The Lawton Public Schools works diligently to promote the success of its students and teachers. It also endeavors to keep patrons and families updated on the positive things happening through the district.
The LPS Office of Communications is responsible for distributing news releases, responding to media requests, compiling "This Week@LPS" that appears each Sunday during the school year in the Lawton Constitution, placing news briefs on the LPS website and operating the district’s Facebook page.
If you have questions concerning any release, or would like to submit information to LPS for consideration as a news release, please email LPS Communications, or call the John Shoemaker Education Center at 580.357.6900 and ask for the Office of Communications.
Parents with questions about privacy issues regarding student interviews should click here.
The following is a list of news releases distributed by LPS this calendar year. Click on each link to download a copy of that release.
- May 2012
- Ceremonies to honor Lawton’s adult learners
- Empty Bowls to benefit Lawton Food Bank
- Two Lawton seniors among 118 winners of Superintendent’s Arts Excellence awards
- EHS music department presents spring concert
- Eisenhower High singers rake in awards
- Edison students to bring wax figures to life
- FFA degrees awarded; top team honored
- Ridgecrest fifth graders create rain forest
- April 2012
- LPS teacher, rookie of the year to be named
- Local FFAers qualify for public speaking contest
- LHS cadets bring home honors from Amarillo
- LPS employees go ‘extra mile’ to help students
- 12 from LHS win ‘Oklahoma Lore’ contest
- Lawton ag program brings home awards from CU FFA career development events
- 25 Lawton youth among state winners in annual PTA "Reflections" competition
- Mac JROTC competes against 43 at Mesquite
- Two from LHS win essay contest on Lincoln
- LHS receives OSDE "Reward School" designation
- Dixon named National Achievement Scholar
- Power repairs will briefly disrupt LPS services
- Three from LPS named 2012 Academic All-Staters
- March 2012
- LPS gets go-ahead from government to submit construction proposal for new Fort Sill school
- MacArthur High JROTC program brings home honors from Colony & Grand Prairie drill meets
- Students get one more chance to replace math grade
- Northrop Grumman, NMSI, Eisenhower High celebrate success of AP program partnership
- February 2012
- Lawton to host Oklahoma Academic Decathlon
- LPS seeks ‘Champion,’ ‘Extra Mile’ nominees
- Lawton secondary schools well-represented among 2012 All-State choral group selections
- Three Lawton schools repeat as models in Great Expectations professional program
- January 2012
- Gentry Singers sponsor show choir workshop
- Lawton elementary, middle school students to test spelling skills at Jan. 31 regional bee
- LPS offers students chance to replace math grade
- LPS teachers earn National Board Certification
- December 2011
- MacArthur High lands three on All-State Band
- LHS, EHS JROTC drill teams travel to Texas to compete at Cowtown Classic Invitational
- LPS Board announces 2012 meeting dates
- MHS drill team takes top honors at Grand Prairie
- LPS plans more substitute teacher training
- High school yearbook staffs bring home awards from annual scholastic journalism conference
- MHS artists to sell ceramic ‘animated’ cupcakes
- “Burger King Night” to help fund Gentry Singers’ trip
- EHS benefit holiday concert set for Dec. 8
- Six EHS singers named to All-State choirs
- November 2011
- Tomlinson Middle School essayist places third in Oklahoma City National Memorial contest
- Thirteen local high school seniors recognized by National Merit, Achievement programs
- TMS will host community health fair Saturday
- October 2011
- Ike students earn superior ratings at East Central
- Lawton FFAer takes second in Greenhand event
- Thousands of LPS students will promote a drug-free life during Red Ribbon Week
- LPS schools to act as drop-off locations for Lawton phone book recycling effort
- Charley’s Subs, Arvest Bank and Sam’s Club offer promotion to give paper to Lawton schools
- Governor appoints Beauchamp to task force
- Southwest Oklahoma high school, junior high honor choirs to perform in Lawton next week
- Lawton schools observe fall break Oct. 20-21
- Dates set for Lawton Board of Education election
- LPS offers students chance to replace math grade
- LPS JROTC programs do well at Texas drill meet
- Lawton FFA students place with state fair exhibits
- September 2011
- LPS plans Oct. 4 substitute teacher training
- Washington Elementary marks 100 years
- Lawton students tackle cancer with ‘pink’ events