Owatonna High School

Happy Homecoming to you all! Fall is here and October is a time of celebration and connection.

We look forward to seeing the community at our Homecoming events, participating in College Knowledge Month and OHS Conferences! Please plan to attend OHS Conference Night on Thursday, October 8th from 3:30-7pm to meet with teachers and support your student's success. It is a great evening of connection and an opportunity to partner in your child's education.

Families - I am asking you to please check your student's grades and attendance online and reach out so we can help. When this happens....students win! Please click HERE to get connected to the parent portal and feel free to reach out to our Campus Support at (507) 444-8630 or campushelp@isd761.org

Go Huskies!

Regards,

Kory Kath

Owatonna High School Principal

Parents - Our staff are working diligently to connect students with their learning. The continuum illustration below supports our efforts to clearly share with students, families and staff about the engagement of students. Please know we will use the information below in conversations with your student in order to support their learning and success in the classroom!

School Day: 8:20am-2:50pm, Doors Open at 8:00am

Friday, October 2 - HOMECOMING PARADE DAY (Early Release)

Saturday, October 3 - HOMECOMING DANCE (OHS Commons, 9-11:30pm)

Wednesday, October 7 - COMPASS DAY SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 8 - OHS Conferences 3:30-7pm (Please attend!)

October 15 & 16 - NO SCHOOL - MEA Break

Wednesday, October 21 - COMPASS DAY SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 22 - Picture Retake Day

Friday, October 30 - Last day of 1st Quarter

Monday, November 2 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day

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

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:

1. Go to gmail.com

2. 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.

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.

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