OHS Boys Basketball at Fiserv Forum: Wednesday, December 11

Thursday, November 21, 2019

I am excited to announce that our Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team has been invited to play at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, December 11, at 3:00 p.m. against Waunakee High School. Our dance and cheer teams will perform throughout the game as well! This invitation is an exciting opportunity to showcase our Raccoon Pride at one of the premier sports venues in the country.  Perhaps, even better news, admission to the game is FREE of charge. We hope you can join us!

We will run three fan buses with a capacity of 162 seats. Tickets for the fan buses will be on sale through the OASD Web Store beginning on Monday, December 2, at 7:00 a.m. for $10.00. Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. You can click here to access the Web Store to make your purchases. 

Our theme for the game is “Gold Out.” Even if you are not attending the game, we hope to have as many students and staff as possible wear gold at school on the day of the game. Special T-shirts commemorating our game at Fiserv Forum will be on sale for $7.00 beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, December 2 through 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 5, and can be purchased through the OASD Web Store. 

To maximize instruction and ensure students, families, and staff can attend the game, we will run a modified schedule on Wednesday, December 11. This modified schedule means we will shift Pride to the end of the school day, with the expectation that students will attend all of their core classes before departing for the game after Block D at 1:30 p.m. The complete schedule for the day is available by clicking here.

Parents, please notify our attendance office if you plan to excuse students from Pride period to attend the game. Since students will only be missing Pride, they will be marked as excused for a school activity. Please help our attendance office and notify them of your student’s absence as soon as possible.

Finally, I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! On a personal note, I am thankful to be part of such a fun, hardworking, and supportive community. I hope that you and your family get a chance to relax and enjoy each other’s company over the long weekend. As a reminder, there will be no school on Wednesday, November 27-Friday, November 29. Classes resume on Monday, December 2.

We hope to see as many Raccoons as possible at Fiserv Forum!

Go Raccoons!
Jason

November Student Services Newsletter

Friday, November 8, 2019

Hi Raccoons!

You can click here to check out this month's Student Services Newsletter. Information in this month's newsletter includes:

• Details about career exploration opportunities
• Resources for college scholarships
• Reminder about Raccoon Study Hours (Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-8:30 at East Campus)

In December we will be sending all the information regarding course requests and scheduling for the 2020-2021 school year.

Please feel free to email me at CurtisJ@oasd.org if you have any questions.

Thanks!
Jason

Raccoon Volleyball in the State Finals! Fan Bus Information!

Friday, November 8, 2019

Hi Raccoons!

Our Volleyball team won their match against River Falls tonight and will compete in the State Final against Arrowhead on Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Resch Center in Green Bay! OHS has not earned a team state title since the early 1980s, and we hope to break the streak on Saturday! Please show your Ocon Pride and join us in Green Bay!

Tickets for the game are $10.00 and will need to be purchased at the Resch Center. We will operate several Fan Buses for OHS students starting with a capacity of about 200 seats and these are available on a first come first serve basis.  The cost to ride the fan bus is $3.00 and you can purchase your seat on the OASD webstore beginning at 10:00 p.m. tonight and end on Saturday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m. You can click here to access the web store directly. 

Depending on availability, we may be able to offer additional seats on school vans or find additional buses.  If more seats become available, I will email students directly and post updates on my twitter account @OconCurtis.  Buses will leave from the entrance of the OHS Gale Douglas Field House at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, November 9.

The game will also be broadcast on Fox Sports Wisconsin Plus.Check local cable listings for the FS Wisconsin Plus channel in our area. The finals will also be streamed live on FoxSportsGo.com with cable system authentication.

We hope to see you in Green Bay as we fight for a State title!

Go Raccoons!
Jason

Volleyball Fan Bus and Tickets for Friday!

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Hi Raccoons!

