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Juventino Leyva Garcia senior picture

Juventino Leyva Garcia - This senior described his time at OHS as fun, memorable, and s...

Emma Weilbrenner senior picture

Emma Weilbrenner - This busy senior participated in volleyball, golf, Student Council, ...

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Drake Qualifiers for 2021

April 20, 2021

Several Bulldogs will be running on the blue oval this week at Drake Relays. Students a...

Mitch Wood Senior Picture

Mitch Wood - Pep assemblies and bus rides for baseball are two of Mitch’s favorit...

Perla Nunez senior picture

Perla Nunez - Participated in the student council and plans to go to Indian Hills to ge...

Hayden Short senior picture

Hayden Short - While at OHS, Hayden participated in varsity soccer, speech contest, was...

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The Ottumwa Schools band and orchestra programs will host an Open House on Tuesday, Apr...

Kristi Ridgway

Kristi Ridgway will begin her career as principal in the same school her mother finishe...

teens in prom dresses

Prom is more than just a high school tradition this year. It's also the first schoo...

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OHS Art Show in April

April 14, 2021

Ottumwa High School art students will have their work featured in an art show in A...

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This year, Ottumwa's annual fifth grade Book Bowl had to make some adjustments due ...

Charles Smith

Two Ottumwa students will compete in the annual Invent Iowa competition on Monday,...

Kilye Hucks

OHS senior, Kilye Hucks, learned on Thursday that she is one of 450 high school seniors...

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Camp Invention is coming to the Ottumwa Schools! In partnership with the National Inven...

Evans Middle School

Wapello County Public Health will be hosting a community clinic on Saturday, April 10th...

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Ottumwa residents can show their Bulldog pride by having paw prints painted on their si...

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Two OHS students rose to the challenge when their biology teacher, Jen Chesnut, wa...

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From Superintendent McGrory: “Any great coach knows that understanding player ...

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Ottumwa Schools will offer a remote learning option for PK-12 eligible students during ...

Mark Hanson

After conducting a search for the next Ottumwa High School principal, Ottumwa Schools d...

troy gerleman with superintendent

This week, five Ottumwa staff members were presented Employee of the Month awards. Thes...

Heath Proctor

Evans sixth grader, Heath Proctor, has qualified for the state in the National History ...

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Every student at Wilson Elementary will be the recipient of a new pair of tennis shoes,...

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Students in grades 3-11 will be taking the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progres...

COVID Vaccination Sticker

The district recently completed the final Covid-19 vaccination clinic offered to staff ...