Please be advised, all after-school and evening activities are canceled for today, Friday, December 20.

Congratulations to Oswayo Valley Junior High School students: Emma Crum, Jolene Fisher, Maddeline Kiendl, Evelynne Knowlton, Joceyln Mehl, Elizabeth Robison, and Malachi Shaffer for having their short stories accepted for publication in Young Writer’s Scary Tales- Are You Afraid of the Dark? Students were tasked with writing a scary tale with exactly 100 words! Each of their stories were accepted for publication in a national collection of short stories written by other middle schoolers. A copy of this collection will be available later this spring in the OV Junior/Senior High School Library! Congratulations, Greenwaves!

ATTENTION JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:

Plan Ahead for a Festive Week – Starting Monday!

Monday: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Deck yourself out in your ugliest sweater! The more outrageous, the better. Let’s spread some cozy holiday cheer!

Tuesday: Team SANTA vs. Team GRINCH

Choose your side: Go red and green for Team Santa or show your Grinchy green vibes. Who will win this ultimate holiday showdown?

Wednesday: Merry & Bright

Shine bright like a holiday star! Wear something shiny, bright, or glowing—think lights, yellow, glitter, and everything dazzling!

Thursday: Mad for Plaid

Bust out your best Christmas flannel and show us your mad love for plaid! It’s a lumberjack kind of holiday mood.

Friday: Polar Express Day

ALL ABOARD! Slip into your coziest pajamas and hop on the Polar Express for the ultimate PJ day adventure.

Start planning your outfits now! Let’s make next week the most festive of all!

If your child is in grade 6-8 and interested in a career in health care, then be sure to check out UPMC’s Junior Health Care Explorers!

The Junior class recently attended the annual Government Outreach Summit, accompanied by Ms. Cek and Mrs. Metcalf. This event, held at three local colleges in Northwest/Central Pennsylvania, gathers high school students to explore government processes and engage in discussions on current and national issues. Congressman Glenn Thompson, a consistent advocate for education and community involvement, serves as the event’s main speaker each year. 

Attention OVES Families:

We want to remind all parents and guardians that participate in vehicle drop off and pick up each day at the elementary school that you are not to pass cars in line. This creates a very dangerous situation for students that are entering and/or exiting personal vehicles or school vans.

In the mornings, please wait in line at the loop near the doors by the music room. At the end of the day, if you are picking your child(ren) up in a vehicle, please line up at the side of the building by the apple orchard. If there is a need for you to park in the loop near the music room at dismissal, do not drive around the school vans.

Our top priority is creating a safe environment for each child in this building. Thank you for working alongside the school to make drop-offs and pick-ups safe and successful. Should you have any questions, please give my office a call at 814-260-1702 or email me at jcaldwell@oswayo.com.

Thank you,

Ms. Jordan Caldwell

Principal

Oswayo Valley Elementary School

The memories we make this year are unforgettable, and what better way to preserve them than with the 2024-2025 OV Yearbook?

Price: $65.08 per book  

Exclusive Offer: Save 10% when you order before September 30th!

This is your chance to capture every moment—from sports games to school dances, from classes to candid moments with friends! Don’t miss out on this keepsake of memories you’ll cherish forever. 

To Purchase:

Go To: ww.treering.com/validate

Enter the OV Passcode: 1016524680804691

Questions? Contact Ms. Cek at kcek@oswayo.com or Mrs. Norton at jnorton@oswayo.com

Please be advised, the OV cafeterias’ online payment systems have changed. Please review the following instructions on how to add funds to your child’s account electronically. Cash and check payments are also still accepted in each of the cafeterias.

To create your online account, please visit https://www.schoolcafe.com/OswayoValley

If you have any questions or need assistance setting up your child’s School Cafe account, please contact Food Service Director Mrs. Amber Marshall at 814-260-1701.

Please be advised, the PIAA recently made changes to the Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation Form (sports physical packet), including the dates of authorization. In the past, authorization could not be completed before June 1st. That date has been changed to May 1st. This means families are permitted to have their child’s sports physical completed and dated May 1st or later. Please note, due to the changes to the form, old packets will not be accepted. The certification must be on the new form. If your child has a physical scheduled in May and needs an updated packet, please contact Mrs. Unverdorben in the Activities Office, otherwise, packets will be distributed to students later in May. At this time, we do not have a date scheduled for physicals with the school physician, but families will be notified as soon as that information becomes available.

Please see below Oswayo Valley’s proposed Special Education Plan for public review. The Plan will be submitted to the Oswayo Valley School Board of Directors for their approval at their April 2024 meeting.

Hello all,

I hope that everyone has enjoyed their summer! I am very excited to welcome everyone back to a new school year at Oswayo Valley Jr./Sr. High School. We have consolidated our Middle School and High School at the state level, which now classifies us as one school instead of two. The only change you will notice from this is that we changed our official title to Oswayo Valley Junior/Senior High School.  As everyone is preparing to return, I’d like to highlight a few items of importance for both parents and students.

First and foremost, OV Jr./Sr. High School would like to start changing some communications to email instead of phone calls, so parents please take a moment to update your contact information in Focus.  You can do this yourself at home, call in to the guidance office, or stop in.  This will not be immediate, and we will give warning of any changes before they happen, but we want to be prepared for that time.

Over the past few months, we have attended multiple county-wide meetings and found many Potter County Schools are seeing attendance issues since returning from Covid.  Because of this, we have all decided to strictly follow the same policies and procedures that we have in place since they reflect the Pennsylvania School Code.  Attached, please find 2 files that define and describe all possible types of absences that can occur in a school year and a flow chart of consequences of illegal absences.

Another point of emphasis this year is the use of cellphones and other electronic devices that can connect to each other and/or social media.  We have watched these devices become an increasing distraction to student learning and a threat to student safety.  Please take a minute to read the attached letter that fully describes why and how we plan to implement a schoolwide ban on these devices.  Again, alongside the letter, there is a flow chart attached to help you understand the procedures. 

When students come back, they will also notice a few changes to the master schedule.  There will be no more flex periods, but rather 9 full periods, each of which run for 40 minutes. Students will still be offered breakfast in the morning, but now they will be allowed to move on to homeroom at 7:45 if they are not eating or if they have finished eating.  There are multiple 2-hour delays built into the schedule this year, so please be sure to check the calendar now and plan accordingly for those days. 

Please feel free to reach out to me at any point with questions or concerns.  I am looking forward to a new year and can’t wait to see everyone soon!

Thank you.

Erich Zaun

Jr./Sr. High School Principal

2023-24 JSHS Attendance Terms

2023-24 Unexcused Absence Flow

2023-24 Cell Phone Announcement

2023-24 Cell Phone Flow Chart

At their September 13, 2021, the Oswayo Valley School Board of Directors approved the updated ESSER Health and Safety Plan.  To view the plan, please click on the following link.

ESSER Health and Safety Plan September 2021

Please click on the following links for contact information regarding mental health services available for youth and adults.

Potter County Mental Health Services for Youth

Potter County Mental Health Services for Adults