Orangeville CUSD 203 -

To help you celebrate, here are the YouTube links to our student concerts this month. Elementary Holiday Concert: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLroNF_8Cz3_COuXW6QIKNVzrW-UozONu- Jr-Sr High Winter Concert: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLroNF_8Cz3_BNn_9FVKsz5UyoZ2aLCZPO

Winter break has officially begun! Orangeville School District will be closed Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 - Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. We will resume school and start our second semester on Monday, January 9th, 2023. Have a wonderful break and enjoy your time to relax!

Reminder: Tomorrow (12/21/22) Orangeville School District will dismiss at 1:15 for K-12. The PM preschool will have a work at-home day. Jr-Sr High has finals, and those who did not get a waiver signed to leave at 12:10 will remain until the buses come for everyone at 1:15.

Tomorrow, 12/21, is the final holiday dress up day, and the last school day of the month, semester, and of 2022! It is "Holiday Lights", so dress up according to your class color. It's also the second day of high school finals - evens. PLUS, the district dismissal is at 1:15.

Tomorrow, Dec. 20th, we'll be halfway through the week! Our fun dress up day is "Long Winter's Night" aka PJ day. Wear school-appropriate pajamas for a cozy day in class. (But don't fall asleep, because for the high school, this is also the first day of finals - the odds.)

Crystal Anderson, 2019 OHS alum, was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering's Dean's List for the 2022 Fall Qtr. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. Great job! https://www.msoe.edu/about-msoe/news/details/msoe-dean-s-and-honors-lists-fall-2022/

We're continuing our holiday fun dress up days tomorrow, Dec. 19, with the popular "Ugly Sweater Day"! Make our last Monday this month a little more festive by dressing up in the best worst sweater you have!

We are looking to hire an assistant cook at the school to work in the cafeteria. If you or someone you know may be interested, please pass this along: https://5il.co/1m2r9 All our postings can be found on our website: https://www.orangevillecusd.com/page/employment-opportunities

The Fine Arts Boosters want to say a HUGE 'Thank You!' to everyone who helped with the Cookie Walk at the elementary concert this past week! Whether you donated cookies or volunteered your time to work at the Cookie Walk, we couldn't have been so successful without you. With the combined profits and donations from the Cookie Walk, the Boosters raised $536.40!

The Lady Broncos won 3rd place last night at the Pearl City Tournament!!! Whitney Sullivan was named to the All Tournament Team!! Keep it up ladies!!!

Here is the Board of Education meeting summary for the regular board meeting on Monday, December 12th, 2022: https://5il.co/1m6tx Have a great weekend!

Good luck to our Highschool Girls Basketball Team as they travel to Juda tonight! ATTN: Game time has been changed to 7pm.

Tomorrow is our last December Friday dress up day. For Dec. 16th, we're having "Holiday Accessories Day". Wear any holiday-themed hats, socks, necklaces, scarves, jewelry, etc. Have silly fun!

This is a reminder that tomorrow (12/15/22) there will be a Lorado Taft informational meeting in the cafeteria at 5:30. All 8th grade students should plan to attend with at least one parent/guardian. If you cannot attend, please contact Mrs. Misek.

Tonight (12/14/22) is the Elementary Holiday Concert! It starts at 6:30 in the high school gym. Don't forget that we also have the cookie walk going on before & after the concert (starting at approx. 5:40), as well as the book fair in the library 4-8 pm. Everyone is welcome!

As a behavior incentive for K-5 PE, Mrs. CJ has offered the Almost Impossible Shot to students at the end of class. There have been many attempts, but Maci Diffenderfer was the first to actually make the shot! She gets to pick the 5th grade PE activity on Friday. Congrats Maci!

Nice interview Tessa! Thank you to WIFR for covering our awesome OHS alum! https://www.wifr.com/2022/12/13/orangevilles-tessa-janecke-set-make-debut-with-usa-hockey-senior-team/

It's finally here, the Orangeville Scholastic Book Fair is up and going! Online sales run through Dec. 25th. Free and direct shipping to your home on all orders over $25. There are so many titles to choose from just in time for the Holiday Season! Come see us Tuesday, December 13th during the Family Reading Night (4-8pm) and Wednesday, December 14th before and after the Grade School Winter Concert (4-8pm). Hope to see you there.The online shopping link is: www.scholastic.com/bf/orangevilleelementaryschool1

Even when it's nasty outside, like Friday, and we have to have indoor recess, the students can still learn while being creative. Check out the different fun shapes and designs they made!

The annual cookie walk is back this Wednesday, 12/14, at the elementary music concert! The Fine Arts Boosters will be selling cookies by the pound before & after the concert. Cookie donations FOR the walk can be dropped off at the GS office anytime this week before the concert.