The Quaker Gazette

A big congratulations to our Technology students and staff!! On Wednesday OPHS students brought home the 1st place trophy for a 6th consecutive year at the 30th annual Tech Wars at SUNY Niagara. They competed with over 1100 other WNY students from 30+ districts. Great work Quakers!!

Melissa Wojtowicz (1st Place Picture Frame Design)

Dan Neilson, Dylan Manuel (1st Place Bridge Building)

Nick Schimert, Logan Stewart, Fareed Ansari, Carson Cavarello, Max Matrassi (2nd Place Bridge Building)

Tyler Salvatore, Lucas Stacey, Sam Jurek, Peyton Capodicasa, Connor Cross (3rd Place Bridge Building)

Mark Booker, Ava Krukowski (1st Place Cinematography)

Hailey Dee (1st Place Photography)

Alec Papaj (2nd Place Photography)

Please see below for information on how to find your January Exam schedule as well as sign up for transportation during exam week.

Reminder! All students in English 11 will take the ELA Regents exam in the morning on January 20, 2026. This is the last opportunity for students to take this exam in its current format. So mark your calendars, juniors! You will take the ELA Regents Exam on January 20, 2026.

To help students prepare, the following ELA Regents review sessions will take place from 2:30 - 3:30 pm.

Jan 13 (Pt. 1), 14, (Pt. 2), 15 (Pt. 3)

The deadline for ordering your Quaker Yearbook is February 1, 2026. To order your yearbook, go to https://yearbookordercenter.com/ and enter school code 4747. All yearbook sales are online only. Furthermore, you MUST pre-order your yearbook by February 1, 2026.

Any questions, please contact us a ophsyearbook@opschools.org

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January Information

College Night will take place Thursday, February 26th at 7pm in the OPHS Commons. Students (and parents) from all grade levels are encouraged to attend to hear from college admissions officers on a variety of topics related to the college admissions process. This event is a “must'' for any junior planning on applying to college in the fall of their senior year.

The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is now available for the 2025-2026 academic year. All students attending college in Fall 2026 and their parents need to complete the FAFSA. Click here for more information.

The NYS TAP application is open for the 2025-2026 academic year. Click here for more information.

OPHS is a test center for the October ACT, November SAT, May SAT, and June ACT. Please visit the ACT and SAT websites for details and registration information.

Students attended a scheduling assembly on January 8th and learned how to enter their course requests for the 2026-27 school year. Students need to submit their course requests through their student portal by the end of the day on Wednesday, January 14th. Counselors will be meeting with students individually to review/update requests starting on Wednesday, January 28th. Students have until June 1st to make changes to their requests.

The High School Counseling Department hosts a Google Classroom for each grade level. Ask your child to log in and check out the latest announcements.

Check out the School Counseling page of the high school website. It includes a variety of resources for students and parents.

Happy New Year OPHS Families! The first PTO event of the new year will be the Staff Appreciation Lunch, taking place on Jan. 23rd. This is a wonderful annual event the PTO hosts for the teachers and staff here at OPHS. Click the link below to find out more information about donating food, drinks, and/or your time. The second link is to make a monetary donation to be used for the event. Thank you OPHS families for all that you do!

Staff Appreciation Lunch Donation Sign up