Otsego High School
Weekly Newsletter (Semester 2, Quarter 4, Week 4 )
From the Desk of Mr. O'Shea
SPRING BREAK
Have a nice break and good luck to all our students performing and competing over break. If you are going anywhere, safe travels and see you back in a week.
Seniors and Scholarships
April and May scholarships are arriving quickly! Several local scholarships that are due right after we come back from spring break. Many are turned in to Mrs. Clark's office. Do not miss out on these scholarships. This is money specifically for our graduating seniors! All local scholarship information can be found at the 2017-2018 Community Scholarship page. Contact Jen Wronkovich-Clark with any questions (jclark@otsegoknights.org).
Alumni Choir Scholarship
Seniors: Please see attached link for information about the Alumni Choir Scholarship.
Spring Break Athletic Events
Saturday, April 8th
9:00 – TR @ Lakota Inv.
11:00 – V SB (H) Liberty Center (DH)
12:00 – V BB (H) Swartz Creek
Monday, April 10th
4:45 – V BB/SB @ Elmwood
4:45 – JV BB/SB (H) Elmwood
Tuesday, April 11th
4:30 – TR (H) Genoa/Rossford
5:00 – V BB/SB (H) Wauseon
5:00 – JV BB/SB @ Wauseon
Wednesday, April 12th
4:45 – V BB/SB (H) Woodmore
4:45 – JV BB/SB @ Woodmore
Friday, April 14th
5:00 – V SB @ Anthony Wayne
5:00 – JV SB (H) Anthony Wayne
Saturday, April 15th
9:00 – TR @ Liberty Center
11:00 – JV SB @ Napoleon (DH)
11:00 – JV BB (H) McComb
Due to the high number of cancelations and reschedules that come with Spring sports please refer to the Google Calendar on the 'Our District' page of the Otsego web-site. This calendar is updated as cancelations/reschedules are confirmed.
To reach the Athletic Hotline for updates on events in the event of weather please call 419-823-4381 and choose option 7.
Racing for Recovery
Music Boosters Chicken Barbecue
The Otsego Music Department and Boosters will be sponsoring a Chicken and Beef Brisket Barbeque and Concert on Sunday afternoon April 23rd from 3:00-7:00 pm in the high school commons and auditorium. The dinners will come with 1/2 chicken or Beef Brisket, 2 side dishes, roll and butter, dessert and drink. We also are offering a hot dog dinner for children.
Tickets
Attached is a ticket order form. Please fill it out and return it to the high school office, Mr. Sewell, Mr. Dubler or email musicboosters@otsegoknights.org Please include payment with your ticket order form. If emailed, the tickets will be at the door ready for pickup and payment can be made at that time. The deadline for ticket sales is Thursday April 13, 2017. There will be a few extra dinners ordered that will be sold at the door on a first-come-first-serve basis. All checks should be written to the “Otsego Music Boosters.”
Performance Schedule
The schedule has been assembled so that there is very little “down time.” We must keep on schedule for the entertainment to run smoothly. **NOTE** Food and/or beverages are not allowed in the auditorium.
Silent Auction
There will be a silent auction/Raffle at the Chicken BBQ in addition to the other festivities. If you would like to donate an item for the auction, please contact Tara McHenry at mchenrytara@me.com Thank You!
Student Performance Schedule
Junior High Band 3:15
J H Choir/Swing Choir 3:35
Sixth Grade Band 4:00
High School Band 4:20
Men’s Choir 4:45
Swing Choir 5:10
Chorale 5:45
Women’s Choir 6:05
Concert Choir 6:30
Change in Cost of Admission (NLL)
***NLL Schools include (Anthony Wayne, Bowling Green, Maumee, Napoleon, Northview, Perrysburg, Southview, and Springfield).
Varsity Contests will charge $7.00 for Adults & $5.00 for Students/Senior Citizens
Junior Varsity Contests will charge $4.00 for Adults & $3.00 for Students/Senior Citizens
Spring Testing Dates
Below are the dates that Otsego High School will be administering each test. (Note: Other high schools may have chosen different dates to test. Also, this does not reflect the JH and Elementary testing times either).
ACT Test (Juniors Only)
4/19
Math State Tests (EOC Algebra I & Geometry Exams)
4/24, 4/25, 4/26, 4/27 - Modified Block Schedule on these days
*Freshman and Sophomores ONLY
Social Studies Tests (EOC US History & Government Exams)
5/2, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5
*Sophomores and Juniors ONLY
Science State Tests (EOC Biology Exams)
5/8, 5/9, 5/10, 5/11
*Freshman and Sophomores ONLY
Endowment Reverse Raffle Dinner & Silent Auction
The event is on Friday April 21st (Cocktails at 6:30pm and Dinner at 7:15pm) The grand prize is for $5000. Please contact the High School Office for ticket information.
