Putnam City High School's French students learned their language skills could earn them a funded trip to France! 🇫🇷
Representatives from the Alliance Française d'Oklahoma City introduced students to the Franco-American Fellows Program, which sends selected students to northern France for a two-week research and cultural exchange with airfare covered. A former Fellow shared what it’s like to live with a host family, attend a French school, and put classroom language skills to work.
🔗 https://www.afdokc.org/fellows-program
#MakeYourMove #CulturalExchange

about 5 hours ago, Putnam City Schools
Putnam City High French students read from printed sheets together during the Alliance Française visit.
French teacher Dr. Nchumbonga George Lekelefac speaks to students and guests during the classroom presentation.
Peggy Whittington of the Alliance Française d’OKC speaks to Putnam City High French students about French language and cultural opportunities.
A former Franco-American Fellows participant speaks to students about her experience in the program.
A Putnam City High student speaks from her seat while holding a purple folder during the French program presentation.
Students, staff, and Alliance Française guests pose together while several participants hold certificates of recognition.
Putnam City staff, Alliance Française representatives, and a former program participant pose together holding certificates after the presentation.
Putnam City High French students and guests from the Alliance Française d’OKC pose together at the front of the classroom after the presentation.
Putnam City West students brought Hispanic Heritage Month to life for visiting elementary and middle school students through food, music, dance, traditional attire, and cultural lessons. The Living Museum gave younger students a chance to experience traditions from across Hispanic cultures while learning directly from their future PC West classmates.
#GoBoldly #HispanicHeritageMonth
about 5 hours ago, Putnam City Schools
Three Putnam City West students stand behind a Venezuela-themed table with food samples, drinks, candy, flowers, and cultural displays.
Students gather around a colorful “Viva Mexico” display explaining La Catrina and Día de los Muertos traditions.
Students serve colorful drink samples to visitors during Putnam City West’s Hispanic Heritage Month Living Museum.
Putnam City West is filled with students visiting cultural booths and sampling food during the Living Museum.
A display of pan dulce and other sweet breads sits in front of a hand-drawn “Pan Dulce” sign.
A Día de los Muertos display features candles, pottery, flowers, fruit, and decorative items arranged against a black backdrop.
A Putnam City West student in a formal dress and tiara dances with another student during the Hispanic Heritage Month event.
A large group of students sits together in the Putnam City West commons during the Hispanic Heritage Month Living Museum.
Students wearing Honduras-themed shirts and face paint participate in a cultural dance presentation.
Putnam City West band students perform on saxophones during the Hispanic Heritage Month Living Museum.
Western Oaks Middle School students reinforced math skills while having a little fun! 🎲 Using Jenga towers, oversized cards, and dice, students practiced exponents, factors, multiplication, and division through hands-on games and challenges. No long worksheets, just community and skill building!
#MakeYourMove #GoBoldly #MathSkills
about 5 hours ago, Putnam City Schools
A group of Western Oaks Middle School students work together on a math activity using colorful wooden blocks and worksheets.
Western Oaks Middle School students use oversized playing cards during a math activity at a table.
Two Western Oaks Middle School students work together on a math worksheet while oversized playing cards are spread across the table.
A Western Oaks Middle School student writes on a math worksheet beside several colorful dice during an exponent activity.
Two Western Oaks Middle School students play a math game using a colorful wooden block tower while classmates work nearby.
A Western Oaks Middle School teacher helps a student work through a math activity using cards, a calculator, and a worksheet.
A Western Oaks Middle School student writes on a worksheet while holding a die during a classroom math game.
Western Oaks Middle School students work in small groups around the classroom using cards, dice, worksheets, and block towers for math activities.
Chances are, you know every word to this one! 🎶 The Putnam City High School Choir joined Foreigner on stage at Riverwind Casino for “I Want to Know What Love Is,” after winning KRXO's "Sing With Foreigner" contest. The students sang in front of a huge audience, danced, and found a few new favorite songs during this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
#MakeYourMove #GoBoldly #Foreigner
about 6 hours ago, Putnam City Schools
Putnam City High School choir students perform on stage behind members of Foreigner under bright red and white concert lights.
