High school students will be dismissed at 2:15 today following their exams. K-8 students will still be dismissed at 3:00. All students K-12 will be dismissed at 2:15 on Tuesday, December 21st to begin Christmas Break. School will resume on Monday, January 3, 2022.
Don’t forget exams for high school students tomorrow and Tuesday!
If you ordered a holiday cookie tray for pick up, they will be available at the school on Monday(12/20) from 3-5pm or on Tuesday(12/21) from 2-3:30pm. If you ordered a holiday tray for delivery, they will be delivered on Monday between 3-5:30pm and Tuesday between 2-5pm.
Dear Odin PSD #722 Community:
The school's phone system will be down for maintenance from 1:30-2:15 PM TODAY. If you need to contact the school during that time, please email Mrs. Briggs at kbriggs@odinpublicschools.org.
Elementary (K-5) tutoring will be cancelled today (12/14) and continued on Thursday (12/16). Junior High and High School Tutoring will still be held.
Thank you
Tuesday, December 14th will be Christmas Themed night at the JH boys basketball game. Please wear your favorite Christmas shirt to school and to the game to support the JH Cheerleaders and the JH Boys Basketball Team.
JH Cheer practice has been canceled for today.
LIVING TO SERVE: This is a line from the FFA Motto that is near and dear to our hearts and something we can always focus on in our chapter. We care for our neighbors and this definitely hits home this holiday season with the devastating events of this past weekend.
Odin FFA is partnering with Mt. Vernon FFA to send items to our Caldwell County FFA friends in Kentucky to help the Western Kentucky Tornado Victims. Please have items dropped off to Mr. Capps by Thursday, December 16. If you have any questions, please contact him at wcapps@odinpublicschools.org or call the school.
Key Items
Totes & Boxes
Tarps
Sanitation wipes
Duct Tape
Toys (one of their ag students whose SAE is a Christmas tree farm is creating a toy drive for each family with small children)
Tomorrow begins our school wide holiday dress up week! We invite everyone to bust out all the GREEN and RED in their closet and come to school looking and feeling festive!
Santa will be at the Odin Fire Station on Sunday, December 12th from 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM.
It’s the Holiday Season and you know what that means…HOLIDAY DRESS UP DAYS!! The following picture explains each dress up day. Please make sure all outfits are school appropriate. We can’t wait to spread the Holiday Cheer in our outfits!
If you would like to order a Little Caesars pizza kit to support the JH Cheerleaders, you may do so from any of the following links. Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used for this year’s JH Snoball Dance.
https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/fundraisers/support/479bdf64-49b3-4749-805f-c15c993034e7
https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/fundraisers/support/f53d2fa6-b11a-46ca-b364-696af8f2e577
https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/fundraisers/support/838cb011-8870-4404-9390-d8f1f95e10e3
https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/fundraisers/support/34ef685e-7585-4422-b684-677851dde033
https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/fundraisers/support/1fd9d044-118f-4004-9acc-4d0526587de2
https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/fundraisers/support/16762213-7964-48dd-90fa-68ccd39d5384
Congrats to our Junior High Cheer team for placing 2nd in the OBC tournament this week. Great work girls, keep it up!
Special thanks to our students showing support for SCHS today!
Mr. Pepple and Mrs. Briggs are #twinning today in support of Salem High School!
Today, Lexi Smith is participating in the Youth Advisory meeting sponsored by State Senator, Jason Plummer.
Odin PSD #722 is hiring for the following position: Paraprofessional- Valid Illinois Professional Educator License. Starting pay is $14.25. Persons interested in applying should send a letter of interest/resume to Kimberly Briggs, Superintendent, 102 South Merritt St. Odin, IL 62870 or via email to kbriggs@odinpublicschools.org
Tough loss by the Odin-Patoka Warriors against the South Central Cougars. Next game is at Patoka against Mulberry Grove starting at 6:15.
The 4th Grade Pee Wee basketball team will play at 5:50 tonight at Central City School.