3rd Quarter Honor Roll
Freshmen
Battin, Trey - Digby, Keegan - Jones, Jason - Junge, Jaden - Lehsten, Margaret - Limes, Brynne - Odendahl, Spencer - Putnam, Joseph - Seeley, Chelsea - Simpson, Gabriel - Vollmar, Kale - Wallace, Ian
3.5 - 3.99
Agan, William - Alley, Shania - Brinkman, Kylie - Brown, Alex - Brown, Casey - Chase, James - Cox, Abigail - Cox, Elizabeth - Di Feterici, Joseph - Duncan, Katelyn - Euler, Annalora - Euler, Brittany - Glassford, Anne - Gray, Benjamin - Greenhagen, Anna - Hagen, Ainslee - Hoepf, Garrett - Jackson, Olivia - Jones, Payton - London, Hope - Manley, Jake - Michael, Morgan - Miller, Kodey - Moser, Janelle - Peterson Loftis, Ronee - Propst, Logan - Roseman, Noah - Schermer, Lillian - Schmidt, Stephanie - Shawberry, Jenna - Smoyer, Hannah - Sterling, Blayk - Tussing, Camryn - Wright, Jesse
Sophomores
Born, Nathaniel - Dzierwa, Madison - Evans, Conor - Farmer, Mikayla - Gase, William - Gonyer, Levi - Griffin, Jacob - Grimmer, Hayle - Helberg, Sadie - Jones, Zachary - Lewis, Jenna - Mazey, Sydney - Meier, Austin - Michaelis, Derek - Miller, Alexandria - Spurlock, Shelbey - Tumblin, Connor - Underwood, Amber - Vargo, Janae - Voska, Annabella - Wilcox, Abigail
3.5 - 3.99
Alexander, Montgomery - Caballero, Adriana - Caris, Jacob - Coon, Gabrielle - Davis, Kailyn - Dick, Ryan - Downs, Mitchell - Ferguson, Brooke - Goetz, Alyssa - Greenhagen, Alayna - Harper, Ava - McNett, Alexia - Nell, Madeline - Norman, Jenna - Pope, Spencer - Pullins, Seth - Schuckers, Christopher - Silva, David - Smith, Hunter - Sutter, Kortney - Vollmar, Brittany - Wichman, Jaiden - Wilson, Connor
Juniors
Asmus, Hailey - Beach, Luke - Dubler, Leah - Haynes, Edward - Jinnings, Felicity - Krabill, Nicholas - Lenox, Jordyn - McQuillin, Joseph - Murphy, Braeden - Pullins, Louisa - Richardson, Andrew - Varner, William - Zimmerman, Stone
3.5 - 3.99
Agan, Erin - Bean, Isabella - Cowdrey, Tyler - Cox, Sarah - Damschroder, Keith - Dibartolomeo, Erika - Digby, Ashlynn - Fausnaugh, Sarah - Frank, Caleb - Ghesquiere, Jaclyn - Glassford, Paul - Gonzalez, Christina - Hernandez, Selena - Konrad III, Joseph - Limes, Dalton - Martinez Buehrer, Hunter - McKee, Devin - Pitchford, Kersten - Roberts, Lucy - Serrato, Dominic - Shawberry, Joshua - Snyder, Brock - Snyder, Hannah - Spencer, Julianne - Tobar, Shane - Vershum, Joseph - Wallace, Claire - Wilson, Makenzie
Seniors
Agan, Joseph - Ashbaugh, Taylor - Battin, Colton - Baty, Jennifer - Euler, Adam - Fonseca, Hannah - Graham, Alison - Gray, Lauren - Gunn, Tayler - Hannewald, Matthew - Hoffman, Paige - Lashaway, Ryan - Lewis, Adam - Long, Margaret - MacKay, Natasha - Mazey, Morgan - McNett, Mercedes - Milios, Zoe - Pope, Logan - Renkel, Olivia - Thomas, Aurora - Weihl, Shannon
3.5 - 3.99
Archambo, Lydia - Gonzales, Mason - Hardison, Makenzie - Kent, Mary - Krabill, Alexander - Kregel, Madison - Lashaway, Darreck - Lazar, Parker - May, Josiah - McCoy, Kyra - Niceley, Mason - Perry, Emma - Platzke, Noah - Simpson, Luke - Vollmar, Parker - Wilson, Devin - Wilson, Victoria - Wright, Rebekah
PENTA
3.5 - 4.0
Alexis Wiles - Alyssa Evans - Ann Cousino – Ashley King - Cassandra LaPlante - Dakota Clark – Darian Messer – Gavin Varela - Hannah Poulin - Hunter Carrick - Marissa Langley - Meghan Smith – Raven Glenn - Thomas Repolesk - Victoria Curley - Victoria Hale - William Evans - Zachary Davies
KNIGHT in Shining Armor Fund
Student Council is asking for your help to begin a new fundraiser to help those afflicted when an unexpected situation occurs. The Otsego High School Student Council has decided to create a year round fund, the Knight in Shining Armor Fund, to be used to aid families in our community in times of misfortune.
