Athletics for the week - Sept. 28th - more info on Livestreams available
Tough day on the road for OT Soccer v. Hermon - GVS lost 9-1, GJV lost 5-1, Boys finished off the night with a BVS 2-1 loss, BJV lost 2-1.... Soccer in action next week!
Due to lifetouch not offering school pictures this fall, we have come up with an alternative to filling our student sections with school photos - Introducing the selfie yearbook photo challenge - rules are attached and email/share all pictures with christina.turner@rsu34.org
Yearbook Order Information for the OTHS school community!
Field hockey starting the season strong with a 4-0 win on the road v. Herman Hawks. JV followed suit with a great performance ending in 0-0 tie. Great start to the season ladies!
Good first meet, all the kids ran, and both teams had competitive meets. Boys scores- 3rd, Individually Freshman Ethan Roach led the way with a 2nd place finish. Girls scores- 2nd, Individually Sophomore Annie Roach & junior Izabelle Trefts led the way finishing 5th & 6th.
Senior Meet for Golf at Hidden Meadows! Thank you to everyone who came to support the players, OT moved to 3-1 on the season with a Old town 187 MA 192 win - Low medalist Colby Folsom (43) while starring in his senior meet!
Fall Sports Athletic Schedules are Available!
https://www.rsu34.org/o/oths/browse/41939
or search the OTHS Website - Menu - Documents - OTHS Athletic Schedules
OT Golf on the road to JaTo yesterday- moved to 2-1 on the season with a score Old Town 185 MA/PVHS 195 Hermon 196... Senior Match today v. MA/PV at 3:30 PM Hidden Meadows
PSAT testing 10/14/2020
OTHS will host the Oct. 14th PSAT admin. for students in 9-11. New this year – students will need to sign up in advance to take the test. There is no cost to take the PSAT and students must sign up by Oct. 2nd. The test will run from 8:30 to 12:30. Students should be at the OTHS by 8:15 to get to their testing rooms. Please indicate on the sign up form if you need transportation. Please reach out to Mrs. Ketch if you have questions (amy.ketch@rsu34.org). To sign up go to: https://tinyurl.com/OT-PSAT2020
Senior Parent Night
The guidance staff will be hosting a senior parent night to go over the process of applying to college. Please see the following link for more information:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m2ASWPpU9mrxYcVriX2Pm5JXcFA4albKR7zD5pJlONs/edit?usp=sharing
Well ladies and gentlemen - in less than 48 hours we pulled together 1000+ subscribers to offer Youtube as a live free streaming service for the Coyote Nation! Please continue to follow as we will be adding content weekly - The 1000 subscriber fan pack goes to Ciyenne Hall!
Morning Update 991.... Almost to our goal but still have 8 to go.... calling all friends, family, surrounding communities, and Coyote Nation! 1000 subscriber wins an OT Fan Pack from OT Athletics +recommend the 1000 subscriber, you win one as well! Let’s get it done! Subscribe please! https://www.youtube.com/c/coyotesportseventsprogramingnetwork
Morning Update 922.... Almost to our goal but still have 78 to go.... calling all friends, family, surrounding communities, and Coyote Nation! 1000 subscriber wins an OT Fan Pack from OT Athletics, and if you recommended the 1000 subscriber, you win one as well! Let’s get it done! Subscribe please! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7MsAYDCqWiKtAmAX-nocw
Bedtime Update - 808.... Almost to our goal but still have 192 to go.... calling all friends, family, surrounding communities, and Coyote Nation! 1000 subscriber wins an OT Fan Pack from OT Athletics Let’s get it done! Subscribe please! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7MsAYDCqWiKtAmAX-nocw
Dinner update - 725.... some progress but still have 275 to go.... calling all friends, family, surrounding communities, and Coyote Nation! Let’s get it done! Subscribe please! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7MsAYDCqWiKtAmAX-nocw
Midday update - 638.... good progress but still have 362 to go.... calling all friends, family, surrounding communities, and Coyote Nation! Let’s get it done! Subscribe please! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7MsAYDCqWiKtAmAX-nocw
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
VOTE! School Budget Validation Referendum Vote tomorrow July 14, 2020. Please support the budget as adopted at the annual school budget meeting held on June 24, 2020 - Come out and support your local school!
Maine Department of Education continues to work with educators and health experts from across the State to develop health markers and corresponding plans to ensure the safe return to classroom instruction. As this work develops, the Department is seeking input from additional stakeholders from across the State, and will release a survey on July 6.
On June 11, 2020 the Department of Education released the first draft of a framework to assist school administrative units (SAUs) in developing their plans and determining their capacity to meet the national CDC guidelines for safely returning to classroom instruction. This draft framework will continue to evolve and will be developed based on science and community health markers.
The framework was created with input from a diverse group of stakeholders, and included education and health experts, students, parents, education advocates and leaders. We have worked with a research organization to develop a survey through which educators and support professionals, education leaders, and families of students can provide comment and share their opinions on the 2020-2021 school year and possible models and needs for a safe return to classroom instruction.
Four different surveys have been created, specific to the role of the person completing the survey, including: 1. Teachers and educational technicians; 2: School or SAU leadership; 3: Specialists and student support staff or 4. Family member. The surveys will be available at https://www.maine.gov/doe/fall2020survey beginning July 6 through July 12. The Family Survey is available in 11 languages.
The data and feedback will be compiled by the research group and considered by the team who will continue to revise the framework over the next month. While these surveys will provide a snapshot at the state and county level, many superintendents have asked for and are reviewing their own community-specific information, which will inform the work of their Collaborative Planning Team in developing instructional plans that will be responsive to risk levels.
Your participation in these surveys is greatly appreciated in preparation for the next school year. Our fervent hope is that our continued trends in the battle against COVID-19 here in Maine will allow our schools to resume classroom instruction for the start of the 2020-2021 school year, as our schools serve as a stabilizing force for our communities, students, families and the economy. Yet, it is prudent at this time to both hope for the best, and prepare for many possible scenarios.
Happy Birthday America! Stay safe Coyote Nation...
Update from the OTHS Athletic Department - OTHS Athletics and Administration has chosen to not hold summer programing for athletics. We will resume athletics per MPA guidelines in August of this coming season. Please be safe and be a part of change for the better tomorrow.
The 2020 Yearbook is now available and with this we have our 1st virtual dedication. The Yearbook was dedicated to a deserving coach, mentor, teacher & friend to the OTHS - With big hearts and a lot of love, thank you Mr. Dave Ploch and congratulations on your dedication - https://youtu.be/M8X0tk-jMUs
Yearbook Update - see the attached information - Yearbook pick up starts tomorrow!
This is filtered by your student ID - please check what program you are approved for and what session you are attending - any questions please email Mrs. A. Ketch
GRADES 9-11 - If you have not returned school materials, this is a reminder that you have very few chances left - This week we will be here from 11-3 on Wed. & Thur.. If devices and materials are not returned we will be sending bills out for materials owed. Thank you in advance.
Just in case you missed the presentation of the Class of 2020 graduation - here is the link - https://youtu.be/ZsnCAhl2PjU
Section of the video is without audio for copyright issues.
Grades 9-11 School Material return schedule - please see the attached schedule - SENIORS! - Please stop in and pick up scholarship letters/awards/diplomas during this time. Please enter the main entrance of the building...
Grades 9-11 School Material return schedule - please see the attached schedule - SENIORS! - Please stop in and pick up scholarship letters/awards/diplomas during this time. Please enter the main entrance of the building...
Grades 9-11 School Material return schedule - please see the attached form - please return materials to the main entrance of the building...
Update regarding the FM Transmission of today's commencement - the FM channel will be 87.9!
LiveStream Information - Check out our Facebook Page “The Old Town High School” or @OTHSCoyotes - https://www.facebook.com/OTHSCoyotes
Or Log into our Zoom Live Stream Event “Old Town High School 2020 Commencement” – 500 attendee max (if you can’t get in then view the facebook live freed) https://maine.zoom.us/j/91681624573 or US: +16468769923 Webinar ID: 916 8162 4573
A friendly reminder from the OTHS Class of 2020 - Graduation Information and PSA's
https://youtu.be/s7gfrkzayjs
FINALLY - Sorry for the huge delay in this and it has been a huge struggle for many reasons, but without further ado the Class of 2020 Scholarship and Awards Ceremony! https://youtu.be/vuZ5z4iTldw
Tonight's presentation of the Class of 2020 Scholarship and Awards Ceremony will be delayed. There were issues with the live stream, so it is currently being recorded and will be available later this evening. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Here is the link to the 2020 Spring Academic Awards - We wish we could have done this in person, but we are so proud of all the accomplishments of our students. Please enjoy! https://youtu.be/W1KsJWsekAA
Class of 2020 - You have 3 more chances to drop off school materials (laptop, books, uniforms, etc.) to OTHS and pick up your graduation materials (cap/gown, graduation tickets, awards, etc.) - if you do not pick this up then you cannot participate in graduation on Friday.
Today's Senior Rec. - Nathaniel Young - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Nathaniel is a participant in Baseball, Hockey, and Soccer. Nate has been an important part of both regional and state championship teams. Best of luck in the future!
The Class of 2020 enjoyed a morning salute put on by the OTPD and OTFD with support from the RSU 34. All parties came together to honor the class of 2020 with a Senior Breakfast! Thank you to all that donated time, material, and energy to send this class off toward graduation!
The City of Old Town and the RSU are happy to announce that our facility will be re-open in full to public use. We have new signs stating that our facility is closed at sunset, please respect this. Please respect the property and what it has to offer the public!
Attention Class of 2020 - Community and Parents - Below is the link you can share with the public. It is a pre-released album. The community can add their email, notified once the album is fully released and items are ready for purchase. https://nicolehoganphotography.shootproof.com/gallery/12179960
1 DAY Left to order - all orders will be mailed to your house... Support the "Through This Together" Campaign for our school community! Get your team gear at the 2020 Old Town Through This Together My Team Shop by June 9th! https://bit.ly/3ehD9dU
Today's Senior Rec. - Sam Magoon - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Sam is a participant in Spring Track, Basketball, and Football. Best of luck in the future!
Today's Senior Rec. - Sydney Sheehan - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Sydney is a participant in Softball, Indoor Track, and Field Hockey. Best of luck in the future!
Today's Senior Rec. - Sam Magoon - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Sam is a participant in Baseball, Basketball, and Football. Best of luck in the future!
Today's Senior Rec. - Ethan Hayes - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Ethan is a participant in Baseball, Basketball, and Football. Best of luck in the future!
Reminder class of 2020! Senior drop off starts today. Come drop your school belongings off and pick up your cap and gown! See you 10-12 or 4-5 PM - you must have your stuff in order to receive your Senior Packet!
Thank you Cyr Bus!
Yearbook Distribution Update: Due to Covid 19 one of the two plants where yearbooks are made has been closed. This has caused a back order of jobs throughout the country. Due to this our yearbooks have not yet shipped. When the books arrive we will update everyone on how we will be distributing them. Thank you for your patience, we apologize for the delay. If you have any questions please contact Christina Turner, christina.turner@rsu34.org
Today's Senior Rec. - Cassidy Ammerman - a multi-talented and involved member for the Coyotes. Outstanding student who was involved in OTHS Civil Rights, theator, and played an important part of the robotics program. Best of luck in the future!
Today's Senior Rec. - Dylan Street - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Dylan is a 4 year participant with Baseball, Hockey, and Golf. He has earned multiple regional and 1 state championships with his time at OTHS. Best of luck in the future!
Today's Senior Rec. - Alex Wilson - a multi-year involved member of the Robotics team for the Coyotes. Outstanding student at UTC and important part of the robotics program. Best of luck in the future!
Important dates for 2020 Seniors! Collection of OTHS materials will take place all week, this will be a drive up and drop off practice. We will have OTHS materials for your graduate (cap/gown/awards/etc) to be picked up...
Today's Senior Rec. - Nick Letourneau - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Nick is a 4 year participant with all things running, XC, Indoor, and Outdoor track. Best of luck in the future and thanks for your dedication!
Today's Senior Rec. - Teagan Blackie - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Teagan is a 4 year participant with Softball, Swim, and Field Hockey She has earned multiple individual state championships and records in her time at OTHS. Best of luck in the future!
Today's Senior Rec. - Stevie Pascal - a multi-year participant for the Coyotes in theater and production. Stevie was always involved in the arts at OTHS and provided great inspiration and creativity. Best of luck in the future and with your future endeavors.
Today's Senior Rec. - Mikaela Kenny - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Mikaela is a 4 year participant with Softball, Swim, and Soccer. She is also the class of 2020 Valedictorian. Best of luck in the future and with your future endeavors.
8 days left to join the Coyote team with our "In this Together" campaign! Show your Coyote pride as we move through times together! https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/HSRjoNzHXx
Today's Senior Rec. - Joseph D'Angelo - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Joseph is a 4 year participant with Baseball, Swim, and Soccer. Best of luck in the future and with your future endeavors.
Today's Senior Rec. - Claudia Damboise - a multi-sport, multi-season athlete for the Coyotes. Claudia is a 4 year participant with Track, Basketball, and Soccer. Best of luck in the future and with your future endeavors.
Parents & families of RSU #34 kids, we seek your input/feedback! Our families and educators have done amazing things with kids on an emergency basis this spring. Please let us know the strengths and challenges on this anonymous survey: Due 6/3 https://forms.gle/hdJ4X7RseMUhHjdp9
Today's Senior Rec. - Lillian Francis - an influential and important member of the Robotics program for OTHS. Because of her dedication to the program our Robotics team has grown to win competitions and awards in the state of Maine. Best of luck in the future!
Today's Senior Rec. - Grace Harvey - a multi-sport 4 year athlete at OTHS. Grace has added her positive spirit and contagious smile/laugh to all her teams. Grace is a 4 year member of the OTHS track and field team. Thank you for your energy given to OTHS Athletics!
Today senior recognition - Elijah Veilleux a senior and member of multiple athletic teams in his four year athletic career. Elijah is a state champion track athlete and 4 year member of the track team. Thank you for your time and effort as a proud Coyote Athlete!
Side Promotion for the current times! Get your Coyote gear and promote the Pack! Hurry, the shop closes 06/09/2020! Show your school pride as we work through these times TOGETHER! - https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/HSRjoNzHXx
Today's Senior Rec goes to Chris Albert, a 3 season, multi-sport athlete for the Coyotes. Thank you for the time and being a great addition to our athletic teams! Best of luck in the future.
Today's Senior Rec goes to Jadeyn Cain, a participant in multiple sports throughout her High School and a 4 year softball player for the Coyotes. Thank you for the time and being a great addition to our athletic teams! Best of luck in the future.
Frustrated AD Update - so apparently the challenge has been accepted by someone or something - with the destruction of the backboard at the OTHS complex, we are officially closed to public use. The basketball, tennis, softball, practice field, and baseball fields will be posted and is closed to public use. The track facility at the moment will stay open but I can predict will be closed soon with the action of some people who want to ruin it for everyone.
We have video, we have filed reports, anyone with information is encouraged to report it. Sorry for the frustrated post and attitude, but enough is enough!
Frustrated AD Update - so apparently the challenge has been accepted by someone or something - with the destruction of the backboard at the OTHS complex, we are officially closed to public use. The basketball, tennis, softball, practice field, and baseball fields will be posted and is closed to public use. The track facility at the moment will stay open but I can predict will be closed soon with the action of some people who want to ruin it for everyone.
We have video, we have filed reports, anyone with information is encouraged to report it. Sorry for the frustrated post and attitude, but enough is enough!
