The OA Robotics team traveled to Haverling HS in Bath to compete in the GST BOCES Vex Robotics Competition. The Owego team took first place in all four team events, was the overall Champion, and won the GOAT of Innovation Award. John Heath, Robotics Teacher, stated, “We brought 27 students to the competition, and it made me extremely proud to see all of their hard work, persistence, and innovation pay off when it mattered.” The Robotics team travels to SUNY Broome in April for their next competition. #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OASTEAM #OAPride #OATradition
Sonny Petro was always intrigued by beats in music, and that fascination manifested in his producing, which has given him a creative outlet and passion that has made him one of the most unique students in the music production class. Learn more about Sonny, his producing style, and his goals as a producer in this Musician Profile on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/ZAAHXWyFXBs
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OES REMINDER: The Owego Elementary School 4th-grade winter concert is tonight, Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 6:30 pm in the OES Auditorium. Come in person or watch the live stream here: https://youtube.com/live/omgZJPXUjhg?feature=share
#OESRiverHawks #sOArTogether
Vote for Owego Free Academy Senior Erin McDonald in the Press & Sun-Bulletin Student of the Week. Voting is open until noon, Thursday, Jan. 25th here - https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2024/01/22/top-student-week-greater-binghamton-nominations-vote/72271071007/.
Good Morning, OA School Community. Due to inclement weather in the forecast, OACSD will be dismissing early today, Tuesday, January 23rd.
OES and AES will dismiss students at Noon.
OAMS and OFA will dismiss students at 1:00 p.m.
There will be NO after-school activities.
The afternoon Living Environment regents exam at OFA will be moved to tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, January 24th.
Thursday, January 25th will now be a Regents-Only day for OFA students. OFA students not scheduled to take an exam, will NOT attend school. All OFA students will return to a regular day of school on Friday, January 26th. All other buildings will operate on a regular schedule.
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We are Behind The Scenes with Mrs. Bangel's Spanish class working on an exercise about the days of the week. They improve their memorization skills with If Today Is on Showcase Classroom: https://youtu.be/ZOJ09_HWCkU
Harrison Miller, one of the drummers of the school's Rock Band, is this week's Student Correspondent, and he tells us who has the best playing style and more on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/3PBMltO9k3g
OA REMINDER: There is a Board of Education Regular Meeting tonight, Monday, January 22, 2024, at 6:00 pm. This meeting will be held in the Apalachin Elementary School Library, 405 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The meeting will also be streamed for viewing only on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtube.com/live/C7aZ_wcUVVI?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.
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OA Update: What’s Happening In Our Community - Check out these great programs, events, and more.
OA Music Department: SHREK The Musical - https://5il.co/2augd Tickets are on sale now. Find out more here: https://www.oacsd.org/article/1376694.
Owego Little League: Registration Now Open - https://5il.co/2cms9
Binghamton University Community Day: Engineers Week - https://5il.co/2cwqa
Family Enrichment Network: Head Start Registration - https://5il.co/2c5qo
More Community Fliers can be found here: https://www.oacsd.org/documents/community-flyers/237411
If you are involved in an organization that would like to share a flier with the OA school community, please submit it through Let’s Talk! for approval. Select ‘Digital Flier Distribution Submission’ under Communications here - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk
#OARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
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The Owego Free Academy Girls and Boys JV & Varsity teams are playing a doubleheader tonight, Friday, January 19th, against Susquehanna Valley. JV games in the OAMS gym with Varsity games in the OFA gym. Come out for 'Youth Night' with the OA Basketball Club and support the teams. #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
"Honestly I'm just bigger & stronger this year, so being able to compete with bigger & stronger guys helps a lot." Ben Rollison tells us how he has improved since last year. Find out more in this episode of 4 Questions on Showcase Sports TV:
https://youtu.be/OX1RxDG2K-E
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Back in Mrs. Bangel's Spanish class, she tells her students a funny holiday story involving tofu. Hear the story in this episode of Behind The Scenes on Showcase Classroom: https://youtu.be/ZkX8SZ4zk-4
ICYMI: OAMS 6th Graders traveled to the Binghamton University Events Center on January 11th to watch the BU women’s basketball team play Bryant Univesity for the first-ever "Beyond the Classroom Youth Day." Our students help set an attendance record with 3,429 people at the game.
Apalachin fifth grader Lydia Chase discusses her favorite song she has learned, what inspired her to play, and more in this episode of 4 Questions on Showcase Arts TV:
https://youtu.be/_8qVcCTTUDs
Riley Loomis is hoping to one day be a coach, specifically at Owego. We caught up with him on the court to find out more about his love for basketball. He answers 4 Questions on Showcase Sports TV: https://youtu.be/edM8uotkjo8