OCS Weekly Bulletin

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Week of January 13

Please take a moment to view our upcoming events.

Welcome back

Welcome back to school and hope you had a great break. Now is the time to finish strong.

Spelling Bee

The annual school spelling bee will be held Wednesday, January 15 beginning at 9 AM in the gym. The 1st and 2nd grades will go first, then 3-4th and finally 5-6th. Time are approximate after the first round of competitions.

Semester Finals

Semester Finals are this week and the semester ends Thursday January 16. Monday is a study day and Periods 1, 3, 5, and 7 finals are Tuesday the 17th. Even classes, periods 2, 4, 6 will have finals on Wednesday. Class periods are not extended. Finals makeups will be Thursday January 16 if necessary.

Student of the Month

Students and staff are being recognized for their hard work each month. November students of the month are:

PK ~ Ryan Baker-Does his best in all work assigned.

1st Grade ~ Noah Wasson. Gets his assignments completed, is always willing to help, treats everyone with kindness.

3rd Grade ~ Destiny Castro

4th Grade ~ Echo Jones, he has been working on his reading. He is making great progress.

 5th Grade ~ Kyah Nez

 6th Grade (Malicoat) ~ Brenton Strawbuck

 Ag ~ Sierra Garity

Ms. King ~ Precious SaBori

Ms. Egan ~ Tatyanna Thacker

Mr. Hanchor ~ Takota Matsaw

ECSD School Board of Trustees Meeting

The next meeting will be January 21, 2025. The meetings begin at 5:30 PM local time and are held in the Elko Board Room.

TRIO Program

Students in grades 9-12 are eligible for TRIO. Students may begin the application process toward the end of the 8th grade if interested. If you have any questions, please contact Katie Imholte, ext. 2307 at the school. Katie will be at the school two days a week - scheduled Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

You may also contact the TRIO Upward Bound office at (208) 426-2318.

Title VI

The monthly Title VI meeting is pending an update since the regular meeting is scheduled for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Sports

The Braves have a home game against Independence, boys varsity only Monday January 13. The teams travel to McDermitt on Friday January 17.

OHS Wrestlers will travel to the Chimney Rock Classic on January 16 and to the Spring Creek Kiwanis tournament on January 17-18.