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Special thanks to our community for their generous donations on Halloween and to our Key Club students who "trick or treated" for canned goods. It was an awesome turnout and we are delighted to be able to donate over 1000 items to the Omro Food Pantry. If your house was missed or you stated you would drop items off, please do so in the high school office! Thank you for helping support all members of the Omro Community!

School District of Omro is a 2023 Recipient of the COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program grant

The School District of Omro is honored and excited to announce they are being awarded $500,000 as part of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grant. Safe and Orderly Schools is a Core Area monitored within the District’s Continuous Improvement Plan. With alignment to providing Safe and Orderly Schools, administrators in the district submitted their grant application during the 2022-2023 school year, outlining changes that would have a positive impact on school safety in Omro. The application included action steps such as installing doors to compartmentalize our buildings along with updating the keying system for doors throughout the district. The School District of Omro feels fortunate to be one of the 206 selected applications from the 1,022 submitted to the COPS office. While applications were selected from across the country, Omro was one of a select few to receive the full $500,000, which is the largest grant awarded of the eight recipients in the state of Wisconsin.

The District anticipates beginning the project during the current school year, and looks forward to

enhancing safety in the buildings for all students, staff, and community members.

Congratulations to Trivia team winners!

The first Trivia Night for this school year was held on Thursday, November 2nd in the high school commons. There was a great turn out, allowing for 11 teams to challenge each other with questions created by National Honor Society students! National Honor Society is hoping to host a second Trivia Night in the spring, so stay tuned for that night and time!

Congratulations to the Omro Equestrian Team!

Congratulations to the Equestrian Team who competed this past weekend in state competition. Our team took 8th place out of 16 teams! All did an outstanding job with special congratulations going out to Lilly, who is State Grand Champion in "Trail in Hand" and Reserve Champion in "Reinsmanship". Holly took 3rd in "Saddle Seat Showmanship".

You did Omro proud ladies!

Culinary Arts Students Create Their Own Appetizers

Students in Mrs. Morse's Culinary Arts class recently spent time in the Foods Lab writing their own recipes for an appetizer. After learning about how to identify the 5 parts of a recipe and annotating a recipe, they were challenged to write their own. Students had to use what ingredients were available and through trial and error, created an appetizer recipe that will be a part of a class cookbook.

Veterans Day Program November 10

We will once again be hosting a Veterans Day event for our high school and middle school students, staff and our local veterans on Friday, November 10, 2023. Our program will be from 10:00 to 10:45 in the PAC. All visitors must let the high school office know you will be in attendance for seating purposes. Please contact ndobb@omro.k12.wi.us prior to Thursday, November 9th by 1 pm if you will be joining us. There will be band and choir performances, along with poetry readings, and more. Please thank a veteran on this special day.

Book Drive

The Book club will be having a book drive from October 30th - November 10th. We are collecting gently used or new children’s books that will be given to Shopping Day with Kids participants. HS Students can give these books to their Fox Time Advisor. The Fox time with the most books collected will earn a breakfast during a future Fox Time.

Omro High School Attendance Line

Students MUST be CALLED IN EVERY DAY that they are absent, unless they have a pre-arranged absence form filled out. Please call the attendance line and leave a message so we are aware that your student will not be in school. If the absence is illness related, please also note any symptoms they are having. Appointments may also be left on the attendance line. Call (920) 303-2300, extension 8. Thank you!

Work Permits Are Available ONLINE ONLY

As you may have heard, the Department of Workforce Development's Equal Rights Division has developed a new online work permit application tool. The Division carefully considered the lessons of the past few years, when pandemic restrictions made it nearly impossible for some minors to obtain work permits and decided to pursue an online application that would be available to the parents of minors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any computer, tablet, smartphone, or similar device. The application improves accessibility for minors who live in rural or underserved areas and eliminates the difficult logistics involved in working parents having to take off work to make a trip to a work permit office.

The application is live now. A parent can access the site using these instructions. Payment is made directly to the department through the application, using a credit or debit card or by ACH direct withdrawal. Once the permit application process is complete, the Department mails a paper copy of the permit directly to the employer.

In addition, we have reorganized our employment of minors web pages. The information you need is linked at the bottom of this page, including a guide to hazardous and prohibited work, the hours and times of day restrictions for minors, and links to the appropriate statutes and codes.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at workpermits@dwd.wisconsin.gov.

Sincerely,

Matthew White (pronouns: he/his)

Director, Bureau of Investigations

Equal Rights Division

Department of Workforce Development

WINTER SPORTS INFO

Below are the start dates for winter sports.

Please make sure to have completed the online registration and have a physical that is dated 4/1/2022 or more recent and they MUST be uploaded to the rSchool website electronically. We no longer accept paper registration and physical forms.

