Old Trail Intermediate Summer News

Fall is bustling here at Old Trail. Rehearsals are underway for our school musical, Finding Nemo, which will be performed at Crossroads November 13-14. The students will also be sharing parts of the show with their classmates on November 10 as a dress rehearsal. Our Student Council has led a lot of activities for students including Costume Day, Boo Grams, and a Pumpkin Decorating Contest.

Coming up soon will be Academic Bowl team try-outs with Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Dang. Interested students will be given a screener test and from those results we will select our two teams from each grade level.

The students have been doing an amazing job this year. Our PBIS store (or Canteen) is being held every two weeks. So many "Trailbucks" are being earned because our students are demonstrating pride in their school and responsible behaviors. Our September and October Students of the Month enjoyed a trip to Water Golf at City Island on October 29.

We continue to have safety concerns at arrival and dismissal. In the morning, several students are being left off by parents before 7:55 am, which is our arrival time and when we have staff on duty to receive the students. In the afternoon, many of our families are parking on the bus loop side of campus for car pickup and walking across to pick up their child or expecting them to walk over to the car. This requires students to cross the van and bus traffic, which is dangerous. We ask that car pickup families do not drop off prior to 7:55 in the morning and to use the car pickup side in the afternoon and either park on that side or wait in line for your child. Thank you for your help!

On November 30, Dr. Trevino will be going out on a medical leave for surgery and Mr. Josh Curtis will be taking over the reigns at that time. The expected return date for Dr. Trevino is in mid-January. We will also soon be welcoming Mrs. Kara Mercer, our new assistant principal, to our administrative team.

Old Trail Intermediate School is proud to honor our nation’s veterans on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. We recognize that many veterans hold a special place in our students’ lives, and we would like to celebrate their service and sacrifice.

To show our appreciation, we invite veterans to join us for morning refreshments, a Veterans Walk of Honor, and a brief recognition ceremony.

If your child has a special veteran in their life who would like to participate, please complete the attached Google Form to let us know who will be joining us for the Walk of Honor.

RSVP Link

The Scholastic Book Fair Is here to the Old Trail Library!

Get ready for a reading adventure! Explore the newest books, bestselling series, and kid-favorite characters at our Scholastic Book Fair.

Book Fair Hours:

• Friday, October 30: 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
• Monday, November 2: 5:00–7:00 PM
• November 2–6: 8:00 AM–3:00 PM for OT students and classes

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Every purchase helps raise funds for our school!

Here is a link to the Book Fair Homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/oldtrailintermediateschl

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We can’t wait to see you there for the Best. Fair. Ever!

The West Shore School District welcomes and encourages volunteers in its schools, classrooms and as part of extracurricular activities. For the safety of District students and staff members, any adult wishing to volunteer is required to complete the Volunteer Application Process before being approved to do so. More detailed information can be found in the Guidelines for Volunteers Guide available for download below and in Board Policy 907: School Visitors.

This form is to gather information on parents/guardians who would like to volunteer at Old Trail Intermediate. We will use this to information to check clearances and communicate clearance needs.

Meal prices for the 2026-2027 school year have been approved (please see below).

Student Lunch

Elementary (Primary and Intermediate) Lunch - $3.45

Reduced Prices Lunch - $0.40

Free Breakfast

For the 2026-27 school year, ALL West Shore School District schools plan to serve one free breakfast to every student, regardless of their family's economic status. This means EVERY student in the West Shore School District will receive free breakfast. Any additional servings beyond one free breakfast per day will require payment.

Free/Reduced Lunch

If your family is not notified of direct certification prior to the start of the school year and your household is struggling financially, it will be necessary to complete a free/reduced price meal application to secure free/reduced price lunches. Please complete this form and return it to your child's school or WSSD Food Service Office, Administration Center, PO Box 803, New Cumberland, PA 17070. To qualify for assistance, students must have a signed and approved form on file.

Parents who believe their child who would qualify for may also apply through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Access to Social Services (COMPASS). You may find links to those pages on Compass.

Depositing Money Into Student Accounts

Families have the option of adding funds to their child's account online through LINQ Connect or with cash or check. Checks should be made payable to “West Shore Cafeteria Fund” and sent to school in an envelope with the student’s name, ID number, and the amount of the deposit written on the front. If checks are returned for insufficient funds by the bank, the student's account will be debited for $37 (to cover fees paid by the District), in addition to the amount of the original payment.

Lunch Menus can be found at https://wssdk12pa.nutrislice.com/menu and are not printed and sent home.

Old Trail Intermediate is putting together a school-wide Thanksgiving Food Drive to support our families that may need some extra support this Thanksgiving. If your family needs food support, please fill out this google form. All donations will be divided evenly among participating families for pickup on November 20 or November 23.

How YOU can help:

From Monday, November 9 through Wednesday, November 18, students are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to the counseling suite.

• For every 5 items a student donates, they’ll be entered into a raffle for a catered lunch with the counselors OR a catered lunch with the principals!

• The lunches will be held on November 24.

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If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Mitchell at amitchell@wssd.k12.pa.us or Mrs. McElrath at JMcElrath@wssd.k12.pa.us.

Thank you for your consideration and all of your support!

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Ms. Mitchell & Mrs. McElrath

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

Instagram- 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, November 4 - PTO meeting at 6:30 pm
• Friday, November 6 - Canteen
• Tuesday, November 10 - Assembly "Finding Nemo" preview
• Wednesday, November 11 - Veterans' Day Honor Walk and Breakfast
• November 13-14 - "Finding Nemo" Musical - CMS
• Wednesday, November 18 - Turkey Day
• Friday, November 20 - Canteen
• November 25 - 30 - NO SCHOOL
• Wednesday, December 2 - PTO meeting at 6:30 pm
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The Old Trail PTO is a hard working group of parents who support our students and teachers. Our PTO meetings are held in the Old Trail Learning Commons (library) on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm. We also have a Microsoft TEAMS option for those who cannot attend in person. We hope you can join us and thank you for your support!

The PTO officers for the 2026-2027 School year are:

• President - Tara Scarcia
• Vice President - Jackie McDole
• Treasurer - Danielle Gross
• Recording Secretary - Christie Ruth
• Corresponding Secretary - Monica Bridges
• Member at Large - Jen Wolf