Putnam City High School choir students gather in the Riverwind Casino lobby around an adult speaking to the group before the Foreigner concert.
Putnam City High School choir students and their director pose together inside Riverwind Casino after their performance with Foreigner.
Putnam City High School choir students crowd together and smile while one student holds up a phone to take a group selfie.
Putnam City High School choir students sit together in the concert audience, with two students smiling and hugging near the front of the photo.
Putnam City High School choir sings with Foreigner on stage as red and white beams of light shine across the backdrop and audience members watch from below.
A Foreigner vocalist sings beside Putnam City High School choir students on stage while the students smile and sing along; a keyboard player performs in the foreground.
Wide view of the Foreigner concert stage with Putnam City High School choir performing at center, surrounded by band members, dramatic red and blue lighting, and a large audience.
Putnam City High School choir students smile and clap on stage during the Foreigner concert while a guitarist performs in the foreground.
𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗮𝘆: 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟮 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 🏈
Tonight, PC North and PC High go head-to-head in the annual Battle of the Expressway, but last night, fans got a preview of Putnam City football’s future as the Hefner Vikings took on the Cooper Cougars. Our middle school athletes showed off the skills they’ll bring to the rivalry when they compete at the next level.
#MakeYourMove #GoBoldly #BOTE
6 days ago, Putnam City Schools
Hefner and Cooper football players collide in a crowded goal-line play beneath a bright, cloudy sky as multiple players converge around the ball carrier.
A Cooper Middle School football player in black and a Hefner Middle School player in white and blue reach high for the football during a contested catch under a dramatic cloudy sky.
Cooper Middle School football players in black uniforms line up on offense across from Hefner players in white and blue before the snap.
Hefner Middle School cheerleaders in blue, white, and red uniforms cheer from the sideline while holding blue and silver pom-poms.
Cooper Middle School football players in black line up at the line of scrimmage as the center reaches down to the football before the snap.
A group of Hefner Middle School football players in white and blue uniforms huddle together on the field before the next play.
A Cooper Middle School cheerleader in a black, white, and gold uniform cheers with both hands raised and an expressive look on her face.
A Hefner Middle School player in white and blue is lifted sideways during a tackle by Cooper defenders while holding tightly to the football.
A Cooper Middle School ball carrier in black protects the football while a Hefner defender in white and blue closes in for a tackle.
A Hefner Middle School football player in white and blue runs with the ball while a Cooper defender in black grabs at him from behind and other players pursue the play.
Central Elementary broke out the GIANT MAP for an Oklahoma geography lesson! 🌎️ Students walked across the state to find Oklahoma’s highest point, identify lakes and rivers, and practice their cardinal directions. Sometimes the best way to understand something big is to see it at scale - and it's pretty fun to stand on Oklahoma City!
#GoBoldly #LearningInAction
8 days ago, Putnam City Schools
Students stand around the edge of the giant Oklahoma map and point toward locations near Colorado as they complete a geography activity.
Students stand in their socks on a giant floor map of Oklahoma, with cities, rivers, lakes, and the Osage Nation reservation labeled across the map.
A group of students kneel closely together on the floor, reading activity cards during the giant Oklahoma map lesson.
Central Elementary students gather on a giant Oklahoma map, looking down and stepping between labeled locations as they work through a geography activity.
A teacher and several Central Elementary students stand on the giant Oklahoma map while discussing locations and directions during the geography lesson.
A teacher gestures across the giant Oklahoma map while students sit around its edges and listen to instructions.
A teacher points toward the map while helping two students holding an activity card and a purple ring during the Oklahoma geography lesson.
Students and a teacher walk across the giant Oklahoma map near Stillwater and other north-central Oklahoma locations during an interactive geography lesson.
