Otsego High School
Weekly Newsletter (Semester 1 Week 3)
From the Desk of Mr. O'Shea
Military Appreciation
No ID is needed, we just ask that you sign in with your name and branch at the entrance gate.
Hurricane Harvey Collections
PBIS Rewards - YOU'VE EARNED A SHIELD
This week we also introduced the students to PBIS Rewards. This is an app that allows all our district employees to award "points," which we are calling "SHIELDS," to students when we witness them doing great things and displaying our core values. Staff simply scan the barcode on a students ID and they are instantly given a SHIELD. As students collect these SHIELDS they may use them to purchase items from our rewards store. See an abbreviated list below of the great items available for students to purchase with their SHIELDS.
- Front Parking Spaces
- Jump to the front of the lunch line
- Otsego Nike & Under Armour hooded Sweatshirts/sweat pants.
- $5 fast food gift cards
- Free Admission into Dances and Sporting Events
- Prom Tickets
- Early Release to Lunch
- Early Dismissal from school
- Shoutout on the Morning announcements
- Duct tape the Principal to the wall
- Fine Dining experience in the Cafeteria.
New High School Staff Members
Andrea Lipiec
Email: alipiec@otsegoknights.org
Jessica Vollmar
Email: jvollmar@otsegoknights.org
Ashley Severt
Email: asevert@otsegoknights.org
Ashley Madden
Email: amadden@otsegoknights.org
Counselor's Corner
From the Desk of the 9th Grade School Counselor
Mr. Fryling will be entering his 5th year as Middle School Counselor (grades 6-9) for Otsego. Prior to being a School Counselor, he was a school-based therapist, working with both Otsego and Elmwood students. Mr. Fryling received his Bachelor’s from Bowling Green State University, prior to earning his Master’s in Counseling from Ball State University in 2010. Since that time, he has taken additional graduate coursework at BGSU and the University of Toledo. When not at work, Mr. Fryling enjoys time with his lovely wife, two rowdy boys, and spastic dogs. He also enjoys being outdoors and exercising in his limited free time.
Miss Kerner is a student at Bowling Green State University obtaining her Master’s in school counseling. She will be working with Mr. Fryling this Fall. She received her Bachelor’s from Wright State University in 2013. Shortly after graduating, she moved to St. Louis and worked at a children’s hospital. Miss Kerner moved back to the area last year to begin her journey in becoming a school counselor. When she finds the opportunity to break free from school work, she enjoys spending time outside or lounging on the couch with her English Bulldog watching Netflix.
Special Olympics Information
Order a Yearbook
$55 until September 8th. That is when the price goes up.
Order a Class T-Shirt
Parents & Students, here is a link to the order form for class shirts. Please note, shirts are $12. If you add your name to the back, the total becomes $15.
All money is due to Miss Pierce in C-148 by Wednesday, August 30th. If your parents ordered a shirt for you at Back to School days, duplicate orders will be deleted.
Online Registration
Final Forms
By now everyone should have received their email from Final Forms to register your children online for the upcoming school year. All students K-12, including PENTA students must complete the online registration through FinalForms. Please complete this as soon as you can. If you have any questions please contact Lisa Austin in the central office at 419-823-4381.
Weekly Highlights
VACCINATION INFORMATION
Please click on the following link for up to date vaccination information. VACCINATION INFO
Kroger has a new clinic and is run by an Otsego Graduate, Kristen Hogrefe. Click the image for more information.
First Semester Upcoming Dates/Events
September
Mon. 4th - Labor Day, NO SCHOOL
Wed. 6th - Spirit Bonfire 9:00pm - 10:00pm, Softball Field Parking LotFri. 8th - Lunch on the Lawn
Sat. 23rd - Homecoming Dance 7pm, HS Commons
October
Wed. 4th - HS Assembly, 9am
Sun. 8th - Apple Butter Fest
Mon. 9th - District PD - NO SCHOOL
Wed. 11th - PSAT Test
Wed. 11th - Senior Panoramic Picture, 7:45am (PENTA Students Included)
Tues. 17th - Picture Re-Takes (7:45am)
Tues. 17th - Fall Choir Concert, 7:00pm, HS Auditorium
Fri. 20th - End of the First Quarter
Fri. 20th - Jostens Senior Cap and Gown Orders
Mon. 23rd - FAFSA Completion night
Tues. 24th - Fall Band Concert, 7:00pm, HS Auditorium
Fri. 27th - HS PD Day - NO SCHOOL
November
Thurs. 2nd - Conferences 10:00am - 8:00pm
Fri. 3rd - NO SCHOOL
Mon. 6th - NHS Induction Ceremony, 6:00pm, HS Auditorium
Mon. 6th - Fall Sports Awards Ceremony, 7:00pm, HS Auditorium
Fri. 10th - Veterans Day Assembly/Breakfast, 9:00am
Tues. 14th - Family Fun Night
Mon. 20th - Career Day
Tues. 21st - Bloodmobile
Thurs. 22nd - 26th - Thanksgiving Break
December
Mon. 18th - Thurs. 21st - Fall Testing Re-Takes
Wed. 20th - Choir Concert - 7:00pm, Auditorium
Fri. 22 - Jan. 2nd - Christmas Break - NO SCHOOL
January
Thurs. 4th - Fri. 12th - Fall Testing Re-Takes
Mon. 15th - MLK Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
Wed. 17th - Academic Information Night, 7:00pm
News from Athletics
Please place in your next weekly update. Zach was a former Otsego Grad.
Athletic Booster Information...
- Senior and Business Ads for the Fall and Winter program are due ASAP to Ginger Caris (form attached below)
- BGSU vs. Northern Illinois Football Game October 21st ------ To purchase tickets: The code is “OTSEGOKNIGHTS”, all caps, all one word, no quotation marks. Anyone that uses that code will have their ticket reduced to $14. Otsego will receive $3 for every ticket bought.
Athletic Boosters - It's tractor pull weekend! Please take a look at the link below for all the times that each sport is in charge of the cleanup. This is a great fundraiser for the athletic boosters and with everyone's help will be easy! The athletic boosters receive $9,500 for the weekend cleanup. Please make sure to have your athletes attend for all of their sports they plan to participate in. 2017 Tractor Pull Clean-Up Info . To help with any of the events listed please contact Karen Smoyer 419-575-9395, ksmoyer@eastwoodschools.org or any Booster member. Please take a look at the other athletic booster information in the athletics section.
Reverse Raffle: November 18th (Committee members NEEDED)
To help with any of the events listed please contact Karen Smoyer 419-575-9395, ksmoyer@eastwoodschools.org or any Booster member. The next meeting will be August 1st at 7p.m. in the high school library. All are welcome to help with the events so we can continue providing support for our athletes!
Athletic Boosters Program Ads
Business AD for Sports Program - Click here
Senior AD for Sports Program - Click here
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 for high school scores and other athletic department information. Also, if you’d like to receive athletic news and updates by email please email athletics@otsegoknights.org to be added to the list.
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
Questions or Comments should go to our Program Director Debbie Ayers.
Classic Weekly Student Joke:
A: A teacher says, “Spit out that gum!” and a train says, “Chew! Chew!”
Have a great Week.
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