Owego Apalachin Central School District 2024-2025 School Budget Vote and Board of Education Election Results Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Voters in the Owego Apalachin Central School District on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, voted to approve the district’s proposed 2024-2025 school budget of $57,879,272. The budget had a tax levy increase of 1.99 percent.
The final vote was:
Yes: 758
No: 342
In the second proposition, voters approved the purchase of 5 school buses by the following count:
Yes: 811
No: 287
In the third proposition, voters approved the district’s proposed Capital Project of $28,500,000.
Yes: 750
No: 348
Two Board of Education Candidates elected for two seats were:
Nora Schumacher and John Crawford
Votes Per Candidate
Nora Schumacher: 459
John Crawford: 378
Keith Casterline: 277
Elda Capuni-Lemmon: 267
Nancy Della Pia: 261
Patty Miller: 231
Dan Whippo: 198
Voters approved the additional taxpayer funding for the Apalachin Public Library.
Yes: 772
No: 321
Voters approved the additional taxpayer funding for Coburn Free Library.
Yes: 768
No: 326
OA REMINDER: VOTING LOCATIONS OPEN UNTIL 8 PM
The Annual School Budget Vote and Board Member Election is, today, 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
Thank you for the continued support of our students and staff.
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
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The OFA Robotics Team is preparing for the competition on Wednesday the 22nd. Learn about their robots, their functions, and what it is like preparing to compete on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/Obz3oMYYjt8
OA UPDATE: Sectionals continue today with OFA Girls lacrosse at Union-Endicott at 6 pm and OFA baseball at Maine-Endwell at 4:30 pm. Good luck to both teams! #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether
Owego Free Academy Baseball opens the Class A double-elimination sectional tournament at home today at 5:00 pm. The second-seeded River Hawks (17-2) take on Johnson City (8-12). View the complete bracket here: https://5il.co/2lx5h #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether
GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP @ TIOGA STADIUM
MAY 18, 2024 | 07:00 PM
Here is the link to the GoFan Digital Ticket for the Girls Flag Football DII Championships @ Tioga Stadium:
https://gofan.co/event/1525518?schoolId=NYSPHSAAIV
GoFan Digital tickets are $6.25 General Admission
Cash Tickets are $8.00 General Admission
Children 10 and Under are Free
Section IV Passes are accepted
Varsity catcher Ben Rollison is a crucial member of the baseball team, and as such he is the perfect Athlete Correspondent on Showcase Sports TV:
https://youtu.be/FSuR1LiPKgg
It's School Bus Driver Appreciation Week! We are lucky and thankful to have such an amazing group of drivers and staff in the Owego Apalachin Transportation Department. Thank You! #OARiverHawks #sOArTogether
Varsity softball player Alex Aubel talks about inspiration and personal growth as an athlete. Learn more about Alex as she answers 4 Questions on Showcase Sports TV:
https://youtu.be/kE2pYhVKSj0
ICYMI: OFA Varsity Baseball has made several appearances on WEBO radio this season. They were just on this morning, Tuesday, May 14th - https://5il.co/2lk41 If you’ve missed any of the other interviews with Matt Lewis you can listen to them here:
May 7th Interview - https://5il.co/2lk4t
April 30th Interview - https://5il.co/2lk5r
April 23rd Interview - https://5il.co/2lk8y
April 12th Interview - https://5il.co/2lk94
#OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
Owego Apalachin Middle School welcomed volunteers from BAE Systems into Ms. Simpson and Mr. Heath's STEAM class to create a 'Newtons Cradle'. We appreciate the partnership with BAE and the educational opportunities they offer our students. #OAMSRiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OASTEAM
Congratulations to OFA Baseball - 2024 STAC Champions! #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
Now that the sports management students are familiar with a scouting report, they begin researching to create a report on an athlete of their choice. Watch it on Showcase Classroom:
https://youtu.be/7Qhi1AtlgMM
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
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Talan Schumacher is a multi-sport athlete at Owego, and today he is on the baseball diamond telling us about his love for the sport. Find out more in this episode of 4 Questions on Showcase Sports TV: https://youtu.be/KUfv6R7TSUM
Congratulations to our Owego Free Academy student-athletes, Evan O’Hara, Riley Loomis, and Madison McEvoy, who were named to the 2023-24 winter high school sports Elite All-Star teams.
Selections were made for boys basketball, girls basketball, boys wrestling, boys and girls indoor track & field, boys swimming & diving, and boys and girls bowling.
More than 80 athletes earned Elite accolades from the coverage areas of the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin, Elmira Star-Gazette, Corning Leader, and Ithaca Journal.
Elite selections were chosen predominantly based on voting from coaches, with some input from the sports departments of the papers.
View the teams here:
https://www.pressconnects.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/04/16/gannett-elite-all-stars-from-section-4-announced-for-2023-24-winter-season/73149674007/
#OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether
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!
Varsity lacrosse player Madison McEvoy talks about stick skills, physicality, and who has improved the most. Maddie is making the call in Athlete Correspondent on Showcase Sports TV: https://youtu.be/k0C9katub4I
Lillie Kneller is doing some practicing on the Bari Saxophone in this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/SZHrwqQCcjE
ICYMI: OFA Softball has made several appearances on WEBO this season. If you’ve missed any of the interviews with Matt Lewis, listen to them here:
5/8/24: https://5il.co/2l4u3
4/29/24: https://5il.co/2l4te
4/18?24: https://5il.co/2l4u0
#OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
