Owatonna High School
November - 2026
End of 1st Quarter!
Hello Owatonna High School Families -
1st quarter ends this week! Time is flying so let's make sure we partner to support our students. We use the 3OTs as a way to set expectations for students. The 3 OTs stand for ON TIME, ON TASK & ON TARGET. This promotes our work of supporting students and setting high expectations for engagement throughout the year which includes our new cell phone policy. Thank you for all of your support in keeping cell phones out of our classrooms so it can be a place of learning!
A huge thank you to our SHOC members for promoting positive choices and spreading the word to all students about the importance of being drug free during this week's Red Ribbon festivities. We are lucky to have a record number of students in SHOC and their willingness to be positive role models for all students!
Go Huskies! - Kory Kath, Principal
IMPORTANT DATES
School Day: 8:20am-2:50pm, Doors Open at 8:00am
Monday, November 2 - NO SCHOOL: Teacher Work Day
Tuesday, November 3 - 1st Day of Second Quarter!
Wednesday, November 4 - COMPASS DAY SCHEDULE
November 16-20 - HUSKIES GIVE WEEK
Wednesday, November 18 - COMPASS DAY SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Novermber 18 - OHS College & Career Fair
Wednesday, November 18 - FAFSA Night (See poster below)
November 25-27 - NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday
OHS COLLEGE & CAREER FAIR
We are excited to host our annual College & Career Fair at OHS!
Weds, Nov. 18th - 11:00-2:15 in the OHS Auxiliary Gym.
Over 75 Businesses & Colleges (4 year, 2 year, Technical, & Military)
Encourage your student to attend!
ACTIVITIES OFFICE UPDATES
Winter Activities Registration will open as follows:
Oct. 5
Dance
Girls Hockey
Winter Cheer
Mock Trial
Oct. 26
Boys Hockey
Girls Basketball
Gymnastics
Wrestling
Boys Swim/Dive
Boys Basketball
Adapted Floor Hockey
Please turn in sports physicals to the activities office and register EARLY at owatonna.affinety.com
Contact Nancy in the activities office if you have any questions.
SCHEDULES & GAME TICKETING:
Current schedules can be found on Bound - gobound.com/mn/schools/owatonna This is replacing Big9.org More details on page 2.
To see a specific schedule click on activities, select the activity you want to view. Make sure you are in the correct school year. Under the Varsity dropdown, select which level you want to view. Once the level is selected, click schedule to print a schedule or choose notifications (postponements/cancellations, etc.)
To receive notifications make sure you are on the correct school year (26-27), have the correct activity selected, select the correct team level (Varsity, JV, etc.), click the notification tab and enter requested information and save.
To view daily, weekly or monthly calendar - click on calendar.
To view multiple activity levels (ie all girls soccer levels of V, JV & 9th), go to calendar, click filter button, select specific activities, click list or calendar view.
All game ticketing will be through Bound - go to owatonnaactivities.com and click on the large blue box that says “Bound” OR download the Bound app. All Big 9 schools are using Bound for ticketing.
Individual game tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students K-12 and seniors 62+ who do not live in our district.
Activity and senior passes will NOT be accepted for the winter musical.
There will be admission charged for spring activities (track, softball, baseball & boys/girls lacrosse).
Consider purchasing an activity pass for the 26-27 year.
BOUND SCHEDULES:
Schedules can be found at gobound.com/mn/schools/owatonna
From here, you can click on calendar and list for the day to day view or click on activities and select the specific activity calendar that you’d like to view (ie, boys soccer). Click on schedule to see the activity schedule for 2026-27.
Notifications are also available if you’d like to receive notifications for specific activities.
BOUND TICKETS & ACTIVITY PASSES
Please contact Bound support if you are having issues with your tickets or activity passes - sharing, finding the QR code, creating the account, etc. Bound support can be found directly in the app or by emailing support@gobound.com
COMMUNICATION
STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNTS
Students - We email you information often, so please access your email daily! All students have school email accounts. Prior to school starting, we ask that students log in to their new email accounts and documents. Students can do this by doing the following:
Go to gmail.com
Sign in using the following information:
- USERNAME: first initial, last name @isd761.org **example: jdoe@isd761.org
- PASSWORD: Same as it has always been. Typically your lunch number.
GRADUATION & SENIOR PICTURES - CLASS OF 2027
We are excited to announce that Commencement for the Owatonna High School Class of 2027 will be FRIDAY, JUNE 4th at 7:00pm at the OHS Stadium! (Rain Date: Sunday, June 6th at 7pm)
Seniors are reminded that their yearbook pictures must be uploaded here or submitted no later than December 1. Digital Photos are preferred and should be emailed to dleer@isd761.org or if on a CD, dropped off for Mr. Leer in the high school office. If you have questions, please contact our yearbook adviser, Mr. Leer at (507) 444-8849.
Owatonna High School
Hollie Jeska, Assistant Principal
Phil Wiken, Assistant Principal
Brent Hawkins, Dean of Students
Marc Achterkirch, Activities Director
Website: https://ohs.isd761.org/
Location: 1455 SE 18th Street, Owatonna MN 55060
Phone: 507-444-8800
Facebook: facebook.com/Owatonna761
Twitter: @ohsoffice