HWC Adventure Head Start

10/27/2025

⭐🧠 Head Start isn't just early learning, it’s early thriving. 🌱❤️

🤓 It's not just about learning shapes and colors. It's confidence, curiosity and a whole lot of giggles. 😁

🌐 Visit our link for a full list of locations and to complete an application to give your child the Head Start they deserve! www.healthwellnessok.com/adventure-headstart

10/24/2025

📣🗣 We’re building brighter futures, and we need your help! Apply today to make a difference in your community! 🤓

🌐 Visit www.healthwellnessok.com/careers to apply!

10/21/2025

🗣🤳Your child’s future called! It said it wants a Head Start! 😁

🏫Apply today to give your child a head start that will promote school readiness!

🌐Visit www.healthwellnessok.com/adventure-headstart to apply now!

10/21/2025

We're this 🤏close to opening our doors at our new facility in McAlester! Check out our new sign! It's all coming together! You can apply at www.healthwellnessok.com/adventure-headstart!

🎶I saw the sign🎶 Check out our brand new sign out front! We are inching closer and closer to finally being in our building! We can't wait!

10/15/2025

We’ve got story time, nap time, snack time… all we’re missing is your little one! 🥰📚

📣We're still accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year! Visit www.healthwellnessok.com/adventure-head start to apply today!

10/14/2025

This Head Start Awareness Month, your story can inspire others to get involved and set an example of what early learning can do for children and working parents.

Every year, Head Start serves nearly 750,000 children and families across the country, offering:
📚 Early learning that sparks curiosity and builds confidence
🍎 Nutritious meals and health screenings for healthy development
🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Family resources to support parents and caregivers
🌐 Wraparound services that connect families to community support

Whether you're a Head Start alum, a parent or caregiver whose family was supported, an educator who’s witnessed breakthroughs, or a supporter of early learning—join us in celebrating the ways Head Start shapes lives and strengthens communities. 🎉

📣 Tell us what Head Start means to you and see how others are celebrating! go.nhsa.org/HSAM

👉 Apply today to give your child a head start! Visit www.healthwellnessok.com/adventure-headstart

10/13/2025

🎉 Help us celebrate our many team members who just had their work anniversaries in September! Each year represents countless smiles, learning moments, and lives impacted. Thank you for your commitment and dedication to our program and families! 💛

🥳13 Years
Cortney Henson - Administration

🤗 4 Years
Yvette Andrews - McAlester Head Start Preschool Family Advocate
Lori Barcenas - Sallisaw Head Start Preschool Teacher
Debbie Benavidez - Stigler Early Head Start Program Aide
Paula Beshears - Hartshorne Head Start Preschool Center Director & Family Advocate
April Bond - McCurtain Head Start Preschool Assistant Teacher
Ronald Brown - Administration
Jennifer Christopher - Administration
Crystal Cole - Administration
Teresa Copeland - Sallisaw Head Start Preschool Program Aide
Dalene Duvall - Sallisaw Early Head Start Center Director & Family Advocate
Julie Ellis - Administration
Beaulah Ewing - Stigler Head Start Preschool Teacher
Vanessa Farrow - Administration
Jessica Fellows - McAlester Head Start Preschool Teacher
Cheryl Fite - Wilburton Early Head Start Program Aide
Isidoro Garcia Landaverde - Administration
Donna Gray - Quinton Head Start Preschool Center Director & Teacher
Lisa Gurule - Administration
Nancy Harmon - McAlester Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start Cook Aide
Treva Harvey - Quinton Head Start Preschool Assistant Teacher
Deziray Hearst - McAlester Head Start Preschool & Early Head Start Center Director & McAlester Early Head Start Family Advocate
Miranda Henderson - Administration
Laura Holt - Sallisaw Early Head Start Teacher
Samantha Hurst - Checotah Head Start Preschool Cook
Shannon Kennedy - Checotah Head Start Preschool & Early Head Start Center Director & Head Start Preschool Teacher
Jamie Ledford - Sallisaw Early Head Start Teacher
Sheron Norris - Tahlequah Head Start Preschool Family Advocate
Judy Parris - Westville Early Head Start Cook
Amanda Powell - Sallisaw Head Start Preschool Family Advocate
Kelsie Pratt - Sallisaw Early Head Start Program Aide
Patricia Ramirez - Sallisaw Head Start Preschool Teacher
Shannon Reavis - Stigler Head Start Preschool Assistant Teacher
Karen Resendiz - Administration
Deanna Robinson - McCurtain & Quinton Head Start Preschools Family Advocate
Melinda Robledo - Briggs Head Start Preschool Center Director and Teacher
Melinda Ross - Stigler Head Start Preschool Teacher
Lisa Rust - Stigler Early Head Start Family Advocate
Cecilia Sadler - Grand View Head Start Preschool Center Director & Teacher
Teresa Sam - Wilburton Head Start Preschool Teacher
Emily Sarah Scrapper - Briggs & Grand View Head Start Preschools Family Advocate
Sharon Smith - Checotah Head Start Preschool & Early Head Start Family Advocate
Danielle Spargur - Wilburton Head Start Preschool & Early Head Start Center Director & Family Advocate
Barbara Sparks - Sallisaw Head Start Preschool Cook
Jaynie Steele - Administration
Misty Tallon - Checotah Head Start Preschool Assistant Teacher
Nora Weaver - Grand View Head Start Preschool Program Aide
Kari Wooten - Sallisaw Head Start Preschool Teacher
K'mya Rees - McAlester Head Start Preschool Assistant Teacher

👏2 Years
Makayla York - Sallisaw Early Head Start Teacher
Kortney Rainwater - Wilburton Head Start Preschool Assistant Teacher
Mary Stroup - Briggs Head Start Preschool Program Aide

⭐️1 Year
Audrey Wikel - Tahlequah Early Head Start Teacher
Shakira Chavez - Tahlequah Early Head Start Teacher
Allison Vails - Stigler Early Head Start Teacher
Winter Vann - Tahlequah Early Head Start Center Director & Family Advocate, and Westville Early Head Start Family Advocate

10/13/2025

Check out our McAlester team! They got first place in the trunk decorating contest! Their theme brought awareness to Head Start's 60th birthday! Way to go McAlester team! Head Start

10/11/2025

📣It’s Head Start Awareness Month!

🔍 Did you know that studies show that children in Head Start programs are more likely to graduate high school, attend college, and achieve economic stability as adults? That’s the power of a strong start!

👉Apply today at www.healthwellnessok.com/adventure-headstart!

10/10/2025

💚Today is World Mental Health Day - a reminder that little minds need care too. 💚

At Head Start, we focus on social–emotional growth, kindness, and connection, because healthy hearts make strong learners. 🧠✨

Apply today and join a community that supports the whole family. 🫶 Visit www.healthwellnessok.com/adventure-headstart!

10/10/2025

🤗 Big dreams start small - with finger paint, snack time, and a whole lot of heart. 🎨🍎

🏫 Give your little one a Head Start and watch them shine! ❤️✨

✅ Visit www.healthwellnessok.com/adventure-headstart to apply!

10/09/2025

💡Did you know? In 1982, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as National Head Start Awareness Month to honor the program’s impact.

Every October, we celebrate the children, educators, families, and communities who are part of our Head Start family. Since its founding in 1965, Head Start has provided high-quality education, health care, and family support to more than 40 million children and their families nationwide.

📣This month, we invite you to be a part of by sharing a story, memory, or experience you’ve had with our program. go.nhsa.org/HSAM

‼️Apply today at www.healthwellnessok.com/adventure-headstart!