The N.W.E.A. test will be offered to all High School distance learners on 2 different days:
Thursday, October 1st from 1-4
OR
Friday, October 2nd from 1-4
Please choose which day works best for you. Testing will last approximately 2 hours, so please have your student at the cafeteria no later than 2:00 on either Thursday or Friday.
Picture day for the High School and Junior High will be October 7th! Distance learners can come to the High School gym lobby from 3:45-5:30 to have their picture taken. Please wear a mask when you enter the building. Thank you!
ARCHERY!~~This is a competitive sport at McLoud Public Schools. This year we will competing with an Elementary (4th-5th grades), Middle (6th-8th grades) and High division (9th-12th grades). If your student is interested in a try-out for the after school program please complete the following form and I will be getting back to you after the registration has ended. There is a limited number of slots for each day so there will be a try-out to make the team. I am sorry but at this time we do not have enough slots available if your student does not want to compete. Registration will be closed Wed. October 7th. If you have any issues with registering, please email Coach Steed at bsteed@mcoudschools.us
Link to Register- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JmeDfHWQygu9Bart16GCY_KuGdJ6siBeoY981Qjt0e0/edit?ts=5f739cbc&gxids=7628
I am writing this letter to help everyone understand my position as Superintendent of McLoud Public Schools. My first and most important responsibility is the health and safety of every student and staff member in the district. Learning cannot take place if staff and students do not feel safe. In March of this year COVID-19 hit Oklahoma. The federal and state leaders, business owners, county leaders, and superintendents faced a situation they had never seen before. The state shut down.
The McLoud administrative team immediately went to work to ensure the safest possible plan to return to school. We have many students in the district attending in-person instruction. Masks are required for students grade 4-12, staff members are required to wear masks, hand washing stations have been placed throughout buildings, and extra care and precaution is being taken by our staff to clean and sanitize. We do however, have over 400 students in the district who have chosen our distance learning option. This year is far from normal.
Sports were also included in our plan as we believe these activities play an important role for our students. Currently, masks and social distancing are recommended for our spectators. Please keep in mind that a number of schools in the state are limiting the number of fans, requiring masks, and in some cases cancelling entire seasons. We are monitoring this ever-changing situation and may have to make changes to our current athletic plan.
I have been in education for over 30 years serving as a teacher, coach, and administrator. This is by far the most difficult year I have ever experienced. I got into this field because I truly love education. Nothing makes me happier than to be around students and staff. However, I have a responsibility to ensure safety for this district. That being said, I have been in close contact with school leaders and colleagues throughout the state. All are making difficult decisions on a daily basis. One of those decisions is cancelling Homecoming parades. I simply cannot guarantee the safety of those involved. Working and riding on floats would violate social distancing. Furthermore, we could not require the wearing of masks on city streets. I would love nothing more than for things to be normal. However, I cannot in good conscience put any child or staff member in harm's way. Of course, it would be easier to forget all precautions and have the parade as planned. But at the end of the day, I would never forgive myself if anyone got sick.
I realize there are people on both sides of the COVID issue and the wearing of masks. I look at those educational institutions around us and see what they are doing. OU and OSU are both limiting fans and requiring masks to enter games. OSU hosts one of the largest Homecoming parades in the nation and they have cancelled this event. Many professional sports have empty stadiums while others require the wearing of a face covering. Oklahoma City and Putnam City have cancelled all events for two weeks.
I take my position very seriously. I have seen first-hand what this deadly virus can do. I will continue to monitor the Oklahoma COVID map and consult with state and local Health Departments as well as surrounding school leaders. I can live with negative comments and criticism, what I can not live with is the loss of one child or staff member.
In closing, please stay safe and wear a mask.
Best regards,
Steve Stanley
Superintendent of Schools
Mc Loud Family - Bus 9 will be running late today.
The McLoud Homecoming Parade scheduled for next week has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns regarding the coronavirus.
