Leonard Elementary would like to celebrate our classroom Readers of the Month. Great job to our student's!
Congratulations to WOES Varsity Football Player of the Game on Friday (8/27) Joie and Friday (9/11) Chase!
Good Morning EEK Families!!
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held next Thursday, October 15th. If you have not signed up yet, please use the following link: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/E_E_Knight_Elementary_2
If you are having trouble signing up, please call the office at 989-862-5170.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held next Thursday, October 15th. If you have not signed up yet, please use the following link: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/E_E_Knight_Elementary_2
If you are having trouble signing up, please call the office at 989-862-5170.
🚒 A BIG Thank You to the Elsie Fire Department! 🚒
We are so grateful to the Elsie Fire Department for visiting our students and putting on an informative and engaging assembly all about fire safety! 🔥🧯
Our students loved learning important safety tips, asking questions, and getting an up-close look at Engine 1! They even sent each student home with a special goodie bag, which was such a thoughtful surprise. ❤️
Thank you to our local firefighters for taking the time to educate, connect with, and care for our students. We appreciate all that you do to keep our school and community safe!
Thank you, Elsie Fire Department, for being such an important part of our school family! 🚒❤️
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We are so grateful to the Elsie Fire Department for visiting our students and putting on an informative and engaging assembly all about fire safety! 🔥🧯
Our students loved learning important safety tips, asking questions, and getting an up-close look at Engine 1! They even sent each student home with a special goodie bag, which was such a thoughtful surprise. ❤️
Thank you to our local firefighters for taking the time to educate, connect with, and care for our students. We appreciate all that you do to keep our school and community safe!
Thank you, Elsie Fire Department, for being such an important part of our school family! 🚒❤️
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🌱💙 Marauder Mash-Up — What an Incredible Success! 💛🌱
Our E.E. Knight Elementary students have done it again! Through their hard work, determination, and incredible support from our school community, our students raised more than $12,000 through this year’s Marauder Mash-Up! 🎉
This achievement is about so much more than a fundraiser. It is a wonderful reminder of what can happen when our students, families, staff, and community come together and grow together! 🌱
A very special THANK YOU to the amazing local businesses and sponsors who helped make this possible. Your generosity and support directly benefit our students and our school, and we are incredibly grateful for each of you!
💙 Avey Arbor Care, LLC
💙 B & D Trucking
💙 Billboard Specialists
💙 Chuckie D’s BBQ
💙 Constine Trucking Company
💙 D & K Farms
💙 Eppard Tools, LLC.
💙 Graze on the Go Charcuterie & More
💙 J&J Interior Renovations
💙 Jim’s Deer Processing
💙 Kimberly’s Creations
💙 London Broil
💙 Mane Attraction Salon
💙 PiggyTails Hair and Nail Salon
💙 TDF Field Service
💙 Terrell Farms
💙 Twisted Oak
💙 Wholesale Variation Kitchen & Bath
💙 Wieland
We are so proud of our Marauders! Thank you for helping our students learn that when we work together, support one another, and believe in what we can accomplish, amazing things can grow. 🌱💛💙
More than $12,000 raised. One incredible school community. Countless reasons to celebrate!
WATCH US GROW! 🌱
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Our E.E. Knight Elementary students have done it again! Through their hard work, determination, and incredible support from our school community, our students raised more than $12,000 through this year’s Marauder Mash-Up! 🎉
This achievement is about so much more than a fundraiser. It is a wonderful reminder of what can happen when our students, families, staff, and community come together and grow together! 🌱
A very special THANK YOU to the amazing local businesses and sponsors who helped make this possible. Your generosity and support directly benefit our students and our school, and we are incredibly grateful for each of you!
💙 Avey Arbor Care, LLC
💙 B & D Trucking
💙 Billboard Specialists
💙 Chuckie D’s BBQ
💙 Constine Trucking Company
💙 D & K Farms
💙 Eppard Tools, LLC.
💙 Graze on the Go Charcuterie & More
💙 J&J Interior Renovations
💙 Jim’s Deer Processing
💙 Kimberly’s Creations
💙 London Broil
💙 Mane Attraction Salon
💙 PiggyTails Hair and Nail Salon
💙 TDF Field Service
💙 Terrell Farms
💙 Twisted Oak
💙 Wholesale Variation Kitchen & Bath
💙 Wieland
We are so proud of our Marauders! Thank you for helping our students learn that when we work together, support one another, and believe in what we can accomplish, amazing things can grow. 🌱💛💙
More than $12,000 raised. One incredible school community. Countless reasons to celebrate!
