Congratulations OCES Lady Owls on their clean sweep of Manchester tonight!
This week, Mrs. McCoy's Algebra 1 and Mrs. Brewer's Algebra 2 classes enjoyed the new TI-Innovator Rovers, Hubs, & TI-Nspire calculators purchased by the PRI Grant under the direction of Mrs. Amy Dooley. Teachers were mentored by the systematic coach who also lead students through coding the devices to light up, make sounds, & "drive" around the classroom! Teachers intend to use the new technology more often to engage all students in fun and hands on learning experiences.
Today our 5th graders became Aztec engineers! 🌱
We learned about chinampas, also called “floating gardens.” The Aztecs built these by weaving reeds together, piling them with soil, and anchoring them in shallow lakes. These little man-made islands let them grow food right on the water—kind of like early hydroponics!
To bring history to life, we recreated chinampas in class. Students used foil pans, popsicle sticks, colored sponges, and seeds to model the way the Aztecs farmed on water. Now we’ll watch to see if our “floating gardens” sprout! 🌿✨
Hands-on learning makes history unforgettable! 💡📚
Scenes from Owsley County classrooms this week: From the excitement of first graders diving into new stories and stamping their passports to explore similar tales from around the world, to the strum of ukulele lessons filling the room, to high school students tackling piecewise defined functions in Algebra-our classrooms are buzzing with learning at every level.
Student celebrations in Mr. Burns's & Mrs. Gibson's classroom for Kentucky Summative Assessment & kicking off the first week of the peer mentoring program!
Mrs. Begley's 4th Grade celebrated Constitution Day with Stretch Books.
Students demonstrated their Preamble reading skills & artistic American Pride.
Students demonstrated their Preamble reading skills & artistic American Pride.
To celebrate Constitution Day, Mrs. Ward's class donned their tricorn hats and drafted their very own class constitution!
Congrats to our OCES Lady Owls for two great wins over South Magoffin tonight. The 3/4 won 16-8 and 4/5 team won 14-13 with a buzzer beater by Madelyn Havicus. Way to go team!
This week at OCMHS:
Students in Mr. Burns' classroom using Meta Quest virtual reality technology provided by KVEC as part of their Peer Network program!
Congratulations to Coach Robert Smith and the OCES Lady Owls on their win over Mt View Elementary tonight!
The Cross Country team traveled to Lee last week and gave a great performance. In the 3 mile HS Girls- Lyla Spence 6th, HS Boys - Matthew Darling 14th in 24.02. MS Boys - Kelton Smith took 1st with a time of 10:10 for the 3k and George Perez came in 14th. Elementary boys, Mason Tolson 5th, Matthew Tolson 7th & Jimmy Herald 15th. The elementary girls took 2nd place overall. Camille Brewer 1st, Daphne Spence 5th, Alexa Farthing 17th, Ilya Bobrowski's-Hall 21st, Adilyn Cornett 22nd Serenity Smith 24th & Amara Herald 25th. The team travels to Berea Saturday, for their next meet.
OCES Lost & Found - Glasses
OCMHS students with perfect attendance in August were entered into a drawing, and the winners enjoyed choosing a book from the vending machine.
Another week of learning and growing across the district. These snapshots capture just a few of the many moments happening in our schools this week.
Today, OCHS students were recognized and given certificates for high achievement on the spring 2025 KSAs. Also, we rewarded all students with some treats and recreation time for good-faith-effort on this week's fall MAP assessment. We are very proud of all of our Owls!
Mrs. Mc inadvertently left out a group picture from 4th grade on celebration day. Proud of everyone!
FYI! Interested players, Coach Brewer is ready to get started working with you for the season!
OCES held an assembly to recognize KSA, MAP, STAR & STEM results among 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Grades. We are so proud of our students and hope to have a bigger group to celebrate in December!
The OCHS Beta Club is hosting a Blood Drive next Friday, September 19, 2025 from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. The KY Blood Center truck will be set up in the gym parking lot during that time. Senior Beta members will be signing up students ages 16+ during their lunch periods next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. If any school staff, families, or community members would like donate, please come by the truck during that time or contact Jessica Brewer at OCHS to set up a specific time. Let's help save lives of Kentuckians and support the OCHS Beta Club in this service event! Thank you!
