Otselic Valley Central School District

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER EARNS BIG WIN OVER SV > "The Lady Vikings had an impressive win over Stockbridge Valley 8-1. The girls played the game of soccer well. Communication and ball movement picked up for the second half. Rachel Loomis scored 4 goals, Susannah Lyon scored 2, Makayla Mills scored 1 goal and Kali Waltz had a wonderful direct kick right into the goal! It was a nice team effort for everyone." -- Coach Klein and Coach Lyon Congratulations, everybody! #GoVikings #LadyVikings #VikingPride #soccer #GirlsVarsitySoccer

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER HOLDS THE LINE V. FABIUS-POMPEY > "The Girls Varsity Soccer team played a well fought game against Fabius-Pompey for a 1-1 draw in double overtime. The amount of determination that was shown to play through all the way to the end with those extra minutes was immense. Susannah Lyon scored the lone goal for the Vikings from a cross from Kimmy Miron-Blanco. Paige Will maintained a strong defense. Carlie Golden was on fire in the goal and shut down a PK! Nice work ladies. Time to work hard for another busy soccer week. We are away Monday, and back home Wednesday and Saturday! The team truly appreciates the amount of Viking support that was there for the game. Thank you to those who put the time and effort into making these games possible. From scheduling the games, coming out in the chilly weather to maintaining the field, setting up/ fixing the lights, serving food, cheering us on, running the clock, retrieving balls, etc. It is a team effort that does not go unnoticed! Viking Pride!" -- Coach Klein, Coach Lyon

HOMECOMING CELEBRATIONS START TODAY! Thank you to all who are participating in today’s “White Lies” t-shirt day. Tomorrow, grab a friend and do a little rhyming for Rhyme without Reason Day. Wednesday: We all wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Thursday: Black and Gold for Parade Day Friday: Bar-B-Q Dads and Soccer Moms **Students, check your email for more details about spirit days. THURSDAY is Parade Day and more! --We will gather at the Fish Hatchery at 5:15. --The parade will step off at 5:45 and march to the school. --The District is hosting a community picnic in the parking lot after the parade. --Stay and watch the Boys Varsity Soccer team play Sherburne-Earlville under the lights at 7:00! FRIDAY the Student Government is hosting a Semi-Formal Dance from 7-10 pm for grades 9-12. Tickets will be on sale starting today (Monday, 9/25) during lunch: $6.00 for a single and $10 per 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, and followed by team games (check Schedule Galaxy for updates: https://www.schedulegalaxy.com/schools/79). #Homecoming2023 #GoVikings #VikingPride

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER TEAM DEFEATS MCGRAW IN SHUT OUT > "Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Soccer team on their WIN against McGraw 4-0. It was a slow start to the game with only 1 goal scored in the first half. Momentum picked up for the second half and the girls communicated and had great ball movement. Defense held the line strong and midfield and forwards had a dominating presence. Rachel Loomis scored 3 goals (a hat trick) and Kimmy Miron-Blanco scored a goal also. Carlie Golden was quick to the ball, denying Mcgraw from many shots. Nice work ladies! The girls play again tonight under the lights against Fabius- Pompey at 7pm. We hope to have a large presence of Viking support for tonight's game!" -- Coach Klein and Coach Lyon

NOTE FROM YOUR TAX COLLECTOR > A Note from your Tax Collector: Did you receive your tax bill for school taxes? Several have been returned as “undeliverable” or “No such address," or “Unknown." Please note that tax bills are printed by Chenango and Madison Counties. If your address is incorrect, you need to contact your assessor to get it fixed, which is why I can’t fix your address in the tax collection program. Unless the assessor fixes it directly, your address will still be wrong in the county data base and will still be wrong next year. If you haven’t received your tax bill, call the Tax Collector at 315-653-7218, ext. 4042 and one can be reprinted and mailed to you. There is still time to pay your taxes before the penalty kicks in (mailed taxes must be postmarked on or before October 2, 2023 to avoid penalty). Be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like a receipt mailed to you. If you own more than one parcel, you can write one check for all parcels combined. Just remember to include your tax stubs for each parcel. For your convenience, payments can be made in person at the Georgetown Bus Garage one last Wednesday on September 27, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Thank you.

CLOSE GAME! "The Girls Modified Soccer team lost a tough game to McGraw last night 3-2. Both goals were scored by Kassidie Cruikshank, including one on a penalty kick. Izzy Neal made several great saves in goal to keep the score close. Good effort, ladies." -- Coach Pruch #GirlsModifedSoccer #NextTime #teamwork #GoVikings #VikingPride #WinOrLoseWeAreProudOfYou

HOMECOMING DANCE FOR 9th-12th GRADERS > A semi-formal dance for 9th-12th graders happens in the M P R on Friday, Sept. 19, 7-10 pm. Tickets are $6.00 for singles and $10 for couples; tickets go on sale Monday, September 25! #GoVikings #VikingPride #Homecoming2023

HOMECOMING PARADE > It's Homecoming season at OV, including a parade AND a free community picnic AND the game on THURSDAY, SEPT. 28. (More info about this and other weekend activities to come!) --5:15: Line up at the Fish Hatchery --5:45 March to the school --6:15 Community picnic in the school parking lot (more info to come) Please join us! #GoVikings #VikingPride #homecoming #OnceAVikingAlwaysAViking

VIKING SIGHTING >> Taylor Duell, Supervising Pharmacist at Dougherty Pharmacy in Hamilton AND member of the Class of 2008, is at Otselic Valley today providing flu vaccinations to staff who request them. Welcome back to OV, and thank you! #VikingSighting #careers #HealthCare

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING > Reminder for Thursday, Sept. 21, 7 pm: Board of Education business meeting in the mirrored cafeteria. Copies of documents are available upon request at the cost of printing: ten cents per page.

