McAlester Public Schools

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The McAlester Public School district is a school district that competes and is classified as a 4A/5A school district in McAlester, Oklahoma. Their mascot is the buffalo. The superintendent is Jim Northcutt. McAlester High School hosts BUFF TV, a television station on local channel 16 that is an operated by the MHS students.

SCHOOLS

There are 3 Early Childhood Centers, 4 Elementary Schools, 1 Middle School, and 2 Secondary Schools in the McAlester Public School district.

Secondary:

McAlester High School serves grades 9-12.

Key Academy is an alternative school serving grades 9-12.

Middle:

Puterbaugh Middle School serves grades 7-8.

Elementary:

Parker Intermediate Center serves grades 5-6.

Edmond Doyle Elementary School serves grades 1-4.

Emerson Elementary School serves grades 1-4.

Will Rogers Elementary School serves grades 1-4

Early Childhood Centers:

William Gay ECC serves both Pre-K & Kindergarten.

Jefferson ECC serves Pre-K.

Washington ECC serves K.

ATHLETICS

McAlester offers many sports including football, softball, volleyball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, baseball, wrestling, cross country, track, pom squad, cheerleading, marching band, weightlifting, boys' golf, girls' golf, and tennis. Their rival team is Ada. The athletic director is Bill Holt. The Athletic Department has a total of 24 team state championships, 1 team national championship, and 20 individual state champions.

If you would like to know anything else about the MPS district, you can go to http://www.mcalester.k12.ok.us.