Tonkawa Public Schools

Tonkawa Elementary School was honored to welcome Miss Oklahoma, Tessa Dorrell, to our campus on November 18th.
Tessa spent time visiting with students, sharing messages about confidence, kindness, and the importance of working hard toward your goals. Our students were inspired by her positivity and genuinely enjoyed the opportunity to learn from her. We are grateful for her visit and the encouragement she brought to our Buccaneer family!

Tonkawa Elementary School would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Kristy O’Dell and the members of the Tonkawa Tribe for providing our students with such meaningful and enriching experiences during Native American Heritage Month. Your partnership, time, and cultural sharing made this week truly special for our school community. Thank you for all you do for our students and families.

✨ Cleanliness Heroes Alert! ✨

Big cheers to our awesome students who’ve been jumping in to help clean up the cafeteria—wiping tables, sweeping floors, and tackling mystery messes like total pros! 🍽️🧼🧹

We also had a few help out of the playground wiping the morning dew off equipment so our other friends could enjoy recess! 🧼

We so appreciate their hard work… though we can’t help but wonder… 👀
Do they keep their bedrooms this tidy too? 😄

Thanks for keeping our school shining! 🌟

🌟 Shout-out Time! 🌟
A huge thank you to our amazing 4th graders who came down to read with our Pre-K friends! 📚✨
You filled our classrooms with smiles, giggles, and so much excitement for books. Our little learners look up to you—literally AND figuratively! 💛

We’re so proud of your kindness and leadership. Keep shining, readers! 🌈👏

Turkey Bingo is almost here!!

Upcoming Events at TES

Please join us for the 4th and 5th Grade Veterans Day Music Program.

*HS/MH Veteran's Day Assembly*
We would like to invite Veterans and families to join us for our 2025 Veterans Day Assembly.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Tonkawa Public Schools Events Center.

Congratulations to the Tonkawa High School Academic Team on their wins today @ the 37th Annual KHS Invitational. 4th place out of 16 teams…AND, our very own, AJ Harmon
tied for 2nd as the All Star Player of the tournament!

November Breakfast and Lunch menus.

Sign Up for the Blood Drive at the link below
https://www.yourbloodinstitute.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/665016

At about 9:55am a notable natural gas odor was detected at Tonkawa Elementary School. Students and staff were quickly evacuated to the Event Center. Tonkawa Fire, Tonkawa Police, and TPS Maintanence investigated and corrected the situation. Currently students and staff are being release back to their classrooms. The office is still available for drop off or pick up. Thank you.

Congratulations to the THS ACADEMIC BOWL TEAM on their consecutive wins Against Morrison.
Game one: 290-200
Game two 280-200
Afterwards they treated themselves at the Vintage Steak House.

Together we "CAN" do it!
Donations should be turned into the following class sponsors:
Seniors-Mrs. Crowder
Juniors-Mrs. Reyes
Sophomores-Mrs. Paul
Freshman-Mrs. Jordan
8th-Mrs. Fath
7th-Mrs.Heinrich
6th-Mrs. Wilkerson

Tonkawa Vocal Presents

High School/Mid High Parent-Teacher Conference Change- The time for Thursday's conferences will change to a 3:30 start time and will end at 6:30 to accommodate the schedule change for the high school football game against Oklahoma Union that will be played at 7:00 on Thursday. If this creates a conflict for you, or a teacher is unavailable please reach out to your student's teacher via email and set a time to meet. All students will receive free admission to the Football Game by bringing a non-perishable food item for the food drive benefiting the Tonkawa Food Bank.

Some MH and HS TSA members attended their first TSA LEAD Conference at Guthrie Meridian Technology Center this week.

Attention seniors and senior parents:
FAFSA Night for seniors has been moved to 10/28/25 in the HS library from 5:30-6:30. This will include one on one assistance in completing the process. Hope to see you there.