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“Sand Warrior series”Kloe Hayes – 6th

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“Middle School series”Ashton White - 6th

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“The One and Only Ivan”Caleighann Houghtaling

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“The Harry Potter series”Jaidyn Josselyn – 6th

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“Brian’s Winter”Cooper Salander – 6th

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TROJAN TIMESOwosso Public Schools • www.owosso.k12.mi.us • Ready for the World!

“Batman Begins”Kameron Marsden – 6th

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“Minecraft: The Island”Jedidia Dygert – 7th

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“Port Protection”Joseph Tunnacliff – 7th

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“Rooftop”Shelby Miller – 7th

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“Invisible Fault Lines”Karissa Potter – 7th

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“Swear to Howdy”Leaanna Thorne – 7th

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Tuttle’s Thoughts

Andrea TuttleSuperintendent

March is Reading Month. What

is your favorite book?

Owosso Red Cedar Teams Bring Home Hardware

Owosso’s 3rd Grade Boys Red Cedar Bronze team took third place at their end-of-season tournament. Players pictured (left to right) are: Johnnie Matousek, Jackson Griffin, Seth Ihm, and Ethan Stechschulte. Kneeling are: Luke Snyder, Jacob Moore, and Jack Harris. Sam Baade is not pictured. This team was coached by Justin Griffin.

The Owosso 6th Grade Girls Red Cedar Bronze team took first place in their tournament. The team, coached by Karl Peterson, includes: Delaina Peterson, Kyle Ber-mudez, Cali Read, Quinn Peterson, Joslyn Nelson, Laila Frank, Jessy Rivera, Elizabeth McCroan, Marisa Bennett, and Emma West.

The Owosso 5th Grade Girls Red Cedar Silver team beat Williamston in the finals 35 to 11 to clinch the season championship! The lady Trojans finished the season on a nine game winning streak. Players pictured (left to right) are: Raya Buggs, Kara Yerrick, Emma Crandell, Paxson Tyrrell, Audri Hrncharik, Danica Dwyer, and Quinn Schemenauer. They are coached by Bob Tyrrell, Gary Hrncharik and Jason Schemenauer.

Rachael Dahl Placesin Top 10 Nationally

Rachael Dahl, who was the State of Michigan 1st place winner in the VFW Voice of Democracy Competition, competed in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. It is with great pride that we share that Rachael took 9th place in the COUNTRY!

Congratulations Rachael!

OMS Poetry Featured

In celebration of the Smithsonian “Water/Ways” Exhibit the Shiawassee Arts Center presented an All-Media Wa-ter-Themed Juried Art Competition. Numerous Owosso Middle School students submitted art and poetry for this exhibition. The 8th grade poetry winners are (left to right): Paige Box, 1st Place; Gabe Stowers, 2nd Place; and Lacie Riddle was selected for the Mayor’s Choice award.

OHS Artists Highlighted In partnership with the Shiawassee Arts Center and the Smithsonian traveling exhibition WATER/WAYS, The Owosso Historical Commission pre-sented an exhibition featuring “1 Pagers” created by students at Owosso High School. Students interpreted historical documents from the archives of the Owosso Historical Commission to depict, in both word and art, how James Oliver Curwood’s love of the Shiawassee River influenced his writing, and also how the Shiawassee River in-fluenced Owosso’s early history. Five $50 prizes were awarded:

Mayor’s Prize – Madisyn Ketchum, 9th gradeSpirit of Curwood – Marley Marrah, 9th gradeSpirit of the Shiawassee River – Kate Easlick,

9th gradeHistorical Merit – Ellie Feldpausch, 9th gradeArtistic Merit – Grace Basso, 11th grade

Outstanding Results We are proud to report that ALL of our Owosso Public Schools’ choirs (5 high school and 3 mid-dle school) received a division 1 (highest rating) at MSVMA Choral festival at Saginaw Valley State University recently! Additionally, all Owosso Middle School and Owosso High School Bands earned a 1st division rating at the band festival in Perry on March 8-9! The OHS Trojan Marching Band just returned from the trip of a lifetime to Disney World in Florida where they marched at the Magic King-dom. What a spectacular opportunity!We are proud of these students and the performing arts programs at

Owosso Public Schools!

OHS students who earned awards in the Shiawassee Arts Center and the Smithsonian traveling exhibition WA-TER/WAYS, in conjunction with The Owosso Histor-ical Commission are (left to right): Madisyn Ketchum, Marley Marrah, Ellie Feldpausch, Kate Easlick, and Grace Basso. They are pictured with OHS Teacher and Ex Officio for The Owosso Historical Commission Mrs. Jenelle Steele-Elkins and Robert Doran-Brockway, Ex-ecutive Director for the commission.

