The Principal's Blog
Nov. 16, 2009
Do you know about SchoolView? SchoolView is a service offered to District 279 parents. Once enrolled, parents can go online any time to see their child’s grades, attendance, monitor lunch funds and access other information about progress in school. If you aren’t yet registered, please contact the school at 763-391-8500 to learn how to sign up.
OSH athletes in the news: This fall we have had two OSH athletes recognized as Star/Trib Athletes of the Week: Sam Connor in football, and Sarah Pekarek in Volleyball. Our congratulations to both.
Congratulations also to Matt Ferry, OSH Cross Country Coach and our Boys Cross Country Team, winners of the 2009 Northwest Suburban Conference Crown. Jake Mason, Jason Unold and Brad Hartmann earned All Conference Honors. Brian Gooley and Eric Jorgenson were named All Conference Honorable Mention. Congratulations to all on a job well done!
Our Fall Cheerleading squads have had successful seasons as well. The Football Squad placed 2 nd in the State Sideline Cheering Competition; the Varsity Soccer Orange Squad finished 3 rd in that same competition. Kristen Grabinski, Kelly Lynch and Morgan O’Reilley were named 2009 All-State Cheerleaders.
Ahmad Bah, Osseo Soccer Midfielder was named to the Minnesota All-State Soccer Team.
Congratulations to the OSH Green Club, recognized in the October 7, 2009 edition of “Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon” for their work in reducing our school’s energy use and consumption. The group is led by senior Claire Baglien and Faculty Advisory Ann Johnson.
Michelle Mazanec, OSH Career Resource Specialist, recently earned the Global Career Development Facilitator-US Credential from the Center for Credentialing and Education. To earn this honor, Michelle had to demonstrate competency in 12 different areas, including Diverse Populations, Ethical/Legal Issues, Career Development Models, Labor Market Information and Resources, Employability Skills, Training Clients/Peers and others. This credential will help Michelle serve OSH students even more effectively as they plan their post-high school experiences.
Bill Huston, OSH Physics teacher, has been recognized as a TIES Exceptional Teacher for 2009-2010. Bill will be featured in the TIES Exceptional Teacher publication, and honored at the opening session of the TIES Education Technology Conference on December 15. Bill has been piloting several creative ways to use technology in the classroom this year.
Trimester One is fast growing to a close. Final tests will be administered on December 2 nd and 3 rd. As has been our custom on final test days, our schedule will be altered to allow for extended testing periods, and test will be given on alternate days. The schedule for the two days is as follows:
Time December 2 December 3
7:30-9:00 Period One Period 2
9:10-9:40 Study Period Study Period
9:50-11:20 Period Three Period Four
11:20-12:20 Lunch Lunch
12:20-2:00 Period Five Period Six
Students will have the option of an open lunch on both days. Lunch will also be served in the OSH Cafeteria. Please encourage your son/daughter to be responsible for returning on time should they choose open lunch. We often have students who are not able to take their Period 5 or 6 tests because they come back late from lunch. Students who miss those tests will be required to return to school on Friday, December 4 to complete that work. Friday, December 4 is also the day set aside for Advisory Make-up. Students must complete all Advisory/READvisory activities to qualify for participation in the OSH graduation ceremony.