Friday, February 03, 2012 (46 reads)
| A silent auction is the first of many events Putnam City North High School students are staging to help wishes come true for Allie, a 4-year-old, and Dylan, a 14-year old, two children with life-threatening illnesses.
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Thursday, February 02, 2012 (33 reads)
| Four seniors from Putnam City High School students will get a closer look at their potential futures when they take part in the Engineer for a Day program on Thursday, Feb. 23.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012 (185 reads)
| Luke Adams, a senior at Putnam City North High School, earned a perfect score on his ACT – a composite score of 36.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012 (13 reads)
| The boys’ and girls’ soccer teams from all three district high schools are joining together to host the “United Against Cancer” Soccer Classic, two nights of outstanding high school soccer games that will raise funds for cancer research.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (181 reads)
| On Tuesday, Jan. 31, area residents are invited to enjoy dinner and concert benefitting the Pirate Band of Putnam City High School. The 5:30 p.m. catered dinner and 7 p.m. free concert will take place at Putnam City High School, 5300 N.W. 50th.
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Monday, January 23, 2012 (60 reads)
| The National Board for Professional Teachers Standards has announced that five Putnam City teachers earned National Board Certification this year, one of the top distinctions for quality in teaching that a teacher may earn.
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Monday, January 23, 2012 (159 reads)
| Putnam City Schools will celebrate its centennial in 2014, and a group of alumni is working with the school district to create a printed history that will detail the district’s growth from a small country school in 1914 to the sprawling school district it is today.
To make the book a true history of the school, the book committee is asking former students, teachers, patrons and others to write their own memories of their days at Putnam City, says Gloria Quaid, a 1963 Putnam City High School graduate and chair of the book committee.
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Friday, January 20, 2012 (411 reads)
| Putnam City’s Western Oaks Middle School and Rollingwood Elementary School are two of 13 schools in Oklahoma to be recognized as Academic Achievement Award Schools, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi has announced.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 (101 reads)
| Putnam City North High Schools cheerleaders won their seventh national title in a row at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Senior and Junior High School National Championships in early January at the Dallas Convention Center.
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Monday, January 09, 2012 (350 reads)
| People who reside within the boundaries of Putnam City’s board election District 2 are invited to apply for a vacant seat on the district’s board of education, Superintendent Paul Hurst says. Applications for the vacant board seat will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
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Monday, December 12, 2011 (405 reads)
| Jeremy Allen, a senior at Putnam City North High School, has been selected as one of two Oklahoma delegates to participate in the U.S. Senate Youth Program for 2012.
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Thursday, December 08, 2011 (213 reads)
| Area residents can listen to a Christmas concert of smooth and spirited holiday music and jazz classics performed by the Putnam City North jazz choir and the jazz bands of all three district high schools at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, in the auditorium at Capps Middle School, 4020 N. Grove.
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Thursday, December 08, 2011 (510 reads)
| Putnam City North High School junior Anthony Hernandez, a defender on the Panthers’ boys’ soccer team, has been named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Adidas as Oklahoma’s Player of the Year and a member of the 2011 Boys High School All-America Team.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011 (587 reads)
| Twenty district band and orchestra students from Putnam City’s three high schools earned spots in the All-State Orchestra and two more won places in the All-State band after auditioning Dec. 3 at Westmoore High School.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011 (1884 reads)
| Teachers of the year for each of Putnam City’s 27 schools have been selected and will be honored at the district’s annual Teacher of the Year event on Tuesday, March 13.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011 (245 reads)
| Students from three Putnam City schools will take part in the eight-team Life Change Ballroom Dance Competition Finals from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Rose State Performing Arts Theatre, 6000 Trosper Road in Midwest City.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 (213 reads)
| The holidays will be a little brighter for Oklahoma National Guard troops serving in Afghanistan, thanks to Putnam City High School students. Students have written close to 2,000 letters that will be in the hands of National Guard members by Christmas.
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Monday, November 28, 2011 (259 reads)
| Eight art students from Putnam City high schools had their work included in the 2011 High School Print and Drawing Exhibition sponsored by the Norick Art Center at Oklahoma City University.