On Friday, October 2nd, any sophomore who is on distance-learning will need to take the pre-ACT. Testing will be at the secondary cafeteria from 8 AM to 12:30 PM. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Please call the high school with any questions you may have.
It’s game day! Come out and support your local football team as they take on Heritage Hall. It is military appreciation night! All past and present military members will be allowed in free with ID. Special guest Choctaw Junior ROTC.
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Lady Redskins with the double header split with Blackwell. Lost the first game but came back and won the second game.
Today's softball games versus Blackwell have been moved to Firelake ballfields, field #4. Two varsity games starting at 5:00.
Hello all,
We here at the Tribal Network would like to share this week's creations:
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As always, your continued support is appreciated!
Attention parents of 5&6th students. Coach Melton met with students today about basketball, and interested students will be bringing home a paper to be signed and returned. An informational meeting will be this Thursday at 5:30 in the gym.
The JH and HS softball games scheduled for today, 9/22/2020 are cancelled due to weather.
Girls get a great win on senior night!
McLoud Softball Senior Night!!
Dear Parents/Guardians, late last evening, we were notified that a student at McLoud High School has a confirmed case of COVID-19. The district has worked in cooperation with local health officials to determine quarantine requirements. Mr. Jennings has personally notified those individuals who must self-quarantine. Fortunately, contact was very limited and requires quarantine for a very small number of students. Students will not be counted absent and will be served via our distance learning platform.
We continue to take precautions to keep students and staff safe and healthy. Great efforts are made by our staff to clean and sanitize all areas throughout the district. McLoud Public Schools wants to do our part to keep open lines of communication with the parents and community as we move through this together. We will do our best to inform you of new cases as they are confirmed. We greatly appreciate your continued support.
Please keep your child at home if they are experiencing COVID related symptoms such as but not limited to: Loss of smell or taste, Sore throat, Persistent cough,Running a fever, or Shortness of breath. We are monitoring COVID cases throughout the district/community on a daily basis and will notify everyone immediately in the event we move to district-wide Distance Learning.
If you have any questions, please contact me or any of the principals at your convenience:
Superintendent Steve Stanley sstanley@mcloudschools.us
Exec. Director of Administrators, Rhonda Hockenbury rhockenbury@mcloudschools.us
High School Principal, Bryan Jennings bjennings@mcloudschools.us
Jami Eddings, Asst. Principal jeddings@mcloudschools.us
Sincerely, Steve Stanley
McLoud Little League Wrestling Sign-Ups
We’re proud to announce JR Coughran as our new
Little League Head Coach!!!
14yrs wrestling experience
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt
State of OK featherweight MMA Champion
UFC Contender Series Veteran
- Ages: 5-15 (K-8th grade)
- Practice Schedule: Monday and Thursday evenings at 6:30pm
- First practice: October 19, 2020 at 6:30pm
- Location: McLoud High School Wrestling Room
- Wrestling Fee: $100 (includes competition singlet and USA card)
- Kids can try wrestling free for 2 weeks, before paying the fee, to make sure they like it.
- To sign up go to the link below and fill out the information:(Sign-up is free, no one will owe fee until wrestler has committed to wrestling for the year)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gEsVgTe4f5LhZuJu7Y98bhpUypDcFnkytS8MtgtnGLk/viewform?edit_requested=true
Expect to learn a lot of great wrestling techniques as well as other techniques from a variety of combat sports.
Feel free to contact Coach Coughran or Coach Winters with any questions.
Phone:Coach Coughran (405) 365-2141
Coach Winters (405)822-7071
Email: wwinters@mcloudschools.us
McLoud graduate serving on U.S.S. Ronald Reagan! Thank you for your service Ryon!
https://www.news-star.com/story/news/local/2020/09/18/mcloud-native-serves-aboard-uss-ronald-reagan/3484502001/
Redskins with the big road win! 34-33!
Redskins lead 34-33 with 4:42 remaining!