OCS Weekly Bulletin
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Week of April 17–22
Please take a moment to view our upcoming events.
- The regularly scheduled board of trustees meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. (MST), in the Owyhee Combined School Music Room located at 100 Academic Way, Owyhee, NV 89832. The meeting agenda can be found on BoardDocs via the ECSD website. You may access the regularly scheduled board meetings live by logging on to the ECSD YouTube live stream page. See the 2022–2023 school board meeting schedule for all school board meeting dates and locations. If you would like to attend a school board meeting through interactive video, please contact Kassi Gray, assistant to the superintendent and administrative assistant to the board of trustees at (775) 738-5196.
Owyhee Combined School winners for the 2023 Elko County Writers' Festival are:
- 2nd Place- Lenso Hanchor
- 3rd Place - Mountain Spring Walker
- 3rd Place - Jacob Gibson
- Honorable Mention - Lilli Johnson
- Honorable Mention - Journie Crutcher
The awards ceremony will be held in Elko, NV on May 17, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. Congratulations!
Art & Poetry Show
The Owyhee Combined School Art & Poetry Show will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium. Featuring students PreK through 12th grade. All students are encouraged to create and share their art with the community of Owyhee. The artwork must be original and appropriate. All artwork needs to be submitted to the art classroom by Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Each art submission will need to have the art form completed and attached to the artwork.
For jr high and high school students that do not have art class, please stop by the art room after school to pick up art supplies: paint brush, canvas, and paint trays to create for the art show. Students can stop by from 2:52 to 3:15 p.m. or from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. Any questions, volunteers, and/or donations can be directed to the Art Teacher, Kit Julianto or at (775) 757-3400 ext. 2320.
OHS PROM: An Enchanted Evening
The junior class of Owyhee High School presents An Enchanted Evening OHS Prom for 9th through 12th grade students on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 7:30 p.m. to midnight in the Kenneth Crawford gymnasium. The grand march and pictures will begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 8:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Tickets are $20.00 per person or $30.00 per couple (eligible for a goody bag). The last day to purchase tickets is Friday, May 5, 2023.