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Student Registration
Page includes Universal Pre-K registration, as well as
student registration information, health insurance forms,
Medicaid compliance information for the OA district, and more.
* MORE INFORMATION

Ordering Your OFA Yearbook
* LIFE TOUCH SITE

OA Accepting Registration
for 2011-12 Universal Pre-K Program
* MORE INFORMATION, AND REGISTRATION FORM

BOE Approves Revamped Calendar
During October 13 BOE Meeting

* THE UPDATED PRINTABLE SCHEDULE

Class of 2012: Guide to Senior Pictures
* FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES

Check Out Our On-Line Photo Album
* PICASA

H1N1 Information
* CDC WEB SITE: IN THE EVENT OF "SWINE FLU"




OFA Mock Accident, Spring 2011
* YNN VIDEO 
* YouTube VIDEO 
* OA PHOTOS

Organizations Boost OES Music Program;
C. Forks 6th-Graders Deliver Books to LW

* WATCH THE YNN STORY HERE


OA is No. 1 in Upstate NY for
"College Readiness," Say State Statistics

* PRESS RELEASE
* YOUR NEWS NOW STORY (VIDEO)


Top OA Administrators Accept Pay Freeze
* AUGUST 11 BOARD OF EDUCATION DECISION

Graduation 2011
* GRADUATION PHOTOS ONLINE
* VALEDICTORIAN & SALUTATORIAN

Article: Schools at Heart of Community
Could a contingency budget mean that community
groups would have to pay to use the OA schools?
* ARTICLE & LIST OF THOSE WHO COULD BE AFFECTED
* (AUDIO) DR. RUSSELL DISCUSSES CONTINGENCY

What Do Administrators Do?
OA Job Descriptions Now Online
* OA ADMINISTRATOR JOB DESCRIPTIONS





OA's Retirees for 2011
* LARGE GROUP SAYS FAREWELL

1984 OFA Graduate Hurley Pilots
Final Shuttle Mission to Safe Landing

* COVERAGE OF THE SAFE RETURN
* (OA PHOTOS) DOUG HURLEY'S VISIT (NOV. 2009)

Camp Ahwaga Educates Through Summer
* WBNG STORY (JULY 22, 2011)



ELA, Math Assessments
Now Available Online

New state standards re-categorize some students
* OA RESULTS, 2005 TO PRESENT, FOR Grades 3-8

2011-2012 Budget Vote Information
* OA BOARD OF EDUCATION LETTER TO EDITOR

* PUBLIC HEARING: PRESS & SUN ARTICLE
* PRESS RELEASE
* (AUDIO) DR. RUSSELL INTERVIEW ON WEBO
* (UPDATED) ESTIMATED REVENUES
* (UPDATED) THREE-PART BUDGET

OFA Awards Night:
Students Receive Accolades
* THE LIST

OFA Wall of Fame
Inducts Five New Members
* PHOTOS FROM THE JUNE 1 EVENT AT OFA
* WALL OF FAME PROGRAM (INDUCTEE BIOS)

OFA's Stephen Yanchus
Named WBNG Academic All-Star
* WBNG VIDEO FROM THEIR WEB SITE

Jenkins to Play Softball at Mansfield
* PHOTOS FROM HER SIGNING CEREMONY AT OFA

OAMS's Decker Ayers
Wins at RIT Science Fair
Hearing aids the inspiration for rust-free project
* MORE ABOUT HIS PROJECT, AS WELL AS PHOTOS

March Newsletter Features Family
Reading Partnership, Architect Club
Winter Sports Recaps, and More
* MARCH NEWSLETTER ONLINE

OFA's Brittany Rando
Scores 1,000th Point in Hoops
* THE SHOT THAT PUT HER IN ELITE COMPANY
Look for more on Brittany's great feat in the next
edition of the Owego Apalachin district newsletter

Apalachin 4th-Grader
Wins Statewide Hoop Shoot
* GRACE THOMAS ADVANCES TO REGIONAL

Senior Lilly Hines Signs
to Play Field Hockey at Mansfield
* PHOTOS FROM HINES' ANNOUNCEMENT

OA Voters OK Bus Purchase
Initiative passes 217-192 in Tuesday vote
* READ ABOUT THE OA BUS REPLACEMENT PLAN

OA Capital Project Early,
Under Budget: Dr. Russell

* (VIDEO) YOUR NEWS NOW (TIME WARNER)
* (PHOTOS) WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER

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OFA Welcomes 2 New Administrators (Sept. 2010)
* PRINCIPAL: HEATH GEORGIA (with YNN video)
* ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ANDREW GOODRICH


Class of 2010 Graduation
* PHOTOS FROM COMMENCMENT
* NEWSLETTER: SPECIAL GRADUATION ISSUE


Family Reading Partnership
Alive at OA Elementary Schools

* SEE PAGE 3 IN OUR LATEST NEWSLETTER

2010 OFA Awards Night
Seniors receive certificates, scholarships
* A COMPLETE LISTING

HOVER: OA Middle Schoolers
Place in National Music Contest Top Five

* WIVT STORY (VIDEO)
* YOUR NEWS NOW (TIME WARNER) STORY (VIDEO)
* BATTLE OF THE BANDS: THE TOP FIVE


Capital Project Updates
* PHOTOS UPDATES: CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
* SPECIAL EDITION CONSTRUCTION NEWSLETTER
* WHAT'S HAPPENING; LOOKING AHEAD

What Goes Into Making The Call
On Snow Days & Days With Delays
* THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

Cisco Networking Academy
* THE CISCO DISCOVERY CURRICULUM
*
(VIDEO) TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MAY LIE AHEAD

OA Sells Former Middle School
* PRESS & SUN-BULLETIN ARTICLE

Owego: America's Coolest Small Town
* WE WON!
* SEE HOW OES and OFA STUDENTS HELPED

Day of Caring at OES
* PHOTOS
* STAY IN TOUCH WITH TRISH O'NEILL


OAMS 6th-Grade Parents
Can Get Connected With eSchool Plus
* HOW TO GET AN eSCHOOL PLUS ACCOUNT
* FILL OUT THIS "PASSWORD FORM"


Rachel's Challenge
* OA NEWSLETTER ARTICLE (DECEMBER 2008)
* WATCH THIS VIDEO

* DAY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS
* EVENING PROGRAM FOR PARENTS & COMMUNITY
* WHAT IS RACHEL'S CHALLENGE?
* WHO WAS RACHEL SCOTT?