We have had a great month full of firsts here at Old Trail! We opened in August for our first public tours. On the first day of school we were joined by Fox 43 news and welcomed the students with red carpets and limos like the rock stars they are! We held our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with members of the school board and administration. Back to School Night was well attended and families learned of the new programs teachers would be using here at Old Trail. Our PTO held its first meeting and our first Family Fun Night. And our students have engaged in firsts every week, including class experiences, assemblies, PBIS store, and much more. We are so excited to see what the rest of the first trimester will bring here at Old Trail!

Thank you to all of our families for your patience as we weathered the issues with transportation. In the meantime, we have a very successful car pick-up system established for both arrival and pick-up. Arrival is between 7:55 and 8:10 am. After 8:10, students are marked tardy. Thank you for waiting patiently in the single file car line. Dismissal starts at 3:25. Thank you for again using the single file line and for understanding when we need to stop traffic flow to allow the buses to come up the driveway. Just a reminder that cutting through the parking lot to drop off or pickup causes your student to need to cross traffic which can be unsafe.

Our first PBIS Assembly featured the Forgotten Friends Reptile show. The students were able to be up close with many reptile friends and to touch different parts of animals. A huge thank you to our Old Trail PTO for sponsoring this assembly. And thank you to all our students who are Blazing their TRAIL in a positive manner.

In September, each of our teachers nominated a student for demonstrating our character trait of the month, RESPECT. These students were honored at our PBIS assembly and are highlighted in the showcase by the gym. Congratulations to: Zoey Allain, Oliver Broady, Amari Brown, James Clarke, Eva Diehl, Mya DeJean, Aria Duffy, Amir Ellis-Henry, Anand Gautam, Malcolm Group, Katherine Henriquez Naranjo, Cooper Knapp, Brooklyn Landis, Hailey McAllister, Rowan Miller, Stephanie Morris, Jase Mortelliti, Brynnlee Mowrey, Bryanne Nauman, Zachary Overmiller, Rylin Patterson, Dyland Pernalete, Kinsley Shoop, Emily Silvis, Asher Harrison-Bitner, Kaylynn Stabley, Victoria Villafane Perez, Benjamin Vonhauser, Albert Warburton-Gary, Mason Weaver, Finn Weaver, Landon Zurick, and Maverick Zwatty.

Check out our scenes from September video below.

We will be managing the following social media accounts this year...

Instagram- OTPatriots

X (Twitter)- @OTPatriots

Facebook (managed by PTO)- Old Trail Intermediate School PTO

Please follow, like, and watch as we will post OTIS happenings throughout the year!

Below are some important upcoming dates:

• Wednesday, October 9 OTIS PTO Mtg. in person or via Zoom at 6:30

• Thursday, October 10 PTO Skating Party at Fountainblu from 6:00 to 8:30 pm.

• Monday, October 14 Remote Learning Day

• Wednesday, October 16, WSSD Unity Day - Wear Orange

• Tuesday, October 22 Picture Retake Day

• Friday, November 1, NO SCHOOL - Parent/Teacher Conferences

• Wednesday, November 13 OTIS PTO Mtg. in person or via Zoom at 6:30

The Old Trail PTO is already up an running. In the spring we had an election of officers and are very appreciative of the parents who stepped up to take on the huge task of starting a PTO from scratch. Our next PTO meeting will be held Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30 pm in the Old Trail Learning Commons (library). We will also have a ZOOM option for those who cannot attend in person. We hope many of you will join us to learn more about the events planned for this school year!