High School News & Announcements
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Honors Night recognizes this year's outstanding alum who gave an inspiring speech to our honor students.
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OHS's FIRST Robotics team, Alotobots #5152, is gearing up the biggest moments of their season after regional success.
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Everyone wants to feel included. Valued. That’s the focus of the first district-wide Inclusion Week, a time where the entire district comes together to focus on what it looks and feels like to be included.
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NHS members are launching their 2nd annual Share the Warmth campaign to help homeless families stay warm this winter.
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So many toys! NHS students raised over $8000 to buy Christmas gifts for local kids.
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Senior Aly Aldrich is the 2023 DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Good Citizen Award Winner for Otsego High School.
![Michael Miller with entire FIRST group at the Space Force]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701101532/otsegopsorg/zk0p9zjxfzfrnqdcbcrt/spaceforce-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701101532/otsegopsorg/zk0p9zjxfzfrnqdcbcrt/spaceforce-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701101532/otsegopsorg/zk0p9zjxfzfrnqdcbcrt/spaceforce-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701101532/otsegopsorg/zk0p9zjxfzfrnqdcbcrt/spaceforce-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701101532/otsegopsorg/zk0p9zjxfzfrnqdcbcrt/spaceforce-1.jpg","width":1600}])
Michael Miller, who oversees the middle and high school robotics teams, had a rare opportunity to see the world of robotics in a different way thanks to the FIRST organization.
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Sticky notes grace the lockers at OHS, a gesture spreading positivity and happiness
![Teacher of the year award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698424496/otsegopsorg/z3ipkrkebgzfovlhbkwf/AllieTOYaward.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698424496/otsegopsorg/z3ipkrkebgzfovlhbkwf/AllieTOYaward.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1698424496/otsegopsorg/z3ipkrkebgzfovlhbkwf/AllieTOYaward.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1698424496/otsegopsorg/z3ipkrkebgzfovlhbkwf/AllieTOYaward.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1698424496/otsegopsorg/z3ipkrkebgzfovlhbkwf/AllieTOYaward.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1698424496/otsegopsorg/z3ipkrkebgzfovlhbkwf/AllieTOYaward.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to OHS Special Education teacher, Allie Rittenhouse - the 2023 Educator of the Year.
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A new course at OHS allows students to explore their career choice first hand, before declaring their major.
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The 3rd annual College & Career Week is underway at OHS! This is a big week for students to explore college and career options in a variety of ways!
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A new class is helping our exchange students acclimate and find their place in their home away from home for this school year.
![group picture of top graduates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685630915/otsegopsorg/a1wlxsgydeatrsih12zm/TopGrads-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685630915/otsegopsorg/a1wlxsgydeatrsih12zm/TopGrads-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685630915/otsegopsorg/a1wlxsgydeatrsih12zm/TopGrads-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685630915/otsegopsorg/a1wlxsgydeatrsih12zm/TopGrads-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1685630915/otsegopsorg/a1wlxsgydeatrsih12zm/TopGrads-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1685630915/otsegopsorg/a1wlxsgydeatrsih12zm/TopGrads-1.jpg","width":2200}])
OHS has 24 seniors graduating with a 4.0 GPA or higher. Learn the future plans of these students graduating with distinction.
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Otsego welcomes Scott McDougall, a West Michigan native to OHS as the new varsity head football coach.
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Driving Faster Causes Disaster. That’s the slogan for this year’s safe driving campaign for the OHS SADD chapter introduced to students this month.