If you know our Superintendent Dr. Angela Grunewald, you know she hates surprises. However, at this year's Celebration of Excellence, we pulled one off with a special video message from all of our principals. They thanked her for her countless contributions to EPS and wished her well in her upcoming retirement. She also had no idea her husband would be in the audience for the celebration.
And of course, it wouldn’t have been an honorary Core Value Award without a Sonic gift card! 😆🌟#ShineYourLight
Be sure to check out Edmond North's performance of Into the Woods starting TONIGHT! 🪵🪄
Showtimes:
📅 April 10 & 11 at 7pm
📅 April 12 at 2pm & 7pm
🎟️: For tickets and more info: https://www.goenhsathletics.com/HTtickets
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We’re thrilled to introduce our 2025 Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year! 👏
Congratulations to Taylor Belote, 3rd grade teacher at Heritage Elementary, and Colleen Grindstaff, CAII at Cross Timbers Elementary!
These two shine bright every single day, and we’re so proud to celebrate them! 🌟🎉 #ShineYourLight
The Edmond Public Schools Board of Education approved Dr. Angela Maize as the new Charles Haskell principal for the 2025-26 school year. We are so excited to have Dr. Maize in Edmond leading Charles Haskell! 💚👏 #ShineYourLight
Congratulations to these Johns Ross students for winning the regional award for Exploravision, a national science competition sponsored by Toshiba. The winners received certificates and Chromebooks, and a representative from Toshiba stopped by John Ross to tell students about the winning idea! 💻⚙️ #ShineYourLight
She said YES! 💍🌹
Frontier Elementary kindergarten teacher Julie Bargas got the sweetest surprise this week when her students helped with her engagement!
Ms. Bargas was called to the office, only to return and find her students lined up outside of her classroom, each handing her a tiny ring. After receiving rings from all of her students, she walked into her classroom, where her fiancé, Josh, was waiting with flowers and down on one knee. All of Ms. Bargas' students and coworkers got to watch as Josh asked Ms. Bargas to marry him! 💒
To celebrate, Josh even brought Ring Pops for the entire class!
What a perfect day! Congratulations to Julie and Josh!
Each year, EPS and the EPS Foundation recognize an outstanding leader in the district. This year's Excellence in Leadership Award was given to our Director of Fine Arts, Eddie Hudson. Our district administrators and principals surprised Mr. Hudson as he was leading the Boulevard Academy drum circle today, one of the many ways he works to promote our core values through the arts. He'll be recognized along with our other award winner at the Celebration of Excellence and Meet the Stars. 🌟🎭 #ShineYourLight
Freshmen enrolled in our Early College Start Program had the opportunity to visit the Nursing program at the University of Central Oklahoma! Students met with University faculty, asked questions to current nursing students and got a tour of the simulation lab! It was a fantastic hands-on experience! 🥼🩺 #ShineYourLight
🔗: To learn more about the Edmond Early College Start Program, head to https://www.edmondschools.net/o/eps/page/edmond-early-college-program.
Our March Core Value winners were both nominated for HOPE this month! We're pleased to recognize:
✴️ Jessica Tate, Music Teacher at Chisholm. Mrs. Tate is always seeking ways to spread hope for her students and colleagues. She worked tirelessly to initiate the first Special Olympics Music and Dance Festival. Her initiative brought so much joy to the performers and audience members alike.
✴️ Amanda Bollinger, 3rd grade teacher at Angie Debo. Mrs. Bollinger never gives up! She is super committed to her students and her family and is very solution-oriented. She inspires hope in her students because she believes in them and teaches them to believe in themselves.
Thank you both for living out our core value of hope! ✨ #ShineYourLight
Learning is fun for all of the senses! 👃 4th graders at Frontier used their sense of smell to guide their lesson today! Students encountered lots of scents and experienced how smell is connected to their memory. 🧠✨ #ShineYourLight
This is how we roll! 🛞 Some of our Pre-K programs host an annual "Wheels Day", where students bring their decked out trikes, scooters, wagons and more to parade around the school. Washington Irving sure rolled out in style this year! 👏🚲
Right before Spring Break, our middle school GATE students showcased their skills by presenting their inventions to a panel of volunteer judges! Each student identified a problem, invented a solution and explained how their creation works.
Congratulations to our winners! 🏆
🥇 1st place: Emma Lindley – The Brush Away
🥈 2nd place: Liam Fraser – The Beeping Boot
🥉 3rd place: Parshan Ghezi – Reminded Alarm
💡 Inventors' Choice Award: Colton Fox – Cool-Side Pillowcase
A huge thank you to the City of Edmond employees who volunteered their time to judge this competition! #ShineYourLight
Spring Break is finally here! All EPS schools and offices will be closed Monday, March 17 - Friday, March 21. Enjoy your time off! ⛱️
💻 We are thrilled to celebrate our first-ever District Coding Contest winners! Congratulations to Caydence Gonzalez from Angie Debo and Jenner Randall from Heritage for their outstanding computer science skills. 👏
All 5th grade students had the opportunity to put their coding knowledge to the test in this new competition, which was designed to align with the Oklahoma Computer Science Standards. Well done to Caydence, Jenner and everyone who participated! 🧑💻 #ShineYourLight
It's Swine Week at Memorial! 🐷 The Memorial community is hard at work raising money for The ComeBack Kid Society (CKS). Check back in on Friday to see the total amount the bulldogs raised! 👏 #ShineYourLight
Edmond Combined Winter Guard competed this past weeked at the Winter Guard International Regional Championships hosted at Broken Arrow HS. Edmond's Varsity program, comprised of students from all three high schools, qualified to make finals out of 36 programs from across the region. Congrats on a great performance and shining your light on the regional stage! 👏✨ #ShineYourLight
8th grade computer science students at Cheyenne got an exclusive look at how Edmond’s traffic system operates during their field trip to the Edmond Traffic Control Center this morning! 🚗 They explored the computer and engineering skills required to keep traffic flowing safely and efficiently for Edmond citizens.
During their visit, students observed live traffic footage and analyzed different traffic scenarios. Engineers explained how they continuously monitor and improve the system to enhance safety and efficiency. They also shared the important responsibility they have in ensuring Edmond’s roads are as safe as possible. 👷♂️🚥 #ShineYourLight
Redbud Elementary’s first-grade classes had an egg-citing lesson in life science as they incubated eggs, carefully watched baby chicks hatch and learned how to care for them responsibly. One class even let the chicks choose their own names by letting them standing on notecards with different name options! This experience gave students a unique look at the life cycle while teaching patience and responsibility! 🐣🌟 #ShineYourLight
☕️❤️ Our principals got a special treat at their monthly meeting! The Redbud Roasters and the John Ross Coffee Club visited EPSAC to make a delicious drink for everyone! #ShineYourLight
Heritage is bringing history to life! 🕰️ Today, fourth graders took on the roles of historical figures in the infamous Traveling Wax Museum! After weeks of research, students transformed into "Wax Figures" and presented their findings.
Students from other grades participated in a bingo-style scavenger hunt, searching for figures that matched different descriptions.
Both teachers and students agree—this is the best day in fourth grade! 🌟 #ShineYourLight
🔗 | Dive Deeper: https://www.edmondschools.net/article/2071476
