Wait...it's not Tuesday but the Otselic Valley Public Library is still open today from 3-7 pm? YES!
Now that we are a Public Library, we will be open Monday-Thursday, 3-7 pm and Saturdays from 9 am - 1 pm. Special activities like Tech Tuesdays and Thursdays, Preschool Story Time every other Saturday, LEGO Club, Chess Club , and Knitting Group and more are also available.
No library card? No problem! You can always come in and use our library when it's open to the public, and free library cards are available at any time.
See you soon!
#FallbackFriday to the Boys Varsity Soccer team from the 1973 yearbook
ELEMENTARY MUSICAL POSTPONED >
The Elementary Musical originally scheduled for October 2023 is being rescheduled to Spring 2024. We'll announce the new dates when they are available. Thank you for your support of the arts at Otselic Valley!
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER >
Thursday, 9/7, 7 pm: Reports and presentations
Thursday, 9/21, 7 pm: Business meeting
[Both meetings are in the mirrored cafeteria. Copies of documents are available upon request at the cost of printing: ten cents per page.]
BUS QUESTIONS?
Mrs. Shoemaker is your go-to person for questions about transportation: DShoemak@ovcs.org.
One more sleep until the Otselic Valley Back to School Bash, our indoor/outdoor Open House on Tuesday, September 5 from 4-7 pm! Can't wait!
#FallbackFriday to the Class of 1979 in 7th grade
JARED SCOTT AT BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH >>
Families with students in grades 6-12, please join us for a presentation by award-winning speaker Jared Scott on Open House night, Sept. 5 at 5:30 pm in the MPR. He deeply connects with audiences, delivering impactful messages that inspire, uplift, and empower. Please join us for a positive start to the new school year!
RAFFLE BASKETS KEEP COMING!
So many interests, so many baskets! Visit the O V Public Library Open House held during the Back to School Blast on Tues, 9/5 from 4-7 pm, and get 2 FREE raffle tickets just by coming in and getting a library card!
REMINDER for Wed., 8/30:
Middle School orientation for parents and students in grades 6, 7, and 8 happens TONIGHT at 6:30 pm. We'll start in the MPR for a brief presentation, lock distribution, and more. See you soon!
VIKING SIGHTING: COLE WARREN
From the "Day 2 of the 2023 NYS Fair" official photo set: "Cole Warren, of Georgetown, N.Y., competes in the 24-hour goat milk production contest is held at the NYS Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (Photos by Michael J. Okoniewski-NYS Fair)"
RAFFLE BASKETS FOR EVERYBODY!
Here's another of the baskets you could win in a FREE raffle at the library on Tues, 9/5 from 4-7 during the OV Public Library Open House, during our Back to School Bash. Get 2 tickets just by coming in & signing up for a library card!
CAR SEAT SAFETY EVENT >>
Be sure to make an appointment for the Car Seat Safety Event happening during our Back to School Bash on Tuesday, 9/5 from 4-7 pm. Call 607-337-1874 to schedule your time, and come over with your children and the seats you're currently using.
REMINDER: An Otselic Valley Public Library Board of Trustees meeting happens at 9 am on Tuesday, Aug. 29 in the library.
THIS THURSDAY: CAR WASH AND BOTTLE & CAN DRIVE
Get your vehicle clean, your bottles & cans recycled, AND benefit the Boys Varsity Soccer Team at the same time! We'll see you at the S. Otselic Fire Dept. on Thurs., 8/31, 1-5 pm.
This fundraiser is hosted by the Booster Club.
One of the books read by younger Vikings at the Summer STEAM Camp was _A Color of His Own_ by Leo Lionni, the 4-time Caldecott honor winner.
But Vikings don't just read...they also accept challenges, and the idea here was to camouflage a chameleon. Nice work, Jayleigh!
[Thank you, Mrs. Davis]
#IMadeThat #reading #IAmReading #challenge #ChallengeAccepted
#ThrowbackThursday to sophomores in the 1959 Centralian (the Class of 1961)
VIKING SIGHTING >>
Alumna Chantal Stith recently participated in a pinning ceremony at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine for those earning a Master of Science in Nursing. Upon licensure, Chantal will provide psychiatric care to patients across the lifespan at an acute behavior health hospital in her role as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Thank you, Chantal, for upholding the importance of mental health and for entering a profession that serves people and communities so well! We are very proud of you.
Thanks also go out to her family and friends who shared this important update, and who are also so proud!
#VikingSighting #alumni #mentalhealth #VikingPride #nursing #PlanYourFuture #HelpPeople #LookWhatYouCanDo #careers
SENIORS, parking applications plus your schedules are expected to be mailed home this week. Stay tuned!
