The first full week of the 2025-2026 school year at Lone Wolf School was a rousing success!
The classrooms are decorated, enrollment is up, the faculty and staff are energized and the kiddos are having a great time.
Looking forward to next week in Coyote Country.
A great big thank you to the Methodist Church of Lone Wolf for its generous donation to help us purchase school supplies for our students. Lone Wolf School will always provide free school supplies to our students. Any help from the community, like that from the Methodist Church, is greatly appreciated.
We're off to a great start this year!
Awesome to see so many new and returning faces - both the students and faculty.
Mrs. Straub, our music teacher and reading specialist has the kids already working hard in her classroom.
A message from Superintendent John Lazenby
The Oklahoma legislators recently passed a new law (SB139) that will prohibit
students across the state from using their cell phones and other personal
electronic devices while on campus during the school day. As required by law, the
Lone Wolf Board of Education recently updated and approved their Board Policy
to meet this new mandate.
What the Law Requires:
•For the 2025-2026 school year, each school district Board of Education shall
adopt a policy prohibiting students from using cell phones and personal
electronic devices while on campus of a public school district from BELL-TO-
BELL unless for medical needs.
•For the 2026-2027 school year and beyond, continue enforcement is
optional, and more local control is given to each Board of Education.
•The law went into effect July 1, 2025.
What Lone Wolf Board of Education Policy States:
•Use of personal electronic devices is prohibited by students on the school
campus from BELL-TO- BELL (from start of the school day to the end of the
instructional day, including lunch time and between classes).
•Includes any personal electronic device that can connect to a smartphone,
internet, cellular/Wi-Fi, or similar device (smart watches, smart headphones,
tablets, smart glasses, etc.)
•Does not include school-issued or school-approved instructional devices.
What Students Should Know:
•Devices brought to school will be checked in, before the first bell, and stored
in a cell phone locker. Devices will be returned to students at the end of the
school day.
•Repeated violations will result in disciplinary consequences as outlined in the
Student Handbook.
•Bringing a phone or electronic device is a personal choice. Lone Wolf Public
Schools is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
Ultimately, the purpose of this law is to protect instructional time and help
students learn by minimizing distractions during the school day. We
understand it will be a big challenge for everyone but hope we can work
together to provide the best possible learning environment for our students.
Hey, did you see the new Shade Pergola in the playground at Lone Wolf School?
Now our elementary school teachers can supervise the kiddos during recess without sitting in the hot sun. The students can also use it to cool off after an intense session in the playground. The structure was built by Alumni Paul Bruce Koester with funds generously donated by Neil and Renae Vitale.
Free Sports Physicals!
Mark Evans, PA-C will again be providing free sports physicals. These will be given Tuesday, August 5th and Thursday, August 7th at 4:30 in his Granite office. He will also be providing sports physicals Monday, August 4th at 3:30 and Wednesday, August 6th at 4:30 in his Hobart office.
Sports physical forms are available in the office at the school. If transportation is needed please call us at (580) 846-9091 and we will be happy to help make transportation arrangements. Sports physicals are required to participate in sports. We hope all Coyotes will take advantage of this free service generously provided by Mark Evans.
Enrollment for Lone Wolf School will be Tuesday, July 29th from 5-8pm in the school auditorium. Teachers and staff will be present to help with the enrollment process. Have your child’s birth certificate, current vaccination record and social security card. Lone Wolf proudly provides a full-day pre-K class, small class sizes, free breakfast, lunch and school supplies! Call Peggy Payne at (580) 846-9091 for more information.
We would love to have your child join our Coyote Pack. See you Tuesday!
The water is finally flowing again in the Lone Wolf School Science Lab.
Thanks to Steve Walker Plumbing and funding from our recently passed bond issue, plumbing has been restored in the Science Lab! Our students can now spend more time with their experiments and no longer have to clean their lab equipment in the Home Economics room across the hall. This is just the start of the renovations that will be occurring at the school this fall. Thanks again to the people of Lone Wolf who helped pass the bond issue. We'll be sure to keep you updated!.
Exciting news!
Nickie Straub will return to Lone Wolf School this year to teach 3rd and 4th grade Reading and Language Arts and Music! Nickie has a long history of teaching elementary and music education. She briefly attended Lone Wolf School before moving to Cordell. After graduating High School she obtained a B.A, in Music and a Masters in Elementary Education at SWOSU. Her first teaching job was right here at LWS where she taught music and elementary education over the next 35 years. Nickie has been a member of our school board for the past 6 years and has volunteered teaching music for the past few years. Nickie is looking forward to continuing to teach music while helping our 3rd and 4th grade students improve their literacy skills.
Lone Wolf Schools would like to welcome back Pam Hunn. Pam will be our new 3rd and 4th grade teacher.
Pam has a long history of working with children in education. She student taught here at Lone Wolf School and also served as an aide. She later returned to SWOSU to obtain her Masters Degree in Special Eduction and put that to good use in Snyder, as well as Sayre and Hobart. Pam most recently taught in Altus and at Navajo. The Lone Wolf community is very excited to have Pam Hunn as our new elementary teacher.
Coach Thomason invites all those interested in playing Coyote basketball this school year to the Lone Wolf School Gym each morning starting tomorrow, Tuesday July 15th. Elementary and Junior High students ( grade four through nine) are welcome. No need to make reservations, the sessions are free. These classes/practice sessions/shoot arounds will be held Monday through Friday from 9 until noon with Coach Thomason and other staff members. Come sharpen your skills before the basketball season starts!
Ms. Schroeder taught for 44 years, 36 right here in Lone Wolf and retired in 2020. She attended OSU, Panhandle State University and obtained her masters degree at SWOSU.
Ms. Jarvis is a graduate of LWS and has been a teacher for 30 years. She taught full-time in Lone Wolf from 2016 to 2022 and returned last year to help teach our Pre-K class. Ms. Jarvis earned her masters degree from Adams State University in Colorado.
Both Barbara and Marquita are very excited to return home to Lone Wolf Elementary School. We are so happy that they will be teaching our youngest Coyotes!
