NO SCHOOL - THURSDAY 5/23, FRIDAY 5/24 AND MONDAY 5/27 FOR MEMORIAL DAY

Owego Apalachin

Central School District

Upcoming Events

May
24

(No School) Memorial Day Recess

Friday, May 24, 2019

May
24

Sprouts of Imagination - Art Show - OFA

Friday, May 24, 2019

May
25

(No School) Memorial Day Recess

Saturday, May 25, 2019

May
26

(No School) Memorial Day Recess

Sunday, May 26, 2019

May
27

Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 27, 2019

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District News

OFA 2010 ALUMNI, JILLIAN STRAUSS, CO-WROTE MOTION PICTURE SONGS
Owego Free Academy Class of 2010 Alumni, Jillian Strauss, co-wrote the songs “Fearless” and “Molly’s Lullaby” that appear in the Universal Pictures movie “A Dog’s Journey,” that hit theaters May 17th.

OACSD 2019-2020 BUDGET: TAX CAP CLARIFICATION
In response to several anonymous comments and social media posts regarding the 2019-2020 School District Budget and the allowable Tax Cap Levy, the school district would like to clarify and provide factual information to our voters.

GREATER BINGHAMTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTS TWO FROM OFA
The 5th Annual Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fame Induction added 12 members in their Class of 2019. Two of the inductees had significant ties to Owego Free Academy. Richard Brown, former athletic director and coach for OFA and Gary Deuel, former OFA athlete.

OWEGO ELEMENTARY WINS AMERICAN DAIRY "NY THURSDAY" CONTEST
Congratulations to the students, staff and families at Owego Elementary School for winning the NY Thursday contest. OES will be receiving a $5,000 school garden kit for students to build gardens in their classrooms and learn about the nourishment of plants. OES reached and surpassed the 100 "Views" at www.milkvids.com to allow the school to be eligible for the random prize drawing.

OACSD FEATURED IN HUNGER SOLUTIONS NY BREAKFAST REPORT
The Owego Apalachin Central School Districtwas featured in the 2019 NYS School Breakfast Report as we’ve seen a significant growth in our school breakfast participation over the last year. The goal of the program is to provide a free and convenient breakfast to students in grades K-8, right at the beginning of their academic day, also referred to as ‘Breakfast After the Bell’. In the 2017-18 School year, OA implemented the Breakfast After the Bell program and since then, have seen a 114% increase in free & reduced-price school breakfast participation, 470 additional students eating breakfast each day and now 81% of our free & reduced-price eligible students are now eating breakfast at school.

OFA YESLEADS CLUB PRESENTS TO OAMS ON SAFE CHOICES
On Friday April 12, students in the OFA YESLeads Club gave their annual presentations to 8th grade ELA classes. Topics included bullying, Juuling, Vaping, and managing stress. YESLeads is a peer leadership organization sponsored by Senator Fred Akshar and Lourdes Hospital.

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