Project Grad and the Class of 2021 are looking for your support! Sunday, April 11th the class of 2021 will be collecting bottles or collecting proceeds from bottles deposited at Mahan's redemption. Seniors are asked to meet at 10 am at Mahan's to help with bottle collection!
Any juniors interested in taking the SAT MUST sign up by April 8 through their College Board Account.Test Date is Saturday May 8 from 7:30 AM to 12:30(ish) PM. Cost of the SAT is $52. Students who have a financial impact can email your school counselor for a fee waiver. *Do not sign up for the Essay*
Congratulations to the following students on achieving awards at the 2021 Science Fair - Physics/Energy - 1st Place Mia Smith, Enviro Science - 1st place Miranda LeClair, Data Science - 1st place - Madyson Redding, Eliza McPhee NOAA Taking Pulse of the Planet Award, Miranda LeClair Stockholm Jr. Water Prize, Miranda LeClair Association for Women Geoscientists Award! Congrats Ladies
Due to a conflict with spring sports - we are going to move the OTO Banquet to April 11th at 5 PM in the OTHS cafe
Here are some examples of the door decorations for Spirit Week - put on by the OTHS Stu. Co. Very Very Creative work by our activities and clubs at OTHS!
Help Support Our Juniors and Seniors as they raise funds for Prom - Juniors and Seniors who sell raffle tickets will get a discount on their prom tickets. Students should see their email for details. Tickets can be picked up in the main office.
Spring Schedules have been updated and are available for the season - keep in mind these are subject to change and will be updated when changes occur - https://www.rsu34.org/o/oths/browse/45285
Here are the livestream links for this week: Reminder - follow our Coyote Events Network on YouTube for all the up to date Livestreams!
OT Women's banquet - https://youtu.be/ZYHhliMLVbE
OT Men's Swim banquet - https://youtu.be/KU2HCjyxZ8w
Unified Week 2 Competition - https://youtu.be/wtveUEc7yZs
Due to a possible exposure on our baseball coaching staff, baseball tryouts are moved to Monday, April 5th - this week will include arm conditioning and conditioning workouts for those that choose from 5:30 - 6:30 PM in Mackenzie Gym
Spring Sports Update: Starting Monday, March 29th:Changes due to Forecasted Weather on Monday
Outdoor Track and Field – 3:30 PM meeting in the Cafe
Men’s/Women’s Tennis – 4:30 PM in Mackenzie Gym
Baseball Arm Conditioning – 5:30 PM in Mackenzie Gym
Softball Arm Conditioning – 6:30 PM in Mackenzie Gym
Baseball/Softball will be holding tryouts on Thursday, April 1st, and Friday, April 2nd
Senior Families
It is time to start thinking about the senior slideshow!
These photos can be from all ages. They can be individual or group photos. Please send photos to Christina Turner by April 30th. If you have any questions, please email christina.turner@rsu34.org
Spring Sports Update: Starting Monday, March 29th:
Outdoor Track and Field – 3:30 PM practice Victory Field Track
Men’s/Women’s Tennis – 3:30 PM on the Courts of OTHS
Softball Arm Conditioning – 3:30 PM on Victory Softball Field
Baseball Arm Conditioning – 3:30 PM on Victory Baseball Field
Baseball/Softball will be holding tryouts on Thursday, April 1st, and Friday, April 2nd - this is a change in previous communication
Mackenzie Gym will be used if the weather becomes a factor
Banquet Streaming information for this Week....
OT Men’s Basketball Banquet Link - https://youtu.be/xju5ep6dTkE
OT Cheer Banquet Link - https://youtu.be/DL2ooro1Hq8
Events 3/22 Week
Friday, March 19th is a school day for RSU #34 (Alton, Bradley, and Old Town). Here's a link to the current 2020-21 calendar: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/871751/2020-21_Student_Calendar_Revised.pdf
Congratulations to our Unified Team on their first week of virtual competition - 7th place finish - Keep up the good work!
Here is the link for the OTHS Indoor Track Awards Banquet - This is for our virtual fans and parents - https://youtu.be/pqGdzmw_s1U - live at 6 PM
Spring Sports Season Update - To be very direct, a lot of answers are still needed and will be provided when they are known, until then, lets get an idea of who is wanting to participate - Student Athletes, please fill out the Spring Sports Sign-Up Form so that Coaches can start communication. https://forms.gle/HTx7ZtBju95cLnUE6
Great work and effort over the season landed the OTHS Men’s swim with a 8th place finish in the PVC - great turn around and come back after a delay with many PR’s in the event! Thank You area swim schools in delaying your results so we could swim this event, much appreciated
Capping off a great season of Hockey - OTO, with the 2-0 win over HA for the PVC Hockey 🏒 Championship - This caps a extremely successful run for the black bears and both communities are proud of the program for the success! Have fun and celebrate! 🥅
Although it was not the ending we wanted to see, The Lady’s do need know how proud we are of them and the season they had - OT Lady Coyotes lost to AA Bangor 45-34 in the Big Eat Championship game.... heck of a season! Hold your head high!
Update on Team Busses- Both of our teams leave at 5:45 PM - both teams should be returning in the 8:30 - 9 PM timeframe - Stillwater is the main route to show community support - reminder that there is nothing sponsored by the school or in the school due to COVID Restrictions.
Playoff Updates - #1 OTO Hockey will play #4 HA for the PVC Championship at 7:10 PM on Friday, March 12th - #1 OT Girls Basketball play at #1 Bangor for the Big East Championship at 7 PM on Friday, March 12th - All will be streamed on WHOU Live for FREE!
OTHS Student Council Presents - Spirit Week 2021 - March 15 - 19th
See the attached Picture for theme days for this week!
Congratulations to the OTO hockey team on the 7-4 win in the Semi-final game at Sawyer - OTO moves on to play #4 HA on Friday at 7:10 PM at Sawyer
Congratulations to the 2021 Class B PVC Champions - Your OTHS Women’s Coyote Basketball 🏀 Team! Great achievement ladies - they play the winner of HA/Bangor later this week
Virtual College Admissions Visits
The Colleges that are scheduled for Wednesday, March 10th are:
9am University of Maine at Augusta
https://maine.zoom.us/j/89254621054?pwd=a1hSRnhKZ2tjVG9EOTlqZTB6QXZWdz09
10am University of Maine at Presque Isle
https://maine.zoom.us/j/89951499639
11am Lasell University (Newton, MA)
https://lasell.zoom.us/u/aiQDJVgKg
2pm Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL)
https://erau.zoom.us/j/95902016646
Please join the zoom by the meeting time so no one interrupts the counselor's presentation. If you have any questions about any of these virtual visits or any of the Colleges that are scheduled, please contact Ms. Dow at amy.dow@rsu34.org or 827-3910, ext. 2204.
