WPS Thanksgiving Break - November 25-29 -- No School
WHS -- ACT Testing
Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors – We will be giving the ACT February 26, the cost will be $41. You need to sign up outside Ms. Buss’s door by February 1.
Juniors – You will also take the ACT in April. This is the required ACT for state testing. You do not have to sign up, and it is free.
Walters Public School will be open today, Monday, November 18, at our regular time. Busses will run at their regular schedule time but there could be delays in picking up students due to road conditions.
JH Boys Basketball practice is cancelled.
Dear Parents, Students, and Staff:
We have been monitoring the weather forecasts for tomorrow. It appears that the severe storms will come through Walters sometime between 2:00AM and 7:00AM. At this time, Walters Public Schools will be open tomorrow, November 18, 2024. We understand that there may be concerns regarding safety. If parents feel it is in the best interest of their child(ren) to keep them home, you may choose to do so and we will count it as an excused absence. Our sites have storm shelters that will keep our students and staff secure during the school day. A decision on when bus routes will start will be made by 6:45AM. With the possibility of storms coming in while bus routes are going and potential hazardous road conditions due to rainfall amounts, we will wait to make that decision. We ask that all parents check our website, Walters Blue Devil app, email or Facebook page in the morning in the event additional changes are made. Hopefully, this gives parents an opportunity to have a contingency plan in place for tomorrow just in case. Again, your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated as we have tried to predict how the unpredictable weather will behave.
Red River Technology and FAME Classes are cancelled.
Sincerely,
Jimmie Dedmon, Superintendent
WES - The Diamond Fundraising Event pickup will be Monday in the cafeteria, 3-5:30. All items must be picked up Monday as it most of it is perishable items.
Blue Devils finish the season 9-2, with a 42-14 loss to Cashion in the first round of playoffs.
Congratulations to the members of the Blue Devil Pride who made the SCOBDA Honor Band on Wednesday, November 13! They will be going to the SCOBDA clinic and performing in the honor band concert January 3-4th.
HS Students: Ethan Miller, Logan Curbello, Kaydee Britt, Hunter Curbello, Corbyn Stephens, Jaxon Kelley.
MS Students: Ryder Williams, Lezlie Belcher, Zalachi Goss, Abigail Eddy, Amilea Bustos, Aiden Philpot, Kaitlyn Cast, Kyle Pierce
2024-25 Yearbooks are currently on sale -- $40
WES - The Diamond Fundraising Event pickup will be Monday in the cafeteria, 3-5:30. All items must be picked up Monday as it most of it is perishable items.
Congratulations to Kayla Meason, senior, on signing her Letter of Intent to run Cross Country and Track at The University of Tulsa. Kayla is pictured with her parents, Clint and Jennifer Meason and Coaches Nease and Ricketts. Congratulations Kayla!! We are proud to call you a Blue Devil!
WHS will host the Cashion Wildcats in the first round of football playoffs, Friday, November 15, 7:00, at Elmer Graham Stadium. Show your spirit and follow us to the Gateway To The Gold!!!
Congratulations Gaius Bussinger, 8th grader, for his 1st place prize winning essay, "May the Forest Be With You Always," in the Area 4 Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OACD) essay contest! He is headed to the STATE contest!
Congratulations to the MS Academic Team on their 2nd place finish at the Frederick District Meet! Good luck at Regionals on Dec. 3rd! Left to right: Taegan Remington, Lezlie Belcher, Kaliyanne Pot, Nate Brown, Wayke Maitlin, Corey Remington, and Kaizer Gonzalez
Join us for our Lady Devils Blue and White Scrimmage TONIGHT! Come meet the team, watch pre-game action, then cheer for the team of your choice! Have a meal while you are there to help raise funds for the 24-25 season. Come at 4:30 and see the 6th grade in action!
🏀 Tip-Off :: Tuesday November 12th :: 6:30pm :: WHS Gym
🏀 Fundraiser Meal :: Pulled Pork Sandwich, Chips, Drink and a homemade sweet treat of your choice ::$10
Thursday, November 14:
7th Basketball at home vs Velma - CANCELLED.
WHS Fall Senior Night (Cross Country and Football) - 5:45, Gym, before the WJH vs Velma basketball game at 6:30. It will be livestreamed on our school Facebook Page.
WHS Football Playoff Information
WHS will host the Cashion Wildcats on Friday, November 15, 7:00, in the first round of football playoffs.
• Only OSSAA Passes excepted (no exceptions)
• ALL admission is $10 cash ticket at the gate or $8.35 ($7 + $1.35 fee) electronic ticket. You can purchase tickets at https://gofan.co/app/school/OK25068
• Veterans and one guest will be admitted free to the 1st Round of Football Playoff games on Friday, November 15. If you are veteran, either active duty, retired, reserve, or national guard, the OSSAA and Gateway Bank would invite you to attend the first round of football playoffs. All veterans and one guest will be admitted free of charge. Simply show your military ID card, or driver’s license that shows your military status at the gate.
• West Gate – Handicap parking only
• Per OSSAA – No noise makers or spirit lines
You can watch the playoff game free via Oklahoma Sports Network: oksportsnet.com
More awesome news about a graduate! Weston Hoodenpyle (WHS c/o 2003) and his family, wife Lacie and daughter Jayci (currently a sophomore at WHS), were recognized as Oklahoma Farm Bureau's 2024 District 4 Farm and Ranch Family of the year at OKFB's 2024 annual meeting. The Hoodenpyle family focuses on raising stocker cattle that they bring from the eastern U.S. to graze on wheat pasture on their Cotton County, Oklahoma, farm and ranch. The family also has a cow/calf herd in addition to their stocker cattle and farming enterprises.
https://youtu.be/9E9wzFwO2M4?si=DLpXoUBh4J8QA1im
Courtesy of Oklahoma Farm Bureau
We love to share great news about our graduates! Congratulations to WHS alum Chasen Doye (c/o 2012), for winning the Achievement in Agriculture Award for young farmers in Oklahoma Farm Bureau. His prize is a John Deere Gator from P & K Equipment and a trip to Anaheim, CA! Twenty nine years ago his parents, Thad and Marla (Hilbert) Doye (WHS alum c/o 1986) also won this award and if you look really close you can see little one year old Chasen on the steps of their tractor prize! Congratulations Chasen!
Photos and article courtesy of Marla Doye.
FFA Pie & Cake Auction!
Blue Devils secure a home playoff game for the first round next Friday with a 33 - 8 win over Wynnewood!! Stay tuned for playoff information.