Otsego High School
Weekly Newsletter (Second Semester Week 10)
From the Desk of Mr. O'Shea
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High School Musical Week
Performances
*Senior Citizens Dinner & Show Wednesday, March 21st, 5:00 pm in the HS Commons
Please Click here for the Dinner and Musical RSVP or call Lisa Austin at 419-823-4381.
Thursday, March 22nd, 7:00 pm in the HS Auditorium
Friday, March 23rd, 7:00 pm in the HS Auditorium
Saturday, March 24th, 7:00 pm in the HS Auditorium
Sunday, March 25th, 7:00 pm in the HS Auditorium
Tickets
Adults are $12; Students and Senior Citizens are $10
If you want to help with this year's ticket sales, please click here! Questions? Please email Brien Sewell at bsewell@otsegoknights.org
Spring Break Spirit Week
Monday: Class Color Day
Freshmen - ORANGE
Sophomores - BLACK
Juniors - WHITE
Seniors - TIE DYE
Tuesday: Dress Your Age
Freshmen - babies
Sophomores - kids
Juniors - adults (dress in business casual attire)
Seniors - senior citizens
Wednesday: IT’S WEDNESDAY MY DUDES!
Dress up like your favorite meme!
Thursday: Beach Out
Wear beach or tourist attire
Student council members will be around in the mornings to count participants. Participation will earn class cup points!
2019 Post Prom Fund Raising
Sign Up Genius is up and running for spring concessions which are the responsibility of Sophomore class parents. The profit made will go toward the 2019 post prom. If you would, encourage your kids and their friends to each take a block or two. Remember that every time they work, they are entered into a drawing for free post prom tickets next year. Also, please feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested. Parents are encouraged to take a game or two as well. Siblings are welcome too. Spring is a busy time and there are lots of dates to cover. Toward the end, we especially need people to step up when make-up games begin to get scheduled. Thanks!
Senior Citizen Dinner and Musical
Senior Citizens Dinner and Musical - March 21st
We will once again be inviting all of our Otsego Community Senior Citizens to a free dinner and musical. This year our students will be performing Oklahoma. I guarantee it will once again be a phenomenal performance by our students and staff! Last year we had a record year for attendance and it was a great night. I hope everyone can make it again this year! Please note that we are starting dinner at 5:30 and the show at 6:30pm this year.
Please click here Click here for the Dinner and Musical RSVP or call Lisa Austin at 419-823-4381
Date: March 21st
Time: Dinner at 5:30 pm and the show will start about 6:30 pm.
Who: Otsego Senior Citizens
Where: High School Commons and Auditorium
How to Talk to your Child About School Violence
Book Drive - Capstone Project
February Students of the Month
Leah Dubler
Brittany Vollmar
Anne Glassford
March Students of the Month
Jordyn Lenox
Amber Underwood
Ronee Peterson-Loftis
Buckeye Girl's State
Endowment Dinner
Tickets are now on sale for the Otsego Endowment Foundation Reverse Raffle & Dinner. The dinner will be in the larger Ladyglen Ballroom this year with more fun and prizes throughout the night.
See me for ticket info!
