Bulletin, March 21 2018
All Students need to pay your OHS student fee. This includes your parking pass.
MCC-Blue River will be having Drivers Education classes this summer. If interested see counselors.
If you plan to bring a guest from another school to prom, you must turn in permission forms by March 30th. Forms are outside the office window. Students need to have 90 % attendance to attend Prom.
The Odessa R-VII Public Foundation Board of Directors cordially invite all patrons and staff members to attend the Fifteenth Annual Foundation Gala and Hall of Fame Induction on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Odessa Middle School Gymnasium, beginning at 5:00 p.m. (Social Period) and 6:00 p.m. (Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction). The 2017-2018 Hall of Fame Inductees honoring former district staff members: Bonnie Alumbaugh, Larry Hol, Dortha Ryland (Memoriam), Juanita Scott and Sharon Shippy. This year’s theme is “Touching Lives Forever.”Gala tickets are available at $40.00 (each) and may be purchased at the Central Administrative Office.
Seniors: Just a reminder to make sure that you are looking at and applying for scholarships! If you don't use the Google Classroom to get the most up to date information, local scholarships are posted in the counselor's office, the local, state, and national scholarships as well as the printable applications are available on the Guidance website under Financial Aid/Scholarships. If you don't know how to get there, make sure you swing by the counselor's office so we can show you!
Scholarship Opportunities (see counselors)
March 23 Cole Eugene Steelman Memorial Scholarship
March 29 Jordan Leigh O’Malley Memorial Scholarship
March 29 Mayview Lions Scholarship - Jeff Sanders Community Service Scholarship
March 30 Ayn Rand’s Anthem Essay Contest
March 30 REACH KFC Educational Grant Program
March 30 The Hispanic Scholarship Fund
March 30 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: DiPardo Instrumental Music Foundation Scholarship
March 30 Mitchell Wooden Memorial Scholarship
March 30 The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation Student Scholarship Competition
March 31 Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Vocational Scholarship
March 31 Nuts, Bolts, and Thingamajigs Scholarship
March 31 Masonic Merit Scholarship
March 31 Missouri Broadcasters Association Scholarship Program
March 31 Missouri Insurance Education Foundation Scholarship
March 31 Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors
March 31 Ruth Lutes Bachmann Masonic Scholarship
March 31 Samuel Smith Stewart Masonic Scholarship
March 31 Community Healthcare Foundation Scholarship
March 31 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: Sharp Memorial Scholarship
March 31 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: All In For Skin Scholarship
March 31 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: C&C Group Scholarship
April 1 Conclave Radio Music Industry Scholarship
April 1 John and Muriel Landis Scholarships
April 1 Missouri Patriot Guard Riders Scholarship
April 1 Walmart Dependent & Associate Scholarships
April 1 Michael Weaver State Farm Scholarship
April 1 Francis Bobbie Butts Brown Scholarship
April 1 J. Arthur Bour and Izette G. Bour Memorial Scholarship
April 1 Joe Smith “Spirit Award”
April 1 Lafayette County Cattlemen’s Scholarship Program
April 1 Missouri State Troopers Association Scholarship
April 1 Odessa Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
April 1 Odessa Football Boosters Scholarship
April 1 Odessa Optimist Club Scholarship
April 1 United Missouri Methodist Foundation
April 1 United Negro Colleges Fund Scholarship
April 1 United Producers Inc. Scholarship
April 1 Elkettes Scholarship
April 1 West Central Electric, Electrical Distribution Systems Scholarship
April 1 Odessa Rotary Scholarships-In honor of D.J Davis, Bob Oliphant, Betty Spaar, and Edna Mae Whitsitt
April 1 National Rural Education Association Essay Contest
April 1 Dennis Ray Early Memorial Scholarship
April 1 Odessa National Education Association Scholarship
April 1 Odessa Teachers Association Scholarship
April 1 Mizzou Collegiate FFA Empowerment Scholarship
April 2 Whitetails Unlimited Scholarship
April 2 Phi Delta Kappa International Scholarship
April 2 Harvey L. and Edna May Day Educational Grant
April 6 Brian Allen Moore Memorial Scholarship
April 6 Opaa! Kenneth L. Short Memorial Scholarship
April 7 Kris Adams Moore Memorial Scholarship
April 7 Gerald Adams Memorial Scholarship
April 6 Odessa R-VII Public Foundation Scholarship-Alice Hoover Memorial Scholarship
April 6 Odessa R-VII Public Foundation-The Class Challenge Project
April 6 Odessa R-VII Public Foundation-In Honor of Larry D. Hol
April 12 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund
April 14 Sweeney Family Trade Scholarship
April 15 Everett Jule Christy Scholarship
April 15 Urban Flight and Rural Needs Scholarship
April 15 Willig Memorial Scholarship
April 15 National Farmers Union-Stanley Moore Scholarship
April 15 P.E.O. Chapter EK Scholarship
Calendar of Events (2nd Semester)
Jan 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
Feb. 19 President's Day (No School)
Mar. 15 Early Release (11:40 am)
Parent Contact (12:00-3:00 pm)
Parent Contact (4:00-7:00 pm
Mar. 16 Spring Break (No School)
Mar. 30 Easter Break (No School)
May 17 Early Release (11:40 am)
Last Day of School
May 28 Memorial Day