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This Week at QPS 

October 21-25, 2025

Bus Safety Week

 

Thursday, October 23

Build My Future-Joplin

Benefit  Dinner for Daniels Family: 5:00-7:00 p.m. (HS Cafeteria)

 

Friday, October 24

Early Dismissal at: 2:00 p.m.

Report Cards Sent Home with Students Today

Jostens Class Ring Orders

HS Football at Pawhuska: 7:00 p.m.

Student Theme: Camo

 

Saturday, October 25                     

Youth Football home Commerce

HS E-Sports

 

October 27-November 1, 2025

Red Ribbon Week

Monday, October 27

MS home Football Ketchum: 6:00 p.m.

MS/HS Esports at Bixby

JOM Meeting: 5:00 p.m.

ES: Red Ribbon Week: Put Bullying to Rest

Wear: PJ Day

MS-HS: Red Ribbon Week: Drug and Bully Free Day

Wear: Red

 

Tuesday, October 28              

FCCLA Conference at Grove

ES: Red Ribbon Week: Don't Make Bad Choices.  Drugs Can't Find Me

Wear: Camo Day

Wear: PJ Day

MS-HS: Red Ribbon Week: It’s Cool to be Drug Free and Kind to Others

Wear: Winter Clothes (scarves, hats, gloves and coats)

                                   

Wednesday, October 29                    

Picture Retake Day

School Safety Meeting: 10:00 a.m.

ES: Red Ribbon Week: We Are United As One Family

Wear: House Colors

MS-HS: Red Ribbon Week: I Pledge to be Drug Free and Kind (Wear: Red, White and Blue)

 

Thursday, October 30            

HS Girls Basketball Scrimmage home Nowata: 3:00 p.m.

ES: Red Ribbon Week: My Character Rocks from my Head to My Feet

Wear: Crazy Socks and Hats

MS-HS: Red Ribbon Week: My Character Rocks from my Head to my Feet (Wear: Crazy socks and/or Wacky Hair)

 

Friday, October 31

Halloween

ES Trick or Trunk: 1:30-2:30 p.m.

ES  Halloween Parade: 2:30 p.m.

MS/HS Book Fair

Football Trunk or Treat: 5:00-6:00 p.m. (South of FB Field in parking lot)

Kids that wear a costume get in free.  Must be school appropriate.

Those wishing to give out goodies be at the parking area at 4:45 p.m. to set up.

Senior Night: 6:15 p.m.

HS Football home Morrison: 7:00 p.m. 

Theme Night: Halloween

HS Halloween Dance (After FB Game to Midnight)

ES-MS-HS: Red Ribbon Week: United We Stand Against Bullying and Drugs (Wear: School colors or costumes).  No masks, no gore, no fake blood, , no weapons, must be school appropriate)

 

Saturday, November 1                       

MS ESports

Youth Football Playoffs

 

November 3-8, 2025

Monday, November 3

Stuco Food Drive

Book Fair

Quapaw Grade 6 Basketball Tournament

          5:00: Girls: Welch vs. Miami (Main Gym)

          5:00: Girls: Wyandotte vs. Afton (SC Gym)

          6:00: Boys: Welch vs. Miami Blue (Main Gym)

          6:00: Boys: Wyandotte vs. Afton (SC Gym)

          7:00: Girls:  Fairland vs. Bluejacket (Main Gym)

          8:00: Boys: Quapaw vs. Bluejacket (Main Gym)

          8:00: Boys: Fairland vs. Miami White (SC Gym)

 

Tuesday, November 4

Stuco Food Drive

Book Fair

Quapaw Grade 6 Basketball Tournament

          5:00: Girls: TBD  (Main Gym)

          5:00: Girls:  TBD (SC Gym)

          6:00: Boys: TBD (Main Gym)

          6:00: Boys: TBD (SC Gym)

          7:00: Girls: TBD (Main Gym)

          8:00: Boys: TBD (Main Gym)

          8:00: Boys: TBD (SC Gym)

                                   

Wednesday, November 5                  

Stuco Food Drive

Book Fair

Art Trip to Philbrook (Tulsa)

Sophomore Showcase at NE Tech Afton

Quapaw Grade 6 Basketball Tournament

          10:00: Girls 3rd Place Game: TBD  (Main Gym)

          10:00: Girls Consolation Championship Game:  TBD (SC Gym)

          11:00: Boys 3rd Place Game: TBD (Main Gym)

          11:00: Boys Consolation Championship Game: TBD (SC Gym)

          Noon: Girls Championship Game: TBD (Main Gym)

          1:00: Boys Championship Game: TBD (Main Gym)

 

Thursday, November 6          

Stuco Food Drive

Book Fair

Art Trip to Crystal Bridges

HS Girls Basketball Scrimmage at Bartlesville Wesleyan School: 4:30 p.m.

 

Friday, November 7

Stuco Food Drive

Book Fair

HS Football at Caney Valley: 7:00 p.m. (Theme: USA)

 

Saturday, November 8                       

Game Day Cheer at Moore: 9:00 a.m. (QHS competes at approximately 12:30 p.m.)

MS Esports

National JOM Conference

 

November 10-14, 2025

Monday, November 10

Wyandotte Grade 6 Basketball Tournament

Stuco Food Drive

HS Girls Basketball Scrimmage home Porter: 4:00 p.m.

