We recently sat down with a few community members to record their thoughts on our upcoming Bond Election. The video of this discussion can be found on youtube at https://youtu.be/JQZBY0hDZjE
Congratulations to the Oscoda High School and Oscoda Middle School bands for earning a Superior rating at the MSBOA District 9 Band and Orchestra Festival on March 6, 2024. With this top rating, both bands earned themselves a spot at the state band festival in April. Awesome job to Mrs. Lopez and our band students!
Families of 3 and 4 years old children are invited to attend a Family Engagement Night! RSVP Here: https://excellenceined.org/ican/family-night/
Today, on School Resource Appreciation Day, we're giving a huge shoutout to Officer Clink! Your dedication doesn't go unnoticed. We're grateful for your presence and commitment to our community. Thank you, Officer Clink!
Mark your calendars for this year's Super Bowl Supper! February 16th 5:00-7:00 pm. We hope you can join us!
On Saturday, January 20, twelve Oscoda band members traveled to Alpena to participate in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) District IX All-Star Band.
Students were selected earlier this month when they auditioned via recording, and vied for spots in the ensembles along with band members from 12 area school districts.
The Junior All-Star Band, comprised of students in grades 7-9, and was conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Malecki of the University of San Diego. This band performed works by Fillmore, Dunton, McBeth and Santos.
The Senior All-Star Band, comprised of students in grades 9-12, was conducted by Dr. Christopher Chapman of Central Michigan University. This band performed works by Biedenbender, Lavender, Hass and Reed.
Pictured are the Oscoda All-Stars:
Emily Birkenbach (8), trumpet
Luke Brooks (7), clarinet
Logan Heiden (8), percussion
Harley Hodges (7), flute
Keagan Kellstrom (8), flute
Joshua McDonald (11), baritone saxophone
Macy McDougall (7), clarinet
Isla Merdzinski (8), percussion
Dalton Negro (8), trombone
Stephanie Oakes (12), bass clarinet
Michael Peace (8), trombone
Ashley Rowden (7), trumpet
OHS Band Students performed at the American Legion “Lunch with Santa” event on Saturday afternoon, December 16th. Nice job students!
Join us for Cookies & Reading with Santa!
RES is participating in a friendly door decorating contest. Voting is open until Thursday, December 14th at 4:00 pm. Vote now for your favorite door!
https://forms.gle/N3AimZ6qr9hP4rno6
Don't forget...the RES Holiday Program is tomorrow, December 7th!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Picture Retake Day at RES! Envelopes are available in the main office or purchases can be made online using the Picture Day ID: EVT8HK49J.
Today WNEM was at OHS to record the OHS band for the WNEM "Sounds of the Season" program. Mrs. Lopez and the 9th-12th grade band students performed two songs that were recorded and will air on the WNEM holiday program December 24th-26th. The OHS band is one of 13 high schools who will be represented in this program. The band sounded great and looked very professional. We can't wait to see what the end product looks like.
The Oscoda-AuSable Chamber announces the 2023 Northern Lights Parade will be held Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. Festivities will begin at 3pm at the Oscoda Methodist Church with the Lion's Club hosting a cookie decorating event for children 12 and under. The parade lineup will start at 5pm in Furtaw Field with the parade kicking off at 6pm; traveling south on U.S. 23 to Mill Street.
Check out the attached flyer for a full schedule of events.
A meeting of the Oscoda Area Schools' Facilities Improvement Committee will be held on Monday, November 27th, 2023, beginning at 4:00PM, at Oscoda High School. Among the topics slated for discussion is a bond renewal which would result in no new taxes levied on the community. The district invites the community to participate in the planning discussions regarding projects to be completed with this bond including the conversion of heating systems to high-efficiency products, remediation of asbestos, and the incorporation of a community center among many other potential projects. Please join us Monday, November 27th, 2023, at 4:00PM to voice your opinions regarding the design of this initiative.
If you have not done so already, please take a few moments to complete our research survey associated with potential future projects at our schools. This survey can be found at https://forms.gle/DgRSuDzZbMkrKKhS8 or on the live feed of our district website at www.oscodaschools.org.
This morning OHS had our 2nd ever Veteran's Day assembly for our students. This assembly was to inform and showcase to our students just how thankful we are for our Veterans. The students were able to listen to Veteran speakers from each branch of the military and learn about their experiences. They also heard our 5 student essay winners share their writings, learned about how to fold a flag, and listened to our band and choir perform. Throughout the assembly pictures of area Veterans were displayed. Our students did a wonderful job during this assembly!
Thank you to all of our Veterans as we celebrate Veteran's Day!
Happy 5th Birthday Chester!
Today Chester celebrated his birthday at OHS and at RES. OAS has now had Chester for 4 years and we are so thankful to be able to have him here at the schools. We want to thank all of our sponsors for everything that you have done to help ensure that Oscoda Area Schools has a therapy dog. Thank you!!!
Thank you to everyone who came out for the RES Halloween Parade today. Chester and our Community Resource Officer, Officer Clink, want to remind all of our students to have a very Happy Halloween and remember to Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be Responsible if you are trick or treating this evening. Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, November 1st. We will see all students back on Thursday, November 2nd!
We are thrilled to announce our 7th & 8th grade Students of the Month! Students were selected based on the qualities embodying our school district pillars - Positive, Hard Working, Resilient, Compassionate, and Skilled. Please join us in congratulating our September Student of the Month winners!
October 18th OHS celebrated College Application Day. Over 120 college applications were completed by our Seniors! Way to go!
This week we recognize National School Bus Safety Week. This is a dedicated week to address the importance of school bus safety.