Time Update - OT Men's swim practice today has a time change - 4:30 – 5:30 PM - at the Community Pool
Athletic 3/8 Week
Final Score from Mackenzie Gym - OTHS Girls 58 - 26 over Ellsworth in the semifinal matchup - Girls move on to play Hermon on Tuesday, March 9th at 6:30 PM - nice work ladies
Final for Boys Basketball at #1 Ellsworth - 68-63 Ellsworth - this ends the Varsity Boys Season - Boys played hard till the end, proud of all the members of the team and thank the seniors for a great season!
Tonight’s game ended the season for the JV Boys Basketball team with a 32-31 loss to Bangor - Boys had a good run and a great season...
Congratulations on the OTO Women's Swim - finished 6th overall in the PVC Swim Competition this season - Good luck to our seniors next year and thank you for being a part of our program.
Big Game for the Coyote Men on the road to Number 4 Hermon - boys took it to Overtime and ended up moving on to Quarterfinals with a 53-50 win over the Hawks - Men play on the road to ELLs on Friday, March 5th at 5:30 PM - Ells YouTube channel will have the game.
OTHS Women's Basketball advance to the Quarterfinals tonight with a 60-30 win over Foxcroft Academy - Women will play Ellsworth at 6:45 PM on Friday, March 5th - Tonight also marked the 9th time in OTHS History that a basketball player scored 1000 points - Congratulations Hannah Richards on achieving this and welcome to the OTHS1000-point club!
Schedule Update Basketball - OT Boys JV will play Bangor at home at 5 PM tomorrow, March 3rd - Livestream on NFHS
Congratulations on Boys JV Basketball with the 55-35 win over the Hermon Hawks - they move onto the round 2 against the winner of Bangor/Nokomis game - more details to come
LifeTouch will be here to do school pictures on Friday, March 5th, and Monday, March 8th. We have physical picture forms available for students to pick up in the main office, OR you can order online at: www.mylifetouch.com Picture Day ID is EVTKRHZ3D
Athletics 3/1 Week
The EMITL Championship Series came to an end tonight with the Girls Standing Broad Jump and 5 Stride Championship Meets held at Bangor High School. The Old Town girls got great performances from senior Tiffany Yanush with a 4th place finish and a personal best jump of 38' 3.75" in the 5 Stride and sophomore Grace Willey with a 4th place finish and a personal best jump of 7' 8.75" in the Standing Broad Jump, she also placed 8th in the 5 Stride with a personal best! Congrats to both!
Boys EMITL Standing Broad Jump and 5 Stride Championships this afternoon in Bangor. Senior Nathan Regan finished 3rd in the Standing Broad Jump and 5th in the 5 Stride and sophomore James Cote competed as well, jumping a to personal best in the 5 Stride.
Congrats to frosh Lilly Mitchell and sophomore Myah Worster, who ran a personal best time, for competing today in the snow and rain at the EMITL 800M Championships in Bangor!
GAME CANCELED - OTO Hockey v PI is canceled due to travel and weather - No make-up information at this time.
Livestream of the Senior Recognition Ceremonies will be on NFHS for free - https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/old-town-high-school-old-town-me - backup stream will be on CEN on YouTube
Post Season Basketball 🏀 Schedule - Monday, March 1st - JV Boys at Hermon 4 PM, Tuesday, March 2nd - Varsity Boys at Hermon 7 PM, Tuesday, March 2nd - Varsity Girls home v. FA 6:30 PM - Good Luck to All
Basketball in the last regular season game tonight vs cross/down river rival Orono! Men on the road with some exciting games - JV 52-48 loss, Varsity with a 66-58 loss - Women at home, Senior game tonight for the lady coyotes - both teams played great - JV with a 64-21 win, Varsity Girls with a 71-19 win - Post season schedule will be available once stats and games are complete this weekend!
In the second day of the EMITL Championship Series, the Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams had 4 boys, this afternoon and 5 girls, this evening compete at the High Jump Championships
in Brewer.
For the girls, congratulations to sophomores Grace Willey, who was the individual champion with a jump of 5' and Myah Worster, who was the individual co-runner-up with a personal best jump of 4' 10"!
Leading the way for boys team earlier in the day was senior Nathan Regan who placed 7th.
Due to injuries and absences - JV Girls Basketball will have to forfeit the post season tournament. The game on Monday, March 1st is canceled
The Girls and Boys Indoor Track teams had 4 girls and 5 boys represent OTHS tonight at the EMITL Shot Put Championships in Brewer. Leading the way were junior Chelsey Cote with a 4th place finish and a personal best throw of 31' 0.75" for the girls and senior Duane Tibbetts with a 5th place finish for the boys!
Voices of Women: Empowerment through Sports - Careers in Sports Panel TOMORROW - February 25th from 6:30-8:00
Engineering Expo http://www.engineeringme.com/
THIS SATURDAY! February 27th from 9:00-2:00
NEACAC College Fairs https://www.neacac.org/virtual-spring-college-fair-student---school-counselor-registration-2021
Tuesday, February 23rd from 6-7:30
Sunday, March 14th from 1-3:00
Wednesday, April 14th from 7-8:30
Sunday, May 16th from 1-3:00
NACAC College Fairs https://www.nacacfairs.org/attend/attend-virtual-college-fairs/counselor-resources/
Sunday, February 28th from 1:00-7:00
Sunday, March 21st from 1:00-7:00
Saturday, April 10th from 3:00-700
Tuesday, April 20th from 3:00-7:00
Sunday, May 2nd from 1:00-7:00
STEM NACAC College Fair and workshops: https://virtualcollegefairs.org/events/80/exhibitors
Sunday, March 7th from 1:00-5:00
Performing & Visual Arts NACAC Fair and workshops: https://virtualcollegefairs.org/events/83/exhibitors
Tuesday, March 16th from 4:00-8:00
Maine Virtual College Fair series: On Track for College https://www.maine.edu/ontrack/
February 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14. 17
great opportunity for a life long certification and job potential! Life guard classes at the Y
🏒 OTO 🐻 with a huge win tonight v. Bangor - Moving them to the top with a 4-1 win at Sawyer Arena tonight.... Senior Game on Saturday for the Black Bears!
