Wildcat News
This Week at QPS
December 12-14, 2024
Thursday, December 12
Welch HS Basketball Tournament
Girls vs. Welch: 7:00 p.m.
Boys vs. Welch: 8:30 p.m.
Friday, December 13
East Coast Trip
Saturday, December 14
East Coast Trip
Welch HS Basketball Tournament
Girls: TBD
Boys: TBD
Peoria Christmas Parade: 10:00 a.m.
Youth Basketball at Bluejacket
Next Week Dec 16 -20
Christmas Dress-up Days
Monday: Rock around the Christmas tree. Rock out your Christmas look.
Tuesday: Christmas movie marathon dress like a Christmas movie character.
Wednesday: Holiday glow up, wear something shiny or bright.
Thursday: Sweater weather, wear an ugly Christmas sweater or shirt.
Friday: 100% that grinch wear as much green as you can.
Next Week at QPS
December 16-20, 2024
Monday, December 16
Polar Express Day at 5 Mile (PreK-K)
Grades 6-8 Basketball at Wyandotte: 3:30 p.m.
Board of Education Meeting: 5:00 p.m.
HS Basketball at Wyandotte: 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 17
Stuco/BPA/FCCLA at Higher Calling: 9:45 a.m.
Art Show: 5:30 p.m. (Student Center Lobby)
MS-HS Christmas Concert: 6:00 p.m. (Main Gymnasium)
FFA Archery Shoot
Wednesday, December 18
Grades 6-8 Basketball at Fairland: 10:00 a.m.
FCCLA Food Pantry
Thursday, December 19
Construction Meeting: 10:30 a.m.
Final Tests
Friday, December 20
Last Day of Semester 1
Santa at QES
Final Tests
Coming Soon at QPS
December 23 - January 3
Winter Break: No School
FAFSA Workshop
The Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) is thrilled to announce opportunities for high school seniors to get FAFSA completion assistance in your area. Beginning the first week of December, Northeast Technology Center a FAFSA Submission Day where seniors and their parents will be able to submit their 2025-26 FAFSAs with knowledgeable personnel available to provide assistance during the process. The events are listed below:
December 10, 2024 – 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Northeast Tech – Afton Campus
Afton Campus CRC Lab
19901 S Highway 69
Afton, OK 74431
No registration is required.
We suggest high school seniors and their parents take two important steps in order to prepare for these events:
Step One. Each dependent student and most likely at least one parent will need to create an account at StudentAid.gov as soon as possible. When the account is created, the personal identifying information will go through a matching process with the Social Security Administration. This verification process can take 5-7 days, so it’s important that the new accounts be created right away.
- To create a new account, visit https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch.
- Important: Students and parents should make a record of the exact way they enter their legal name, date of birth, address and Social Security Number on their account application and share it with each other. All answers can be recorded for reference on the StudentAid.Gov Account Worksheet (English) or Spanish. The new account data must match what is entered on the FAFSA in December. Do not share your usernames and passwords with each other.
- To determine the dependency status of a student, visit https://ucango2.org/publications/fafsa/DependencyQA.pdf.
- To determine the number of accounts that need to be created for FAFSA completion, visit https://studentaid.gov/fafsa-apply/parents.
Step Two. Review the list of Items Needed to Complete a FAFSA, found at https://ucango2.org/publications/fafsa/Items_Needed_to_Complete_a_FAFSA.pdf.
Becoming a QPS School Volunteer (2024-25)
At Quapaw Public Schools, we encourage family involvement and support in our school buildings. Family members and individuals are invited to participate in our many engagement opportunities throughout the year. To ensure the safety of our students and staff, all volunteers must abide by the QPS Volunteer policy.
A school volunteer is present in the school for a pre-arranged purpose, donating time and expertise to support QPS students and staff. Examples of school volunteers are individuals that:
- Help with Class Parties
- Chaperone Field Trips
- Support Book Fairs
- Read to Classrooms
- Support School-Wide or District-Wide Events
Individuals interested in volunteering with QPS may begin the application process by:
- Submit an information form
- Authorize a criminal records search
- Pay the records fee
- Review the relevant school policies
- Sign the volunteer compliance agreement
(Packets will be available at Parent-Teacher Conferences)
The board has adopted this policy to clarify requirements, expectations, and responsibilities related to volunteering for the school district.
The district does not discriminate against volunteers on the basis of race, color, sex,
pregnancy, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, religion, disability,
veteran status, sexual orientation, age, or genetic information. All individuals who volunteer
for the district should be committed to the district’s non-discrimination requirements and its
goal of providing quality education and related programs to the children of the community.
The district has a myriad of needs which can be filled by volunteers, and any individual
interested in being a school volunteer should contact a building principal to begin the
volunteer approval process.
No individual will be permitted to volunteer until all the required paperwork has been
submitted and the criminal records check has been reviewed and approved by the building
principal. In the event the criminal records check reveals adverse information regarding
the potential volunteer, the administration will review the facts and circumstances to
determine whether an exception can be granted and in what capacity, if any, the individual
may be permitted to volunteer. All potential volunteers will be given the opportunity to
explain any adverse information which is discovered during the criminal records check
prior to an application being denied.
In addition to the foregoing, there are also special considerations for volunteers who are
driving on school field trips or who are volunteering in connection with athletic events.
Individuals who transport students in personal vehicles are required to provide additional
documentation and declarations related to their driving history and insurance. Individuals
who volunteer in connection with athletic events are required to participate in sport-specific education programs.
For further information on how you can be a volunteer at QPS, please contact the building principals. Aa application packet is located at the bottom of this page.
