Apalachin Elementary

Congratulations to OFA Baseball - 2024 STAC Champions! #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

OA Update: What’s Happening In Our Community - Check out these great programs, events, and more. Owego Apalachin Football Club 2024 Registration - https://5il.co/2kchs Family Enrichment Network Head Start Registration - https://5il.co/2kghn OA Youth Fun Run: 5/28/24 - https://5il.co/2kcet Apalachin Library Pokemon Club: 6/1/24 - https://5il.co/2k1ev OA District Art Show: 6/3/24 - https://5il.co/2lg39 Waterman Center Owego Forest Rec Camp: 7/8/24 - https://5il.co/2k1ew Cars In The Park: 7/14/24 - https://5il.co/2kscu Waterman Center Explore Camp: 8/12/24 - https://5il.co/2k1ex SUNY Broome Summer Youth (9th-10th Grade) Programs - https://5il.co/2jw68 Find more Community Fliers 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

Owego Free Academy is proud to announce the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2024. Ruben Lemmon has earned the distinction of Valedictorian. Ruben will be attending Cornell University to study Physics. Kathryn Donnelly-Taylor is the Salutatorian. Kathryn will be attending Cornell University - College of Agriculture and Life Science to study Animal Science. The district is very proud of Ruben and Kathryn’s commitment to excellence in their academic and extracurricular activities. We wish them all the best as they look to continue their education. Congratulations!

👀 at these photos that were shared with us from the past week. Rainbows and Cotton Candy Skies make nights on our campus extra special. ❤️💙 #OARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride

Today is National School Nurse Day! We can't thank our nurses enough for the care they provide our students and staff. THANK YOU! #OARiverHawks #sOArTogether #SchoolNurseDay

OA REMINDER: There will be a public proposed budget and capital project information session tonight, Monday, May 6th at 6:00 pm at Apalachin Elementary School. The Livestream of the meeting will be available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqPvIevL5wA The next opportunity to attend an Information Session will be on Monday, May 13th at 6:00 pm in the Board of Education Room, OA District Office. This is the Official School Budget Public Hearing and Capital Project Forum. The Annual School Budget Vote and Board Member Election will take place, on Tuesday, May 21st, from Noon until 8:00 pm at two (2) locations, based on residency: Apalachin Elementary School, 405 Pennsylvania Ave. Apalachin, NY 13732 Owego Apalachin Middle School, 3 Sheldon Guile Blvd. Owego, NY 13827 The proposed budget maintains all programs and opportunities, continuing to provide our students with the best educational experience possible while, at the same time, being fiscally responsible to taxpayers. To view a digital copy of the Budget Newsletter, visit - https://5il.co/2kha6 You can find more information about the proposed School Budget, Capital Project, and Board of Education Candidates on our website: https://www.oacsd.org/page/school-budget-information. If you have additional questions, please use the Let’s Talk! feature on our website - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk

The tired bear is still trying to get to sleep, but now it has a new problem. Squirrels! AES music students participate in part two of the Tired Bear song in this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/jKF_HIK4I_c

OA REMINDER: There will be a public proposed budget and capital project information session tonight, Monday, May 6th at 6:00 pm at Apalachin Elementary School. The Livestream of the meeting will be available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqPvIevL5wA The next opportunity to attend an Information Session will be on Monday, May 13th at 6:00 pm in the Board of Education Room, OA District Office. This is the Official School Budget Public Hearing and Capital Project Forum. The Annual School Budget Vote and Board Member Election will take place, on Tuesday, May 21st, from Noon until 8:00 pm at two (2) locations, based on residency: Apalachin Elementary School, 405 Pennsylvania Ave. Apalachin, NY 13732 Owego Apalachin Middle School, 3 Sheldon Guile Blvd. Owego, NY 13827 The proposed budget maintains all programs and opportunities, continuing to provide our students with the best educational experience possible while, at the same time, being fiscally responsible to taxpayers. To view a digital copy of the Budget Newsletter, visit - https://5il.co/2kha6 You can find more information about the proposed School Budget, Capital Project, and Board of Education Candidates on our website: https://www.oacsd.org/page/school-budget-information. If you have additional questions, please use the Let’s Talk! feature on our website - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! We are grateful for their dedication to providing an excellent education for our students every day. Your impact is felt beyond the classroom. Thank you! We ❤️our OA teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #sOArTogether #OARiverHawks

OA Update: What’s Happening In Our Community - Check out these great programs, events, and more. SUNY Broome Spring Open House: 4/27/24 - https://5il.co/2jw76 41st Annual Children’s Fair: 4/28/28 - https://5il.co/2jw8s SUNY Broome Summer STEM Youth (9th-10th Grade) Programs - https://5il.co/2jw68 OA Green Team Textile Collection: 5/4/24 - https://5il.co/2h9cm Tioga Opportunities Fatherhood Group - https://5il.co/2jw6p Find more Community Fliers 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

