OTSEGO LOCAL SCHOOLS
Superintendent's Weekly Update - August 6th
I hope everyone had a safe and healthy week.
We are still on track as of today to start 5 days. Previous emails and restart information can be found by CLICKING HERE
Important Updates and Dates:
Transportation: Bus routes will be available on August 17th. I will email a link out that you can input your address into and it will tell you your bus times. Drivers will be calling each student on their bus the week of August 18th.
Elementary Supply Drop Off- On August 13th from 2pm to 8 pm we will be accepting school supplies for Elementary grades. You will pull up to the front of the elementary and we will be there to take your supplies. Please mark on the bag your child's name and teacher. If we have the Otsego Mask that we are giving each student has arrived by the 13th we will give you those.
Chromebook pick up for those students who signed up for the 100% online Option: On August 13th from 2 to 8 pm we will have Chromebooks available for the students who signed up for the online option. You will pull around to the HS commons entrance and we will deliver your Chromebook to you.
Go Knights!
Adam
FOOD PICK UP SIGN UP - PLEASE SIGN UP - Sign up by Friday, August 7th
MASK FUNDRAISERS
The Otsego School Board has unanimously voted to implement a district-wide mask policy. Otsego will be providing one mask for every student and staff member.
In order to better protect our students and staff, it is recommended that your mask is washed after every wear. To reduce how often you have to launder your masks, it may be beneficial to purchase or provide multiple for your students.
There are adult and youth sizes available at all of the places.
HS STUDENT COUNCIL
The following link will allow you to purchase white background masks in adult sizes only.
https://www.bonfire.com/store/otsego-hs-student-council--mask-fundraiser/
The following link will allow you to purchase black background masks in youth and adult sizes, in over the ear or sports style. Please note, the sport style is done through screen printing, and may want to be turned so the design is off center to aid in talking, in addition, the Small/Medium would be the youth size, Large/Xl would be the adult size. The over the ear style is done through sublimation, so the design is fused to the fabric, and there is a sizing chart in the listing to reference.
https://otsegofacemasks2020.itemorder.com/sale
Both fundraisers provide the option for direct shipments to your home. If you choose to pick up from the HS commons, we will organize a pick up time once all masks styles come in. We will share this time and date through newsletters and social media.
HS POST PROM
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DLznU23M1EeRbykm3INEtG-Tebjc-qsd/view?usp=drivesdk
Elementary PTO
https://store.ortinauart.com/otsego_knights_face_covering
Thank you so much for your support.
STUDENT REGISTRATION FINAL FORMS - DUE NOW
Online Registration:
Final Forms online registration is now open for students in grades K-12 for the 2020-2021 school year.
Online registration is a requirement for all parents of new or returning students. This MUST be completed by a parent or guardian. FinalForms is the information the school uses to communicate with parents via email and phone and has to be updated yearly by the parent.
Click on the link below to start your online registration.
https://otsego-oh.finalforms.com/
If your student has never attended Otsego and is new to the district, you will want to create a "New Account".
If you have a returning student, this is the same email and password that you have used in the past. Once you have logged in, you will see this text box to register for the 2020-2021 school year.
All parents and students must complete the online registration by July 1, 2020.
Knights Have Your Back Fundraiser
Dear Valued Community Member,
Every person, family, and business across our Otsego community has experienced a drastic change in our everyday lives due to COVID-19. Many of these changes have brought tremendous hardship and struggle to those in our local community. Due to these circumstances, we are seeing many in our community who need our help more than ever. When we find our local neighbor in trouble, there is no other community that rallies around the need more than Otsego.
Recently, the Knights Have Your Back Organization was awarded a grant from Corteva Agriscience and Pioneer to assist with the needs of those in the Otsego community. Corteva and Pioneer are teaming up with local farmers in the Otsego community to ask our local farmers to contribute a minimum of $100 (equivalent to an estimated one acre of soybean profits) to the Otsego Knights Have Your Back Organization to assist our Otsego students and their family members who are facing financial hardship and simply struggle to purchase needed food supplies. Corteva and Pioneer will match all farmer donations and have started the funds with $2,000.
If your farming operation is compelled to make a donation, all donations can be made to the “Otsego Knights Have Your Back.” Checks can be mailed to Otsego Local Schools at 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Ste.1, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 in care of “Knights Have Your Back.” A Pioneer representative will follow-up with your operation once your donation is received to provide a special field sign (pictured below) to place in one of your farms to display your commitment to the Otsego Knights Have Your Back Organization.
Thank you for your continued support of our Otsego community!
