Old Town High School

We gained 530 subscribers in 1 day - great work from our Coyote Nation and communities- need to get 465 more to reach our goal! Let’s see if we can do it - share the need, go for the final push! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7MsAYDCqWiKtAmAX-nocw

From 5 to 443 - 557 to go! Let’s go school communities.... the race to 1000 needs to end by Monday! Let’s go Coyote Nation!

Local push for local support with live-streaming events this fall - help out our community and the surrounding sports/school community’s- https://wdea.am/local-high-schools-need-your-help/?trackback=fbshare_mobile&fbclid=IwAR2UwsmuUb8dHHZm2OsCVx9lFVWfLP3oOvWoAfOCK0FvfKKen6TFv198fpk

Come on Coyote nation... last checked we went from 5 to 210... still have 790 to go... calling all Alumni, Community members, students, and staff - Subscribe to OTHS YouTube page so we can livestream through YouTube for school events! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7MsAYDCqWiKtAmAX-nocw

⚠️URGENT⚠️ over the summer, @youtube changed their policies on “going live.” In order to “GO LIVE”, channels need 1000+ subscribers to their page. - How can you help! GO SUBSCRIBE TO “OTHS School Channel” on YouTube.com so we can utilize this 🆓 platform to stream OTHS Event! as we emerge post-Covid, we will continue to find ways to bring our product to your homes through this platform. For now, this is essential! #OTHSCoyotes 📲💻

OT Sports returned to competition today with OT Golf kicking off the fall season at Hidden Meadows v. Orono - Orono 166 Old Town 175 - Great to be playing sports again at OTHS!

Fall Sports Informational Video - all fall sports participants please view - Parents/Guardians please make sure that you view this as well - Season starts on Monday - get ready Coyote Nation! - https://youtu.be/3FybDzNxg2Q

With the MPA announcement yesterday, OTHS will be moving forward with all Fall Sports, supported by the MPA Interscholastic Competition. Soccer, Golf, Fall Cheer, Field Hockey, and XC will move forward with modifications. Football will look at a little different for OTHS this season, with more information to come. We do not have schedules, we do not have answers to some specific sports questions, and we do not have direction regarding fans. We will be implementing plans ASAP when guidance and answers become available. Sports tryouts will occur starting Monday, Sept. 14th - more information to come regarding this schedule. LET's PLAY SPORTS COYOTE NATION!

“I want to run for student council at OTHS, what do I do?” - well folks, here is your process - welcome back to school and best of luck!

Clarification regarding "gaiters": (please keep in mind that information is ever changing, we update and change with it, this is an important mindset to follow as we move forward in this school year) RSU #34 relies on the guidance of expert organizations such as the CDC. Masks help stop the spread of COVID-19 to others. Many staff and students ask about the effectiveness and allowability of “gaiters” as an alternative to traditional face masks; gaiters have received quite a bit of attention in the media lately. The current CDC guidance is to choose masks that: *have two or more layers of washable, breathable fabric *completely cover your nose and mouth *fit snugly against the sides of your face and don’t have gaps *do NOT have exhalation valves or vents which allow virus particles to escape https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html There are many types of gaiters. If a gaiter meets all of the above criteria, it may be used in RSU #34 under the current guidance. If your gaiter does not meet all of the above criteria, please choose a mask that does, or we can provide a disposable mask. With questions, please contact your school nurse or school administrator.

As of 8/30/2020, the CDC states that evaluation of gaiters is on-going but effectiveness is unknown at this time. Thus, we ask students and staff to wear masks that are known to be effective at slowing the spread of COVID-19. Per the CDC, these should have two or more layers of breathable fabric, completely cover your nose and mouth, and fit snugly against the sides of your face without any gaps. If students or staff do not have a mask / face covering that meets those criteria, we will provide a disposable mask. We will continue to follow the emerging requirements, guidance, and research, and adjust what we do in schools based on that.

Attention fall sport athletes - please fill out the fall sports sign-up Google Form - this information will allow us to get numbers for programs and allow us to communicate sports related information for the possible coming season. https://forms.gle/KDxSbAFCDdEv9Bym6

Big step for falls sports, a positive outlook indeed. It is very important to know that many more conversations are to be had and some additional hurtles to jump. Some important details will be ironed out in the coming days for athletics for the state and OTHS!

We are moving toward reopening schools - Mr. Mayfield is really excited because he has thought outside the box to provide up to 100 plus seat auditorium for outside learning - all done with downed trees, natural material, less than $100 dollars - Looking forward to the learning in this space!

We have sent an email to all students in grades 10 - 12 AND any parent emails from last year. Our system will not update to the new students until we are live. I've posted the link to the 8/4 and 8/14 emails below. 8/14 Email https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DHu6zJBsQztDKzp_YcAny2dQWO9THiGMeH4Z2NAlAQo/edit?usp=sharing 8/4 Email https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kswVmHaivpbgLMG35jICwcv2G3RnzbMCizNn_9IkXng/edit?usp=sharing

Sideline Store for OTHS is having its annual back to school sale - check it out - https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/maine/oldtown/old-town-high-school

Some great news from the MPA today regarding return to sports - LISTEN FOLKS, a lot of questions to be answered regarding what this looks like as a whole, but we finally have a direction to move in - Fall Sports is alive for OTHS and the State of Maine! More information to come!

Deadline to register for the August 29th SAT is July 31st. Class of 2021 - please check your email for instructions/details.

Required parent form for RSU #34 students - Fall 2020 Dear Parents/Guardians of RSU #34 Children, Our district has put together a form through which parents/guardians will inform the schools of their family’s plans and needs for the upcoming start to the school year. Please submit one form per RSU #34 student in order for us to coordinate family plans PreK-12. We estimate this form will take no more than 5 minutes per student to complete. Please submit this form as soon as possible and no later than Friday, July 31st. You can watch the presentation of our planning to the School Board here: https://www.rsu34.org/article/272060?org=rsu-34 RSU #34 anticipates needing to move flexibly between three “lanes” in 2020-2021, depending on things such as community transmission rates of the novel coronavirus and the rates of student and staff illnesses with symptoms similar to COVID-19. These lanes are: fully remote learning, a combination of in-person and remote learning, and in-person learning five days per week. Families that wish to participate remotely all year long may do so. More details and background about the district’s plan can be found here (tinyurl.com/y9o23gmk). Here is the link to the form: https://forms.gle/qzbHRsjgZQuNAkuNA Any questions should be directed to the building principal of your student. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. We thank you for your hard work, patience, and community spirit supporting our children throughout the pandemic. Sincerely, RSU #34 Planning Team

Class of 2020 - your road signs are located at the school - Please call a head to make sure someone is available and please wear a face mask when coming into the building! 837-3910