Dear OHS Families,

I experienced my first Osborn Hill Variety Show on Saturday, and I was blown away! The kids did such an amazing job with their performances, and they showed tremendous bravery in getting on stage in front of a packed house at The Klein. (So did the moms who got on stage! It often takes more bravery for adults to get up there than it does for kids, so kudos to all of you for taking that leap for your children!) The talent and organization demonstrated at the event was truly exceptional, more so than I have ever seen in an elementary school production! Thank you to all of the parents who put so much time into the event, and a special thank you to the PTA Variety Show Committee Chairs for managing the process: Sarah Fridman, Marissa Jacobson, Kim Oliver, Anne Truman and Brittney Cianciulli. The whole community should be very proud of the OHS Variety Show!

Save the date - the Osborn Hill Sweetheart Dance is Saturday, March 1! Ticket sales will start next week.

Every OHS student is invited to join the dance with one special adult (parent, caregiver, etc.). There will be a photobooth, craft area and games, hot chocolate bar and desserts, and of course, a DJ! In order to accommodate all students, the dance is divided into two sessions: 

4:30pm-6:15pm | Kindergarten - 2nd Grade students

7:15pm-9:00pm | 3rd - 5th Grade students

*Please note - we cannot accommodate older students in the younger session, and vice-versa.  

We will have all the details on ticket options and volunteer opportunities in a special flash later this week!

Eagles or Chiefs? Root for your favorite team while helping your community at our Souper Bowl canned food drive on Friday, February 7!

During morning arrival we'll have cars in the lower loop of the parking lot decorated with football gear. (You don't need to make a special trip to OHS - send your kids with their cans on their normal arrival routine and we'll have helpers directing them to the right place!) Place your donated items in the bin of the team you think will win the big game. We'll tally up the donations and Mr. Smyth will announce the winning team that day! There will also be donation boxes for anyone who wants to send in items earlier in the week, starting next Monday, February 3rd.

Donations will benefit the Bridgeport Rescue Mission. They appreciate anything you can give. Some suggestions:

● Canned fruit

● Canned veggies

● Jelly in plastic containers

● Peanut butter in plastic containers

● Tuna

● Pasta

Any questions? Contact Elizabeth Johannesson and Cindy Maggart  

Thank you to the entire OHS community for all your support of our Variety Show performers! 

Special thanks to Principal Smyth and Assistant Principal Day for your unwavering support of the production and for always cheering on our children. Thank you to the OHS Office Staff for your assistance with so many of the details along the way - Mrs. Budlowski, Mrs. Gerber and Mrs. Callahan.

OHS Parents - THANK YOU and hats off to all of you as well! You serve as the choreographers, drivers, MP3 file makers, practice schedulers, costume designers, photographers, and so on. Our kids are the stars but the show would not be possible without you.

A shout-out to those who volunteered their time planning this summer and through the school year to make the show possible - the OHS PTA, especially Amy Brennan, Jen Braun, Brittney Cianciulli, Sarah Fridman, Marissa Jacobson, Melissa Miller, Kim Oliver, and Anne Truman - THANK YOU!

Lastly, thank you to our dress rehearsal volunteers, ticket makers/takers, finale organizers, program/slide show creators, and backstage/narrator helpers - Rachel Boxer, Tina Cerbone, Courtney Cataldo, Karalyn Ciucci, Heather Crum, Justine Dolan, Meghan Doody, Tanya Dunne, Dana Figa, Livia Gillespie, Rebecca Hasiotis, Brittany Holzhauer, Gina Lauricella, Jane Loh, Tara Manzueta, Rachel Parrish, Elisabeth Pavlofsky, Amanda Schmidt, Jessica Truchan, Lisa Sauer, Tara Van Horne, and Dana Zuskin.