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Monday, November 28, 2011 (322 reads)
| Ten students from Putnam City North High School and two students from Putnam City High School students earned spots in All-state Choirs chosen by the Oklahoma Choral Directors Association and the Oklahoma Music Educators Association.
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Thursday, November 17, 2011 (119 reads)
| Twenty-three band students from Putnam City’s three high schools earned spots in the Central Oklahoma Directors Association All Region Honor Band.
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Thursday, November 17, 2011 (239 reads)
| Putnam City High School administrators have invited students from all three district high schools and Bethany High School to attend a College and Career Fair from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The event, to be held in the new cafeteria at Putnam City High School, 5300 N.W. 50th, is free and open to students and parents from the four schools.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 (383 reads)
| More than 120 vendors will sell their wares at the 30th annual Lake Park Elementary Holiday Market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 (225 reads)
| Eighty-six choir students from six district elementary and middle schools have been selected to be part of Region O's Circle the State with Song Festival. The students will have an opportunity to perform in a festival on Jan. 28 at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 (198 reads)
| A new organization, the Putnam City Schools Athletic Council, has been formed to increase and improve the athletic opportunities for students in district schools, says Dr. Dick Balenseifen, athletic director for Putnam City Schools. The next meeting of the council is set for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the board room of the district’s administration building, 5401 N.W. 40th. Council meetings are open to anyone interested in taking part.
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Friday, November 11, 2011 (388 reads)
| To parents of students in schools across the country, it seems like a simple and reasonable request. Your child was threatened or bullied or hurt by another student, and you want to know if the offending student was disciplined or suspended. The problem is that federal law says school administrators can't tell you.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 (233 reads)
| Ten district students from four schools earned spots in the Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State Children’s Chorus following judging of recorded auditions from across the state.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 (338 reads)
| Putnam City High School Senior Antonio Quintana has been selected as a 2011-2012 National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) Scholar, the College Board has announced.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 (565 reads)
| Three Putnam City schools will hold holiday craft fairs on Saturday, Nov. 19th.
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Friday, October 14, 2011 (355 reads)
| Putnam City is one of two districts in Oklahoma and 43 districts across the country to be awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand counseling programs.
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Monday, October 10, 2011 (228 reads)
| Students at Putnam City’s three high schools last year earned 1,779 hours of college credit and saved as much as $452,500 in college costs by taking advanced placement (AP) courses and passing AP tests, says Dr. Melani Mouse, Putnam City’s assistant superintendent for Secondary Education.
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Monday, October 10, 2011 (633 reads)
| Anne Guevara, longtime orchestra teacher at Putnam City West High School and director of The Silver Strings of Putnam City, will be honored with the prestigious Governor’s Arts in Education Award during a special ceremony at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the 4th floor rotunda of the State Capitol. The event is free and open to the public.
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Thursday, October 06, 2011 (316 reads)
| Twenty-two Putnam City high school students earned spots in East Central Oklahoma Choral Director's Association Honor Choir following auditions on Oct. 3 at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011 (394 reads)
| Parents of Putnam City elementary and middle school students are invited to attend a bullying prevention program from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Capps Middle School, 4020 N. Grove.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011 (446 reads)
| Spencer Cornelius of Putnam City North High School is one of more than 1,600 talented African American high school seniors across the nation and nine in Oklahoma to be named a National Achievement Program semifinalist.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011 (346 reads)
| Friday night's game between Putnam City West and Jenks can be watched online at http://www.zpreps.com
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011 (253 reads)
| Tim Sanders of Hefner Middle School is one of the three dozen teachers in Oklahoma and Arkansas to receive grants from OGE Energy to help fund classroom learning projects.
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Friday, September 23, 2011 (378 reads)
| Seventy-five students from Putnam City high schools earned the designation of AP Scholar from the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams taken last spring. About 18 percent of more than 1.9 million high school students who took AP Exams performed at sufficiently high levels to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 (231 reads)
| Forty-seven district students from one high school and six elementary schools won awards of merit in the Oklahoma Student Art Exhibition at the State Fair.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 (1326 reads)
| The fourth annual Putnam City Cancer Classic takes place Saturday, Nov. 19. The 5k race takes off at 8:30 a.m., while the fun run begins at 10 a.m. Both events start at Stars and Stripes Park on Portland Avenue just south of Lake Hefner.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (492 reads)
| Lucas Adams and Andrew Maples from Putnam City North High School have been named National Merit Semifinalists by officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, an honor placing them among the nation’s top high school students.
