Odin Public School District #722

Mr. Capps brought his high school traditions to the Odin Ag Department. Seniors enjoyed the 1st Annual Beast Feast!

OHS Carnival Week is April 6th-9th!

I think the Seniors enjoyed their takeaways from Greenville University 🕶#toocoolforschool

Mrs. Schaefer’s class is out enjoying the beautiful day flying their kites for stem class! 🪁

PSA for all HIGH SCHOOL students and their parents: If you have ANY pictures of your student(s) from their past years at Odin, please send them to Ms. Schwartz. From kindergarten all the way to their senior year, we will take them. There will be a slideshow playing at carnival and we want as many pictures as possible! Thank you. Her email is rschwartz@odinpublicschools.org.

Please see the following news article from Mr. Alli regarding the Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey. https://www.odinpublicschools.org/article/425007

Mark your calendars for our final blood drive of this school year! Each blood donation earns our senior Student Council members MORE scholarships! Visit redcrossblood.org and enter code OdinPS to schedule your appointment. Students aged 16/17 can give blood with parent permission!

Reminder: If your student is quarantined/working remotely, they MUST be checked in each morning for attendance through TeacherEase, check their Google Classrooms daily for assignments, and keep up on all assignments. Students may contact their teachers through Google Classroom for any questions.

The JH Girl's Basketball game that was scheduled for tonight against Central City has been canceled.

Spring pictures and sports/club picture day have been RESCHEDULED to Wednesday, April 7th. Spring picture order forms have been sent home. Sports and club picture order forms are available outside the main office. All athletes MUST have their uniforms to have their picture taken.

Odin’s Junior class is hosting a sand volleyball tournament Sunday, April 18th at 1 pm. It is being hosted it at the Centralia park volleyball courts. You must be in high school or older to participate. It is 10$ a player and it is a six player minimum on a team. There will be tons of food and drink for sale, CASH prizes, and fun! Get yourself a team and come on out to support the juniors! Contact Raigen Schwartz for team signups or questions.

Mr. Capps’s Ag Science class has been learning about the fundamentals of livestock judging. Today, Adrian Austin, Texas A&M University Animal Science Graduate Student, presented to students about her experience and knowledge on livestock judging. #opportunitystartshere #livestock

Spring pictures and sports/club picture day will be Wednesday, March 24th. Spring picture order forms have been sent home. Sports and club picture order forms are available outside the main office. All athletes MUST have their uniforms to have their picture taken.

The strawberries have arrived!! 🍓Students and you may pick them up after school at 2:30. You may pick up at the Ag Shop. By the way, they are sooo good!

Students and Staff: Please allow for extra time arriving to school this morning because of fog.

High School Student Council is sponsoring their final blood drive of the school year on Friday, April 30th. Mark your calendars now! Students aged 16 and older can sign up for an appointment outside the main office. All community members and family members can sign up for an open appointment by going to redcrossblood.org and entering code OdinPS. Drive runs from 1:00-5:00 p.m. that day. The more donors we have, the more scholarship money our students receive.

Seniors are raffling off 1/2 Hog. $20 per ticket. If you would like to purchase one, please contact a Senior or Mr. Capps. All information is in the graphic below.

Pre-K Screenings will be held on Tuesday, March 16th from 1:00-7:00 p.m. and Wednesday, March 17th from 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Kindergarten Screenings will be held on Tuesday, March 16th, from 1:00-6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, March 17th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Students must be five by September 1, 2021. Please call the school to set up an appointment if your child will be entering Pre-K or Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year.

Friday, March 12th is Senior Night. The Senior Night Ceremony will be from 5:30PM until approximately 5:45PM. The gym will be cleared once the ceremony is over. Ticket holders for the game will then be allowed to enter. Spectators that HOLD GAME TICKETS ONLY, will NOT be permitted to enter the building before 5:50PM.

In honor of "8th Grade Week", tomorrow will be Class Color Day. 8th Grade- Wear Red 7th Grade- Wear Orange 6th Grade- Wear Green 5th Grade- Wear Blue