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MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL NEWS FROM THE GREEN WAVE
NEARLY NINE YEARS IN THE MAKING . . .
IN THIS
ISSUE:
Themes and
Dreams
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Homecoming
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Academic
Spotlights
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Senior
Athletes
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Student
Recognitions
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On Sale Now
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On the
Calendar
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Image Credits: Wave
splash and leaf photos
are from Pixabay opensource online images.
Physical Education classes and
the Track and Field and Cross
Country teams use it. The community uses it. The track is part
of all of our lives in one way or
another.
Now the track some students
used to call the “kitty litter track”
has undergone a transformation
and there is more to come.
Building a suitable track has
been on the community’s mind
for years. A group of community
members, including teachers,
parents, and former students,
founded the group Together
Rebuilding: Alumni, Community,
and Kids: T.R.A.C.K.
On June 13th, 2016, the
group’s years of work and fundraising came to fruition with the
groundbreaking for Phase I, and
the track was finally covered and
paved. Phase II, planned for summer of 2017, will include a polyurethane surface. The track is on
its way to glory.
The new track will allow the
return of home meets, maybe an
Oswayo Valley Invitational, and a
further uniting of school and
community.
Far left: Mr. Kemp cuts the ribbon before
“Walk the Track” as Mr. Dickerson, Mr.
Moshier, Mrs. Moshier, and Senior students
look on. Near left: Mr. and Mrs. Moshier
finish the circuit of the new track. Below:
Students enjoy a beautiful morning in the
Valley as they finish the celebratory lap.
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Mission: “Inspiring, developing, and empowering life-long learners to enrich the world”
Vision: “To be recognized as a top small rural school district in Pennsylvania”
“A Student with a Dream . . .”
Do you have a dream? Where
will it take you? What will it
make you?
Presentations by
“Rachel’s Challenge” and “Coach
D” encourage us to think seriously about these questions and
take action in our lives.
Rachel Joy Scott, the first victim
of the Columbine, Colorado
shooting on April 20, 1999,
dreamed of making a difference.
Stories of her many acts of kindness to fellow students led her
parents to found a non-profit
organization. Rachel wrote of “a
chain reaction of kindness” and
that is one of the five challenges
in the foundations presentation,
which OV Middle/ High school
experienced this fall thanks to the
Potter County Education Council
as well as former Oswayo Valley
Superintendent Bob Wicker.
Rachel’s Challenge encourages
us to ELIMINATE PREJUDICE—
look for the best in others;
DARE to DREAM—set goals and
keep a journal; CHOOSE POSITIVE INFLUENCES—“input determines output”; use KIND
WORDS and perform little acts
of kindness; and START A
CHAIN REACTION that spreads
that kindness around the world.
Soon after the Rachel’s Challenge presentation, PCEC treated
us to Darrell Andrews, a.k.a
“Coach D.” An energetic and
passionate speaker, Coach D
pulled us into his presentation
and treated us to both humor
and serious reflection. Like
Rachel’s Challenge, Coach D
stresses the need for building
dreams—“A STUDENT WITH A
DREAM IS A STUDENT WITH A
FUTURE. DREAM!”—and choosing our company carefully—“Quit
trying to impress people. It’s the
number one stealer of our
dreams. BE WITH THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE GOING TO HELP
YOU WITH YOUR DREAM.”
The path to the dream? Education. “Education is the key to
your liberation. Never forget:
“KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.”
Our thanks to the Potter
County Education Council and
Mr. Wicker for these inspiring
events.
“Education plus a plan for the future is the most powerful thing on Earth. MY FUTURE IS IN MY HANDS!”
Coach D. (Darrell Andrews), foreground center-right, takes OV students and staff through a motivational presentation.
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Candyland Rocking!
This year’s Homecoming Court carries
the signs of their friendly competition to
be chosen as King and Queen: from left,
Abigail Matthews, Adam Ferguson, Jessica
Edwards, Grant West, Garrett Howard,
Sarah Malogrino, Dalton Ford, Destiny
Green
King and Queen photo by Haskins Photography.
Homecoming Royalty
Grant West and Sarah Malogrino
Lights flashing, music blaring,
people dancing. Welcome to the
Oswayo Valley Homecoming
Dance. The Student Council
slaved for hours into putting on a
memorable night.
All was dark, except the lights
that sprinkled the cafeteria, vibrant colors reflecting from the
disco ball. The sound of feet
hitting the floor and the sound of
people singing brought a whole
new sense to the music. As we
all know, music can make or
break an event. DJ Dylan George
chose popular music that everyone knew and could easily dance
to.
What would Candyland be
without sweets? Treats ranged
from Twizzlers to Lollypops,
which everyone enjoyed.