Frustrated AD Update - so apparently the challenge has been accepted by someone or something - with the destruction of the backboard at the OTHS complex, we are officially closed to public use. The basketball, tennis, softball, practice field, and baseball fields will be posted and is closed to public use. The track facility at the moment will stay open but I can predict will be closed soon with the action of some people who want to ruin it for everyone.
We have video, we have filed reports, anyone with information is encouraged to report it. Sorry for the frustrated post and attitude, but enough is enough!
Frustrated AD Update - so apparently the challenge has been accepted by someone or something - with the destruction of the backboard at the OTHS complex, we are officially closed to public use. The basketball, tennis, softball, practice field, and baseball fields will be posted and is closed to public use. The track facility at the moment will stay open but I can predict will be closed soon with the action of some people who want to ruin it for everyone.
We have video, we have filed reports, anyone with information is encouraged to report it. Sorry for the frustrated post and attitude, but enough is enough!
Today's Senior Day Rec - Riley Matson - a 4 year participant in the arts at OTHS and an integral part of the success of many musicals at OTHS - your talent and dedication will be missed and best of luck in the future!
Today's Senior Rec. is Mackenzie Austin! A four year, 3 season athlete for the Coyote. Thank you for your time and dedication to our programs - Best of luck in the future!
Today the OTHS staff honored our Class of 2020 by delivering the first of many small gestures. We did this in person, with the personal touch this class deserves. These signs were funded & delivered by our awesome staff for the students. We are proud & you are missed!
Hey class of 2020! A little surprise coming your way tomorrow as staff are getting together (socially distant of course) and delivering a little love from OTHS! Staff Parade leave at 10 AM - Separated into 4 groups going to our surrounding areas! See ya tomorrow class of 2020!
MAINE’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFER FREE SUMMER COURSES FOR GRADUATES OF MAINE’S HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2020
AUGUSTA, ME — The members of Maine’s high school Class of 2020 got an early graduation gift today – access to free summer courses at Maine’s community colleges.
Maine students who graduate in 2019/2020 are invited to apply for the free online courses. A student taking two free college courses this summer at a Maine Community College can save between $2,000 and $7,000 in tuition at a four-year college or university.
“The Class of 2020 has lost a lot this spring, from missing out on proms and traditional graduation ceremonies to a disruption of their college and work plans,” said David Daigler, president of the Maine Community College System, in announcing the MCCS Gift to the Class of 2020. “Summer jobs are likely to be in short supply which makes it hard to earn money to help with college expenses and gain valuable work experience. We hope this can save the Class of 2020 significant time and money in reaching their college and career goals. We can’t replace what they have lost, but we can offer to help them keep moving forward.”
Students interested in getting a head start on their college career will be eligible to choose from online college-level classes in English, math, sciences, languages, psychology, history, digital photography, creative writing, and more.
More information is available at https://www.mccs.me.edu/class-gift-2020/, where students can connect with a college navigator to explore course options and get help registering for classes.
About 13,000 Maine students will graduate from high school this spring, and about 60 percent – or 8,000 students – are expected to enroll in college this fall. The MCCS Gift to the Class of 2020 is an invitation to all graduates to explore their interests and potential.
Maine’s seven community colleges provide education and training to over 27,000 individuals each year and offer nearly 300 degree and certificate options in over 140 occupational fields. More than 75 percent of those offerings are the only ones of their kind in the state.
For today's senior day recognition, we highlight Hannah Sibley - a 4 year starter for OTHS Softball - best of luck in the future and thank you for your dedication.
For today's senior day recognition, we highlight Matt Pelletier - a 3 season runner for the Coyotes for all 4 years of his HS career - best of luck in the future and thank you for your dedication.
Today's Senior Recognition is another 3 sport athlete Gracie Sanborn - Participated in Field Hockey, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track! Best of luck in the future Gracie as you pursue a career with Zoology...
As we move toward what would be the Senior events for this years class of 2020, we will look to celebrate each Senior Athlete.... First on our list is Mr. Gabe Talon, a 3 sport athlete (Soccer, Hockey, Baseball) for his 4 year career at OTHS... Best of luck Gabe in the future!
Letter from a frustrated AD -
We spend a lot of time, resources, and personal pride on developing and maintaining top notch facilities for our community, staff, and students to use. With that said, it would be a shame if we would have to close our facilities to public and off season use because some people feel the need to vandalize, destruct, or abuse equipment that is present for communal use.
So to who ever moved all the sports equipment and did not put it back, took the trash cans out for personal use and did not put them back, ripped the bases out of the fields, dragged and ripped the tackle mat on the practice field, dragged the goal across Victory Field, trashed the tennis nets... your cowardly acts will ruin it for all... OTHS will give it till Friday for the facility to be put back to original condition or the facilities will be locked to all use - OTPD has been notified and will be providing checks in the future - thank you in advance to all who respect our facility, clean up after themselves - it would be a shame to lose that privilege.
Respectfully,
A tired and Frustrated AD
Welcome the PVC All-Academic Team for the Spring 2020 season - your accomplishments have not gone unnoticed!
Attendance All-Stars for the OTHS Virtual Learning - these students exceeded our attendance requirements for the week of virtual learning... Congratulations and keep up the good work!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Momma Coyotes! Thank you for allowing us to be apart of your children’s education. Enjoy the day today, you deserve it!
OTHS is proud and happy to be navigating these times with the best, brightest, motivated, & caring staff. We unfortunately cannot celebrate you in person, but from your Admin we want to say thank you & happy Teacher Appreciation Week, you deserve all the recognition in the world!
Class of 2020 recognition will be scrolling through the month of June! One of many things we are starting to roll out for our Seniors at OTHS..... catch the moment your name flashes up....
Class of 2024 - We will be holding 2 more sessions to sign up for next year's classes. Visit: https://tinyurl.com/OTHS-reg to sign up for a time.
Current OTHS students, who have not yet registered, have one more chance on Friday, 5/8 at noon to sign up. Students - check your email for more information.
Attention parents, family & friends of OTHS 2020 Graduates: The OTHS Key Club will still be doing “Kiss a Senior” goodbye this year because they deserve to have tons of love sent their way! Mrs. K. Ketch is not dealing with $ as it is too difficult remotely, so please simply fill out the “kisses messages” that is attached & email them back to me at: Kim.ketch@rsu34.org. K. Ketch can also Email you the form. All messages are needed by May 29th & will be delivering to all Seniors💜 Every Senior will receive a small decorated bag of Hershey kisses, but more importantly will receive all your messages of love!
Class of 2024 - Course registration for 20-21 school year starts of Thur. Please see the flyer below to sign up.
Emails with links/instructions will be sent on Wed., 4/29.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fhy-YdsE2wxOkLmXsn9GUbC9J2hvaEYC/view?usp=sharing
Student & parent emails sent today for the week of 4/27
Lots of things are different right now for teens in Maine due to COVID-19, and that can feel overwhelming. You are not alone! Talk about your feelings and get support from another young person by texting us at (207) 515-8398.
Spring Fling still happened for many! Thank you OTHS Stu. Co. and JMG for the thoughts and ideas to make this happen - https://thepenobscottimes.com/old-town-high-school-celebrates-spirit-week-remotely-with-virtual-spring-fling/
Reminder - ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT TO ORDER A YEARBOOK - use this link https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/high-school-yearbooks.html
Unique and fun opportunity for youth in our area to connect and work through our unique times!
Mobile Resource Page located on the OTHS website page is now live, see that attached picture for details on how to find it on the OTHS Website - https://www.rsu34.org/o/oths
The busses are loaded, food and resources are on the way to our towns! Be on the look out....
Although RSU34 schools were closed indefinitely, many schools closed for two weeks. Here is what will be released today: The Governor’s State of Emergency announcement closed schools for 30 days, which would take us to April 13th. The Penquis Superintendents’ Association has recommended that all school districts in our region continue with remote learning days through April 17th, then break for the scheduled April Vacation (4/20-4/24). At this time, our hope is that we will reopen schools on Monday, April 27th. Have a good weekend and stay safe.
Update: Currently OTHS will offer internet connection from the high school parking lot for educational purposes through our Guest network. For those that can remember, it is very much like a "drive-up" internet service.
ATTENTION OLD TOWN HIGH SCHOOL Community - Yearbook pages will be added showing what our students are doing during this time at home. If your child/ children are doing school work, virtual tours, reading, or anything else school related please take a picture of them and email it to me at christina.turner@rsu34.org
Starting Monday, March 23rd - RSU Food Service and Learning resources will be distributed via Cyr bus. Starting at 10:30 AM M-F, Food/Resource busses will start out on bus routes to dispense food/school resources to students in the RSU 34 learning community. Please be on the lookout for your bus in your community. We will also continue food distribution at OTHS campus as another distribution point.
For a point of clarity, all OTHS events or gatherings associated with the OTHS have been postponed or cancelled - this includes 8th grade registration, Military ball, all athletics, banquets, etc. More information will be presented when we have it.
The JROTC Military Ball, scheduled for March 28th is canceled. JROTC is in hope to schedule an alternate event date in May.
Our Monday School Schedule will be as follows - this is to make sure that all students see every teacher for future planning:
8:30 – 9:10 Period A
9:14 – 9:54 Period B
9:58 – 10:38 Period C
10:42 – 11:22 Period D
11:26 – 12:30 block E with lunch
(Normal Monday Classroom Locations)
A Lunch – 11:26 – 11:46 – first floor & second floor
B Lunch - 12:10 – 12:30 – PE, Science/Art, Business, Alt Ed
12:34 – 1:14 Period F
1:18 – 1:58 Period G
2:02 – 2:42 Period H
2:46 – 3:05 Focus
UTC Update - We will not have a UTC tour or UTC classes tomorrow - UTC students should report to study hall.
With the coming of school closure + to help the process of cleaning/disinfecting our buildings - We are requesting students to clean out lockers of personal belongings, we will limit access to our buildings starting Tue, Mar. 17th. All items not collected in lockers will be discarded for safety reasons.
RSU 34:: In an effort to proactively slow the spread of COVID-19, RSU #34 schools will be closed beginning Tuesday March 17th. We will continue to monitor conditions that would lead us to believe it is prudent to re-open schools and notify you immediately when we do re-open. No classes, clubs, or activities will be held, and our school buildings will be closed to the public. Again, this closure is subject to change as the situation develops and new information becomes available.
More information available at rsu34.org
OTHS Athletics - We know that a lot of questions will come from this mornings statement from the MPA - We are working to find answers and will inform all when we have them. We will continue to be fluid, the PVC has plans and approaches, and will continue to operate in the best interest of student, staff, and families.
Do to reduction of large group meetings and student/family health/safety - We will postpone the Seniors v Faculty game at OTHS till after April break.... more info to come.
A night full of laughs and proud moments - got to spend it with OTHS finest senior academic successful athletes! Congratulations to Sydney Sheenhan, Mikaela Kenny, Gabe Talon, and Bryce Richards on representing OTHS at the PVC Scholar Athlete Banquet. (Bryce attended remotely)
According to the MPA - State Theater Competition, Band, Jazz, and Jazz Ensemble competitions have been canceled for the health and safety of all families and students.
From the MPA and Special Olympics Maine - Unified Sports are suspended until the end of March - this means all events and matches - we will look to schedule or finish the season when we resume competition for our Unified players/partners when advised.
Well, Well, Well - I guess it is time to show some students that the old people can ball - but really, come out and support a great cause and help out a fellow OTHS Community/Alumni Member!
Juniors and Seniors - Want to save money on your prom tickets? Help us out with the Krispy Kreme Fundraiser. Juniors and seniors who sell 5 dozen doughnuts will save $5 off the price of a singles ticket (Normally $25).
Doughnuts are $10 per dozen. Money and orders are due by 3/25 and Doughnuts will be delivered 4/1. See Mrs. Madden in the office for more information.
A season to remember came to an end today. OTO ran into a tough/talented Greely team and earned a Class B State Runner-up honors - This team and the coaches should be proud of the accomplishments of this season and thank you Seniors for a heck of a run at a championship!
Put this on your calendar!! Unified basketball showcase at the Pit!! If you haven’t seen this before, you need to come to this event. It’s the best thing going in high school sports.
Well Folks - in case you have not heard - OTO pulled it off again against a very talented PI team - OTO 6 - 2 PI - OTO will play at 1 PM at the Colisee for the Class B state title! Team Coach bus will leave at 9:30 am from OT/9:45 from OH
Unified Basketball 🏀 at Mackenzie Gym v. MA/PVHC - Second home game for the Yotes and a great showing for all.... Unified back in action against ELL on Monday, 3/9 at 3:30PM.... pictures on my helpers as we try to get a scoreboard... best table crew in the business!
Class of 2024 - Open House is TONIGHT! Come see what OTHS has to offer and pick up your class t-shirt!! Students who are unable to make it tonight, please contact the guidance office if you would like to set up a tour of the building. 827-3910 x2114
NEWS RELEASE - Boys’ Ice Hockey Regional Finals
Due to the impending snow storm in Aroostook County, the Class B North game scheduled for Wednesday, March 4 at 6:00 p.m. at the Aldond has been postponed until Thursday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Maine.
Attention OTO hockey fans. The doors will open for spectators no earlier than 5:00pm Wednesday evening. Team members and coaches can arrive starting at 4:00pm.
This is an MPA event. OTO fans will be on the team bench side of the arena and Presque Isle fans will be on the opposite side. NO STANDING ALONG THE RAILING WILL BE ALLOWED DURING THE GAME!!! Student sections will be located in the lower corner sections parallel to the goal nets. Full concessions will be provided by UMaine. OTO and Presque Isle bands will utilize the upper student section of their respective side at the far end of the rink. No artificial noise makers are allowed at the event. Looking forward to seeing a huge crowd to support the team Wednesday evening!! GO OTO Black Bears!!
The score does not matter! The love and respect shown to this team is what counts. Coyote Unified Basketball home opener v. Hermon - Thank you to the hard work & time NHS students put in to make these students feel extra love! This sport makes us all happy and proud! #yotenation
OT Events - 3/2 Week!
OTO does it again - 6-5 win v. Messo and will be playing PI for the Northern Maine Championship game at 6 PM on Wednesday March 4th!
No School Today in RSU 34 Thursday February 27, 2020 due to predicted weather.
Class of 2020 Project Grad Fundraiser Events! Please attend!
OTO hockey tonight v. Brewer tonight - boys came to play and played a hard game... 3-0 win - they earned a semi-final game on Friday, 8 PM at Colby College v. Messo
Feb. 24th week - Athletics
Hockey Quarterfinal game is set - OTO will square off against the Brewer Witches on Tuesday, Feb. 25th at 7 PM.... let’s go Black Bears! 🐻
OT Men’s Basketball 🏀 playing against all odds tonight v. #1 Caribou - Gentlemen defied the odds all year and made it to the semi-finals as a 12 seed... Thank you for a great year and here is to tremendous success in the future!
OT Girls Basketball season came to an end in the Semi-Final match v. Hermon - girls came out slow and attempted to get back into it, Hermon was to strong - Thank you for a great season and we expect more next season from a talented group of girls!
A huge congratulations to Kloe Moore of OT Wrestling! Kloee Moore - Girls All State Wrestling Champion for her weight class!!! Bringing home the state championship!
OTO Girls Swim in action on Monday for the state meet at Bowdoin College - Ladies came in 12th and the 200 free relay earned a medal for top 8 placement - great work this year ladies and a great first year for the program!
OT Boys Swim competing at States today.... Boys overall finished 10th in the state - Colin Rutherford, 4 races, 4 medals, 4th 50 free, 3rd 100 back stroke - team overall walked away with a great representation of medals and hard work! Great season boys...
