ENID PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Thank you to Vance Airforce Base for inviting EPS students to participate in Special Olympics today! Our kids had so much fun with our partners at the base and being active with their buddies!

Congratulations to Aubrey Weeks for earning 19th Overall Market Goat at the Premium Auction at the Northwest District Junior Livestock Show here in Enid! We're so proud of how far she has come in this program and can't wait to see what more students do in the future!

The Enid Board of Education was happy to honor Ron Garrison for 55 years of dedication to Enid Public Schools! Thank you for your many years of service Mr. Garrison!

Awesome job to Taylor Higbee for placing 6th in the 100 Breast-Stroke at 6A State Swim Meet!

Congratulations to Alana Maeyoshimoto for placing 5th at State Powerlifting Meet! We are so impressed!!!

Congratulations to Madison Owens, State Wrestling Tournament Qualifier and 4th Place Regional Finisher at 6A East!

Jocelyn Ramirez from Enid High was our Spotlight Student at last night's board meeting. She spoke on how hard she worked during her high school years and how thankful she is for the support from her family and EHS admin.

Thank you for joining us and sharing your story Jocelyn!

Thank you to McKinley Elementary Spotlight Student and Pledge Leader, Malahki Campbell, for joining us at last night's board meeting!

EHS welcomed the Republic of Marshall Islands delegates and ambassador this morning! We enjoyed sharing our amazing students with these visitors!

Students across the district had a great Read Across America week! We had visitors from EPS admin to community members, from Enid High students to military members serving overseas sharing their love of reading with EPS kiddos.

We're so thankful for everyone who showed up for our awesome students this week!

We love our Maintenance Department! Today we are celebrating Maintenance Appreciation Day.

To our amazing staff behind the scenes: Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and skill that keep our schools clean, heated, air conditioned, and safe! We know students learn best in environments where they feel safe and cared for and our maintenance team is a big part of making that happen.

We appreciate you!

Thank you to the EPS Foundation for hosting our annual Education Celebration!

All photos can be downloaded at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lQTLEkFgSXnlv-H5VSK-CqvDtgpBr0fJ?usp=sharing

Enid Public Schools 4-year-old enrollment for the 2026-27 school year opens April 1!

Enrollment is completed online at www.enidpublicschools.org/enrollment.

If you do not have access to internet or a device resources are available at the enrollment center by appointment only beginning April 1.

Please have copies ready of your child's birth certificate (no hospital footprints please), immunization records, Parent ID, and verification of address - utility bill, water bill, etc.

For questions call the EPS Enrollment Center at 580-366-7100

We're hiring!

Enid Plainsmen Basketball Head Coach - apply and find out more at: www.enidpublicschools.org/applytoday

Reminder: The annual Education Celebration is TOMORROW!

Please join us as we honor the teachers and support professionals who make a difference in our schools.

Wednesday, March 4
5 p.m.
Enid High School Gymnasium
611 W. Wabash

Includes the announcement of the 2025-26 EPS Teacher of the Year, Support Professional of the Year, & Rookie of the Year!

The event is hosted and sponsored by the Enid Public School Foundation

Our final Teacher of the Year is Erik Thomas from Lincoln Academy!

Mr. Thomas is an English Teacher at Lincoln but he also works with students on building leadership skills. He enjoys teaching students the skills they need to succeed after they graduate, saying, "Few other occupations allow a person to role model and shape growing hearts, minds and souls to the degree which we are able. Our job enables us to positively impact individuals and truly make the world a better place!"

Thank you for your dedication to our students, Mr. Thomas!

Enid High School's Teacher of the Year is Nikki Salinas!

Ms. Salinas is an English teacher at EHS and also works with AP Seminar students. She loves building relations with students that last well beyond graduation. She says, "I love the laughter in the halls, the lightbulb moments, and the small, everyday joys that make this work a gift. If anything, this recognition is just another way to celebrate the people who've helped me grow and the students who keep me inspired."

Congratulations Ms. Salinas, we appreciate your dedication to our Plainsmen and Pacers!

We're thrilled to introduce you to Waller Middle School's Teacher of the Year, Helen Beck!

Ms. Beck is the Discovering Technology teacher at Waller and enjoys being able to reach all levels of middle schools students. She says, "Teaching is about those quiet moments in our classrooms that never make headlines. It's about the students who finally believe in themselves, the lesson that creates the “lightbulb moment”, the relationships that we build day by day."

Congratulations Ms. Beck!

Art & Gaming Concepts teacher, Brandon Beichler, is Longfellow Middle School's Teacher of the Year!

Mr. Beichler is dedicated to combining creativity and knowledge in his classroom. He says, "All students deserve a loving home in education. Students deserve to explore a multitude of subjects in this home in order to find and fall in love with something about learning."

Congratulations to Emerson Middle Schools Teacher of the Year, Laryssa Haskell!

Ms. Haskell is a band teacher and love sharing her love of music with our students. She says, "I enjoy having the opportunity to share my appreciation for music with my students while also instilling hard work and discipline through my expectations and procedures in the classroom."

Thank you for building musical foundations with our students, Ms. Haskell!