Mayra Amezcua, Micah Davidson, and Victoria Sharp waiting to register for Alumni Leadership Camp, Oklahoma FFA's premier leadership training camp led by current and former state FFA officers fostering leadership, professionalism, and networking skills.
We would like to welcome Mr. Britt Brown as a new High School teacher at Howe Public Schools. Mr. Brown earned his Bachelors from NSU in Organizational Leadership. He is married to Callie, and they have two children that attend Howe Elementary, Britlie and Cooper. In his free time, he enjoy spending time with his family, working on sports with his kids, and hunting. Britt has been around Howe Athletics his entire life, and he is excited to be a part of the Howe Lion’s family “officially.” His favorite quote is his Dad’s (Coach Chris Brown) quote., “Work hard and good things will happen to you!”
It goes without saying, Britt is joining a long-time family commitment to Howe Public Schools. Both his Mom and Dad, Rachel and Chris Brown, are graduates and employees of Howe, his wife Callie serves as a Paraprofessional in our Pre-School program, and his mother-in-law, Ginger works in our Child Nutrition Program. We are thankful Britt chose Howe to start his teaching career! Please give him a BIG HOWE LIONS welcome! Congratulations on your recent graduation from NSU and your new role with our school! #HPSLions
Online enrollment for Elementary and High School will be available next week. The first day of school is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 12.
Administration Bldg Summer Office Hours are 9 am - 2 pm Monday - Thursday. All offices will be closed on Monday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day.
We would love to see how our students and their families celebrate the 4th, send your photos with student's name and grade to lions@howeschools.org! We will choose to feature photos on our social media pages!
Don't forget to stop by and support the Howe FFA/4H Fireworks stand across from The Warehouse on Hwy 59 (formerly BNB) #HPSLions
We want to wish Dave Wright a very Happy Retirement. He is retiring after serving 12 years as our Maintenance Director! He will be greatly missed by all! We wish you a happy and healthy retirement - ENOY!! #HPSLions
We would like to welcome Mrs. Lacie Thompson as a new teacher at Howe Public Schools.
Mrs. Thompson earned her Bachelors in Special Education from NSU. This is her 9th year of teaching in public schools. She has taught at all levels, High School, Middle School, Elementary, and Special Education.
Lacie is married to James Thompson, a Howe graduate and they have one daughter, Juliette.
In her free time she enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends, traveling and attending ballgames and various activities involving her daughter.
When asked about starting the school year at Howe, Mrs. Thompson shared, “I’m very much looking forward to the upcoming school year and officially becoming a Howe Lion. I’m a 3rd generation educator, and my favorite educational quote is: “If students have teachers that love teaching, they will learn to love learning”.
We have always enjoyed Lacie’s presence as a parent at our school events and functions, and now we are excited to welcome her as a staff member. Let’s give her a big Howe Lion ROAR! #HPSLions
We would like to welcome our new Howe High School Principal, Mr. Darryl Smith. Mr. Smith has over 20 years of experience in public education in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Mr. Smith earned his Bachelors and Masters of Education from Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a concentration in school administration and music education. He has been a Band Director for numerous years, and served as an Assistant Principal at Guymon High School, a 5A school in the Oklahoma panhandle for five years.
Mr. Smith has been married for 30 years, and he and his wife have two sons, ages 28 and 14 and a daughter age 12. He enjoys fishing, working on cars, riding motorcycles and spending time with family and friends. Reflecting on the upcoming school year, Mr. Smith shared that he “is looking forward to working with an already great team at Howe Public Schools to keep building the future of young adults.”