This is the face of a teacher who had NO idea what was coming! 🥹
Lake Park Elementary’s Kristal Cantwell received a surprise visit from Magic 104.1, KMGL, recognizing her as Teacher of the Month with a $500 award sponsored by American Fidelity! Congratulations, Ms. Cantwell, and thank you to Magic 104.1 and American Fidelity for celebrating our exceptional educators!
#GoBoldly #TeacherOfTheMonth
8 days ago, Putnam City Schools
Kristal Cantwell poses with her students and four adults in her classroom behind an oversized Magic 104.1 Teacher of the Month check for $500. Students smile, wave, and make heart shapes with their hands.
Lake Park Elementary teacher Kristal Cantwell reacts with surprise, covering her mouth with both hands as she learns she has been selected as Magic 104.1's Teacher of the Month.
Kristal Cantwell smiles and leans toward three excited students in her classroom. One student wraps her arms around Cantwell while another smiles at her during the surprise celebration.
Kristal Cantwell stands in her classroom with her hand over her mouth as a visitor prepares to present her Teacher of the Month recognition. Several students watch the surprise unfold.
Kristal Cantwell holds an oversized green Magic 104.1 Teacher of the Month check for $500 in her classroom as students gather around her. American Fidelity is listed as a sponsor on the check.
Lake Park Elementary teacher Kristal Cantwell laughs in her classroom following her surprise Teacher of the Month recognition. She wears a rust-colored cardigan and stands in front of a bulletin board decorated with student artwork.
☕ In celebration of National Coffee Day and Putnam City's Teacher of the Year, Felicia Reasnor, Simple Modern treated the first 120 parents at James L. Dennis Elementary's morning drop-off to a new tumbler and coffee. Every Dennis teacher and staff member received a tumbler, too! Thank you to Simple Modern, Giddy Up Mobile Coffee, and the Putnam City Schools Foundation for making this special morning possible.
#GoBoldly #NationalCoffeeDay #TeacherOfTheYear
8 days ago, Putnam City Schools
A mother holding her young daughter smiles while receiving coffee from a vendor at the outdoor coffee station.
District Teacher of the Year Felicia Reasnor embraces one of her former students while another student stands beside her near the school entrance.
Four smiling adults pose together outside the school during the National Coffee Day celebration, with a foundation banner visible behind them.
A Putnam City staff member smiles while greeting a parent and young student beside a red vehicle during morning drop-off.
A smiling young student wearing a Star Wars T-shirt looks toward someone at the coffee station during the National Coffee Day celebration.
Two Simple Modern representatives smile behind a display of black checkered tumblers prepared for distribution to families.
A coffee vendor smiles while speaking with a woman across an outdoor espresso station stocked with coffee syrups and supplies.
A woman hands a black Simple Modern tumbler through the window of a white SUV during morning drop-off.
A mother holds her young daughter, who carries a colorful pink backpack, as they share a moment together outside the school.
A father receives a black Simple Modern tumbler while his young son smiles beside him at the outdoor giveaway station.
Kindergarteners in Mrs. Ingram’s class at Will Rogers Elementary - Putnam City Schools closed out the week with a celebration of Johnny Appleseed’s birthday! 🍎 Students heard his story, learned how apples grow, made their own “pan hats,” and even used cut apples to create painted prints. We love seeing history, science, and art all packed into one apple-filled lesson.
#GoBoldly #PutnamCitySchools
8 days ago, Putnam City Schools
Mrs. Ingram helps two kindergarten students make red and green prints by pressing cut apples into paint and onto paper.
Kindergarten students sit together on a classroom rug, looking toward their teacher during a Johnny Appleseed lesson.
Mrs. Ingram smiles while holding up two apple halves, showing students the star-shaped pattern formed by the seeds inside.
Kindergarten students sit around a classroom table cutting, coloring, and assembling their Johnny Appleseed pan hats.
Two kindergarten students smile at the camera while wearing paper “pan hats” they colored and decorated for Johnny Appleseed’s birthday.
Mrs. Ingram hangs students’ apple-themed work on a hallway wall while two kindergarten students watch.
A kindergarten student stands beside a classroom table, working carefully with a glue stick during the Johnny Appleseed activity.
