The Quaker Gazette
June 14, 2025
REMINDER!
Our Elementary playgrounds are closed to visitors, including our High School students, during their regularly scheduled school days (8:00-3:30). Thank you for cooperating with this request so that we can allow our little Quakers to finish their year strong!
ATTENTION, SENIORS...
The IT Department will be located in the Main Entrance Foyer on Monday, June 16th through June 18th, from 7:15 am to 2:15 pm to collect Chromebooks, calculators, and chargers. For your convenience, you can drop these items off on your way to or from your exam. If you need your Chromebook or Calculator beyond this period and can't get it turned in by then, you can return your Chromebook, Calculator, & Chargers directly to the IT Department Tech Office on the 3rd floor at any time before your last exam.
As part of this new initiative, all students must either submit the FAFSA or formally opt out by signing a waiver. If your family chooses not to submit the FAFSA, we are asking you to complete a waiver form through our Parent Portal to confirm your decision. When you log in to the Parent Portal, the waiver form will open in a separate window. If you are using the PowerSchool App, it is available in the “forms” section. This step ensures that we have accounted for every student and are in compliance with state requirements. You only have to complete this form once.
To support families in this process, Financial Aid Night will be held on Thursday, May 8th at 7 pm in the Commons. The School Counseling tab on the OPHS website also contains important information regarding financial aid and the FAFSA (https://www.opschools.org/Domain/134).
Counseling Center News
June Information
Beginning in fall 2025, Canisius will launch the full-tuition Buffalo Promise Scholarship. This award automatically covers 100% of the cost of tuition after any government aid for up to four years of undergraduate education at Canisius for eligible accepted students from the Buffalo area. The student must currently live in Buffalo, defined as a ZIP code beginning with 142. Check out the website for information and eligibility requirements.
Open Campus registration for the Class of 2026 is now open. Parents must register for Open Campus through the Parent Portal. The form will close on June 30th, so registration must be completed by that date. Click HERE for more information and eligibility guidelines.
Final transcripts for seniors will be sent to the college/university that students indicated in the Senior Survey. Final transcripts will be ready during the last week of June/beginning of July. If a senior has changed their college plan since they submitted the Senior Survey, they will need to let their counselor know as soon as possible.
OPHS PTO News
SAVE YOUR JUGS!
The annual Senior tie dye event is Aug 26th. If you have clear gallon-sized jugs, we need them! Contact Barbra at doctorbarb33@gmail.com