Thanks to Mrs. Cook for photos from the dance.
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Mission: “Inspiring, developing, and empowering life-long learners to enrich the world”
Vision: “To be recognized as a top small rural school district in Pennsylvania”
ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHTS
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MacGyver 3.0: Mrs. Burt’s
S.T.E.M./Pre-engineering students
display working flashlights they
assembled themselves from various common supplies. The class
is a hands-on and project-based
experience from which students
learn principles of engineering
through practical application.
Mexican Culture: Eric Stutt,
left, and Brevin Austin work from
their designs of calaveras, or Sugar
Skulls, a popular item during the
celebration of Mexico’s Día de los
Muertos (the Day of the Dead,
November 2). Far right, Spanish I
displays this year’s collection of
calaveras.
8th Grade Art: The beautiful
designs in the Art/FCS/Gym hallway are examples of Radial Balance Design, in which elements
radiate from a strong central
visual point.
After exploring
Gothic art, such as round stained
glass windows, students created
their own designs.
Service Learning: An elective available only to Seniors,
Service Learning involves the
assignment of a student to a staff
member as an assistant. Students
earn a full class credit, but no
grade. They acquire some hard
skills (such as running copiers and
other office machinery) but mostly they demonstrate responsibility, initiative, and independent
execution of tasks, all good soft
skills for transcripts and resumes.
Service learners assist teachers by
making copies, organizing materials, or making displays, and sometimes by tutoring. Students help
administrative staff by filing or
making bulletin boards. At right,
Madison Nudd’s work as Mrs.
Amy Unverdorben’s assistant is
evident in the carefully arranged
locker tributes to Fall athletes.
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ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHTS
Back, left to right: Nate Prouty, Jacob Karr, Dustin Taylor, Kaleb Keech, Garren Black,
Theo Henry, Gage Babcock, Shawn Radigan, Reanne Stannard. Front, Mr. Smelko,
Mackenzie Knowlton, Austin Hartzell, Ryan Graves, Shayla Bickel, Madison Miller, Dylan
Pesock, Noah Howard, and Emilee Andress.
On the Road: Mr. Smelko,
accompanied by a group of junior
Civics and Government students,
attended Government Outreach
at University of Pittsburgh at
Bradford. Congressman Glenn
Thompson (R, District 5) spoke
of “purpose, principal, and passion.” Students in the assembly
asked speakers questions about
civics and government issues,
from local to national.
It’s Elemental: Mr. Kemp’s
Chemistry classes researched
elements from the Periodic Table.
The posters include the name,
symbol, and atomic number of the
element; a list of common uses;
an image of the element or one of
its uses; plus a poem or pun and a
bizarre or little-known fact.
Technical Design: Using the
computer-aided design (CAD)
program Autodesk Inventor in
Mechanical Drawing, students
fulfill Mr. Anderson’s assignments
by employing a certain number of
features in their designs. Coming
up next quarter: Bridge design.
Read a Good Book: Mrs.
McGee’s 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
readers show their understanding
of the main ideas of their books
by creating t-shirts and book
covers. For 6th and 7th grades,
the assignment was to reframe
the theme of the book as a Tshirt saying and then design the Tshirt. The 8th grade was assigned
book covers that communicated
the main idea of the story.
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CONGRATULATIONS, SENIOR ATHLETES!!!
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Top Row: Destiny Green
and AdriAnna Mesler,
Cheerleading, and Garrett
Babcock and Grant West,
Football.
Right: Tiffany Dickerson,
Jessica Edwards, and Abigail
Matthews, Volleyball.
I leave this final
piece of advice for
the future teams:
Keep your heads up
and leave it all on
the court no matter
the score, because
one day you won’t
be a high school
athlete anymore.
You will only have
the memories of
being one.
Sarah Malogrino and
Paige Tilley, Volleyball.
—Tiffany Dickerson
Hunter Lee, Golf, and Brett
McMichael, Cross-Country
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Kaleb Keech’s “Metallica” wins First Place
Although the Art in the Wilds
show first opened in 2006, last
year was the first year there was
a Student Art Exhibition. The
2015 pilot exhibition went well
and the Student Exhibition was
held again in 2016.
STUDENT RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
Since she joined the staff at
Oswayo Valley, Ms. Rinamon has
strongly encouraged her students
to enter art shows, often transporting the art and even the students themselves. Her passion
has inspired her students and
several have returned with commendations and awards.
Kaleb Keech is the most recent
winner.
His ceramic vase
“Metallica” (right) won First Prize
in the 3D category at Art in the
Wilds, a juried fine arts show
held yearly in summer in Kane.
This year students from eight
high schools in Forest, Warren,
McKean, and Potter counties
participated, resulting in a total
of 78 pieces of art.