Vacation Week Athletic Events
Big win on the road for OTO Hockey on the road to PI - Wildcats put up a fight, but the Black Bears 🐻 pulled out a dominate win 12-5 - this moves OTO back to number 1 in heals! Next game is looking to be 2/25 time TBA
The Boys and Girls Indoor track teams wrapped up their seasons today at the Class B Indoor Track State Meet at Bates College with numerous individual personal bests, a 6th place finish for the boys team and an 8th place finish for the girls team!
Congratulations to PVHS teammate Joe Tuulima for his 3rd place finish today at Class B State wrestling championships 285 lb weight class! He moves on to All States - Sam Charles qualified as the alternate for the 113 lb weight class. Congratulations on a successful year!
The Yotes Shocking the World Today! OT Boys Basketball knocking off number 2 Hermon 47-42 and moving onto the Semi-Final game on Wednesday, Feb. 19th at 8:30 PM
Game 1 of Championship Run Saturday done - OT Lady Basketball knocks off Houlton 44-34 in the morning session - next game is Wed. Feb. 19th at 3:30 PM - play the winner of Hermon/Bapst...
Congratulations to the OT Jazz Ensemble for receiving a 95/100 and a Gold rating. Congratulations to the OT Jazz Band for receiving a 89/100 and a Bronze rating at the District 5 Jazz Festival held at Stearns HS. State Jazz Festival on March 13 + 14th at South Portland HS.
OTO Hockey on the road to Cony in Augusta- Gents had a commanding win 7-0 over Cony - holding the 2nd place in heals - Congrats to Sam Henderson on earning his 💯 point in his career 🏒
OT Unified BBall @ MA is canceled, we will look to reschedule after break...
OTO Hockey game @ Cony is cancelled, this game will be rescheduled for tomorrow, Friday 2/13 @ 3 PM @ Campden Ice Palace, Augusta - bus will leave at 11:45 AM @ OT - Hockey players will have to eat A or B lunch.
Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Indoor Track Team on team/individual qualifiers for states - your time put in and late nights have paid off.Boys and Girls Indoor State Meet - Saturday, Feb. 15th - 12 PM - Bates College
Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Swim on qualifying for states - your efforts and level of participation has been fun to watch and be apart of...
Girls State Swim - Monday, Feb. 17th - 11 AM Start
Boys State Swim - Tuesday, Feb. 18th - 11 AM Start
Congratulations Boys and Girls Basketball teams on making it to the cross center - your efforts and level of play has been impressive to watch and be apart of... Girls Basketball v. Houlton - Saturday, Feb. 15th - 9:30 AM Boys Basketball v. Hermon - Saturday, Feb. 15th - 2 PM
Coyote Nation is a love tonight!!! Yotes pulled off an incredible win on the road in Shiretowner nation.... 63-62 overtime win... Coyotes play at the Cross Center at 2:15 PM v. Hermon.... See you on a Coyote filled Saturday at the Cross Center!
OTO JV Hockey wrapped up the season last night v. HA at home - this team is full of talent and will be a great feeder program for our future varsity stars - thank you to the players and coaches for the early morning practices and late night games! See you next season.
OTO Hockey tonight v. H.A. - the game played like it should have for the number 1/2 seed teams, 3-1 win for H.A. (open net 3rd goal) Senior night for the Black Bears and we take a moment to thank you for the years of service to the program and celebrate Dylan McInnis life! 🏒
🏀 Unified Basketball 🏀 in action tonight at F.A. - Great first showing and learning experience for the new team.... 68-64 loss for the unified Yotes....
Attention Senior parents/guardians - You have until Thursday, Feb. 13th to submit Senior Ads for this years yearbook - contact Christina.turner@rsu34.org at OTHS or login to Jostens.com to do so!
Athletics - Feb. 10th Week
The Girls and Boys Indoor track teams finished up the PVC-EMITL Large School Championship meet late Saturday night with a 4th place finish for the girls and a 3rd place finish for the boys. The Class B State Meet is up next for both teams next Saturday at Bates College.
OT Boys Swim in action at UMaine for the PVC Championships.... Boys finished 4th in the meet and move to the state meet on Tuesday the 18th at Bowdoin!
Congratulations to Joe Tuulima 1st place, Sam Charles 3rd place and Xander Dotty 4th place Class B Northern Regional Champions and a huge thank you to Coach Ben and the entire Old Town and Howland Team! It has been a great year of wrestling. States here we come!
OTO girls placing 5th out of 10 teams at the PVC’s today - good swim for the ladies today, states are Feb. 17th at Bowdoin College
OT Cheer ended the season with a 9th place finish at states... these ladies worked hard all season and earned a bid to states - we are proud of them and the accomplishments!
Or Basketball with a huge win at Orono today - 39-30 - this allowed them a 12th place finish in heals and a prelim game at Houlton, Wednesday 6 PM - good work boys!
Good luck today to all the Coyote athletes across the state that are working toward post season play, regional or state championships. OT Pride is strong!
Friday, Feb. 7th - No School for RSU 34 due to weather. Be Safe today...
ATTENTION - Huge Changes to weekend events - Due to admin coverage, facility coverage, and event changes - the JV Coyote Classic is canceled, PVC Boys Swim has been moved to UMaine at 6 PM, OTO Hockey is 5:45 at UMaine, Boys Varsity Bball is 1 PM at Orono - bus 11:30 AM - sorry for all the changes and cancellations, but we have end dates for events that have to happen...
All after school activities for RSU 34 have been canceled - Boys Basketball is canceled and moved to Varsity only at 1 PM on Saturday, Feb. 8th - Unified Basketball is canceled, no makeup date has been scheduled.
This Saturday, Feb. 8th is the 1st Annual JV Coyote Classic - Fundraiser for our Athletic Hall of Fame! Information is attached.
Due to the predicted weather, the OTO Hockey game v. Maranacook, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 6 has been moved to Saturday, Feb. 8th at 5:45 PM
My personal favorite time of year when our Unified Coyote team takes the court! GO Coyotes and best of luck on your season Coach Madden and players!
Thank you to Mrs K.Ketch and Mrs. Martell for all the time and efforts you put into our students. We appreciate you both!!!!
REVISED Athletics of the Week - sorry for the brain not working.... welcome to Monday!
Annnnnnnnndddddd the final scores of a yet again every busy Saturday of sports - OTO Hockey on the road to Messo, playing at Colby College - OTO with the 8-0 win and skating to a 2nd place heal point standing at the moment....
The girls and boys Indoor track teams finished up their regular season today at the UMaine’s New Balance Field House with a 3rd place finish for the girls and a 2nd place finish for the boys. PVC Large School Championship Meet next Saturday evening back at U. Maine
OT Boys Basketball home at Mackenzie Gym for Senior Night games - Varsity with a 58-78 loss to number 1 Caribou - JV with the second loss of the season 53-55 - Thank you to all the Boys Bball and OT Cheer seniors and families for the years of service!
PVC championship wrestling results.....
Sam Charles 113lbs 2nd place
Xander Doty 220 lbs 4th place
Kloee Moore 1 -2 for the day
Gio Green 0-2 for the day
And our Howland teammate and friend Joe Tuulima 285 lbs took 1st place!
Coyotes and Black Bears in the pool at Husson v. Bangor - Boys with a 94-50 loss - OTO Girls 70 - 110 - onto Regional and State Swim meets!
Plenty of action across the state for the Coyotes today! Starting at home in Mackenzie gym for Senior Day games v. Caribou - Lady Coyotes with a big win 52-42, still in 4th for heals - JV with a 51-37 win... Thank you to our Senior athletes and families for the years of service!
JV Girls Game at Brewer has been canceled for tonight, no makeup date has been scheduled
The Project Grad Parent meeting scheduled for Sunday, 2/2 has been rescheduled to Sunday, 2/9.
OT/OTO swim in action tonight v. Belfast - this was a busy meet for the swimmers.This meet meant to be a fundraiser for “splash out cancer” and was also the Senior meet for our senior swimmers! OT 69-83 Belfast, OTO 95 - 75 Belfast , Congratulations and best of luck to the senior swimmers!
OTO Hockey on the road to Houlton tonight - Team came away with a good and much needed 4-2 win - Hockey back in action on Saturday, at Messo 7 PM
Athletic 1/27 week
Another strong performance by the girls and boys Indoor track teams today at UMaine. The girls finished 2nd in their 11 team meet, while the boys also ended up 2nd in their 9 team meet. The teams are back in action next Saturday afternoon in their final regular season meet!
Girls Varsity Basketball 🏀 with a big win over Houlton today... Lady Yotes showed up and had nothing but victory on the mind! Coyotes with the 52-36 win and moved to 4th in heals! Senior games next Saturday v. Caribou...
Boys Basketball with the first games of the day at Mackenzie Gym - Hosting Houlton - Boys made a game of it, but Houlton outlasted the Coyotes 65-58.... JV again winning and continuing the winning season 61-56... Back in action on Saturday v. Caribou
Congratulations to the OTHS Cheer team on qualifying for states with a 5th place finish at Class B North Competition today... States are on Feb. 8th at Augusta Civic Center!
Activities across the state today for the Coyotes! Wrestling results in from Belfast - Wrestling duels - Sam charles 3-1 - Gio Green 4-0- Kloee Moore 2-2 - Next Saturday at MDI for PVC tournament and then onto Regionals!
Great swim for the teams tonight v. The Broncos of H.A. - OT Boys 83-60 - OTO Girls 112-54 - Splash Out cancer meet on Tuesday, this is also our Senior Swim Meet -
Come support your OT Swimmers!
Due to predicted weather - the JV OTO hockey game for tomorrow is canceled - Varsity will still play at 6 PM - makeup for JV has not been scheduled yet.
Tomorrow, Friday 1/24 - the JV Girls basketball game is canceled due to lack of healthy BCS players.... no makeup game at this moment....
We're seeking OTHS alumni updates for our next issues of Community Connections! Our alumni are doing awesome things all around the world and we want to share, celebrate, and inspire our current students! To share an update please email Amy.McFalls@rsu34.org ('05 OTHS).
Lady Coyotes on the road to Hermon tonight for a big game - Again the girls played really well but could not outlast the Hawks - Varsity fell 44-50, JV with a good win for the Coyotes 39-30 - back in action on Saturday...
Athletics - 1/20/20 Week
OTO hockey showed up to play today.... Much needed win on the ice v. a tough Greely team - Black Bears pull away with a 4-2 win and move into the 1st place spot in heals!
4 game Bball day on this holiday for the Coyotes! Traveling to WA for the day, both JV teams come away with commanding wins, Varsity Girls with a 60-37 win, Varsity Boys with a 68-57loss to the Raiders - Girls in action Tuesday, boys not till Saturday!
Wildcats came with a plan and skated away with a win... OTO fell to P.I. 4-2.... Kids have another tough one coming on Monday as Greely skates into town - game at 4 PM
OT Cheer finishing 5th at the PVC Comp in P.I. today - They performed a fun and confident routine and are excited about regionals this coming weekend
Another couple of good wins for the Yotes! Boys basketball showing up to play, JV continuing the dominance on the court with a 71-48 win, Varsity with a good win as well v. Wildcats 62-53.... Boys in action at WA on Monday
Big win for the Lady Yotes today! Hosting the Wildcats of P.I. - Ladies played strong to a 56-40 victory - JV heals strong with a 44-40 victory as well - ladies play again on the road to WA on Monday....
Girls and Boys Indoor track teams in action tonight in a regular season meet at U. Maine, girls finished 4th and the boys ended up in 3rd. The teams are back at it next Saturday morning back at U. Maine.
OTO JV Hockey in action v. Cony HS - Black Bears went on a 9 goal run to outlast Cony to a 9-2 win! Solid effort by the team overall!
OT/OTO Swim in action tonight at the OT Community Pool hosting ELL Eagles - OT Men’s Swim 50 - 86/ OTO Girls Swim 72 - 96... Swim on the road to Husson to face H.A. On Friday
Juniors and Seniors - Looking for a great opportunity to grab some local history and experience the great city of Boston! Informational Meeting on Jan. 21st at 8 AM in Mr. May’s Room
All after school activities are canceled for OTHS! Please drive safe...
Today’s Girls Basketball game at Hermon is canceled- rescheduled for Jan. 22nd 5:30/7 PM - Bus 4 PM
OTHS showcase was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who helped out and came to support these awesome athletes!
OTO on the road to Brewer, back and forth game until OTO sat down and played - Varsity pulling away with a 6-3 win - JV ends with a 2-2 tie - P.I. coming this weekend to the Alfond!
OT Wrestling on the road at MA... Wrestling at Lincoln, S. Charles 4-0, G. Green 2-2, K. Moore 2-2, next match is Saturday in Howland!
The OTHS Project Grad Calendar Supper scheduled for Sunday, January 19th has been postponed due to projected weather. A re-scheduled date will be discussed at our next meeting
Lady Coyotes in the road to MDI - JV with a good win on the road 47-22, Varsity with a much needed win 54 - 42, staying in 5th for heals - Hermon on Thursday for the girls!
Jared Spencer is the first OTHS football player to have earned a $1000 scholarship from the Coach Ken Libbey Memorial Scholarship Program. This award has been in place for 5 years now and is open for application to players who attend the Northern Maine Football Academy in June. Applications are reviewed by a small committee, and the students who win these awards must complete a semester of post secondary schooling, earn a GPA of at least 2.0, and be enrolled in the second semester as well, before receiving their scholarship check. To date, this Scholarship has awarded $15,000, with an additional $2000 to, potentially be awarded this year. Congratulations Jared and thank you to the Libbey family!
OT JV boys in action v. The Rams of Bangor - boys continue to showcase tough play and talent as they handed the Rams a 61-33 loss... Men are in action on Wednesday at MDI next...
Attention Parents/Guardians of Seniors! The deadline for Senior Ads for the yearbook is 2/13/20 - if you have any questions please email Christina.turner@rsu34.org
OT Cheer competing at the Big East Competition hosted at Hermon HS - OT finished 5th out of 12 teams at the event. Next up is the OT Cheer Showcase at LMS on Wednesday!
OT Basketball in action at Waterville today - All four teams in action - Girls Var. lost 53-31, Girls JV lost 25-19 - different story on the Boys side - Boys Var. won 60-37 and Boys JV come away with a 51-46 - Next games are next week for both teams!
Strong day for the Girls and Boys Indoor track teams today at U. Maine. The girls team with a 1st place finish ahead of 6 other schools, while the boys team finished 2nd out of 8 other teams. Next up is a meet next Friday evening!
OT Wrestling duels at FA today, Sam Charles 6-0, Gio Green 4-2, Kloee Moore 2-4 - next week will be Wed. 15th at MA
Only sport in action tonight was hosted in the warmest place - the pool! OT Boys and OTO swim in action v. JB tonight - OTO Girls 113 - 54/ OT Boys 90 - 57 - OT/OTO teams showed up to play this week! Looking to continue the success into the weekend!
OTO hockey playing Bapst tonight at home, Black Bears pulled a quality win out and out played the Crusaders to a 8-1 win - Black Bears next game is on the road to Brewer on Wednesday...
OT Boys Basketball on the road in Hawk country - Varsity battling hard and losing a close one 44-41, JV back on the win streak with a 58-32 win - Boys on the road to Waterville on Saturday...
Wrestling duels at Ellsworth tonight, Sam 5-0, Gio 2-3, Kloee 3-2, and Tyler 0-2 with second match injury which took him out for the rest of the night. Wrestlers are at Foxcroft on Saturday for a big meet!
Again, a couple of nice wins tonight for the Coyotes v. Crusaders - Lady Coyotes in action with the varsity winning 42-31 and the JV pulling away a 50-31 victory - on the road to a tough Waterville team on Saturday!
