Otselic Valley Central School District

BOYS VARSITY SOCCER DEFEATS OXFORD ON SENIOR NIGHT > "It was Senior Night in the Valley last night. Those seniors played a big role in the 5 to 1 victory over Oxford. Leading the way was Cole Warren with 2 goals and 1 assist, Braeden Davis with 1 goal and 1 assist, Owen Davis and Ryatt Bilodeau with 1 goal each, and Austin Brown with an assist. Jacob Bunting, Kevin Purtell ,and Levi Learned did a great job of keeping the Oxford Blackhawks to a single goal in the evening. The boys travel to Lafayette/Onondaga tonight. Wish them luck!" -- Coach Preston #GoVikings #VikingStrong #VikingPride #soccer

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER DEFEATS S-E IN A SHUT-OUT > "The Lady Vikings had a great win on Friday against Sherburne- Earlville 5-0. Rachel Loomis scored two goals, while Susannah Lyon, Skyler Graham, and Makayla Mills also contributed a goal. Kimmy Miron- Blanco and Kali Waltz had some great assists. Esperanza Ponce and Abby White played a determined game. Defense held the line strong and goalkeeper Carlie Golden denied balls from hitting the net! We play away at Madison today at 4:30." -- Coach Klein and Coach Lyon Congratulations, Lady Vikings, and go get 'em today! #GoVikings #VikingPride #soccer

BOYS MODIFIED SOCCER TEAM DEFEATS CINCY IN A SHUT OUT > "Thursday night the Boys Modified Soccer team played at Cincy and came home with a 6-0 victory! Tristyn Lynch scored the first goal 17 minutes into the game. Jayden Whelen-Verry added the 4 goals with an assist from Tristyn Lynch. Carter Cruikshank added the last goal of a PK. The Vikings defense was led by Logan Foster and Wyatt Fuller, while Alex Doroshenko and Tristyn Lynch combined for the shut out in the goal. Great game boys! Keep up the good work!" -- Coach Graham #GoVikings #VikingPride

BON VOYAGE! Vikings are on the road for the Science Club's whale watch trip.. We look forward to sea-ing more!

RACHEL LOOMIS STATS RISE AGAIN > Congratulations to Rachel Loomis who was recognized by the Syracuse Post-Standard for being among the week's best single-game performances! [Subscribers to Syracuse.com can access linked stats. Many thanks to subscriber Mrs. Burpee for sharing.]

BOE MEETING REMINDERS FOR THURS, 10/5 > 6 pm: Transportation/Facilities Committee meeting, in the library 7 pm: Reports and Presentations meeting, in the mirrored cafeteria [Canceled: Finance/Audit Committee Special Meeting]

#ThrowbackThursday to the Soccer team in the 1960 Centralian

BOYS VARSITY SOCCER IN 5TH OVERTIME GAME > "The boys from OV played in their 5th overtime game last night. Even though we did not come out on the winning side, the boys played tough against a physical Morris team! Izzy Ponce scored the lone goal. Caleb Loomis made some great one-on-one saves to keep us in the game. Practice tonight is 3 to 4:30. Keep working for each other, fellas." -- Coach Preston Next time! #GoVikings #VikingPride

GIRLS MODIFIED SOCCER LOSS > "The girls modified soccer team lost a very physical game to Brookfield last night. Aubrey Rooker and Addison Palmer scored goals for the Vikings and Izzy Neal and Danica Davis combined to make several very good saves in goal. There will be no practice tonight. Rest up, recover, and enjoy the long weekend girls." -- Coach Pruch Next time, ladies! #GoVikings #VikingPride

UPDATED BOE MEETING CALENDAR > Please note the following changes: The Finance/Audit Committee Special Meeting originally scheduled for Thurs., 10/5 has been canceled, and the Reports and Presentations BOE meeting on Thurs., 10/5 has been moved to 7 pm.

