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The OASD is hiring substitute teachers and paraprofessionals. Please visit WECAN (http://services.education.wisc.edu/wecan/) to apply. Follow us on Twitter @oconjobs for up to date job opportunities.
The OASD has part-time custodial positions open at Greenland and Park Lawn Elementary Schools. If interested apply on WECAN- Vacancy #38133. Click here for more information.
School Board Update
Summit Elementary Showcase
At this month’s OASD School Board meeting the Summit Elementary 4th grade teaching team, Principal Stuckey, students and parents shared with the School Board how the implementation of SeeSaw this school year has helped empower and engage students and families. This easy to use online program allows students to independently document their learning, gives families an immediate and personalized look into their child’s school day and provides staff with time saving ways to organize, communicate with parents and allow a safe way to teach 21st Century technology skills. Click here for a photo of the Summit presenters. Click here for a print out of their presentation.
Approval of 2017-18 Open Enrollment Seat Numbers
The school board approved a recommendation to accept all currently placed Open Enrollment and Tuition Waiver students already attending OASD, and to make additional seats available without specific school site assignments adjusted for staffing projections. The Board recognizes that availability of program supports and services may be an additional factor in decisions. Therefore, the Board did not approve any seats that require services through special education at this time. However, the Board approved allowing seats to any student that is currently enrolled in OASD and included in the enrollment projections for the 17/18 school year if they move and apply to stay through Open Enrollment.
Approval of 2017-18 OHS and Intermediate Program Planning Guides
The School Board approved the 2017-18 OHS Program Planning Guide, and the 2017-18 Intermediate School Program Planning Guide for Grades 5-8. Both planning guides will be available to parents and students in the near future.
Construction Update
The Board received a status update on the planning for Greenland and Park Lawn HVAC improvements as well as planning for the renovation and addition at Ixonia. The attached document summarizes a typical post-referendum architectural design process and timeline.
Athletics
OHS VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL: The OHS girls varsity basketball team played hard, but lost to Kettle Moraine on January 17 with a final score of 60-59. Click here for full article. Click here for photo gallery.
OHS VARSITY WRESTING: On Jan. 13, the Oconomowoc wrestling team defeated West Bend East in a Wisconsin Little Ten Conference dual meet, 52-23. Click here for full article.
KMMO HOCKEY: The KMMO varsity hockey team came out on the ice both Friday and Saturday and won a pair of games, capturing a tournament championship. Click here for full article.
OHS SKI TEAM: In their second meet of the season on Jan. 11 on a slalom course at Little Switzerland, the OHS varsity boys ski team won with a composite time of 186.92. Click here for full article.
ATHLETIC NEWS:
Looking for a way to support our students? Bring the attached voucher when you visit the Chili's locations below and 15% of your pre-tax purchase will support OHS Girls Soccer program. This offer is good January 15- March 1, 2017. Click here for voucher.
>Click here for OHS Athletic Home and Away Scheduled Games
>Click here for current winter sports standings.
Upcoming Events
January 20, SLI All School Meltdown, SLI, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
January 25, OHS Service Learning Travel Parent Information Meeting, Peru June 2018, OHS Cafeteria, 6 p.m. Click here for more information.
January 26, Ixonia Grades 3- 4 Musical, The Adventures of Lewis and Clark, Ixonia Firemen’s Hall, 9:30 a.m. Ixonia Students, 6:30 p.m. General Public
January 27, MDV PTO Spaghetti Dinner, MDV, 5:30 p.m.
NHI Staff-Sponsored Dance, NHI Gym, 6:30 p.m.
January 30, Incoming Freshman Orientation Night, OHS, 6:30-8 p.m.
January 31, OHS Service Learning Travel Parent Information Meeting, Iceland, Berlin, Amsterdam, June 2018, OHS Little Theater, 6 p.m. Click here for more information.
School News
Greenland
Click here for the Greenland Gazette
Ixonia
Click here for the Ixonia Falcon Flyer
Meadow View
Click here for the Meadow Paw Print
Park Lawn
Click here for the Park Lawn Panther Press (English)
Click here for the Park Lawn Panther Press (Spanish)
Summit
Click here for the Summit Husky Herald
Intermediate News
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Oconomowoc High School
Congratulations to four OHS students (Ethan Mikulak - trombone; Stacy Gebhard - clarinet; Carley Brenner - bass clarinet; and Stephanie Plautz - euphonium) selected to perform in the National Band Association All-State Band on January 20-21, 2017. Membership in the band signifies a level of achievement which places these student musicians in the top percentile among all student musicians in our State. The All State Band will conclude the State Convention of the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Band Association with a Finale Concert at 7pm on January 21st in the Appleton North High School Auditorium. All are welcome to attend. On Friday January 20, the Oconomowoc Wind Symphony will be one of four bands selected to perform at the National Band Association Wisconsin Chapter concert in the Appleton North High School Auditorium at 8:00pm. Conductors include David Reul, Dan Henkel, and Michael Krofta. Click here for photos.
SAVE THE DATE: March 31-April 1
Lake Country Film Festival and the 1st Annual Youth Arts Festival, at OHS
Arts are the thread that ties communities together and reflects students’ voices, life experiences, hopes and dreams. Oconomowoc High School is proud to announce our first annual Student Art Festival that highlights the best in area Arts programs and paints a picture of the communities we call home. The Anchor Event is the 2nd Annual Lake Country Film Festival, held on the evenings of March 31 and April 1. This school year, we are expanding to include many more Art categories. Click here for more information. Visit the Youth Art Festival website. Visit the Lake Country Film Festival website.
OAC Events
January 24, Florentine Opera “Billy Goats Gruff” w/ Greenland Elementary, OAC, 1 p.m. / 7 p.m. (First is school show, second is a public show) Click here for full news article. Click here for more information and to order tickets.
January 29, Voices of ETERNA, OAC, 7:30 p.m. Click here for more information and to order tickets.
Family Series at the OAC – Sponsored by The Imagine a Day Foundation
Click here for show and online ticketing information.
2016-17 Main Stage Series at a Glance
2016-17 Cabaret Café Series at a Glance
OASD in the News
1/18/17- Kettle Moraine girls basketball outlasts Oconomowoc
1/18/17- Oconomowoc will limit open enrollment for the upcoming school term
1/17/17- Girls Basketball: Kettle Moraine at Oconomowoc
1/17/17- Oconomowoc wrestlers win conference dual meet
1/17/17- Oconomowoc ski teams begin season with success
1/17/17- Jimmy John’s Human Bowling Halftime Show
1/16/17- KMMO captures hockey tourney title
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