OT Boys playing the Crusaders tonight at home - Coyotes with a couple of good wins! Varsity 52-48 and JV 52-26 - next games are on the road this weekend
Exploring the Heart - Anat/Phys students work to understand the heart and the components that combine to make the heart strong ❤️ - thanks Mrs. Stevens for the experience!
Congratulations to Elle McPhee for a very successful weekend in representing OTHS at the 2020 Maine All-State Music Festival, selected to perform in the Jazz All-State Jazz Band on Baritone Sax.
The Maine All-State Jazz Band is made up of other Maine music students from all over the State.
A couple of JV sports in action tonight - Lady Coyotes beating the BCS Patriots in basketball - OTO hockey in action to close the night v. Brewer - 2-1 win for the black bears
Athletics - Jan. 6th Week
The Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams both finished 4th Saturday in the PVC-EMITL Relay Meet at U. Maine. Next meet for both teams is next Saturday morning back at U Maine.
Tonight OTHS inducted the 8th class of coaches and athletes into the OTHS Athletic Hall of Fame - welcome Kendra Hayward (‘13), Zach Gasaway (‘97), Richard Burgess (‘84), Adam St. John (‘81), Gene Fadrigan (‘63), and Jaret Lizzotte (‘97) - Congratulations
OTO Hockey working some big wins tonight v. Gardiner - Varsity played a tough and fast pace game earning a 6-1 win and moving them into 1st place in heals.... JV with a great game coming back to tie it up 2-2... JV with on Monday and Varsity on the ice Thursday v. JB
OT girls Bball in action v. ELL - final game of the Bball filled weekend.... Girls came to play today v. The Eagles - Varsity won 49-18 moving them to 6th in heals - JV won 47-19 v. ELL - back in action on Wednesday...
OT Wrestling in action at Calais HS - Coyotes finishing with S. Charles 1-1 finishing 2nd, G. Green 3-1 finishing 3rd, T. Nash 1-2 finish, K. Moore 0-2 finishCongrats to Tyler Nash with his first career pin for the win!
OT Cheer in action for the first comp of the season in Ellsworth.... MCCA comp. hosted 13 teams with the Coyotes finishing in the top 5 - Great opening comp for a young talented team!
Scores coming in from a very busy day of sports - Boys basketball playing tough competition with the Ellsworth Eagles in town - Varsity losing 55-67 - moving them to 4-4 on the season - JV with the first loss of the season, a tough one at the buzzer - 57-58
Opening matches for a very busy athletic weekend for the Coyotes- Swim at MDI - first loss of the season for swim - Girls MDI 135 OTO 48, Boys MDI 133 OT 32 -
JV OTO Hockey at CH also played, a well played game resulted in a 3-2 loss for the team, next up is Gardiner today.
The Yotes hosted the Ponies tonight, makeup game from Tuesday - boys played tough and out lasted the Ponies 69-64 in a tightly played game. JV continued the unbeaten streak with a 64-55 - boys play first on Saturday v. ELL 11/12:30 PM
OTO Hockey with a huge win tonight to start the year off right! OTO 4-2 C.H. - this moves the team to 3-2-1 on the season and in second place for heal points!
Lady Coyotes in action v. FA today - Coyotes came to play - JV with a big win 55-30 and Varsity shutting down the Ponies 55-25 - Girls are the later games on Saturday v. ELL - 2/3:30 PM
Boys Basketball v. F.A. for tomorrow is cancelled and rescheduled for Thursday, 1/2 at 5:30/7 PM...
Last events of the Decade!
Two tough games for the Coyotes in the county v. The Shiretowners - Girls Varsity lost 59-48, Boys Varsity lost 53-43 - Coyotes host FA on Monday and Tuesday 1/2:30 PM
JV OTO Hockey in action v. The RiverHawks - OTO with a great win 5-3 - next game on the road to CH
Girls and Boys Indoor Track in action today in a nine team meet at U. Maine. The girls team recorded a strong 2nd place finish behind Brewer, while the boys team finished 3rd behind Brewer and Hermon. The teams are back on the track next week in a Relay Meet at U. Maine.
OTO home today v. The RiverHawks - teams played tough and skated well - Black Bears worked a 8-2 victory.... On the road next year to Camden - 7 PM
Basketball games canceled today in Houlton because of weather - due to lack of officials, we will play varsity only on Saturday, December 28th - GV 6 PM/ BV 7:30 PM - bus 3:15 PM
Tomorrow’s wrestling meet in Howland has been canceled due to forecasted conditions, this meet will not be made up.
Happy Holidays from your Coyote Family!
Athletics Christmas Week
Results from Saturday’s wrestling meet in Caribou - S. Charles went 2-1, second place, G. Green went 3-2, 4th, X. Doty went 2-2, 4th and K. Moore was 0-2. Next meet is Friday, 12/27 at Howland!
The Girls & Boys Indoor Track finished off a very successful week for OT athletics - Track season got off to a strong start today as both teams finished 2nd in their season opening eight team meet at the University of Maine!
Boys basketball in action tonight v. Waterville Purple Panthers - the boys came to play and showed it with a 65-46 win over Waterville - the JV team continues the unbeaten record with a commanding 72-34 win - Next up is Houlton on the road Friday 12/27
OTO hockey with the first win on a tough scheduled season tonight v. Brewer - Boys came to play getting a 4-1 win... JV with an impressive 6-1 win.... Next game is home v. WW on 12/28...
Coyotes and Black Bears in the pool again tonight v. F.A. - both teams victorious tonight - OTO Girls 123 - F.A. 31/ OT Boys 83 - F.A. 38 - Kids have a bit of a break till next year @ MDI
OT Girls in action tonight v. another top team in the Big East Waterville - awesome game to watch and Mackenzie Gym was electric - Waterville squeaks a win in the last seconds, 44-42, JV played a tough game but also went away with a loss 44-41, Next up is F.A. on Monday
Great win by the OTO JV Hockey team last night v. H.A. - Great 2-1 win on the ice... next game on Saturday 21st v. Brewer HS....
Help Wanted!
This year OTHS is participating in Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation contest on December 20th . We are looking for 3-4 people to help judge, tabulate, and prompt students. The contest will begin around 8:45, and will likely run through the afternoon.
If you are interested, please email Heather Webb at heather.webb@rsu34.org for more information. Contest details and videos are available: https://www.poetryoutloud.org/
OTO Hockey on the road to H.A. tonight - H.A. is ranked Second is heals - Black Bears with a late goal to tie the Broncos 2-2.... this moves the black bears to 0-2-1 on the season....
Old Town boys in action tonight against number 2 Hermon - Old Town kept it close until the end - 56-45 loss - Coyotes are ranked 11 in heals..... JV again pulling an impressive win 47-33 and continues to play an undefeated season!
Project Grad Calendar Raffle winners - come to the main office at OTHS to collect your winnings!
Great game and great tournament atmosphere, both teams played tough, but the Lady Coyotes fell to the Hermon Hawks 62-53.... moves the girls to 5th heals - JV played a tough game and came out victorious 37-27.... next up is Waterville on Friday night!
JV OTO hockey game is canceled due to weather. Currently a makeup date is not set.
OTO Hockey hosted Bangor Rams tonight for the home opener - Bangor out lasted the Black Bears 5-3, moves the team to 0-2 on the season, HA on the road on Wednesday!
Updated Events - Week of 12/16
Athletics Week of 12/15
Swim at the Ram Invitational for the first meet of the year - OT Boys finished 4th, the OTO Girls Swim finished 4th - Coyotes home on Friday v Brunswick...
Great first swim for the OT Boys Swim and OTO Girls teams tonight v. Brunswick- Boys won 99-39 and girls won with a 115-48 score. Next meet is Fri 20th v. FA
OTO Hockey on the road to Portland to take on one of its many Class A opponents Portland HS - Black Bears played a great game, but fell 4-3 to Portland. OTO has it home opener on Monday against another Class opponent, Bangor HS, 4 PM at the Alfond...
OT Varsity Boys basketball improved to 2-1 on the season tonight v. Orono - Varsity won 40-32, using impressive defense to win - JV continued it dominance with a 55-40 3-0 on the season, next games Wednesday 5:30/7 PM v. Hermon
OT Wrestling away at the MDI Duels - S. Charles went 4-1, G. Green went 4-1, X. Doty went 3-2, K. Moore went 3-2, T. Nash went 2-3 - next meet is Wednesday at Bucksport HS 5 PM
OT Girls basketball in action v. The Red Riots - Good home opener for the Lady Coyotes - Varsity with a 41-29 win - JV with a 31-27 win over the Riots - Coyotes are home on Tuesday v. Hermon 5:30/7 PM
Reminder! Gates are charged tomorrow and for the rest of the season! Prices are attached.
Big wins for the boys basketball on the road tonight to the land of the Ponies.... Varsity with a 74-52 win... JV with a dominate win 93-35 - boys home opener v. Orono on Sat.
Due to a schedule conflict at FA - the boys basketball game will now be played JV 6 PM/ Varsity 8 PM - bus will be at 4 PM
OT Wrestling duels against Lincoln, Caribou and Guilford - X. Doty 3-0, S. Charles 3-0, G. Green 1-2, K Moore 0-3, T. Nash 0-3 on the night... All hard fought matches - Teams off to MDI on Saturday....
The OT cheer team volunteered at the Lewis Libby school Christmas family fun night! They even got a special surprise from Santa and Mrs Claus!
JV Basketball in action v. Schenck High School tonight... Girls and Boys with two dominate wins tonight and some very impressive play for both programs - Boys in action tomorrow at F.A. - both teams in action on Saturday...
Lady Coyotes on the road to the land of the Ponies! Varsity girls with the 67-26 win over F.A. - JV with a dominant win 53-37 - next up are the Red Riots on Saturday!
Due to road conditions in the AM - Boys basketball practice has been postponed, more information to come regarding afternoon practice...
Due to weather and road conditions predicted in the am - OTO Hockey practice is canceled for the AM
OTHS Events - 12/9 Week!
Wrestling results from Sat. -
Old town team had 16 matches 7 wins and 9 losses, X. Doty took 4th place, S. Charles took 2nd place, K. Moore finished 3-2, G. Green finished 1-2, T. Nash finished 0-2, next match is 12/11 at MA 6 PM
Coyotes on the road to the county for the first game of the year - Boys JV with the 71-36 win, Varsity 63-59 Loss - Girls JV with 45-30 win, Varsity 48-41 win.... teams on the road to F.A. next
Great performance at the Collins Center of the Performing Arts by the Old Town High School Symphonic Band
Join OTHS JROTC at Five Guys, in Bangor, on Dec.11, 5-9PM. All funds raised will go to support the building of a memorial in honor of Master Sergeant Gary Gordon and those who sacrificed their lives in Mogadishu, Somalia. Five Guys will donate 15% of the profits during that time to our fundraiser.
RSU 34:: NO SCHOOL IN RSU#34 SCHOOLS TUESDAY DECEMBER 3, 2019 - Be safe!
OThS Theater Presents - A Holiday Homicide - ticket sales have been extended to Thursday 12/5 -
OTO Morning practice and afternoon video session for Tuesday, December 2 has been canceled due to weather....
Athletics - Week of 12/2
We need help with the Calendar Supper that is taking place on January 19th from 5-7 pm. We need Senior families to sponsor a table for either the month of February, June, or October. Please message Dottie Ehman on Facebook if you are interested!
Project Grad Dec. Calendar Raffle winners for the first week:
Dec 1- Crisanne Blackie
Dec 2- Lori Chadbourne
Dec 3- Delia Bouchard
Dec 4- Christy McClure
Dec 5- Cathy Thompson
Dec 6- Carrie Sheehan
Dec 7- Paul Ouellette
Prizes can be picked up at OTHS office. Congratulations!!
Admission and schedule for Coyote Classic
Schedule for the 1st Annual Coyote Classic
Happy Thanksgiving from our Coyote Family to yours!
Any Project Grad calendar raffle slips and money not turned in before break can be dropped off at Old Town Archery on Main street in Old Town:Friday & Saturday from 9 to 4 Sunday from 11 to 4 Please get them turn in before Monday.
Athletics - 11/25 Week
Saturday started our competitive Winter season with two "first" time competitions. First time teams played at Piscataquis Ice Arena with OTO hockey (2-0-1 on the day) and the first time in a long time that OTHS was on wrestling mats, representing the school with pride!
From the frozen water at 5 AM with OTO Hockey, to the first practice in the water for OTO Swim at 8 PM - to the echos of basketballs in Mackenzie Gym all afternoon - winter sports is on its way at OTHS!
Due to AM conditions, OTO Hockey AM practices are canceled, tryouts will resume on Wednesday.
Due to weather and possible dangerous travel conditions, after school student activities have been canceled
And it begins.... 2019-2020 Season starts on the frozen water at 5 AM, ends in the water at night!
This just in! An exclusive release of this years limited edition OT and Coyote hats. Custom made, great quality and material, sized s/m (6 7/8 - 7 3/8) or L/XL (7 3/8 - 8) - $35 dollar sale and money goes to the Athletic Fund! Come pick them up or order then through Mr. B!
Monday - November 18th Tryout/Practice Schedule for OTHS athletics
Welcome the 2019 Induction Class of OTHS National Honor Society! Job well done ladies and gentlemen and congratulations.
Seven of our OTHS students participated in the water confidence training with UMaine Army ROTC on Thursday. They represented OTHS well and learned important tactics and training for future events.
They are famous to us during the day, now famous to others! Go Freshman Earth Science! https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Freshman-at-local-high-school--564886032.html
All after school activities are canceled for RSU34/OTHS - this includes the parent/participant sports meeting - information will be communicated via social media and our website regarding winter sports.
OTHS Theater Presents! A Holiday Homicide
When: December 7th 1:00PM & 6:00pm
Price: $12.00 Adult, $6.00 Student, $20.00 Couple - Dinner and a Show: Three courses will be served throughout the show. Join Mr. and Mrs. Bookins for their Ugly Holiday Sweater Party at their lovely Maine Inn (OTHS café)
The OTHS Band will be holding it's Annual Holiday Flower Fundraiser this week. If you would like to place an order, please contact your favorite band member for order information. Details are on the attached order form picture. You can also email jeff.priest@rsu34.org
Athletics - Week of 11/11!
AP Students - The deadline for registering is this Thursday by 3 PM. Students must do the online portion as well as turn in the order form to the guidance office with the $40 deposit per exam. If you have questions - please see Mrs. A. Ketch. Late orders will cost an additional $50.
Just a reminder...
We are using PTCFast.com again for signups for Parent-Teacher Conferences on 11/14/19 Conferences will be available from 3:30PM to 8:00PM. To sign up, go to: https://ptcfast.com/schools/Old_Town_High_School If you need assistance, please contact us at 827-3910 x2306.
Presenting the 2019 MPA Class B North Boys Soccer Sportsmanship winners - voted on by other teams and coaches - these boys should be proud as they represented OT with pride on and off the field
Visit the project grad table at the Elks craft fair this Saturday - enter a chance to win a custom designed Old Town fire-pit ring or raffle frame. Senior parents watch for your calendar raffle tickets in the mail and next meeting is December 1st at 4pm at the Elks downstairs.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 - OT will host its Winter Sports Informational Night - General session will begin at 6 PM in the Mackenzie Gym (this is ONLY for 1st year/1st time OT athletes) - 6:45 PM starts the individual team meetings for winter sports - RM posted in the lobby.
Positive post Wednesday- AP US History students conducting a "fishbowl" Socratic Discussion over the prompt, "Were the Founding Fathers Democratic Reformers?"
We are using PTCFast.com again for signups for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Nov 14, 2019 Conferences will be available from 3:30PM to 8:00PM. To sign up, go to:
https://ptcfast.com/schools/Old_Town_High_School
If you need assistance, please contact us at 827-3910 x2306.