Yotes traveling north for a Boys Basketball 🏀 v. MA Lynx - good night for the Coyotes with a 50-25 JV win, Varsity with a strong showing 67-34 win - Boys travel to Orono on Friday - big game for the Coyotes!
OTO JV v. Bangor today for the early game - Bangor 4 - 1 OTO - Varsity playing later tonight!
OTO Black Bears 🐻 in action at Sawyer Arena playing JB Crusaders - Da Bears will a commanding 7-1 win, moving them to 7-1-1 on the season - big game tomorrow!
Coyote basketball in action tonight v. Powerhouse Bangor - teams played strong against the Class A teams - JV Boys win 40-38, JV Girls win 40-31 - Varsity girls lost a close game 45-41 and the Varsity boys lost 74-50 at Bangor - Boys in action tomorrow at M.A.
The Colleges that are scheduled for Wednesday, February 22nd are:
9am United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
https://meet.google.com/kjs-gvur-bfs?hs=122&authuser=0
10am Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania (Exton, PA)
https://uti.zoom.us/j/8891119231?pwd=azd6b2xjcHBSY3ZKMFpnM3FyTkxXUT09
1pm University of Maine at Machias
https://maine.zoom.us/j/8143755459
Please join the zoom by the meeting time so no one interrupts the counselor's presentation. If you have any questions about any of these virtual visits or any of the Colleges that are scheduled, please contact Ms. Dow at amy.dow@rsu34.org or 827-3910, ext. 2204.
Busy Athletic Week - Events for 2/22 week
OTO hockey 🥅 in action tonight v. top rank Brewer - OTO 2-1 Brewer final with 36-16 shots for the black bears! Some tough games ahead for the black bears 🐻
Swim results in for Friday’s virtual meet v. Bangor - teams swam strong with some great PR’s and awesome chance for a senior recognition.... Next week is PVC Championship meet for the swim programs!
Lady Yotes welcomed the Trojans of MDI to Mackenzie Gym - this was a varsity only game - tight game for the first 2 quarters and then the lady Coyotes opened it up - 43-17 final - moves the ladies to 9-1 on the season! Bangor is next up on Tuesday....
FYI - If we have NFHS issues again today, we will also have a backup stream on the CEN (coyote sports network) on YouTube Channel - as of current. 1:48 PM we are looking good....
Men’s Coyote Basketball at home v. The Lynx - great night for the teams, even better for our Seniors as we got to celebrate them in a unique way.... JV with a 56-33 win and Varsity with a 62-28 win.... Legendary #51 Folsom with the memorable moment from down town!
Game changed today for Boys Basketball to 5/6:30 PM - please adjust your plans
Another night full of Coyote Basketball - Ponies rode up to the challenge and faced tough Coyote Teams - Men hosting at Mackenzie Gym - JV 53-51, Varsity 73-64 - Women on the road to F.A. - JV 64-21, Varsity 64-28 - Men Celebrate the Seniors tomorrow v. M.A. 1/2:30 games!
JROTC scores a 99/100 on JPA review - Every 3 years JROTC program receives an accreditation inspection from the folks at Ft Dix, NJ. Our inspection was last Tuesday, but the work began three years ago and was in full swing since September. They had to record their Color Guard and Drill routines for review, and over 300 documents were uploaded for the inspector to review prior and prepare questions. Last Tuesday the cadets conducted 2 presentations virtually as well as multiple Portfolio Interviews.
Coyote Basketball in action v. Brewer (makeup from yesterday) tonight - Men at home with two losses, JV 58-22 and Varsity 60-45 - Women returning the favor on the road - JV 54-16 win and Varsity 47-26 win - teams in action tomorrow v. Foxcroft!
GAME CHANGE - Due to roster issues, OTHS @ M.A. is canceled for Friday, Feb. 19 - Instead the ladies will host MDI on Saturday, Feb. 20th at 2 PM - Varsity Only
UPDATE!
Please see the following adjustments due to weather:
Wed. 2/17 - OTHS Boys v. Brewer - 5 PM/ 6:30 PM - NFHS LiveStream
Wed. 2/17 - Brewer Girls v. OTHS - 5 PM/ 7 PM - Bus 4 PM
Athletics for Feb. 15th
Swim teams with a great win and swim against GSA in Friday - Results are attached - Swim welcomes Bangor during the vacation week.... One more week till PVC's!
OTHS Basketball 🏀 in action tonight v. Schenck HS - Boys on the road with a 73-64 win, JV with a 43-39 win over the Wolverines- Ladies home, varsity only - good win 46-24 - next games are Tuesday!
The Yotes playing across the river and down the road rivals Orono... Girls playing great with a 65 - 24 JV win and a 70 - 24 Varsity win against the Riots. Boys game was a little different, JV with a 44 - 26 win, Varsity faced a talented Orono team and fell 71 - 52...
2nd Quarter Honor Roll - also please add legendary Colby Folsom to the honor roll list, college classes and grades came in a little later then expected and we missed him, again!
https://bangordailynews.com/2021/02/10/bdn-maine/old-town-high-school-quarter-2-honor-roll/
Information for our incoming students for the Fall of 2021... Welcome Class of 2025
A couple of JV games tonight for the Coyotes. Crusaders rode into town and met a tough couple teams - Men's JV win a 69-47 game v. the Crusaders - Women's JV with a 75-18 win against the Crusaders - teams hosting and on the road v. Orono tomorrow...
It is our time again to support our Basketball teams with the support for Coaches vs. Cancer - supporting the American Cancer Society - This year is a little different in case you did not know, so we have brought our quest to support virtual. You can show your support by donating to the OTHS Coaches vs. Cancer Page: https://pledgeit.org/cvc21-old-town-high-school-me . You can also order your Coaches vs. Cancer shirts and lanyards using the Online order form link: https://forms.gle/cCt9wMh7W3eeH65i8
Thank you everyone for the support and for making this event special for our athletes and school community!
OTHS Basketball in action tonight vs. the Crusaders of John Bapst - Men's Varsity playing tough game with a 64 - 52 win for the Coyotes. Women's Varsity with a solid 76-27 win, all players playing, most registering points! JV basketball playing tomorrow, same time, same place...
A couple of OTO hockey games last night.... some hard fought games for Varsity and JV - JV first with a 4-0 loss to Bangor, Varsity with a 9-3 win v PI - Houlton game on Monday for Varsity...
OT Men’s Swim/OTO Women’s Swim v. MDI virtual meet - Great times by our swimmers, but a tough MDI team overall...
