Friday Highlights

Mark your Calendar:

June 15: Graduation - Wolverine Field, 6:30pm

June 16: Graduation Rain Date

Next Week’s Schedule at OHS:

Monday: Exams

Tuesday: Last Day of School

Celebration of Life Party for Rich "Coach" Allaire

For those of you who may not know Coach Alliare, he was a long time teacher substitute for OPS and spent many hours working with our students.

Honoring Rich’s final wish, and in true Rich fashion, family and friends are invited to gather for Rich’s Celebration of Life Party on Saturday, July 18, from 3pm-7pm at the Oxford Grange, 482 Oxford Road, Oxford, CT. Parking is available at the Oxford Grange, with additional parking at the Oxford Center School Municipal Annex and Oxford Town Hall.

OBITUARY

FACEBOOK EVENT

☀️Oxford Summer Enrichment Program☀️

We're excited to announce Oxford's Summer Enrichment Program for 2026! The program runs Monday through Thursday, July 6th through July 30th and offers a variety of classes for students from Kindergarten through Grade 6. Click here for more info!

Travel to Italy with the OHS World Language Department!

The World Language Department will be offering an opportunity for our junior and senior WL students to travel to Italy during spring break in 2027! This will be a 10 day trip visiting Venice, Florence, Orvieto, Sorrento, Capri and Rome. The cost for students will be $6,172.00. Kindly contact Mrs.DiCicco (diciccoa@opsct.org) for further information.

📸Calling all young photographers!!! 📸

ASAP!’s annual Celebration of Young Photographers invites students in grades 6-12 to submit their photographs for a chance to participate in a juried art exhibition. A panel of professional photographers selects 60 photos for a public exhibition, recognizing the top four photographers for their outstanding and thoughtful work based on the yearly theme.

OHS Athletics:

To view the list of athletic schedules, go to the OHS Website and select the tab for Athletics. Use the drop-down arrow and you will find schedules for each sport that is offered.

Final Forms registration for middle school and high school athletics is now open for the 2026-2027 school year. Please click here for communication.

Final Forms has created the following attached documents to help you with the process of creating an account and registering your student-athlete. If you are still having issues creating an account and completing the registration, please refer to the Final Forms Playbook and/or contact support. You may also email our high school athletic trainer, Chelsea McGee (mcgeec@opsct.org) or our athletic director, AJ Huston (hustona@opsct.org) with any questions.

Final Forms Playbook - English

Final Forms Playbook - Spanish

School Counseling Department

2026–2027 Student Schedule Information
A report listing the courses students are scheduled to take for next school year was released on Wednesday, June 3rd and is now available in PowerSchool under the “Reports” section.

School counselors are available by appointment only through June 18 to address any scheduling questions or concerns. Appointments can be made using the link on the OHS Counseling page.

Please note: minor adjustments may occur over the summer due to staffing changes or other school-related needs. Final schedules—with assigned periods and teachers—will be released in late August once all required back-to-school forms are completed in the Parent PowerSchool Portal.

More detailed information can be found in the Future Schedule letter (attached).

Senior Final Transcripts

As a reminder, the School Counseling Department will send final transcripts—both electronically and via mail—to the attending college or university indicated on your child’s SchooLinks Graduation Survey. Transcripts will be sent out automatically once grades are officially stored on June 17th. Best of luck to the Class of 2026!

*Please follow us on instagram @OXFORDHIGHSCHOOL_COUNSELING

Counseling Caseloads

Mancinone:

Grade 9: A - C

Grade 10: A - C

Grade 11: A - C

Grade 12: A - C

Angeley :

Grade 9: D - L

Grade 10: D - M

Grade 11: D - M

Grade 12: D - L

McRae:

Grade 9: M - Z

Grade 10: N - Z

Grade 11: N - Z

Grade 12 M - Z

The counseling caseload by grade level (above) and links to book appointments (below).

Mancinone - https://calendar.app.google/EtkksyPUk4ZUaVKo7

Angeley- https://calendar.app.google/F21rojoZo4AF8d447

McRae - https://calendar.app.google/3mnufwcsCXqrgoL89

Support Services Spotlight

The Importance of the Year-End Reflection

As the school year comes to an end, it’s natural for students (and parents!) to immediately shift out of school mode and into summer break mode. While this down time is well-deserved, the transition between school years offers a window for growth. Taking a moment to pause and reflect on the past ten months is a valuable tool for your teenager’s personal and academic development.

