We can't end "National School Counseling Week" without showing our gratitude to our incredible mental health counselors Mrs. Nikki Aducci, Mrs. Katy Sheppard, and Mrs. Anna Word!
🐮🐑🐷 LATTA SHOW TEAM SUCCESS! 🐷🐑🐮 We are incredibly proud of our Latta Show Team for an outstanding showing at the Pontotoc County Junior Livestock Show! Our students worked hard, represented Latta with class, and brought home some amazing results. Congratulations to each of these exhibitors on their well-earned accomplishments! 👏 Jaycee Oldenburg • Champion Intermediate Sheep Showman • Breed Champion Shropshire Ewe • Breed Champion Hair Wether • Breed Champion Hamp Wether • Reserve Breed Champion Cross Wether • Grand Champion Overall Ewe • Grand Champion Overall Wether • 4th Overall Wether Goat • Reserve Champion Intermediate Cattle Showman • Bronze Overall Steer 👏 Cooper Oldenburg • Reserve Champion Junior Sheep Showman • Breed Champion Hamp Ewe • Reserve Breed Champion Shropshire Wether • Reserve Grand Overall Ewe 👏 Taos Heck • Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe • Breed Champion Cross Wether • Reserve Grand Overall Wether • 4th Overall Heifer • Reserve Grand Overall Steer 👏 Reata Heck • Champion Pre-Junior Mini Hereford 👏 Ryzer Foster • Best in Variety • Best of Breed • Reserve Champion English 👏 Kase Hayes • Champion Berkshire Gilt 👏 Krislynd Hayes • Reserve Champion Spot Barrow 👏 Shaylee Gambill • Champion Junior Swine Showman 👏 Kreese Griffin • Champion Rate of Gain Steer 👏 Kas Reeves • Reserve Champion Rate of Gain Steer 👏 Caden Alexander • Reserve Breed Champion Mini Hereford Heifer Congratulations to all of our exhibitors, families, and coaches on an incredible week. We are so proud of the dedication, sportsmanship, and hard work shown by our Latta Show Team! 💙💛💚
This week, we celebrate three truly incredible counselors who are the heart of our district. 💫
They are the quiet encouragers, the steady listeners, the problem-solvers, the cheerleaders, and the safe place on hard days. They advocate fiercely for students, support families with compassion, and show up for staff in ways that often go unseen but are deeply felt.
Thank you for the emotional labor, the patience, the grace, and the love you pour into this work every single day. We are so grateful for each of you. Happy Counselor’s Week! 💛✨
There will be no after school tutoring in Mrs. Oliphant's room today.
Here is the basketball lineup for tomorrow.
Congratulations to Latta DECA for receiving diamond level Oklahoma DECA Chapter
Mrs. Fortner’s Pre-K Class is 100 Days Smarter!!
Latta T-K had a special guest today for letter U Show and Tell! Thanks to Ms.
Martin for playing her ukulele for our class!!!
📣 The spirit shop will be open every remaining high school basketball game day!
🏀 Tomorrow, February 5th
🏀 February 10th
🏀 February 13th
There are still several Special Olympic school spirit items available for purchase! The prices for each item will be continued in the comments.
Remember to get your Valentine Cookie Orders in by this Thursday. These are going to be yummy!
Let's wrangle the mustangs tomorrow!
Reminder: JOM Stomp Dance and Donation List❤️
Man, what a week. Our Latta boys came out of hibernation today to put up some big numbers at the Bethel Firelake Invitational! They earned Runner-Up placing 2nd/18 teams!💪🏼
We had a lot of guys hit new maxes & a lot of top 5 placers overall & in individual events!
Top 5/18 Teams
1. Jones 191
2. LATTA 151
3. Crooked Oak 131
4. Sayre 87
5. SW Covenant 81
Top Overall Placers
132-Devin Scates-2nd (9th div)
145-Tyler Wilson-2nd (9th div)
145-Riley Tilley-6th
168-Tevan Watson-4th
181-Caden McDonald-2nd
198-Jake Clampitt-2nd
220-Blaze Lovelace-3rd
242-Jonah Boyington-3rd
275-John Gray-5th
HWT-Brett Drury-4th
HWT-Samuel Daniel-5th
HWT-Jeremiah Adegbule-6th
Next Up Okemah! 🐾
#KeepWorking! #PantherNation!
#PantherPower! #Gainz!
❄️💃🏼🕺🏼The 7th and 8th Grade Semi-Formal is still on for tomorrow! Here are some reminders:
Get your orders in by Thursday, February 5th!
Lunch menu change for tomorrow, 1/30
Latta Public School will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 29th due continued hazardous road conditions throughout the district. The safety of our students and staff continues to be our top priority.
This will be a traditional snow day with no distance learning expectations.
We are very hopeful that an additional day of above freezing temperatures will allow us to have a safe return on Friday.
Tonight's basketball games at Dale have been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5th.
Due to continued hazardous road conditions throughout the district, Latta Public School will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28th. This will be a traditional snow day with no distance/virtual learning expectations.
