Latta Public School

We are celebrating Read Across America next week! These are the dress up days for Pre-K to 12th Grade.

Congratulations to the DECA International Qualifiers: Briley Brundidge - Food Marketing Neal Shown, Sam Jack, Cole McElroy - Business Solutions Ainsley Russell and Adilyn Elkins- Career Development Project Layla O'Donnell, Gabby Grand, and Gracie Hunley - Sales Project Bryson Buxton and Brody McElhannon - Business Law and Ethics Serina Tiger, Jacoby Impson, Kaiden Harjo - Career Awareness Finalists Cole McElroy - Food Marketing Weston Wheat - Career Development Bostyn Thompson, Jodi McFarland, and Madaliece Herrera -Financial Literacy Neal Shown - Automotive Services Congratulations Winners

The 8th and 10th grade parent meetings for pre-enrollment that were scheduled for Monday night have been moved to Tuesday night, because of high school regional playoffs. The meetings will be Tuesday night at 6:00 P.M. for 8th grade and 7:00 P.M. for 10th grade in the high school cafeteria.

✌️great days for our Latta Panthers at the Indian Iron Invitational @Tishomingo! 9th Grade Boys Team Champions 1st/15 HS Girls Overall Team Champion 1st/13 HS Boys Small School Team Champions 1st/20 (by 1 point)! HS Girls top 5 Avery Wilson-2nd Erin Kerr-2nd Audrey Forshay-2nd Aubrey Hart-5th Ryan Gray-3rd Ollie Miller-1st Taryn Cotanny-3rd Summer Wilson-5th Kiki Williams-1st Stacie Williams-3rd Saylor Sullivan-4th Kaitlyn Davis-5th Faith Adegbule-2nd Marybelle Wilson-2nd Brooklyn Brust-5th Boys Top 10 123-Dax Foster-7th 145-Jake LaMack-T-5th 895 total 168-Kane Dildine-2nd 1025 total 168-Jett Hudson-9th 181-Darien Miller-3rd 1110 total 198-Jake Clampitt-1st-1215 total 198-Camden Wright-3rd 1115 total 198-Caden McDonald-6th 1000 total 220-Dylan Moffat-2nd 1210 total 220-Jonah Boyington-7th 1085 total 275-Issac Howe-6th 1070 total HWT-Samuel Daniel-2nd 1160 total

🏀 🐾 Game Day! 🐾 🏀 Friday, February 21st Latta Panther Fieldhouse 6:00 Latta Lady Panthers vs Stratford 7:30 Latta Panthers vs Preston $10 cash at the gate $8.35 GoFan Free Stream:  Hudl Fan TV

Congratulations to our Latta Panthers for taking 1st/15 in the 9th grade boys division at the Indian Iron Powerlifting Meet @ Tishomingo Top 5 placers Paxton Stutz-1st 105 lb Cody Staubus-5th 132 lb Trevor Gettys-4th 157 lb Mason Creel-3rd 168 lb Blaze Lovelace-3rd 181lb Kas Reeves-3rd 198 lb Alex Daniel-2nd 220 lb Jeremiah Adegbule-3rd Kaid Bartee-4th HWT

Reminder for Senior Parents that Baby Panther Tributes are due tomorrow!

Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Collins want to give a heartfelt thank you to these guys! Coach Plunk, Coach Bryant, Coach Atkinson and Mr. Norton (not pictured) volunteered their time this morning to help us in the elementary carline. We appreciate you guys braving the cold to give some of our staff a morning inside and helping us get our students into the warm building! 🐾💛🖤

🚨Senior Parents 🚨 There will be a brief senior parent “After- Prom” Meeting @ 5:15 P.M. tomorrow evening in the high school auditorium.

Latta Public Schools will be open in regular session tomorrow, Thursday, February 20, 2025 Even with the outstanding efforts of our dedicated maintenance personnel to prepare our buildings, sidewalks, and parking lots, students are reminded to watch for patches of clear ice that may still be on sidewalks, curbs, etc. Dress Warm - Be Safe - Let's Learn - GO PANTHERS!

Due to the inclement weather and road conditions, we will move to distance learning tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19th. All assignments and instructions will be posted through the Latta Public School App and/or Google Classroom by 9:00 am Wednesday and will be due by 11:59 PM.

Latta Public Schools will be closed for a snow day, Tuesday, February 18th.

Emma Skinner, Isaak Hamilton, and Brooklyn Lewis spent their Saturday competing at the Ada Cougar Classic Speech and Debate Tournament.  Emma and Isaak placed 1st in Dramatic Duet, and Brooklyn placed 2nd in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking.  On top of that, they have all qualified for Regionals!  Congratulations to these hardworking students!

🏀 Tonight's district basketball games will not be streamed through Hudl. They will be streamed at http://wewokatigers.tv 🏀

Playoffs are here! Saturday, February 15 @ Latta Panther Fieldhouse 🏀 🐾

🐾Latta Public Schools🐾 Is accepting applications for an Elementary Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. Qualified applicants should hold required credentials. Also must be able to pass an Oklahoma State Department of Education/OSBI criminal background check. Interested applicants may contact Jackie Collins at jacollins@latta.k12.ok.us or 580.332.2092 Ext. 100.

Back in the fall, the HS and JH softball parents did a fundraiser through Vertical Raise. Rhemy Traylor was our top participant and won a custom glove from Veteran Bat Co. Thanks to all of our supporters!

The Latta JOM parent committee would like to thank everyone for coming out and helping with the stomp dance. We raised the amount needed to purchase blankets for our seniors. Thank you to all that came to the dance. Thank you to those who donated items that made this event a success.

‼️ HS Basketball vs. Lexington - 2.11.25 - UPDATE ‼️ 📌 No JV games ⏰ Start times have changed: Varsity Girls: 5:00 PM Varsity Boys: 6:30 PM 🎓 Senior Night for basketball players and cheerleaders will follow the boys game.

Thursday, 13 Latta Middle School students participated in Circle the State with Song (a treble choir festival) in Shawnee with over 150 students from the surrounding area.  They had a great day practicing and performing 7 songs, and had lots of fun while also learning a lot!