Pretty cool things happening with Freshman Earth Science Hydrosystems, follow their page for the most up to date info....
Athletics - Nov. 4th Week
Open Gym Schedule for Monday is as follows - Girls 3:30-4:30, Boys 4:30-5:30 - come ready to play - future schedule will be published with athletic events update.
Great group of Men and proud they get to represent OTHS! OT XC Boys team earned 2019 Northern Maine Good Sportsmanship Award.
Score does not reflect the effort put in to face a tough MCI Football team... 34-6 loss ends the Coyote run for the season, team finishes 5-4 on the season. Great work gentleman, thank you coaches and seniors for the leadership and effort.
JMG would like to thank everyone that came out to support the JMG/NHS/GSA/Civil Rights Haunted High! We raised about $200 from our collections at the door and then added another $100 after a generous donation from Mahan’s Redemption, bringing us to $300 that will go towards maintaining our Memorial Garden. This would not have been possible without the unbelievable support that we received from Old Town students, staff, and our amazing community! Thank you all for your continuous support of JMG!
The November 2 SAT has been rescheduled to November 16. If you are unable to make this date, please see Mrs. Ketch on Monday.
**Please Share to help us spread the information**
OT Football tonight @ MCI at 7 PM is still being played - Please come out and support you Coyotes!
Due to school being canceled, tonight’s Halloween dance has been canceled.
Due to power outages and road closures, RSU 34 is closed today, Nov. 1st, 2019
RSU 34 has a 2hr delay due to no power.
Athletics Take 2 - Oct 28th
JV Football in action at Orono tonight.... if you missed it, you missed a nail biter as it went into quadruple overtime win for the Coyotes- 50-44 - this concludes the JV season, ending the year 5-1.... onto prep for MCI on Friday at 7 PM @ MCI
Representing Coyote leadership at the 2019 PVC Leadership Summit meeting today! These kids worked to establish leadership goals to bring back to Coyote Nation!
Here is the link for this week’s Earth Science episode! The 9th graders are getting their hands dirty in science class modeling the hydrology of the bus loop. Check out Episode 4 of the Earth Systems Science podcast. https://youtu.be/
OTXC at the Nothern Maine Regional today in Belfast. The boys team, led by P. Alyokhin's 21st place finish, placed 7th and qualified for next week's State Meet. The girls, A. Roach finished 17th and I. Trefts finished 18th, qualifying as individuals for the State Meet next week.
JMG will be partnering with NHS, GSA, and the Civil Rights team to put on a “Haunted High” Halloween night! Key Club will be hosting a trunk or treat from 5:30-7:30 and the Haunted High will immediately follow. Gather your friends and come check out this Spooky Festival!
OTHS maintains an alumni database; it's a great way to help connect our current students with alums, also help provide info when our alumni classes are planning reunions! If you're interested in being added to the database, please click here: tinyurl.com/yy28872p
OT JMG Career Association Officers did an amazing job representing OTHS at the Leadership Education Conference! Students worked collaboratively to pitch their business idea, learn about the marketing and management that goes into running a business, and compete in a STEAM Comp.
Today’s JV Soccer games @ Hermon have been canceled - They will be made up on Friday, Oct. 25th - BJV 3 PM - GJV 4:30 PM
Coyotes in action all around Maine today... Girls FH hosting a preliminary game v. Gardiner - Girls fought hard to a 2-1 loss - Girls soccer in action at an Undefeated Hermon team, Girls lost 7-0 - Boys soccer working hard to earn a 1-0 win, but missing playoffs by 1 spot...
JV Football picking up a game in Skowhegan tonight on the road - Coyotes played strong v tough completion - OT lost 38-12 - kids played strong and did not quit!
UPDATE ON FIELD HOCKEY PRELIM GAME - OTHS FH will play at 3 PM tomorrow, October 22 v. Gardiner - this has been done because of weather and field availability to host this game.
Science Weekly Review - Hear from students about their work in this week’s episode of the ESS podcast. Mr. Lindsey and Mr. Akiha talked with Natalie and Jordan about the jobs they have started doing as a part of the larger hydrology project. http://bit.ly/OTHSESS2
Athletics - Oct. 21st
OTXC at the PVC Large School Championship Meet today at Searsport HS The boys team finished 5th, and were led by Philip Alyokhin in 18th and Nick Letourneau in 20th, while the girls team was unable to field a full team, but were led individually by Annie Roach in 16th place.
JV Soccer in action at Victory Field today - JV Boys won 6-0 v Brewer, Girls tied 1-1 on a late game goal by Brewer.... both teams have had great seasons this year!
OT Football on the road to Belfast, Coyotes with a commanding win v. the Lions 34-8... Coyotes finish the season 5-3 (with the win next week) and will wait to see who and where they will play next for post season play...
Boys soccer hosted at UMaine v. JB... Varsity lost 2-1 and JV won 2-1 - JV boys play tomorrow at 11 AM, followed by the JV Girls!
OTFH JV game v. Brewer is cancelled due to field conditions, this game will not be made up.
NEW NEW NEW Update:
Varsity and JV Boys Soccer @ JB - Friday, October 18th at 4 PM
JV Boys and Girls Games v. Brewer have been moved to Saturday, October 19th - BJV 11 AM - GJV 12:30 AM
Sorry for the confusion, we have to get Varsity games in before the MPA cut off date!
Athletic Events today are canceled due to weather.
JV Field Hockey v. Brewer is rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 17th 4 PM - pending field conditions
Varsity/JV Soccer @ JB is canceled - waiting on makeup date and time.
Girls Soccer at UMaine to take on the Crusaders... Varsity lost 7-1, JV pulled a great win off 1-0.... Next games are JV home Friday, Varsity on Tuesday at Hermon...
OTFH in action tonight for this seasons Senior Night Game.... Dexter outlasted the Coyotes 1-0... JV played the lights out (literally) to a 3-1 victory... Thank you to all the senior players and families for the years of dedication to the program.
Great to be able to partner with our local communities and businesses to support OT athletics. Thank you Darlings Ford and SB/BB teams for earning $4490.00 in funds for your teams!
JMG students had a great opportunity to learn about the world wide operations that are taking place right here in OT! In the past year, ND has put about 50 million dollars into reviving the mill and have been successful in bringing 131 jobs back to our town. This tour hopefully sparked some appreciation and interest in what was once the backbone of Old Town’s economy!
OT JV Football wrapped up an 11hr OT sports event at Victory Field today - Good to have the JV team home for the first game at Victory Field this season - JV won 46-0 and earned the donut reward! Great work gents!
Boys soccer with a great, hard fought game today v. P.I. - OT with intensity & drive coming from behind to a 2-2 tie - JV’s played a complete game to a 0-1 - hard fought as well... Thank you to all the senior players and families for the years of dedication to the program... great way to finish!
OTFH in action across the river and through the woods to Orono we went... Varsity with a strong 4-0 win - Continuing the strong play... JV with a big 3-1 win.... Next week is Senior week games, come support your lady coyotes!
OT Girls soccer in action v. a tough Presque Isle team for Senior Monday... girls fell 2-0... JV ties the game 1-1 in a well played game... thank you to all the senior members and families for the time and love given to the program.
Athletics for Oct. 14th week
Freshman Science Info - Want to see what 9th grade Earth Systems Science is up to? Check out Mr. Lindsey and Mr. Akiha's most recent podcast. Now with video! https://youtu.be/YXCNwxZthGo
Varsity Girls and Boys Soccer in action down in Belfast... Girls lost a tough game in double overtime 2-1.... Boys with a much needed 4-2 win... Senior games on Monday v. P.I.
OTXC at the Red Riot Challenge XC Invitational in Orono today. The boys team, led indvidually by a sixth place finish from Philip Alyokhin, finished as meet runners up, while the girls team were led indvidually by Izabelle Trefts sixth place finish.
Proud of these boys today as they faced tough competition and conditions at Natanis G.C. - Dylan Street finished 13th, Aiden Rand 20th, Bryce Richards 21st, and Tanner Evans 24th - Great Experience for the team!
OT Football on the road to Oceanside. The team played strong and played a tough game - Lost 22-18 - team works on the road next week against a tough Belfast team.
OT Field Hockey in action again today v. Lawrence HS... Varsity lost a tight game 2-1, moving them to 3rd in heals going into post season. JV with a strong 11v11 win 3-1...
Field Hockey at Dexter today.... Varsity with a 1-0 win, JV played a great game to a 2-0 win... OTFH faces Lawrence tomorrow at 2 PM, 11v11 JV to follow.
OTHS Key Club attended The Yellow Tulip Project ceremony at the Bangor Y. They will be planting a yellow tulip garden at OTHS to create hope and to support mental health awareness #smashthestigma
Due to the predicted weather and field conditions, Saturday Soccer games have been moved to be Varsity only - Girls at 3 PM, Boys at 5 PM - Bus at Noon!
There will be two college tours this month for Juniors & Seniors. We will tour the U. of Maine at Presque Isle on Thursday, Oct.17th and M.M. Academy on Tuesday, Oct. 29th. Lunch will be provided on both tours. Please pick up a permission slip from Ms. Dow in Room 103.
Due to Weather - the Lawrence FH Game scheduled for Saturday is rescheduled for Varsity and JV FH played Oct. 11 at 2 PM, JV after.
Tough game tonight for the boy's soccer game, but they fought and continued to improve play. Boys varsity lost 3-1 to MDI, JV soccer fell 3-0 to MDI - teams continue onto Belfast on Saturday.
Today OTHS had an amazing opportunity to host the Maine Supreme as they sat for 3 court hearings. We had the pleasure of Zachary Brandmeir, class of 1999 to moderate the cases to our student body. Thank you to Senator James Dill for coordinating this opportunity, Thank you to Chief Justice Saufley for the learning opportunity.
..... “soooo this happened tonight” - quoted by the OT Varsity Girls Soccer team - OT JV played a strong game working out a 0-0 outcome. Next up is Belfast on Saturday!
Upcoming Dates:
10/9 - Maine Supreme Court Visits OTHS
10/16 - PSATs for all students in grades 9 - 11
11/1 - End of 1st Quarter
11/8 - Picture Retakes
Mr. Gordon sent out an email today re:the Court Visit, PSATs and a few other items click https://tinyurl.com/yxdvo5az to view.
OT FH game v. Lawrence has been canceled due to field conditions. Game has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12 at 10 AM
JV Football today canceled due to impending weather.
Athletics for the week of Oct. 7
OTHS JROTC hosting the 15th Annual Drill team competition at OTHS on Saturday. This year the Competition was dedicated to Master Sergeant Gary Gordon of Lincoln, ME - OTHS was Honored to host and Honor our local fallen hero.
Want to catch up on the happenings in 9th grade Earth Systems Science? Check out Mr. Akiha and Mr. Lindsey’s most recent podcast! http://bit.ly/OTHSESS
The OT Golf team traveled to Natanis today to represent our School at states. The boys played strong against some outstanding programs, finished 5th in the state out of 12 class B teams. Gentlemen should be proud. Onto individual state competition next Saturday.
OT FH over at F.A. today for a tough leading team. Girls played tough but ended up breaking a 7 game streak of no goals against. F.A. on top 2-1 - JV worked hard and earned a 1-1 tie. Keep working hard ladies!
OT XC competed today at the 18th Festival of Champions Invitational in Belfast against over 70 schools from all over Maine, as well as Rhode Island, Vermont and Canada.
Leading the way for the boys team was sophomore Philip Alyokhin, while the top finisher for the girls team was freshman Annie Roach.
OT Girls and Boys Soccer up in the county for the day. Varsity Girls and Boys lost matches - Girls 6-0, Boys 2-1 - JV Girls lost 6-1, JV Boys lost 4-1 - Wildcats played strong and as always are gracious host - love our county trips!
OT Football with the W at Nokomis HS tonight, played at Lawrence HS.... coyotes continued the win streak with a 35-6 win over the Warriors. Next game on the road to Oceanside... JV home Monday v Winslow 4 PM
JV Soccer at Central - both the boys and girls teams are coming home with victories - Boys with a 4-2 win, Girls with a 4-0 win... way to go Coyotes!
OT FH off to Mt. View tonight... Coyotes out lasted the Mustangs 4-0 - moves the Coyotes to 7-2 and 5th in heals
JV pulled off an awesome 4-0 win as well!
Girls Soccer in action tonight v. JB - Varsity fell 1-4 and moves to 1-5-2 on the season. JV tied in a shortened game 0-0 - on the road to the county this weekend, with a stop for JV at Central tomorrow...
Hey if you see these gents around, say thank you for the work they do to make sure our schools is safe and clean. Yesterday was National High School Custodial Appreciation Day. Mrs. Shorey made her famous Apple Crisp to share with our OTHS Custodial staff...
Caribou Soccer in town to play our Varsity Soccer Program. Lady Coyotes lost 0-4 to the Vikings - Boys Soccer lost 0-1 to the Vikings - quick turnarounds for the girls tomorrow and then both programs off to the county v. PI...
Tough conditions, a lot of holes played, and great attitudes landed the OT Golf team in second today with a combined 358 score - this qualifies the Coyotes to states as a team - B. Richards, T. Evans, A. Rand shot 90, and D. Street with an 88 to qualify as individuals at states.... Onto Saturday boys!
Upcoming Dates & Reminders
10/1 - FAFSA opens. Please contact the guidance office if you would like to work 1 on 1 with a financial aid specialist - no cost.
10/4- SAT registration Deadline & 1st yearbook deadline (senior info & baby pict)
10/15 - Senior Packet Due to Guidance
10/18 - 2nd yearbook deadline - senior picture due
Athletic Events Sept. 30th Week
Class of 2020 - Last day to register for the November 2nd SAT is Friday, October 5. If you need help please see your school counselor, Ms. Dow or Mrs. A.Ketch.
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat
OTXC hosting an outstanding XC event. Despite the wet conditions, the course ran well! Thank you to all the volunteers, senior parents & athletes for the years of service and dedication to the program. Boys finished 8th - Girls sidelined with injuries could not score as a team.
The outreach and influence OTHS has on our community and surrounding communities makes me smile everyday! Way to go OTHS Marching Band and JROTC on representing us proudly! https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Residents-at-Orono-Commons-enjoy-Homecoming-Parade--561455581.html
Great atmosphere, great supportive crowd, great game. The best way to start Riverfest weekend is with a win. Coyotes 40 - 34 Crusaders- moves the Coyotes to 2-2 on the season 3-2 with the win for Dirigo drop... Thank you to our Seniors and Families for the years of support.
Golf Match at JB is cancelled today due to afternoon weather predictions. Due to schedule and end of the season, this match will not be made up.
OTHS Golf hosting the final match of the season v. ELL today at Hidden Meadows - the gentlemen came to play shooting a 169 - 203 - On his senior match, D. Street with low medalist 39... Thank you to all the seniors and the time, energy, and dedication to growing this program!
OTHS learning about options for secondary education. With the support of MELMAC and our staff, kids enjoyed a day of post secondary schools and programs!
Great chance to stock up on Fall and Winter gear for the up and coming seasons! 15% off sale on our BSN website!
I guess you have to hit submit after you create a post, who knew! Girls Soccer was in action yesterday across & down the river to Orono. Each team could not snap the tie record going on with Orono as the Varsity girls came from behind to tie 3-3, JV Girls worked a 0-0 tie as well
Athletics Sept. 23rd - Due to Dirigo dropping the football schedule, this Friday's game v. J.B. will be the senior game for Football and Fall Cheer
2019 Homecoming Event Days! Join in the fun and bring the school spirit!
Cross Country at Central today, the boys team finished 2nd and were led individually by Nick Letourneau in 6th and Philip Alyokhin in 8th.
