 | A Message from Mr. McMurray... October is a busy month for the Jr./Sr. High School. The first quarter officially ends Friday, October 23. Teachers will finalize grades in PowerSchool by the last week of October. Paper copies of report cards will be available upon request at that time. Just a reminder, October 9 is “Testing Day” and is an important day for our students. Most grades will take important tests that provide students with the experience of standardized assessments, help them gain confidence with the format, and provide insight about college and career readiness. Please see story below. Thanks for your ongoing support. We hope to see all of you at the Village Life parade. |
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1. Conferences Conferences will take place district wide on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25. There will be no school for students on those days. All parents/guardians, grades K-12, will have the chance to sign up for conferences on one website.
The conference sign up will be available Monday, September 30 at 6pm. |
2. School Pictures Picture Retakes: Tuesday, October 8 Senior Portraits: Tuesday, October 29 https://signup.com/go/XhYjJnM How to order school photos and athletic photos? Your student will receive a photo card. We highly recommend ordering all school photos and athletic photos together at one time. This will avoid multiple shipping charges. Here is how to do that... - Go to ipschoolphotos.com
- click "Find School Photos"
- Enter the code from the card that was sent home with your student
- Choose options and add to cart
- If you have multiple students, then click "View Another Gallery" and repeat process
- If adding sports photos, click "View Another Gallery" and use code "Ottawa Hills"
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4. Testing Day Students in grades 9 through 11 will be participating in college readiness testing on Wednesday, October 9. Students in grade 9 will take the PSAT; students in grade 10 will take the PreACT; and students in grade 11 will take the PSAT/NSMQT. The results from these tests provide valuable information about our students and programming. They will take the entire morning. There will be alternative programming for grades 7, 8, and 12. All students, grades 7-12, will be released early on Wednesday, October 9. Most students will likely be done by 11:10am, but please be flexible. Once students are dismissed, they should return home and complete online assignments including school safety modules. Students are expected to stay off campus during the afternoon school hours once they are dismissed. |
 | 5. Fall Collage Concert Sunday, October 20 7:00pm Main Gym
The Fall Collage Concert features all of the performing groups at Ottawa Hills Junior/Senior High. Bands and choirs alike perform a seamless concert experience that goes from one group to the next, sampling sounds from the first quarter. Be sure to join us Sunday, October 20th for this event. The concert starts at 7:00PM in the main gym. |
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Upcoming Junior High Events: JH Cookout Thursday, October 10 3:00pm-4:00pm. JH Halloween Dance Wednesday, October 23 6:30pm-8:00pm |
Students Make a Difference: Volunteering with Food for Thought On September 19, students in Stacy Richards' health classes volunteered with Food for Thought alongside employees from Lott Industries. Mrs. Richards emphasizes the importance of helping students understand that many people in the greater Toledo area face food insecurity and that organizations like Food for Thought seek systemic solutions to these challenges. A heartfelt thank you to health teacher Stacy Richards for chaperoning this meaningful community service experience. |
Volleyball Team Joins the Fight Against Breast Cancer Members of the volleyball team participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure over the weekend. This annual event raises thousands of dollars aimed at ending breast cancer by funding research, increasing access to care, supporting the community, and promoting action. Click here to learn more. |
The Steam Café set to Open for October 15 Members of the Foundry Café team along with teacher Troy Brown and teacher and Foundry Director Darrin Broadway have been putting plans into place to open the Steam Café. On Sunday, the team will received important training regarding food safety, cleaning protocols, maintaining quality, menu items, product standards, customer service, inventory, and budgeting. |
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Teen PEP Teen PEP (Peers Educating Peers) members took part in an annual training to get ready for the upcoming year’s activities and student-led peer to peer lessons. The training took place at ProMedica Russell J Ebeid Toledo Children's Hospital, on Tuesday, September 24. Teen PEP members were educated on topics including mental health, bullying prevention, teen dating violence as well as the seriousness of confidentiality and mandatory reporting. Teen PEP is a student-led program that facilitates student wellness discussions on relevant topics. Special thanks to Teen PEP advisor Stacy Richards. Established in 1995, Teen PEP focuses on sexual-violence prevention education as well as teen dating violence and bullying prevention. The project is based on the CDC-evaluated, evidence-based curriculum Expect Respect: A School-Based Program Promoting Safe and Healthy Relationships for Youth, and integrates concepts from Safe Dates. The goal of the program is to train students as teen leaders to reduce the incidence of sexual violence in northwest Ohio. For more information about Teen Pep, click here. |
Save the Date.. Monday, Sept 30: Parent/Teacher Conference Sign Up 6:00pm Friday, October 4: Village Life Parade Saturday, October 5: Homecoming Tuesday, October 8: Picture Retakes Wednesday, October 9: Testing Day! (early release grades 7-12) Sunday, October 20: Fall Collage Concert October 24-25: Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school students) Tuesday, October 29: Senior Portraits |
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