Behind the Scenes: District Art Show
“It’s great to see the community all come together, especially for something as important as student-based art. Arts are often overlooked, and it’s just awesome that so many people care.” Staff and students are thrilled with the community turnout for the K-12 District Art Show. Learn more about all of the 2D and 3D art that was on display at this year’s show here on Showcase Arts TV. https://youtu.be/w8JQ7nq4qEo
Engineering Booth at Finding Your Pathway Event
“Next, we have the floor plans, which show the layouts of what the house is going to be.” Declan Ohara has been interning at Delta and has been making drawings for a house that is going to be made. He had a booth at the Finding Your Pathway Event to help sophomores find a potential career. Learn more from Declan here on Showcase Classroom TV. https://youtu.be/gtXU3nX5NjA
Congratulations to the 2025 Block O Sports Awards Nominees and Winners. Below is a list of each category and the winner. You can also see the program with all nominations, photos of the winners, and watch the entire show using the YouTube link.
LEADERSHIP AWARD - Evan English
FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Eva Crawford
MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Dylan Brace
JV TEAM OF THE YEAR - Softball
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION - Bella Silvestri
BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE - Vasil Brich
RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE - Kaelyn Katchuk
TOM BRYANT SPORTSMANSHIP & BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP -
FEMALE: Shannon Maslin
MALE: Bobby Struble
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE - Stella Palladino
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Madison McEvoy
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Joseph Palladino
OUTSTANDING TEAM - Girls Lacrosse
PLAY OF THE YEAR - Football: Carson Morris and Evan English
Block O 2025 Program: https://5il.co/3jget
Block O 2025 Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/oSTotwQ8H1kz8utw5
Block O 2025 Show On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MweIT9TZHKk&t=6144s
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Project Winner Isabelle Taylor: District Art Show
“I try my best to make sure all my projects are good, and I probably spent a month to a month and a half working on it, and I’m happy that my hard work was shown.” Isabelle Taylor won first prize in the Paper Relief category at the District Art Show. Learn more about the inspiration for her project here on Showcase Arts TV. https://youtu.be/t67QR6uS-Zo
OACSD would like to recognize the #OFAClassOf2025! Show your love & support by sharing & liking these posts. This spotlight shines on Bobby Struble.
If you’ve missed any of our spotlights, the complete OFA Class of 2025 collection is updated daily here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Seqahd28WLV1T5Te7.
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Behind the Scenes: Flag Football
Owego’s Flag Football team had an incredible run, making it all the way to the State Championship game. Hear from the team and what they believe some of their greatest strengths are here on Showcase Sports TV. https://youtu.be/A9j6RuKnVwg
OFA REMINDER: The Senior Car Parade from Apalachin Elementary to Owego Free Academy is tonight, Friday, June 13th.
The parade of the Class of 2025 will depart Apalachin Elementary School between 5:45/6:00 pm.
Local emergency service agencies will help with traffic control and provide an escort for the parade that proceeds onto Pennsylvania Avenue in Apalachin, left on Main Street, left on Route 434, right on Marshland Road, right onto Route 434 near Lopke, right on the Hiawatha Bridge, right onto 17C (Front Street), right onto Court Street, right onto Main Street, left on North Avenue, left on George Street, and then right onto Sheldon Guile Boulevard.
The parade will end in front of Owego Free Academy.
The community is welcome to line the streets and celebrate with the graduating class of OFA.
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Today we had a fond and sad send off to our wonderful senior career center student workers. Thank you and best wishes in all of your future endeavors.
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Accompanying the Family Reading Partnership’s annual senior gift of “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” is a copy of this year’s Career Center Resource Guide. The resource guide is packed with career focused tips for the “real world”. Topics like interviewing, resumes, cover letters, networking, etc…. Congrats class of 2025!!
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OFA Girls' Lacrosse plays in the NYSPHSAA Semi-Finals today, Friday, June 13, at 4:30pm vs. Queensbury at SUNY Cortland.
Tickets: https://nysphsaa.org/sports/2023/4/11/GirlsLacrosseTickets.aspx
Stream: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/nysphsaa/gam7f70f13c35
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Alyssa Morales is a Social Work intern at OFA and was able to help out here at the Career Center. Alyssa is attending Keuka College where she will study Social Work. It has been our pleasure to work with you this year. We can't wait to see the great things that we know you will accomplish in your future! Thanks for everything and we will miss you!