Some great basketball being played across Maine tonight - Coyotes playing host to HA for Men's, Women on the road at HA - Men's JV 42-40 win, Varsity with a 50-46 loss - Women JV with a 42-40 win, with Varsity with a 50-46 loss - great play all around for everyone...
Good win for the Black Bears 🐻 tonight v. HA - Bears finding their stride with a 4-1 win over the Broncos - Big Game against Cross County Rivals PI on Saturday!
Couple of good games by the Lady Coyotes v. MA Lynx - JV finished with a 60-13 win and the Varsity Squad moves to 3-0 with a 75-19 win v. The Lynx - Big game on Friday vs class A H.A.
Time Change: As we move through the covid-season we learn - One of the changes we will be making moving forward are the start times for home basketball games will be JV 5/ Var. 6:30 PM
February 2, 2021 - School in RSU 34/OTHS is canceled due to weather - no virtual learning - please prepare and be safe!
Athletics - Week of Feb. 1st
Due to predicted snow storm - The Women's and Men's basketball games scheduled on 2/2/21 have been moved to 2/11/21 - same times!
Women's BBall @ Orono - 4:30/ 6:15 PM Bus 3:40 PM
Men's BBall v. Orono 5/ 7 PM
Great win for the swim programs on Saturday against Waterville/Winslow! Next meet is Friday v. Brewer + MDI
OTO JV hosting Brewer JV at Sawyer tonight... Kids played some strong hockey 🥅 but fell 6-3...
Due to predicted storm on Tuesday, We have moved the OTO @ H.A. game to Wednesday, 3 PM - Bus 2:15 PM
Makes my heart full with the amount of athletics played tonight for Coyotes! We had high performing high jumps in Foxcroft🏃♀️ Basketball at home and on the road to PVHS 🏀, the community pool hosting our talented swim teams 🏊♀️Great competition all around!
Join us live for the Academic Breakfast for learning pod Thur/Fri students - https://youtu.be/Q_GrS9HAQV4
Are you looking for a local game to watch or hoping to find the Coyotes on the road - here is a link to all the live-streaming information around our area - https://docs.google.com/document/d/16MsPP72oe7R9J62YVE7L6-fCLIQWGptnUNs337kZgB0/edit?usp=sharing
Only 2 weeks left to purchase tickets…drawing is on February 8th!!
Help support OTHS Key Club by purchasing raffle tickets 💚 All proceeds go to Service Projects to support our RSU 34 families in need & our OTHS community 💚 See attached poster for details!
3 Winners this year!!
OTHS Basketball 🏀 opening the season v. The Hawks today - Both varsity programs coming away with a win - Girls 38-30 win, Boys 65-62 - JV teams with a win for the Girls, Loss for the Boys v Hermon - Howlers on Friday!
Link for the virtual livestream of the Academic Breakfast for Mon/Tue Learning Pod - https://youtu.be/K9L6u4AMjgw
Attention OTHS Students - One-Act Auditions virtually tomorrow night (Tuesday January 26th), at 6pm. Here is the link for anyone interested:
https://meet.google.com/lookup/ccjttclm2w?authuser=0&hs=179
Any and ALL students are welcome, the link to the ‘theater’ google classroom ‘meet’, so even if a student can NOT make this first night, they would be MORE than welcome to join later.
Senior Parent ads/dedications are due for the yearbook by 2/11/21 - If you have any questions regarding this, please contact Mrs. Turner (christina.turner@rsu34.org)
Athletics for Jan 25th Week
This day in OTHS history - 24 years ago today the Old High School Marching Band was in D.C. for the President Clinton Inaugural Parade!
Most important lesson one can teach: When you say you will do, you do - So when Mrs. Dunham reached her max Dunham mistakes/outtakes during teaching, she asked what her students wanted in return - Meet Coyote Nations newest addition - Fibonacci - the therapy fish!
Continuing on with his hard work and effort to athletic programming - Tanner Evans signs his letter of intent to Husson for Baseball next year... Congrats on your achievements!
OTHS Events - Week of 18th
Update on athletics tonight - OTO JV Hockey practice is canceled tonight, Boys Basketball - Varsity Boys 5:15-6:45 PM, JV Boys 7-8:30 PM -
In an effort to support our students and staff with the transition between semesters, Friday, January 22nd will be an all-virtual day for student learning and wrap up for the Fall Semester Classes. This remains an in-person learning day for UTC students in the AM/PM. We will follow the normal Wednesday bell schedule for this remote learning day.
OTO Hockey 🥅 on the road to Brewer last night - Hard played game by both teams but the Witches outlasted the Black Bears 2-1... A deserving event occurred during the game as Tanner Evans earned his 100 point with his assist on the only goal scored, Congratulations on the achievement Tanner!
OTO Hockey 🏒 on the ice for the first winter sports game of the season.... Facing local team Bangor, strong program, OTO Varsity with a 1-1 tie, JV coming out for the first game with a 8-1 loss.... Next game is Wednesday at Brewer...
OTHS is looking to update the Alumni Database - please share and fill out to join this growing network of OTHS Alumni!
https://forms.gle/aMuPkGR93EW4N1298
Winter Sports Schedule are available - what sports that currently have a schedule are posted - https://www.apptegy.net/s/documents-oths/browse/41940 - keep in mind that these will change often due to many factors.
Men’s Basketball Update: Due to exposure on the boy's basketball team, tryouts for this program have been pushed to January 12th. More information on times and tryout structure will be communicated.
Streaming Services: OTHS athletics has partnered with NFHS this sports season to livestream all events in Mackenzie Gymnasium. Check out our school page on the NFHS Network - https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/old-town-high-school-old-town-me, this is a paid subscription service that includes the ability to watch the Coyotes on the road at other school programs. Athletics that are located at different athletic venues will be broadcast on the Coyote Sports Network on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/CoyoteSportsEventsProgramingNetwork
Out of precaution - The men’s basketball team will cancel tryouts and in-person activity due to a possible exposure. If this pertains to your individual family you have been contacted by the school with information already. Tryouts are postponed until further notice. More information to come.
Welcome Back from Vacation, we hope everyone had a relaxing break and are ready to hit the ground running in 2021! Couple reminders, masks are still a requirement, we open our doors at 7:45am, we will health screen everyone coming in the building, and most of all we look forward to seeing everyone! Welcome back COYOTE NATION!
Please see the attached picture for Sports Season Information - we start full tomorrow!
