The Class of 2023 After Prom Party Group is excited to host the Post Prom 2023 Golf Tournament! You can gather a team to play, sponsor a hole or donate a raffle basket! Sign up to play today! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13xpu0r5PvaqDAYXiwhXl5NSVfi4vPzJbD09-qGJA4fU/edit
"It's a quick, rapid pace, always on the move kind of sport." Goalie Shannon Maslin
explains what she loves about lacrosse. She also tells us her favorite memory and more in this episode of 4 Questions:
https://showcasesportstv.com/4-questions-shannon-maslin/ @OwegoWLax #OAPride
In its second year at Owego Elementary, the Ukulele Club has grown in size and popularity. Mrs. Merges is happy it has become such a hit with students, and the students love learning chords and songs to play on this unique instrument:
https://showcaseartstv.com/oes-ukulele-club/
Autumn Hankey has spent a large chunk of her life playing lacrosse and has many memories. She also has some exciting plans for the future when she graduates. Learn more on Showcase Sports TV:
https://showcasesportstv.com/4-questions-autumn-hankey/ @OwegoWLax l @OFAAthletics1
OACSD Board of Education Meeting Reminder: Tonight, Monday, April 3rd, at 6:00 pm in the Owego Apalachin Middle School cafeteria.
Tonight's meeting is the first of four upcoming building spotlights for the Board of Education. The students and staff of OAMS will be highlighted during the meeting in various ways.
The Board of Education will meet with middle school students and staff before the meeting.
Please use the Main Entrance located on the middle school side of the building complex.
Get more BOE information here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/board-of-education
Questions? Please reach out using Let's Talk! - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk
Students in the music department learned a drumming song from Ghana, instructed by Sulley Imoro. We go Behind The Scenes on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/behind-the-scenes-african-drumming/ @OaBoosters l @OABands l @OAChoirs #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
A group of Owego Free Academy Engineering and Robotics students and their teachers, Mr. Carney and Mr. Heath, competed in the Kids Can Build - CANstruction event for CHOW. The Jukebox they made has almost 2,000 cans and working lights and sound: https://youtu.be/BIjY5DuVTIM
Varsity lacrosse goalie Shannon Maslin shows us how to save a bottom-right shot. Watch this Training Tip video on Showcase Sports TV:
https://showcasesportstv.com/girls-lacrosse-training-tip-save-a-bottom-right-shot/ @OFAAthletics1 l @OwegoWLax l @OFA_Sports_BC #OAPride
OA Reminder: The Apalachin Lions will host their Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 1:00 pm behind the BOCES West School on Pennsylvania Avenue (next to AES). Click here for more info: https://5il.co/1qvze. #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
OA Update: If you live in the Town and Village of Nichols and meet the requirements, reduced internet services may be available to you. Click here for more information: https://5il.co/1rqjq. Contact the Affordable Connectivity Program directly with questions. #OACommunity
OES Reminder: The Owego Elementary School PTO will host their annual OES Bunny Hop from 5:30-7:30 pm this Friday, March 31st. This is an RSVP event for current OES students, grades PK-5th only. Parents/Guardians must be present for the entirety of the event. Please enter through the OES Main Lobby entrance. Doors will open at 5:30 pm. The OES PTO, Officer Ben, Mr. Taylor, and other OES Staff Members look forward to seeing you there!
Contact the OES PTO with any questions by email at oespto.pres@gmail.com
In this Behind The Scenes segment, we see Sulley Imoro teaching students a traditional dance from Ghana. Watch the video on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/behind-the-scenes-african-dance/ @OaBoosters l @OABands l @OAChoirs #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
We check out their 1v1 and 2v2 training drills on the field with the varsity girl's lacrosse team. Check out this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Sports TV:
https://showcasesportstv.com/behind-the-scenes-1v1-2v2-girls-lacrosse/ @OFAAthletics1 l @OFA_Sports_BC l @OwegoWLax
OES Reminder: The 2022-2023 Owego Elementary School Yearbook is on sale until May 7th. You can order online here: https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/OwegoES23 for $15 + Tax. Contact Mrs. Hettinger at OES with any questions by email at hettingerk@oacsd.org.
BACK 2 BACK - The Owego Robotics team was crowned Champions at the SUNY Broome Robotics Competition for the second straight year! The team comprised of 30 Owego Apalachin Middle School and Owego Free Academy students won the top prize out of the 12 schools that competed. #OAPride
Students in the music department had a special guest. Sulley Imoro came to teach the students about cultural dances and drumming from his home of Ghana. Watch the video on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/ofa-african-drum-dance-class/
The Owego Varsity girl's lacrosse team is motivated and energized being back on the field and starting their season. Watch their Season Preview on Showcase Sports TV:
https://showcasesportstv.com/ofa-girls-lax-season-preview/ @OFAAthletics1 l @OFA_Sports_BC #OAPride
Welcome new Owego Apalachin Middle School students. Chorus teacher Jenny Gac introduces herself and discusses what students can do when they join the chorus. Watch the Promo video on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/oams-chorus-promo/
Joe Bangel believes everyone should play basketball. What this sport has given him is more than just a game. It's a community, its personal growth. It's everything to him. Joe talks about his love for basketball:
https://showcasesportstv.com/athlete-profile-joe-bangel/
OACSD Board of Education Meeting Update: The previously scheduled meeting on Monday, March 27th, has been moved to Monday, April 3rd. This meeting will now begin at 6:00 pm in the Owego Apalachin Middle School Cafeteria.
The Monday, April 3rd meeting is the first of our upcoming building spotlights for the Board of Education. The students and staff of OAMS will be highlighted during the meeting in various ways.
The next BOE meeting and building spotlight will take place on Monday, April 17th. This meeting will be held at 6:30 pm at Apalachin Elementary School and will highlight the students and staff of AES.
Upcoming Dates:
The May 8th meeting will be held at Owego Free Academy in the Collaboration Space. The Official Budget Hearing will take place at 6:00 pm, with the meeting to follow at 6:30 pm and will highlight the students and staff of OFA.
The May 22nd meeting will now be a regular meeting held at Owego Elementary School in the Auditorium at 6:30 pm and will highlight the students and staff at OES.
Get more BOE information here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/board-of-education
Questions? Please reach out using Let's Talk! - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk
