Nowadays, no one wonders if professional wrestling is real, but when I was a kid, we hotly debated the issue. Honestly, we knew a piledriver would snap our necks, but we just needed some heroes and villains in our lives.
We all exchanged puzzled looks after the headmaster closed the door and warned us to behave. After a long line of substitutes, our new teacher was scheduled to arrive, but no one had yet seen her. Nine-year-olds can only be good for so long, so chatter quickly filled the classroom as we prepared for our latest victim. Then the classroom door burst open with an ear-splitting warning: “Not a chirp, not a pip, not a peep!”
My generation reminisces about go-kart tracks, Putt-Putt and TG&Y, but our young parents will inevitably pine for another relic: Toys R Us. Big box stores have toys, but the journey through cosmetics, hardware, or housewares can ruin the joy.
Statement regarding Teacher of the Year celebrations and legislative breakfast photos without face-coverings.
Duncan Public Schools Pre-K Enrollment for 2021-2022 is now open! Go to www.duncanps.org and then click on the Enrollment tab and then DPS Online Enrollment. Please watch the video "It's All About Pre-K" before beginning the online enrollment process.
Fall is refreshing, especially after a long, hot summer, and winter is somewhat soothing. Spring, however, is just plain exciting. As an Okie, I generally look forward to Valentine’s Day as the unofficial start of spring, so this February broke my heart just a little. Spring break, however, rarely disappoints.
In the 1960’s some surfers produced a movie called Endless Summer chronicling a surfing trip around the world. I have only seen clips of this movie, but the views of pristine beaches fascinate me.
Duncan Public School District values parent engagement and understands that communication plays an important role. One way that parents can be engaged in their student's learning is by using the Campus Parent portal account through Infinite Campus.
“Are you ready to go sledding, Tommy Boy?” Few things excite my lifelong friend and childhood hero, Toby Dawn McIntyre, more than a snow day, and he has been dying to slide down the backside of the Waurika dam ever since I came to Duncan.
Duncan Public Schools is now using our new Messenger system to send you Emergency, High Priority, Attendance and General Messages. Please select how you would like to receive messages by checking Voice, Text (SMS), or Email located in your Campus Parent Portal (Instructions provided below).
