Old Trail Intermediate Summer News

Hello everyone! I am Michele Trevino, the principal of Old Trail Intermediate and I am so proud to have been selected for this position. There has been much work that went into getting everything ready for our students, families, and staff. I know you will love it just as much as we do. This is my 21st year in the West Shore School District and my 30th year in education. Prior to this position I was the principal of Washington Heights, Lower Allen, and Rossmoyne Elementary Schools as well as assistant principal at Lemoyne Middle School. I also taught gifted students at the elementary level and was a middle school science teacher before joining West Shore. In 2020 I graduated with my Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from The University of South Carolina.

Personally, my husband (Rod) and I have two grown sons and two grandchildren. I have lived in this area all my life and even attended West Shore as a student. I love sports and spend much of my time cheering for the Dallas Cowboys, Liverpool FC, and US soccer. I am also a big fan of superhero movies.

I cannot wait to build relationships with all our students and families as we work together to make Old Trail Intermediate School an amazing place!

Hello Everyone! I am Doug Knepp, the incoming Assistant Principal of Old Trail Intermediate and I can not be more excited to get this school year started! We have been working extremely hard in planning everything for over a year now and it's soon time to open the doors and let the people in! We can not wait until September 3rd! This is my third year with WSSD, the last 2 being the AP at Washington Heights Elementary. Before coming to WSSD, I spent 20+ years as a Secondary Spanish Teacher and 2 years as a Dean of Students in outside districts. I will be starting my Doctoral Program in Education this fall and am excited to see where that journey may take me!

Outside of work, I have a lovely wife (Lindsay), a daughter Faith, (8) and a son Reece, (6) along with two dogs. We are a very busy family with traveling, sports, and music experiences for all! I am an avid sports fan with my fandom reigning supreme with the Phillies, 49ers, 76ers, Philadelphia Union, and local college teams!

I am very eager to meet you all, work with your students, and make Old Trail Intermediate School the place that students want to learn, teachers want to teach, and parents trust to send their students!

We are getting more and more excited with each passing day and update until Old Trail Intermediate School is ours and ready for visitors! Unfortunately, we do not have those dates as of yet, however, it will be happening quickly! As soon as we know these dates, we will send out another communication with the several times and dates of tours and meet and greets before we kick the year off on September 3rd, 2024!

In an effort to get to know you prior to the school year starts, we'd lke to invite you to

"Pretzels with the Principals" on Monday, August 5th, 2024, from 12:30- 2:00 at the Red Mill Elementary Playground! Dr. Trevino and Mr. Knepp will be around to meet you during this time!

We will have MANY other times and opportunities to meet with and get to know you after we have occupancy of the building! Be on the look out, as we will get you those dates as soon as we are ready!

If you have not heard, we will once again have Free breakfast and lunch for all students for the 2024- 2025 school year! If you are a family that would otherwise qualify, please still complete the paperwork so we can report accurate numbers to the state! Thank you for your support in feeding all our students this year!

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 back-to-school dates:

• Wednesday, July 31st, OTIS PTO Mtg. via Zoom at 7:00!

• Monday, August 19th, PowerSchool and Schoology Portal opens

• Families can access their student’s classes, schedules, and transportation information

• Tuesday, September 3rd, First Day of School

• Monday, September 9th, 6th Grade Back to School Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

• Tuesday, September 10th, 5th Grade Back to School Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

• Tuesday, September 17th, Old Trail Intermediate School Picture Day

• Thursday, September 26th, OTIS PTO Family Fair 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

We will contact you for upcoming tours and meet and greets as the building becomes available! Stay tuned!

We have had some inquiries about supplies needed for school. There is not a supply list for students. We will have all the materials needed for in the classroom. Items you will want to have are:

• a backpack or book bag
• a lunchbox (if you plan to pack lunch)
• sneakers for gym class

Each student will have a locker near their homeroom, but they do not have locks, so none are necessary. Students are also NOT changing for gym class so no uniform will be needed.

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 first PTO meeting will be held Wednesday, September 11 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!