The Scoop: Roadeos, Retirees, and Celebrating Seniors

Posted Date: 6/07/24 (5:37 PM)

Cheer on our OHHS Senior Class of 2024 TONIGHT at 7pm in downtown Oak Harbor!
In partnership with the City of Oak Harbor, Oak Harbor PD and Oak Harbor Main Street Association, the Oak Harbor High School Class of 2024's Car Procession for Friday Night Lights will kick off at 7 PM tonight. Cars will depart from the Oak Harbor Marina and travel west on SE Pioneer Way to SE Bayshore Drive, looping through Downtown Oak Harbor and ending back at the Oak Harbor Marina.

Businesses and houses along the route are welcome to join us in the celebration! The community is also encouraged to gather along the route to cheer on the graduating class! We hope you will join us!

Graduation for the Class of 2024 is almost here! As we get closer, we are celebrating the many pathways our seniors are planning after graduation. Visit our Facebook page to learn more.

> Bookmark this livestream link for graduation and send it to friends and family who cannot attend the ceremony.

OHPS's Transportation Team Places 3rd in Regional School Bus Roadeo Championship!
Our school bus drivers took home some hardware after placing third in the Regional School Bus Roadeo Championship! You can tell this wasn't their first "roadeo."

Each year, our Transportation Department competes in the regional competition. The main focus of a School Bus Roadeo is safety. Contestants compete in multiple events to showcase their precise driving skills, including parallel parking, reversing into a stall, student stops, and rail grade crossings. Roadeo drivers compete against other contestants from other districts in our region.

Congratulations to our bus drivers!

Congratulations to our Oak Harbor Public Schools Retirees!

During last night's retiree social, we honored their years of dedication and hard work that shaped the future of countless students. As they step into retirement, we hope they know that their legacy will continue to inspire the students and staff in Oak Harbor Public Schools for years to come! Enjoy this new adventure! See more photos of this year's retirees on our Facebook page.

Thank you, Internship Partners!

Thank you to our community partners who host our students as interns and volunteers. Our community businesses and organizations are part of a #OneOakHarbor community that helps educate and prepare our students with real-world working experience. Exceptional Academy student Aiden shared this photo of him and his coworkers at WAIF Retail where he is wrapping up his internship.

This week North Whidbey Middle School welcomed a full house of incoming 7th grade students and their families with a presentation by Principal Russ Peters, student-led tours of the campus, food from OHPS Food Services Department, and a resource fair with community and volunteer partners!

Thank you North Whidbey Middle School PTA, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County, Boys & Girls Club of Oak Harbor, Opportunity Council - Island County Resource Center, Oak Harbor PD, and all of the staff and volunteers who helped make the event successful!

Senior Signing Day!
Oak Harbor High School seniors celebrated their post-graduation plans at the annual OHHS Senior Signing event. The bleachers were packed with classmates and supporters. The students proclaimed their college, career, and service intentions and signed a certificate of intent. View more photos on Facebook.

At Oak Harbor Elementary Mrs Lee’s 4th-grade class graciously hosted Mrs. Gore's 1st-grade class for their final reading buddy visit! They shared books and cookies, so much fun for everyone!

Hand-in-Hand Early Learning Center presented its annual end-of-year music program. These cool preschoolers showed up in style and performed songs for a gleeful crowd of proud families. Performances were live-streamed for families on the Hand-in-Hand Early Learning Center's Facebook page for friends and family who weren't able to attend.

"Thank you for sharing for those of us 3000 miles away to enjoy!!" commented Sandra Hawk.

Fourth-grade students at our elementary schools have been learning about anatomy and biology through the disection of squid, cow, and sheep organs!

Congratulations to these excellent ALL-NWC Track and Baseball athletes for their tremendous accomplishments this past season. Go Cats!

Want to help make magic happen for our students? Volunteers are needed at our schools to help with end-of-year activities! Looking to be more connected? Join your school's PTA! There are no obligations to staff events when joining, but help is always appreciated!

Visit our volunteer page to sign up for individual opportunities and scout your school's Get Involved webpage for more information.

Visit our Calendar page for event details and additional dates

Oak Harbor Public Schools is excited to host the 11th annual Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Monday through Friday, June 24 through August 16. SFSP is a federally funded, state-administered program designed to serve free meals to all children 18 years and under during the summer season. No sign-up or registration is required.

Visit www.ohsd.net/SummerMeals for more information, including locations and times