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
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/
OFA Class of 2023, prepare for an 'Enchanted Evening' for the 2023 Senior Prom on June 2nd at 8:00 pm at Pheasant Hill Country Club. Contact your class advisors for more information.
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/
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/
Owego Free Academy FFA competed at the Central Region Sub-States for FFA Leadership Development Event.
Ag Issues Forum (Kathryn Donnelly-Taylor, Mason Hill, Hunter Pitcher, Mahayla Walsh)- 1st place, moving on to States in May! All students did a great job in their events.
In any theatre production, the stage crew is a crucial component. They build and paint the sets, keep track of props, and during the show, are in charge of lighting, changing scenery, and everything else that happens backstage:
https://showcaseartstv.com/mamma-mia-stage-crew/
Owego Free Academy is well represented in the Section IV BCANY (Basketball Coaches Association of New York) end-of-season awards.
On the boy's side, Coach Chris Evans, Class B Coach of the Year, John Bangel, Class B Co-Player of the Year/First Team All-Section IV, and Joe Bangel, Second Team All-Section IV. On the girl's side, Madison McEvoy, Second Team All-Section IV.
Madison, John, and Joe will participate in the BCANY All-Section IV All-Star games on Tuesday, March 21, at Elmira College. The girl's game is at 5:45 pm, and the boy's game will follow around 7:30 pm. Admission is $5 per person, with kids 10 and under FREE.
A complete list of awards and All-Section IV teams can be found here: https://www.stacshowcase.com/o/stac/article/1041673.
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