Weekly Highlights
POST PROM
Tutoring Services
Upcoming Dates/Events
April
4/8- 4/17 - Spring Break- Return on Tuesday, Apr 18th
4/18-ACT Pre-Administration (ALL JUNIORS)
4/19-ACT TESTING FOR ALL JUNIORS
4/21 - Otsego Endowment Foundation Reverse Raffle 6:30, Nazareth Hall
4/22 - Baseball at MudHens Stadium, 1pm
4/23 - Otsego Music Boosters Chicken BBQ in the HS Commons
4/24-End of Course MATH test part one (Orange Day schedule)
4/25-End of Course MATH test part one (Black Day schedule)
4/26-End of Course MATH test part two (Orange Day schedule)
4/27-End of Course MATH test part tow (Black Day schedule)
4/27 - Pisanello's "Knight" Post Prom Fundraiser (Waterville Location)
May
5/2-End of Course SS test part one (Orange Day schedule)
5/3-End of Course SS test part one (Black Day schedule)
5/4-End of Course SS test part two (Orange Day schedule)
5/4 and 5/5-FFA STATE CONVENTION IN COLUMBUS
5/5-End of Course SS test part two (Black Day schedule)
5/8-End of Course SCI test part one (Orange Day schedule)
5/9-End of Course SCI test part one (Black Day schedule)
5/10-End of Course SCI test part two (Orange Day schedule)
5/11-End of Course SCI test part two (Black Day schedule)
5/13-OTSEGO HS PROM-6:00PM, Grand Lenhart Ballroom, BGSU
***Week of May 15th-Make-up testing, students just pulled from class to test.
5/17-FFA AG DAY
5/21-HS Graduation, 2:00pm, HS Gym, Seating is first come, first served
Crisis Text Line Ohio
Any person may need help in coping with a stressful situation. Reach out by text to communicate with someone trained to listen and respond in a method that is private, secure and confidential. See attachment for more details.
Applying to PENTA Career Center
How to APPLY to PENTA Career Center - Click Here
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.
Application for Career Assessment and/or Admission to the Sophomore Exploratory Program
The online application for students who need a Career Assessment or who wish to apply for admission to Penta’s Sophomore Exploratory Program for the 2017-2018 school year is available now by clicking HERE.
Athletics Department
Communication/Updates
Mandatory drug testing for Spring athletes will be March 15 immediately after school. Please pay the $10 fee ahead of time to Joyce Wright in the Junior High office. Checks can be made payable to Otsego BOE.
Music Department
Chicken BBQ Dinner
Attached is the chicken BBQ information. Order forms are due next Friday!
Transportation Department
News from the Cafeteria
Menus
2016-2017 Lunch and Breakfast Schedules
If you have questions please email our Food Service Director, Jeanie Jeffers
Free & Reduced Lunches
Reminder from the cafeteria:
If your child was on the free or reduced meal program for last year, the grace period has expired. Any charges that are occurring are your responsibility. You may still apply for free or reduced meals for this school year. But the charges must be paid.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jeanne Jeffers at 419-823-4381 ext:1104 or email, jjeffers@otsegoknights.org
Community Events
Volunteers Needed for Wood County Special Olympics Basketball!!!
Wood County Prevention Newsletter
Weather with Ronnie!
Communication with the High School
2016-2017 Otsego High School Staff Directory
Below are a few of the other ways to connect with us and to have access to updates and communications from us. Please remember that we desire two-way communication and encourage everyone to reach out to us and ask questions, voice concerns, and give feedback. Thank You.
1. High School Website The Otsego Local Schools site highlights what is important to us and the community. The 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:
Classic Joke of the Week:
A: Because he felt crummy...Duh! Too Easy
Have a Great Week.
Kevin O'Shea - High School Principal
2016-2017 Otsego High School Staff Directory
Email: Koshea@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://highschool.otsegoknights.org/
Location: Otsego High School, Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381
Twitter: @KosheaOHS
Mr. Ferdig - Dean of Students
Email: tferdig@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://highschool.otsegoknights.org/
Location: Otsego High School, Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381
Mrs. Wronkovich-Clark - School Counselor (Grades 10-12)
Email: jclark@otsegoknights.org
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381
Twitter: @CounselorClark
Mr. David Fryling - School Counselor (Grades 6-9)
Email: dfryling@otsegoknights.org
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381
Mrs. Betsy Roberts - High School Secretary
Email: broberts@otsegoknights.org
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381
Twitter: @OtsegoHSOffice
Mrs. Jane Gray - District Nurse
Email: jgray@otsegoknights.org
Website: http://www.otsegoknights.org/
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381
Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl - School Resource Officer
Email: bruckstuhl@otsegoknights.org
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419) 823-4381