Okeechobee Freshman Campus

🌟Guidance Counselor Week🌟 ✨Ms. Mcqueen truly puts students first, always. She makes sure every child feels heard, supported, and cared for- even going the extra mile to ensure students' basic needs are met. 👏🏼This year, her outstanding attendance initiative has helped motivate students to come to school, feel celebrated, and build a sense of belonging. She works tirelessly to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment where students want to show up and succeed. 💛Thank you to our favorite Guidance Counselor! #BetterThanAverage #ClassOf2029

💻✨ DIT Students of the Week ✨💻 👏🏼Congratulations to our outstanding students! Keep up the hard work! 🌟Don’t forget—progress reports go home Wednesday, February 4. Now is the time to work together with teachers to end the quarter strong. #ClassOf2029 #BetterThanAverage #CTE

📸 Today around campus… 1️⃣ Two outstanding JROTC students stopped by to grab a picture with our Algebra teacher, Mrs. Rivero—love seeing those connections! 2️⃣ Big shout-out to the students who helped clean up after lunch today! We love to see responsibility and teamwork in action. 💪 3️⃣ Students hard at work annotating thanks to the mini grant from the Education Foundation of Okeechobee. ✍️📘

🎩 Hats off to our English 1 teachers for participating in Celebrate Literacy Week! 🇺🇸 Tomorrow, wear your patriotic pajamas and bring your favorite book! #CelebrateLiteracyWeek #BetterThanAverage #BrahmanFamily

🔔 LAST OPPORTUNITY! 🔔 Class of 2029 — this is your moment! Apply now for the Take Stock in Children Scholarship and earn up to $17,000 toward college 🎓 ⏰ Deadline: January 30 Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! 👉 Apply now: https://formstack.io/5EBEA #ClassOf2029 #TakeStockInChildren

✨🖥️ DIT Students of the Week 🖥️✨ Ms. Guerrero couldn’t let last week’s superstars go unrecognized! These students crushed it—way to go! 👏 〰️Progress Reports go home Feb.4〰️ #BetterThanAverage #BuiltDifferent #ClassOf2029 #CTE

🌟 DIT New Groups Kick Off the Semester Strong! 🌟 Students have started their journey toward their Web Editor Certification (WordPress) with great energy! 💻✨ They’ve been busy planning their website content and organizing it visually, taking the crucial first steps toward creating outstanding websites. #CTE #DIT #ClassOf2029 #BetterThanAverage #BuiltDifferent

🌟 Students of the Month: January 🌟 👏🏼These students have built strong relationships with their teachers and truly stood out through their effort and character. 💛A huge thank-you to Joey’s Pizza and Golden Corral for helping us celebrate these amazing students! #ClassOf2029 #BetterThanAverage #BuiltDifferent

✨Weekly Attendance Initiative✨ 💜A big thank-you to our generous sponsors for donating gift cards and snacks for our weekly raffles. Your support helps motivate and celebrate our kids! #ClassOf2029 #BetterThanAverage #BuiltDifferent #AttendanceMatters

📚🎭 Bringing Romeo and Juliet to life with a wedding reenactment in English 1! Learning Shakespeare the fun way with Ms. Whisman. ✨ #BetterThanAverage #BuiltDifferent #ClassOf2029

🔅Co-teaching this morning in Mrs. Rivero’s Algebra 1 class—empowering students to take ownership and lead their learning. 👏🏼 〰️Progress Reports will go home February 4th! 〰️ #ClassOf2029 #BetterThanAverage #BuiltDifferent

➖Procedural Programming Class Highlights!➖ Students have been learning about the Pigpen Cipher and how encryption has been used throughout history to disguise messages. ✨ To put their knowledge into practice, students also created their own ciphers and wrote simple messages using the Pigpen Cipher. A great blend of history, logic, and creativity! 👏 #CTE #ClassOf2029 #BetterThanAverage

📚✨ Get ready for Literacy Week! Don’t forget to celebrate and start thinking about your dress-up ideas — it’s going to be a fun week of reading and creativity! 🇺🇸 #ClassOf2029 #LiteracyWeek #BetterThanAverage

🌟 Way to go, Roberto, Shahin, and Hayden! 👏🏼 Inspired to help, these students took the initiative to clean up after lunch and show pride in our school — the Brahman Way! 🐮 〰️Let’s keep this trend going!〰️ #ClassOf2029 #BetterThanAverage #BuiltDifferent

📣 Looking Ahead to the 2026–2027 School Year
Okeechobee County Schools is announcing a series of campus transitions that will take effect beginning in the 2026–2027 school year. These changes are designed to better serve students at every grade level, align programs with the right facilities, and maximize the benefits of recent and upcoming capital investments across the district.
With the completion of the new Okeechobee High School campus, the school will expand to serve students in grades 9–12 full-time. Ninth-grade students will attend school at the new high school campus. This transition provides students with a more cohesive high school experience and expanded access to programs and opportunities.
As part of these changes, secondary students currently enrolled at Okeechobee Achievement Academy will relocate to the former Freshman Campus building. Elementary students participating in the IBP program will transition to Seminole Elementary School. These moves allow academic programs to be better aligned with facilities designed to support student needs and focused services.
In addition, the district will open a new Early Learning Center dedicated exclusively to VPK students. Having VPK as the only students on this campus allows for a safe, welcoming, and age-appropriate environment focused on early childhood development, early literacy, and kindergarten readiness.
To support these transitions, capital improvement projects will take place at the newly configured Okeechobee Achievement Academy and the future Early Learning Center. These improvements will focus on refreshing facilities, enhancing learning spaces, and ensuring students and families are welcomed into modern, engaging environments. The district will also work closely with families to support student transportation needs wherever possible.
These campus transitions reflect a thoughtful, long-term approach to serving students at every stage of their educational journey. Additional details, timelines, and family communications will be shared as planning continues.
💜Thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to support student success across Okeechobee County Schools.

🌟 Honoring Mrs. Hilda Morse!🌟 Today, the Okeechobee County School Board celebrated Mrs. Hilda Morse, our dedicated Data Processor, for 25 years of service to the district! Mrs. Morse has devoted most of her career to the Freshman Campus, and we are so proud to have her as part of our Brahman family. She is helping make our last year on this campus our best one yet! 👏 Congratulations to all the other educators honored tonight for their dedication and service to our students and community. Mrs. Morse, thank you for 25 years of excellence! 💛 #OkeeSchools #BrahmanPride #BrahmanFamily #BrahmanWay

👏🏼Shoutout to these two students for lending a helping hand to Mrs. Kenia in the courtyard today. We love seeing kindness and teamwork — the Brahman Way! 🐮🌟 #BetterThanAverage #BrahmanFamily #ClassOf2029