OA Parents, Athletes, and Community,
I hope this letter finds you doing well, enjoying your time off over summer but also ready to continue the success from 2023-24. OA athletics had a great previous year with many teams adding Sectional titles, STAC titles and more importantly building relationships and lifelong skills through athletic competition. This letter is to provide you information on the upcoming Fall season with important information and dates.
Click here for a PDF version of the Fall Sports Athletic Letter: https://5il.co/2qrra
Congratulations to the OFA Class of 2024. Check out the multi-camera video filmed by Big Drew Grafix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM22KCeEoUA
OA REMINDER: There is a regular Board of Education meeting tonight, Monday, July 8th, at 6:00 pm in the Board of Education room at the District Office, 5 Sheldon Guile Boulevard, Owego.
The meeting will also stream for viewing only on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtube.com/live/eRoNk3NI7sU?feature=share
Board meeting agenda and meetings are posted on Board Docs on our website at www.oacsd.org. We encourage anyone with questions or comments to utilize Let’s Talk! - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk. Your questions and comments will be seen and answered by the appropriate district personnel or board of education members.
Owego Elementary School and Owego Free Academy are sites offering FREE breakfast and lunch for kids 18 and under Monday through Friday in July and August.
Owego Elementary School will serve breakfast from 7:45 am to 8:45 am and lunch from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Owego Free Academy will serve breakfast from 7:45 am to 9:30 am and lunch from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
OES will offer breakfast and lunch from July 8th through August 9th and OFA will offer breakfast and lunch from July 8th through August 14th.
See all Tioga County Sites offering FREE Summer Meals for kids 18 and under here: https://5il.co/2qleg.
The Summer Breakfast Menu for July and August can be found here: https://5il.co/2ql3u
The Summer Lunch Menu for July and August can be found here: https://5il.co/2ql3v
Please contact us through Let’s Talk! with any questions - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk
Bus Routes for Summer Enrichment Camps, Camp Ahwaga & BOCES Summer Programs are now live on the My Ride K-12 App & website. Continue to check back ahead of each new week for changes to the routes and schedules, as enrollment changes week to week.
My Ride K-12 can be downloaded in the Apple and Android app stores. You will need to download the app to access updated transportation information for your student(s). Usernames and passwords from Ride 360 have carried over to My Ride K-12. Additionally, you can use your existing log-in information to access a web version of My Ride K-12 at myridek12.tylerapp.com.
To learn more about My Ride K-12 and the other technology we use to help us safely and efficiently transport our students, please click the following links:
My Ride K-12 with ETA to Stop Parent Flyer - https://5il.co/2heyp
My Ride K-12 User Guide Parent Flyer - https://5il.co/2heyo
Please contact the Transportation Office via Let’s Talk! With any questions.
Congratulations, OFA Class of 2024!
Here is a link to a Google Photo album that contains over 1200 photos from the graduation ceremony. Our four student photographers captured these photos. Enjoy - https://photos.app.goo.gl/sFrSVBoFkNydUqqM9
#OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
Watch this final part of our Behind The Scenes coverage of AES STEAM students and their tower challenge on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/nzDx11Iv6uw
44 Owego Apalachin Middle School students had their writing chosen for publication in the anthology “Hunted: Echoes of the Hunt.” OAMS teachers submitted creative writing pieces into a competition by Young Writers. Students were challenged to craft a story in up to 100 words on the theme ‘Hunted’. Find out more about Young Writers: https://www.youngwritersusa.com/ #OAMSRIverHawks #sOArTogether
Jen Gibson gives her students advice on constructing their towers in part four of this Behind The Scenes series on Showcase Arts TV:https://youtu.be/CX1y96jrwwc
Mrs. Gatto listens to some of her students as they build their stories. Only on Showcase Classroom: https://youtu.be/XBtPZAcmxqY
Owego Free Academy students and staff collaborate on a Southern Tier-themed mural for GHS Federal Credit Union with students and staff from Chenango Valley and Oxford. The completed mural officially debuted at the GHS Federal Credit Union’s Front Street, Binghamton branch at a ceremony on June 24th. One school from each of the three counties, Tioga, Broome, and Chenango, served by GHS created a unified relief mural depicting aspects that visually represent their county. The OFA tech department helped cut out the counties to scale and art students from each school designed and created the wooden relief symbols seen in their corresponding county. The OFA art department stained the counties, Chenango Valley art students painted in the rivers/streams and the entire piece was installed by CV art teacher, Matthew Wilson. Anna Hodges and Kayla Newman were the two OFA art students who designed and painted the Tioga County symbols that Adam Williams cut with OFA art teacher Jolene Williams. Incredible work by everyone involved in the project! #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether
OES students continue working on breaking down words, using syllables, and more. Watch the video on Showcase Classroom: https://youtu.be/5NR9AMnXLU0
We are back in Jen Gibson's classroom as students continue working on their towers on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/8IBtAuCLFO0
We want to wish Caleb Hoover the best of luck as he competes at Nationals in Atlanta over the next few days. Caleb is at Nationals for the second time after winning the NYS Skills competition in masonry. You can learn more about the SkillsUSA Competition from this WBNG-TV Story: https://www.wbng.com/2024/06/21/broome-tioga-boces-sends-students-skills-usa-national-competition-atlanta/ #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether
Mrs. Gatto's students are creating their second characters for their stories in this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Classroom: https://youtu.be/Nr4w8fs7kmQ
We are back in Jen Gibson's classroom as students continue working on their towers on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/8IBtAuCLFO0
OACSD would like to recognize the #OFAClassOf2024! Show your love & support by sharing & liking these posts. This spotlight shines on George Elston
If you’ve missed any of our spotlights, the complete OFA Class of 2024 collection is updated daily here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/nzdWHwrqpNPvzBkm6
#OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition #OwegoFreeAcademy #ClassOf2024 #OwegoNY #ApalachinNY
Brittney Dodge Begins working with two students on breaking down words. Watch this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Classroom: https://youtu.be/d7pUbtq9-o8
Go Behind The Scenes with Apalachin Elementary STEAM students as they work on the tower challenge. Watch the first part on Showcase Arts TV:
https://youtu.be/0UlW2fYe4BM
Nicholas Doris's interest in robotics began when he took the first class in 7th grade, and now he is a member of the robotics team. He is at the pool testing his team's drag racer and telling us about his love for robotics. Watch this Student Profile on Showcase Arts TV:
https://youtu.be/5ryNOlIWcB8