A kindergarten student wearing glasses and colorful beads smiles while showing off her decorated paper pan hat.
Close-up of a kindergarten student using scissors to cut out a green-colored paper piece for a Johnny Appleseed craft.
Mrs. Ingram holds up an illustrated book about Johnny Appleseed while reading to her kindergarten class.
In just a few years, these players will be teammates at PC West... but this year, they’re rivals. Mayfield Middle School PC and Western Oaks Middle School softball players gave it their all for this in-District matchup, showing off the talent and potential growing across Putnam City. Today’s competitors, tomorrow’s Patriots.
#GoBoldly #MakeYourMove
8 days ago, Putnam City Schools
A Western Oaks pitcher begins her windup, raising the softball overhead before delivering the pitch.
A Western Oaks player in green and white leads off a base while a Mayfield infielder in purple watches the play.
A Mayfield runner in purple accelerates toward the next base during the game.
A Western Oaks Middle School softball coach stands near the field watching play during a game against Mayfield Middle School.
A Mayfield runner sprints between bases during the game against Western Oaks.
A Western Oaks infielder stands ready on the dirt during the game against Mayfield Middle School.
A Mayfield batter in a purple uniform waits at the plate with her bat raised.
A Mayfield pitcher delivers a pitch toward home plate as a Western Oaks batter prepares to swing in the foreground.
A Mayfield coach speaks with a player wearing a batting helmet during a break in play.
A smiling Western Oaks player returns to the dugout and high-fives teammates along the fence.
𝓦𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓻𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 🥎
Western Oaks Middle School softball players wanted to give back to their community, so they raised funds and collected donations to create hygiene bags for City Center. Students packed each one with toothbrushes, deodorant, shampoo, and other everyday essentials for girls and boys. Before they zipped them up, every bag got a fun sticker; just one small extra meant to brighten someone’s day.
#GoBoldly #Softball #Service
8 days ago, Putnam City Schools
Two Western Oaks Middle School softball players fill colorful zippered hygiene bags with donated personal care items in a classroom.
A Western Oaks Middle School student places a small bottle of personal care product into a hygiene bag while teammates work around the classroom.
A Western Oaks Middle School softball player places a stick of deodorant into a purple hygiene bag.
Three Western Oaks Middle School students sort colorful stickers and hygiene supplies into zippered bags at a classroom table.
Western Oaks Middle School softball players fill hygiene bags with individually packaged personal care items during their service project.
Two Western Oaks Middle School students reach toward a large pile of colorful completed hygiene bags stacked on a classroom table.
Western Oaks Middle School softball players and their coaches pose in a school hallway holding the completed hygiene bags they assembled for City Center.
A Western Oaks Middle School coach holds up an empty hygiene bag while explaining the packing process to softball players gathered around a classroom table.
Putnam City prepared for Oklahoma's #CollegeApplicationWeek with a college fair hosted by PC West! 🎓 Students from Putnam City North High School and Putnam City West met with admissions counselors, asked questions, compared options, and picked up information to help them decide what comes next.
#GoBoldly #MakeYourMove
8 days ago, Putnam City Schools
Wide view of the PC West gym filled with students visiting college and university booths during the Putnam City college fair.
Two students listen as a college representative speaks with them at a booth inside the PC West gym.
Three students holding college brochures talk with a representative at one of the college fair tables.
A student holding several college brochures listens as a college representative speaks with her across a table.
A university representative in a green polo talks with a student carrying a bright green backpack at the college fair.
Two students holding college information talk with a representative at a booth while other students visit tables in the background.
Three students look through college brochures together while moving through the college fair.
A Grand Canyon University representative speaks with a student at a college fair table.
Two students holding brochures listen as a college representative shares information with them at a booth.
Central Elementary Cubs came ready to 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 at Family Game Night! 🎲
Students and their families filled the cafeteria with rounds of Connect 4, Sorry!, Trouble, and other classic games. Even better, every student got to choose a board game to take home!
