Face-coverings Optional at DPS for Remainder of 2021 School Year and Summer

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article, May 7, 2021

After a year of being locked up, masked up, and hyped up, things are actually looking up. Since Spring Break, COVID cases have dropped precipitously in schools and across Oklahoma. People are starting to travel and go to places like the movies for the first time since this started.

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article - April 30, 2021

If you have watched The Big Bang Theory, you may remember references to Occam’s Razor. “Razors” are just general rules or assumptions, and in a nutshell, Occam’s razor proposes that the simplest explanation or solution is often the most likely reality.

Fiscal Year 2020 Audit

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article - April 23, 2021

When I recently saw a YouTube video touting a tap-dancing toddler, I was intrigued. After all, toddlers can barely toddler.

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article - April 16, 2021

Third-graders wiggle. They fidget. They giggle and laugh for no apparent reason. Honestly, they are a little goofy. This time of year, however, they hit the bubbly for the first time, as they take their first standardized tests, and they seem to lose a bit of their own bubbliness.

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article - April 9, 2021

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.

DHS Graduation Ceremony Change

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article - April 2, 2021

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!”

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article - March 26, 2021

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.

Important Message from Dr. Deighan

Statement regarding Teacher of the Year celebrations and legislative breakfast photos without face-coverings.

2021-2022 Pre-K Enrollment

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.

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article - March 19, 2021

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.

Free Meals For Students During Spring Break

Technology Help - Virtual Learning Days

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article - March 12, 2021

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.

Inclement Weather Protocol

Campus Parent Portal Accounts

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.

Dr. Deighan's Weekly Article -February 19. 2020

“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.

Update on new School Quarantine Changes January 2021