The girls team had strong individual performances from Izabelle Trefts in 3rd, Annie Roach in 4th and Sophia Nepton in 7th.
OT Football with a big win tonight at home v. MDI - 26-14 the boys played outstanding and showcased the talent this team has. Good motivation moving into Riverfest Game v. J.B. at 6 PM on 9/26/19
Coyote Athletics competing around the state. Boys Varsity losing 2-0 v. F.A. - JV winning 2-0 --- OTFH in action v. Hermon at home, Varsity working a 5-0 win, with JV coming home with a 3-0 win... both programs working toward the post season.
Athletics tonight - Girls Soccer list on the road at FA - Varsity 4-1 L, JV 1-0 loss — Golf improves to 8-0 tonight v. F.A. at home 179 - 228 and still undefeated on the season! D.Street and A. Rand ties for low medalist
Awesome Opportunity for our OTHS Students!
Sports Scores From Across the State - Boys Varsity Soccer with a big W 3-1 v. ELL, JV lost 3-0 — OTFH on the road to Stearns with a 3-0 W, JV lost 3-1 — Coyote Golf team continued the undefeated season with a 180-192 W over MDI, D.Street with the low medalist score 42!
JV Football picking up the big W on the island tonight.... OT 64-0 MDI.... let’s try to carry this momentum to Friday... great work boys!
Tonight the eagles flew into Victory and away with a win against the Varsity Girls Soccer team 7-1... moves the girls to 0-2-1 and still on the hunt for the first W - JV girls played a hard fought game coming away with a 2-1 win.... on the road to Pony land on Wednesday....
Athletics - Week of Sept. 16th
RSU34 and OTHS are looking for a few good men and women to help us out when needed, here is a great chance to get the training you need to join us as an educational substitute!
LifeTouch school day Picture Day! Wed. Sept. 18th - all students are required to be photographed, including seniors!
Boys soccer also playing out on the Island - Varsity losing 4-1 to MDI, JV also losing 5-2... Next games are home on Tuesday v. ELL
Girls soccer on the road to MDI - Varsity lost 7-0, JV fell 2-0.... Girls are home on Monday v. ELL
Tough one for the boys in green and white up in the county tonight - a 42-6 loss to Houlton, moving the coyotes to 0-2 on the season.... next up is MDI at Home on Sept. 20th 7 PM.
Cross Country at the Presque Isle Invitational in the first meet of the season, the boys team finished 5th and the girls didn't have enough girls run to get a team score, but individually Izabelle Trefts led the way for them with an 8th place finish.
OT Field Hockey in action tonight, Ladies came to play beating the Crusaders 3-0 and moving them to 3-2 on the season! JV won an exciting 7v7 game 8-0... Thank you everyone who donated to “Stick it” to Lung and Brain Cancer - this game raised $250+ for cancer research.
JV Soccer in action tonight v. Central - the two teams showed up to play and walked away with two great victories- Boys 5-0 win and the Girls 3-1 - good work by both teams.
No it’s not trash, it’s not some sort of new moth species, it’s OTHS Freshman Science courses doing experiments to measure transportation of water between plants and air... Pretty cool stuff going on at OTHS!
Athletic events tonight - Field Hockey improves to 2-2 on the road to Hermon - OT 4-0 Hermon, JV with a solid 2-0 win. OT Golf improves to 6-0 on the season and continues the perfect record vs JB 182-199, Low Medalist was T. Evans with a 42.
It was 18 years ago today the U.S. was changed forever. Unfortunately many of OTHS students where not even born for this tragic event, but we strive to call attention to the countless lives lost today and those that continue to battle everyday as a result of those attacks! 9/11 - Never Forget
OT Boys soccer home again today playing by the Riots of Orono... boys played tough to a 4-1 loss... moves the boys to 0-2 on the season. JV had a victorious well played game v. Orono, winning 4-2 over the cross river rivals!
Senior Parent/Financial Aid Night is Wednesday, September 11 at 6 PM. We will have 2 parts to our evening. The first will be to explain the College Application Process at OTHS and the second, Mila Tappan from FAME will explain the FAFSA and financial aid process.
Coyotes Girls Soccer hosting the Riots of Orono - girls ended with a 1-1 draw. Coyotes had a good showing. JV played a hard fought game to a 0-1 loss. Girls JV home on Thursday!
OT field hockey with the first win of the season v. Stearns - 5-0 win - Coyotes move to 1-2 on the season. JV with a strong 7v7 win 4-2. Coyotes game play again Wed. a Hermon.
OT Golf on a roll, moving to 5-0 on the season v. ELL - 176-195 - Dylan Street was the low score!
Are you a fan of instant information or information beyond social media or websites, look to enable notifications on your cellular device, but also look to go into the app settings and enable information to be shared with your phone. See the shared screen shot for an example.
Due to scheduling conflicts, we have moved OTHS open house to September 25th, from 6 - 7:30 PM. Senior parent college information and financial aid night will still be hosted on Sept. 11th from 6 - 8 PM in the cafe.
Athletics for the week of Sept. 9th
Final Scores for the night, OT Football opened up tonight v. Camden Hills - lost 40-21.... Coyotes on the road to Houlton next Friday. JV Boys soccer lost 6-0 to a tough Bangor team today at Union St Fields...
Score coming in across the leagues and teams - Lady Coyote Field hockey lost a tight game v. FA 0-1, JV also played strong and lost 0-1 to FA.... Coyote golf team improved to 4-0 with the best scores of the year so far, beating Hermon 169 - 191.... more scores to come tonight
OT Girls Soccer Canceled for tomorrow, Sept. 6 - this game is rescheduled for 10/3 - 4 PM with JV to follow!
OTFH lost a tough one to JB in double overtime 1-0.... Ladies played tough and are going to need a quick turnaround to play for a win v. Foxcroft on Friday...
OT Golf continues its win streak tonight v. P.I.... Coyotes move to 3-0 on the season and will host Hermon tomorrow at home!
OT Boys Soccer in action v. JB for the home opener.... Varsity fell 2-4 with the JV team earning a strong 5-0 win... next game for JV is tomorrow at Bangor and Varsity/JV will be Sept 10th
Due to afternoon weather - OTFH has been cancelled and rescheduled for tomorrow, Sept 4 at 6 PM (UMaine) field v. JB - Bus 4:45 PM
Just as a reminder - in addition to all the first day of school paperwork - Parents need to complete the laptop paperwork. It can be completed electronically at tinyurl.com/yxqhm38d or paper copies are available in the main office and guidance office. In addition, there is a $25 which needs to be paid before laptops will be handed out.
Sports Scores! OT golf at FA - the gentleman coming home with another victory 194 - 210 v. The Ponies. Moved them to 2-0 on the season.... first home match on Thursday - remember, fans are welcome to the matches!
Updated Athletics for Sept. 2nd Week
It doesn’t get recognized enough. The time and effort that it takes to make sure our student athletes are healthy and happy. This man tracks our athletes health, sets up required appointments, schedules recovery plans and sometimes just simply sits and listens to our athletes needs, thank you Scott Audet for your time and dedication!
First Scores of the season! OT Golf at MDI - Coyotes coming home victorious with a 188 to 204 victory over the Trojans ... Next match Sept 3rd at FA
After an extensive resurface and fresh coat of paint, the tennis courts are back open and ready for use! Thanks to Maine Track and Tennis and the City of Old Town for helping complete this project.... New basketball goals are on order as well!
Athletics for the Week of Aug. 26th - Welcome back to School!
Need help with school supplies? Thanks to all the people who donated to the Courageous Steps Project's Back to School Drive, our shelves are full! Contact the guidance office and arrange to come get what you need to set your student up for success!
Reminder - OTHS Athletic Boosters is meeting tonight at 6 PM in rm 200 - Second floor of the building, first room on the left!
Just posted to web and facebook – please post something similar from your school web and facebook pages
Thanks!
Jon
New Opportunities for Students, New School Start and End Times, New Bus Routes!
The back-to-school issue of Community Connections is off to the printers, and will arrive in mailboxes in about a week! Much thanks to staff and community members who contributed pictures and articles.
As we shared in the May issue, this school year will see a big shift in schedule and bus routes to yield new opportunities for students at no extra cost to taxpayers. In total this will yield up to 1,700 extra hours of opportunity to each child over the course of their K-12 journey, and also brings school start/end times to the time recommended by expert groups such as the American Association of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association.
The digital issue of Community Connections can be reached here: https://5il.co/9hnk
School start and end times are on page 3, and September bus routes are on pages 20-23. Bus routes will be adjusted on October 1st as new enrollments are finalized and as Cyr Bus and RSU #34 identify any unanticipated changes in traffic patterns.
Please carefully check your school start and end times, and September bus routes! Thank you in advance for your patience and support as many in the community adjust to the new times and routes.
Please don’t hesitate to contact school and district staff with any questions as we roll out the changes and iron out the wrinkles. Contact info can be found at www.rsu34.org
Just a reminder, Wednesday, August 14!
8 am - Noon - NLAT Athletic Physicals - Free of Charge! GOING ON NOW!
6 pm - First-Year/Freshman Parent Meeting
6:30 pm - Individual team meetings
Just a reminder, Wednesday, August 14!
8 am - Noon - NLAT Athletic Physicals - Free of Charge!
6 pm - First-Year/Freshman Parent Meeting
6:30 pm - Individual team meetings
Due to space and programming going on at OTHS, we are going to change the first-year/freshman parent meeting & individual team meetings to Wednesday, August 14th. The format for the day will be as follows.
8 am - Noon - NLAT Athletic Physicals, 6 pm - Parent Meeting, 6:30 pm - Individual team meetings.
Offered through the YMCA this year, preseason sports training. 3 Sessions for Fall, Winter, and Spring. Come learn training tactics for specific personal goals or sport programs you participate in. This is apart of the be a stronger, focused, better Coyote Movement! #othspride
Due to crack repair, court resurface and painting, the tennis courts at OTHS are closed until the project is complete. Thank you for your patience.
OT/Orono Kiwanis leftover athletic clothing from UMaine & W.S. Emerson. Nike & Adidas football cleats in many sizes (new ones are going for $5), basketball, track, football, softball, swimming & diving, plain moisture wicking t-shirts, hockey socks in a variety of colors, and youth sized baseball and football pants. 6 PM Thursday at the Kiwanis Building in Orono! Priced to sell or make an offer!
New Products, New Year - back-to-school shopping should start with your Coyote Gear! Show your school pride or personalized a piece for your favorite Coyote member! visit - https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/maine/oldtown/old-town-high-school
Fall Sports Meetings:
First-Year or First-time OTHS athlete Parent Meeting - Wednesday, Aug. 7th 6 PM - Cafeteria
Individual Sports Team Informational Meetings - Wednesday, Aug. 7th 7 PM - Rm's TBA
Season begins Aug. 19th
OT Sports is happy to partner with NLAT and offer our student athletes in-house physicals on Aug. 14th from 8-12. Students will need a $10 dollar check made out to RSU34 & a parent/guardian if under the age of 18. This is offered to LMS & OTHS students. NLAT will provide all other needed paperwork.
Class of 2020 - Registration deadline for the August 24 SAT is Friday, July 26. To sign up visit:
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat
All students should already have an account. Please call the guidance office if you've forgotten your log in information - do not create a new account. 207-827-3910 x114
Are you looking for summer athletic information - we have your answer... visit our school website - click the menu - click OTHS Athletic Summer Program Information link... Need to contact a coach - click menu - click athletics - click coaches information...
OT Track wrapped up it's season Saturday with 6 members of the team, E. Hargreaves, C. Damboise, Z. Fostun, E. Veilleux, T. Dorr and N. Letourneau, competing at the New England T & F Championships at T.A. Thanks to all members of the teams for another successful season.
OT Softball ended the season today v. Hermon - Hawks with a 4-2 win over the Coyotes - thank you coaches, fans, and players on a great season!
Live Feed link for 2019 OTHS Commencement! https://livestream.com/accounts/7600464/events/8700007 view image
When community comes together, it’s create strong bounds and a lasting love for the place you call home! OTFD and OTPD with help from OT Admin showed how proud they are of our grads by hosting the senior breakfast today. The village is strong for our students and community!
Update on Baseball/Softball Games! Varsity Softball will host Hermon on Saturday, 6/8 at 1 PM. JV Baseball/Softball v. Caribou has been cancelled for Saturday, students need to turn uniforms in by the end of school.
OT Softball with a big win against Gardiner HS. Coyotes went on to a 4-1 win. This moves them to the Semi-final game on Saturday v. Hermon.... game will be at 1 PM...
OT Baseball ended the season tonight with a thriller of a game v. Brewer.... the game went 13 innings with Brewer pulling a 4-2 win off over the coyotes. Thank you team for a great and entertaining season!
OTHS Scholarship and Awards Night (Live Feed)
This event can be viewed online at:
https://livestream.com/accounts/7600464/events/8700002
Quarter-Finals today for both Baseball and Softball will be played at 3:30 PM - this will hopefully give enough time to dry out the fields after last nights rain.... See you at the games!
Quarter-Final games hosting at the Victory Field Complex. Softball will play at 3:30 PM v. Gardiner HS/Baseball will play at 2 PM v. Brewer
Games are being played early to accommodate the Senior Scholarship and Awards Night. Please come out and support your Home Town Coyotes!
An evening to remember as Annabelle Muscatell delivered her speech and received the Lawrence Alan Spiegel Remembrance Scholarship for her essay on the importance of Holocaust education at the Annual Meeting of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. Longfellow Books matched the scholarship as they where so moved by the speech and topic presented. Congratulations Annabelle Muscatell - Class of 2019
Athletics for week of June 3rd
Class of 2019... Welcome to Marching Practice week!! Please be at the high school before 930 tomorrow with your graduation shoes. We have many updates to go over and we will set the line up. We will not start until everyone is there...so please be on time!
OT Track at the Class B State Meet in Brewer,
The boys team finished 10th and were led by the individual state championship in the 100M Dash for Wayne 'Tre' Dorr and the state championship 4 x 100M Relay team of Nick Letourneau, Zachariah Fostun, Elijah Veilleux and Dorr.
OT Track at the Class B State Meet in Brewer, girls team finished 5th and had four individual state champions in Izabelle Trefts in the 1600M Racewalk with a new state record time of 7:26.01, Gracie Sanborn in the High Jump and Emma Hargreaves in the Shot Put and the Discus.
JV BB/SB in action after a busy week of playing... Coyotes hosted P.I. today for double header action... Coyotes swept the Wildcats on both fields! Last game will be Saturday, either at OTHs or LMS (depending on playoff wins)
We are seeing a lot of goodbye posts from the class of 2019, it happens this time of year. So here is ours from OT Admin, only issue is we aren’t leaving.... a lot of love for the class of 2019 and remember we will always be here for you and all of our OTHS Alumni!
JROTC experiencing RUCK runs and real life training provided by our JROTC instructors - Next up are the Ruck Hikes!
Rocket Man - aka Mr. Mayfield - Honors Chem. class building pressured Soda Bottle Rockets and flying them at OT! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, nope it just a soda bottle rocket!
We know they are not baby Coyotes, but they are still cute! Mrs. Stevens class has hatched baby chickens in bio class. These chicks were incubated from eggs and hatched in class. We currently have 24hr “chick watch” happening for all students to enjoy in the science wing TV!
JV BB/SB in action against Bapst - Mother Nature did not let baseball play at home, so to Husson they went - Baseball lost 4-2 in a close game, Softball played at home and won 18-5 - JV play tomorrow at Hermon at 3:30 PM
JV Baseball/Softball Update - Baseball will play at Husson at 5 PM - Bus 3:15 PM/ Softball will play at 4 PM at OTHS...