Sincerely,
Corteva Agriscience
Pioneer
Knights Have Your Back
Grand Rapids Arts Council Poetry Contest
Grand Rapids Senior Center Needs Your Help
The Wood County Committee on Aging, Inc., (WCCOA), as you know, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based here in Bowling Green and serving all of Wood County. The Grand Rapids Area Senior Center is our newest location/senior site on Kellogg Road at Hosanna Lutheran Church. Due to this pandemic, we are currently serving over 900 meals in Wood County to not only our regular HDM clients, but individuals in the communities we serve.
To that end, we are in need of individuals who may be stay-at-home, retired or just looking for a way to give back to their community! If that sounds like you, the WCCOA would like to invite you to assist us in delivering meals in the Grand Rapids community. This would involve picking the meals up at the GR Area Senior Center, delivering in a 13+/- mile area to those individuals needing these meals and doing a wellness check, all while adhering to protective guidelines during this time.
If you are willing and able to help within your community, please contact Jackie Metz, Volunteer Coordinator, at 419-353-5661 for more information or email her at jcmetz@wccoa.net .
Otsego Food Pantry
The Otsego Food Pantry is always willing to help those in need. This service is by appointment only. Please call, text, or email to schedule.
Otsego Food Pantry
c/o Lisa Hatfield
PO Box 261
17700 Beaver Street
Grand Rapids, OH 43522
Phone: 419-830-1051
Email: otsegofoodpantryoh@gmail.com
Housed in the Grand Rapids First Presbyterian Church – Supported by our Community!
Athletics
COMMUNITY EVENTS SECTION
Orange Crush Baseball Tryouts for 2021
12U Tryouts
Crush Boy’s Baseball is holding tryouts for 12U baseball teams for the 2021 spring season. Tryouts are a 2 day event August 17th and 18th from 6p.m. to 730p.m., at the Lusher Park in Haskins.
Crush Boy’s Baseball is looking for players from the Otsego School district or surrounding areas, who are ages 11 and 12 years old (the players age on May 1, 2021 determines the players eligible age).
The number of teams will be determined by the number of players interested in playing. Teams will consist of 11 or 12 players.
If interested in tryouts email crushbaseballotsego@gmail.com
Email child's name, DOB and provide a contact name and number.
Any questions can be directed to crushbaseballotsego@gmail.com.
Watch for any updates or changes on tryouts on Facebook @OtsegoCrushBaseball
11U Tryouts.
Crush Boy’s Baseball is holding tryouts for 11U baseball teams for the 2021 spring season. Tryouts are a 2 day event August 19th and 20th from 6p.m. to 730p.m., at the Tontogany baseball fields.
Crush Boy’s Baseball is looking for players from the Otsego School district or surrounding areas, who are ages 10 and 11 years old (the players age on May 1, 2021 determines the players eligible age).
The number of teams will be determined by the number of players interested in playing. Teams will consist of 11 or 12 players.
If interested in tryouts email crushbaseballotsego@gmail.com
Email child's name, DOB and provide a contact name and number.
Any questions can be directed to crushbaseballotsego@gmail.com.
Watch for any updates or changes on tryouts on Facebook @OtsegoCrushBaseball
Questions, Concerns, Comments, or Rumors
SPONSORS
Otsego Board of Education
President: Brad Anderson banderson.otsego@gmail.com
Vice President: James Harter jameslharter@gmail.com
Board Member: Mark Tolles mdt814@cs.com
Board Member: Jessica Mehl jmehl.jd@gmail.com
Board Member: Gordon Digby gdigby44@gmail.com
Adam Koch, Superintendent
Email: akoch@otsegoknights.org
Website: www.otsegoknights.org
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @AdamKoch_Otsego
Lisa Austin, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent/EMIS Coordinator
Email: laustin@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Lauri Dunham, Special Education Director
Email: ldunham@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Stephen Bihary, School Psychologist
Email: sbihary@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Luke Swartz, Technology Director
Email: lswartz@otsegoknights.org
Website: www.otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Katrina Baughman, Elementary Principal
Email: kbaughman@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @KBaughman723
Becky Buchman, Assistant Elementary Principal
Email: bbuchman@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @buchman_becky
Kevin O'Shea, High School Principal
Email: koshea@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @KosheaOHS
Jon Rife, Junior High Principal
Email: jrife@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @OJHS_Principal
Tom Ferdig, High School Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Grades 6-12
Email: tferdig@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Eva Vasher, Director of Transportation, Custodial, and Maintenance
Email: evasher@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Food Service Inquiries - Contact Adam Koch - akoch@otsegoknights.org
Email: akoch@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @Otsego_Cafe