Welcome to the Howe community Mr. Smith and family! #HPSLions
High School Counselor Spotlight:
Mrs. Amy Donathan will assume the roles and responsibilities of the high school counselor at Howe High School for the 2020-21 school year. She is a 1992 graduate of Howe High School. Mrs. Donathan has an Associates of Arts from CASC, a Bachelors of English Education from NSU, and Masters of Education in the fields of school counseling and library media from ECU. She has taught for 25 years, 23 of those at Howe Public Schools. During her time at Howe, she has served as a high school English and driver's education teacher, a school counselor on both the high school and elementary levels, and the district's library media specialist. You might also recognize her as the bookkeeper for the Lion's and Lady Lion's high school basketball teams.
Mrs. Donathan is the wife of Jimmy Donathan, who also works for Howe Public Schools. They have two daughters, Abigail, who is a freshman at Howe High School, and two-year old Olivia, who attends the Lions Club Learning Center on the campus of HPS.
When asked about her commitment to Howe Schools, Mrs. Donathan references the familiar adage "Bloom Where You are Planted." As a thirteen year student of Howe Public Schools (kindergarten through twelfth grade), Mrs. Donathan feels appreciative and indebted to the system that helped to shape her and has always wanted to make a difference to the community and students of Howe. Once a Lion, Always a Lion!
Congratulations Mrs. Donathan! #HPSLions
Make sure to stop by the Howe FFA 4-H Booster Club Fireworks Stand at the old B-N-B store parking lot open daily 2-8 pm!!!
Return To Learn 2021-22 posted June 21, 2021 https://5il.co/udm6
Howe students who were virtual at any time & met the free/reduced meal requirement during the 2020-21 school year will receive a reimbursement from DHS. If you feel you might qualify, please come to the admin office to fill out a lunch application form by June 24th. #HPSLions
Attention Howe Senior Class of 2021 and Concurrently Enrolled Students: If you have not done so already, please plan on picking up your diploma next Tuesday or Wednesday, June 15 or 16 at the HS Office between 8 am and 3 pm. Additionally, any concurrently enrolled student (during the 2020-21 school year) maintaining a "C" grade or better in that course, can pick up their concurrent enrollment reimbursement check at the same times listed above. Please contact the HS office if you have any questions. #HPSLions
We hope you are enjoying your summer break! Here's links to the 2021-22 School Calendar! Save the date - first day of class is Aug. 12, 2021!
2021-22 Printable School Calendar https://5il.co/t342
Google Calendar http://bit.ly/lionscal2022
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BIG Congratulations!! LCBCA Boys Coach of the Year Greg Nichols; LCBCA Girls Coach of the Year Chris Brown!! Also big congratulations to Leflore County All-Star South Boys MVP Zayn Coggins! #HPSLions
Reminder: The Leflore County Senior All-Star game will be hosted by Howe High School on May 21 with the girls game beginning at 6 pm and the boys game immediately following. The cost for the game is Adults $3 and students $2 with all proceeds going to benefit the Leflore County Basketball Coaches Association... $250.00 in scholarship money will be awarded to The Most Valuable Players from the North and South Basketball teams. #HPSLions
Basketball Individual camp for 7th and 8th graders tomorrow (5/14) is cancelled. Practice will be held Monday the 17th from 10-12 for all upcoming 7-8 grade boys. #HPSLions
Congratulations Howe Lions! Good luck in the Class 2A State Baseball Tournament! #HPSLions
Attention all former Howe baseball players of any age . . . You are invited to meet tomorrow (5/12) at the Howe indoor batting facility (behind The Warehouse) at 11:30 am to be a part of the end of the Howe Lions’ baseball practice. #HPSLions
The Howe Lions will depart for the State Tournament on Wednesday, May 12 at 1 pm from the Gym! All Howe fans are encouraged to come out for the send-off! #HPSLions
State Class 2A Baseball bracket. First two games scheduled for Palmer Field at Dolese Youth Park NW 50th & Meridian. See attached bracket. #HPSLions
Tonight’s baseball event will be moved to The Warehouse for all Howe and Poteau baseball players and both teams’ fans to honor both teams making the state tournament. 5:30 pm will be the start time. #HPSLions