Weekly Community News for Odyssey Charter Jr/Sr High School
Volume 98 - DEC 8, 2025
Weekly Community News for Odyssey Charter Jr/Sr High School
Volume 98 - DEC 8, 2025
Volunteer Hours for Reading Newsletters
Each time you read a classroom, school, wellness, or system newsletter, your family will get 30 minutes toward the required 18 Parent Volunteer hours (for one student) or 25 hours (for more than one student). The process is simple. Each time you see this QR code, click on the link or log into the code for a quick survey about the article. Your name will be logged by the school office staff for 30 minutes of volunteer hours for each newsletter.
Log your hours: Link HERE
Calendar
December 9 - Testing PM2, Math/EOC Retakes 7th & Mix grades
December 10 – Testing PM2 – ELA 8th
December 11 – Testing PM2-Math, Excl Alg 1 & Geo, EOC Retakes 6th & Mix grades, Band Winter Concert
December 12 – Early Release, MS Winter Wonderland Dance, Birthday Breakfast, Finish Friday
December 13 – Success Saturday, (OCS Winter Market is canceled)
December 17 - **Special Visitor from North Pole @ 10:30 a.m. on Campus
December 17–19 - Midterm Exams and Early Release
December 19 - Dress down day, No Finish Friday
December 20 - No Success Saturday
December 22–January 2 - Winter Break
January 5 - Students and Teachers Return
January 6 - End of First Semester
Attention Seniors!
Senior portraits are due by Jan 10th. Use the QR code and/or phone number on the flyer HERE to book your session with DSP. Portraits taken after the deadline will not appear in our yearbook.
SENIOR AD INFO IS ON OUR YEARBOOK PAGE HERE
You should already have the ordering link for caps and gowns. The deadline to order is DECEMBER 15TH – If this is an issue for you, please see Ms. Browne or Ms. Mitchell.
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
GATEway Night
On Tuesday, Dec 2nd, Odyssey hosted our GATEway info night. Students and teachers from AP Capstone, AP Art (2D, 3D, and Drawing), AP Biology, Digital Art, Commercial Art, Game Design/Coding, Musical Theater, Environmental Science, Farming, PLTW Engineering & Robotics, MS Art, Science Research, EMR, Band, and Orchestra all represented their talents and showcased to our community some of the many things that make Odyssey Titans great! (If you missed this, there will be another GATEway event on Jan 20th that will cover all 3 of our campuses.)
Titan Media Spotlight
Stay tuned for an up-and-coming student spotlight video from our media group. Ms. Griswell interviewed Lauren Janesky about running our athletic social media page (@ocs.titanathletics). The video was recorded by Haley Picon and should be ready to watch in a couple of weeks. It will be posted here after editing. Thank you to these Titans for their contributions in the important field of digital marketing.
If you would like to work on anything for this newsletter or yearbook, feel free to visit Mrs. Oakes in Room 242.
Winter Seasonings Concert
On Thursday, Dec 4th, our Odyssey community was entertained with sounds of the season during a wonderful concert by our talented orchestra, choir, and keyboard musicians. Thank you to Mr. Stout, Mr. Hoffman, and Ms. Broom for their expert guidance and commitment to helping these young artists reach their full musical potential. Click HERE to see the full photo gallery.
Titan Merch for the Holidays
The holidays are right around the corner—what better way to spread cheer than with fresh Titan gear? Our Odyssey Winter Team Shop is OPEN and packed with awesome apparel and accessories perfect for players, parents, and fans. Whether you’re looking for cozy hoodies, stylish tees, or the ultimate fan gear, we’ve got you covered.
✅ Shop Now: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/yuLz3CcNc9
✅ Perfect for Holiday Gifts
✅ Limited-Time Store—Don’t Miss Out!
Basketball Store: https://bit.ly/4nKhD4B
Winter Store: https://bit.ly/44dTIUf
Pixels • Podcasts • Print
Are you interested in making content for Titan yearbook and these newsletters? If you have great photos from school events or interesting story ideas, please share them with us. We are looking to start a media club and grow our digital media productions. Stop by room 242 to share your ideas and photos with Mrs. Oakes (between periods 0-3), or email oakesj@odysseycharterschool.com.
BULLETIN BOARD
Must present this flyer at check out. Ordering online? Use the code WRYRZN during our fundraising hours (5:00-9:00 pm)
Help support the Titan Band purchase music stands, sheet music, and various instrument repairs. Here is the link: https://instaraise.com/odysseycharterjrsr/bandcofffee
Order the 25-26 Titan Yearbook Here:
SCHOOL ID: 1164024
Price $55
Stop by Mrs. Oakes's room during 1st-3rd periods in room 242 if you want to share any photos or story ideas. You may also email them to oakesj@odysseycharterschool.com.
Grievance Procedures
Step 1: Request Teacher conference to clarify issue
Step 2: Contact the Site Administrator if unresolved with the teacher
Step 3: **Contact Board Designated Parent Representative (Mrs. Amber Miller)
Step 4: Contact the President of the Governing Board
Step 5: Present issue at the next monthly Board Meeting if unresolved
Step 6: Seek mediation with the Sponsor
**Mrs. Amber Miller has been designated by the OCS Board of Directors as the Representative to Facilitate Parental Involvement, provide access to information, assist parents and others with questions and concerns, and resolve disputes according to charter requirements. Ms. Miller can be reached at millera@odysseycharterschool.com or 321-442-2742.