Weekly Happenings
November 18, 2019
District Happenings
Monday, November 18
5:30 PM - School Board Meeting
Wednesday, November 20th:
PD Early Dismissal
1:45 PM Elementary Dismiss
2:00 PM MSHS Dismiss
Dear Green Devil Patrons:
November is a time where we show gratitude for the many blessings we all have. It can be a time where we slow down and get a breath in before the holidays. Well, we have not slowed down at all, in fact it has been an amazing couple of weeks. We have had so many GREAT THINGS happening in our district and our students and staff are to be commended for their dedication to excellence. While it is always a great day to be a Green Devil we seem to be saying it a lot lately.
First off a huge thank you to our community as none of this happens on its own! Thank you to the voters for passing the PPEL which will be in effect until 2031! Also, congratulations to school board members who were re-elected to 4-year terms. We will continue to work together to make sure our students get the best opportunities that the district can afford.
A huge thank you to all who came out the ribbon cutting and open house for the new additions and remodels. It was an awesome celebration and we are pleased to be using most of the new spaces. The last part of the east addition is within a few weeks of using the new HS gym.
A huge congratulations and thank you to Coach Chris Kyhl and our ESports team, in only its 2nd year, as they made it to the STATE Tournament and finished as runner-up to Davenport Central. So proud of these students with several getting offered college scholarships.
Our Football team under the direction of Coach Matt Finn made the State Playoffs for the second year in a row with many district honors. Thanks for an exciting fall!
Both girls and boys cross country teams had runners at the state meet Thank you Coach Mostek and Coach Meier.
Thank you to all involved with our outstanding musical production of Beauty and the Beast, it was one for all ages! The cast, crew, and band were top-notch and the amount of time and effort put into practicing were evident in the final product! THANK YOU to Laurie Hoeppner, Lisa Garrelts and Jeff Kirkpatrick for leading our music and theater students and to everyone who helped! A shout out to Sculptures and Leabrian's Hairstyling
Congratulations and thank you to Coach Byran Tabbert and the girls volleyball team for an awesome season and its 4th straight State appearance! What an amazing season and as I write this will be playing in the semi-finals later today!
We had excellent attendance at parent teacher conferences and know we are a team! We continue to work together with parents to help each child learn.
THANK YOU to all the businesses who donated for the charter busses: Street Chiropractic, Osage Dental Arts, Heard Insurance, Home Trust & Savings, CUSB,
1st Citizens, Adams Plumbing, Kenny's Service
It is often said that it takes a village and we are blessed to have outstanding students, staff, families, and community! We have an outstanding one! THANK YOU to our community for your support! Here is to a holiday with your family for Thanksgiving and more wonderful times ahead!
#ourfutureisgreen
Mrs. Schwamman
Lincoln Happenings
The Week of November 18, 2019
Monday:
5:45-7:15 PM- Learning Connection Class F8.
Tuesday:
Chelsea will provide a program about Native Americans for G2 students.
Lifetouch picture retake day.
3:30 PM- Osage MTSS admin meeting to co-plan for the Dec. 3, in-service.
Wednesday:
1:45 PM- Early dismissal for PLC work.
Middle School Happenings
Picture retakes will be on Tuesday, the 19th. The MS/HS will take place in the afternoon.
OPUS Honor Choir
Our OPUS honor choir students will rehearse and perform in Ames on Thursday, the 24th. Congratulations to the following students: Darren Adams, Tristan Mork, Ian Schwarting, Logan Mitchell and Claudia Aschenbrenner (9th)
Winter Sports Season
The winter sports season begins with competition this week, as our 7/8 wrestlers travel to Decorah on Tuesday, the 19th.
Congrats!
Congratulations to Ashley Muhs on her 2nd place finish at the North Iowa Regional Spelling Bee in Cedar Falls, yesterday. Bryleigh Kittleson also made it through several rounds. Way to represent OMS!
Food Drive
OMS students will be collecting non-perishable items for the food drive this entire week. Our goal is to "fill a bus" with the amount of food donated. Please consider opening your hearts and wallet to support this great cause!
High School Happenings
SUCCESSFUL HAPPENINGS
This past week Mrs. Abbas took the Junior class to the College Fair in Riceville. Osage, along with 4 other area schools had the opportunity to talk to roughly 2 dozen different college representatives along with a few militaries. The students really enjoyed all the free” gadgets” that colleges were offering.
What a week of changes and new sceneries for the High School Office. We want to thank everyone for their patience as we adjust to the changes and get organized. We feel blessed to have such a beautiful area to work!
Renae & Julie
UP AND COMING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, MR. KIRKPATRICK WILL BE TAKING 23 STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOP OF IOWA HONOR BAND AT NIACC.
NOVEMBER 18TH, MONDAY MORNING, WE WILL BE OFFERING A makeup DAY FOR ANY JUNIORS WHO MISSED THE ASVAB LAST WEEK. The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple-choice test administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States' armed forces.
November 19th Mr. Goddard along with his anatomy students will be heading to Minnesota Museum of Science to see the Body Worlds exhibit. The exhibit shows real preserved humans in various states from the fetus to adult stages.
Tuesday, November 19th NHS Induction. National Honor Society is a group of Juniors and Seniors that are selected by having a grade pt. average of 3.5 or higher, an application process along with a selection committee that looks at 3 main criteria. We have 20 new members along with the already inducted 20 members, Mr. Kyhl does all of the preparation for the selection committee and leads this group of students.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH HIGH SCHOOL PICTURE RETAKES WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON.
NOVEMBER 20, 21, 22ND WE HAVE 5 STUDENTS THAT WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL-STATE BAND/CHOIR IN AMES. ERICA NASSTROM, RAFE MILLER, ZACH DUREN, EMILY MALIZSEWSKI, AND NATHAN BERGE WILL SPEND 3 DAYS IN AMES LEARNING MUSIC FOR THE PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT HILTON COLISEUM.
Friday, Nov. 22nd is Midterm for the 2nd quarter, time is sure flying!