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Vote for Owego Free Academy Senior Erin McDonald in the Press & Sun-Bulletin Student of the Week. Voting is open until noon, Thursday, Jan. 25th here - https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2024/01/22/top-student-week-greater-binghamton-nominations-vote/72271071007/.
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Good Morning, OA School Community. Due to inclement weather in the forecast, OACSD will be dismissing early today, Tuesday, January 23rd.
OES and AES will dismiss students at Noon.
OAMS and OFA will dismiss students at 1:00 p.m.
There will be NO after-school activities.
The afternoon Living Environment regents exam at OFA will be moved to tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, January 24th.
Thursday, January 25th will now be a Regents-Only day for OFA students. OFA students not scheduled to take an exam, will NOT attend school. All OFA students will return to a regular day of school on Friday, January 26th. All other buildings will operate on a regular schedule.
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We are Behind The Scenes with Mrs. Bangel's Spanish class working on an exercise about the days of the week. They improve their memorization skills with If Today Is on Showcase Classroom: https://youtu.be/ZOJ09_HWCkU
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Harrison Miller, one of the drummers of the school's Rock Band, is this week's Student Correspondent, and he tells us who has the best playing style and more on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/3PBMltO9k3g
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OA REMINDER: There is a Board of Education Regular Meeting tonight, Monday, January 22, 2024, at 6:00 pm. This meeting will be held in the Apalachin Elementary School Library, 405 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The meeting will also be streamed for viewing only on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtube.com/live/C7aZ_wcUVVI?feature=share
Board meeting agenda and meetings are posted on Board Docs on our website at www.oacsd.org. We encourage anyone with questions or comments to utilize Let’s Talk! - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk. Your questions and comments will be seen and answered by the appropriate district personnel or board of education members.
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OA Update: What’s Happening In Our Community - Check out these great programs, events, and more.
OA Music Department: SHREK The Musical - https://5il.co/2augd Tickets are on sale now. Find out more here: https://www.oacsd.org/article/1376694.
Owego Little League: Registration Now Open - https://5il.co/2cms9
Binghamton University Community Day: Engineers Week - https://5il.co/2cwqa
Family Enrichment Network: Head Start Registration - https://5il.co/2c5qo
More Community Fliers can be found here: https://www.oacsd.org/documents/community-flyers/237411
If you are involved in an organization that would like to share a flier with the OA school community, please submit it through Let’s Talk! for approval. Select ‘Digital Flier Distribution Submission’ under Communications here - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk
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The Owego Free Academy Girls and Boys JV & Varsity teams are playing a doubleheader tonight, Friday, January 19th, against Susquehanna Valley. JV games in the OAMS gym with Varsity games in the OFA gym. Come out for 'Youth Night' with the OA Basketball Club and support the teams. #OFARiverHawks #sOArTogether #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
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"Honestly I'm just bigger & stronger this year, so being able to compete with bigger & stronger guys helps a lot." Ben Rollison tells us how he has improved since last year. Find out more in this episode of 4 Questions on Showcase Sports TV:
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Back in Mrs. Bangel's Spanish class, she tells her students a funny holiday story involving tofu. Hear the story in this episode of Behind The Scenes on Showcase Classroom: https://youtu.be/ZkX8SZ4zk-4
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ICYMI: OAMS 6th Graders traveled to the Binghamton University Events Center on January 11th to watch the BU women’s basketball team play Bryant Univesity for the first-ever "Beyond the Classroom Youth Day." Our students help set an attendance record with 3,429 people at the game.
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Apalachin fifth grader Lydia Chase discusses her favorite song she has learned, what inspired her to play, and more in this episode of 4 Questions on Showcase Arts TV:
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Riley Loomis is hoping to one day be a coach, specifically at Owego. We caught up with him on the court to find out more about his love for basketball. He answers 4 Questions on Showcase Sports TV: https://youtu.be/edM8uotkjo8
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Apalachin Elementary music students who are part of the Rock band perform modern rock songs, giving the kids more experience with different instruments and a greater appreciation and understanding of the fundamentals of music. Find out more on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/Y2KK1Wn9doc
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"...I've also really worked on listening to others around me." Varsity bowler Elizabeth Riegle discusses how she has grown as an athlete since last season. She also discusses her goals and more in this episode of 4 Questions on Showcase Sports TV:
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April Czekala is very passionate about the Color Guard. She loves it and hopes to become recognized as a good color guard performer. Learn more about her in this Student Profile on Showcase Arts TV: https://youtu.be/NaPWZtQqU-M