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BIG 30 ACADEMIC BANQUET
Congratulations to Dustin Taylor who was chosen to attend the Academic Big 30 Banquet at the Old Library on Monday, May 14th. Dustin was chosen to represent Oswayo Valley for his high achievements throughout his academic career. Six scholarships were awarded for academics. Three boy and three girl candidates were chosen from small, medium, and large schools. Each award was for $500.00. It was highly competitive with over 30 students from New York and Pennsylvania participating. Unfortunately, Dustin was not selected for a scholarship, but continues to make Oswayo Valley proud with his academic achievements. Congratulations, Dustin!
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NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES
Congratulations to Macayla Smith, Kaylee Turk, and Isaiah Barney for being Oswayo Valley’s 2018 inductees into the National Technical Honor Society. Members must be be good, honest, and responsible student-citizens who have made a personal commitment to excellence and who agree to uphold the NTHS Standards of Conduct. Inductees must also obtain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (unweighted) and be enrolled in a career/technical education program or major.
Congratulations Macayla, Kaylee, and Isaiah! We are so proud of your many accomplishments!
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DREAM IT DO IT – OSWAYO VALLEY 2018
Congratulations to OV’s team who traveled to Harrisburg for the state contest on May 2!
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MARCH’S STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
We are proud to announce March’s Students of the Month – Alex Lamb represents the High School and Paris Siebert receives the nomination for the Middle School.
Alex is the son of Pamela, and the late Gerald Lamb. He is a junior where she participates in the National Guard and the Work Based Learning Experience (WBLE) program. Alex has enlisted in the National Guard and has plans to earn his CDL and drive truck. Alex’s favorite subject in school is his Physical Education elective. His advice for his classmates is: “Work hard, play hard!” The teachers have this to say about Alex. “He is taking responsibility for his education and joining National Guard”, and “He is always polite.”
Paris is the daughter of Dawn and David Siebert. Paris is in the eighth grade and enjoys participating in volleyball, track, and pep band. Her favorite subject is Physical Education. After high school, Paris aspires to become a firefighter. Paris’s advice to the student body is: “Do your homework, study for tests, and help other people.” The middle school teachers had this to say about Paris: “Paris always puts forth her best effort and tries to be the best Paris she can be, whether it is in academics or in extra-curricular activities.”
Congratulations Alex and Paris!
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BLACK SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT
Oswayo Valley High School Senior Garren Black is shown signing his letter of intent to play baseball at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA where he will major in Forest Technology. Included in the photo, front row left to right are Angel Black, mother, Garren, Troy Black, father. In the back row is Oswayo Valley Baseball Coach Brad Buchholz. Garren is the reigning Big 30 and District 9 Player of the Year. Congratulations Garren! We wish you the best of luck at Penn Tech!
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DAVID A. HOWE LIBRARY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
Congratulations goes out to Noah Howard! His photograph placed first in the wildlife category at the photography show at the David A. Howe Library in Wellsville! Way to go Noah!
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Over the past couple of months, Oswayo Valley music students have been busy representing our school at PMEA district music festivals. District Band led off the music festival season for our area. Olivia J. (flute), Ava L. (clarinet), and Aaron BD. (tuba) travelled to Warren Area High School for the event. Emilee A. (soprano) and Morgan S. (alto) then made their way to Meadville Area High School for the District Chorus festival. In February, Emma G. (tenor saxophone) headed to Northern Potter High School for District Jazz. Rounding out the festival season were Olivia J. (violin) and Ava L. (clarinet) who participated in the District Orchestra festival at Beaver Area High School.
These students represented our school and our community very well. We are very proud of their accomplishments!
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REGINA A. QUICK CENTER HIGH SCHOOL JURIED ART EXHIBITION
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REGINA A. QUICK CENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL JURIED ART EXHIBITION
On January 30, 2018, 88 impressive works were on display at the Quick Center. The works were selected by a panel of judges from 200 submissions to the exhibition from 4 counties in New York and Pennsylvania and a total of 17 area schools.
In addition the 3 judges were asked to each select a work to receive a “Judges’ Choice” award. We are so proud and happy to announce that our very own 6th grade student, Mallory Goodliff, received one of these prestigious awards at Tuesday night’s reception!
Congratulations to Mallory and to all of our middle school representatives!
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FUTURE GREEN WAVES