"It was a hard fought game last night against the Stockbridge team. The game went into overtime. Even though the boys did not get the win, they fought hard and worked their tails off. Great effort by Cole Warren, Levi Learned, Lukas Schieferstien, Austin Brown, Jacob Bunting, and Goalie Caleb Loomis. The lone goal was scored on a PK by Braeden Davis. Our next game is at home against Homer on friday. We hope to see you all there." -- Coach Preston Next time, gentlemen! #NextTime #resilience #VikingPride #GoVikings

OV REC SOCCER WIN > Congratulations to the Otselic Valley U8 team for their 2-1 victory over DeRuyter this week. Everett Miller scored the deciding goal in the 3rd quarter. Carter Wentworth and Everertt Miller played great in the goal and Joe Kisner, Liam Hicks, Ameila Pendell and Case Whorrall played great defense in the win. Great job! [OV Rec isn't an official school district athletics program, but their contribution to growing soccer skills in our younger athletes is appreciated.]

GIRLS MODIFIED SOCCER TEAM SHUTS OUT MADISON > Congratulations, everybody! "The Girls Modified Soccer team got its first win last night, 3-0 over Madison. Goals were scored by Kassidie Cruikshank, Addison Palmer, and Emma Miller. Izzy Neal made some good saves in goal and did not allow Madison to get back in the game. The girls played the entire game with 10 players and no subs. Great game girls!" -- Coach Pruch #GoVikings #VikingPride #GirlsModifiedSoccer #soccer

It's a Wednesday afternoon in September which means the Tax Collector is available at the Georgetown school until 3 pm today for in-person tax payments. We hope this added convenience is helpful.

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER DEFEATS MADISON IN A SHUT OUT > "Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Soccer Team who had a great win against Madison, 4-0. Rachel Loomis, Esperanza Ponce, Susannah Lyon, and Makayla Mills all scored for the Vikings. Great defense kept Madison from scoring. Paige Will was downright dedicated during the game. It was a fantastic team effort. Let’s keep this momentum moving forward! The team plays McGraw away Thursday and we will be back home Friday night under the lights against Fabius- Pompey!" -- Coach Klein and Coach Lyon #GoVikings #VikingPride #soccer #GirlsVarsitySoccer #teamwork

FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION SESSION > Do you wonder how to pay for college? Do you know about grants, scholarships, and getting FAFSA set up? If not, no worries: Join us at the Financial Aid Information Session for students and parents on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 5 - 6 pm. A representative of SUNY Morrisville will lead the session but the info to be shared applies to ~any~ higher education path. NOTE: Class of 2024, watch your email for a Google form to let Mrs. Lyon know you're coming. AND...it's perfectly okay if you haven't yet made a decision about attending college. This info session will add to your toolkit as you think about it.

Section III Boys Soccer Stats leaders celebrated in the Syracuse Post-Standard include two Vikings: Austin Brown and Caleb Loomis. Congratulations, gentlemen! As always, please note that subscribers to Syracuse.com can access links to see more players' stats. #GoVikings #VikingPride #BoysVarsitySoccer #soccer

Otselic Valley Picture Day is TOMORROW (Wednesday, Sept. 20)! Please contact Mrs. McKissick in the main office if you still need an order form. SENIORS, your senior class photo will be taken at 7:45 am. Smile, everybody!

GIRAFFE BUS IS RUNNING LATE > Families, you can expect students on the Giraffe bus to be dropped off approximately 10 minutes later than usual today (Monday, Sept. 18). Thank you for understanding.

HUMANITARIAN DAILY RATIONS EXPLORED > "Last week, the 20th Century Conflict class enjoyed a Humanitarian Daily Ration. 20th Century Conflict is a high school elective where students learn about the major U.S. conflicts of the 20th century, and make connections to current events. As a part of the class, students sampled a Humanitarian Daily Ration, or a daily meal that U.S. Service members provide to locals in conflict areas. The meal included the following items: Unfrosted maple and brown sugar pop tart Vegetable cracker Shortbread cookie Oatmeal cookie Vegetable and rice entrée Barley stew entrée Peanut butter spread Jelly spread The was sealed in pouches to be bale to preserve it for long periods of time. The options in the Daily Rations are mainly vegetarian to meet the dietary restrictions of the various local populations. The students described the food as similar to 'cold condensed soup, without water.' While the entrees were generally not well received, the oatmeal cookie and peanut butter spread were a hit!" --Mr. Wentworth #CreativeClassroom #HumanitarianDailyRation #SocialStudies #WhatItsLikeElsewhereInTheWorld #ImagineOtherLives #20thCenturyConflict #ThankfulForWhatWeHave #TryIt #GrahamCrackersAreAlwaysGood