March
Fri. 16th - End of 3rd Quarter
* Tues. 20th Grades DUE, 8:00am
Fri. 9th - 10th - OMEA Band/Choir Competitions
Wed. 14th - HS Staff Meeting, 2:20pm
Tues. 20th - ACT Test Make-up Date
Wed. 21st - Senior Citizen Dinner
Thurs. 22 - 25th - HS Musical (Oklahoma)
Fri. 30th - Sun. 4/8) - SPRING BREAKApril
Mon. 9th - Classes Resume
Wed. 11th - Science State Testing
Wed. 11th - District Leadership Meeting, 3:30
Thurs. 12th - FFA Banquet
Thurs. 12th - Building Leadership Meeting, 2:30
Fri. 13th - Social Studies State Testing
Sun 15th - Music Boosters Chicken BBQ/Art Show
Tues. 17th - Math State Testing
Wed. 18th - ELA State Testing
Wed. 18th - HS Staff Meeting, 2:20pm
Thurs. 19th - 22nd - NYC Choir Trip
Fri. 20th - SLO’s completed and turned in
Wed. 25th - Administrative Professionals Day
Thurs. 26th - 29th - FCCLA ConventionMay
Tues. 1st - HS Academic Awards Night, 7pm
Wed. 2nd - District Leadership Meeting, 3:30
Thurs. 3rd - Building Leadership Meeting, 2:30
Thurs. 3rd - 6th - FFA State Convention
Mon. 7th - Athletic Boosters Meeting, 7pm
Tues. 8th - Bloodmobile
Tues. 8th - Teacher Appreciations Day
Wed. 9th - Lit./Comp. AP Test Administration
Thurs. 10th - Ag. Safety Day
Fri. 11th - US History AP Test Administration
Sat. 12th - Prom
Mon. 14th - Biology AP Test Administration
Tues. 15th - 18th - PENTA Senior Ceremonies
Tues. 15th - Choir Concert, 7pm
Wed. 16th - 17th - Senior Exams
*Senior Grades must be Finalized
Fri. 18th - Graduation Rehearsal
Sun. 20th - Graduation, 2pm
Mon. 21st - Stars, Stripes, and Sousa Concert, 7pm
Wed. 23 - Fri. 25th - Exams
Fri. 25th - End of 4th Quarter
* Fri. 1st - Grades Finalized
Mon. 28th - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Tues. 29th - 31st - Otsego UniversityCounselor's Corner
Student Scholarship Information
Parents and Seniors: Make sure to check this link so you don't miss out on any missed scholarships!!
Career & College Preview Night
Click Here for More information
Are you considering college or would like to learn more about in demand careers? Then come to College & Career Preview Night on Wednesday, March 7, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Owens Community College. This is your chance to talk with representatives from business and Industry, along with more than 100 colleges and Universities in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and more! Experts on financial aid & scholarships, military academies, disability services, and college athletics will also be there to answer your questions. Invite Mom and Dad or just bring your friends! It’s College & Career Preview Night Wednesday, March 7 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Owens Community College Toledo-Area Campus. For more information, see Mrs. Clark.
Apply to PENTA Today.
Admission to Junior or Senior Programs
CLICK HERE for the online application for admission to a Junior or Senior PENTA program for the 2017-2018 school year.
Advanced Placement Information
AP Bulletin for Students and Parents - Your guide to the AP Program
Click Here to Access the Bulletin
AP Resources and other AP news is here:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/
News about the Pre-AP program (for 9th-graders) for 2018-19 is here:
https://pre-ap.collegeboard.org/
You can sign up to be the first to learn about AP programs and other news at both of the above websites.
Weekly Highlights
HS Departments (News/Information)
Otsego Virtual Learning Academy
OVLA utilizes the online curriculum provided through the Northwest Ohio Virtual Academy (NOVA) called Connexus. Connexus is a rigorous, college preparatory, virtual learning program developed by Pearson Education that offers nearly 600 online courses. This is a K-12 curriculum program which offers a Gifted and Talented option for most grades.
Mr. Steve Mohr - Head Teacher of Virtual Learning
Email: smohr@otsegoknights.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/otsegoknights.org/ovla/home
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @mohrohs
News from Athletics
Spring Golf Clinics
WHO: Girls ages 8-18
WHEN: Saturdays in April (7th, 14th, 21st, 28th)
WHERE: 7 Locations Including Belmont Country Club and Stone Ridge Golf Club
Register online at : OGGF.org
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS MARCH 31st
Game Schedules
***For the most up to date Schedules please go to the main HS Website, these only get posted once per week and may not reflect changes. High School Website with updated Dates
Communication/Updates
Otsego Athletics is on Twitter and Facebook. Follow (@OtsegoAthletics) for high school scores and other athletic department information.
Athletic Boosters
- To help with events please contact Karen Smoyer 419-575-9395, ksmoyer@eastwoodschools.org or any Booster member.
Music Department News
Drive 4 UR School
2-5pm
For Every Test drive Thayer Ford will Donate $20 to the Otsego High School Music Program.
Transportation Department
Sign up to receive text messages from our Transportation Department!
High School & JH Buses (Bus Routes for grades 6-12 & Penta)
Text: @otsbus6-12
to: 81010
Food Service Department
If you have questions please email our Food Service Supervisor, Jeanie Jeffers or follow on twitter @Otsego_Cafe
Ag and FFA News
Otsego High School FFA
Check out the Otsego FFA Newsletter for all the latest news and updates with our Ag and FFA students. FFA NEWSLETTER
Questions or Comments should go to our Program Director Debbie Ayers.
