OPMS students in Mr. Bischof's class built a 1:64 scale city and racetrack for their RC race cars in math class. Students chose landmarks to create and build as a part of the track. They used their knowledge of proportions, scale, geometry, and measurement to take real-world dimensions and scale them down to the size of their RC race cars. Once the models were complete, students were able to drive the RC cars through the racetrack. They had a view from the driver seat of the car with cameras that snap onto the cars and augmented reality goggles!
Students from Eggert, Ellicott, South Davis, and Windom will have artwork on display at the Orchard Park Community Center starting March 6, 2024. The opening reception will start at 5:30 p.m. on March 6 at 4600 California Rd.
Students in the Orchard Park High School Educational Outreach Club recently partnered with Dignity Grows, a program of the Buffalo Jewish Federation, to assemble feminine care packages to benefit the Orchard Park Family Solutions Center.
On February 13, 2024, Orchard Park Central School District Superintendent, David Lilleck recommended to the Board of Education that Mary Kathryn Graham be named the Orchard Park Middle School Principal. The Board of Education unanimously approved the recommendation, and Mrs. Graham is set to assume the middle school principalship on April 1, 2024.
The Orchard Park Central School District Athletic Department is seeking nominations for the 2024 Hall of Fame class. Selected recipients will be inducted at a ceremony during Homecoming 2024. The nominees will take part in the 2024 Homecoming parade and be recognized during half-time at the Homecoming football game. If you feel there is an athlete, coach or member of the support staff personnel you would like to nominate please do so by April 1, 2024. Visit www.opschools.org/athletics, click the “Hall of Fame” tab and you can either submit your nomination there online or you can print it out and send it in to the Athletics Office. For any questions regarding a nomination please call the Athletics Office at 209-6208. Those nominated will be reviewed for current good standing within their respective community and then asked to complete a more detailed resume to be returned for further consideration. Each resume returned will be considered for five years. If you have any additional questions please do not hesitate to contact the Orchard Park Central School District Athletic Office at 209-6208.
In January, OPMS student Sofia K. won an essay contest through the Veterans of Foreign War. Commander Jim Wier of the Lancaster VFW came to the Orchard Park Middle School to present Sofia with her award and a $100 check. Sofia's essay will continue on to the regional level of competition next. Congratulations Sofia!
Third-grade students at Windom Elementary created their very own wax museum on February 13. The students prepared for this event by picking a person to study, choosing a biography to read, and then dressing up like their subject on the day of the event. Once museum visitors tapped the students on the shoulder they would begin sharing the important facts they learned about their subject's life.
Ellicott Elementary celebrated acts of kindness in February. Physical Education teacher, Mr. Benning recorded a read-aloud of A Spot of Kindness that was played in all the classrooms at Ellicott. After hearing the book and discussing acts of kindness in their classrooms, Ellicott students worked to spread kindness all over the school. When they were "spotted" being kind they earned a spot on the kindness wall. Ellicott's school-wide goal was to fill the word KIND up with spots by the February break. Ellicott students met and surpassed their goal.
Students in Mrs. Funigiello's class at Eggert Elementary launched Eggert's Best this fall. They offer pop-up stands serving, coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and chocolate-covered pretzels. So far this year, they have delivered beverages like coffee, tea, and cocoa to staff at Eggert Elementary in addition to utilizing their storefront where faculty and staff members come to them to place their orders. The students even took a field trip to the Orchard Park Central School District Offices and had a pop-up stand there! Eggert's Best provides its students an opportunity to work on their social skills: greeting customers, taking orders, and communicating a customer's order to their peers. They are working on cooking and occupational therapy skills like sequencing a recipe, measuring ingredients, safely handling food items, identifying ingredients, and assembling the final products! The hot cocoa with marshmallows, peppermint, and whipped cream comes highly recommended!
South Davis Elementary unveiled their new Buddy Benches alongside the new inclusive playground at South Davis Elementary in December. The purpose of each Buddy Bench is to provide a dedicated space for students who are feeling lonely or would like to make a new friend. When their classmates see them sitting on the bench, they know they can ask them to play. For more information click here.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EG PTO Meeting
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM WE Scholastic Book Fair
6:30 PM OPSEPTSA Meeting
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EL Science Night
6:00 PM HS Post Prom Meeting
7:00 PM HS PTO Meeting
The Community Education course catalogue is now available online! Click here to research, register and pay for Community Education classes. In-person registration and mail in registration is still available.
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