Octorara Area School District

May 29, 2025 Dear OASD Faculty and Staff, The Board of School Directors are happy to announce that Dr. Brett Copper has agreed to serve in the role as Interim Superintendent as the District runs a process to identify the next Superintendent of Schools of Octorara. Dr. Cooper has been in the district since March 1 in the role of Interim Principal at Octorara Intermediate School. Dr. Cooper will be on the June Agenda for approval and will overlap with Dr. Leever during the month of June. Dr. Cooper has over 34 years in the educational field. He is a retired school administrator who has served in a variety of administrative roles, including a Superintendent of Schools, High School Principal and other administrative roles. Dr. Cooper earned his Doctorate from Immaculata University in Educational Leadership and Master of Education Degree in Sport Management from Millersville University. He earned his undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in K-12 Health and Physical Education from Lock Haven University. We welcome Dr. Cooper’s service to the students, parents, faculty and staff of Octorara Area School District. Sincerely, Matt Hurley Steven Leever School Board President Superintendent of Schools

The Octorara Area School District is excited to share our new Facebook page with you located at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575863939009. The current Facebook page will stay live for the next 30 days however it will not receive any new updates. All new posts going forward will be posted to the new page only. This was done to streamline the interaction between our District Website and our other Social Media platforms. Unfortunately, due to technical limitations in Facebook, we will not be able to move older content over to our new Facebook page.

Congratulations to Sebastian Hess on his 3rd place medal in discus at the PIAA State Track and Field Meet. Also, to Vincent Thaler on his 7th place medal in the 300h! Awesome job to the team and coaching staff! Proud to be a Brave!

Please use the link to learn about participating in Focus Groups for the Superintendent Search: https://5il.co/3h8gw

Please use the link to see an important message regarding the Superintendent Search: https://5il.co/3h201

Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Track and Field Team on a job well done this past weekend at Districts! The following individuals captured medals for Octorara: Maggie Holub-5th in the 800m 4x800 team of Abby Tuel, Mya Trotty, Saralynn Smucker, and Maggie Holub- 8th place Sebastian Hess- 2nd in discus Vincent Thaler- 2nd in 300 hurdles, 5th in 110h hurdles Cody Lusby- 6th in the 3200 Good Luck to the following members of the team as they compete this weekend at PIAA State Track and Field Meet! Sebastian Hess- discus Cody Lusby- 3200m Maggie Holub- 800m Vincent Thaler- 110 and 300 hurdles Finally, this weekend several individuals moved up on the All Time Top Ten List for Octorara: Maggie Holub- *new school record* in the 800m Sebastian Hess-*new school record* in the discus Sawyer Grocki- 10th place in the 110 hurdles

Congratulations Taylor Orner - Pennsylvania State Girls Wrestling Freestyle Champion!!

The 2025 OABEST Expo will occur today at Octorara Area High School from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. The Expo was created in 2013 to celebrate the wonderful algriculture found within the borders of our school district and to highlight our proud history of Agriculture Education in our school. OABEST has grown to celebrate all 12 of our CTE programs teaching 21st century skills that make our OACTEP students competitive in today’s job market and, if students choose, preparing them for 2 year and 4 year post secondary education opportunities. In addition to our programs. The OABEST Expo has grown to incorporate the community as a whole to highlight the many different educational opportunties available throughout the school district and community along with food trucks, libraries, and vendors located within the school district. Please join us today for a day filled with fun and celebration! Today will be a great day!

May 19, 2025 Regular Meeting Live Stream Link: https://youtube.com/live/_4pgOCoBayA?feature=share

Please use the link to read an important message from Dr. Leever: https://5il.co/3gb1g

District Championship Competition - May 15 & 16. GO BRAVES!

May Octorara Community Update: https://5il.co/3g824

Reminder: Join us tonight for our athletics open house from 6pm-7:30pm in the Senior High Gym! Meet the coaches, get info on the upcoming season, and learn about Arbiter Registration.

Congratulations to the following Octorara student athletes for receiving the District 3 E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award Sebastian Hess Austin Kurtz l Declan Lomboy Dyllan Rife Ian Teufert Delaney Amole Sarah Harkins Campbell King Alexis Landis Meghan McGinnis Maddie Muldoon Victoria Peifer Mya Trotty

Congratulations to the Girls Track and Field team for a 17th place finish this weekend at the LL League meet. The following athletes received medals Maggie Holub- 4th in the 800 Tori Peifer- 7th in the javelin 4x800 team of Abby Tuel, Mya Trotty, Saralynn Smucker, and Maggie Holub placed 3rd overall Also, to the following for moving up on the top ten list and settin new school record. Mya Trotty- *new school record* 3200m run Meghan McGinnis- 4th in the 3200m run 4x800 team of Abby, Mya, Saralynn and Maggie- *new school record* Tori Peifer-3rd in the javelin Stowe Wilson- 4th in 100 hurdles, 5th in the 300 hurdles Great job to the boys and girls. Go Braves!

Congratulations to the Boys Track and Field team on a 3rd place finish at the LL League Track meet this Saturday at Hempfield Vincent Thaler-1st in 110h, 3rd in 300h, 4th in HJ Hector Vergara- 3rd in 200, 5th in the Long jump Mason Prokay- 2nd in Javelin Cody Lusby- 5th in the 3200m, 7th in the 1600m Sebastian Hess- 3rd in the discus, 7th in shot put Sawyer Grocki- 5th in 110h, 8th in triple jump 4x800 team of AJ Gourgoulis, Danny Bishop, Trace Hostetter, and Cannon Walters- 5th place 4x400 team of Michael Blankenhagen, Hector Vergera, Cannon Walters, Vincent Thaler- 3rd place Alsoto the following athletes moving up on the Octorara Top Ten List Hector Vergera- *new school record*- 200m Cody Lusby-*new school record*- 3200m Danny Bishop- 2nd in the 3200m AJ Gourgoulis- 9th in the 800m Vincent Thaler-3rd in the 110h Sebastian Hess-5th in shot put 4x800 team of AJ, Cannon, Danny, Trace - 3rd 4x400 team of Michael, Hector, Cannon, Vince - 3rd

Congratulations to the Boys Track and Field team for capturing another LL League banner as LL League Section 3 Champs. They will be competing this weekend with the Girls Track and Field team at Hempfield in the LL League Championship.

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