Wynnewood Middle School

It might be cold outside, but around our school district things start heating up this time of year. Our basketball teams are making their push toward playoffs; spring sports are working hard behind the scenes preparing for the upcoming season; our Ag students are busy taking care of and showing their livestock; band and academic meets are in full swing; and our teachers and students are working hard in their classrooms! The COVID Omicron variant is trying to take us down, but by each of us practicing some common-sense safety measures sprinkled with some good old-fashioned grit and resilience, we’ll come through this challenge stronger than ever. Life has a way of knocking us to our knees every now and then, but it never stops moving forward and neither should we. Five years ago, our Wynnewood citizens voted for the safety and welfare of our communities’ children by passing a $560,000 transportation bond issue that allowed the school district to replace all of its route buses. A renewal of that bond will be on the ballot and up for approval on the February 8th election. An important piece to this election is that THERE IS NO PROJECTED TAX INCREASE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BOND ISSUE. We have worked hard to be transparent and good stewards of tax payer money, and we hope that you have been able to see all the improvements to our programs, buildings, and facilities. We also hope you see how hard we are working to take care of all the equipment and resources that we already have. Since this is a renewal of the bond issue passed five years ago, this current bond issue is also for $560,000. With this particular bond, the money it generates can only be spent in two different areas: 1. Technology for students and teachers. 2. Vehicles used to transport students. When you go to the polls on Tuesday, February 8th, the $560,000 bond issue will be separated into two different propositions. Proposition 1 is for technology totaling $210,000. These funds will be used to replace outdated and unusable computers in the elementary school computer lab and in our secondary computer lab at the high school. Both of those labs are critically needed for student use. Those funds will also be used to replace broken or unrepairable student Chromebooks as well as outdated Smartboard technology across the district. The old Smartboard projectors and screens will be replaced with single monitor SmartTV technology. Proposition 2 is for student transportation totaling $350,000. These funds will be used to replace two activity buses that are over 13 years old with over 100,000 miles. These buses are on the road almost every day of the week throughout the entire year, including summer. Those funds are also desperately needed to replace our two 14 passenger student activity vans that are both over 14 years old with over 140,000 miles. The equipment and vehicles that we need to purchase with the money from this bond issue are used almost every single day that school is in session. The technology will help keep us up to speed with the digital demands that come with educating students in the 21st century, and the vehicles will allow us to continue to transport our students safely. We need a 60% majority to pass this bond issue, so on February 8, 2022, please come out and VOTE YES to both propositions. Also remember that voting yes and passing both propositions will not raise your taxes a single penny. As a city, we might argue politics and fuss about the price of gas and electricity, but this community never fails to support its children and school district, and that is not something that every community can say. If you have any questions about the bond issue or the propositions, please feel free to email me at tsimpson@wynnewood.k12.ok.us or call me at 405-665-2004 or just stop by the office. #OneTownOneTribe

Reminder that tomorrow is late start Wednesday!

Good eveining, Wynnewood Public Schools' Families: We are aware of and following the social media challenge circulating on TikTok called "The December 17th Challenge" or "The National Shoot-up Your School Day." While the challenge is not specific to our school district or any of our buildings (this is a nationwide issue), we take all threats to our staff and students seriously. Our police department led by Chief Ken Moore will have a presence in each one of buildings tomorrow. We appreciate their willingness to help us bring some peace of mind to our Wynnewood families. Thank you.

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Picture Retake- Friday, November 5th

Middle School Dance has been canceled. When we get a reschedule date, we will post.

Attention Savage Football Parents, Players, and Fans**. We were able to get a game for our 6th and 7th Grade team this week! 💥 In saying that we have a schedule change for Monday - October 11, 2021: 5:30 - 6th/7th Grade will play Ada 7th grade team. 7:00 - 8th/9th Grade will play Davis 8/9 grade team. Both games will be played in Wynnewood. Thank you for your flexibility! SAVAGE STRONG!!!💪🏻

Join us!

Join us for our Pep Assembly- Tuesday, Oct 5th 2:30pm Middle School Gym

Tutoring!

We are having issues with our attendance program. If you get a robo call this morning, we apologize. We have submitted a work request and are waiting for resolution. Thank you.

Wynnewood Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday, Sept 16th 3:30pm-9:00pm

Wynnewood Public Schools is accepting applications for a temporary full time custodial worker in our middle school. This position will probably run through December but could extend past that and possibly turn into a permanent position. The working hours are 10:00am - 6:30pm. We would like to fill this position as soon as possible. Common sense, honesty, and a good work ethic is expected. Applications can be picked up at the superintendent’s office, which is located at the east end of the high school (702 E Kerr Blvd). For more information or if you have any questions, please contact middle school Principal Byron Mooney at 405-665-4105.

🤩😍Tomorrow is late start Wednesday!!🥰🥰 ***************************************************************************** Busses will run 1 hour later ***************************************************************************** Zero Hour- 7:45am ***************************************************************************** Breakfast- 8:30am ***************************************************************************** 1st Bell rings at 9:00am ***************************************************************************** School is out at 3:05pm

Upcoming at the Middle School- Have a Great Week! ****************************************************************************** Academic Team signup- All week STUCO signups- 7th/8th grade All week ****************************************************************************** Monday, August 16th JH Fastpitch at Dibble 4:30pm ****************************************************************************** Tuesday, August 17th JH Fastpitch at Elmore City 4:30pm ****************************************************************************** Wednesday, August 18th Class Meetings 5th and 7th during school ****************************************************************************** Thursday, August 19th Class Meetings 6th and 8th during school ****************************************************************************** Friday, August 20th JH Cross Country at Earlsboro 9:50am ****************************************************************************** Saturday, August 21st Ice Cream Social- 7:30pm- Tom Horton Show barn

Snack Bar

Reminder! 5th grade orientation

Reminder!

Opportunity knocks!

Please be sure to enroll your child using the student portal within the Wengage gradebook. If you cannot access the information online, please leave a voicemail at (405) 665-4105 or stop by the office to pickup a paper packet.