Key Club’s Reverse Advent Calendar Food Drive was a HUGE success! We delivered yesterday to the RSU 34 Food Pantry housed at OTES. Thank you to our amazing Key Clubbers, OTHS family, & community for helping to feed our families 💚💚💚
Yesterday Micah Betters was presented with his certificate for being named to the Class B North Region Boys Soccer All-Star - Congratulations on this achievement!
JROTC Awards and Recognition Ceremony will be live at 4:30 PM from the Coyote Cafe' - Parents/Guardians and Fans of the OT JROTC can watch live on the Coyote Events Broadcast - https://youtu.be/pS2ilqlWuyM
And just when you thought you where left out, the Hot Cocoa cart strikes again. OTHS Stu. Co. came around today to spread the holiday joy to our Th/Fri Cohort of students and staff - Thank you again OTHS Stu. Co.!
Reminder:
Monday/Tuesday Cohorts will be remote on the 21st & 22nd
Thursday/Friday Cohorts will be in person on the 21st and 22nd
Other Cohorts will follow their normal day assignments.
Due to travel and road conditions - all after school activities have been canceled for today 12/17/20!
Old Town Girls’ Basketball Gives Back - with the season starting so late, the girls have not been able to hold their holiday fundraisers - but it did not stop them from getting together virtually and sponsoring 4 families this holiday season - Spreading the holiday joy for our community as "We are all in this together!"
OTHS staff also was treated to a snowman full of prizes and treats - Sponsored by the OTHS Key Club! Staffed and supported all day by students! Tis the season of love for our staff!
Today our staff was surprised and treated to a Thanksgiving Style Lunch - sponsored by MELMAC and JMG - Showing our appreciation for the hard work they have put in this year and the continued dedication to our learning community!
OTHS is happy to announce Morgan Cossar to lead the softball program in the coming season as the Head Softball Coach for the Coyotes! We welcome the 2008 Alumni back to the diamond to continue and build upon a successful Softball program. Best of Luck Morgan!
Some update and additions to our Honor Roll List - as we work through IC Covid times, we apologize for missing these students and not getting the credit and publications they deserve - so here are our additions - Cameron Avery Changed from High Honors to Highest Honors, Jacob Corson- Honors, Lexus Marsh - Honors, Matt Preble – Changed from Honor to High Honors, Meghan Small –Changed from Honors to High Honors , and Shawn Hoogterp – Add Honors
The Holiday Spirit is alive today - OTHS StuCo decided to treat everyone with hot coco for lunch with a candy cane treat - OTHS Staff and Students thank the Council for this kind gesture, it brought smiles to many today as we move to be in the holiday spirit!
OTHS is pleased to share the 2020 Class of NHS Inductees - Congratulations and thank you for representing OTHS with pride and strength!
Exciting News - taking the feedback from the community and taking into consideration the New Guides from the MPA - OTHS will start in-person athletics on Dec. 14th - Dec. 31st. A lot more information to come, but wanted to share the news to prepare our athletes!
Coyotes in the News! A news story that was aired in Worcester, Mass today about some work being done with our Alt Ed students around Covid and mindset.OTHS very own K. Burns did a great job chatting with the reporters and identifying the good work going on from OTHS staff and learning community!
https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/human-interest/2020/12/08/high-schoolers-life-coach-worcester
NHS Induction Ceremony live at 7 PM - please enjoy at home via the Coyote Events Network - https://youtu.be/2XnFAIzgg7o
OTHS Yearbook Update Information - please see the attached picture
During these tough times, we find light at any tunnel to be very bright and cheerful - With that being said, OTHS is happy to share that 359 Students at OTHS earned honors for the Q1 grading period. This is increased by 44 students from this grading point last year. We also need to add the one student who did not get listed, the famous golfing legend, Mr. Colby Folsom! https://bangordailynews.com/2020/12/07/bdn-maine/old-town-high-school-quarter-1-honor-roll/
Mon. Dec. 7th, is 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. On Mon. morning OT JROTC cadets are going to raise the flag at 7:48, the time the attack commenced. Once the flag is raised, Cadets will ring the bell in front of the flagpole 2,403 times representing each life lost during the attack. JROTC will divide the participating cadets into four groups, representing the four battleships lost that day.
Help support OTHS Key Club by purchasing raffle tickets 💚 All proceeds go to Service Projects to support our RSU 34 families in need & our OTHS community 💚 See attached poster for details!
3 Winners this year!! Email me if interested!
Due to the high winds/rain and power outages across the district, OTHS National Honor Society has opted to move the Induction Ceremony to Tues, Dec. 8th at 7:00 PM - This will still be virtual for parents/guardians and in-person for inductees and NHS Officers.
Let's make the last month of 2020 a good one & support the OTHS Key Club in filling the Key Club's Reverse Advent Calendar - Each day we will collect food for the local food bank and continued support of the OTHS Community! Collection boxes will be located in the Lobby at OTHS!
Happy Thanksgiving from our Coyote family to yours!
Early Holiday Shopping Deal
Promotion: 20 Off Catalog, Free Freight
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Just use the link below any time during the validity period!
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As we end this week, it is with great pride and pleasure that Mrs. Turner and Ms. Davis get to announce that OTHS has TWO students who will be serving on the Maine Association of Student Council’s Executive Committee. OT has a long legacy of students serving on this board, and we so proud of the two young ladies who ran and WON this year.
Ellie Curtis who will serve as MASC Vice President
Avery Ell who will serve this year as MASC President Elect and next year as MASC President!!
XC OT Banquet - Live at 6 PM - livestream for OTXC fans and Supporters! https://youtu.be/OOmBtiOOaho
Update - UTC AM/PM Programming is canceled tomorrow, Monday 11/23/20
Women's Soccer Banquet - Live at 6 PM - Watch it on the Coyote Events Network - https://youtu.be/fDMQgBaWhck
BSN is offering a winter shoe and equipment site for our community - Shipping right to your house and a chance to shop safely from home! - check it out - https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/aoGUesAxcM
With the update from the MPA regarding winter sports for the 20-21 season - here is our virtual sign up - please take a minute and sign up for your interest and sport -https://forms.gle/MZA442G8Ypk5Fyv16
Cadets of the Coyote Battalion continued to physically challenge themselves with the next installment of the Coyote Challenge. On Nov. 6th they participated in a 5K ruck march. Cadets were given a 20-30lb rucksack and a time limit of 50 minutes to complete the task. Eight cadets took advantage of the weather and met on the Victory Field track that morning. Prior to the start of the 5K, cadets discussed a brief history of Veterans Day, and a Color Guard raised the flag at the Old Town High School Athletic Complex to honor Veterans past and present.
