Latta Public School

Our Latta Elementary is full of Artists! During Read Across America Week, these were the winning bookmarks in our elementary. These bookmarks will be handed out in the elementary library for the remainder of the school year. Congratulations everyone! Front Row: Luna Deskin Mrs. Fortner Pre-K Rynlee Booker Mrs. Wyche TK Gisselle Puente Amaya Mrs. Jennings Kindergarten Back Row: Gemma Ballagh Mrs. Savage 2nd Grade Jareth Clark Mrs. Ailey 1st Grade Kali Garrett Mrs. Clinton 3rd Grade Xoie Jones Mrs. Elliott 4th Grade

This past weekend, the OSSAA took time to recognize the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Class A Girls Basketball State Champions! Coached by the late Bill Johnson, the Lady Panthers took down Fort Towson in the state finals 46-44 to bring home the Gold Ball. #TheLastDanceAtTheBigHouse Team members present were: Kim Shortes Chrystal Henderson Trisha Collins Dana Hanks DeVonna Collings Boogie Beebe Judy Winters Lynda Wingard Sheila Walters JoAnn Morgan

Yesterday and Today Latta hosted Seminole’s Speech and Debate Tournament.  We had 5 students who competed, all of whom did amazing! We also want to give a huge shoutout to everyone who volunteered, provided hospitality and concessions, or helped in any other way.  Also a big thank you to our High School faculty and staff for lending us their classrooms and spaces for the weekend.  This would not have been possible without the amazing support of our school community! Isaak Hamilton and Emma Skinner took first place in 3A Humorous Duet (regionals qualifier) and in Champs Dramatic Duet (already qualified for regionals) Riley Johnson took second place in 3A Monologue (Regionals Qualifier) Neal Shown took first place in 3A Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking (Regionals Qualifier) Brooklyn Lewis took second place in Champs Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking (already qualified for regionals)

Congratulations to our Latta Powerlifting team who placed 3rd overall in Class A & 8th out of 33 overall against all class C-2A schools at the SE Regional in Hartshorne! Also, congratulations to our 5 STATE QUALIFIERS who 🥊’d their ticket againat all C-2A lifters! 145-Jake LaMack-5th 920 total 181-Darien Miller-5th 1115 total 198-Jake Clampitt-4th 1240 total 220-Dylan Moffat-3rd 1245 total Samuel Daniel-5th-1155 total They’ll compete at the State meet next Saturday March 15th@ the Jenks-Simmons Field house in El Reno along with Kas Reeves & Paxton Stutz competing Thursday!

Congratulations to Cal Reeves of the Latta FFA Chapter. He was recently selected to be 1 of 100 members of the State FFA Chorus. The chorus will perform at the 99th State FFA Convention May 6-7 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, and will travel to Oklahoma City and perform for the Senate and House of Representatives.

Great job to our Freshman boys, they competed at the 9th grade SE regional@Hartshorne against all schools(C-6A)for a chance at State! All of our guys hit new maxes on at least one event! Congratulations to Kas Reeves who Tied for 3rd in the 198 class punching his ticket to STATE & Paxton Stutz who placed 6th in the 114 class earning an at-large bid & punch his ticket to STATE! To qualify, the top 4 in each class at each region make it, then the next 4 best totals from all 4 regions combined make up the 20! 114 lb-Paxton Stutz-6th STATE QUALIFIER Deadlift-215(New Max) 145 lb-Cody Staubus-10th Squat-205, Bench-140, Deadlift-330 (New Maxes) 145 lb-Riley Tilley-Deadlift-260 (New Max) 168 lb-Mason Creel-8th, Squat-260, Bench-160, Deadlift-360 (New Maxes) 168 lb-Teagan Tidwell-10th Squat-250, Deadlift-320 (New Maxes) 198 lb-Kas Reeves T-3rd STATE QUALIFIER Squat-325, Bench 205, Deadlift-350(New Max) 198 lb-Blaze Lovelace-7th Squat-305, Bench-160, Deadlift-350(New Maxes) 220 lb-Alex Daniel-9th Bench-160, Deadlift-440(2nd) (New Maxes) HWT-Jeremiah Adegbule-6th Squat-365, Bench-165, Deadlift-390 (New Maxes) HWT-Kaid Bartee Squat-320, Deadlift-340 (New Maxes)

Hospitality & Tourism and Culinary Basics classes had the awesome opportunity of having Chef Mark Cochran from OSU’s Hospitality & Tourism college speak to them about soft skills, work ethic, and opportunities available to them. We appreciate him making the drive and speaking!

