OASD Schools Earn Heart Safe School Recognition From Project ADAM
In March, all nine Oconomowoc Area School District (OASD) school buildings received formal
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In March, all nine Oconomowoc Area School District (OASD) school buildings received formal designation as Heart Safe Schools from Project ADAM. Project ADAM is a nationwide organization, committed to empowering schools and communities to prepare for and respond to sudden cardiac arrest. The Heart Safe School Program strives to assist schools in establishing a practiced plan to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest, by helping schools develop and sustain their program. The Heart Safe Schools designation process is incredibly in-depth and includes requirements such as: - Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are present at all school facilities in locations that make it possible to retrieve and administer within three minutes.
- There is a designated CPR-AED coordinator to oversee all program activities and training.
- There is a designated cardiac emergency response team at each building that receives regular training and participates in regular emergency response drills.
- There is a formal cardiac emergency response plan with notification protocols in the event of an emergency.
- Partnership with local emergency response services on training and the emergency response plan.
- All staff receive regular training in sudden cardiac arrest awareness and response.
- Access to AEDs and emergency response plans are available to community organizations who utilize our facilities.
The Heart Safe School designation was led by the OASD Health Services Team who worked with Project ADAM to implement all the program requirements and create a plan to sustain the program going forward. OASD Director of Nursing Services, Christy Deal, said, “The Heart Safe School Program recognition through Project ADAM demonstrates that our schools have successfully achieved & implemented comprehensive criteria to address sudden cardiac arrest to not only increase the chance of survival in this event but also to promote a safe and prepared environment for students, staff, and visitors.” The OASD Health Services Team has utilized the Heart Safe Schools best practices and trained district staff in those practices for many years. Grants from Project ADAM and a generous donation from the Wisconsin Masonic Foundation made it possible for the OASD to purchase the additional AED devices needed to complete the program requirements and receive formal designation. Learn more about Project ADAM and the Heart Safe Schools Program at https://www.projectadam.com/Heartsafeschools. Photo: OASD Health Services Team Members (left to right), Christy Deal, MSN, RN, Director of Nursing Services, Jodi Ernser, Health Services Administrative Assistant, Lindsey Wojtasiak, RN, District Nurse
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Oconomowoc High School Welcomes Jon Lyon as New Athletic Director
The Oconomowoc Area School District (OASD) and Oconomowoc High School (OHS) are excited to announce
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The Oconomowoc Area School District (OASD) and Oconomowoc High School (OHS) are excited to announce that Jon Lyon has been selected as the new OHS Athletic Director and Associate Principal. The OASD School Board will formally review his contract in April and pending approval, his first day at OHS will be on Monday, July 1, 2024. Lyon will replace Kevin Flegner who has served as the OHS Athletic Director and Associate Principal since 2016. Lyon currently serves as the principal of Northside Intermediate School in Milton, a position he’s held since 2017. Prior to his current role, Lyon served the School District of Milton as principal of Harmony Elementary and Consolidated Elementary Schools and associate principal of Northside Intermediate School. Before his leadership roles, Lyon was a social studies teacher and coach at Parkview Jr./Sr. High School and social studies teacher and coach at Rantoul Township High School. In addition to Jon’s classroom and school administration experience, he holds a bachelor’s degree in social science education from Illinois State University and a master’s degree in educational leadership and policy analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lyon earned an athletic scholarship to Illinois State University and played football there for four years. During his time as a Redbird, he also achieved scholar-athlete distinction each year. He began coaching football and basketball at the start of his teaching career at Rantoul Township High School in 2007. At Parkview Jr./Sr, High School, Lyon was the head football coach and head golf coach and developed a strength, conditioning, and powerlifting program to encourage the holistic development of student-athletes. In addition to his leadership role in the Milton School District, he also acts as an assistant varsity football coach for Milton High School and coaches at the youth level. “During the interview process, it became clear that Jon is a proven leader who has a passion for helping our student-athletes develop and grow not only athletically, but as individuals who are confident in their beliefs, can problem-solve through challenges, and have the skills and disposition to tackle any challenge they face in life,” said Jason Curtis, OHS Principal, about Lyon. “In addition, his experience coaching will help to support and empower our current coaches as they continue to build programs that will compete at a high level in the Classic 8 conference and across the state,” he added. In addition to Lyon’s role as OHS Athletic Director, he will assume some Associate Principal responsibilities at OHS. Those include overseeing study halls, facilitating student leadership development groups, supporting the physical education department, and monitoring intramural programming. “Jon’s experiences and philosophy will enhance our vision of helping each graduate become career, college, and life-ready. I have no doubt that the future of Oconomowoc High School Athletics is bright under his leadership,” shared Principal Curtis. “I am so excited to join the team at Oconomowoc High School and am looking forward to supporting students, staff, and families to continue to build upon the tradition, success, and pride in our athletic programs! I am 100% invested in helping our scholar-athletes, coaches, and staff compete at the highest level, and look forward to building meaningful partnerships in our community. It was clear through the interview process that we have great coaches, scholar athletes, and families who care deeply about education-based athletics and the value they provide our students in their overall development. Go Raccoons! Lyon will join the OASD on July 1, 2024, in preparation for the 2024-25 school year and fall athletics season.
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Ixonia Elementary School Groundbreaking!
We celebrated our new addition with a groundbreaking ceremony for students and staff on Tuesday,
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We celebrated our new addition with a groundbreaking ceremony for students and staff on Tuesday, October 17. Fiona the Falcon helped us break ground first, one student from each grade shared their wishes for our school during the ceremony, and we took an all-school photo outlining our new addition with students holding their own wish windmills for the new school. The temporary classroom trailer has been removed and additional site work will continue this fall. Major construction on the addition will begin in the spring and should be completed in August 2024. We’ll start the 2024-25 school year with three classrooms for each grade level, a new gym floor, and more collaboration space for our students.