Big final game for OTHS Football 🏈 tonight v. Hermon - Varsity/Skills with a 26-23 win - JV/Lineman split the field to play two fun exciting games for a final time on Victory Field - Thanks for the great season team!
OTHS Football 🏈 live tonight - JV/Lineman Half Field game 4:30 PM and Varsity Skills at 6 PM on Victory Filed v. HERMON - last game of the year! http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
Calling all OTHS Students - OTHS needs your help in joining the Morning Announcement Team - we are looking for a team for Mon-Tue and Thur-Fri to grace OTHS with announcements in the AM - Please see Mr. Lindsey for more information!
Athletics and Events for Nov. 9th Week
New Link for OTHS Golf Banquet - please watch live and share in these accomplishments - https://youtu.be/tBh8dkxiEaA
The Heisman Memorial Trophy is annually awarded to the most outstanding college football player in the nation. The Heisman High School Scholarship presented by Acceptance Insurance extends the Heisman prestige to our nation’s most esteemed high school seniors by recognizing and rewarding outstanding scholar-athletes who understand that the most important victories not only happen on the field, but in their schools and communities. OTHS is proud to announce Tanner Evans has earned this honor and will move to the National level for evaluation.
Library Newsletter for the OTHS Learning Community - get your Book selections, request a book, and check out book from the OTHS Library.
Congratulations to our Coyotes who will be voting in your 1st ever National and Local Elections Today! #getoutandvote #letyourvoicebeheard
When Mr. Curtis challenges you to be creative with sculpture class and you go straight Medieval in your response - Introducing the Medieval Coyote Warrior Ben, mask and all! The creative Coyote in all of us will come out with imagination in our tough times! Great work!
Update: Football today v. Hermon has been canceled and rescheduled for Monday, Nov. 9th - 4:30 JV/Lineman, 6 PM Skills Players
Please take a moment to participate in the Old Town Area Recreation Survey 2020 - data gathered from this survey will help to benefit programming for our communities in the coming years - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W6VPQSL
Athletics/Events - Week of 11/2
Great day for an afternoon run! OT XC running at the PVC Regional Qualifier today at Saxl Park - Boys finished 4th - Philip Alyokhin and Ethan Roach qualified for States, Girls finished 3rd and qualified for states as a team! Great work teams!
OT Football 🏈 hosting Bucksport tonight at Victory Field - Teams played a JV/Lineman 1st and 3rd Quarter, Skills 2nd and 4th quarter game - Ended in a 34-25 win for the Coyotes - Good work team and onto the Hawks on Tuesday!
OT Field Hockey 🏑 finished their undefeated season tonight v. Hermon - Varsity with a 5-0 win, JV with another impressive outing with a 1-0 win - Ladies had an impressive season!
Live today - 🏑 OTFH v. Hermon at 3:30 PM, JV after - OT Football 🏈 live at 6 PM v. Bucksport - as a reminder, my data is low and this may impact streaming - I do not have a fix for this and I am doing my best.... https://othscoyotes.mylivegame.com/
Due to Somerset County going yellow, MCI had to cancel fall sports, Girls Soccer v. MCI on Saturday is canceled, the tough task of scheduling a final game commences....
Congratulations to the OTHS JROTC Program on earning Honor Unit with Distinction for the 14th year straight! The program is assessed in the following in community/school support, competitive events, Cadet developed/leading of professional briefings, and administrative procedures, scoring above the 95th percentile. Of the 5 in JROTC Programs in Maine, only 2 are currently Honor Units with Distinction! Nice Work! #coyotepride
Night full of soccer - Boys JV ⚽️ finished the season today against JB - 4-1 loss - Girls Varsity picking up a game v. The Patriots of Penquis - girls played strong with a 4-0 win - Girls finish the season on Saturday v. MCI at Victory Field!
OT JV Boys in action v. JB - live at 4 PM - Varsity Girls live in action v. Penquis at 6 PM - http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com - Please be advised, I am getting to my data max and streaming may lag, I have no fix for this issue at this time and I apologize.
Coyote Football 🏈 with the W against the Red Riots in tonight’s game - Team pulled off a 25-16 win against Orono - Bucksport on Friday!
This week, we have a very busy Wednesday with virtual Admissions meetings scheduled all day! The Colleges that are scheduled for Wednesday, the 28th are:
9am University of Maine Orono - meet.google.com/gmc-dmig-aox
10am University of Southern Maine (Gorham/Portland, ME) - https://maine.zoom.us/j/84385150328
11am Colby-Sawyer College (New London, NH) - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83356370467?pwd=MldVWnF1YXlCNytzeTI0bU16dTZHUT09
12pm St. Thomas University (Fredericton, N.B. Canada) - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83470146599
1pm Colby College (Waterville, ME) - https://admissions.colby.edu/register/?id=5b7bab24-c479-4568-9f18-ea1dd2f101bd
2pm St. Joseph's College (Standish, ME) - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86726288913?pwd=RS9tb3B4VVdDRDE0K3BhdG5sRmdYZz09
Couple of tough games for the Girls Soccer Team at Bangor - Varsity lost 7-1 to the Rams, JV lost 10-0...
Boys Varsity soccer closing out the season tonight v. Bangor on Victory Field.... Strong team ended with a 6-2 Coyote loss. JV Boys played a strong game and came away with a 4-0 win - JV finishing up the season this week!
OTFH in action tonight at Victory Fields - Crusaders were not enough for the Coyotes as Varsity won 5-1 and JV pulled off a 3-0 win - ladies still playing strong as they approach the final game of the season!
Due to multiple events and a lack of technology to cover - we will stream the Varsity FH game at 3:30 PM and Stream the Varsity Soccer game at 6 PM - apologies for the inconvenience, but we would rather get the games in then not play! http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
Due to predicted weather - we will move today's (Oct. 26th) soccer games to tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 27th - same times
Boys JV v. Bangor - 4 PM
Boys Varsity v. Bangor - 6 PM
Girls JV @ Bangor - 4 PM - Bus 2:45 PM
Girls Varsity @ Bangor - 6 PM - Bus 2:45 PM
Update: PM UTC will occur as UTC has fixed the water issue at the building. Bus and schedule will run as normal.
Athletics and Events - Week 10/26
UPDATE: As of right now, AM UTC has canceled programing due to water issues. Students attending AM UTC will either be dismissed from school or stay in Academic Study until PM OTHS Courses.