March 8, 2019Dear Owosso Families:I am reaching out to share important dates for the 2019-2020 Owosso Public Schools’ calendar. Due to our exciting construction projects, Owosso Public Schools will start school after Labor Day.Please take note of the following dates for your plan-ning purposes:• First Day of School: September 3, 2019• Christmas Break: December 23, 2019 to January

3, 2020• Spring Break: March 30 to April 3, 2020

There are still portions of the Owosso Public Schools’ calendar that will be finalized through contract ne-gotiations with our teachers later this spring. We work collaboratively with our teachers to present a school calendar that is best for students.Additionally, we are awaiting news from the State of Michigan on legislative action and waivers to forgive weather days. Based on past experience, we would expect 9 of the 15 weather days to be forgiven by the state. If we do not have any more weather days and there are no more days forgiven beyond the 9 days, our last day of school would be June 10, 2019.Once we receive the state’s decision, we will prompt-ly notify you of the official last day of school for 2019.

Proud to be a Trojan,

Superintendent

“The moment may be temporary, but the memory is forever.”

– Bud Meyer

High school memories last a lifetime. As my parents get old-er, I hear more and more stories about their high school adven-tures as they reminisce about

the good ol’ days of youth, excitement, friends, and fun. It brings me great joy and laughter when I hear them share their stories. I’m sure we would mostly all agree that the fondest of memories do not typ-ically occur inside the bricks and mortar of class-room walls. Memories are often created outside the classroom and the conversation frequently begins with the proverbial, “Remember when . . .” stories which usually end with smiles and roaring laughter. Recently the members of our Owosso High School Trojan Marching Band (TMB) created some incred-ible memories by traveling to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It is not a secret that at the top of Owosso’s nu-merous points of pride are the accomplishments of our performing arts programs which include drama, choir, and our bands. Our award-winning marching band has repeatedly been invited to march at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. If you have never had the opportunity to witness this feat, it is tru-ly spectacular. Audience members line Main Street U.S.A. with numerous parents, friends, and com-munity members from Owosso, along with approx-imately 50,000 individuals from around the world. You anxiously wait in anticipation for one of the best bands representing Owosso and our state to march around the corner and let their presence be known in sight and sound. You can hear them coming be-fore you ever see them; their sound is overpowering because the Trojan Marching Band, comprised of over 170 members is unmatched. The thunderous roar of the collective Owosso fans, as well as the masses of onlookers, all have the distinct privilege of hearing the TMB perform. Sometimes we take for granted how fortunate we are in Owosso to have a band of this caliber, it is certainly not something the majority of schools experience. In addition to marching in the parade, our Owos-so students had the unique opportunity of perform-ing with a Disney professional musician at the You’re Instrumental Workshop. Students were led through a rehearsal where they played several Disney piec-es. The Concert Band recorded “I See The Light” from the movie Tangled and “Trashin’ The Camp” from Tarzan. The Symphony Band recorded “Duel Of The Fates” from Star Wars and a medley of songs from Moana. Owosso’s TMB first performed at Disney World in 1998. The band goes every three years so that ev-ery Owosso band student has an opportunity to ex-perience this trip (freshmen do not attend). On the off years from Disney World, the Owosso band can be seen and heard throughout the State of Michigan at various locations. Most recently, the marching band has added Mackinac Island to its list of des-tinations. With incredibly busy schedules it is truly amazing that the tradition of the TMB continues to be recognized as a top priority for students and parents. Marching at Disney World is just another exam-ple of the unique opportunities offered in Owosso that go above and beyond the extensive curriculum offerings. It is opportunities like this that students repeatedly cite as their best experiences and memo-ries of high school. These are the memories that re-appear throughout their lives in conversations with friends that begin, “Remember when . . .”.

Go You Owosso,

Superintendent#allin4owosso#OwossoPrideWorldwide

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March 8, 2019 Dear Owosso Families: I am reaching out to share important dates for the 2019-2020 Owosso Public Schools’ calendar. Due to our exciting construction projects, Owosso Public Schools will start school after Labor Day. Please take note of the following dates for your planning purposes:

• First Day of School: September 3, 2019 • Christmas Break: December 23, 2019 to January 3, 2020 • Spring Break: March 30 to April 3, 2020

There are still portions of the Owosso Public Schools’ calendar that will be finalized through contract negotiations with our teachers later this spring. We work collaboratively with our teachers to present a school calendar that is best for students. Additionally, we are awaiting news from the State of Michigan on legislative action and waivers to forgive weather days. Based on past experience, we would expect 9 of the 15 weather days to be forgiven by the state. If we do not have any more weather days and there are no more days forgiven beyond the 9 days, our last day of school would be June 10, 2019. Once we receive the state’s decision, we will promptly notify you of the official last day of school for 2019. Proud to be a Trojan, Dr. Andrea Tuttle Superintendent #allin4owosso #OwossoPrideWorldwide