WATCH US GROW! 🌱
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🚌 Respect on the Bus!
Our students can help make every bus ride safe, calm, and welcoming by staying in their seat, using a quiet voice, following the driver’s directions, and being kind to others. Small acts of respect make a big difference!
Our students can help make every bus ride safe, calm, and welcoming by staying in their seat, using a quiet voice, following the driver’s directions, and being kind to others. Small acts of respect make a big difference!
Congratulations to WOES Varsity Football Player of the Game on Friday Sept. 3rd and 25th, Brody!
📢 IMPORTANT COUNT DAY REMINDER
Parents and Guardians, tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7, is Count Day in Michigan!
Count Day is an important day for our school and helps determine school funding. If your student is going to be absent tomorrow, please call the school’s attendance line to report and excuse the absence.
Your support in making sure your student’s attendance is properly reported is greatly appreciated. Thank you for helping our school!
Parents and Guardians, tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7, is Count Day in Michigan!
Count Day is an important day for our school and helps determine school funding. If your student is going to be absent tomorrow, please call the school’s attendance line to report and excuse the absence.
Your support in making sure your student’s attendance is properly reported is greatly appreciated. Thank you for helping our school!
A BIG Night of Opportunity is coming to OEHS on October 15th. Join us and explore all of the options our students have to take advantage of as we run Parent-Teacher Conferences that evening. We will have over 15 booths featuring college reps, military recruiters, apprenticeship opportunities with local businesses, and scholarship information. Dual enrollment information and forms will be available for spring semester and CTE programs through Eaton and Clinton County RESA will also be featured. Additionally, a financial aid professional will be in our Student Lounge to assist families of our seniors with completing the FAFSA and understanding their financial aid options.
Check out the attached flyer for additional details and a QR code to sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences that night. All booths will be set up and available from 5-8pm so they can be visited before, after, or between conferences with teachers. We look forward to seeing all students and parents for a night of opportunity at OEHS!
Check out the attached flyer for additional details and a QR code to sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences that night. All booths will be set up and available from 5-8pm so they can be visited before, after, or between conferences with teachers. We look forward to seeing all students and parents for a night of opportunity at OEHS!
This week, we’re celebrating and thanking Mrs. Parsons, Leonard Elementary Principal, for the incredible leadership and care she brings to our youngest learners each and every day!
Leading an elementary school takes patience, energy, compassion, and a whole lot of heart. From welcoming students each morning to supporting teachers, connecting with families, celebrating student successes, and helping navigate the challenges that come along the way, Mrs. Parsons is an important part of what makes Leonard Elementary such a special place.
Thank you, Mrs. Parsons, for your dedication to our students, staff, and families. We appreciate all you do to help our students learn, grow, and feel supported each day!
We are so grateful for your leadership! 💙👏🍎
Happy National Principals Month!
Leading an elementary school takes patience, energy, compassion, and a whole lot of heart. From welcoming students each morning to supporting teachers, connecting with families, celebrating student successes, and helping navigate the challenges that come along the way, Mrs. Parsons is an important part of what makes Leonard Elementary such a special place.
Thank you, Mrs. Parsons, for your dedication to our students, staff, and families. We appreciate all you do to help our students learn, grow, and feel supported each day!
We are so grateful for your leadership! 💙👏🍎
Happy National Principals Month!
🍎💙 October is Principal Appreciation Month! 💙🍎
At Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, we're taking this opportunity to recognize the instructional leaders who support our students, staff and programs each day.
Our principals do so much more than manage the day-to-day operations of a school. They support students, encourage staff, partner with families, celebrate successes, navigate challenges, and work every day to create positive learning environments where everyone can thrive.
This month, we're proud to recognize these dedicated leaders and thank them for the care, commitment and guidance they bring to Ovid-Elsie Area Schools each and every day.
Join us each week as we celebrate the people behind the leadership and say THANK YOU to our amazing principals! 👏🌟
At Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, we're taking this opportunity to recognize the instructional leaders who support our students, staff and programs each day.