Great games at Victory Field today v. Hermon Hawks - Both boys games ended in a tie - JV 3-3, Varsity 2-2 - Girls with two tough games against a strong Hermon team - JV lost 3-1, Varsity lost 6-2 - Teams in action v. Bangor on Monday! ⚽️
Full Day of Soccer ⚽️ at Victory Field - Boys JV at 10 AM/Varsity 12 PM - Girls JV at 2:30 PM/ Varsity at 4:30 PM - All v the Hawks and available to see at http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
Tonight we had the opportunity to celebrate to class of 2021 senior fall cheerleaders, congratulations to Sam Cousins and Lexi Newton on the years of dedication to the program, and best of luck in the future!
OT Football 🏈 having a game v. Brewer at Victory Field - Skills team came to play with a 44-14 win - JV/Lineman game played before - two teams at once and all players had a chance to play many minutes of competition!
Boys Soccer ⚽️ traveling across the river to Orono - Varsity lost 5-0, JV lost 2-1 in a game shorten game.... Boys in action tomorrow v. Hermon
OT Football 🏈 v Brewer - Live at 4:45 PM JV/Line Game - Varsity Game at 6 PM - watch it http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
OT Girls Soccer ⚽️ across the river at Orono tonight.... Girls played strong to a 1-0 loss for Varsity - JV came to plate with a 2-0 win... Saturday the teams are home against powerhouse Hermon...
OTFH v. Orono battle continues - Orono held a 1-0 lead for much of the game, Coyotes battled back and tie it 1-1 - Double overtime yielded a game ending in a tie.... haven’t lost yet 😉 - good work ladies
OTFH 🏑 today v. Orono at Victory Field - live at 3:30 PM - JV to follow - http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
OTHS will be holding Theater Auditions on November 2nd for Monday-Tuesday Cohorts at 3:00 PM in my classroom, Virtual Auditions on November 4th at 3:00 PM via Google Classroom, and Thursday - Friday Cohorts at 3:00 on November 5th at 3:00 PM
Football 🏈 on the road to HA - Coyotes v Broncos on the turf - OTFB comes away with a 24-12 win! Good work team....
Boys Soccer ⚽️ tonight v. Brewer at Victory Field - Brewer with a dominant showing - JV played to a 4-1 loss, with Varsity playing to a 6-1 loss - Orono on the road on Friday
OT Boys Soccer ⚽️ Live at Victory Field - OT v. Brewer 4 PM JV/ 6 PM Varsity - http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
Awesome Coyote Moment - Kaymi Hunt has another round of hats complete and wants to continue her donation to the community after her donations to OTES Students and Cancer Care of Maine. She has carefully considered what speaks to her values and she has chosen the Shaw House in Bangor. She is deeply troubled by homeless youth in a pandemic. Her choices are entirely her own. - Great work Kaymi and way to represent Coyote Nation with pride!
OTFH continued to dominate on the field and continued the undefeated season against John Bapst on the road - Varsity with a 3-0 win and JV with a dominant 8-0 win.... Way to go girls!
JV Women’s soccer in action v. Cross Town Rival Orono - Girls played through the rain a s played well - 7-1 win, Nice work ladies
Math Help is Here! OTHS staff member will be available Tue and Thur from 6 - 9 PM for help - email OTHSmathhelp@rsu34.org from your OTHS account to reserve your spot.
Boys Soccer in action v. a Strong Hampden Academy team - boys did well and played a strong game - Varsity fell 4-2 and JV lost 3-1 - boys playing on Wednesday v. Brewer
OT Boys Soccer v. HA at Victory Fields - 4 PM JV/6 PM Varsity - see it live http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
Reminder - The Yearbook is attempting to meet deadlines for publication and the student’s have been tasked with a “Selfie” style student picture - many have submitted, but many have not! Need your help OT Community to get this project done!
Athletics Week of 10/19
Rain doesn’t stop these athletes! Girls and Boys cross XC in action this afternoon at Bangor HS. Girls finished tied for 3rd and the boys finished 3rd. Great run for the teams!
OTHS is lucky to have unique and exciting learning adventures with our talented Science Department - Mr. Ploch's Bio classes exploring microscope images from vernal pool in woods beyond the FH field, leaf chromatography shows pigments in green leaf vs leaf changing colors, the tupperware containers housed pill bugs for about a month with an experimental design lab, great work from our OTHS Scientist!
OT Varsity Field Hockey 🏑 in action tonight v. Bangor - continued the winning undefeated season with a 5-0 win v. The Rams... Keep it up ladies, great season!
Varsity Soccer played tonight v. a talented JB team - boys lost 7-1 but played hard to the last second...
Boys Soccer ⚽️ live from Victory Field v JB - live at 6 PM - watch it http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
Field Hockey 🏑 v. Bangor - live at 3:30 PM at the windy Victory Field Complex - watch it at http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
Today’s Girls Soccer v JB - Live Streamed with JV at 4 PM and Varsity at 6 PM - http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
Due to weather the games on Saturday, 10/17 have been canceled and rescheduled for:
Saturday, 10/24
Boys JV v. Hermon - 10 AM
Boys Varsity v. Hermon - 12 PM
Girls JV v. Hermon - 2:30 PM
Girls Varsity v. Hermon - 4:30 PM
Attention - Game Changes -Boys Varsity v. JB - moved to Thur - 10/15 at 6 PM - (Girls FH is home, so we held the times to clear the venue)
Boys JV v. JB - moved to Thur - 10/29 at 4 PM - All moved to make sure weather is not a factor.
Today's Football v. HA is cancelled due to projected forecast - no makeup at this moment.
Athletic - Oct 12th Week
Warming up for the MFCA Northern Region High School Football Combine - good luck today HS Athlete’s
OT XC live at Noon - watch at two locations with the OT livestreams - start/finish live on http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
and
Course turn and finish stretch - https://www.youtube.com/c/CoyoteSportsEventsProgramingNetwork
Field Hockey on the road to Bangor - Girls played tough and battled to a 5-0 win and continued the undefeated season! Ladies are playing awesome and they are fun to watch! Keep it up ladies! Next match is home v Bangor on Thursday...
OT football hosting Dexter Tigers on Victory Field - Football falls 24-12 to the tigers - Next game is Tuesday home v. HA
OT Football Senior Night v Dexter - watch it live 5 PM JV/Linemen and 6 PM Varsity - http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
New revised Honors & STEM Leaders Diploma Sites - Fresh with new information & guidance for any OTHS wishing to take on this advanced diploma -
https://sites.google.com/rsu34.k12.me.us/stem-leaders-diploma/home
or
https://sites.google.com/rsu34.k12.me.us/honorsdiploma/home
OT Men’s soccer in action on the road to the Bangor Rams - Gents played a hard fought game but fell to the Rams 4-1 - JV with a good showing but came away with a 3-1 loss - Good experience for the boys playing a Class A powerhouse...
