OHS Newsletter
455 Fox Trail, Omro, WI 54963 920-303-2300
Oct. 4: Blood Drive
Oct. 7: Picture Retakes
Oct. 10: Sophomores to FOCUS at the PAC
Oct. 11: Staff Inservice; No school for students
Oct. 14-19: Homecoming
Oct. 22: Parent Teacher Conferences (High School only) 3:30 - 7 pm
Oct. 23-25: FFA Convention
Sept. 26: Book Club
Nov. 4: No School for students, Quarter 1 end
Nov 7: STEAM Night
Nov. 11: Veteran's Day
Nov. 27: No School-Teacher Comp Day
Nov. 28-29: No School-Thanksgiving
Find the 24-25 School Calendar here.
Find the rSchool sports schedule here.
Lunch menu here.
Details of some of the calendar events can be seen in the following newsletter.
OUR KIDS. OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FUTURE.
REFERENDUM 2024: Like many other Wisconsin districts, the School District of Omro deals with increased student needs and reduced state funding. At the same time, significant investments are needed to address the major facilities challenges, including District-wide safety and security; aging infrastructure; overcrowding at H.B. Patch Elementary; and annual operations and maintenance costs. Today, many Wisconsin school districts are operating under an active referendum.
The proposed referendum plan was designed to address our major challenges.Learn More:
www.omro.k12.wi.us/referendum
Information Session:
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Omro High School/Middle School PAC
Share Thoughts or Questions:
Dr. Jay Jones, Superintendent
920-303-2334 or referendum@omro.k12.wi.us
Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is annually celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the United States for recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson. It was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period and finally, was enacted into law on August 17, 1988.
We have been highlighting Hispanic Americans and their contributions to areas like science, government, art, literature and sports each day in our announcements!
First Blood Drive of the School Year Scheduled
Friday, October 4, 2024 from 9:00am to 2:00pm in the high school commons, you can help save a life by donating blood. Please call for an appointment- 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org today!
REMINDER ABOUT CHROMEBOOKS!!
Students need to remember to charge their chrome books AT HOME and bring them back to school the next day. We only have loaner chromebooks for those who need their chrome books serviced in some way. So again, make sure chargers go home and that students are charging their chrome books at HOME so they are ready for the next day!
Just a reminder...Work Permits Are Available ONLINE ONLY
The application is now live. A parent can access the site using these instructions. Payment is made directly to the department through the application, using a credit or debit card or by ACH direct withdrawal. Once the permit application process is complete, the Department mails a paper copy of the permit directly to the employer.
In addition, we have reorganized our employment of minors web pages. The information you need is linked at the bottom of this page, including a guide to hazardous and prohibited work, the hours and times of day restrictions for minors, and links to the appropriate statutes and codes.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at workpermits@dwd.wisconsin.gov.
Driver's Education Information
Students, if you are looking to get your temps or driver's license, you can contact Cruisin' Safely at https://www.cruisinsafely.com/drivers-education or Ries Driving School at https://riesdrivingschool.com/ for more information about the programs they offer!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
This year we are excited to announce that we are hosting and showcasing our athletes in a wide variety of tournaments, invitationals, and state tournament action. While we love allowing our athletes to show off their skills at our beautiful facilities, it does require a lot of event workers. Not only do you get to attend events you work for free, you get paid! Please consider becoming an event worker this year.
Firefighting course through FVTC
Are you interested in Fire Science/ Firefighting? Fox Valley Technical College is offering Firefighting Principles for high school students. Contact information is located on the attached flyer below. Note your schedule would need to allow for this course, which may be a challenge for some. If you are interested and need to see if your schedule might be able to work with this for next semester, see Mrs. Sonnleitner in the guidance office on Thursday mornings or Fridays.
Interested in Becoming a CNA? Do You Have Long-Term Care Experience? We Are Looking For YOU!
Omro Care Center is a proud member of Eden Senior Care, an industry leading network of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities dedicated to delivering excellence in post-acute rehabilitation and long-term care. We cultivate a culture and family-like environment to attract the best healthcare professionals and caregivers that ensure that each guest is not treated like a patient, but like family.
If this is something that you are interested in, please sign up in the guidance office.
Women in Construction
On October 11th, Northern Michigan University is hosting an event for high school girls at Boldt to learn about construction. Various skilled trades partners will be there to provide hands-on- activities along with other companies for architecture and design. This link provides more information: Women in Construction | Technology and Occupational Sciences (nmu.edu).
UW Oshkosh Campus Tour (Juniors & Seniors)
Attention Juniors and Seniors! Are you interested in touring UW Oshkosh? We will be taking a group of students to the UWO campus on Thursday, October 24th, but spaces are limited on a first come first serve basis. Cost to students is $10 to cover your lunch while on campus. If you are interested, stop in the guidance office to pick up a permission slip. Signed permission slips, with payment, are due back to the guidance office by Thursday, October 10th.
Career Days Coming Up
Moraine Park will be hosting 2 Electrical Power Distribution (EPD) Career Days on Thursday, October 10th.
Also listed on the Inspire WI Events page.
See this link for information and opportunities.
- Positive Parenting Program
- Rawhide Youth Services
- 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline
- Well Badger Resource Center
- Checking in With Your Teen's Mental Health
- Report a Threat
- Crisis Help
