OTSEGO LOCAL SCHOOLS
Superintendent's Weekly Update - April 8, 2022
Reminder- No School next week on Campus. The Penta and BG routes will be on the alternate schedule and will run. If there is fog HS students will get an alert if there is a delay. BG routes will follow what BG schools schedule.
Have a great weekend!
Adam
Otsego Athletic Booster Information
Senior Class of 2023 - Click here to purchase a SENIOR AD
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Penny War Update and THANK YOU!
Knights Have Your Back Armory Project
Dear Valued Community Member,
When our Otsego children leave school for the weekend, the last thing they should have to worry about is how they are going to get their next meal. Knights Have Your Back was created to provide the Otsego children in need with non-perishable food to take home over the weekends. The food is placed discreetly in each child's backpack every Friday in order to ensure that no Knight ever goes hungry. This program has grown drastically since its development in 2017 and is currently providing food to over 25 Otsego families each week.
For the past five years, Knights Have Your Back has proven to be successful at providing food for our Otsego Knights over the weekends and has supplied more than 4000 bags of food to our Knights in need. But, we now believe we can do even more! There is a need in our community that extends beyond just providing food over the weekends. We are thrilled to introduce the Knights Have Your Back Armory program. The Armory will be a stand alone building located outside of the high school that will provide access to non-perishable foods, hygiene products and other necessities to help make our Knights more successful. This will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to ensure that at any time our Knights need it, they will have access to items that fulfill their basic needs.
In addition, the Armory will continuously be taking private requests from students for items that they may need; for example: a winter coat, gloves, socks, or even a prom ticket. The mission of the Knights Have Your Back Armory is to provide food and resources that each of our Knights deserve. By eliminating hunger and improving the overall well-being, we believe that we can better our community, one Knight at a time.
We have big goals, but we cannot do it alone! Funding of this project will be completed by sponsors like you, along with the labor being completely funded by Penta Career Center students. We couldn’t take care of our Knights without your gracious donations. For more information or to donate, please contact Jessica Vollmar at jvollmar@otsegoknights.org or CLICK HERE TO DONATE and learn more about the project.
Sincerely,
Jessica Vollmar MS, RD, LD
Knights Have Your Back Advisor
Ashton Copeland Memorial Scholarship Fund
Otsego and Weston Food Pantry Information
The Otsego Food Pantry is always willing to help those in need. This service is by appointment only. Please call, text, or email to schedule.
Otsego Food Pantry
c/o Lisa Hatfield
PO Box 261
17700 Beaver Street
Grand Rapids, OH 43522
Phone: 419-830-1051
Email: otsegofoodpantryoh@gmail.com
Housed in the Grand Rapids First Presbyterian Church – Supported by our Community!
Athletics
Volleyball Camp
Girls Basketball Camp
https://forms.gle/rYqSiMYuDepKodoC9
This camp is for players entering grades 3rd - 8th grade.
Junior High and High School Athletic Events
Friday, April 8
4:00 - JH TR @ Woodmore
5:00- JV SB (H) Tinora
5:00 - V SB @ Tinora
5:00 - JV BB (H) Wauseon
5:00 - V BB @ Wauseon
Saturday, April 9
9:00 - HS TR @ Lakota
Thursday, April 14
4:30 - HS TR @ Ottawa-Glandorf
Softball Fundraiser - Order today!
Otsego Egg My Yard Fundraiser
Safe School Helpline
Dear Parents, Students and Friends,
Recent polls show that parents’ first concern about schools today is their child’s safety. That is my concern as well. Fortunately, the Otsego is very safe. However, no community is immune from the threats of violence and drugs that endanger public schools nationwide.
We are introducing a Safe School Helpline® to help prevent such actions. It is designed to assist you in reporting any wrongdoing that impacts our schools, our students, or our staff – anonymously, so as to protect your privacy. For example, you may wish to report acts of violence, theft, drug or alcohol use, weapons, or sexual harassment.
Just call from a touch-tone phone to 1-800-4-1-VOICE, ext. 359 (418-6423) to leave your information. Or TEXT: 614-426-0240 Then type: TIPS Your message will not be traced, and you will not be identified. The Safe School Helpline® team will transcribe and fax your message to school officials, so appropriate action can be taken.
Thank you for your continued support to provide a better education for all Otsego students.
800-418-6423 (800-4-1-VOICE ext. 359)
TEXT: 614-426-0240
Then type: TIPS
COMMUNITY EVENTS SECTION
Questions, Concerns, Comments, or Rumors
SPONSORS
Otsego Board of Education
President: Brad Anderson banderson.otsego@gmail.com
Vice President: James Harter jameslharter@gmail.com
Board Member: Mark Tolles mdt814@cs.com
Board Member: Jessica Mehl jmehl.jd@gmail.com
Board Member: Gordon Digby gdigby44@gmail.com
Adam Koch, Superintendent
Email: akoch@otsegoknights.org
Website: www.otsegoknights.org
Location: 18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @AdamKoch_Otsego
Lisa Austin, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent/EMIS Coordinator
Email: laustin@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Lauri Dunham, Special Education Director
Email: ldunham@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Stephen Bihary, School Psychologist
Email: sbihary@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Luke Swartz, Technology Director
Email: lswartz@otsegoknights.org
Website: www.otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Katrina Baughman, Elementary Principal
Email: kbaughman@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @KBaughman723
Becky Buchman, Assistant Elementary Principal
Email: bbuchman@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @buchman_becky
Kevin O'Shea, High School Principal
Email: koshea@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @KosheaOHS
Jon Rife, Junior High Principal
Email: jrife@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @OJHS_Principal
Tom Ferdig, High School Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Grades 6-12
Email: tferdig@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Eva Vasher, Director of Transportation, Custodial, and Maintenance
Email: evasher@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Emily Bires - Director of Food Service
Email: ebires@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381
Twitter: @Otsego_Cafe