Why Reflection Matters for High Schoolers

High school moves fast. Between academics, sports, friendships, and planning for the future, teenagers rarely get a moment to process their past experiences. Reflection helps them to:

Celebrate the Wins
Process the Challenges
Build Self-Awareness
Set Smarter Goals

4 Simple Conversation Starters

Getting a teenager to reflect can sometimes feel like pulling teeth. Instead of asking, "How was your year?" (which usually gets a one-word answer), try throwing out one of these low-pressure questions during a casual moment:

"What’s one thing you accomplished this year that you’re genuinely proud of, even if it wasn't a big deal to anyone else?"
"If you could go back to September and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be?"
"What was the toughest hurdle you faced this year, and how did you get past it?"
"What’s one thing you want to do differently, or keep doing the same, next school year?"

The Parent's Role: Listen and Validate

The goal here isn't to lecture or problem-solve. It’s simply to hold up a mirror and help them see how much they’ve grown. By guiding them to look back, you are helping them build the self-awareness they need to step forward into the next year with confidence.

Summer Support for Our Families

As summer break approaches, the Seymour-Oxford Food Bank and Seymour Food 2 Kids is offering a great resource to ensure all local students have access to nutritious meals over the vacation. If your family could use a helping hand over the summer months, check out the graphic below for details on how to register for this wonderful program.

Booster Club

🐾 OHS Families!

The Booster Club is excited to support our students, teachers, arts, activities, and athletics. Thanks for being part of the Wolverine family!

🚗 Celebrate Our Seniors: OHS Class of 2026 Graduation Parade!

One of our favorite community traditions is back! Please join the OHS Booster Club and the Oxford community in cheering on the Class of 2026 during the annual Senior Graduation Parade on Monday June 15th at 4:30pm at Quaker Farms School; we leave QFS at 4:55pm Rain Date June 16th

Seniors & Families: Vehicle staging begins at 4:30pm at QFS. We encourage all seniors to safely decorate their cars to celebrate their achievements! We leave QFS at 4:55pm

Community Spectators: We invite all neighbors, friends, and families to line the parade route along Hogs Back Rd, RT 188 to Oxford High School to make some noise and congratulate our graduates as they drive by.

Let's show our seniors how proud Oxford is of them! For route maps or staging questions, please contact Lisa Suttile at ohsboosterclubpresident@gmail.com.

June 20th - 6th Annual Town Wide Tag Sale 9am - 2pm

The Countdown Is On!

The Oxford High School Booster Club's 6th Annual Town-Wide Tag Sale is less than a month away on June 20!

We've already received over a dozen registrations and spots at the Oxford Municipal Annex (Old Center School) are starting to fill up fast.

Whether you'd like to:

🏡Host a sale at your home (Oxford residents only)

or

🏢Reserve an on-site space at the Municipal Annex, be sure to register by June 13 to be included on the digital and printed maps.

Start cleaning out those closets, basements, garages, and attics—it's time to turn your clutter into cash!

Click this link to register : https://forms.gle/8vEmKoY7H41xxYN97

Graduation Parade

From the Principal’s Office:

It has been a busy few days here at OHS as we enter the final stretch of the 2025–2026 school year! On Wednesday, our senior Capstone participants presented their final projects during our Capstone Showcase. Staff from across the building had the privilege of hearing about the incredible work our seniors have engaged in, from launching their own start-ups to shadowing business owners across the Valley. The passion and knowledge our students demonstrated was beyond impressive, and we are incredibly proud of how they showed up!

The Class of 2026 Commencement Ceremony is scheduled for Monday, June 15, at 6:30 p.m. on Wolverine Field (Rain date: Tuesday, June 16). A detailed communication with specific event information was shared with senior families on May 4 and is available HERE. We look forward to celebrating our seniors as they officially depart the Wolverine den on Monday!

As a reminder, final exams conclude on Monday, June 15. Quarter 4, Exam 2, and Year 1 grades will be available in PowerSchool on June 16, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

Enjoy the weekend, Wolverines,

Heather