Fees MUST BE PAID BEFORE THE FIRST CONTEST IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY.

Girls’ Basketball: November 6th
- Head Coach: Tyler Geisthardt
  - Email: geis0191@umn.edu
Boys’ Basketball: November 13th
- Head Coach: Steven Egan
  - Email: egan.steven33@gmail.com
Wrestling: November 13th
- Head Coach: Shawn Achterberg
  - Email: coachsmurf2002@yahoo.com
Powerlifting: TBD
- Head Coach: Zachary Baehman
  - Email: baehmz42@gmail.com
Bowling: TBD

Head Coach: Daniel Frost

Email: dfrosty12@gmail.com

HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORTS BANQUET

The Fall Sports Banquet will be hosted on November 6th at 7 PM in the high school commons.

The athletic boosters will supply pizza for all to enjoy.

Please RSVP at this link by October 30th. Thank you.

Follow this link to access the Monthly Newsletter from our Athletics Director!

EXTRACURRICULAR ATTENDANCE POLICY - PRACTICE & COMPETITION

***Students must be in attendance for the entire school day in order to practice or compete in an event. ***

Special circumstances may merit exception with prior approval from the Principal/Dean of Students, or designee. To see if the absence can be approved:

Step 1 - Parent/Guardian notification to office (Mrs. Dubinski, Mrs. Stadler or Mrs. Dobberstein) at least 24 hours prior to absence
Step 2 - If absence is approved, Student picks up signed Excused Slip from office
Step 3 - Student gives signed Excused Slip to coach/advisor to participate the day of the absence

If an absence is deemed unexcused it will result in ineligibility for participation in extracurricular activities until the next full day of attendance.

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School Store Apparel - Year Round!

Our school store that is available ALL YEAR LONG! Apparel and other items to purchase. We have some sample sizes at H. B. Patch and O.E.S if you are uncertain and would like to try a size on for your child. It is only the Gildan brand that we have the sample sizes in. There are many brands to choose from in the on site catalog.

The school store will be on the Omro School District webpage. There is an icon down below that you will click on and be able to browse about the catalog. When you order you will pay right on the website and orders are shipped directly to you. There is a shipping and handling fee of $8.95 for any order.

There is so much to choose from. Please take time and look at the store catalog.

https://www.omro.k12.wi.us/families/school-store.cfm

There is an informational sheet with the catalog if you have any questions.

Happy Shopping!

Illness Guidelines

General Illness Guidelines

Please contact the school office, school health services or your child’s primary care provider with any specific questions.

A child with a fever of 100 F or higher needs to stay home until they are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.
In general if a child feels too ill to participate in classroom activities, regardless of fever, they should be at home.
Students with vomiting and/or diarrhea must stay home for 24 hours after the symptoms have resolved.
Students with an infection such as strep throat must be on antibiotics for 24 hours prior to returning to school.

Refer to the school handbook for more specific information regarding attendance. Please contact Health Services if your child has an ongoing medical condition that affects their attendance.

Covid-19

Symptoms of Covid-19

Fever, Shortness of breath, Cough, New loss of taste or smell, Muscle or body aches, Headache, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting, Diarrhea, Fatigue

Testing for COVID-19 is no longer required

A student with a lab confirmed test (not a home test) is excused from school for 5 days following the day of symptom onset.
For students that have tested positive, it is recommended that they should stay home for 5 days from symptom onset, their symptoms should be improving, and they must be fever free for 24 hours prior to returning.
For students that have covid symptoms, but have not tested. They may return to school when they have been fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications and symptoms are improving.
Students will not be required to quarantine following an exposure to COVID-19.
A WIAA post covid physical is recommended for those that recover from COVID-19.

Contact Health Services with any questions or concerns at 920-410-3378.

You may leave a voicemail or send a text 24/7, be sure to include your child’s full name.

Sensory Friendly Vaccine Clinics

The Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin is partnering with health agencies and other community partners to co-host Sensory Friendly Vaccine clinics. The clinics are open to Autistic children & adults, their family members, and anyone else who would benefit from a modified vaccination process.

The clinic will take place at Building for Kids in Appleton on Nov.6th from 3:30-7:30PM.

Please see the link below for more detailed information, if you are interested.

https://www.autismgreaterwi.org/event-cal/sensory-friendly-vaccine-clinics-2/2023-10-02/

Mental Health 101 for Parents

We are excited to share we added an event to our Fall Parent Education Schedule. We have heard from many workshop and program participants, asking for a presentation on Mental Health for Parents. We are collaborating with NAMI Fox Valley to offer a special presentation, open to the community.

Mental Health 101 for Parents

Tuesday, November 7

6:00-7:30 pm

Appleton

Please see the attached flyers:

· NAMI Special Presentation

o Mental Health 101 for Parents Presentation

· NAMI Parent & Caregiver Support Groups

o Monthly Parent & Caregiver support group, raising school-aged children with behavioral and/or mental health concerns

Free Childcare is available for this event, spots may be limited.

