m. alongside the tournament leader.
We are proud to celebrate Whit's dedication, hard work, and success as he represents himself and the Howe community at a high level.
Good luck, Whit—we're cheering for you!
Follow the live leaderboard here: https://www.jgnc.org/Scoreboard?TournamentID=32555
#HoweProud #LionPrideSpotlight

Congratulations to Our All-State Lady Lions! Howe High School is proud to recognize Slatey Jo Free and Kadynce Delt for representing the Lady Lions in the 2026 Oklahoma Coaches Association Girls Basketball All-State Game as members of the Small East All-State Team! The duo, along with their high school coach Chris Brown, represented Howe with pride as they took the court one final time wearing an All-State jersey. Over the past four years, Slatey and Kadynce helped lead the Lady Lions to an incredible 103 victories, highlighted by an OSSAA State Championship and a State Runner-Up finish. Their impact reaches far beyond the scoreboard through their leadership, sportsmanship, work ethic, and commitment to the Lady Lion tradition. We congratulate these outstanding student-athletes on this well-deserved honor and wish them the very best in the next chapter of their journeys. Slatey will continue her basketball career at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and Kadynce will continue her softball career at Providence. Congratulations, Coach Brown, Slatey, and Kadynce on a memorable All-State experience and for representing Howe Public Schools with excellence!

T-shirt orders for elementary fundraiser will be given out when school starts or will be available in the office at any time starting this week. Orders are due Sept. 11, 2026 but if enough orders are put in before then, we may do two orders.

A donor in our community would like to bless Howe Families in need with clothing and supplies for school. If your student(s) could benefit from this assistance, please complete the form attached:

https://forms.gle/bSejsDbKuBD28zj88

If you have not enrolled your students going into our 3YO or PK classes for this coming year, please come by the office and fill out an enrollment packet as soon as possible. The office will be open Monday through Wednesday this week and Monday through Thursday next week. This really helps us with getting class lists together and planning for the coming school year. Also, if you student will not be attending Howe Elementary this coming year, please email me at donnamorris@howeschools.org.

⛽ Update for our Diesel Customers! Good news! Road diesel pumps #5 and #6 are back up and running. The “Out of Service” sign is still posted, but it can be ignored and will be removed soon. Thank you for your patience, and we appreciate your continued support of the Howe Lions Fuel Station! 🦁

Participating in our high school internship program gives high school graduates an advantage over competing job applicants by providing experience and work skills as they enter the workforce or further training and education after high school graduation. Juniors and Seniors who did not meet the early application deadline for this year's internship program may still apply. Please contact Mrs. Westfall if you have specific questions or concerns.

HOWE LIONS ROCK!

2026/2027 school year is going to bring some changes to our 3rd - 5th grade classes. We are excited about the opportunities that these changes will afford our students. The changes are as follows:
Mrs. LeeAnn Gardenhire will be teaching all of 3rd grade math and one class of 4th grade math,
Mrs. Coty Atkins will be teaching one class of 4th grade math and all of 5th grade math,
Mrs. Courtney Ray will be teaching all of 3rd grade ELA and one class of 4th grade ELA,
Mrs. Raelynn Ellis will be teaching all of 5th grade ELA and one class of 4th grade ELA,
Mr. Jason Cagle will be teaching science and social studies to all 3rd through 5th grade classes,
and
Mrs. Jamie Nobles will be teaching STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) to all 3rd through 5th grade classes.
We truly believe it is going to be a great year for these students with these amazing teachers guiding them on their educational journey.

2026/2027 Elementary and MS supply lists.

School supply lists will be posted on our social media later this week.

Just as a reminder, if you are new to Howe Public Schools this year, do not live in our district and have been pre-approved for enrollment, you will need to complete a transfer form. They are available in the office.

Elementary office will be closed today due to floors being waxed.

2026-2027 Student Enrollment is NOW OPEN!

Howe Public Schools is excited to welcome students for the upcoming school year! Please read carefully to ensure you complete the correct enrollment process.

RETURNING STUDENT ENROLLMENT (NOW OPEN)

If your student finished the 2025-2026 school year at Howe Public Schools, complete your student’s annual enrollment through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Parent Portal (new URL):
http://howeschools.powerschool.com/public

Please complete all enrollment forms (A–I) by August 3, 2026.

Need help accessing your Parent Portal account?
Use our Parent Portal Help Request Form:
https://bit.ly/howepsparenthelp

(Please do not contact the school offices for Parent Portal login assistance. All requests are processed through the online help form.)


NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT (NOW OPEN)

This online pre-registration is for students entering Kindergarten through 12th grade who did NOT attend Howe Public Schools during the 2025-2026 school year.

Begin New Student Pre-Registration here:
https://bit.ly/howenewstudent2627

Please Note:

* Submitting a pre-registration does not guarantee enrollment.
* Out-of-district students without an approved transfer will be contacted by the appropriate school office regarding transfer approval or denial.
* 3-Year-Old and Pre-K students must complete onsite enrollment at the Howe Elementary Office if an enrollment packet has not already been submitted.

We look forward to another great school year and can’t wait to welcome our Howe Lions back to campus!

#HoweLions #HowePublicSchools #BackToSchool2026