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS THIS FRIDAY AND MONDAY > There is no school for students on Friday, Oct. 6 for a Staff Development Day, and on Monday, Oct. 9 for Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day. Enjoy your 4-day weekend, Vikings!

VARSITY BOYS' 4TH OVERTIME GAME! "The boys from OV played in their 4th overtime game last night. Even though we did not come out on the winning side, the boys played tough! Owen Davis scored with an assist from Cole Warren. Keep fighting boys!" -- Coach Preston #GoVikings

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER BEATS MPH > "The Girls Varsity Soccer team won again yesterday against Manlius Pebble Hill 3-1. Rachel Loomis, Susannah Lyon and Makayla Mills scored for the Vikings. Great work from the team having to play in the hot sun! The Lady Vikings are back at it on Friday away at Sherburne- Earlville at 4:30." Coach Klein and Coach Lyon Congratulations, ladies! #GoVikings #VikingPride

OCTOBER BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS Thurs, Oct. 5, 6 pm, library: Transportation/Facilities Committee Thurs, Oct. 5, 7 pm, library: Finance/Audit Committee special meeting Thurs, Oct. 5, 7:30 pm, mirrored cafeteria: Reports and Presentations meeting Thurs, Oct. 19, 6 pm, library: Policy Committee meeting Thurs, Oct. 19, 7 pm: mirrored cafeteria: Business Meeting

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER SHUTS OUT DERUYTER > "The Girls Varsity Soccer team excelled against DeRuyter Saturday night winning 7-0. The Lady Vikings dominated the first half but struggled to finish leaving only a 1-0 difference at half time. The second half the whole team was on fire with ball movement, communication, and determination. The Vikings put in 6 more goals and smiles lit up the field. It was a great game played by all! Rachel Loomis, Makayla Mills, Kali Waltz, and Kimmy Miron-Blanco scored for the evening. We appreciate the amount of Viking Support that was at the game! We play again today away at Manlius Pebble Hill at 4:30!" -- Coach Klein and Coach Lyon #GoVikings #VikingPride

HOMECOMING WEEK DAY 4 > Today is Parade AND Community Picnic Day!!! We love all the black and gold we're seeing around school today. Thank you, Dr. Gonzalez, for the new gold shirts! FRIDAY is Bar-B-Q Dads and Soccer Moms Day. Also, don’t forget to get your tickets for the Semi-Formal Dance Friday night for grades 9-12: $6.00 for a single ticket and $10 for a couple. See Mrs. Osowski to purchase your tickets. If you are planning to bring a guest from outside of the school, please see Mrs. McKissick for the permission form. SATURDAY is a full day of soccer games beginning with the Alumni Soccer Game at 2 pm (tickets: $2) hosted by the Otselic Valley Booster Club, followed by team games including Girls Varsity Soccer v. DeRuyter under the lights at 8 pm. Check Schedule Galaxy for updates: https://www.schedulegalaxy.com/schools/79 #Homecoming2023 #GoVikings #VikingPride

#ThrowbackThursday to the 3rd and 4th grades in the 1942 Centralian (South Otselic

OV's 2nd graders Pinked Out for part of Homecoming Week! 'We all wear pink" was for Breast Cancer Awareness. Nice job, everybody! #VikingPride #GoVikings #Homecoming2023 #PinkOut #StayHealthy

HOMECOMING WEEK: RHYME WITHOUT REASON > Those teaching our youngest Vikings demonstrated "Rhyme without Reason" dress up for Homecoming Week! Our teachers are always all in, and we appreciate you! https://www.facebook.com/100001385010295/videos/279928644976250/ #Homecoming2023 #RhymeWithoutReason #rhyming #LetterSounds

UPDATE: OV SHIRT GIVE-AWAY Some of the new OV shirts (mostly for our youngest Vikings) will be distributed TOMORROW (Thursday, 9/28). Students will be able to change into their new shirts then. Thank you for understanding.