OV graduate Sean Cummings
also placed in the 3D category,
taking second. Kaleb was awarded $100 and Sean $75.
OV Athletes Earn High Honors
Three OV Student Athletes
have earned special status this fall.
Tiffany Dickerson, left, earned a
place on the Bolivar-Richburg
Tournament All-Star team in
September, while Shayla Bickel,
below, was elected Tournament
MVP. Both ladies are nominated
for the NTL All-Star team, says
Mr. Howard, OV Activities and
Athletics Director; however, the
final selections have not yet been
announced. Good luck, ladies!
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Every week, the Big 30 Committee recognizes an outstanding
athlete, and one of these is Senior
football athlete Grant West.
Grant has also been selected to
the Big 30 Team and the Allegany
Mountain League All-Star Team.
Below, Grant and Mr. Howard
display Grant’s Player of the
Week recognition t-shirt.
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ON SALE
NOW
Sadie Hawkins Dance Tickets (NRG)
—ends November 11
Poinsettias (Music Department)
—ends November 11
Pizza (Wrestling)
—ends November 18
Fruit and Cheese (Senior Class)
—ends November 19
COMING UP
Niagara Chocolate (Arts and Humanities)
—begins December 5
—ends December 16
Cole All-Star Circus Advance Tickets
—Sale date to be announced
—Show January 16, 2017
ONGOING
Middle/High School Yearbook
—current price $48.00
ON THE CALENDAR
Monday, November 7
Arts and Humanities Field Trip to Corning
Museum of Glass
Cheerleading Pizza Party (return uniforms)
School Board meeting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 8
Pep Band Practice 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday, November 9
Guidance Field Trip to JCC for Career Exploration
Girls’ Basketball: Conditioning 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, November 10
T.R.A.C.K. meeting in MS/HS Library 6:00 p.m.
Friday, November 11
Veteran’s Day Assembly 9:30 a.m.
Sadie Hawkins Dance 7:00 p.m.
Monday, November 14
Wellness Committee meeting 3:15 p.m.
School Board meeting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 15
Teen Conference at Northern Potter
Pep Band Practice 3:15 p.m.
Music Boosters meeting 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 16
Girls’ Basketball: Conditioning 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, November 17
Reading Competition—Floyd Fretz, Bradford
N.H.S Blood Drive 12:00—5:30 p.m.
Friday, November 18
First Practice Date: Winter Sports
Saturday, November 19
S.T.E.M. Dream It Do It 500 Challenge @ St. Bona
Monday, November 21
Guidance Field Trip to CTC (6th grade)
Sports Boosters meeting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 13
Pep Band Practice 3:15 p.m.
N.H.S. Induction Ceremony 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 22
Pep Band Practice 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday, December 14
Girls Varsity Basketball home vs. Archbishop Walsh
Wednesday, November 23
Early Dismissal (12:30) for
Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, December 15
Boys Wrestling home vs. Sheffield 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 29
School Resumes
Pep Band Practice 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday, November 30
Pep Band Practice 3:15 p.m.
Saturday, December 3
Candy Cane Lane 11:00 a.m.
Monday, December 5
School Board meeting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 6
Pep Band Practice 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, December 8
T.R.A.C.K. meeting 6:00 p.m.
Friday, December 9
Boys Varsity Basketball @ Cowanesque Valley
Tip-Off Tournament
Girls Varsity Basketball @ Archbishop Walsh
Saturday, December 10
Cow. Valley Tournament continues
Boys Varsity Wrestling @ St. Marys Dutchman
Tournament
Friday, December 16
Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball @ Otto-Eldred
Pre-Holiday Tournament
Grandparents’ Readers’ Theater 1:45 p.m. OV MS/
HS Cafeteria
Saturday, December 17
Otto-Eldred Tournament continues
Boys Varsity Wrestling @ Redbank Valley
Tournament
Monday, December 19
Boys JV/Varsity Basketball home vs Austin
—Pep Band plays at Varsity game
Sports Boosters meeting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 20
Music—Poinsettia delivery/Concert set-up 2:00 p.m.
Music Booster meeting 6:00
Girls JV/Varsity Basketball @ Austin
MS/HS Christmas Concert 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 21
Boys JV/Varsity Basketball @ Galeton
Thursday, December 22
Girls JV/Varsity Basketball home vs Galeton
Boys Wrestling @ Bradford
Friday, December 23: Christmas Break
Monday, December 12
Wellness Committee meeting 3:15 p.m.
Boys JV/Varsity Basketball home vs. Friendship
—Alumni join Pep Band for Varsity game
Girls Varsity Basketball @ Friendship 6:00 p.m.
School Board meeting 7:00 p.m.