A group of Owego Free Academy Engineering and Robotics students and their teachers, Mr. Carney and Mr. Heath, competed in the Kids Can Build - CANstruction event for CHOW. The Jukebox they made has almost 2,000 cans and working lights and sound: https://youtu.be/BIjY5DuVTIM
Varsity lacrosse goalie Shannon Maslin shows us how to save a bottom-right shot. Watch this Training Tip video on Showcase Sports TV:
https://showcasesportstv.com/girls-lacrosse-training-tip-save-a-bottom-right-shot/ @OFAAthletics1 l @OwegoWLax l @OFA_Sports_BC #OAPride
OA Reminder: The Apalachin Lions will host their Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 1:00 pm behind the BOCES West School on Pennsylvania Avenue (next to AES). Click here for more info: https://5il.co/1qvze. #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
OA Update: If you live in the Town and Village of Nichols and meet the requirements, reduced internet services may be available to you. Click here for more information: https://5il.co/1rqjq. Contact the Affordable Connectivity Program directly with questions. #OACommunity
In this Behind The Scenes segment, we see Sulley Imoro teaching students a traditional dance from Ghana. Watch the video on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/behind-the-scenes-african-dance/ @OaBoosters l @OABands l @OAChoirs #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
We are in Tanya Nash's Living Environment class as students get ready to begin an escape room. Watch this Behind The Scenes Part 1 video on Showcase Classroom:
https://showcaseclassroom.com/behind-the-scenes-escape-room-one/ @OA_Schofield #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition
We check out their 1v1 and 2v2 training drills on the field with the varsity girl's lacrosse team. Check out this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Sports TV:
https://showcasesportstv.com/behind-the-scenes-1v1-2v2-girls-lacrosse/ @OFAAthletics1 l @OFA_Sports_BC l @OwegoWLax
BACK 2 BACK - The Owego Robotics team was crowned Champions at the SUNY Broome Robotics Competition for the second straight year! The team comprised of 30 Owego Apalachin Middle School and Owego Free Academy students won the top prize out of the 12 schools that competed. #OAPride
Students in the music department had a special guest. Sulley Imoro came to teach the students about cultural dances and drumming from his home of Ghana. Watch the video on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/ofa-african-drum-dance-class/
Tanya Nash's Living Environment class participated in an escape room. This studying tool helps the students prepare for tests and gets them moving and thinking creatively. Learn more on Showcase Classroom:
https://showcaseclassroom.com/living-environment-escape-room/
The Owego Varsity girl's lacrosse team is motivated and energized being back on the field and starting their season. Watch their Season Preview on Showcase Sports TV:
https://showcasesportstv.com/ofa-girls-lax-season-preview/ @OFAAthletics1 l @OFA_Sports_BC #OAPride
Welcome new Owego Apalachin Middle School students. Chorus teacher Jenny Gac introduces herself and discusses what students can do when they join the chorus. Watch the Promo video on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/oams-chorus-promo/
Joe Bangel believes everyone should play basketball. What this sport has given him is more than just a game. It's a community, its personal growth. It's everything to him. Joe talks about his love for basketball:
https://showcasesportstv.com/athlete-profile-joe-bangel/
Engineering One students learn about HVAC systems in Residential housing. Learn more as well in this Behind The Scenes video on Showcase Classroom:
https://showcaseclassroom.com/behind-the-scenes-learning-about-residential-hvac-systems/
OACSD Board of Education Meeting Update: The previously scheduled meeting on Monday, March 27th, has been moved to Monday, April 3rd. This meeting will now begin at 6:00 pm in the Owego Apalachin Middle School Cafeteria.
The Monday, April 3rd meeting is the first of our upcoming building spotlights for the Board of Education. The students and staff of OAMS will be highlighted during the meeting in various ways.
The next BOE meeting and building spotlight will take place on Monday, April 17th. This meeting will be held at 6:30 pm at Apalachin Elementary School and will highlight the students and staff of AES.
Upcoming Dates:
The May 8th meeting will be held at Owego Free Academy in the Collaboration Space. The Official Budget Hearing will take place at 6:00 pm, with the meeting to follow at 6:30 pm and will highlight the students and staff of OFA.
The May 22nd meeting will now be a regular meeting held at Owego Elementary School in the Auditorium at 6:30 pm and will highlight the students and staff at OES.
Get more BOE information here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/board-of-education
Questions? Please reach out using Let's Talk! - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk
Morgan Cote was drawn to the stage but soon realized that being behind the curtain was more interesting. Morgan tells us about the exciting, often chaotic job of being a part of the stage crew for theatre productions:
https://showcaseartstv.com/student-profile-morgan-cote/
With his final high school swim season in the books, Christian Hodges talks about what swimming means to him and its importance in his life. Learn more about Christian in his Athlete Profile on Showcase Sports TV:
https://showcasesportstv.com/athlete-profile-christian-hodges/
Teresa Deskur welcomes incoming students to the middle school music department. Teresa details all of the opportunities students have in Band in this Promo video on Showcase Arts TV:
https://showcaseartstv.com/oams-band-promo/ @OABands l @OaBoosters #OAPride
The Owego Elementary School 'Green Team' is holding a textile recycling event on Saturday, April 22nd, from 10 am to 12 pm in the OES bus loop. Help fill the bus and keep the materials out of the landfills. Contact OES with questions. Get more info here: https://5il.co/1qwy5
Living Environment teacher Tanya Nash describes what she hopes her students take away from her class and more as she answers 4 Questions on Showcase Classroom:
https://showcaseclassroom.com/4-questions-tanya-nash/