MS maintenance employee Paul Kebler and HS maintenance employee Shayne Tyler were both presented the annual MEA (Michigan Education Association) Region 8 Shout About It award at this month’s region dinner meeting. This award is presented to school employees who go above and beyond to provide a great school environment for both staff and students alike. Congratulations to both of you, and thank you for all you do!
Please see following regarding Leonard's Run for Roar event!
📚✨ Leonard Families! ✨📚 the book fair is coming! See the flyer for more details and volunteering opportunities. Students will be able to shop for their favorite books throughout the day. We accept cash, credit cards, and e-wallet payments. Please refer to the flyer for more information or visit https://5il.co/3ayv7 📖💙
Mrs. Kimmel's 1st Grade Celebrating the 120th Day of School!
Athletics - week of 3/24/25
Parent/Teacher Conferences for middle school students will be held next Tuesday, March 25th from 5:00-8:30 pm. There's still time to schedule an appointment by visiting the following link: https://ptcfast.com/schools/Ovid_Elsie_MS_Conferences . At this time, the 2 teacher request has been removed. Conference times are open for parents to schedule as many meetings as they would like. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact OEMS staff at any time. Thank you, and we look forward to meeting with you!
Check out the OEMS Student Success Coach newsletter for March and learn how we can use cravings to create great habits which can help us to be successful students.
Please join us today as we honor our Marauder athletes that are continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Ovid-Elsie High School’s Student of the Week, junior Robert! Nominated by Ms. Harrington, “Robert is an incredibly kind, thoughtful, intelligent, and hard-working student. Robert comes to class and works hard every single day, often going above and beyond what is asked of him. He genuinely wants to learn, works well with his classmates, and is such an awesome history student. I can't wait to see what he continues to accomplish this year!” Robert was a part of the district and regional winning football team his sophomore year, runs track, and has been an FFA member since 8th grade. In his free time, he enjoys working out, swimming, hanging out with friends, and playing games with family. After high school, he plans to attend college to study finance and hopefully play college football.
The Ovid-Elsie Robotics team (MarauderBots) competed this past weekend in Jackson. They were selected by the second alliance and finished the competition as runners up.
Students in Mrs. Miller’s sixth grade science are working on predator/prey, relationships, and the factors that limit populations. Today they created a simulation using rabbits and coyotes to show the cycle of population growth. In addition to doing the stimulation, students recorded data on tables and will generate line graphs.
Good luck to our Track & Field team today. Go Marauders!
Next week we will be going out in style at the HS with some dress up days to celebrate Spring Break! Check out the attached image for the days and bust out some creative outfits as we enjoy our 4-day week.
Monday: PJ Day
Tuesday: Student/Teacher Swap (teachers dress like students and vise versa)
Wednesday: Class Color Day & Anything But A Backpack (bust out those HoCo shirts and get creative with how you carry your supplies!)
Thursday: Tropical Day
Congratulations and good luck to our Middle School students heading to states for wrestling. Marauder proud!
OEMS Check out our themed days for next week and show off your school spirit!
Good luck to our Varsity Track & Girls Soccer teams today. Go Marauders!
Please see the attached document for important information about student testing days and the planned virtual instruction day for some OEHS students: https://5il.co/3as9u
H.S. Athletics - week of 3/17/25
*Attn MS Students interested in participating in MS Track & Field: The season is about to begin, and we're looking for enthusiastic 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to join our team! Practice starts on Monday, March 24th. No previous experience necessary - just bring your energy and willingness to learn! You must have a sports physical on file to practice. For more information, please see Mr. Snyder.
Attention parents of high school seniors. Senior pictures are due March 27th to michael.puffpaff@ovidelsie.org for inclusion in the yearbook. Senior ad space is filling fast. If you want to honor your high school senior please either contact Mr. Puffpaff or www.jostens.com to place an ad. We will accept ads through May 5th as space allows. Senior quotes are also due to Mr. Puffpaff by May 5th.
This past Saturday, our middle school Science Olympiad team competed in our regional competition at East Lansing HS. The team did a great job and learned a lot along the way! Thanks to our team members for their hard work and commitment while preparing for their events. This year’s team members include: Hunter B., Luella D., Brady L., Kaden L., Dylan M., Bentley N., Finn P., Marcus P., Isabella R., Brent S., Jack S., Matthew S., Brena V., & Thomas W.
Individual medal winners in their events were:
Finn P. and Bentley N. - 2nd Place - Write It, Do It
Dylan M. and Marcus P.- 5th Place - Air Trajectory
Luella D. and Isabella R. - 5th Place - Potions and Poisons
Brady L. and Thomas W.- 5th Place - Scrambler
Jack S. and Brent S. - 6th Place - Helicopters
Although the team did not qualify for the state tournament, they did an awesome job competing against the 18 other local teams. Great Job Team!