Seats may be limited for this event, so make sure to register early to reserve your spot.

Care Solace Mental Health Support~ New to the School District of Omro

The School District of Omro continues to be committed to the well-being of our students, staff, and families to create a safe and healthy learning environment. In support of our ongoing commitment, we've partnered with Care Solace to provide an additional layer of care for our school community. The School District of Omro is piloting this partnership with the help of a mental health-focused grant through the Get Kids Ahead Initiative.

Care Solace helps individuals find mental health care providers and substance use treatment centers. Their care team is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and 365 per year to quickly connect you to carefully verified providers in our community. Students, families, and staff members may access Care Solace services in the following ways:

● Contact your child's school counselor, to ask for assistance for a referral

● Call (888) 515-0595 at any time. A dedicated Care Companion will help you every step of the way to research options, secure appointments, and follow up to make sure it is a good fit.

● For an anonymous search, answer a few questions to get matched with an extensive list of care

providers at https://www.caresolace.com/site/omro

Care Solace is now available at no cost to our students, families, and staff members. They will connect you with providers accepting all medical insurances including Medicaid, Medicare, and sliding scale options for those without insurance. All information entered through the Care Solace tool is completely confidential and securely stored.

Please note: This service is an optional resource available by choice and is not mandatory to use. Care Solace is not an emergency response service or mental health services provider. In the event of a life-threatening emergency:

Dial 911 or the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or

Dial 988 - for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

If you are interested Care Solace connecting you to counseling-related services for your child, yourself, or another family member, please contact Care Solace directly, or reach out to your school's counselor:

● HB Patch/OES : Tracy Rees, trees@omro.k12.wi.us , 920-685-3100 ext.2683

● Omro Middle School : Carrie Sabel, csabe@omro.k12.wi.us , 920-303-2301 ext.2207

● Omro High School : Rachel Williams, rwill@omro.12.wi.us , 920-303-2319

Mental and Behavioral Health Resource

Well Badger Resource Center is an information and referral (I&R) service for Wisconsin individuals and families. Information and referral services create and maintain databases of programs and services, and then make sure, through a variety of channels and outreach, that you and others in your community know about those services.
Well Badger is a one-stop connection to community, social, health, and government programs and resources — so you can find what you need, when you need it.

The Navigator is a free, confidential, online tool designed to help parents, caregivers, and professionals navigate mental and behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and young adults under the age of 21! Just answer a few questions about the child, and the Navigator provides a customized guide to connect the child with the resources and support they both need and deserve.

Children’s Mental & Behavioral Health Resource Navigator (Navigator)

A QUICK HOW TO: CHECKING IN WITH TEENS ABOUT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH

"It’s difficult for us to think about our kids struggling — especially when we may be struggling ourselves. However, it’s important for us to know that we can make a difference." Click on this link for some helpful information about checking in with your child regarding their mental health from the Wisconsin DPI Student Services/Prevention and Wellness team and DPI ConnectEd.

STRIVING & THRIVING

An opportunity for teens to build skills and make positive connections that will assist them in overcoming adversities. Individuals will have the chance to learn coping skills, how to better understand their emotions and build healthy relationships. Emphasis will be put on empowerment of strengths and finding healthy supports in order to foster growth and change. Mondays from 4-7pm at 206 State St., Oshkosh. 920-232-3320

Click HERE for the flyer.

November 3: Deadline to register for the December 9th ACT Register TODAY!!

November 3: Deadline to register for the December 9th ACT Register TODAY!!

It’s time to apply to college and technical college

ACT Registration $68/$93 (with writing)

October 7 - November 18: UWO ACT Test Prep. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon. $230

Register here uwo.sh/actprep

August 1: Students may start submitting their UW System applications. Apply Now

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) DELAY

December: Students may start submitting their FAFSA - an application to qualify for grants, loans and work study to help pay for college . Apply for the FAFSA https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

Scholarship Search - pay attention to deadlines

Check with parents employers and organizations you belong to for scholarship opportunities
Review our OHS Scholarship Listing on a weekly basis
Apply for scholarships offered by your destination college or tech college
Apply for our local scholarships in January

Make a campus Visit

Most campuses are offering both in-person and virtual visits
Requires registration - search for visits, preview days or tours (under admissions) at college website
Complete a pre arranged absence form if you will need to miss school to attend

UW SYSTEM ADMISSIONS PANEL

Hear from UW campus representatives about admission, campus updates, upcoming special campus events and more. Campus representatives will be available to answer any questions students may have regarding admission to these campuses. Students and families are encouraged to attend. Registration is required. Feel free to share with your students.

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