Otter Valley Union Middle and High School

OVUMHS Picture Day is tomorrow, September 23, 2025! Please do not forget to send your students with their order packets or to order online.

VEGGIE VAN GO - FRIDAY, Aug. 22 - 10:00 - 11:00 AM at OVUHS Parking Lot. Drive-thru style FREE produce distribution event open to all students, families and staff affiliated with RNESU. No eligibility requirements or reservations needed. Want to participate but can't make the time? Ask a family member, friend or neighbor to pick up for you and they can pick up for themselves too. View the schedule (https://tinyurl.com/4vmybcd6) and plan ahead to pick up your free produce.

Welcome Back! - First Day of School - Aug. 27, 2025
Please read the Welcome Back letter to families for information about the start of the 2025-2026 school year. (https://tinyurl.com/3nvdnd49)
欢迎回来！- 开学第一天 - 2025年8月27日
请阅读致家长的欢迎信，以了解2025-2026学年开学的相关信息。(https://tinyurl.com/27r65bz3)
¡Bienvenidos de nuevo! - Primer día de clases - 27 de agosto de 2025
Por favor, lean la carta de bienvenida para las familias para obtener información sobre el inicio del año escolar 2025-2026.(https://tinyurl.com/3d7kw2z6)

There's still time to sign up for 9th Grade Transition Camp at Otter Valley Union High School! This program is for rising freshmen, to help ease their transition to high school. Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrxjhQxIurrLwILhL6E0Pzlajac-WBIHr-AV9Ee7XiLIb0xQ/viewform

VEGGIE VAN GO - FRIDAY, June 27 - 10:00 - 11:00 AM at OVUHS Parking Lot. Drive-thru style FREE produce distribution event open to all students, families and staff affiliated with RNESU. No eligibility requirements or reservations needed. Want to participate but can't make the time? Ask a family member, friend or neighbor to pick up for you and they can pick up for themselves too. View the schedule (https://tinyurl.com/4vmybcd6) and plan ahead to pick up your free produce.

VEGGIE VAN GO - FRIDAY, May 23 - 10:00 - 11:00 AM at OVUHS Parking Lot. Drive-thru style FREE produce distribution event open to all students, families and staff affiliated with RNESU. No eligibility requirements or reservations needed. Want to participate but can't make the time? Ask a family member, friend or neighbor to pick up for you and they can pick up for themselves too. View the schedule (https://tinyurl.com/4vmybcd6) and plan ahead to pick up your free produce.

Check out this awesome opportunity from West Rutland's Carving Studio and Sculpture Center! Please note - the application deadline is this Friday, May 16th! Application can be filled out here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/MuFUbmX3O6ZLnwNDBBLVPQ?t=1744144170

Want to support our international travelers? Buy a ticket for the MEGA Raffle - only 300 tickets are being sold, with three $500 winners being drawn on June 2nd. To purchase a ticket, please contact Ms. Gillette - mgillette@rnesu.org Tickets will also be on sale during the Art Show and Concert at OV on Wednesday, May 14th - 6-8pm!

OVUUSD SEEKS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS - The Otter Valley Unified Union School Board is looking for interested parties to be appointed to the following open seats on the board: -At-Large Representatives (2 seats) - Pittsford Representative (1 seat) - Whiting Representative (1 seat) The appointed individual for the At-Large seats may be a resident of any OVUUSD town, including Brandon, Leicester, Goshen, Pittsford, Sudbury and Whiting.  The appointed school board members for the town specific seats must be a resident of the specific town.  Appointed school board members would serve through to the next election in March 2026, at which time they would be required to run and be elected to complete the remainder of the term.  Letters of Interest should be addressed to the OVUU Board and emailed to Melinda Piper at mpiper@rnesu.org.  For more information, please contact Melinda Piper at mpiper@rnesu.org or (802) 247-5757 x 2722.

Please Note: The location of the Gather Event this week has been changed. The presentation by Will Eberle will now be held at Maclure Library in Pittsford.

Mark your calendars! Please join us for the district Art Show and Spring Concert, Wednesday May 14th, 6-8pm at Otter Valley! (Concert begins at 7pm)

Otter Valley Union High School is hosting two amazing events on April 17th. To learn more, please visit the linked website: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/cGhzDxsqPwNZf

VEGGIE VAN GO - FRIDAY, March 28 - 10:00 - 11:00 AM at OVUHS Parking Lot. Drive-thru style FREE produce distribution event open to all students, families and staff affiliated with RNESU. No eligibility requirements or reservations needed. Want to participate but can't make the time? Ask a family member, friend or neighbor to pick up for you and they can pick up for themselves too. View the schedule (https://tinyurl.com/bd2cnw5s) and plan ahead to pick up your free produce.

We will be hosting our next Coffee Talk with Superintendent Rene Sanchez on Monday, March 17 at Morningside Bakery. Come have a coffee, ask questions, and share your thoughts in a relaxed, informal setting. We hope to see you there!

This week’s edition of the Brandon Reporter covered the great work of Otter Valley Walking Stick Theatre, as well as the second annual career day Otter Valley Union High School Make sure to check out the coverage!! https://brandonreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/REPT_2025-03-12_001_compressed.pdf

Thank you to Rutland Regional Medical Center for coming to speak to our Otter Valley Union High School students at Career Day.

Career Day at Otter Valley Union High School is off to a great start with students learning about careers at Casella and Omya.

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 Superintendent Rene Sanchez will be attending a number of events next week in Whiting to help answer any questions folks might have about our schools and the budget. On Tuesday 2/18, Superintendent Sanchez will start the day at the Whiting General Store with a Coffee Talk. He will be there from 7:45 am - 9:45 am. After that, you can find him at the Whiting Library from 10 am - 11 am, also on the 18th. On Saturday, the 22nd, you will be able to find Superintendent Sanchez at the Whiting Town Hall. We hope you are able to join us at one of these events next week!