OABCIG Community School District

Middle School Track Meet @ Mapleton for today (4/2) has been postponed.

OABCIG JV/Varsity Girls & Boys Golf at Mapleton Golf Course , Tuesday, April 2nd, 4-6:30 PM

OABCIG High School Track travel to Sargeant Bluff for the Sgt Bluff-Luton Coed Relays, Tuesday, April 2nd, 4:00 - 8:30 PM.

MS TAG students had the opportunity to learn more about how kaleidoscopes are created thanks to Pat, Rich, and Lois from The Kaleidoscope Factory in Pocahontas. Discovering how mirrors can reflect intricate designs was fascinating and students enjoyed building their own kaleidoscopes!

OABCIG Yearbook has 3 ad spots left available in the yearbook. If interested contact Kate Beyke at kbeyke@oabcig.org

Thursday, High School Art had their annual conference art show in Sloan - with around 500 different pieces of artwork from all the schools to be judged! Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are handed out in the following categories: Sculpture Drawing Ceramics Mixed Media Printmaking Photography Digital Painting One Best of Show plaque is handed out to the best overall artwork! Please give big congratulations to the following students!:) Jocelynn Maier - BEST OF SHOW - Sculpture Jocelynn Maier - Gold - Sculpture Jocelynn Maier - Bronze - Sculpture Abby Winterrowd - Silver - Ceramics Kayley Wunsunschel - Bronze - Ceramics Kendra Baker - Gold - Digital Aubrey Pirigyi - Bronze - Digital Cecily Jacobsen - Bronze - Painting Allie Godbersen - Silver - Mixed Media Emmaleigh List - Gold - Mixed Media Alexis Tarr - Silver - Drawing The following students received a blue, red, or white ribbon for their artwork! Kenai Nielsen - Red - Ceramics Aubrey Taylor - White - Ceramics Aubrey Piriygi - White - Digital Alexz Sease - Blue - Digital Jillian Schnabel - Judges Award - Digital Emmaleigh List - White - Printmaking Sydney Schreiber - Red - Mixed Media Elizabeth Hoefling - White - Drawing Maria Clara - White - Drawing Taylor Schable - Teachers Award - Painting All of the award-winning art will be on display until April 5th in the high school cafeteria!

Earlier this spring, HS TAG students interested in career opportunities in the area of psychology met with former OABCIG graduate, Dr. Jessie Pauley on zoom to learn about her education and psychology practice. Since there was additional interest, Jessie zoomed with us again today!! Thanks Jessie for all you do for our students!!🙌🏻

OABCIG Elem in Odebolt and Middle School is hosting their annual Scholastic book fair March 18-21. Information packets and wish lists were sent home with K-5 students on March 13 or 14. This event is open to the public from 2:30-7:30 on March 19 and 2:30-7:00 on March 21. *Books pictured are about 15% of what is available!

Apple "Pi" anyone? High School Foods students celebrated National Pi Day by making some delicious apple pies 🥧

All State Speech Nominations Skylee Rohlk, Kennedy Lerssen, and Ethan Frank will all be performing their selections at the IHSSA Individual All State Speech festival! Along with Coach Rylee Gehlsen, they will travel to Cedar Falls on Monday, March 25th to attend the festival along with other high schoolers from across the state. Skylee will be performing a poetry selection titled “She.” Kennedy will be performing a poetry selection titled “A Song for Those Who Know.” Ethan will be performing in Radio News Announcing.

OABCIG Elementary Students had a very special afternoon today, as they were entertained by the Des Moines Opera Iowa troupe! 4th and 5th graders all attended a workshop to learn more about what these entertainers do. Then all the K-5th graders got to watch as they performed "Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing"! Tonight, you can all come watch as these fabulous performers show off their skills in "Beauty and the Beast" at the High School Auditorium $5 at the door Doors open at 6:30 Show starts at 7 PM

We are inviting 8th grade students and their parents to attend a Freshman scheduling night during OABCIG Spring conferences. Students and parents will walk through High School credit requirements, picking classes for Freshman year, and have time to ask any questions they might have. Parents and students have the option to attend Tuesday, in Odebolt in the Middle School Cafeteria, or Thursday, in Ida Grove in the High School Auditorium. Both nights will start at 5:30.

OABCIG High School State Speech results!

SPRING TEACHER CONFERENCE MEAL - We are looking for volunteers to help bring food for our hard-working teachers during Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences!   PLEASE SIGN UP HERE:  Ida Grove Elementary: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4DACA62BAAFF2-48400232-spring High School: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F44ADAC2CABFB6-48340926-2024?useFullSite=true#/ Odebolt: No link at this time

OABCIG Schools will have a 2 hour late start Friday, March 8th. There will be no morning preschool and no before school activities.

OABCIG was represented at the Math Bee in Sioux City by 6th graders: Sheldon List, Leo Remer, and Kayson Taylor. We are so proud of all the practice and preparation they did for this competition!!

These OABCIG FFA students were a great help at this year’s Ida County Cattlemen & Pork Producers Banquet: Trey Bender, Deim Reis and Talan Bender.👏🏻

High School Concert Tuesday, March 5th, 7-8 pm at the High School Auditorium.

TOMORROW (Thursday) is class ring order day for OABCIG HS freshmen during lunch! Use this link to design your ring and print your order form or order directly online: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1071691/OABCIG-High-School/ ANY order on order day gets a FREE 2027 Companion ring and a choice of 2027 hoodie, a custom Adidas Striker II backpack or Cleer Wireless earbuds. If you miss order day, you can order online by Wednesday, March 6th to be a part of the ring delivery event we will have in May.

On Monday, the 5th grade classes at OABCIG had a chance to hear from a Civil War Reenactment group from Sac County. Terry Gerdes, Barry Bergman, Marvin Roose, and Keith Mentzer talked to the students about what life was like for soldiers in the Civil War, and then let them experience a replica cannon being shot off outside. To top it all off, KCAU came to feature us on the news too!