UPDATED QPS DAILY NEWS
2019-20
Saturday, September 14

Quapaw Football 20-6 over Wyandotte 
Quapaw Softball 10-0 over Ketchum 

The Quapaw Booster Club will meet on Sunday, September 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the HS Cafeteria. Please come and be a part of Wildcat Pride!

The Coming Week at Quapaw 





Letterman Jackets will be ordered on Tuesday, September 17, at 11:00 a.m. in the HS Cafeteria. A $100 deposit is required to purchase jackets. For more information contact Mr. Dawson.

September Newsletter 


August 9th, 2019

Dear Student Organization,

Quapaw High School is hosting a Future Interest Exposition for our Junior and Senior classes. You may be interested to know that over 25 percent of our senior class maintain a 3.5 GPA or above. In addition, 50 percent of our junior class maintain a 3.0 GPA or above. We would like to invite you to host an information table at our second annual Wildcat Pride: Investing in My Future Expo.

The purpose of the event is to expose our students to college life and connect them with a variety of career opportunities. Our students have expressed their desire to explore personal interest with less classroom disruption. We hope you will assist in making this a successful event for our students.

When: October 23, 2019

Where: Quapaw High School: 305 W. 1stSt. Quapaw, Oklahoma 74363

Time: 1:00pm-3:30pm

Please let me know if you or a representative will be present for the event by October 15, 2019. If we are able to confirm several representatives, we intend to invite a neighboring high school to participate in the event in addition our students. We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Haley Doherty

Quapaw Public Schools

School Counselor

hdoherty@qpswildcats.com




The annual Grandparent Breakfast


A big thank you to the Miami Auto Supercenter (Chevrolet) and Aubrey Owens on the $1000 donation to Quapaw Athletics.


We would also like to thank the Miami Area Girls Softball League on the $250 donation to Quapaw Public Schools.


JH Cheerleaders participated at the NEO Clinic on Saturday 


We would like to welcome the following new teachers to the Quapaw Public Schools. Left to right: Katrina Elliott (Social Studies), Melissa McCullough (Grade 5), Michelle Flanigan (Grade K), Taylor Pryor (Grade 1), Hannah Thomas (PE/Science/Head Girls Basketball Coach), and Vicki Hosfelt (Special Education).


A big thank you to the Quapaw Nation on the new electronic sign for the Quapaw Public Schools.

All Quapaw High School students will be required to check out a Chromebook to take home to be used as a textbook.  There is a $25 user fee necessary for checking out the Chromebook.  Students will need to have the fee paid by Friday, August 23rd.  A majority of the teachers will be using the Chromebooks for required assignments.  This applies to high school students only.  If you have questions regarding the user fee, please contact the high school office.


Just a reminder to please pay outstanding breakfast/lunch balances from last year before school begins on Thursday. Thank you.


Season athletic passes are now on sale at the Quapaw Administration Building.


A big thank you to the Quapaw Elementary Staff who came in a day early to learn how to foster even greater relationships with their students during the 2019-20 school year by using the Sanford Harmony program.  This researched based program identifies practical strategies, stories, activities, and lessons for improving relationships, teaching empathy, increasing student confidence and reducing bullying.



Volunteer Friday at Quapaw Elementary School.  Thank You!



A big thank you to Travis Compton, Blake Painter and Brady Kropp on setting up the new elementary playground equipment.







Wildcat Cheerleaders 

Quapaw FFA at Stillwater


Several staff members from Quapaw Public Schools and Grand Lake Mental Health are involved in a statewide Oklahoma School Climate Transformation project that provides training in the implementation this fall of a multi-tiered behavioral framework. More information will be coming about this grant project in August

Quapaw had three staff members (Mr. Dawson, Mrs. Price and Mr. Loyd) attend the National ISTE Conference in Philadelphia June 23-27. They will be sharing many valuable technology resources this coming school year.
Mr. Loyd won a classroom set of free Chromebooks for the Quapaw School District provided by Tech TradeUp




A big thank you to Integris on the $750 donation to Quapaw Athletics.




Student Dress Code Policy
The Student Dress Code Policy has been updated to include some new language:

6. Appropriateness of all shorts, jeans, slacks, pants, leggings and yoga pants will be left to the discretion of the building administrator.  Clothing deemed by the administrator to cause a substantial disruption to school operations will not be allowed.  



District Office
305 W 1st St
Quapaw, OK 74363
Phone: (918) 674-2501
Fax: (918) 674-2721
Superintendent
David Carriger
Email: dcarriger@qpswildcats.com














Quapaw Public Schools Calendar



Quapaw Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, veteran status,or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: David Carriger, Quapaw Superintendent of Schools/Title IX Coordinator

305 West 1st, Quapaw, Oklahoma 74363, (918) 674-2501.