Commerce Middle School

Commerce High School NHS Christmas Movie Night The Polar Express MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2022 Doors Open: 5:45 pm Movie Begins: 6:00 pm Location: CHS Gym Admission: A stuffed animal or $3 Hot chocolate and popcorn available $1 Wear your PJ'S and bring your pillows and blankets!

The CHS National Honor Society is hosting a POLAR EXPRESS night at the CHS gym on Monday, December 5th. Admission is a stuffed animal which will then be given to others for Christmas. We will also accept a $3 cash donation. Doors open at 5:45 Movie at 6:00 Bring your blankets and wear your PJS. We will have a conductor to punch your ticket! You will receive a Christmas Spirit Bell and a Photo booth is available! Popcorn and hot chocolate available for $1.00. The NHS kids have fond memories of the polar express days they had at AES and want to recreate this as a community event. Bring your family or anyone to help support these high school students and their vision of a good wholesome community gathering.

The Ottawa County Health Department will be hosting a vaccine clinic on December 8, 2022 from 10am to 2pm at the First Baptist Church in Commerce for anyone interested. Please see flyer for further details.

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Dear Club Comet parents, Due to the number of buses and drivers needed for Friday's playoff game in Pocola, we will not have a bus for Club Comet on Friday, November 11. We will have Club Comet, as normal, but there will be no bus route. If your child rides the Club Comet bus, please make arrangements to have them ride the bus after school or to pick them up from Club Comet by 5:30 pm. Thanks for your understanding.

Election Day Today! Don’t forget to VOTE!

Thank you veterans! Our schools will have 2 assemblies to honor our Veterans on this Veterans Day. Veteran’s Day Assemblies Friday, November 11 CHS Gym - 10:00 am AES Gym - 1:30 pm The community is invited to attend.

Commerce Vs Ketchum Football Kickoff is @ Home at 7pm. Senior Night Recognition will start at 6:30 pm. All other fields will be closed tonight, including the practice field. Please help us keep children at the game and not at the other fields. Thank You! Go Tigers!

The opening ceremony for The Great Deer Hunt will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Commerce High School Gym. The event – a joint project of the River Bottom Sportsmen and the Mid-America Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America – is a muzzleloader deer hunt for disabled/paralyzed American veterans. The Great Deer Hunt allows disabled American veterans an opportunity to enjoy a weekend of food, fun, and fellowship, as well as the thrill of the hunt. The event is now in its 14th year. The hunt coincides with the fall muzzleloader season in Oklahoma and run through Sunday, Oct. 30.

🚨ATTENTION🚨 The OSSAA has enacted a new rule (Suspension from Athletic Activities for Unsporting Behavior Rule) in efforts to improve sportsmanship at HS & MS athletic events. Any “egregious” unsportsmanlike behavior by Coaches, Players, or Fans two or more times in the same season / same sport will cause the SUSPENSION of the TEAM and/or Individual from the rest of the season. The OSSAA cited some the following examples of “egregious” unsportsmanlike behavior: - Fans constantly verbally attacking officials. - Fans physically attacking officials. - Fans attacking other fans at athletic events. - Coaches physically attacking or verbally berating officials. - Players getting into fights with other players while shaking hands at the end of contests. - Student sections verbally chanting inappropriate or demeaning chants at individuals, teams, or officials.

Commerce Schools always wants to provide a 100% safe learning environment. One of the tools available for our students is the STOPit App. Use the STOPit mobile app to anonymously report incidents to your school. Reporting is completely anonymous. You can include text, images or video. It only takes a few minutes How it Works - 1. Submit a tip via mobile app, website or 24/7 phone hotline 2. Incident Response Center monitors and reviews your submission 3. School Administrators receive and act on tip submission For a short intro watch the video located here - https://youtu.be/hpg-bli0xas Once in the app or at the website you can search for your school or use the access codes below - Commerce High School - commercechs Commerce Middle School - commercecms Alexander Elementary School - commerceaes

Quapaw Historic Prevention Program Presents Spooky Stories by the Campfire October 26, 2022 @ 6 PM Quapaw Pow-Wow Grounds

Pink Out Game! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month During October we raise money to help fund life-changing breast cancer research and support. Before the football game Thursday night vs Fairland we will honor survivors and anyone who would like to remember a loved one. If you would like to participate meet on the track at 6:40 pm. We will do a short ceremony on the football field at 6:45 pm. We have been asked by community members to not release balloons because of their potential damage to animals when they come back to earth. Please do not bring your own balloons. We will provide pink streamers/ribbons instead of the balloons. The grade school honor choir will also be singing the national anthem. The weather is going to be great, come enjoy a game with our great community! All fans please wear pink to show your support!

Pink Out Game! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month During October we raise money to help fund life-changing breast cancer research and support. Before the football game Thursday night vs Fairland we will honor survivors and anyone who would like to remember a loved one. If you would like to participate meet on the track at 6:40 pm. We will do a short ceremony on the football field at 6:45 pm. All fans please wear pink to show your support.

Reminder - School picture day is tomorrow, October 6, 2022. This is for all 3 Commerce School Sites.

Federal Programs Planning Meeting 2022-2023 Title IA, IIA, IIIA-EL, IV-A, VB-RLIS, VI, 21st Century, Impact Aid and JOM. Commerce Schools will host a federal programs planning meeting on 10/6/22 at 1:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public.

The Miami Takedown club is currently conducting signups for youth wrestling. It is open to Boys and Girls ages 4-15 and signups will end on Sunday, October 2nd. All of the information can be found on their website at https://www.miamitakedownclub.com/

Reminder - Parent/Teacher Conferences will be at all Commerce Schools tonight and Thursday from 3:30pm-6:30pm. There is no school on Friday, September 30, 2022.

Full phone and internet service has been restored for Commerce Public Schools! Thank you for your patience.

Crews are on site, but school phones and internet are still down. Students will be allowed to have their cell phones in their pockets on vibrate until phone service is restored. We will notify everyone when regular service is restored.