Tomorrow, March 9th, will be the closing ceremony for our reading challenge. We are encouraging all students to wear red.

Families- Tonight, during conferences, we will have support from the enrollment office to help you complete pre-enrollment forms for the 26-27 school year. If you would like help, please look for the sign by the cafeteria.

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!

Garfield's Olympic reading challenge ends on Monday, March 9th. All reading logs must be turned in. Students have been challenged to read 200,000 minutes and will earn a school-wide hot chocolate party if we meet it. Today, students have read 140,000 minutes. They are really close. READ! READ! READ! We can do it!!

Families,
Friday, March 6th, is group picture day. Photographers will also be taking individual spring pictures. It is also pajama day. Students may wear their pajamas for pictures or they can bring pajamas to change into after their picture has been made.

Tomorrow 3/6/26, Garfield will have both spring pictures and group pictures. Since it is also pajama day, please send your child to school wearing the outfit you would like them to be photographed in. They may bring their pajamas to change into afterward. Thank you.

No running club due to weather.

Garfield hosted their first Wildcat Workshop for our littlest learners (PK and Kindergartners). Students and parents got to learn new activities to work on building language and vocabulary at home. They even made a craft and took home materials. Look for information coming home in the next few weeks. We would love more participants!!

Congratulations, Ms. Harris! We appreciate all you do!!

Pre-enrollement for currently enrolled students for the 2026-27 school year is now open. Please log into your Parent Portal on PowerSchool to complete enrollment for next year. If you need assistance, please call (580) 366-7700.

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

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

Third and fourth grade students will be attending Carnegie Hall Link Up Concert at Emmanuel Baptist Church 3/4/26. Students will leave at 9:00, and they will return before lunch.

This week is Read Across America Week. Here is a list of the fun upcoming dress-up days.

Congratulations to Garfield Elementary Teacher of the Year, Charla Harris!

She says, "I enjoy watching my students learn new skills and being proud of their accomplishments. When they work hard to learn something and they master it, they are so excited, and I am too!"

Thank you for your dedication Ms. Harris!

You're invited to the Enid Public Schools Teacher Career fair!

Thursday, March 26
Meet & Greet: 4–4:45 p.m.
Extended Interviews: 4:45–6 p.m.
Administrative Services Center, 500 S. Independence

EPS is looking for outstanding teachers for the 2026-27 school year! Get to know our administrators and learn more about our district.

Don’t forget copies of your resume because principals will be scheduling extended interviews with candidates.

There is a $2,000 signing bonus for Standard Certification in Early Childhood, Special Education, Secondary Math, Secondary Science & World Language Teachers.

Learn more and apply at www.enidpublicschools.org/applytoday!

The public is invited to honor the teachers and support professionals who make a difference in our schools at the annual Education Celebration!

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

The event includes the announcement of the 2025-26 EPS Teacher of the Year, Support Professional of the Year, & Rookie of the Year.

Sponsored by the Enid Public School Foundation.

Congratulations to this year's Rookie of the Year Finalists!

Gabriella Cotarelo, Enid High Freshman English Teacher
Abigail Gregory, Prairie View Elementary 2nd Grade Teacher
Jennilee Hockmeyer, Waller Middle School Science Teacher

These teachers are new to the classroom but truly excelling in educating children and being a dedicated team member at their schools! We appreciate how they have dedicated themselves to being the best educators they can be to our EPS students.

They will be honored at the Education Celebration on March 4 where the district Rookie Teacher of the Year will be announced, as well as the Teacher and Support Professional of the Year.

There will be no school for students on Monday, February 16, for staff professional development. We will see students again on Tuesday, February 17.