#MakeYourMove #GoBoldly #TitleI
8 days ago, Putnam City Schools
A young student reacts while playing Sorry! with family members at Central Elementary’s Family Game Night. His family smiles and watches as game pieces fill the board.
Families and students sit around tables playing board games during Central Elementary’s Family Game Night. In the foreground, several young students gather around a colorful game board while adults help them play.
A young girl concentrates on a game of Sorry! while other students and family members play games at tables around her during Central Elementary’s Family Game Night.
Students and family members fill the room playing board games together during Central Elementary’s Family Game Night. Several generations gather around one table in the foreground.
A student leans over a Connect 4 game board while playing with another person during Central Elementary’s Family Game Night.
Two boys laugh together while playing a board game during Central Elementary’s Family Game Night.
A woman and a young girl play a colorful board game together during Central Elementary’s Family Game Night, moving game pieces across the board.
A student laughs and raises his hand while playing Trouble with two adults during Central Elementary’s Family Game Night.
Putnam City Orchestras are going to London! 🇬🇧🎻
Students from the Putnam City High, Putnam City North, and Putnam City West orchestras learned today that all three ensembles have been invited to perform at the London Springtime Music Festival in March 2028! They’ll spend a week in England performing for an international audience, attending masterclasses with professional maestros, and touring London and the surrounding area. Two representatives traveled to make the invitation in person and present each orchestra director with a framed invitation and gifts from Buckingham Palace.
9 days ago, Putnam City Schools
The three Putnam City high school orchestra directors pose with a London Springtime Music Festival representative, holding framed invitations following the announcement.
Putnam City orchestra students perform on stage, with violin, viola, cello, and double bass players seated behind music stands.
PCN Orchestra Director Jeremy Scott addresses students from a wooden podium on stage during the London Springtime Music Festival announcement.
A representative of the London Springtime Music Festival speaks into a handheld microphone on stage, with a Putnam City High School orchestra logo projected behind him.
High school orchestra students fill the auditorium seats, clapping and reacting to the announcement that they have been invited to perform in London in 2028.
A London Springtime Music Festival representative reads from a framed presentation on stage, with the festival logo and the three Putnam City high school orchestra logos projected behind him.
A Putnam City orchestra director and a London Springtime Music Festival representative pose together while holding a decorative plate presented as a gift from Buckingham Palace.
The three Putnam City high school orchestra directors pose with a London Springtime Music Festival representative, holding framed invitations and commemorative mugs following the announcement.
An orchestra director speaks beside seated student musicians on stage, with the London Springtime Music Festival, Putnam City Schools, and all three high school orchestra logos projected behind them.
There’s no better way to start the school day than hanging out with loved ones! 🌞 D. D. Kirkland Early Childhood Center hosted its annual Goodies with Grands, with donuts, coffee, and a little playground fun.
9 days ago, Putnam City Schools
An older woman bends down to hug a smiling student during Goodies with Grands outside DD Kirkland.
Families and students visit together across the DD Kirkland playground during the morning Goodies with Grands event.
A smiling family sits together on a bench outside DD Kirkland, with a young student leaning into an adult’s arms.
An older woman hugs a young girl near the playground while another family member stands beside them.
A young student holds hands with an older family member as they walk beside the playground.
An older man and a young student sit together outside DD Kirkland during Goodies with Grands.
Family members gather around a picnic table with coffee and pastries while one adult holds up a phone to share something with the group.
DD Kirkland students gather with an older family member beneath a handmade “Goodies with Grands” sign decorated with balloons and drawings of donuts and coffee.
An adult gently pushes a student on a playground swing in the morning sunlight.
An adult and a young student sit together near the playground, holding coffee and pastries during Goodies with Grands.
There’s no better way to start the school day than hanging out with loved ones! 🌞 D. D. Kirkland Early Childhood Center hosted its annual Goodies with Grands, with donuts, coffee, and a little playground fun.
#GoBoldly #MakeYourMove #Family
23 days ago, Putnam City Schools
An older woman bends down to hug a smiling student during Goodies with Grands outside DD Kirkland.
