Smithville Public Schools

Senior Spotlight 2024 Payton Winship Payton is the son of Destiny Cusher and Willie Winship. Payton has been a four year member of the Smithville Braves baseball and basketball team. In his free time, Payton enjoys hunting, fishing, and hanging out with friends. After graduation, Payton plans to attend OSU-IT and pursue a career as a high voltage lineman.

Senior Spotlight 2024 Adriane Williams Adriane plans to attend Carl Albert State College in the fall of 2024 in Digital Media Technology. She enjoys art-related activities including painting, drawing, and FX makeup. She listens to a wide range of music and loves collecting oddities.

The following students were reader of the month for their respective grade. K- Lililynn Howard, 1st grade- Fisher McGee, 2nd grade- Eva Gallups, 3rd grade- Slate Smith, 4th grade- Savannah Tipton, 5th grade- Sterling Cusher, 6th grade- Lyla Smith, 7th grade- Attaleigh Everhart, 8th grade- Maggie Boles

Congratulations to the following students for being selected as student of the month for their class for showing gratitude. Pre-K- Lane Smith, K- Hayden Hudson, 1st grade- Melody James, 2nd grade- Emersyn Toon, Gavin Sade, and Brayden McBroom, 3rd grade- Tripp Terrell and Dylan Johnson, 4th grade- Andrew Duncan and Aliyah Smith, 5th grade- Juliana Wilson, 6th grade- Aly Fairless, 7th grade- Colter McReynolds, 8th grade- Kolby Green

Here is the UPDATED Elementary/Middle School May Calendar. Please refer to this calendar as some times have been corrected.

Senior Spotlight 2024 Chelsea Watson Chelsea is the daughter of Renae Watson. She has three siblings, Larissa, Mason, and Masheli. Chelsea enjoys drawing and painting, and plans to attend Carl Albert State College after graduation.

Come see us at the Elementary Office for Pre-K enrollment tomorrow and Tuesday May 7th.

High School Tournament of Champions We had 17 students compete at the state level in a variety of subjects on Thursday, May 2nd. We traveled to Stillwater to complete our testing. Students who placed 1st -5th at a qualifying event were eligible to test at the state level. We are pleased to announce that the following students placed in the top 10 of the state!! Jalyn Estep - 9th Place Accounting Lane Johnson - 9th Place Computer Science 2 Paris Lancaster-3rd Place Family and Consumer Sciences Bethany Caldwell - 9th Place Sociology Alexis Qualls - 7th Place English Usage Sophomore & 9th Place Music Theory and History Bryan Conley - 5th Place English Usage Junior & 4th Place Junior Scholar Savannah Parnell - 5th Place Music Theory and History & 5th Place Trigonometry Memphis Murray - 10th Place Physical Science Sebastian Nash Lozano - 8th Place Spanish 2 Congratulations to you all!!

Senior Spotlight 2024 Claire Walden Claire is the daughter of Lynn and Tawni Walden. She is an active member of FBC Broken Bow, where she plays the bass guitar. Claire has been a 4-year member of FFA with a concentration in sheep science. In 2022, Claire exhibited the Bronze Commercial Ewe at OYE. This spring, she will be honored as a recipient of the Oklahoma State FFA Degree. Claire has been recognized as a 2024 Smithville Honor Graduate. She will attend Eastern Oklahoma State College in the fall and be a member of the EOSC Livestock Judging Team. Claire will major in Animal Science and plans to pursue a career in Animal Embryo Transfer.

Come see us at the Elementary Office for Pre-K enrollment May 6th & 7th!!

Senior Spotlight 2024 Jazmyn Urena Jazmyn is the daughter of Sabre Jackson. Her hobbies include baking, reading books, and going on evening walks. Jazmyn enjoys doing her makeup and hair even on days she doesn't go out. After graduation, she plans on attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University as well as Kiamichi Tech in Idabel to complete her third year in cosmetology.

Senior Spotlight 2024 Savannah Parnell Savannah is the youngest daughter of Elvin and Jeanne Parnell. She has been a member of quizbowl and music for all four years of high school. She enjoys painting, cooking/baking, listening to music, and playing the piano. After graduating, she plans to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University and obtain a degree in biology or biochemistry.

Senior Spotlight 2024 Landry Maddox Landry is the son of Cher and Doug Maddox. His future plans include working in construction.

Smithville Elementary 3rd grade recently reenacted The Oklahoma Land Run. Through the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation Grant, Mrs. Fairless was able to buy all students a land run costume and put together this event. At the event students claimed their land, made butter, played games, visited farm animals, learned about roping, listened to a story, and learned about quilting.

Senior Spotlight 2024 Mackenzie Lowery Mackenzie is the daughter of Robin and Dwayne John. She has 4 brothers and 3 sisters. She is an active member of the Smithville Assembly Church with a huge involvement for her community. Mackenzie has been a varsity starter, playing for the Smithville Lady Braves basketball and softball teams all four years of high school. After graduation, Mackenzie plans on attending college to attain a degree in sports medicine.

Senior Spotlight 2024 Brayden Johnson Brayden is the son of Brandon and Alaina Johnson. He is the first of 4 siblings. In his free time, Brayden enjoys hunting and fishing. After graduation, Brayden plans on attending Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology to pursue a career as a high voltage lineman.

Senior Spotlight 2024 Quinton Hoobler Quinton is the son of Steven and Sondra Hoobler of Zafra. Quinton has been involved in FFA for the past 4 years. He has excelled at sporting clay shooting. After high school, Quinton plans to work in fiber optics.

Smithville Yearbook Class is selling these memory signing books for $5 each. If you would like to purchase one, please see Mrs. Morris at the High School. These will be handed out at the yearbook signing party on the last week of school. If you have a large family and only need one copy of the 2023-2024 yearbook, or happen to miss purchasing a yearbook, this is a great way for your kids to get those signatures and special messages from their friends!

GO BRAVES!!! Regional Tournament will be played today in Stuart. Braves play Kremlin-Hillsdale at 1:30!

Correction to the previously posted information. Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience. Smithville Public Schools are proud to announce the Valedictorians and Salutatorians for the 2024 8th grade class. Co-Valedictorians are Jarron Ford and Allysen Williams. Jarron Ford is the son of Jerry and Sarah Ford. Allysen Williams is the daughter of Anthony and Ashten Williams. Co-Salutatorians are Hailee Johnson, Kynlie Keiss, Noah Murray, and Whitley Nichols Hailee Johnson is the daughter of Brandon and Alaina Johnson. Kynlie Keiss is the daughter of Cody and Paige Keiss. Noah Murray is the son of Landon and Brittany Murray. Whitley Nichols is the daughter of Joe and MaRissa Nichols. Congratulations to all!