Latta Public School

Congratulations to this month's Texoma Golden Apple Teacher, our very own Mrs. Tiffany Oliphant! Seth Wadley said, "We’re proud to honor Tiffany Oliphant as Texoma’s Golden Apple of the Month with a $750 award! 🍎 Tiffany goes above and beyond - supporting students academically, promoting mental wellness, and inspiring through leadership and kindness. Her dedication makes a lasting impact on her community! ✨" Congratulations, Mrs. Oliphant!

Congrats to Kelbey Parnacher for being named OGBCA Small East All-Region!

Congratulations to our 2025–2026 Latta Teachers of the Year! 💛🐾🖤 ✨ Elementary Teacher of the Year: Shale Long ✨ Middle School Teacher of the Year & District Teacher of the Year: Emily Combest ✨ High School Teacher of the Year: Tiffany Oliphant Each of these outstanding educators exemplifies integrity, honor, dependability, commitment, and accountability—qualities that make a lasting impact on our students and our school community every single day. We are incredibly proud to have them representing Latta and grateful to call them part of our team.

Last call for Mental Health shirts! Mr. Norton will need all orders by 10:00 A.M.

"On Tuesday, Howard Thompson from the Chickasaw Nation Division of Heritage Preservation—part of the Department of Culture and Humanities—spoke to our high school Native American Challenge Bowl Team. He discussed the traditional family roles of Southeastern Indians. We want to extend a huge thank you to Howard for taking the time to share his knowledge with our students."

Latta Pre-Kindergarten is seeking information that will help with the 2026-27 enrollment.

The parents of students wishing to attend Latta’s Pre-Kindergarten and live in the Latta School District need to call the elementary office by April 20th.

The parents of students wishing to attend Latta Pre-Kindergarten that DO NOT live in the Latta School District may contact the office for transfer information.

Please help our Latta Special Olympics Team raise money by attending the NHS bake sale at Pruett's on Saturday from 9:00-2:00.

📝Student email information--

🥎It's game day!🥎

We would like to congratulate Latta junior, Reece Ellison, for his not one but TWO published works of poetry. His collections "The Last Summer of Reprieve" and "Cathartic Collection: A Poetry Collection from an Emotional Introvert" can be purchased through Amazon or through Reece himself. He will even autograph the copies. We are so proud of your incredible accomplishments, Reece!

📣 Congratulations to our February Elementary Students of the Month! 👏👏

🔥🎨🏆 BIG WIN FOR LATTA! 🏆🎨🔥 Latta High School sophomore Saylor Sullivan has officially been named the 2026 OSSAA Art of the Game Contest Champion! Out of 63 talented artists across Oklahoma, Saylor rose to the top as one of only six finalists—and then brought it home with the WIN! 🥇 This victory didn’t happen alone… 💙 The Latta Panther community showed up BIG, rallying behind Saylor with incredible support and donations. That unity is what makes this moment even more special. 🏅 The award ceremony will be given at a later date. Saylor, your hard work, creativity, and talent have made Latta proud in a HUGE way. This is more than a win—it’s a statement! 👏 Congratulations, Saylor Sullivan—you earned every bit of this! 👏 #LattaPride #PantherStrong #ArtOfTheGame #StateChampion

Congrats to our high school February Students of the Month who are being recognized for our core value of Integrity. We are proud of y'all!

Reminder that Mental Health Awareness Week t-shirt order forms and money are due by 3:00 on Wednesday, March 25th. Whichever class sells the most t-shirts will get their choice of snow cones or pizza.

ACCOUNTABILITY was our core value focus for the month of February. We are proud to celebrate these LMS students of the month!🐾 5th grade: Xoie Jones + Maddux Bills 6th grade: McKinzie Impson + Shade Sutton 7th grade: Lydia Biddle + Cameron Goodwin 8th grade: Liz Bills + Brendyn Hill

Great job to our Latta Powerlifters who competed today at the State Meet in El Reno! A special congratulations to Jake Clampitt who made the podium by placing State Runner-Up in the 198 class! 530-Squat, 335-Bench, 515-Deadlift, a max total of 1380! Top 25 State placers 123-Nathan Eidson-8th 145-Devin Scates-11th 145-Tyler Wilson-13th 157-Jaxon Edgar-20th 168-Tevan Watson-15th 181-Caden McDonald-18th 198-Jake Clampitt-2nd 275-Johnathan Gray-14th HWT-Brett Drury-22nd HWT-Samuel Daniel-23rd

Semis, HERE WE COME! Let's blackout the student section!

🏀🔥 LATTA — IT’S TIME FOR THE BIG DANCE! 🔥🏀 Latta Art wants to give a HUGE congratulations to our Lady Panthers and Panthers high school basketball teams for punching their tickets to the Big Dance at the OG&E Coliseum! 🐾🏀 While you’re there cheering on our Panthers, make sure to stop by and visit Saylor Sullivan’s artwork before or after the games! 🎨 Saylor is competing in the Art Contest Championship, and the artwork that raises the most donations takes home the title! 🏆 Every donation means a lot and helps support a great cause — so let’s show up the Latta way and support one of our own! 🏀 Cheer for the Panthers 🎨 Support Saylor 🏆 Bring home TWO championships! #LattaPride #PantherNation #SupportOurStudents

State Quarterfinals information!

7th and 8th graders finished reading The Outsiders last week! Today, Mrs. Clark took her 7th grade reading classes and Mrs. Gaddis took her 7th and 8th reading classes to The Outsiders Musuem in Tulsa, and then to eat lunch at a park used in the movie!! 📖🎬👖⚡️🌅