Otsego High School
Newsletter
From the Desk of Mr. O'Shea
Big Week
This week we have a lot going on. Tomorrow Night is our Athletic Boosters Reverse Raffle and Wednesday night kicks off the Spring Musical with a dress rehearsal show and senior citizens dinner Wednesday night and shows the rest of the week. (See More Details Below)
Good luck to all our students performing or competing this week!
#OneHeartbeat Go Knights!
Athletic Booster Reverse Raffle
IT'S BACK!!!! Come join your Otsego Athletic Boosters for an evening filled with fun and games and help support an amazing cause. Please see the flyer below for more information.
CLICK HERE to reserve a spot/Purchase a ticket. Grand Prize this year is $4,000. Chicken Dinner and Drinkl provided. Doors Open at 5:45pm with Dinner starting at 6:30pm.
Be sure also to check out the New Athletic Boosters Website and consider being a Booster Member. #OneHeartbeat Go Knights! CLICK HERE

Spring Musical
Spring Musical/Senior Citizens Dinner
CLICK HERE to RSVP to the Senior Citizens Dinner and Complimentary Show.


MUSICAL TICKETS - ON SALE!
Tickets for Otsego's Spring Musical "The Addams Family" are ON SALE NOW!
This creepy, kooky, and altogether spooky show features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on a fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
SHOW DATES:
Thursday, March 23rd @ 7:00pm
Friday, March 24th @ 7:00pm
Saturday, March 25th @ 7:00pm
Sunday, March 26th @ 2:00pm
NEW THIS YEAR!
Want to buy your favorite cast member flowers? Skip the line at Kroger and order them directly from us! They will be ready and waiting for you at the theatre, AND our programs get a portion of the sales!
March Students of the Month






Class of 2023! Important Information
There is also an image of the letter below. However, it is best to click on the link to open the document.
Our seniors are looking forward to the closing weeks of school with great anticipation. This letter is to advise you of the activities and requirements for seniors during the closing days leading up to graduation.


Congrats Nataleigh Hartman & her Cancer Crushing Crew
The 2023 Northwest Ohio Student Visionaries of the Year campaign has officially wrapped up. In just seven weeks, 11 candidate teams raised a record-breaking $440,000 for the fight against blood cancer. What an accomplishment!
I’m excited to say that Nataleigh Hartman and her team, Nat’s Cancer Crushing Crew, raised an impressive $66,000. Congrats to Nataleigh and her team.
Do you know an extraordinary teacher?
It's time for our Annual Teacher of the Year Award!
This includes classroom teachers, subject teachers and certified teaching professionals who provide direct instruction to students, K through 12, in a classroom setting, such as a reading specialist, speech therapist, learning support teacher, librarian, etc.
Submit a nomination narrative telling us why you're nominating this educator for the Extraordinary Teacher of the Year Award. The narrative should include examples and supporting information about how the nominee shows a superior commitment to ensuring top-level education for their students.
Eligible for educators in our Community Area (Lucas & Wood Counties).
$2,500 in Awards
- $500 for one teacher from the top 3 school districts
- $1,000 scholarship awarded to one high school senior from the district with the most nominations
Nomination Deadline: March 31, 2023
Winner notifications: Sent by April 7, 2023