Families and students visit together across the DD Kirkland playground during the morning Goodies with Grands event.
A smiling family sits together on a bench outside DD Kirkland, with a young student leaning into an adult’s arms.
An adult and a young student sit together near the playground, holding coffee and pastries during Goodies with Grands.
A young student holds hands with an older family member as they walk beside the playground.
An older man and a young student sit together outside DD Kirkland during Goodies with Grands.
An older woman hugs a young girl near the playground while another family member stands beside them.
Family members gather around a picnic table with coffee and pastries while one adult holds up a phone to share something with the group.
An older man and a young student sit together outside DD Kirkland during Goodies with Grands.
DD Kirkland students gather with an older family member beneath a handmade “Goodies with Grands” sign decorated with balloons and drawings of donuts and coffee.
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲. Over the past two weeks, families, staff, alumni, and community members joined Dr. Rodrequez for three open Real Talk conversations, bringing honesty and ideas to the table. We heard you, and we’re using your feedback to shape our next steps. We're excited make our District's next move together.
#GoBoldly #RealTalk
24 days ago, Putnam City Schools
Dr. Rodrequez addresses a seated crowd at PC North. Text across the top says, "Thank you, Putnam City. #RealTalk"
PC North Pom members put on their teaching hats last week, working with little dancers each day after school to create a special halftime performance for the PC North vs. Edmond North football game. The Panthers may have inspired some future pom dancers!
#GoBoldly #MakeYourMove
24 days ago, Putnam City Schools
A young dancer smiles broadly while crouched during practice, with other participants seated behind her near red and gold balloons.
A young dancer in a pink dress and purple bow raises one arm while practicing choreography, with other children dancing behind her in the PC North Commons.
Four young dancers spread across the Commons practice a routine together, raising and extending their arms while watching for the next move.
A young dancer in a white shirt raises both arms during the routine while other participants practice beside her.
A group of young dancers practices in formation, lifting both arms overhead as they follow choreography in the PC North Commons.
A smiling young dancer with glasses raises both arms overhead during practice, her hair moving as she performs the routine.
A smiling young dancer with glasses raises both arms overhead during practice, her hair moving as she performs the routine.
Be honest: we all wished we could spray a fire hose when we were little, right?
Putnam City Smart Start students saw the axes and ladders, learned how firefighters reach high windows, and met the people behind the gear. #GoBoldly #MakeYourMove
24 days ago, Putnam City Schools
A Smart Start student in a yellow shirt sprays water from a fire hose with help from two Warr Acres firefighters.
A Warr Acres firefighter shows Smart Start students the axes and other tools stored in an open compartment on Engine 23.
Smart Start students listen closely as a Warr Acres firefighter speaks to them while seated on the back of Engine 23.
Three Smart Start students sit together outside and watch the fire-truck demonstration.
Three Smart Start students sit side by side while watching firefighters demonstrate their equipment.
A Smart Start student holds a fire-hose nozzle as a firefighter in protective gear helps direct the stream of water.
A smiling Smart Start student holds a Warr Acres firefighter’s hand after taking his turn with the hose.
A Smart Start student in a pink unicorn shirt watches a firefighter’s demonstration while classmates gather around her.
Putnam City West had the mic Tuesday night at 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇. Thank you to everyone who joined one of the three conversations. #RealTalk #GoBoldly
24 days ago, Putnam City Schools
Dr. Rodrequez speaks into a microphone while seated, raising one hand as he responds during the Real Talk discussion.
A man wearing glasses speaks into a microphone and gestures with one hand while participating in the Real Talk conversation.
Community members sit around tables listening attentively during the Real Talk with district leadership event at PC West.
A smiling PC West attendee wearing a wrestling shirt and cap speaks into a handheld microphone during the community conversation.
Dr. Rodrequez speaks into a handheld microphone, gesturing with one hand during the Real Talk community conversation at PC West.
A woman seated among attendees speaks into a handheld microphone during the Real Talk community discussion.
A man in a floral shirt and black cap speaks into a microphone while seated among other Real Talk attendees.