Baseball and Softball at Hermon facing top seeded teams - both games ended as weather shorted but official - Baseball lost 5-3, Softball won 6-3 - onto the post season for top ranked coyote teams!
Coyotes in action tonight at two sites - OT Boys Tennis played a prelim home match, that was weather pushed to Armstrong to finish - Boys are advancing on with a 3-2 win v. ELL
OT JV Memorial Day BB/SB games v. ELL - finally a nice day for some games - SB lost a close 3-2 game - Baseball had a 12-1 win - a lot of games this week for the teams...
Athletic Reminder - Week of May 27th
Happy Memorial Day and thank you to all veterans and active service men and women for keeping our country safe!
OT Memorial Day Baseball v. ELL - Senior day for the Coyotes as they post to The Eagles 5-0.... This moves the Coyotes to 10-5 on the season, next game tomorrow at Hermon 4:30 PM - Thank you to our Coyote Seniors and family’s for the years of dedication to our programs.
Great article on the PVC Large School meet - Many OT athletes broke records, some dating as far back at 30 yrs.
https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Records-fall-at-PVC-Large-School-Track-Championships-510437781.html
Reminder - OT Band members marching in the Memorial Day Parade need to be at OTHS by 10 AM... Should be a great day!
OTHS had the pleasure of hosting the Large School PVC Meet today. For OT T&F many records set, many medals won, many PR’s had. Girls team placed 3rd, Boys team placed 3rd - OT wants to thank all the fans, athletes, and officials for a great meet. Special thanks to Mr. Utterback for his assistance today and representing the PVC Athletic Directors!
Impressive game for the Coyote Softball team today as they hosted ELL for the senior game. OT pulled the win off 2-1, moving to 12-3 and 3rd in heals. Next game on Tuesday at Hermon. Thank you seniors and families for the support over the years and best of luck in the future!
Congratulations to 17 Seniors from the class of 2019 that will earn a Honors or STEM Diploma at commencement. Hard work and dedication pays off in the long run. Congratulations class of 2019 Seniors on your accomplishments.
Due to a wet facility and some needed dry time - The PVC Large School Track Meet will be pushed 1 hour - Start time will be 12 PM now...
We had a chance to say a final goodbye and celebrate a phenomenal person today at OTHS... Thank you JMG and NHS for the work you put in with the memorial garden and JMG for hosting the memorial garden ceremony! #GabbyStrong
Hey, if you’re looking for something fun to do tonight or this weekend, come support the OTHS theater with the production of “Chicago” - 5/24 @ 7 PM - 5/25 @ 2 PM and 7 PM at MacKenzie Theater! Admission is $10 adult/ $5 for non-OTHS Students/ OTHS Students are FREE!
Mother Nature 8,000,000 - OTHS 0 Mother Nature has a landslide win — OT Varsity and JV BB/SB is canceled today... Here is the plan, Softball will play at 9 AM Saturday, 5/25 - Baseball will play Monday, 5/27 at 2 PM - JV will play at 4:30 PM on Monday v. ELL as scheduled
JV SB/BB at JB hosted at Husson - BBall won with a 5-4 close game... SBall won with a 13-1 game... JV on the road to F.A. tomorrow...
OT Tennis at JB and looking to wrap the season - Boys lost 3-2 and Girls lost 4-1.... currently it looks like a play in for the boys, more information to come!
OT BB/SB across the river to Orono - BBall lost 6-5 in the 7th to Orono, SBall won 14-0 and moved to 11-3 - Next games are tomorrow, Senior games v. ELL...
A huge congratulations to the RSU 34 Music Department on being named the Dale Huff Outstanding Music Department Award for 2019 - this was awarded by the Maine Educators Association at the All-State Music Festival!
Congratulations to the 2019 OTHS Stu. Co. On representing OTHS with pride and respect. Unbelievable job on bringing the 2019 Spirit Cup back to OTHS!
May 23rd - Currently the OTHS phone system is down - we are working with our provider to see when they will be back up -
Congratulations to the OTHS concert band on a beautiful performance at last nights Spring Concert. Congratulations to all the seniors on one final performance and all the years of commitment to the music program.
A couple of solid of games for the Coyotes as they traveled to Bangor - Boys BBall won 3-1, SBall lost 4-2... Coyotes play tomorrow at Orono - 4PM start (due to senior capstone projects)
Senior Match tonight for OT - hosting WA - boys win 4-1 and girls lost 1-4... Thank you to all the senior members and family for the years of service and dedication to the program!
JV BB/SB v. Bangor - finally got a game in - Baseball fell 3-7, Softball with a win 4-3... Next game is at JB tomorrow...
OT Tennis on the road to ELL today. Boys won 4-1 and girls lost 0-5.... Tennis team home on Wednesday for the senior meet v. W.A.!
OT Baseball Update - Baseball today at Bangor has been canceled and rescheduled for Wednesday at 4:30 PM - bus 2:45 PM
Athletics for the week of May 20th
OT Tennis - The match today at ELL will be held at 12PM at Ellsworth Tennis Center due to weather outside. Bus 10:45 AM
ALMQUIST Meet Update - due to predicted weather and severe conditions - the MS ALMQUIST meet has been moved to Tuesday, May 21st at 3:30 PM
Update - Over the weekend our OT JROTC Raiders team hosted a raiders comp. - this consist of a 5k team run, PT test, rope bridge, written test, and land navigation - a completion that take months to prepare for - our JROTC Raiders team took second place! Congratulations team!
OTHS hosting the last track meet of the season and paying respect to the seniors involved in the program. OT girls finished 1st and OT Boys finished 2nd. Thank you to all the seniors in the program for the years of service and representing a growing successful OT Track program!
Coyotes show well In the County as they faced a talented PI program for double headers in SB/BB today.
Softball: Won 17-0 and 12-0
Baseball: won 6-3 and 5-4
As always we thank our friends to the north for the hospitality and great competition!
First scores of the day in - OT Tennis @ Caribou - Boys lost 4-1 and Girls lost 5-0... next Match is Monday, @ ELL
Today we got to celebrate one of the OT greats with the honor of the class of 2019 yearbook dedication - Congratulations to Mr. Martin Clark on receiving the Class of 2019 Yearbook Dedication.... thank you for your many years of service to the OTHS learning community!
Mother Nature working her magic again! Sooo. JV BB/SB v. PI is Canceled, no makeup date, but will be made up - JV Tennis v. H.A. is. canceled, makeup date is 5/24 @ 4 PM - Varsity tennis is on, because they play in a dome - P.S. I am currently accepting donations for an OT dome!
PT Tennis v. ELL today at home - Coyotes played strong with the girls losing 0-5 and the boys picking up another win 4-1 - boys are currently in 9th for heals and looking at post season play!
OT Softball and Baseball in action v. W.A. - Softball had a 19-0 win moving them to 8-2 and in 4th for heals - Baseball won 8-2 moving them to 7-3 and 3rd in heals... Teams play next on Saturday in the county v. P.I.
Old Town senior is one of 161 students in the nation to earn prestigious award https://bangordailynews.com/2019/05/16/news/bangor/old-town-senior-is-one-of-161-students-in-the-nation-to-earn-prestigious-award/
OT Baseball @ JB today at Husson - 4:30 PM game - OT coming away with a 4-2 win against JB - moving the Coyotes to 6-3 on the season... Next game is tomorrow 4:30 PM home v. WA
JROTC Change of Command Ceremony - Congratulations to all the cadets who earned awards tonight and welcome Gracie Sanborn as the new leader of the Coyote Battalion at OTHS
Surprise Surprise - Due to weather - OT baseball is canceled and moved to tomorrow at 4:30 PM - Husson University - bus - 2:45 PM
Surprise Surprise - Due to weather - JV and Varsity Tennis is Canceled today - Varsity is rescheduled for Friday, 17th at 5:30 PM at Armstrong Tennis Center
Another win for the Varsity Softball team tonight @ J.B. - 14-1 - moves the team to 7-2 on the season... next game is home on the 16th - 4:30 PM
A huge thank you to all the people who put in countless hours and personal time to make the 2019 OTHS Prom Memorable... Until next year Coyote nation!
Athletics - May 13th week!
Athletics all over the OTHS complex tonight.... OT Tennis with a match v. JB - Boys tennis with a huge win 3-2, Girls lost 4-1, but earn the first set victory of the year... Busy week next week for the Coyotes as they travel the State of Maine!
Athletics all over the OTHS complex tonight.... OT Track and Field with the first home meet of the year. OT Girls Track finishes 2 out of 6 schools - Boys Track finishes 4th out of 6 schools. Next meet is Saturday at Home again!
Athletics all over the OTHS complex tonight.... Varsity Baseball with a solid win over the Crusaders 1-0, moving them to 3rd in heals, Varsity Softball with an easy win over JB 29-0, moving them to 4th in heals - OT plays again on Tuesday at JB
Congratulations to the 18-19 OT Girls Swiming and Dive team on being named the NISCA Scholar Team with a combined 3.906 cumulative GPA. A job well done.
Class of 2019 students + parents - we need HELP! Please come and help set up and take down prom. Set up will take place Friday 3PM and going as late as needed. Take down will start after prom. Please call the HS or email Carrie Madden or Amy Ketch if you are available.
Reminder For Class of 2019!!! SENIOR MEETING AT 12:30 PM tomorrow - all information regarding graduation.
A couple of great games played tonight for the Coyotes v. MDI - first full home opener for both teams.... Varsity Baseball with a 9-0 win and Varsity Softball with a 3-0 win... Coyotes play tomorrow as they host JB... Both teams are sitting in 5th place in heals at the moment.
Due to tennis court maintenance.... JV Tennis has been canceled and moved to 5-17 at 4:30 PM
We have had some changes this week, so here is the updated Events for the week of May 6th
Due to afternoon forecast - BB/SB v MDI and Tennis at Hermon have been moved to Wednesday, May 8th - same times BB/SB 4:30 PM - Tennis at 4 PM
OT Outdoor Track today at MDI, Girls finished 1st and the Boys finished 2nd. Emma Hargreaves broke her own school record in the Shot Put with a throw of 39' 8.25"! Next meet is Thursday at home, 3:30 PM
2 current high school coyotes (E. Hargreaves + C. Harris) as well as some future coyotes (M. Davis, A. Talon, H. Graves, C. Honnell-Cronin of LMS) competed at the Maine state HS championship gymnastics meet in Rockport today! Mentoring and Sports outside of the walls of OTHS!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! This morning, President of StuCo, Adam Regan, and President of Key Club/StuCo Member, Emily Ketch, made the rounds with coffee and some breakfast snacks. As always, thank you for all that you do!
Athletics for May 6th
Outdoor Track results today at the Brewer Relay Invitational Meet, Girls finished 3rd and the Boys finished 5th. Next meet is Monday at MDI, bud at 1 PM
OT Tennis Today - JV Tennis had a great showing at the combined jamboree today - thank you MDI and Brewer JV Tennis - Varsity v. Orono - Girls finishes 0-5 for both matches, Boys lost 1-4/0-5 in the doubles match
OT baseball and Softball v. W.A. today is canceled due to weather/field conditions, rescheduled for May 16th home at 4:30 PM
Today's tennis match @ W.A. is canceled and rescheduled for May 14th at 4 PM, bus will be 1 PM.
Couple of JV sports wins tonight... JV Softball with a dominate win over W.A., JV Baseball with a win as well at LMS, and JV tennis serving it up v. Orono tonight playing some great and challenging matches at OTHS.... Season is rolling right along for our Spring Sports teams...
Coyotes on the road to Pony Nation tonight... Varsity Baseball comes away with a 6-3 victory, With the Varsity Softball walking away with a 6-1 win.... Coyotes get a much needed break tomorrow, but back at it on Friday v W.A. at home - 4:30 PM (right now)
Site change for tomorrow, OTHS will play home v. W.A. due to W.A. field readiness.... game will be 4:30 PM at OTHS.
JV Softball/Baseball on the road to F.A. today.... Softball lost 13-3, while Baseball comes home with a 13-9 win.... teams on the road Thursday to W.A.... 4:30 PM game
Varsity Baseball and Softball on the road to ELL.... Baseball had a tough game 20-1 loss, Softball comes home with a 12-7 win... Team has a break till tomorrow when they are on the road to F.A. - 4:30 PM games..
OT Track and Field - Girls team finished 1st and the boys team finished 4th in the 10 team season opening meet at H.A. New school records for E. Hargreaves in the girls shot put 38'9" and I. Trefts in the racewalk 7:44.90!
JV Softball and Baseball in action v. Brewer - Softball with a 6-4 win at Coffin field in Brewer, Baseball with a 15-5 win at Mansfield Stadium... Teams on the road to F.A. tomorrow, Bus 2 PM
The key to victory is executing fundamental baseball, Coyotes pulled a great 2-1 win in the final inning v. Brewer tonight... Coyotes on the road to Ellsworth tomorrow, 4:30 PM game
Tough game tonight for the lady Coyotes v. Brewer... talented Witches team scored 13 runs to Coyotes 7... Liv Albert lead the way for the Coyotes with a grand slam and a strong performance on the mound. Coyotes on the road to ELL tomorrow...
Athletics Week of 4/29 - Updated
JV Baseball v. HERMON - Coyotes pull away with a rain shortened 8-3 win - JV Baseball plays again on Monday v. Brewer at Mansfield Stadium at 7 PM
OT Baseball in action at Mahaney Diamond today v. Hermon.... Coyotes lost 17-9 to the Hawks.... We are all hoping for some better weather to heat up the play on the field - Coyotes back to Mahaney on Monday at 7 PM against Brewer!
OT Softball in action v. Hermon today, Great game played by both teams as it went 8 innings. Hawks pulled out a good win 4-2. OT plays on Monday, at Brewer, 4:30 PM start.
Tennis Reschedule Info.
- Boys Double- header today is canceled and rescheduled for 5/4 at 1 PM at Orono HS - Bus 11 AM
- JV Tennis is Canceled for tomorrow - No Makeup
- Girls tennis on 5/4 will start at 10 AM at Orono - bus 8:30 AM
OT Boys and Girls tennis with the home opener yesterday against F.A. - OT Boys won 4-1, Girls lost 0-5.... OT Boys play today, double header v. Orono at home.
OT Baseball on the road to MDI - The second regular season game for the Coyotes - Lost 7-6 in a close one... Coyotes host the Hawks of Hermon on Saturday at UMaine at 3 PM
OT Softball on the road to MDI today - Coyotes with a 6-2 win lead by Albert with 14 Ks and a 2 run homer and Kenny with a 2 run homer for the Coyotes! Coyotes will attempt to play Hermon tomorrow, April 26th at 3:30 PM
Correction - Due to weather coming in for the weekend, we will attempt to play Varsity Softball v. Hermon on Friday, April 26th at 3:30 PM start. JV will be made up on another date.
Due to the current wet/poor conditions of the Hampden Academy Track complex and the forecasted rain for Friday and Saturday, the PVC track meet scheduled for Saturday, April 27th at 12 noon at Hampden Academy is being postponed to Monday, April 29th at 3:30p.
Reminder - We are hosting a make up registration session for 8th grade students and parents who were not able to come in March. Tonight at 6:00 PM in the cafe.
Track -
MDI meet on Saturday, April 20th is rescheduled for May 6th - 3:30 PM start - Bus at 1 PM
OT Softball Update -
ELL game 4/23 - canceled - rescheduled for 4/30 - 4:30 PM - bus 1:45 PM - JV game TBA
Hermon Game on 4/27 - TBA - Need a Field
Brewer game on 4/29 - moved to Coffin Field - 4:30 PM - Bus 2:30 PM - JV will play after.
