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Senior Morgan Smith nominated for appointment to the United States Air Force Academy

Senior Morgan Smith has been nominated by Congressman Anthony Brindisi to be considered for appointment to the United States Air Force Academy. "You should be very proud of this accomplishment, and it is a testament to your hard work, dedication and character. Your community, family, friends and school share in this pride, and I wish you great success on what I know will be a bright future."

Parent space available in next Shared Decision Making Committee meeting on Jan. 11 via Zoom

The Shared Decision Making Committee comprising representatives from district administration, teachers/staff, and parent/community members is meeting on Monday, January 11 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Openings remain for additional parent/community members. Minutes from the first meeting on December 14, 2020 are available. In the first Shared Decision-Making meeting of 2020-2021, participants discussed future community involvement including school enrichment opportunities, and reviewed perceived district strengths and weaknesses. To join the meeting, please use this Zoom link.

COVID-19 UPDATE: January 6, 2021

The district recently learned that three staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. The staff members began developing symptoms over the last couple of days. Two of the staff members have not been in the building. One member was last in the building and in contact with other staff on Tuesday, January 5. Students and staff that were contact traced have been contacted by the school to be quarantined. At this time, the County Department of Health is aware of the staff members, and the district will continue to cooperate and coordinate with the County Department of Health.

Announcement

We are very sorry to announce that Mr. Paul O'Connor, the Otselic Valley Board of Education President, passed away at home very early Sunday morning after a brief struggle with returning cancer. Our deepest sympathies are extended to Mrs. Carolina O'Connor, his children, and his extended family. When an obituary and public information about services become available, we will let you know. Heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends, and colleagues on the school board and across our district. Updates will follow.

Student meal pickups during remote instruction

Meal pickup for Monday, December 21 will be 8:00 AM-10:00 AM, and will include 2 days' worth of meals (Monday, Tuesday). We will offer our regular meal pickups starting Monday, January 4: on Mondays meal pick-up will be 8:00 AM-10:00 AM for 3 days of meals, and Wednesday's pickup will be 8:00-10:00 for 2 days of meals. This is our regular pickup schedule for virtual students, and will continue during remote instruction. If you have not been picking up meals for your student(s) and you want to begin, please email [email protected] so we can prepare enough without waste.

New student council forming now: A survey for Vikings

Speak your mind, Vikings. Do you have ideas that would benefit our school and the general well-being and morale of Vikings you know? Are you interested in being part of an upcoming Student Advisory Council that can work directly with the district? Tell us more in this survey.