National JOM Conference

 

Tuesday, November 11

Veterans Day

Veterans Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. (Student Center Lobby)

Assemblies: MS/HS: 9:00 a.m. (Gym) ES: 10:00 a.m. (ES Cafeteria)

Wyandotte Grade 6 Basketball Tournament

Stuco Food Drive

                                   

Wednesday, November 12                

State Sporting Clays at Arcadia

Wyandotte Grade 6 Basketball Tournament

Stuco Food Drive

 

Thursday, November 13        

Wyandotte Grade 6 Basketball Tournament

Stuco Food Drive

Board of Education Meeting: 6:30 p.m.

 

Friday, November 14

Stuco Food Drive

HS Music at PSU

HS Football Playoffs

 

Saturday, November 15                     

Game Day Cheer State at Tulsa Union

HS Girls Basketball Scrimmage home Miami: 9:00 a.m.

 

November 17-22, 2025

Monday, November 17

Quapaw MS Basketball Tournament

MS/HS Esports at Webbers Falls

 

Tuesday, November 18

Quapaw MS Basketball Tournament

JOM Meeting: 5:00 p.m.

                                   

Wednesday, November 19                

School Safety Meeting: 10:00 a.m.

 

Thursday, November 20        

Quapaw MS Basketball Tournament

FCCLA at Vinita

 

Friday, November 21

MS Basketball at Bluejacket: 3:30 p.m.

HS Basketball at Bluejacket: 6:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, November 22                     

HS ESports

 

 

 

QPS Back to School Update
 
Immunizations
Requirements are listed on the Oklahoma State Department of Health’ website and on the qpswildcats.com web site.
 
Food Service
We will continue to offer each student free breakfast and lunch this coming school year.
 
Athletic Ticket Prices
No increase in ticket prices for the 2025-26 school year.
High School/Middle School Events
Adults: $5
Students: $5
Family passes go on sale at the HS Office beginning August 4.
 
Transportation
As we begin school, please watch for school buses and students walking around the school area. When picking up students at the MS and HS after school, please do not block the area between the schools from 3:15-3:30 p.m. This is for bus loading only. Please pick up students after buses depart at 3:30 p.m. or park across the street in the student parking lot. Thank you for helping us keep our students and staff safe.
 
As always, we are here to help your family with any concerns or questions you have. The success of our students – including your child – is our focus and mission. We appreciate your support and involvement.
Daily updates can be found on the district Facebook page, district app, and at the district website qpswildcats.com.
Here’s to a great 2025-26 school year!
 
Sincerely,
David Carriger
Superintendent
Quapaw Public Schools

 

 

 

Becoming a QPS School Volunteer (2025-26)

 

At Quapaw Public Schools, we encourage family involvement and support in our school buildings. Family members and individuals are invited to participate in our many engagement opportunities throughout the year. To ensure the safety of our students and staff, all volunteers must abide by the QPS Volunteer policy.


A school volunteer is present in the school for a pre-arranged purpose, donating time and expertise to support QPS students and staff. Examples of school volunteers are individuals that:

  • Help with Class Parties
  • Chaperone Field Trips
  • Support Book Fairs
  • Read to Classrooms
  • Support School-Wide or District-Wide Events

 

Individuals interested in volunteering with QPS may begin the application process by:

  • Submit an information form
  • Authorize a criminal records search
  • Pay the records fee
  • Review the relevant school policies
  • Sign the volunteer compliance agreement

 

(Packets will be available at Parent-Teacher Conferences)

 

The board has adopted this policy to clarify requirements, expectations, and responsibilities related to volunteering for the school district.

The district does not discriminate against volunteers on the basis of race, color, sex,

pregnancy, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, religion, disability,

veteran status, sexual orientation, age, or genetic information. All individuals who volunteer

for the district should be committed to the district’s non-discrimination requirements and its

goal of providing quality education and related programs to the children of the community.

 

The district has a myriad of needs which can be filled by volunteers, and any individual

interested in being a school volunteer should contact a building principal to begin the

volunteer approval process.

 

No individual will be permitted to volunteer until all the required paperwork has been

submitted and the criminal records check has been reviewed and approved by the building

principal. In the event the criminal records check reveals adverse information regarding

the potential volunteer, the administration will review the facts and circumstances to

determine whether an exception can be granted and in what capacity, if any, the individual

may be permitted to volunteer. All potential volunteers will be given the opportunity to

explain any adverse information which is discovered during the criminal records check

prior to an application being denied.

 

In addition to the foregoing, there are also special considerations for volunteers who are

driving on school field trips or who are volunteering in connection with athletic events.

Individuals who transport students in personal vehicles are required to provide additional

documentation and declarations related to their driving history and insurance. Individuals

who volunteer in connection with athletic events are required to participate in sport-specific education programs.

 

For further information on how you can be a volunteer at QPS, please contact the building principals.  Aa application packet is located at the bottom of this page.

 

 

Student Drug Testing
Quapaw Public Schools requires that all students wishing to participate in extracurricular or co-curricular activities (Athletics, Band, Cheer, FFA, FCCLA, Academic Teams, E-Sports, etc.) complete a mandatory drug screening prior to the beginning of activities.
 
Cost for this screening is $10.
Students will not be permitted to participate in extracurricular or co-curricular activities until the successful completion of a drug screening. If you have any questions, please contact Jake Manning at (918) 674-2501 or by email at [email protected]