An OHS alum made history in her college sports program, not once, but twice in one week! Last weekend scoring her 138th point as a junior at Penn State, Tessa Janecke broke the record to top the leader board for career points in women's hockey there. This weekend, she surpassed the men's record as well, to now become the overall career points leader in hockey program history at Penn State with 141 (and the season isn't over)! Way to go Tessa - the broncos love to see you continue to excel through your hard work and talent! (Photo credit to @PennStateWHKY )
Our FFA Chapter is having their annual breakfast and silent auction on Saturday, February 15th from 8-11 am in the school cafeteria. Cost is $8 per ticket, please see the flyer for more information.
Also on February 13th at the girls' basketball senior night, Servant Leadership will be having a fundraiser. This bake sale will support Hearts and Hands for Hunger, which does meal-packing and helps feed starving children around the world.
Sharing for our friends on the Post Prom committee: They are having a hog raffle! Tickets can be purchased from any junior parent or via Venmo. See the poster for more info. The winner will be drawn at the girls' basketball senior night on February 13th.
Though we miss Lorado Taft as the place our 8th graders went for many years, we were fortunate to find Camp Timber-Lee so that our annual outdoor education trip could continue this year. We received pictures and a message this morning: Can you post these? The kids want their parents to know they are doing okay, staying warm and having fun.
Update 1/21/25: This afternoon and evening's home extracurricular activities are on! The practices are allowed, so if anything changes, the information will come from your coach. The CareerTec info night is still happening this evening at 6 pm in the cafeteria. However, the JH girls' basketball away game is cancelled due to Forreston being closed today. Stay warm!
Due to the extreme cold weather forecast for tomorrow, January 21, 2025, school has been cancelled for Orangeville School District. The school day will be made up at the end of the year. The spelling bee scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed to January 28, 2025. After school activities will be decided by noon tomorrow. Please stay safe. -Mrs. Katzenberger
Reminder that there is no school today (1/20/25) due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Please help us thank the 2025 yearbook sponsors!
Mrs. Lorig's 1st gr. did a STEM challenge in which they had to design an umbrella that could stand up to wind, then had a contest to see who could be the last one standing! They then revised the design and tried a second time. Everyone had fun being an inventor for the day.
Our Orangeville School District Spelling Bee takes place on Tuesday afternoon. But did you know that the Regional Bee takes place at Highland Community College on February 11th? The winner of the Regional event then goes on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is in its historic 100th anniversary year! The Regional Office of Education puts on this event, and if you would like to learn more, or want to make a donation, visit their website: https://www.roe8.com/school-districts/spelling-bee.
This is a reminder that Orangeville School District has a scheduled Teacher Institute Day tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, so there is no student attendance. Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, there is also no school due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Enjoy your long weekend!
Good morning - we hope you're keeping warm today! Here is the board meeting summary from the Board of Education meeting on Monday, January 13, 2025: https://5il.co/3562e
The HS boys' basketball team will be holding a free throw shoot-a-thon fundraiser this month. The actual event will take place Jan. 21st, but if you would like to contribute a pledge (either per free throw, or as a flat amount) please contact your favorite player, or Coach Fahs.
This evening's (1/14) scheduled JH girls' basketball game at Shirland has been cancelled as a result of low numbers on the opposing team due to sickness. Unfortunately, this game will not be rescheduled. Please share with those who were planning to attend.
This is a reminder that next Tuesday, 1/21, CareerTec will be holding an information night from 6 - 7 pm in the OHS cafeteria for high school parents and students interested. This is especially helpful for those currently in 10th or 11t grade.
The junior class is selling Springbrook Cheese today through January 27th. They have 2 lb. blocks of Swiss, cheddar, colby, brick, muenster, co-jack, pepper jack, or baby Swiss, or 1/2 lbs. of limburger, for $10 each. Please see your favorite junior, or contact Mrs. MacKenzie or Ms. Salamon to order.
Good morning! There is a change to tomorrow's (1/14) home HS girls' basketball game against Forreston. Instead of a 5:30 JV start, the varsity game will begin at 6:00 pm, and a two-quarter JV game will follow. Please share with those who may be coming to the game.
A reminder about the elementary cheer camp taking place at the end of the month: Registration forms were handed out prior to winter break and are due this Thursday, Jan. 16. If you did not get a form and would like one, please contact the elementary office.
The agenda for the for the regular board of education meeting on Monday, January 13, 2025, can be found on our Board of Education page, and here: https://5il.co/34spb
Attention former OHS students - If you are still enrolled in post-secondary education, you may be eligible to apply for the OEF post-secondary scholarship. Please check out our OEF page on the website. For a PDF of the application, click here: https://5il.co/p6fs