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How The OASD Uses Technology in our Specials Classrooms
In the beginning of the school year, the OASD created a monthly school board agenda item called,
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In the beginning of the school year, the OASD created a monthly school board agenda item called, Becoming Unrivaled, that provides our district an opportunity to celebrate the students, families, staff, and schools that are driving our organization’s pursuit of our vision - to become an unrivaled learning community, seeking wisdom, honoring the past, and shaping the future. In January, we focused on how the OASD uses Technology in our special's classrooms. Our Summit Elementary teachers provided great examples for us to see how teachers use technology to supplement, but also transform what they are doing in their classrooms. They do a great job of showcasing technology and curriculum and how they blend them. Every day in the classroom they incorporate tech in innovative ways to engage students and provide learning experiences that they might not be able to do without technology. Click here to read more! Becoming Unrivaled
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Connect with us on LinkedIn!
Find the OASD on LinkedIn! We believe LinkedIn is an excellent social media channel to not only
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Find the OASD on LinkedIn! We believe LinkedIn is an excellent social media channel to not only showcase the incredible work and positive impact of our staff, but also to attract top talent for our district. Join us on LinkedIn and see how you could become part of the OASD! www.oasd.org/company/oasd
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OHS Career, College and Life Readiness Day!
WOW! Our Raccoons were busy for their Career, College and Life Readiness Day! The purpose of this
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WOW! Our Raccoons were busy for their Career, College and Life Readiness Day! The purpose of this day is to give each grade level specific learning experiences rooted in our school values of being grounded in our values and purpose, committed to our goals, and accountable to ourselves and each other. We had: 🦝200 students take the ACT 🦝50 students participated in onsite college admissions between 17 different colleges and 95% were accepted into a college on the day of the event 🦝21 different routes for sophomores to see businesses and/or educational institutions (university, tech college, training facility, etc.) that supported a specific career cluster of interest 🦝11 skills sessions for freshman to learn from community members on how passions can turn into careers 🦝17 different service projects that freshman chose based on their areas of interest and potential career pathways We have to give a HUGE shout out to our OHS Staff who spent countless hours putting this invaluable experience together!! Also thank you to all of the businesses, educational institutions and community partners for hosting our Raccoons!
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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released results from the Wisconsin Student
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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released results from the Wisconsin Student Assessment System exams given to students during the spring of 2023 and Oconomowoc Area School District (OASD) students continued to make gains. The spring 2023 assessments included the Forward Exam, PreACT Secure, and ACT with writing. OASD students made the most significant improvements on the Forward Exam, with these noteworthy accomplishments: - OASD English language arts (ELA) scores have increased by 9.6% since 2019.
- OASD math scores have increased by 9.7% since 2019.
- OASD students achieved improvements in both ELA and math scores for 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Please note that Forward Exams were not administered in 2020.
- OASD students outperformed the state proficiency rates by 17.6% in ELA and 24.4% in Math.
>> Read more on our Awards and Recognitions Page
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2018 OHS Alum, Amanda Jordan, Returns to OHS
Amanda Jordan, 2018 OHS Alum, returned to OHS to inspire our current advanced artists and see the
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Amanda Jordan, 2018 OHS Alum, returned to OHS to inspire our current advanced artists and see the new Design Challenge course. She earned a BS in Art Education at the Minnesota State University-Mankato and is currently working on her Graduate degree and art exhibitions. Amanda is a professional painter and installation artist who presented her work to our students and shared in the excitement of our student-artists featured work on display in the OAC and in our ArtCade Student Gallery. We love that creative collaboration and celebrations extend beyond the classroom and to our Graduated Raccoons! Here's what Amanda said about the experience, "I had the opportunity to go back to Oconomowoc High School to talk to the advanced art classes about my work! The students also shared their projects with me which has had me SO inspired. There are amazing things happening at OHS!!🤩"
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Nature Hill Students Nominated for True Grit Award
The Lake Country Optimist Club has partnered with Nature Hill Intermediate for the True Grit Award
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The Lake Country Optimist Club has partnered with Nature Hill Intermediate for the True Grit Award based on the following definition: True Grit is defined as perseverance, endurance and resilience through optimism, creativity, and confidence to achieve a desired academic or non academic goal. Pictured are some of the NHI teachers and the 12 students they nominated who they felt embodied this sentiment. Congratulations Wolves on this great accomplishment!
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Silver Lake VFW Pen Essay Contest Winners!
Congratulations to Silver Lake 8th grader Malakai K., for receiving first place and to 6th grader
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Congratulations to Silver Lake 8th grader Malakai K., for receiving first place and to 6th grader Patricia L. for receiving third place in the VFW Post 2260 Patriot's Pen Essay Contest. The essay topic was “How are you inspired by America?” Congratulations to all the participants for their time and efforts making this a tough competition! Pictured is VFW commander Garret with Malakai, Megan and Patricia.
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The Power of Positive Words at Silver Lake!
7th graders in Ms. Gresser's class had a discussion on what they could do to continue making
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7th graders in Ms. Gresser's class had a discussion on what they could do to continue making Silver Lake a positive place. They decided to take on the Power of Positive Words! Every student in class was tasked with writing one positive adjective about each of their classmates and all of their positive words were then written on a paper connected to their name. Students were so impressed and in awe of the words that their peers used to described them! We love that our Cyclones got to see how their peers positively view them.
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