Juniors and Seniors POST Graduation OPPORTUNITIES
An informative program is available for parents below. In addition, our current post-secondary options are listed in the last link.
Special event for 11th & 12th-grade parents: In-demand, well-paid jobs in Ohio are going unfilled. Teens and families need information about these 21st-century career options in emerging technologies and how to gain the skills for these jobs. Ohio Technical Centers provide post-secondary educational opportunities in a wide variety of fields including healthcare, computers, culinary, welding, HVAC, automation, and many more. Join representatives from the Ohio Technical Centers and At The Core for an informative, free webinar on January 17 at 6:30 pm. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6416678392791/WN_h6eYJItLSOeDfxNVlZEEuw
Registration is free and open to anyone!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6416678392791/WN_h6eYJItLSOeDfxNVlZEEuw
Visit Penta Career Center's website to view all of the options available to your soon-to-be graduate: (summer courses coming soon...)
Otsego Fan Shop
In addition to what we already offer from an Otsego Gear standpoint, we now have a full-time (online) store that will ship directly to your house. There are numerous items in this shop with numerous design options!
You can customize almost all items on here and pick different designs including the "One Heartbeat", "Be An Everyday Hero", and the Otsego Knights Logo.
This shop is being offered at a convenience to our community and will never close! You will still have the opportunity to stop by the spirit shop at games, and also purchase other items through specific team/school stores.
Enjoy!
Password: knights
Liver Transplant for Isabella
Isabella Grace Diaz is a freshman at Otsego Local Schools. Isabella is a fashionista who loves life!! She’s always smiling. Activities that she enjoys are cheerleading and hanging out with her friends. She recently moved but has attended Central Local Schools (Fairview) in the past.
Please find below the link for the brand-new storefront created for Isabella! The items were designed as a valuable tool to not just show Isabella the support of her warriors are behind her, but with an even greater purpose: THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT have a source nor pool of matching living donors- It is THE PATIENT’S responsibility to not only raise money and awareness but to find qualified individuals who are willing to be screened, as a potential living donor match.
I know that this is going to be one hell of a success story!
Otsego families, I need all fans to do like we do on game nights. Let’s put on our shirts and have awareness for Alpha One Anti-Trypsin Deficiency, but also has the QR Scan Code on the back, which is going to find us the living donor match!
This link will take all interested to Isabella’s storefront
https://isabellaswarriors.itemorder.com/shop/home/
If you would like to help the family out you can also donate using the link below.
Notes and Reminders from the HS Office
Announcements: Daily Announcements are now on your Powerschool App, under DASHBOARD, scroll down to bottom of screen and click on High School Announcements.
Student Drivers: Students who drive to school will NOT be permitted to leave school for an appointment unless the parent has communicated to us by calling the attendance line. **this does not include any CCP, Study Hall Privilege, etc rule.
Student Drivers who leave the HS to go to an appointment and whose parents have not called in will be marked unexcused until we hear from the parent/guardian.
***Students who are getting picked up: Parents should communicate what time the pickup will be with their child. Students will then leave class 10 minutes before the pickup time to come and sign out and wait for the parent.
Item Drop Off: There is a table right outside of the HS office. All items are to be dropped off there. Students know and have been told that this is where they are to pick up items.
School Fees: School Fees will be invoiced out in mid October. Details to come. Parents will have the ability to pay online at PaySchoolsCentral . You will need the student's lunch code (they know this). ****Please make sure to fill out a Free/Reduced Lunch application if you believe you might qualify.
Free Lunch students get CURRENT year's fees waived.
Reduced Lunch student do NOT get school fees waived.
***Pay to Participate is waived for only the CURRENT YEAR for any student on Free or Reduced Lunches
High School Website: Parents and Students, please visit the website for answers to Program of Studies, Student Forms, Policies and Handbooks. There are specific tabs geared toward Parents and Students that can help you out.
Job Search

The Round Table Podcast
The Round Table is a district podcast for Otsego Local Schools in NW Ohio. Our show has been created to share the amazing aspects of our school district with our community and beyond.
Latest Episodes:
Episode 26: High School Basketball
Episode 25: The Addams Family Musical
Episode 24: Mary Gase, Drug and Alcohol Prevention Specialist
Episode 23: High School Counselors
HS Yearbook Ad Sales
Dear Community Businesses,
Contributions from local companies like YOU help make the price of our yearbook affordable for so many of our students who would have to pass it by. We have been able to lower the cost to our students from $80 per book to only $65! We would love to see it reach $50! Or even better, be FREE!! Yes, some schools reach that goal!!!
This year the Otsego Yearbook’s theme is “social media”, and this creates a unique opportunity for 3 ad options:
The traditional “Sponsor Section” with a full quarter page ad at $50
An ad on one of the yearbook pages that looks like an ad on a social media feed for $25
The same social media look ad but you get to choose what topic page in the yearbook your ad is on for $35
Ads will contain your logo, contact information and any message you would like to include. You could share information about your business, send a message to the community or a personal message to the Knights. We would love to reserve you a spot!!!
Just complete the form below and return it along with your payment by December 1, 2022, to Otsego High School, (Yearbook), 18505 Tontogany Creek Rd. Suite 2, Bowling Green, OH 43402
We do need to adhere to this date as we are limited to the total number of pages in our yearbook and planning is crucial. Our standard ad donation is 25$- $50, but we won’t argue if you are feeling generous! THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support and for helping us prove it is always...
“It's Good to be a Knight!”
Highest Regards,
The Otsego Yearbook Staff



