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Principals' Notes August 2010

Dear OVUHS Families,

Change and continuity are two seemingly opposing concepts and yet are two words that capture the spirit and atmosphere this year at Otter Valley Union High School. We have a new administrative team leading the school with Mrs. Robinson and myself taking on the roles as Co-Principals. This is a change for the school, and yet Mrs. Robinson and I have forty-six years of proud service to Otter Valley. As we begin our 50th year as an educational institution, we recognize that we have many strong and important traditions of excellence that we want to continute to honor. In understanding that in order for our school to grow from excellent to exceptional, we will all need to work together to make improvements. We welcome your support and participation as we embrace change and continuity for the upcoming school year and the years ahead.

First Day of School 2010 Convocation

CONVOCATION GREETING

Good morning everyone and welcome to Otter Valley Union High School and the new school year. For those of you who do not know me I am Mr. Avery and while you were away I became the High School Principal. During my 19 years at this school we have not had a convocation, a formal, ceremonial gathering of the students and faculty to start the year.

But since we have had a change in leadership, and we are striving to make changes so that OV can go from an excellent school to an exceptional school I and the faculty behind me felt it was important to mark the start of your academic new year.

I have shared with all of you the words to our National Anthem and I would like all of you to join in and sing in one voice, one Otter Valley Community voice, the Star Spangled Banner. Will you all please stand and join in.

Thank you.

Before I introduce you to our new faculty members I would like to speak to you about three simple words that are fraught with power and meaning. These are three words that I want all of you to think about and reflect upon throughout this year. Three words that I want you to embrace and make part of your character.

Integrity Empathy Change

The Freshman Academy

This last month has been a busy one for the Freshman Academy team. We’ve presented our program to the CAPP Committee of the board, the OV faculty, and this year’s 8th graders, and we’ve sent letters and questionnaires to their parents. If you received one of these and haven’t sent it back yet, we are eagerly awaiting a response from you.

We’ll host a series of question/answer sessions for 8th graders and their parents in January:

2010 FALL ATHLETIC INFORMATION

All fall athletes are reminded that they need current physicals on file with the school nurse. They need to be updated every two years. If you are not sure what your status is, please contact the athletic director or the school nurse.

all athletes are encouraged to check out their footwear for fall. If you need new shoes or cleats, please buy them eary enough so they are broken in and good to go on the first days of practice. Grad a friend and get in the habit of running at least two or three times a week so you can minimize sprains, strains and blisters once practice starts.

Sunday, August 22 6 p.m. High School Sports Info Meeting

Monday, August 23 1st practice for all high school sports

Thursday, August 26 6 p.m. Middle School Sports Info Meeting

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