CALUMET PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Congratulations to both Calumet JH teams for placing 3rd in the West Central JH Tournament!

January is School Board Recognition Month.

We want to take a moment to thank the members of the Calumet Board of Education for their leadership, service, and commitment to our students, staff, and community.

Our board members give their time to make important decisions, guide the direction of our district, and help ensure opportunities for success for every Calumet student. We are thankful for the time, leadership, and care they invest in our school.

Thank you for serving our district:
- Ted Nitzel
- Gray Haller
- Charlie Haag
- Rachael Chambless
- Jimmy Percival

🌙✨ The Spring Book Fair is coming! ✨🌙 Get ready to step into Dreamland! Explore books that are out of this world and let your imagination soar among the stars. 🌠 ⭐ More details coming soon—READ BIG, DREAM BIGGER

The High School West Central Tournament tips off next week.
The Chieftains and Lady Chieftains open play Tuesday vs. Thomas-Fay-Custer.

📍 All games at SWOSU
🗓️ January 19–24

Head to Weatherford and support the Chieftains.

1,000 CAREER POINTS.

Kaleb Thiessen hit the 1,000-point milestone in last night’s win at Cordell.
Congrats, 24! 🏀🔥

🔥 The Calumet X-Grain Store is now open for a limited time!

Check out high-quality Calumet Chieftains merch that will have you showing school spirit in any and every season of the year.
🗓️ Store closes January 26th.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3ZaoWsB

Calumet is participating in the OKC Memorial Kids Marathon for the 3rd year. Beginning soon, the runners will start to track 25 miles and complete the 26th mile in OKC on April 25th. If your child is interested in participating, please reach out to Mrs. Jech!

The JH West Central Tournament is this week. Come out and support the Chieftains and Lady Chieftains!

Kindergarten & 6th Grade Reading Buddies began today! We love the bond the students form in the spring semester while getting to read with each other. 📚❤️

Freshman. 51 points. History.

Hayden Mayfield sets the Lady Chieftain single-game scoring record in a 92–30 win over Geary. 🔥🏀

The Alex Tournament starts Thursday. Please come out and support the Chieftains and Lady Chieftains.

Congratulations to all the Calumet FFA & 4H students on an awesome showing at the Hinton Invitational! Thank you, Hinton FFA for the invite! Jasper Whitman Res Grand Overall Market Barrow Champion York Deacon Major 3rd Overall Market Barrow Res Breed Champion Hampshire Champion Chester Barrow Bryson Cooper Res Champion Duroc Gilt Res Champion Berkshire Barrow Spencer Gibbins Res Champion Duroc Barrow Cale Chambless Res Champion Spot Barrow Merritt Major Champion Light Crossbred Barrow Res Champion Dark Crossbred Barrow Champion Junior Showman Maddie Whitman Champion Dark Crossbred Barrow Champion Poland Gilt Champion Novice Showman Meghan McCullough Champion Intermediate Showman

🎄 Elf on the Shelf... Principal on the Roof?
Mr. Major and Mrs. Renbarger welcomed students with some rooftop holiday cheer on the last day before break. (Rumor has it a Mr. Voss elf was even seen on the roof by several students as well.)

Merry Christmas and enjoy Christmas Break!

6th grade completed Christmas Around the World in our classroom 🌎 🗺️ This was a completely student-led project and they were very creative with their research and brought yummy treats for us to try. We traveled to Fiji, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Japan, and South Africa.

A huge congratulations to Kingston Arnold for reaching the 1,000 career point milestone during last week’s Canton Tournament! 🏀

🎉 Congratulations to our IXL Leaderboard Champions! 🎉 Our elementary students recently took on an IXL challenge to see who could master the most skills—and they did an amazing job! 🏅 Elementary Skills Masters 🥇 Tris Bowers – 56 skills mastered 🥈 Brooks Taylor – 49 skills mastered 🥉 Judd Nix – 44 skills mastered Our 5th & 6th graders also competed to see who could answer the most questions correctly. Their dedication and perseverance truly paid off! 🏅 5th & 6th Grade Correct Answers 🥇 Asher Curtis – 2,562 correct answers 🥈 Ellis Stewart – 1,568 correct answers 🥉 Jon Bingham-Gambel – 1,557 correct answers Way to go, students! We’re so proud of your hard work and commitment to learning 👏📚✨

🎄 Christmas Break is coming up! 🎄

Please note that Thursday, December 18th will be an early dismissal day, with buses running at 12:30 PM.

Christmas Break: December 19 – January 5
Monday, January 5: Staff Professional Day

We hope everyone has a safe, warm, and Merry Christmas! ❄️✨

Congratulations to the Lady Chieftains for placing 3rd and to the Chieftains for winning the Canton Tournament! Also, a big shout out to Hayden Mayfield and Randi Upchego for making the girls' All Tournament team. On the boys' side, Kingston Arnold and Kaleb Thiessen made the All Tournament team, and Hunter Mayfield is the tournament MVP!

🎄❄️ Location Update!

Due to the threat of cold weather, Calumet’s 80th Annual Community Christmas Pageant has been moved to the Old Gym here at the school.

📅 Sunday, December 14th
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Calumet Old Gym