OFA's Wrestling team had a tremendous season, and in the Sectional tournament were able to keep that momentum going, with one wrestler not only making it to the finals but winning it. Watch the Sectionals Recap:
https://showcasesportstv.com/ofa-wrestling-sectionals-recap/
Middle Schooler Tobin Reynolds tells us what he loves about playing the Saxophone and his goals with the instrument in this segment of 4 Questions on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/4-questions-tobin-reynolds/ @OABands l @OaBoosters #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
OA Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 17th, and Monday, February 20th, for mid-winter recess and President's Day. Enjoy the long weekend. #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
The Varsity boy's bowling team was not triumphant in their overall series against Corning at the STAC Championship. However, they gave them quite a fight and saw this experience as a warm-up for Sectionals:
https://showcasesportstv.com/ofa-boys-bowling-stac-recap/
In this Musician Tip, Bassist Lincoln Miller shows us a warm-up scale he plays when he begins rehearsing. Watch the video on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/oams-musician-tip-bass-scale/ @OABands l @OaBoosters #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
For Seventh and Eighth Graders, there is a new joint ELA Social Studies class this year, which encourages students to collaborate and use the tools of each section to grow. Learn more on Showcase Classroom:
https://showcaseclassroom.com/oams-joint-ela-social-studies-class/
The Varsity Boys swim team is beginning taper in preparation for Sectionals. Throughout this season, they have seen their speed increase and time decrease. Watch their Preview on Showcase Sports TV:
https://showcasesportstv.com/boys-swim-sectionals-preview/ @OFAAthletics1
The OAMS Band is working on some music pieces, and here they perform one of the songs for us, including some solos. Watch this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/behind-the-scenes-oams-band/ @OABands l @OaBoosters #OACommunity #OAPride
The varsity girl's bowling team left the STAC championship victors in their series against Vestal. The girls used the crowd's energy and reached their highest series score ever. Watch their STAC recap video:
https://showcasesportstv.com/ofa-girls-bowling-stac-recap/ #OAPride
OA Reminder: The OA Musical, Mamma Mia!, runs Friday, February 10th at 7:30pm, Saturday, February 11th at 7:30pm, and Sunday, February 12th at 2:30pm. Go here for more information and to purchase tickets: https://www.oacsd.org/page/ofa-musical #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
Middle Schooler Caleb Rathke tells us what he loves about the trombone, his favorite memory of playing music, and more in this segment of 4 Questions on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/4-questions-caleb-rathke/ @OABands l @OaBoosters #OACommunity #OAPride
Social Studies teacher Mike Bartlow tells us about how he got started in education 26 years ago. Find out what he hopes his students take away from him in this segment of 4 Questions on Showcase Classroom:
https://showcaseclassroom.com/4-questions-mike-bartlow/ #OAPride
Community Day is back for Engineers Week at Binghamton University / Watson College! The event will be held at the Innovative Technologies Complex (85 Murray Hill Road in Vestal) on Saturday, Feb. 25.
There will be two sessions limited to 110 children each: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Student groups have more than two dozen super-fun, STEM-related activities planned! See details and register here: https://www.binghamton.edu/watson/eweek/communityday.html
OA Update: Best of luck to OFA Wrestlers, Collin Monell, Robert Struble, Cameron Card, Merrick Birchard & RaeAnn Craft, who are competing in the Wrestling Championships on Sat, Feb 11th at Visions FCU Veterans Memorial Arena-https://gofan.co/app/events/893520?schoolId=NYSPHSAAIV
Tobin Reynolds shows us how he gets warmed up to play the Tenor Saxophone. Watch this Musician Tip on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/musician-tip-tenor-sax-warm-up/ @OABands l @OaBoosters #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
Sixth grade Bass player Lincoln Miller wanted to learn the instrument after being inspired by his teacher Mr. Cirbus. Lincoln breaks down what he loves about the Bass in this segment of 4 Questions:
https://showcaseartstv.com/4-questions-lincoln-miller/
It's National School Counseling Week! Thank you to all of our counselors for what they do daily for our students. #OAisYOU #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
Varsity point guard Drew Tavelli says what makes basketball his favorite sport is the dynamic gameplay. Drew tells us how he has seen himself grow on the basketball court and what it means to him to play basketball:
https://showcasesportstv.com/athlete-profile-drew-tavelli/
"It makes a difference being a teacher. Both as a teacher and to others." English teacher Andrea Hessell decided to go into education because of the inspiration and pride it gave her mother being a teacher:
https://showcaseclassroom.com/4-questions-andrea-hessell/
Colleen Koprevich says teaching ELA allows her to get kids interested in reading and writing. The most satisfying thing is seeing their skills develop and their passion grow. Watch her Teacher Profile:
https://showcaseclassroom.com/teacher-profile-colleen-koprevich/