Good Luck Octorara at the Special Olympics today! GO BRAVES!!
James Stoltzfus was a guest presenter with the CTE program this week. A machinist and welder for Delta Airlines for the past 38 years, James talked with our students about the need for skilled workers in the trades and the value of the learning that takes place in Octorara's CTE programs. Delta Airlines has several secured patents as the result of James' work and he currently works in a shop focused on solving problems where there is no clear or known solution, but Delta needs to solve. He harnesses all of his years of experience to develop those solutions.
View this link to see what Octorara Kindergarten has to offer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFkXxZrgBRc
Congratulations to our Boys Tennis team and Coach Scott Whiteside for receiving the LL League Sportsmanship Award in Boys Tennis
The Octorara Area School District is excited to announce that we will be holding the Octorara Agriculture, Business, Environmental Science and Technology Expo (OABEST Expo) on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The OABEST Expo, is a large school and community event that showcases K-12 students and community activities. It is a wonderful community day of fun-filled demonstrations, activities, a petting zoo, crafters/vendors, rides, food trucks, first responder displays, music, and much, much more. It's time when the Octorara community comes together to celebrate the good work our Instructors and Students are doing!
The Octorara Area School District is excited to announce that we will be holding the Octorara Agriculture, Business, Environmental Science and Technology Expo (OABEST Expo) on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The OABEST Expo, is a large school and community event that showcases K-12 students and community activities. It is a wonderful community day of fun-filled demonstrations, activities, a petting zoo, crafters/vendors, rides, food trucks, first responder displays, music, and much, much more. It's time when the Octorara community comes together to celebrate the good work our Instructors and Students are doing!
In case you have missed Penn Medicines free physicals, OAL, the LL League sponsor, is offering them as well!
Please use this link to view an important announcement from the Office of the Superintendent: https://5il.co/3de22
Spanish: https://5il.co/3deb1
Game Day
Congratulations Mason Prokay
Please use the link to view the March/April OASD Community Update: https://5il.co/3cy5t
The School Board Education Committee is on schedule for a 6:00 PM start Monday March 24, 2025. There is NO special meeting prior to the start of the Education Committee meeting.
School Climate Survey Update: - March 28 Deadline Extended.
As part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students and staff, the Octorara Area School District has engaged TNG Consulting, LLC to conduct a comprehensive Climate Study focused on issues related to sexual harassment and sex discrimination within our district.
TNG is drafting questions for a parent, student and employee survey. TNG is in the process of interviewing administrators at Octorara. From these interviews, TNG is creating a survey specifically for our district based on what TNG learns about our own internal systems of support for students and families.
The deadline of March 28 to opt out of the survey has been suspended until the questions have been created, the school board can review them and approve their use with our community, according to board policy 235.1 governing surveys.
In order to help our parents/guardians make an informed decision, we will update the community in April with the questions that will be used in the survey. Parents/guardians will be able to view the questions that will be part of the survey of students and will be able to make an informed decision for their family.
We will notify parents and guardians when this form is updated with the TNG questions for consideration.
Thank you.
Please see the link below regarding an important announcement from the Superintendent. Thank you.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Szc5dTiRDxxyvhc5YcyMh2LGqxc72e3/view?usp=sharing
We are happy to announce the approval of the OASD building realignment for SY 2025-2026. Read more...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cadjos6V63z4aqwuMOmoGki6Dn95gN-j/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110369852959077905753&rtpof=true&sd=true
Congratulations Ella Teufert as the 1st PIAA State Medalist for Octorara Girls Wrestling. She earned 4th place at Hershey this past weekend. The last time Octorara wrestling earned a state medal was thirteen years ago.
Great job Ella, Coach Johnson and Coach Burridge on a historical season.
Tickets for tonight's PIAA Boys Basketball game vs Upper Dublin must be purchased on Hometown Ticketing! Cash will not be accepted at the doors! This is a State game and no passes will be accepted. Tickets can be purchased using this link: https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/piaa/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzQ5MzY%3D
Taylor Orner and Ella Teufert advanced to the PIAA Quarterfinals tomorrw with a fall and tech fall this afternoon.
Jolee Johnson advances in the consolation bracket.
Keep it going ladies!
Octorara is in an impressive 6th place