Our principals do so much more than manage the day-to-day operations of a school. They support students, encourage staff, partner with families, celebrate successes, navigate challenges, and work every day to create positive learning environments where everyone can thrive.
This month, we're proud to recognize these dedicated leaders and thank them for the care, commitment and guidance they bring to Ovid-Elsie Area Schools each and every day.
Join us each week as we celebrate the people behind the leadership and say THANK YOU to our amazing principals! 👏🌟
Michigan law requires school districts to provide parents and caregivers with information annually about the safe storage of firearms. https://aptg.co/z8jcPk
🌟 October’s MCC Focus is RESPECT! 🌟
Marauder Community & Culture (MCC) is our district’s character-building program, helping students build positive relationships, feel connected, and grow as learners and people. Each week we our staff provide lessons to our students on how to be good people. This month, MCC will be focusing on RESPECT.
Families can help by talking with their children about what respect looks like at home, at school, and in our community.
Together, we can build a stronger school and a stronger community! Together, we are OE!
Marauder Community & Culture (MCC) is our district’s character-building program, helping students build positive relationships, feel connected, and grow as learners and people. Each week we our staff provide lessons to our students on how to be good people. This month, MCC will be focusing on RESPECT.
Families can help by talking with their children about what respect looks like at home, at school, and in our community.
Together, we can build a stronger school and a stronger community! Together, we are OE!
Beginning October 2, 2026, Michigan changed how youth work permits are issued.
What’s Changing?
Work permits will no longer be issued through Ovid-Elsie Area Schools.
Students and employers will use Michigan’s new Youth Employment Permit Portal (YEPP) through the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).
Students under 18 still need a work permit.
New work permits will be completed online through YEPP.
Students will no longer need to come to the school office to obtain a new work permit.
Existing school-issued work permits remain valid as long as the student stays with the same employer and at the same worksite.
Students who start a new job or change worksites after October 2 will need to use the new online system.
The online system is available 24/7, allowing students and employers to complete the process without coordinating with school office hours.
🔗 Youth Employment Permit Portal (YEPP):
📣 Please share this information with your student if they are currently working or planning to get a job.
Thank you for helping us make this transition!
What You Need to Know: Getting a Youth Employment Permit Flyer
Congratulations to Ovid-Elsie High School’s Student of the Week, junior Braedyn!
Braedyn was nominated by Mr. Gavenda, who shared, “I am nominating Braedyn for taking the initiative to fix the large construction paper roller in preparation for Homecoming.” Braedyn is involved in football and enjoys playing the guitar. He aspires to play for a semi-professional football team, the Mid-Michigan Grizzlies. This recognition is a testament to your Marauder character, demonstrating what it means to be Respectful, Responsible, and always striving to Be Your Best!
Braedyn was nominated by Mr. Gavenda, who shared, “I am nominating Braedyn for taking the initiative to fix the large construction paper roller in preparation for Homecoming.” Braedyn is involved in football and enjoys playing the guitar. He aspires to play for a semi-professional football team, the Mid-Michigan Grizzlies. This recognition is a testament to your Marauder character, demonstrating what it means to be Respectful, Responsible, and always striving to Be Your Best!
OEHS Parent-Teacher Conference will be held on Thursday, October 15th from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the high school cafeteria. If you have concerns regarding your child's performance in one or more classes, please sign up for a 10-minute conference with those teachers by scanning the QR Code. If you are unable to make the conference or need additional time, please contact the teacher directly to arrange a meeting at another time
Ovid-Elsie Middle School will be having Parent Teacher Conferences on October 15th. Please use the following link below to sign up for a conference time. We look forward to meeting with you!
https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Ovid_Elsie_Middle_School_1
If your son or daughter is interested in playing Red Cedar Basketball, please note that registration forms are due 10/5/26. There will be an optional in-person registration to try on uniforms on Sunday from 4:00-6:00 in the High School Athletic Lobby off the main gym.
Driven Coffee Co. is coming to Leonard! This is open to everyone! We just ask that you please park at the preschool parking lot so our regular drop-off line can keep moving as normal. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Today Leonard celebrated our student's who were awarded our school Kindness challenge! Congratulations!