Tonight the girls volleyball team defeated Kettle Moraine in the first round of the State Tournament! We are scheduled to play in the semi-finals against River Falls on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

Tickets for the game are $10.00 and will need to be purchased at the Resch Center. We will operate 4 Fan Buses for OHS students with a capacity of 200 seats and these are available on a first come first serve basis.  The cost to ride the fan bus is $3.00 and you can purchase your seat on the OASD webstore beginning at 7:00 p.m. tonight. You can click here to access the web store directly. Depending on availability, we may be able to offer additional seats on school vans or find additional buses.  If more seats become available, I will email students directly and post updates on my twitter account @OconCurtis.  The fan buses will leave from the entrance of the OHS Gale Douglas Field House at 4:45 p.m. on Friday, November 8. 

We hope to see you in Green Bay as we fight for a chance to play in the State Finals!

Go Raccoons!
Jason

Volleyball State Tournament Information: Please Read!

Monday, November 4, 2019

Congratulations to our Volleyball Team, who will be representing our community at the 2019 State Volleyball Tournament! The girls won their sectional on Saturday night against Manitowoc Lincoln and have now earned the right to compete for the Division 1 State Title! Our first game is on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. versus Kettle Moraine. If we win, we will play a semi-final game on Friday at 7:30 p.m., with the chance to play in the State Finals on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. All games will be held at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

Details about the upcoming celebrations, tournament, transportation, and tickets are outlined below. Please consider joining us!

Team Send Off - Thursday, November 7 (8:35 a.m.)

The team will parade down Raccoon Runway into the Gale Douglas Fieldhouse as our school community wishes them well at the tournament. The parade will start at about 8:35 a.m. Parents and community members are invited to join us. Please check-in at the main office by 8:15 a.m. if you plan to attend.

Modified Daily Schedule on Thursday

Since hundreds of students will likely want to attend the game, we will run a modified daily schedule in order to maximize instructional minutes and minimize the disruption to our day. We are shifting Pride to the end of the school day, from 1:40-2:40 p.m. with the expectation that students will attend all, or most, of their core classes before departing for the game.  The complete schedule for the day is available by clicking here.

Tickets ($10.00)

Tickets for the first game on Thursday, November 7, can be purchased on the OASD webstore between 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, and 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 7. Tickets purchased online must be picked up at the Oconomowoc High School Athletic Office by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 7. The cost of a ticket is $10.00. You can click here to access the webstore.

The OHS Athletic Office will be open until 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, so that you can pick up tickets.

There is a competition among schools to see who can sell the most presale tickets, so consider helping us earn the $1,000 prize and purchase your tickets early!

Tickets for Friday, November 8, and Saturday, November 9, must be purchased at the Resch Center directly.

Student Fan Buses

We have 96  seats available on the student fan buses, which will depart around 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 7. The cost is $3.00 to ride the bus and tickets must be purchased from the OASD webstore. They are available on a first come, first served basis. If your student plans to take the bus, please purchase the Student Fan Bus and Ticket Combination for $13.00.

Students riding the bus will be dismissed from class at the end of 7th hour (12:50 p.m.) and should report to the lobby of the Gale Douglas Fieldhouse. We will load the buses and plan to depart promptly at 1:15 p.m. Parents will need to call the OHS attendance line to excuse their student from class, please help out our staff and notify the attendance office by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Students Driving Themselves

If students are planning on driving to Green Bay themselves, parents will need to follow our normal attendance protocols and call the office to report the absence. Students who have been excused by a parent/guardian will be allowed to leave at the conclusion of 8th Hour (1:30 p.m). Again, please help out our staff and make these calls prior to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Details for Potential Games on Friday, November 8 & Saturday, November 9

Because Friday and Saturday’s games are scheduled for the evening, we will likely be able to run up to 4 fan buses each night. This would allow for 196 seats to be available to students. Our tentative plan is to depart at 4:45 p.m. from the entrance of the Gale Douglas Fieldhouse. Reservations and payment should be made on the webstore prior to 4:00 p.m. each night. Specific plans will be announced early on Friday morning and also posted on my blog.

Oconomowoc High School has not won a team state title since the 1980’s. Let’s show up to Green Bay united as a community as we work to break this streak! 

If you have any questions please feel free to send me an email at CurtisJ@oasd.org.

See you Raccoons in Green Bay!
Jason