Orchard Park has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education for the fifth year in a row. Now in its 22nd year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, Orchard Park answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music programs, Responses were verified with school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.
Please click here to learn more about registering your student for kindergarten for the 21-22 school year.
Eggert and Ellicott Elementary fifth grade students recently graduated from the 15 week D.A.R.E. program. The students spent the 15 weeks of the program meeting with Orchard Park Police Officer Kristen Mazur, learning and discussing ways to appropriately make decisions that could affect their lives. Students at South Davis and Windom Elementary will graduate from the D.A.R.E. program in the spring. Please click here to learn more.
If you need technology assistance please email technology@opschools.org and include your child’s name and a description of the issue you are experiencing. You should immediately receive an automated response. If you don’t receive the automated response within 5 minutes of sending your email, please call 209-6330. Click here for additional information.
Ms. Kelley, high school art teacher, tweaked her first Studio in Art project of the school year which would normally be a self-portrait collage. Instead the students created COVID-19 mask self-portrait collages to reflect the fact that we are all experiencing a global pandemic. The students chose magazine items that reflected their personality and collaged them to create a COVID-19 mask. Ms. Kelley teaches Studio in Art at the Orchard Park High School. Studio in Art is the prerequisite introductory art course at the high school level.
During the 2020-2021 school year the school calendar will be exclusively available online. With guidance from both state and local officials being updated on a very regular basis we are anticipating date changes throughout the upcoming school year. Please visit www.opschools.org and click “Calendar” to access the most up-to-date district event schedule. Please continue to check the website calendar as many events during the 2020-2021 school year may change. The website calendar will be updated regularly throughout the 2020-2021 school year.
Crisis Text Line is always available free, 24/7 for anything you’re going through! Just text SCHOOL to 741741 to reach a Crisis Counselor Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 crisis support by text message. Please click for more information.
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9:00 AM - 10:30 AM MS Virtual PTO Meeting
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Virtual South Davis PTO Meeting
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The District wanted to make the community aware that on some occasions a positive COVID-19 case is being reported to us after the quarantine period has been completed. In this scenario the cases will be added to the dashboard on the correct dates. If this is the case and the quarantine period has already been completed we will not be adding that to our daily letter as that may cause confusion to our families.
Petitions for school board candidates in the Orchard Park Central School District will be available beginning on March 10. Please click here for more information.
Please click to read the April 7 Recent District COVID Information letter from Superintendent McGarrity.
Please click to view the 4-1 COVID-19 Update from Superintendent McGarrity.
Please click to view the 3-31 COVID-19 Update from Superintendent McGarrity.
Please click to view the 3-30 COVID-19 Update from Superintendent McGarrity.
Please click to view the 3-29 COVID-19 Update from Superintendent McGarrity.
Please click the title "OPCSD COVID-19 and School Reopening Information" to find information about COVID-19 and the reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year.
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