OA School Community, It's that time of year when we are ready to share the final day of school for OA students. We have only used one inclement weather emergency day, and as long as we do not need to use any more emergency days, the last day of instruction for students will be: Thursday, June 13th – Last day of school for OFA 9th-12th students Tuesday, June 18th – Last day of school for PK-8th students Important End-Of-Year Dates Monday, May 6th - School Budget and Capital Project Information Session at AES at 6 pm Monday, May 13th - School Budget Public Hearing and Capital Project Information Session at the Board of Education Room, OA District Office at 6 pm Tuesday, May 21st - School Budget Vote, Capital Project Vote, and Board of Education Elections at AES and OAMS from Noon to 8 pm May 24th and May 27th - No School for Memorial Day Tuesday, June 4th – Algebra Regents/Local Testing Day – No school for OFA students except for those students taking exams. See the letter from Principal Schofield (https://5il.co/2jr4j) for more information about this day and other upcoming Regents testing days. Friday, June 7th - OES/AES 5th Grade Mixer at Greenwood and OFA Prom Thursday, June 13th - Senior Clap out through the halls of OES, AES and OAMS Friday, June 14th - AES Field Day and OAMS 8th Grade Dinner/Dance June 14th – June 26 Regents Exams Monday, June 17th - OES Field Day, OES 5th Grade Clap-Out, and OES 5th Grade Moving Up Tuesday, June 18th - AES 5th Grade Moving Up and OAMS 8th Grade Moving Up Wednesday, June 19th – Juneteenth Holiday, no exams for high school students and no school for all staff Thursday, June 27th - OFA Senior Car Parade (AES to OFA at 6 pm) Friday, June 28th - OFA Graduation at 7 pm (Rain or Shine) Summer Enrichment Information 5 weeks of camps from July 8th - August 9th. Registration information will be shared in the coming weeks. Learn more about the new look of our summer enrichment programs here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/enrichment Please reach out through Let’s Talk! with any questions: https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk #OARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

SUNY Broome hosted high school counselors from across the region to keep their districts up to date about new programming at the college. Career Counselor with the Owego Apalachin Central School District, Tom Westcott says, “It is important that counselors are uniquely aware of what’s going on in our community, and in an effort to have our students stay in our community, and become contributing members of our county. And so, SUNY Broome plays a huge role in that. Having counselors up to date with everything new that’s going on in SUNY Broome is incredibly important.” https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/top-stories/suny-broomes-breakfast-for-regional-high-school-counselors/

OA REMINDER: There is a regular Board of Education meeting tonight, Monday, April 22nd, 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/OV4AOa8Qozc?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. Looking ahead: Budget Information Session: Monday, May 6th | 6:00 pm - Apalachin Elementary School Budget Public Hearing: Monday, May 13th | 6:00 pm - Board of Education Room Regular Meeting: Monday, May 13th | 6:30 PM (or immediately following Budget Hearing) School Budget Vote, Board of Education Election, and Capital Project Vote: Tuesday, May 21st | Noon to 8:00 PM (Apalachin Elementary School and Owego Apalachin Middle School)

River Hawks Apparel is available from All Star Sports of Owego. The online stores listed below are broken up to offer choices of logos based on the different buildings, the district, and a generic River Hawks Athletics store. The current stores will be open through April 30th. Items do not ship until the store closes. ALL items will be shipped directly to the customer, approximately 3-weeks after the store closes. We have added the ability for staff and families to have items sent to their school building for pick-up. Current products are based on popular items. We have added a few new items that were suggested after the launch of the first store. We have also added the ability to customize items with names and numbers. If you would like to suggest certain items, brands, or products for us to consider adding, feel free to contact us. Please note that the item prices are as low as possible; there is no fundraiser associated with the stores. Additional delivery options have been added for Staff and Families based on building. OA School District Store: https://oaschool.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Owego Free Academy Store: https://ofariverhawks.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Owego Apalachin Middle School Store: https://oamiddleschool.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Owego Elementary School Store: https://owegoelementary.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Apalachin Elementary School Store: https://apalachinelem.itemorder.com/shop/home/ River Hawks Athletics Store: https://oaathletics.itemorder.com/shop/home/ These stores will close on April 30th to begin processing. Go, River Hawks! #OARiverHawks #sOArTogether

It's time for the tired bear song, join AES music students in this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/EsxCup1hgps

Owego Apalachin Central School District’s Music Education Program Receives National Recognition - This is the 6th time receiving this award. Owego Apalachin Central School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. In its 25th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, OACSD answered detailed questions about music class participation, performance opportunities, collaborative projects, instruction time, facilities, musical instruments, and support for the music programs. “The music classes are the best part of my day. I have made so many friends in these groups and I cannot imagine life without them.” shared senior music student Keira Lane. Over the past 25 years, the national BCME award has honored more than 1,000 schools and districts in 43 states, for their unwavering commitment to music education as an integral part of a well-rounded education for all students. ​​Official Hashtag: #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation X/Twitter: @NAMMFoundation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nammfoundation Instagram: @nammfoundation

Due to the solar eclipse, the Owego Apalachin Central School District will use a modified early release schedule on Monday, April 8, 2024. We are not in the path of totality, but we will be able to see a partial eclipse in our area (see the links below for more information). With proper eye protection and weather permitting, the phases of the Moon passing between the Earth and the Sun can be witnessed in our area between 2:30 and 4:30 pm. To be as cautious as possible, we will dismiss students early enough to ensure they are all home before this eclipse peak period and allow them to experience the event at home with their families. On April 8th, 2024, our district will run on a modified schedule with the following dismissal times: Owego and Apalachin Elementary Schools will dismiss students at Noon. There will be NO after-school program. Owego Apalachin Middle School and Owego Free Academy will dismiss students at 1:30 pm. After-school activities will be communicated separately to those students/families involved. Students will be provided breakfast and lunch at school on this day. NASA Eclipse Information https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/ Eclipse Simulator https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse-simulator/2024/29332?lang=en Click here for a PDF version of the letter: https://5il.co/2glve

Owego Free Academy varsity girl's lacrosse midfielder Madison McEvoy is nominated for 'Athlete of the Week' from Newschannel 34. You can vote until 1:00 pm on Wednesday, April 10th. Vote here: https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/sports/athlete-of-the-week/vote-for-athlete-of-the-week-4-3-24/#/gallery #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether

What shall we do when we go outside? AES music students decide on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/UPPXML0Da9A

AES music students make snowmen and snow angels INSIDE the classroom! Watch this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/E7lq3c6VJTk