Otsego High School
Weekly Newsletter (Back to School Edition)
From the Desk of Mr. O'Shea
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Welcome Back
It's AUGUST and you know what that means!
Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year. Let me start by welcoming all our incoming 9th graders, newly enrolled students/transfer students. We are excited to have you, welcome to our Knights family! The office mailed out information this week to your homes with information about your first day of school on Monday August 21st. This is our New Student Orientation Day and only new students and 9th graders will be attending on this date. Check your mail in the days to come for more information.
This week's newsletter though is all about Back to School Days. We strongly encourage all parents and students to come on one of these dates (Wednesday August 9th or Thursday August 10th) to get your picture taken, get your schedule, and pick up your ChromeBooks. There are many other things you can do on these days so please see below for more details.
Back to School Days Information
Wednesday August 9th (2pm - 8pm)
Thursday August 10th (12pm - 6pm)
Parents/Students can:
- Purchase Locks
- Purchase your Athletic pay to participate and passes
- Purchase Yearbooks
- Have your School pictures taken (No purchase necessary) goes into the yearbook.
- Register your student through Final Forms
- Pick up your child's Chromebook and charger
- Get your Parking passes (No Charge this year)
- Get Busing and Transportation Information
- Get information with regards to Cafeteria and Food Service
- Pick up Class Schedules
- Purchase class T-Shirts from Student Council
- Otsego Music Boosters will be on hand to collect Band and Choir fees, sell music spirit wear, and do fittings.
Picture Forms: Please CLICK HERE to download the individual school picture form. There is a code in the top left corner of the page that you can use to order online before the event. If you do not want to order online there will be forms available during back to school days.
There will be lots of staff on hand to answer questions and take care of you.
Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend!
2017 SALES TAX HOLIDAY - High School and Middle School Students/Parents can now see their schedules in PowerSchool if they want to use this to determine their supply lists.
***Otsego is NOT responsible for any items purchased before schedules are finalized. Although most schedules are good to go, we cannot guarantee that changes will not be made from now until the start of school.
Supply lists can be found here:
Elementary - Click Here
Junior High - Click Here
High School - Click Here
New Student Orientation
We will run the first day of school (Monday August 21st) with 9th graders only. All other students will report to school on Tuesday, August 22nd. Parents of incoming 9th graders expect to get a letter with more details in early August.
9th Graders ONLY (Freshmen) first day back is Monday August 21st
Otsego High School will start on the first day with FRESHMEN/New Students ONLY. OUR Freshmen Mentor Program will provide each freshman with a supportive environment that helps ease his or her adjustment from junior high to high school. Each 9th grader will be grouped and paired with a teacher to provide a comprehensive Transition Program that enables each incoming freshman to feel comfortable and connected to their new Otsego High School family.
We hope to provide each incoming student with:
- Building mentors that are available to meet with and communicate to freshman.
- A support group that consists of student advisors, faculty advisors, and academic counseling.
- An ongoing orientation to high school that enables students to become familiar with its physical layout, policies, procedures, programs, traditions, and personnel.
- A comfortable environment that allows the student to relax during his/her demanding day.
- Frequent monitoring of academic progress.
- A mechanism for increasing students awareness regarding academic and co-curricular opportunities.
- Articulation of his/her freshman goals for high school.
All other High School Students: 10th (Sophomores), 11th (Juniors), & 12th (Seniors) first day back is Tuesday August 22nd.
Can't wait to see all of you soon. #TheOtsegoKnights
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.
OPEN HOUSE/4TH ANNUAL PICNIC IN THE PARKING LOT
Open House Information – Thursday, August 17th
Elementary School – 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Junior High – 6:30 to 7:30 pm
High School – 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Community Wide Dinner in the Parking Lot the Night of Open House!
The Otsego Elementary PTO will be sponsoring various food trucks in the parking lot from 4:30 to 8:30 pm. on Thursday, August 17th
Thank you for the support of the Elementary PTO!
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL GRADES 1-9 MONDAY, AUGUST 21st
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL GRADES 10-12 – TUESDAY, AUGUST 22nd
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN – THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH
If you have any questions please contact the school.
Central Office and Food Service: 419-823-4381 option 1
High School: 419-823-4381 option 2
Junior High: 419-823-4381 option 3
Elementary: 419-823-4381 option 4
Transportation: 419-823-4381 option 5
Food trucks will be at Otsego’s campus-wide Open House. Join the Otsego Community in kicking off the school year! Kona Ice, Chik Fil A, Porky’s Pizza, K&K Concessions, Big C’s BBQ, and Otsego HS Cafeteria will all be offering a great selection of choices for your family! Public is welcome. Event proceeds help fund Elementary Field Trips.
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.
Otsego High School PBIS
First Semester Upcoming Dates/Events
August
Wed. 9th - Back to School Days (2pm - 8pm), HS Commons
Thurs. 10th - Back to School Days (12pm - 6pm), HS Commons
Thurs. 10th - Required OHSAA Pre-season informational meeting (6pm), HS Auditorium
Sat. 12th - Togany Parade
Thurs. 17th - Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL
Thurs. 17th - Picnic in the Parking Lot (4:30pm - 8:30pm)
Thurs. 17th - Open House (7pm - 8pm)
Fri. 18th - District PD Day - NO SCHOOL
Sat. 19th - Pemberville Parade
Mon. 21st - Freshman Orientation, 9th Graders ONLY, first day of School
Tues. 22nd - First Day of School grades (10-12)
Wed. 23rd - Parent Chromebook Meeting (recommended for new families, 9th & 6th grade families.)
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
OHSAA Pre Season Meeting
There is a Mandatory meeting in the commons August 10 at 6 PM for high school athletes and parents for the OHSAA preseason meeting.
Athletic Booster Information]
- Senior and Business Ads for the Fall and Winter program are due ASAP to Ginger Caris (form attached)
- Spirit Wear will be available at School Registration August 8-9 (Need help selling spirit wear)
- Spirit Wear and food tent at the Tontogany Festival August 12 (Need help)
- Fall Sports meet the teams and $6 signing shirts August 18th after the game
- 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 is almost 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.
Volleyball Team Gives Back.
Thank you ladies.
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
Classic Weekly Student Joke:
A: Because they have bright students!, Duh!.
Welcome Back!
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