Congratulations to Howe's new National Junior Honor Society officers.
President - Aniston Cox
Vice President - Cooper McClain
Secretary - Mariah Smith
Treasurer - Kadynce Delt
Reporter - Psalm Yandell
Reminder - Fall Carnival king and queen contestants need to have money into their homeroom teacher, sponsor or the office by 12:00 pm on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Highest selling girl and boy from each grade will be the king and queen for that grade. Classes can continue to sell until October 26, 2021.
Picture retakes are tomorrow. If you were not here, or are new to the district, your photo will be taken tomorrow.
Zoe Moreno has been chosen as this week’s Howe Intern of the Week. She works Monday through Friday with Lampkin Cleaning Company. As a senior at Howe Schools, Zoe has big plans for her future career. Zoe plans to join the Navy after high school graduation. While serving in the military, she plans to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice and Forensic Pathology at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. #HPSLions
FFA Members headed out for the state contest in Stillwater tomorrow
Just a reminder . . .
Fall Break is Thursday, Friday and Monday, October 14-15 and 18.
Friday, Oct 22 is a Virtual Day, no students will be on campus that day.
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Updated Basketball schedule - 5th/6th basketball time changes:
Games at Heavener on Oct 25 will be as follows . . .
9 am - 6th grade girls
9:45 am - 6th grade boys
10:30 am - 5th grade girls
11:15 am- 5th grade boys
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State Bound!!! FFA Members win the Poteau Regional Opening Ceremonies contest headed to State Monday!
Mrs. Parks' Computer Science I and II students (along with Mr. Casey's 3rd hr Multimedia class) attended an Amazon Future Engineer Virtual Fulfillment Center Tour today. The students learned how computer science, engineering, and people work together to fulfill customer orders at Amazon. Throughout the tour, the students got to meet and hear about the careers of three engineers who enable this technology. The computer-science focused interactive tour provided a front-row seat into how algorithms, machine learning, and more power the Amazon fulfillment process. Mrs. Parks' students will be chatting with additional Amazon engineers soon, and also competing in the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge! #HPSLions #amazonfutureengineer
Our Howe HS eSports team welcomed a special guest speaker today during their 5th hour class. Former CASC eSports team member and Heavener HS graduate, Dawson Adrean spoke to the class about the skills and teamwork needed for competitive eSports, and shared tips for developing specific skill sets. The newly formed Howe HS eSports team is a member of the Oklahoma eSports League (OESL), and the team is already scrimmaging/competing with other schools around the state in after school matches, under the guidance of their Coach, Mr. Brett Casey. In Sept, OSSAA added eSports as a sanctioned sport. During this first year under OSSAA, eSports will be exhibition season only, and OSSAA state championship competitions will start during the 2022-23 school year. According to the website NFHS.org, [eSports] "provide many opportunities for growth and learning, such as the creation and practice of “soft skills,” including communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. Many of the same skills that employers are looking for in recent graduates." Learn more about eSports at https://www.nfhs.org/media/1020194/parents_esports_guide.pdf. Good luck to the Howe Lions eSports team during their match today at 4 pm! We would like to send a BIG THANK YOU to Dawson Adrean for sharing your valued expertise and motivation with the team! #HPSLions
Good luck to the Howe FFA students competing in the Regional Greenhand contest, please excuse them. Thank you!
Mayra Amezcua
River Cogburn
Krystin Thompson
Micah Davidson
Abigayle Parker
Breanna Welch
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Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) is a program that helps children who would have received free or reduced-price meals at school if not for the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Sept 17, students who qualified should have received a debit card preloaded with funds that can be used for groceries.
For the 2020-21 school year, school children must meet two important eligibility requirements:
Children must have been enrolled in a school district that participates in a federal meal program where meals are served at a school, and
Children must qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on income and have turned in the free or reduced-priced meals application to school for 2020-21, OR be enrolled in a school that participated in the Community Eligible Provision, Provision 2 or Provision 3 federal program in 2020-21.
There is no application process for these benefits. Families will receive benefits automatically if their school has identified to the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) that a student qualifies.
If your child received virtual instruction in 2020-21, and you believe your child meets the eligibility criteria and you do not receive your card by Oct. 15, 2021, please go to sde.ok.gov/pebt page to fill out an inquiry form. If you believe you did not receive your card due to a change in address, you will need to fill out the inquiry form. The form will become available by Oct. 15.
Howe FFA Update: Tomorrow 10/12, there will be an officer meeting at 7:30 am.; Wednesday 10/13, there will be a Howe FFA Chapter meeting in the Ag room during lunch. Lunch will be provided. #HPSLions
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 National Honor Society Officers:
President: Jorge Martinez-Vasquez
Vice-President: Jayce Blake
Treasurer: Abby Huie
Secretary: Kylie Smith
Reporter: Jaxon Remy
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A student with big goals in mind is Cecilia Velazquez, this week’s Howe Intern of the Week. Cecilia interns for Mrs. Jamie Nobles, Howe 5th Grade Reading, Language Arts, and Social Studies teacher. According to Mrs. Nobles, “Cecilia is an amazing intern in my class. She is beautiful inside and out and has made such an impact on my students. She is definitely a big part of our family. Fifth grade rocks!” Cecilia has allowed the internship to influence her on a future career choice. She wants to be an Elementary English teacher. She plans to attend Carl Albert State College and continue to obtain her Education Degree. #HPSLions
This week's Basketball schedule: 5/6 Basketball Vs. Panama at Howe (10/12 at 4pm) #HPSLions
Elementary and Middle School Parents and Guardians - In order to keep your children safe, if you are picking them up at the elementary office, please bring your ID with you. We have a lot of students and we do not always recognize everyone that is allowed to pick them up. Also, if someone other than people on your pick up list is to pick up them up, call the office and let us know ahead of time.
Congratulations to the 2021-22 Student Council Members:
Seniors
Jorge Martinez, Ky Lynn, Kalan Nye, and Rebecca Wilson
Juniors
Cecilia Velazquez, Brody Sullard, Mikia Prier, Harley Calhoun
Sophomores
Rodrigo Boo Sanchez, Karsyn Nye
Freshmen
Micah Davidson, Maddi Rorabaugh
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