Owsley County School District

Reminder, Owls! Students in grades K–11 will complete Spring On-Demand Writing on Monday, April 13. Make sure your Chromebook is fully charged and ready to go. Let’s do your best!

Congratulations to Sawyer Renfro for being selected for the 2026 Washington Youth Tour! We are proud of your hard work and leadership, and we know you will represent Owsley County well.

We celebrated Mr. Smith this week for Assistant Principal Appreciation Week. We’re thankful for his leadership and all he does for our school!

SBDM: Parent Nominations for the 2026–2027 School Year

Parent nomination forms are now available. You may print a form at home using the link below, or pick up a copy in the front office from the school secretary.

All nominations must be returned to the school by April 17.

Please use the attached link to access the nomination form.

OCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eAY83Occyu5dKPpBnMuDOeQ7X7Vum6bMIRYHZ-kcQjk/edit?usp=sharing

OCMHS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LOKr02WBU1Vy2H0WBE1ocbAQ47YyUR_hQgTesq7efxY/edit?usp=sharing

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Recognizing Those Who Lift Owsley Schools Higher Every Day

2026 Senior Spotlight

Some of our newest Owls are joining the nest! We’re excited to welcome the Kindergarten Class of 2039! If you still need to pre-register your child for Kindergarten for the 2026–2027 school year, you can join us on one of our upcoming dates.

Students! Miss Brown put down a challenge for 5th and I have expanded it to ALL GRADES!! Show us your best writing!

OCES 4th grade science classes welcomed our new 4H extension agent Micah Gayhart today.
Mr. Gayhart brought in incubators and eggs to support our newest section on animal & plant parts ( structures & functions) . Hatch day is April 30th!

Recognizing Those Who Lift Owsley Schools Higher Every Day

Dear Parents and Families: Our school participates in the Title I, Part A program under the Every Student Succeeds Act. The purpose of a schoolwide program is to upgrade the school’s basic program serving the entire student population. Your child has been a participant in a schoolwide program during this school year. The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather information on how well the school communicates with parents of children participating in the Title I program. Please take a moment to complete this questionnaire. Your feedback will be used to improve parent and family engagement activities. Suggestions on how we can better help our students at home or at school are welcome. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFR0X8kJWHGn0Z7qPeMU5yq9-f5C44F9fiG0NjZF1jizw6dw/viewform

OCHS students participated in a reverse job fair where they shared their vision and goals to representatives in various employment sectors. Students were able to sharpen their communication skills while also gaining advice directly from community members within their interested career path. We would like to thank everyone who took time to come support and encourage our students!

2026 Senior Spotlight

Our Staff Culture Committee added some excitement to March with a district-wide staff March Madness bracket challenge! A big congratulations to our top finishers: Mrs. Joan Campbell – 1st Place Mr. Robert Smith – 2nd Place Mrs. Chelsi Barrett – 3rd Place Thanks to all who joined in and made it such a fun competition across the district!

Today at OCHS, students were able to participate in the "On the Move" program, which informs students about the dangers of impaired and distracted driving. Special thanks to the OCHs FRYSC, PRI and OperationUNITE for bringing this opportunity to our students.

We hope to see all of our families at our Spring Open House and Kindergarten Registration tomorrow, Thursday, April 9th!

This week at OCHS:

Please, spread the word and encourage all students grades 6 through 12 to come out to our game night on Friday, April 17, from 5:00 to 9:00. The students will pay just $5 and can stay and play as long as they want. We will have UNO, Connect Four, Corn Hole, and other card and board games. We will sell drinks for $1 and pizza by the slice for $2. All money raised will go towards the Senior Trip for the current 8th grade class. It will be a fun night. 😁

Official Statement – Owsley County Schools