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It’s time to celebrate the year in athletics at Owego Free Academy. The 2025 Block O Sports Awards are tonight, Thursday, June 12, at 6:30 PM in the OA Theater. The doors open at 6:00 pm. Celebrate the hard work, dedication, and achievements of Owego Free Academy athletes, coaches, and teams. The show will be streamed on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/MweIT9TZHKk.
All the awards are ready to be presented, except for one. Be a part of the show and make your selection for the 2025 Play Of The Year. Voting will take place throughout the show, with the award winner being announced as the last award of the night.
The nominees are:
Basketball: (Madison McEvoy) - Half Court Buzzer-Beater.
Football: (Evan English and Carson Morris) - Quarterback pressure, interception, touchdown.
Soccer: (Vasil Brich / Owen Hallenbeck) - Corner kick, header, goal.
Softball: (Geneva and Carsten Crawford) - Back-to-back bombs.
Track and Field: (Boys’ 4x100m Relay) - Class B Championship Win.
You can watch the videos, read full descriptions of the plays, and vote here: https://forms.gle/vfcGDPL6x7WMRWvp9.
Check out the Block O Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWLaiOlDAk.
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Bobby Struble is the go- to for just about everything! Bobby is planning to attend SUNY Broome where he will be studying Health Sciences. You will be missed by all of your peers and everyone here at the Career Center, but you will go off and do such amazing things!
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On Tuesday, June 10th, Dr. Uday Mukhlis, OFA Associate Principal, and Tom Westcott, OA Career Center Coordinator, presented at the NYSDOL in Johnson City to the Southern Tier Regional Business Services Team. They discussed the role AI is playing in education at Owego, how it's being used, integrated, and future trends. Part of the discussion focused on AI use in career development at the OA Career Center.
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Practice Makes Perfect: Trap the Mouse
“So you just got to keep your feet moving, focus on the flag, get the flag pulled, work together.” Assistant Coach Steve Virkler works with the athletes on flag pulling in this Trap the Mouse drill. Watch the girls at practice here on Showcase Sports TV. https://youtu.be/xy4aaBb99zs
The OFA track team will be participating in the NYSPHSAA Championships this Friday and Saturday at Middletown High School.
On Friday, Stella Palladino will be running the 100m dash, Gavin Heath is competing in the 800m run, and Jaelyn Chrysler will be participating in the 3000m run. On Saturday, Jaelyn Chrysler will be running the 1500m.
The meet begins at 1:00 pm on Friday and 9:00 am on Saturday. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased through GoFan.
Order Tickets Here:
https://gofan.co/nysphsaa?activity=Track%20and%20Field&level=Varsity
Meet Order of Events:
https://nysphsaa.org/sports/2024/2/26/OTF_OrderofEvents.aspx
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Owego Free Academy Girls' Lacrosse will play in the NYSPHSAA Semi-Finals on Friday, June 13, 2025, at 4:30 pm vs. Queensbury from Section 2. The game is at SUNY Cortland.
All NYSPHSAA Championships will use online ticketing. Ticket prices are $12.00 inclusive of fees. Cash sales will not be available at the gate. For tickets, please visit the Girls Lacrosse Ticket page here: https://nysphsaa.org/sports/2023/4/11/GirlsLacrosseTickets.aspx
For more information about the Girls Lacrosse State Championships, please visit the NYSPHSAA website: https://nysphsaa.org/tournaments/?id=18&path=
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Behind the Scenes: Find Your Pathway Event
“The fact that kids are able to come in here and speak with people who have worked in these respective fields, that’s just amazing.” Sophomores got the chance to speak with business representatives from the community at the Finding Your Pathway Event. Hear what students said about the opportunity here on Showcase Classroom TV. https://youtu.be/W_4ybKNivtk
Tour of the District Art Show
“We also have mixed in all of the middle school and high school artwork, that is all 2D. Up against the walls here are tables that are full of three-dimensional work.” Art Teacher Jolene Williams walks us through and gives us a tour of the District Art Show. See all of the great work put together by the students here on Showcase Arts TV. https://youtu.be/PVO3IfzkIjE
Athlete Tip: Block Starts
Stella Palladino breaks down the importance of practicing your block starts and getting an explosive start. Learn more from Stella in this week’s Athlete Tip video on Showcase Sports TV. https://youtu.be/Rr7-Oi9Vpt0