Congratulations to our Fall OA Athletes making their respective Elite teams! All well deserved. Great kids, great athletes, great students!
Good Morning, OA School Community. Due to the inclement weather, OACSD will be CLOSED today, Thursday, February 6, 2025. Thank you.
Practice Makes Perfect: Bowling Drills Card Game
The bowling team has specific drills they run when they want to work on accuracy. Learn more about how the team practices in this Practice Makes Perfect on Showcase Sports TV. https://youtu.be/DuMnaFEP_yo
Behind the Scenes: Drone Soccer
“My favorite part is probably when I’m playing defense and I get to tip someone's drone upside down, they crash into the floor and break.” Students on the drone soccer team talk about their favorite part of the sport and everything they’re able to get out of it. Learn more about how the team is looking on Showcase Sports TV. https://youtu.be/WwXHVHPQITc
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Coach Profile: Rusty Virkler
“Being able to build relationships with the student-athletes. Growing up I never thought I wanted to coach, and now that I coach it’s awesome to see these kids grow and become better humans. Rusty Virkler has been coaching the bowling team now for four years. Learn more about him and how highly the student-athletes view him on Showcase Sports TV. https://youtu.be/YRLfivDNs9I
In the Classroom: Application of Product Design
“They’re going to create their own logo, then produce that logo on any apparel item they want, and then sell it to their peers.” Teacher of Application of Product Design Katelyn Simpson, breaks down the steps of the project the students will be working on this year. Get an in-depth look into class and see the tools the students are using to create their own logos on Showcase Classroom TV. https://youtu.be/nJEiRrysRHE
Four Questions: Ava Brown
“Interacting with people, I’m such a big people person I love being around my family and friends and even interacting with strangers. I just think it’s so much more fun to come into work at the office in a setting like this where you’re interacting with people 24/7.” We got the chance to interview former Owego graduate Ava Brown who’s now at Syracuse University. She was back on break and helping students in the Career Center. Learn more about Ava as she answers four questions on Showcase Classroom TV. https://youtu.be/2ZQTWXMNr0Y
Behind the Scenes: Jazz Band
“It’s amazing I love music and it’s always been a passion of mine, and having an area that’s so dedicated to music and teaching music is wonderful.” Students at Owego are thrilled to have such an innovative and dynamic music department. See what happens when two teachers team up for some sight reading exercises for the jazz band on Showcase Arts TV. https://youtu.be/cnpShWLApX8
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Teacher Spotlight: Lindsey Williams
“My favorite part about being a band director is making music and working with young people.” Lindsey Williams has been a music teacher at Owego since 2007. Learn more about her, and why she enjoys teaching so much in her teacher spotlight on Showcase Arts TV. https://youtu.be/7V6NfVe54Pk
Four Questions: Maddie McEvoy
“Definitely the environment, I wouldn’t love it this much without all of the people around me.” Maddie McEvoy tells us how she got her start in basketball and what she loves so much about the sport. Learn more about her as she answers four questions on Showcase Sports TV. https://youtu.be/Hvf0a4PU2bQ
OA Update: What’s Happening In Our Community - Check out these great programs, events, and more.
Apalachin Library - Pokemon Club: 2/1/25 - https://5il.co/36s0w
Owego Little League 2025 Registration - Baseball and Softball - https://5il.co/36o4q
Binghamton Umpires - Baseball and Softball Umpire Recruitment - https://5il.co/36pw4
SUNY Broome - Spring Into STEM: 3/6/25 - https://5il.co/36llq
Watson College Community Day: Register By 2/7/25 - https://5il.co/36pwd
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Parenting Classes: 2/5 - 3/26 - https://5il.co/36ltg
Animal Care Sanctuary - Shelter Buddies Reading Program - https://5il.co/2zu34
Join Scouts - Troop 38, Troop 638, Cub Scout Pack 37 and 43 - https://5il.co/2v9y2
Owego Nazarene After School Program - https://5il.co/2u96a
Family Enrichment Network Head Start Registration - https://5il.co/2kghn
Find more Community Fliers here: https://www.oacsd.org/documents/community-fliers/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.
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Teacher Profile: Tom Westcott
“Mr. Westcott is a very positive teacher and you can really tell he loves his job. He loves helping students of all ages learn about career opportunities.” For more than 20 years Tom Westcott has been helping students on their educational journey at Owego. Learn more about Mr. Westcott as the Coordinator of the Career Center in this teacher profile on Showcase Classroom TV. https://youtu.be/g1snIuDNhqM
OA athletics schedule
Good Morning, OA School Community. Due to the inclement weather, OACSD will operate on a Two-Hour Delay schedule today, Friday, January 31, 2025.
There is no SOAR period to start the day at OAMS and OFA on a two-hour delay. Students report directly to their first-period class.
Review the OAMS and OFA Delay Bell Schedule here: https://5il.co/13zvy.
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Four Questions: Devan Card
“It’s amazing that I’m available to have this opportunity every day.” Devan Card started bowling with his grandfather at a very early age and has grown to really appreciate the sport. Learn more about him and the bowling team as he answers four questions on Showcase Sports TV. https://youtu.be/Wx3ig4S7KWc
It was our pleasure to take part in a career shadow experience at Milton Cat in Binghamton, NY today. A big thanks to Kathryn and Scott for their hospitality and potential opportunity for our students.
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Teacher Spotlight: Teresa Deskur
“Every time we get to do a concert, that’s always really fun. It’s a nice culminating event for the students to show their hard work.” Middle School Band Director Teresa Deskur, enjoys many aspects of her job, learn more about her and her teaching in this spotlight on Showcase Arts TV. https://youtu.be/2iGJamjuzxE