Krystal Moses and her family have made a life of serving Weatherford Public Schools and its athletic programs.
She and her husband, Jeff, a physical therapist who volunteers for WPS athletics, have been married for 29 years. Both graduated from WHS and the University of Oklahoma.
“Jeff played football and baseball while I played basketball and ran track,” Moses said. “We both are very proud to be Weatherford Eagles and feel that it is important to give back to a school system that helped us become the adults that we are.”
Krystal teaches English at Weatherford Middle School, is a co-sponsor for student council and national honor society and is a sponsor for book club. She also drives a bus for the high school wrestling team and coaches seventh-grade girls track. Moses has served in about a half-dozen WHS booster and athletic clubs; Currently, she’s co-treasurer for the Quarterback Club and treasurer for the Takedown Club.
“I’ve loved all my times and roles in the different booster clubs,” Moses said. “I have made lifelong friends while working side by side with other parents.”
After spending 4 years of her early teaching career at Moore Public Schools, Moses took an 18-year hiatus from teaching to focus on raising her children: Cassidy, 24; Abbie, 21; and Carson, 17. All play or played sports.
“Sports are important for several reasons. Sports teach us commitment, sacrifice and humility. Sports also teach how to work as a group toward a common goal and how to take accountability for our responsibilities within a group,” Moses said. “Sports, as well as other extracurricular activities play a big role at school, providing not only valuable learning experiences, but often the motivation for students to attend school and to work toward success in the classroom.”
Cassidy graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and teaches at Deer Creek. Abbie is WMS’ head fast pitch coach. Cooper, a WHS junior, played football, wrestles and runs track. He’s also a member of the WHS fishing team.
“Through sports, I know that my children have gained confidence,” Moses said. “They have also learned to lose, and my hope would be with grace. They have all experienced the exhilaration of success and the heartbreak of defeat, and they have learned that life goes on after both, and that the memories made along the way will be with them forever, and the lessons learned become a part of them.
“They have learned that hard work always pays off, but sometimes, it doesn’t happen the way that we originally wanted it to happen.”
Moses hopes that hers and her husbands’ examples have provided experiences for and inspired Cassidy, Abbie and Cooper.
“We all can give in different ways. We don’t always have the money or tangible items to donate, but we can give our time,” Moses said. “I also hope that they see us having fun watching them and supporting them alongside the other parents that we consider friends. I hope they know that it didn’t matter if they were a starter, a reserve, or a manager. We always supported them and their teams in any way that we could. I also hope that all the other kids know that we were/are there to support them as well.”
