A reception was held this evening to honor our Teachers and Support Staff Of The Year.
Commerce Schools is blessed with some of the best teachers and support staff in the state and we were very proud to celebrate these award winners this evening.
Teachers Of The year
Amy Myers - AES
Andrew Medlin - CMS
Floyd McKibben - CPS & CHS
Support Staff Of The Year
Miranda Williams - AES
Louise Kissee - CMS
Carol Knight - CHS
Please join us in congratulating these great members of our team.








The Powder Puff game will take place tonight at the football field.

Elementary Track Meet - After the rain out today we are planning on moving the track meet running events for 3rd through 5th grade to Monday, May 8th. We are watching the weather for Monday and will put the start time out Sunday evening based on the forecast.

Commerce Students - Onyx McCarthy, Mykahl Dunn, Alexis Riggs-Austin, Sophie Olds, Noah Schmidt, Bailey Arnold, Emilia Prado, Sheridan Bailey were given the honor to perform in the 2023 4-state honor band. Tonight's performance can be watched at 7 pm at the link below.
Live performance is at the Bicknell performing arts center in Pittsburg tonight at 7.
https://vimeo.com/pittstate
Football Saturday in the Spring!
Joplin Crusaders Vs Columbia Vipers
Saturday, May 6th
6:30 PM Kickoff
Commerce High School Tiger Field
Benefit for Coach Ellick's Daughter
Adults $5
Students $2
Come out and watch some former Tiger football players and support a great cause!

2022-2023 Commerce High School All Sports Banquet
May 9, 2023
6-8 PM
CHS Gymnasium
All CHS athletes receive free entry
Friend and family tickets are available at CHS or Superintendent's office for $10 each
Tickets must be purchased by May 5th

Events of the week

ALL SPORTS PHYSICALS!
Tuesday May 2 -- 8:30-2:30
$10 and a physical form signed by a parent!
Physical forms were passed out last week to all athletes in the high school & middle school. Athletes(current grades 5-11) will be bused to the HS gym throughout the day to receive their physicals if they have their form and $10.
This is the fastest and easiest way to make sure athletes have their physical for next school year!

Lacy Brough 1600m Regional Champ AND The New School Record Holder with a time of 5:48.71. She breaks the record set in 1983 by T. Smith.

Raegan Wilson 800m Regional Champion

Congratulations to Baylee King for being named to the Oklahoma Native All State Fast Pitch Team.
Baylee will compete in the Native All State game to be held in Okmulgee on June 8th at 6 pm.
Great Job Baylee!
Go Tigers!

Commerce Girls 4 x 800 win the Regional Championship today with a time of 10:49.94. Lacy Brough, Raegan Wilson, Arianna (Pickles) Rodriguez and Irish McCleary.
Great Job Ladies!
Go Tigers!


Congratulations to the Commerce Women's Ensemble and Sophie Olds for receiving Gold Medals and Superior 1 Ratings at Vocal State today!

The Commerce music department would like to invite everyone to their spring concert for the band/choir 6th-12th grade and art show on Friday April 28th @ 7 PM in the high school gym.

The 8th-grade American History students have been working on a living wax museum project for the past two months. Come and see all their hard work, you may even see a famous historical figure or two!
May 2nd, 2023
6-7 PM
CMS Gym

2022-2023 Commerce High School All Sports Banquet
May 9, 2023
6-8 PM
CHS Gymnasium
All CHS athletes receive free entry
Friend and family tickets are available at CHS or Superintendent office for $10 each
Tickets must be purchased by May 5th

https://yearbookforever.com/
Last call to order your 2023 yearbook. We need to know how many books to order by April 30. The yearbook is $35. Turn in your order to the school secretary in your building or to Mrs. Rhodes at the high school. You can also order online at https://yearbookforever.com/

After today, only 13 days of school remain in the Commerce School year. All bills need to be paid before students can check out. Please remember to get your lunch bill paid. You can send payments with students, stop by the school or make payments online at www.my payments plus.com.

Lucky 7 Track Meet Today at Commerce

Commerce TSA Chapters attended the OK TSA State Leadership Conference in Norman April 19-21. We had 7 middle school members attend and 13 high school members. Mixed in among their competitive events were leadership sessions and community service events. During opening session Zach Romine and Kyl Frantz participated in the Smash Bros eSports tournament during ACS Fun Night making it to the semi finals. During opening session Jackie Medina was awarded the OK TSA Presidential Degree. Earning the Senatorial Degree were Sophia Highley, Lexi Martin, and Jonathan. Stebbins. Commerce had many members make the semifinals in their competitions. This morning at closing sessions and awards the following students placed in the top three in the state.
Senior Solar Sprint- 1st Place Sophia Highley & Mykahl Dunn
Biotechnology Design- 2nd Place Lexi Martin & Colin O'Brien
Biotechnology Design- 3rd Place Jackie Medina & Kelsey Rhine Hart
Flight- 2nd Place Maddie Dalrymple
Flight - 3rd Place Lexi Stovall
The 2023 National TSA Conference is June 28- July 2 in Louisville, KY.