State Honor
Student Council
StuCo Fundraiser
Community News and Events
T-SHIRT QUILT CLASS
Yard/House Work Camp Fundraising
Do you need some work done around your yard or home? We can help! High school students and leaders are looking for various jobs to do to raise money for Young Life Camp this summer. If you have a job in mind, please contact us and we would be thrilled to take care of it! You can respond to this email or contact a staff person for more information or arrange a job.
Dan Ketterman: 937-408-1781, Emily Kurfis: 419-351-9023
**Dan Ketterman's phone number was listed incorrectly in the previously sent newsletter. We apologize for the additional email and any confusion that may have come as a result.
March - Developmental Disabilities Month
Event: Saturday, March 24th
White Bass Fishing Tournament
2018 Wood County Youth Health Survey
The High School will take the survey during the week of April 9th-13th. We will only be surveying one classroom form 12th Grade.
SibShops
Children who have a brother or sister with special needs have needs of their own
that are often overlooked. Sibshops brings together kids to express their good-and maybe not so good feelings about having a brother or sister with a disability.
Summer Work
Rita’s Dairy Bar will provide a GREAT first job/summer job.
Employees of good standing who complete the season are offered a position the following year.
Ice cream is happy so I want to work with fun and happy employees. (So do All Employees) Flexible scheduling, we work around school events, sports, vacations, camps and other commitments. Short shifts of 3 to 6 hours. Competitive wages, year end bonuses.
Practice teamwork skills, people skills, and organizational skills, all at the same time. Everyone rotates through positions and job duties to keep things interesting. Season opens in early April. Start training in late March. Season ends mid-October. Free ice cream and/or shift meal.
(Applicants should be prepared to explain failures or disappointments when interviewed.)
UPS
Pay rate was bumped up to $10.35 per hour and they now have a weekly attendance bonus of $116.25 per week. That means if an employee shows up to work all 5 days, they get that money weekly. Also, for the seniors getting ready to graduate, they still have their tuition assistance which is $5,250 per year!
Apply online at www.upsjobs.com.
Ohio Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Program
This is an industry sponsored and funded registered Apprenticeship Training Program.
Wood County Prevention Coalition
Updated 3/11/2018
Classic Weekly Joke
Q: What do you get when you cross a four-leaf clover with poison ivy?
A: A rash of good luck, Duh!
Q: What do you call a fake Irish stone?
A: A shamrock! Duh.
Q: Why shouldn’t you iron a four-leaf clover?
A: You might press your luck! Duh!
Communication with the High School
1. High School Website www.otsegoknights.org has a new look! The new Otsego Local Schools site will more effectively highlight what is important to us and the community. The new website layout uses responsive design, meaning that it will adjust for tablets and mobile devices. We will keep the high school site updated with pictures, news articles, and other important information regarding the district and the building.
2. Remind 101 (Text to: 81010 Message: @otseg there is no "o" at the end just @otseg. Thats it. You will receive a message that says you've been added to our group. You will receive text messages straight to your mobile device). If you don't want to text, you can go to https://www.remind.com/join and just type in (otseg) as the class code.
3. Twitter (follow @otsegohsoffice or @KosheaOHS)
4. District App:
Kevin O'Shea - High School Principal
2017 - 2018 Staff Directory/Contact List
Email: Koshea@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://www.otsegoknights.org/high-school
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Tontogany, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381
Twitter: @KosheaOHS
Tom Ferdig - Dean of Students/HS Athletic Director
Email: tferdig@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://highschool.otsegoknights.org/
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823 - 4381 (2108)
Twitter: @OtsegoAthletics
Jen Wronkovich-Clark - School Counselor (Grades 10-12)
Email: jclark@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://highschool.otsegoknights.org/
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381 (2143)
Twitter: @CounselorClark
David Fryling - School Counselor (Grades 6-9)
Email: dfryling@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://highschool.otsegoknights.org/
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381 (3006)
Betsy Roberts - High School Secretary
Email: broberts@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://highschool.otsegoknights.org/
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381 (2100)
Twitter: @OtsegoHSOffice
Jane Gray - District Nurse
Email: jgray@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://highschool.otsegoknights.org/
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381 (4002)
Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl - School Resource Officer
Email: bruckstuhl@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://highschool.otsegoknights.org/
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381 (2099)
Twitter: @DeputyBrianSRO