CALENDARS/SCHEDULES
The following calendar lays out the entire school year for the district. It shows all the days we are in school and all the days we are off for Professional Development Days, Teacher Work Days, and Holidays.
Want to know what schedule we are running each day? Check out this schedule which lays out all the Orange, Black, and White Day Schedules for the entire year.
This document shows the detailed calendar of events for the 2022-2023 school year for the HS and is a live document. It is NOT advised that you print this. We will keep a link to this document in the newsletter and on the website for your reference.
Otsego Armory
Otsego Local Schools doesn’t want any child to go hungry so it is adding a building that will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to allow district students and parents to pick up food.
http://KnightsHaveYourBack.square.site

DEPARTMENTS
Ashley Braucksieck
Kevin Schaublin
Request to meet with a Counselor
Students & Families: Complete this form if you would like the school counselors to connect with you regarding a concern!
Staff: Complete this form to notify the school counselors of any student(s) you would like the counselors to see.
CURRENT Student Transcript Request Form
Click this link to see the PDF Version of the Graphic Below regarding FAFSA, GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & MORE.













Check out the Calendar Highlights for the 2022-2023 PENTA School Year.
Check out all the great programs that PENTA has to offer.
Discover Your Passion

THE WEEK IN PICTURES
Justin Slauterbeck
Justin was hired in the summer of 2022. He is in charge of all athletics in the Junior High and High School. Any questions, comments, or concerns related to athletics should be directed to him.














Volleyball Summer Camps
Passing/Defense Camp
Setting/Hitting Camp
All Skills Camp
Little Knights Youth Camp







Music Department

Gavin Miller
Pictures below are of Gavin Miller representing Otsego at All-State Choir. He was one of only 30 tenors chosen across the state!
Ag/FFA
Business/DECA
Food Service
Emilia Bires
CLICK HERE to view all the Information Related to Breakfast and Lunch Services.
Pay It Forward Campaign
I am pleased to announce that since lunches are no longer free to all students through federal funding we are bringing this account back. At this point, the account has a zero balance. If you are interested in donating to the Pay It Forward program please contact Emily Bires, ebires@otsegoknights.org or Kevin O'Shea, koshea@otsegoknights.org.
Checks are made payable to the Otsego Board of Education. If you send money in, just make sure you put on the memo or a note that says Pay It Forward - Lunch


Community News/Events


Wood County CASA Volunteer Program











Sheriff's Office Explorer Program
The Wood County Sheriff"s Office Explorer Program is currently taking applications from students in 9-12th grade interested in a career in Law Enforcement or Leadership.
Are you interested in learning about Law Enforcement, Ohio Law, Ohio Traffic and Criminal laws, Stops and Approaches, Self Defense, First Aid, and other Law Enforcement procedures? Or do you just want to explore your career options and gain leadership skills? If so please reach out to Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl or Otsego Sophomore Reed Canterbury for more information.






HIGH SCHOOL CONTACTS/INFORMATION
1. High School Website CLICK HERE The Otsego High School website will more effectively highlight what is important to us and the community. We keep the high school site updated with pictures, news articles, and other important information regarding the district and the building.
2. Twitter (follow @otsegohsoffice @OtsegoAthletics or @KosheaOHS)
Safe School Helpline
Recent polls show that parents’ first concern about schools today is their child’s safety. That is my concern as well. Fortunately, the Otsego is very safe. However, no community is immune from the threats of violence and drugs that endanger public schools nationwide.
We are introducing a Safe School Helpline® to help prevent such actions. It is designed to assist you in reporting any wrongdoing that impacts our schools, our students, or our staff – anonymously, so as to protect your privacy. For example, you may wish to report acts of violence, theft, drug or alcohol use, weapons, or sexual harassment.
Just call from a touch-tone phone to 1-800-4-1-VOICE, ext. 359 (418-6423) to leave your information. Or TEXT: 614-426-0240 Then type: TIPS Your message will not be traced, and you will not be identified. The Safe School Helpline® team will transcribe and fax your message to school officials, so appropriate action can be taken.
Thank you for your continued support to provide a better education for all Otsego students.
800-418-6423 (800-4-1-VOICE ext. 359)
TEXT: 614-426-0240
Then type: TIPS


Tom Ferdig
Betsy Roberts
Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl
The Otsego High School and Junior High School student dress code supports equitable educational access and is written in a manner that does not reinforce stereotypes.
The purpose is to create a positive culture with clear expectations every day, everywhere.
Information regarding how we train and prepare to handle situations that threaten the safety of our students and staff as well as protect your children to minimize the harm an outside threat could cause should they come to our school.