🐾📣🏀 State Basketball Info 🏀📣🐾 🗓️ Thursday, March 6 🚌 1:45 pm "Team Sendoff" ⏰ 6:00 pm vs OK Bible Academy 📍 The Big House 💰 Tickets:   💵 $13 cash 💳 $11 OSSAA Website 👜 Clear bag policy enforced

Dr. Seuss week is in full swing at Latta Elementary! Today was Career Day 🌟 “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” - Dr. Seuss

Just a reminder: TAKE STATE t-shirt pickup will be TONIGHT, March 5th, from 5:30 to 7:00 at the lower entrance of the new gym. Thank you to everyone who ordered a shirt!! There were lots of orders..YAY! Please be extra patient with our people as they get shirts passed out tonight.🖤🐾

🪩💃You're invited to a silent disco hosted by CASA and The Care Cottage. 🕺🪩

Information about LMS and LHS parent/teacher conferences: 🎒🍎 (5th and 6th grade parents will schedule directly with the teachers and not through the office.)

🎉Congratulations to our Oklahoma State Individual Powerlifting Champion, Faith Adegbule! 🎉

Congratulation to our Lady Panthers who placed Runner-Up out of 53 at State! Congratulations to STATE CHAMPION-Faith Adegbule 1st in the 198 class & won all 3 events! Kieranie Williams 3rd 181 class Stacie Williams 5th 181 class Saylor Sullivan 4th 165 class JH Marybelle Wilson 6th 220 class Erin Kerr 6th 121 class Jadyn Jackson 8th HWT Daisy Marical 10th 136 class

🚨ATTENTION 🚨Due to the early morning storms the Chickasaw Nation School-Age program is closed. Please reach out to the school for your child’s after school plans‼️

If you placed an order, please note that due to the short turn around time, shirts will not be sent home with students. Pickup will be Wednesday March 5th from 5:30 to 7:00 at the lower entrance of the new gym.🖤🐾 LET'S GO LADY PANTHERS📣

🐾🖤LADY PANTHERS 🖤🐾 🏆TAKE STATE🏆 t-shirts 🚨If you’d like to order, put your order(name and size) in the Venmo comment🚨 $10 for YS-XL $13 for 2X and 3X.

\\ L E T S. G O. P A N T H E R S // Our Lady Panthers are going to STATE!! We are so proud!!🥊 🎟️🖤💛⭐️ Here’s what some of our Lady Panther fans had to say:: “We love this TEAM & their coaches so much!! They have worked so hard and given everything they have each and every game! We are so proud of them & can’t wait to watch them finish their season in the BIG HOUSE! #whynotus” -The Senkel’s “I know this won’t be easy, but I know how strong you ladies are and I know you all will do great” “ I believe in you all” “Say you can ladies and believe it once you say it” -Shannon Smith Parnacher “Good luck, girls, in the state tournament during the final year at the Big House. You've made it! All the pressure is off—soak in the moment and enjoy everything that comes with playing in the state tournament. Win or lose, give it your all, never give up, and be proud of yourselves.” -Robin Anderson “We are so proud of the lady panthers for punching their ticket to the BIG HOUSE! This has been such a fun season and we can’t wait to continue to cheer you on next week! GO PANTHERS!🐾🎟️🖤” -Miss Combest

Our Latta Panthers played a great game in Okmulgee today!! We’re so proud of them. Way to go, TEAM! 💪🏻🏀📣 Here’s what some of our Panther fans had to say:: “So proud of our boys they played with a bunch of heart and hustle. They have nothing to hang their heads down for. Latta community was behind you the whole way. We are very proud of you.” -Lea Smith “The Latta Panthers season came to an end tonight after a grueling game against Preston that ended in triple overtimes and a four point deficit. The Latta Panthers are a young team that were the only unranked team to advance to the Class 2A Area IV. They plan to work hard in the offseason and be ready for 25-26 basketball season.” -Sarah Hayes “So proud to be a panther mom! 🏀🐾 Y’all boys showed heart and grit, you never quit and left y’all’s hearts on that court! Be proud panthers!” -Chelsey Bennett

Our middle school faculty and staff just pulled off an Underground Spirit Week and it was a blast! 🤫🕵️‍♀️🐾 It may have been a secret (at first), but you could definitely see and feel the *extra* energy and smiles in the halls this week. 🏫✨