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Friday, September 09, 2011 (277 reads)
| Putnam City North officials are spreading the word that students should plan to be back at school Monday, Sept. 12, for a regular day of classes.
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Friday, September 09, 2011 (406 reads)
| Susan Boggs, RN, the school nurse at Hefner Middle School, has successfully completed studies and examinations necessary to be designated a Nationally Certified School Nurse. The certification represents a national standard of preparation, knowledge and practice in school nursing.
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Thursday, September 08, 2011 (412 reads)
| A broken water line has forced cancellation of all classes and activities at Putnam City North High School on Friday, Sept. 9.
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Saturday, August 27, 2011 (1158 reads)
| Gail LoPresto, a longtime Putnam City Board of Education member, was honored Saturday with an All-State School Board Award during the Oklahoma State School Boards Association (OSSBA) annual conference in Oklahoma City.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 (665 reads)
| Putnam City North High School students Emma Hutchison, Julie Jameson and Taylor Vu have been appointed to the 2011-2012 Oklahoma Heritage Association Teen Board.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 (473 reads)
| Every student at Putnam City’s Apollo Elementary School, Hilldale Elementary School and Tulakes Elementary School will be offered free breakfasts and lunches at school this year, regardless of their family’s economic status.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 (496 reads)
| Putnam City Schools has announced its guidelines for free and reduced price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and the After-School Snack Program.
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011 (704 reads)
| Putnam City Health Services Coordinator Georgene Westendorf, RN, was one of five school nurses in the nation honored in June by the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) as part of its Voice of Meningitis campaign, a multi-year educational initiative.
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Monday, August 08, 2011 (928 reads)
| Parents of students at Wiley Post Elementary are invited to attend an upcoming meeting to discuss student achievement, school improvement and school choice.
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Monday, August 08, 2011 (477 reads)
| Three Putnam City teachers were among 27
Oklahoma teachers who walked in the footsteps of America’s patriots and
British colonists during a Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in
Early American History held this summer in the restored capital city of
18th-century Virginia.
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011 (615 reads)
| People interested in becoming a substitute teacher in Putnam City schools should plan to attend a mandatory orientation session in mid-August, Dr. April Grace, the district’s executive director of Human Resources says.
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Friday, July 08, 2011 (1005 reads)
| Putnam City High School physics teacher Jody Bowie is one of 12 finalists for 2012 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Janet Barresi has announced. The winner will be announced by Dr. Barresi in September at the State Fair of Oklahoma.
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011 (566 reads)
| For parents whose elementary-aged children will walk to and from school this fall, the dog days of summer are the perfect time to teach safety for school days that begin in mid-August.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 (583 reads)
| The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has selected the Putnam City Schools Foundation as the recipient of its 2011 Outstanding Program Award for Local Education Foundations.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010 (589 reads)
| Sylvia Mahaffey, a math teacher at Putnam City’s Capps Middle School, is one of five teachers in the nation to be named a 2010 Symetra Top Teacher.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010 (2893 reads)
| Teachers of the year for each of Putnam City’s 27 schools have been selected and will be honored at the district’s annual Teacher of the Year event on Tuesday, March 8, at NEWCHURCH, 9201 N. Rockwell. The event’s reception begins at 6:30 p.m.; the program begins at 7.
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Monday, December 13, 2010 (1596 reads)
| Putnam City North High School social studies teacher and boys’ soccer coach Tom Pecore has been named 2010 Region VI Boys High School Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Region VI is comprised of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Monday, December 13, 2010 (766 reads)
| Putnam City High School has been named by Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education as one of 11 “Oklahoma’s Promise 2010 State Champions” for leading the state in the number of graduates who qualified to receive Oklahoma’s Promise, a state scholarship that allows students from families whose annual income is $50,000 or less to earn free college tuition.
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