Howe Public Schools

Congratulations to the following classes for scoring above the national average in all subjects they tested in on their fall NWEA Map benchmark tests - Mrs. Sockey's Kindergarten Mrs. Rana's First Grade Miss Wise and Mrs. Davis' Third Grade classes Mrs. Nye's, Mrs. Stinson's, Mrs. Oldaker's and Mrs. Hardin's Seventh Grade classes. We celebrated these classes with ice cream sundaes on Monday and Tuesday. Sorry we didn't get pictures of all classes.

Elementary and Middle School - Journey as a team to stay drug free and healthy tomorrow. Wear your favorite team jersey or shirt tomorrow.

5th and 6th play basketball at Talahina today. They will be leaving the school at 2:15 and the girls play at 4:00 with the boys playing after them. This is the schedule for 5th and 6th.

Red Ribbon Week - theme day reminders for Elem, MS and HS! #HPSLions

Follow your dreams! Stay healthy and be drug free. Tomorrow is pajama day for middle school and elementary.

Huge shout out to Angel Barbee with Kiamichi Tech Poteau for some amazing work she did with our students this week. We also want to thank her for the following email that she sent that talks about our wonderful students and the valuable information they gained from her. Good afternoon, Thank you so much for extending the opportunity for me to visit and complete career exploration activities with Howe students this week! The teachers at Howe are ROCKSTARS, and Mrs. Cox was so accommodating and helpful in assisting me in planning my visit. Your school climate is special at Howe, and I know this comes from professionals who love their jobs and more importantly, professionals who love students! Your students were engaged and asking pertinent questions using higher level thinking skills obviously extending from engaging with adults at your school in a meaningful way. My focus with your students was to set achievable educational goals in order to reach their future career goals, and it was an easy conversation because of the groundwork the staff at Howe is laying each and every single school day. Together, we completed activities to explore options available to your students to prepare for a future of contributing to the economic development of our area through their chosen career paths. I have attached the student login information, a few pictures, and am providing a link to the results from the 8th grader's game of KAHOOT (KAHOOT is a game created for the 8th graders to learn about training in the trade industry available to them at the Kiamichi Tech Poteau campus). https://create.kahoot.it/user-reports/live-game/9984c1c1-2c3b-4a74-aee0-c994ec6c3a88/8d8e066b-f847-4b96-a77c-eab39280569b/1666119626694/summary?organisationId= 5th grade - 50/51 Students learned about programs offered at Kiamichi Tech. We discussed the meaning of "soft skills", and they completed a group rocket building activity then rated their soft skill mastery. Finally, they chose a program of interest at Kiamichi Tech and drew a picture of themselves completing training or doing work in that specialized career field. 6th grade - 44/46 Students learned about programs offered at Kiamichi Tech by playing a trades matching game particular to the trade training offered at the Poteau Kiamichi Tech campus, got logged into OK Career Guide (OKCG) accounts, took the Career Interest Assessment, and set a Career Goal in the OKCG system. 7th grade - 45/47 Students learned about programs offered at Kiamichi Tech, got logged into OK Career Guide (OKCG) account and updated info, took the Career Interest Assessment AND the Skills Confidence Assessment, and set an Academic Goal in the OKCG system. 8th grade - 37/39 Students learned about programs offered at Kiamichi Tech through a game of KAHOOT, got logged into OK Career Guide (OKCG) account and updated info, took the Career Interest Assessment AND the Skills Confidence Assessment, and set Academic AND Career Goals in the OKCG system. Total - 176/183 (94%) I am so excited to return to work with your students exploring education and career options in the spring! We will be hosting 8th graders on our Kiamichi Tech campus on November 15th for our Career Connections event. We look forward to seeing these students on our campus where we will continue to partner with you in guiding them towards the direction of a profession. Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can assist in any way! Go Lions! Angel Barbee Career Specialist 918-647-4525 | 1509 S McKenna Street, Poteau, OK 74953 -

Today is cheer camp. Cheerleaders will be picking up students from their classrooms at 3:00 and taking them to the cafeteria. Cheer camp is from 3:30 till 6:00 and they can start being picked up at 5:45.

Elementary and Middle School - Remember next week is Red Ribbon Week to help promote healthy living and staying drug free. Each day has a theme and a certain type of dress up for that day. We have decided to use next Friday, October 28th as our day that we will allow students to dress up for Halloween/Fall and some classes will be having class parties on that day. We are asking that students not wear costumes to school on October 31st, since we will be doing that on the Friday before.

Meet the Lions Day has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Nov 8. 4:00-4:30 3/4 Girls Red & White Game 4:30-5:00 3/4 Boys Red & White Game 5:00-515 Howe Elementary Cheerleaders 5:15-5:45 5/6 Girls Red & White Game 5:45-6:15 5/6 Boys Red & White Game 6:15-6:45 7/8 Girls Red & White Game 6:45-7:15 7/8 Boys Red & White Game 7:15-7:30 Howe High School Cheerleaders 7:30-8:00 Howe Lady Lions 8:00-8:30 Howe Lions This event will start at 3:45 pm. There will be a concession stand available and a drawing for a Deer Rifle as well as a Silent Auction for a set of Cornhole Boards. Admission will be $3 for adults and $2 for Students. #HPSLions

Just a reminder . . . tomorrow is a scheduled virtual day for students. Here is a copy of the school district calendar in printable format. http://bit.ly/lionscal2022 You can also access the district calendar online at www.howeschools.org (see attached photo) and by choosing "Events" in the school app. #HPSLions

The original date for the Meet The Lions Day/Red & White game has been postponed. A new date will be shared soon! #HPSLions

Red Ribbon Week for Howe Elementary School starts Oct. 24-28. #HHSLions

Red Ribbon Week for High School starts Oct. 24-28. #HHSLions

Smokin' Pig BBQ will be on campus Oct. 24 and will be available to purchase during lunch.

Congratulation to the Howe Lady Lions Fastpitch Team. They have been recognized by the OSSAA as an Academic Achievement Award Winner. The Lady Lions received this award by ranking in the top 1/3 of their class and achieving a team GPA above 3.25. #HHSLions

National Honor Society treated the Early Childhood classes to a mini pumpkin patch yesterday! The students enjoyed playing a game, listening to stories, and picking their very own pumpkin! #hpslions

Red Ribbon Week is next week, October 24th - 28th. Our theme will be "Journey to Healthy Living." Activities and dress up days will be centered around this.

The Howe FFA Opening Ceremonies team members were treated to lunch at the LumberJack cafe in recognition of their state qualification. They will compete tomorrow at Stillwater! Congratulations and good luck! #HPSLions

Today is cheer camp. Cheerleaders will be picking up students from their classrooms at 3:00 and taking them to the cafeteria. Cheer camp is from 3:30 till 6:30 and they can start being picked up at 6:15.

More High School Announcements . . . Tuesday, October 25th, sophomores will be taking the Pre-ACT at the Warehouse in the morning. They should board the bus with their laptops at 8:am. Sophomores are permitted to eat breakfast in the cafeteria before school on this day. Freshmen, if you are applying for Upward Bound, please submit your completed applications to Mrs. Donathan by October 25th. Gear-Up is paying for concurrent fees up to $300 for both juniors and seniors. See Mrs. Brown for more information. Students interested in joining the HS Book Club: you need to select one book from the Sequoyah High School List to read before the 1st meeting on October 27th at lunch! Be sure to check out Sora for new additions. We need to know if you’re a junior or senior and would like to take the ACT in December because Gear Up will be sending us the vouchers for these to be paid for. See Mrs. Brown! #HPSLions