OT Women’s soccer in action tonight v. Powerhouse Class A Bangor - Lady Yotes played an incredible game losing the lead in the late minutes of the game 2-1 - JV also held Bangor to a 3-0 loss - all goals scored in the second half.... Ladies should be proud...
Attention UTC students - just a reminder - NO UTC tomorrow. They have an in-service day. If you plan to be at OTHS during your normal UTC time, please check in to the main office and report to study hall.
OTHS Women’s Soccer in action v Bangor live today - JV 4 PM/Varsity 6 PM - http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
OTHS JROTC was not able to do a proper change of command ceremony last May. This evening OTHS JROTC will conduct a streamlined Assumption of Command Ceremony. If you are interested you may view it live at 6PM from our CSEPN youtube page - https://youtu.be/HO0R6-580SI
Great Resource for our students in RSU 34 - Reach out to the Old Town-Orono YMCA for Remote Learning Assistance Program today and get the extra assistance needed for your RSU34 learners!
Due to afternoon forecast predictions, the FH game v. Hermon will be rescheduled for Oct. 30th at 3:30 PM - JV to follow.
Boys Soccer with the first win of the season tonight on the road at Bangor Christian - a 5-3 win v the Patriots - Boys back in action on Thursday at powerhouse Bangor...
Live from the Class B Golf Regional qualifier - live from Hermon Meadows CC - https://youtu.be/JfSrMJWNPws
Final match of the short season for the golf team - home v. Hermon and JB - Hermon 173 JB 178 OT 183 - Good luck today at the PVC Regional/State qualifier at Hermon Meadows!
OTFH at home v. Hampden Academy Broncos - Coyotes continued the winning streak with a 2-0 win - JV played a strong game and came away with a 2-0 win v. H.A. - Next game v. Hermon on Wednesday.... Great work ladies!
OTFH in action v. H.A. - watch it live at https://othscoyotes.mylivegame.com - Varsity at 3:30 PM - JV to follow
We had 13 cadets join us this morning for the Coyote version of the Mogadishu Mile, commemorating the 27th anniversary of Operation Gothic Serpent aka "Blackhawk Down". The effort of this group and the commitment to show up at 6:30AM was impressive. Mr. Murphy represented the Coast Guard well, and Mr. May held his own for a Cav Trooper. JROTC appreciates the support from our OTHS staff!
Last day to sign up for the Oct 14th PSAT is Friday 10/2. If you already filled out the form - you are all set. If you would like to sign up please visit:
https://tinyurl.com/OT-PSAT2020
Athletics - Oct 5th Week
OT XC at the Festival of Champions today. The girls team, led by Senior Izabelle Trefts in 15th and Sophomore Annie Roach in 19th, finished 6th at the event! The boys team, led by Freshman Ethan Roach in 15th and Junior Philip Alyokhin in 19th, finished 8th at then event!
OT Men’s Soccer in action v. cross town rivals Orono - Senior night for the boys, fought hard but the Red Riots posted a 5-1 win.... JV played there second game of the day, the boys where gassed and fell 11-0 to JV Orono team... Next game is Tuesday at BCS - thank you seniors!
OT Men’s Soccer v. Orono - Live at http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
JV 4 PM
Varsity 6 PM - Senior Game Tonight
OT women’s soccer on the road to John Bapst - Varsity with the first win of the season 2-1 final - JV played tough to a 8-1 loss - Next game is Thursday home v. Bangor
OTFH in action v. Brewer Witches for the Class of 2021 Senior Game - Varsity with a strong win 3-0 and the JV with a great showing winning 3-1 - Thank you to all the parents and players for making this a special day for the Seniors and your support of our program!
Due to the weather that is coming in this afternoon and night and the senior night for the boys soccer team - we have changed the following - Home games are canceled tonight for boys soccer.
Boys JV @ JB - Dorthy Dix Field - 9 AM - Bus 8 AM
Girls Varsity @ JB - DD Field - 11 AM - Bus 10 AM
Girls JV @ JB - DD Field - 1 PM - Bus 10 AM
Boys JV v. Orono - Victory Field - 4 PM
Boys Varsity v. Orono - Senior Game - Victory Field - 6 PM
Girls Soccer hosting the first of many Senior Nights this week v Orono - JV started the night with a 5-0 win v. the Red Riots - Varsity fought hard to a 0-2 loss - Thank you Seniors for your dedication to our sports programs!
Field Hockey on the road at the Red Riots - Coyotes moved to 2-0 with a thrilling 3-2 win in double OT - OTFH JV had a solid 6-0 win at Orono - Senior Games on Saturday as we host the Witches!
OT Golf at Hermon Meadows today - Playing the Hawks and Lynx - Scores Hermon 177 OT 184 MA 189 - next Match will be the PVC qualifier on Tuesday...
Watch OTHS v. Orono Girls Soccer - JV at 4 PM - Varsity Senior Game at 6 PM
http://OTHSCoyotes.mylivegame.com
Athletic Practice Update:
FH - Track Practice 3:30-4:30, No Boys Soccer Practice, No Golf Practice, No Football Practice, XC is practice as normal, No girls soccer practice - But we did get rain and we needed it...
Our School-Community Coordinator, Jenn Goodwin, is available to put together food boxes for RSU #34 families. These boxes contain food from our Resource Center and Good Shepard Food Bank and can include fresh produce and meat. They are available the OTHS food pickup tent from 9:30-10:30 AM each Wednesday. Please reach out to Jenn at (207) 370-8564 if your family could use this assistance.
OT Football in action tonight v. JB - JV/Lineman game ended in a 6-6 draw - Varsity opened the season with a 12-7 win v. The Crusaders... Thank you to the volunteers, coach’s, players, and community for respecting the direction to make this happen - we will continue to work the make the live stream better as well, first go around with an independent system and operator...
Golf in action today at JaTo - playing MA and Orono, the teams scored Orono 168 OT 173 MA 188 Low Medalist was OT’s Casey Downs with a 40.... OT moves to 5-2 on the season!
Athletic Changes due to weather - Wednesday Golf match at MA is changed to Tomorrow, same times - Wednesday Varsity Boys Soccer @ PVHS is moved to Oct. 20th - No Golf practice, No boys JV Soccer Practice today...
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!
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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.
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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.
