The Scoop: Graduation, New Strategic Plan and Rising Stars

Posted Date: 6/14/24 (6:52 PM)

Congratulations, Class of 2024!

Graduation at Oak Harbor High School will be Saturday, June 15! Watch the live stream of the ceremony at https://www.youtube.com/live/6GeP1AeZWO8!

All graduation photos from the ceremony will be posted by Monday, June 17th on the Johns Photos website to download for free or to pay for professional prints. Additionally, our graduation recap video will be posted on the Oak Harbor Public Schools social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube. Videographer Willie Shaw will also have short individual clips of graduates on his website by Monday, June 17th to download.

During the Monday, June 10, Board meeting, the Oak Harbor Public Schools Board of Directors officially adopted the new 2024-2030 Strategic Plan! The Strategic Plan proposal was presented to the board by students, staff and administrators who were among the thousands of voices and perspectives that informed the plan that will pave a path towards student success!

We want to thank those of you who participated in this community-wide initiative through surveys, listening and learning lessons or committee work. The collective voices of #OneOakHarbor ensured our new Strategic Plan is grounded in community priorities, research-based best practices and expertise of our educators and administrators.

We will be officially launching our new strategic plan in the fall and will be providing more information about what it means for our work moving forward soon!

Watch the school board presentation and adoption of the new 2024-2030 Strategic Plan!

Congratulations to our Rising Star Award winners! Each year we recognize Rising Stars nominated by their peers in our Oak Harbor Public Schools.

The new #OneOakHarbor Community Partner of the Year award recognizes a community partner (individual or organization) who has been an advocate and collaborator for the success of Oak Harbor Public Schools. We are proud to announce Rotary Club of Oak Harbor for our inaugural award!

Rotary provides support to Oak Harbor Public Schools in many ways, most notably through their Food4Kids Backpack program where they provide over 200 bags of weekend meals every week.

Congratulations to all of our outstanding Rising Stars for demonstrating superior service to our schools, students, and families this year:

Administrator of the Year: Michele Laiblin

Community Partner of the Year: Rotary of Oak Harbor

Volunteer of the Year: Kevin Davis AND Sharon Burge

Coach of the Year: Mike Crebbin

Substitute of the Year: Katelyn Phillips

Certificated Employee of the Year: Charlene Milliron

Classified Employee of the Year: Ben Harrison

Read all of the nominations on the Rising Star Awards page!

Since graduating from Oak Harbor High School in 2015, Kristofer Medina has been able to travel across the country and around the world with a career in the United States Navy.

After graduation, he completed Navy Bootcamp, then U.S. Navy Cryptologic Technician School in 2016. He served as a Cryptologic Technician onboard USS Momsen (DDG 92) out of Everett for two years before picking up a commission through the Naval Academy in 2023. Today he is an Engineering Officer onboard USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) in Mayport, FL.

Looking back he would tell his younger self, "Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. That’s the only way to learn! Continue to learn from others and be humble enough to listen. Also, enjoy the time that you have with family because it can be hard to get back."

Read more of Kristofer's story at https://tinyurl.com/KristoferMedina

Submit your own story and read others at www.ohsd.net/AlumniSpotlight

Ms. Jackson’s students from the Oak Harbor High School's Midway program traveled to Broadview Elementary School to read books and support their Field Day activities!

On Tuesday, a class from North Whidbey Middle School visited Oak Harbor High School. Mrs. Turner and Ms. Blau brought their 8th graders to take a tour. The transition from middle school to high school is an exciting milestone for many students, but a new school and teachers can also bring a lot of nerves. Because this is a common feeling 8th graders experience, they wanted to show them Oak Harbor High School students in action!

A few of the high school students from the Human Body and Sports Med class welcomed the students and led them throughout the school. Most of the middle school students were super excited to be at the high school next year! Corbin Miskin ‘28 said he was most looking forward to “making new friends” and “to take a photography class next year.” Jacob Owen ‘28 said, “I’m excited about everything I can think of.” We are delighted to have these 8th graders start at our school! See you guys next year!

Reporting by Kennedy Carlson ‘25
Photography by Marz Venegas ‘25

Sno-Isle Libraries visited Crescent Harbor Elementary this week. Students had fun asking questions and learning about summer programs and how they can get involved.

This week the NAS Whidbey Island Search and Rescue Helicopter visited Crescent Harbor Elementary! The students talked with the pilots and rescue crewmen and toured the inside of the helicopter and rescue basket.

Mr. Black’s students at Oak Harobr Intermediate School had their science fair this week. Our 5th and 6th-grade classrooms were able to stop by and write about what they learned.

Olympic View Elementary students from Mr. Martin and Mrs. Duda's classes took a field trip to Padilla Bay.

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.

Due to the two snow day closures in January, the last day of school for Oak Harbor Public Schools will be June 21, 2024. June 18 and 20 will be full days and June 21 will be a half day. For more important dates, including the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar for next school year, visit www.ohsd.net/calendars. School and district event information for the upcoming year will be posted in August.