Baseball Update -
ELL game 4/23 - canceled - rescheduled for Tuesday - 4/30 - 4:30 PM - bus 1:45 PM - JV game TBA
Hermon Game on 4/27 - Varsity game moved to 3 PM at Mahaney Diamond, JV game to follow 5 PM
Brewer game on 4/29 - moved to Mahaney Diamond at 7 PM - JV Game TBA
OTHS 2019 Prom tickets are on sale - see a prom committee rep during lunch for your prom tickets - $25 for a single/$50 for a couple.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2019
DR. HERBERT L. RACKLIFF, JR. MEMORIAL ATHLETIC AWARD
ARE NOW AVAILABLE
This is an annual award to be given to a senior athlete, male or female, who has displayed outstanding determination and achievement in athletics at Old Town High School. The recipient need not be pursuing a post-secondary education. Competition shall be encouraged in the winning of this annual award, and maximum publicity shall be accorded each winner of the award.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 10, 2019
Please see Mrs. Shorey in the Main Office for an application
Athletics for the week of April 22nd!
Sophomores will be touring UMaine, Husson University or EMCC on Thursday, April 25th. Permission slips are due by the end of the day on Tuesday, April 23rd. No late slips will be accepted. Please see Ms. Dow in the Career Center if you have questions.
Darlings Ford Drive 4 UR School event at OTES! Come support our Baseball and Softball Teams! Rain doesn’t scare the fords at Darlings!
Track meet today at MDI is canceled due to weather and facility conditions. No makeup date has been announced yet.
Couple of great games for the JV programs v. Brewer today. Baseball won 13-11, Softball lost 8-4.... Great couple of opening day games!
Huge reminder that we are 3 days away from the OT Baseball and Softball Darlings Ford test drive event. Come on down to OTES on Saturday, 4/20 9 AM - 4 PM and test drive a new 2019/2020 Ford vehicle from darling and earn money for our OT athletic programs! $20 per test drive
OT Softball opened the season today on the turf at H.A. OT with the 8-0 win against Orono.... Next game is on the road to ELL!
Sports Update for Tomorrow, April 17th - JV Baseball and Softball will be playing Brewer at 4:30 PM - Baseball will play at Mansfield Stadium, Softball will play at Brewer HS Bus 1:30 PM - Varsity Softball is at H.A. playing Orono at 3:30 PM, bus is 1:30 PM
Couple of good wins for the OT Baseball team today v. Orono - Varsity opening up with a 13-3 win, JV won a shortened game 6-3... Next game on the road to ELL.
OT Softball is canceled today v. ORONO due to field conditions, weather, and available fields.... at this moment, we do not have a makeup date/time...
Special day for two OT Football Players as they sign letters of intent and continue playing football at the next level... J. Spencer to play for MMA and D. Mitchell to play for Plymouth State next year!
Congratulations to the JMG students representing OTHS at the CDC Conference today! OTHS JMG was awarded 2 3rd Place Trophies in CDC Competitions...
Looking for a new car or truck? Ever wanted to try a Ford vehicle out? Well we have a deal for you! Come support our OT Baseball and Softball program by test driving a Ford Vehicle on April 20th at OTES - Also, text drive a car and get your current car washed!
Updated Athletics for the week of April 8th!
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 is a normal day of school for students in grades 9, 10, & 12. There is no change due to testing.
Students in Grade 11 will take the SAT from 8:00 until approximately 1:00. Students will be dismissed after testing and lunch. Juniors need to be on time as no students will be admitted to testing rooms after testing has started.
If there is a delay due to weather, please check back for more information.
Today, April 8th - No School is RSU34- Please be safe - All Games, school events, and practices are canceled.
Athletics - April 8th Week
Update - Softball and Baseball games have been canceled for this weekend due to field conditions.
Positive Post Friday - OT Baseball helping the OTES Dad Group with “donut Friday” - handing a little treat out to the kids before school! Continued community outreach by our OT Athletic teams, giving back to the community!
Seniors!!! We have 2 fundraisers this weekend. 1. Lottery Frame Raffle/Bake Sale Saturday 4/6 at Sam's in Bangor. 2. Bottle drive on Sunday 4/7. Meet at Mahan's at 10. Need trucks and seniors to count and collect!
See Mrs A. Ketch in the guidance office to sign up for both. We are close to our goal to give you an amazing Project Grad!
All after school activities and practices are canceled for OTHS. Please drive safe.
A wonderful afternoon clinic with the Presque Isle Jazz Band under the direction of Jason Priest with the Old Town High School Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Jeff Priest and Clinician Dr. Philip Edelman 🎶
Athletics - Week of April 1st
April 2nd is going to be a different day for most students at OTHS.
Grade 9 – Normal Day – No changes.
Grade 10 – Sophomores will be touring United Technologies Center during blocks 1 and 2. Students will leave around 8:15 and return by approximately 10:30.
Grade 11 – All juniors will take the Science Augmentation during blocks 1 and 2.This is part I of the state mandated testing for all juniors in the State of Maine. Please make sure that students are on time to school on Tuesday.
Grade 12 – Will report to school at 10:45. Senior UTC students can attend AM as usual.
Picture of the Outstanding Soloist at UNH Clark Terry Jazz Festival. All of our soloist got Outstanding Soloist, this has never happened for us in 30 years! Left to right - Adam Regan, Annabelle Muscatell, Demetrius Porter, Mercedes Creighton-piano, and Levi Trefts.
These 3 students will represent Old Town High School at the MMEA All-State Music Festival held on May 16-18 at the University of Maine. They are all members of the All-State Band. Left to right-Annabelle Muscatell, Levi Trefts, and Emily Dunlap.
🎶 For the 12th year in a row Old Town High School Jazz has won Audience Choice.🎶
Attention senior parents!!!! Pictures for the senior video are due by April 12 to Mrs. Woodard. They can be turned in hard copy (w/name on the back) or email to megan.woodard@rsu34.org . Pictures submitted after this date may not be included in the video.
We don’t get a chance to say it enough, but we truly are lucky to have this man serve our schools. By the way it happens to be his birthday, “26” years old! OTHS staff celebrated Officer King with his “favorite” food - Happy Birthday officer King and thank you!
A reminder for our spring student athletes. Spring sports and tryouts will begin tomorrow, March 26th, so that students can feel free to attend funeral services for Gabby. Spring sports and tryouts will start tomorrow, March 26th - thank you for your understanding.
When faced with adversity we come together - Class of 2019 coming together to honor one of their own - #gabbystrong
CLASS OF 2019 PROJECT GRAD FUNDRAISER!!! Come join them on Saturday, March 23rd for some fun and great prizes!
OTHS concert band and OTHS symphonic band at festival of winds this morning at UMaine Collins Center for the Arts. Two great performances from our music department.
March 18th - Reminder that this week is pitchers & catchers only - Reminder that all athletes need a physical and required paperwork to participate in Spring Sports.
OTO hockey represented well at the state hockey banquet today. Congratulations gentlemen.
Congratulations to Nate Regan (drums) and Levi Trefts (trombone) for being named Outstanding Musicians at the State Jazz Festival. Great Job Guys!
OTHS Jazz Ensemble takes GOLD!
State Jazz Festival Outstanding Drummer - Nate Regan!
OTHS Jazz Ensemble
I had the honor and pleasure of hosting 4 OTHS Athletes tonight at the PVC Scholar Athlete Banquet. Congratulations Emma Hargreaves, Adam Regan, Abigail (or Abigal) Ketch, and Caleb Braley. Thank you for the great dinner conversations and for representing OTHS with pride and honor.
High School is not just about athletics, clubs, and activities, it is also about academics. Combining stellar academics and being an involved community based citizen is a challenge, being all those traits and a regionally and national recognized for it - that exceptional. Welcome all PVC Academic team and the NISCA All-American scholar athlete team members. Congratulations - Coyote Nation is Proud!
Athletic/School Events for the week of 11th
Congratulations to Chris Albert for earning the Knights of Columbus Foul Shooting State of Maine runner up! Chris lost in double overtime after having to make almost 40 straight foul shots! Job well done and way to represent Coyote Nation!
Congratulations to the OTHS Jazz Ensemble for earning the highest award at the UNH Jazz Festival and only Maine school to win an award! More band stuff:
All of our soloists were recognized with Outstanding Soloist Awards. Levi Trefts on Trombone, Annabelle Muscatell on Alto Saxophon, Mercedes Creighton on piano, Dee Porter on Bass, Adam Reagan on Baritone Sax, and Nate Reagan on Drums! Making Coyote Nation Proud!
Say what you want about the final game, the score does not reflect how awesome this team is and the coaching staff! Thank you to all the fans, families, and staff support on a great season! 2019 Class B State Runners-Up
Good luck to the OT Drama Cast, OT Jazz Ensemble at UNH, and the OTO Hockey team going for another state title today! Proud of all our students on this busy Saturday of competition...
Reminder - If you signed up for the OTO fan bus - it leaves at 10:30 AM - if you leave on the bus, you go home on the bus - Officer King is your chaperone, represent OTO Nation with Pride!
You will need money for entrance and food (optional) - have fun and see you in Lewiston!
If you can't make the OTO State Hockey Game - here is the livestream of the game at 1 PM on Saturday.
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/championships/winter/state/maine?sport=Ice%20Hockey
OTHS learning community held an early commencement ceremony for a special OTHS Senior. Her presence, heart, determination, and witty personality will forever change the culture of OTHS. Gabrielle Hope Sherman - congratulations on earning your OTHS Diploma, we are proud of you!
OT Math team as a whole did not fare well this season due to low participation, freshman Ethyn Lolar did earn 144 points in 5 regular season math meets, making him the 2nd highest scoring freshman for E.M. Math League. Congratulations Ethyn Lolar on your accomplishments.
Very Proud of this lady and all her accomplishments! Congratulations Emma on earning News Center Maine Varsity Club!
https://www.newscentermaine.com/mobile/video/news/local/varsity-club-emma-hargreaves/97-814519fd-b174-4e4b-a1e1-afcc1d9b68b1
Hey, in case you missed it... OTO is heading back the State Hockey Championship! Amazing 1-0 win over Kenn. - Game will be 1 PM at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston! Fan Bus!
Reminder about the OTHS Key Club fundraiser and chance to eat yummy food at Governor’s Restaurant! 4-8 PM on March 7th.
Great story on OT’s own Dylan Street - from hospital bed to come back game.... never give up #dylanstrong
https://www.foxbangor.com/bangor-local-sports/item/47230-street-s-journey-serving-as-inspiration-for-old-town-orono-hockey
- UPDATE - Due to Northern Regional Hockey Finals, district and school wide events - we are moving our OTHS Open House for 8th Graders to Wednesday, March 13th at 6 PM, this is a change from previous schedule - We hope to see everyone at OTHS! Sorry for the inconveniences...
Today, March 4th - RSU34 has no school due to weather. Be safe.
March 4th Athletics
Indoor Track Report From Coach White - Emma broke her own school record and placed 7th in the Shot Put in New England - the boys 4 x 200 finished 18th in New England, and Cymeria (from Penquis) was 13th in the 55 and finished 2nd in the long jump in New England!
OTO Hockey wins Semi-Final v. CH 4-1.... Moving onto the Northern Maine Championship game on Wed. March 6, 7 PM v. Kenn. River hawks...
Good Luck to the State Champion 4 x 200M Relay team of Tre Dorr, Elijah Veilleux, Nick Letourneau and Zach Fostun, State Champion shot put Emma Hargreaves, and Penquis athlete Cymeria Robshaw as they represent Coyote and Patriot Nation at New England’s in Boston today!
JV OTO Hockey will play tomorrow, Friday 3-1 at 3:45 PM v. J.B.
Unified Basketball wrapped up the season at home today v. M.A. - Senior Game for the Coyotes! M.A. pulled out a close one 84-81... Thank you to all the Senior Unified Players Partners and Unified Athletes! We will miss you dedication to the program...
OTO Hockey Update - The MPA has changed the game times for Saturday, March 2nd. OTO will be playing the second game against Camden Hills at 5:00pm. The Kennebec vs Presque Isle game will be at 1:00pm.
The bus will leave OTHS at 2:00 and OHS at 2:15.
Congrats to Charles Cota - the winner of our Bell’s IGA $500 shopping spree.
Thanks to Bell’s IGA and to all who bought tickets to benefit OTHS Project Graduation!
Next Prom Committee Meeting - Feb. 26th at 3 PM in room 107
Revised Athletics for Feb. 25th
JV OTO Hockey is canceled today due to conflict with the rink schedule... makeup date is TBA
Today’s scheduled Unified Basketball game has been moved to Monday, Feb. 25th at 3:30 PM
Preparing Students to be College Ready. For students in grades 9 - 11
Topics to include:
-Reading results from the PSAT & how to prepare for the SAT
-On-line HS classes through VHS
-Early College Courses through the area Colleges
Wednesday, February 27th @ 6:00 PM
OTHS Cafe
OTO Hockey lost again on the road to WW today 6-3... this moves the Black Bears to 13-5 and down to 3rd in heals
Flash Sale for the OTHS Sideline Store! Get your Coyote Gear! 4-days only
OT Girls Swim finishes the season today at the Girls State Swim meet - Girls finished 10th in the state lead by Teagan Blackie finished 2nd in the state in the diving competition! Great season ladies!
Girls basketball Quarter-Final game today - Girls lost 29-36 to the defending state champs Winslow - Girls and Coaching staff should be proud after the season they had and we hope for many more Cross Center appearances in the near future!
OT Boys Swim at UMaine - Boys places 10th in the state, Colin Rutherford finished 3rd 100 back stroke!
OTO Hockey in action for Senior Day v PI - Black Bears lost to a talented PI 6-3... thank you to all the Senior Players and Families for the years of dedication to the program! You will be missed!
Championship Weekend Update - Indoor Track at Bates - ton of great performances by the Coyotes - Girls Shot Put State Champ - E. Hargreaves - Boys 4x100 relay qualifies for New England’s - 2 mile A. O’Meara podium - many more great performances!
Good luck to all the OTHS students participating in regular season, regional, and state championships today! You make Coyote nation proud!
A little school wide recognition of clubs, activities, sports, and music before vacation at the 2019 Pep Rally! Congratulations to all the OTHS students who take the time to showcase our Coyote Pride!
OTO hockey in action last night hosting the Crusaders of JB... OTO dropping it’s first in conference loss 2-1 to JB... this moves them to 13-3 on the season, still in first place in the heals... next game is Saturday, Senior day v. PI at noon...
Unified Basketball at Mackenzie Gym v. ELL - still one of the greatest games to watch - Coyotes lost in the last seconds 72-74 as an unselfish act by C. Colson rebounding and giving the ball back to ELL unified player to score the go ahead points! Sometimes it not about the win!
Tournament Schedule for the basketball fans! Or if you are looking for something to do, here is the schedule for the Cross Center
Boys basketball - This afternoon's team meeting is postponed.Rm 114 Thursday February 14th at 3:00 pm. Please bring all your basketball uniforms.There will be a meeting, after uniform collection, for all returning (2019-2020) players. We will be finished by 4:00 pm.
No school today, Wednesday Feb. 13th for RSU 34
Great story of adversity, Great read for your inspiring student, and a great student!
https://mainedoenews.net/2019/02/12/from-early-reading-struggles-to-bowdoin-college-one-students-story-in-rsu34/
It’s Jazz Night at Leonard Middle School!
Opening up is the Old Town HS Jazz Band! Great performances for the OT Jazz Band
OTO hockey Update - Varsity is canceled for Wednesday, rescheduled for Thursday, 2/14 8 PM - OTO JV is canceled, makeup date is TBA!
Semi-Formal Tickets on sale now - Semi will be March 2nd at 7:30 PM
