Owen D. Young Central School District

ODY eighth-grade students had an opportunity recently to immerse themselves in Civil War history with the help of two master storytellers as part of the Herkimer BOCES Honors Prog...

Dear ODY families, It is with great sadness that we share the news of the unexpected passing of Mr. Jeffrey Rupp, our beloved science teacher at Owen D. Young Central School. We ...

The ODY Drama Club will present Annie Jr. on stage Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winn...

Members of ODY’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter participated in the District 5 FFA Leadership Development Competition hosted by the Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Cent...

We are thrilled to introduce our Owen D Young Schools app for mobile phones! In our app, you can access school events, news from administrators, student stories, and emergency not...

Three ODY students earned High Honor Roll or Honor Roll in their respective Technical Education programs through the Herkimer BOCES during the first marking period of the school y...

Adventure awaits this summer for ODY students who want to step outside their comfort zones to discover they are capable of more than they might have ever imagined! Challenging Ou...

ODY sixth graders were among the students from a dozen central NY schools who attended a CFES Peer Mentor Training at SUNY Oneonta in November. ODY teacher Mrs. Valenta, accompa...

Author Stacey DeLaney visited ODY to share her love of reading with students in kindergarten through grade 6. The author read the latest story in her series of books that feature...

Three ODY 6th graders developed their fiction writing skills with support from New York author Alicia Klepeis through the Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Honors Program. Th...

Days before the holiday break, Pre-K students in Christina Ostrander's classroom enjoyed a preview of the Thanksgiving holiday with a feast of finger foods that included pickles, ...

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, first graders recently put on their thankful glasses and got right to work completing a thankfulness project. The students wrote about a...

Class of 2025 Yearbooks are on sale now! The deadline to order a PERSONALIZED yearbook is Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 . Yearbooks may be purchased online using the link below, or...

Thanks to the Canajoharie-Fort Plain Elks Lodge #2621, every fourth-grader at ODY received their own brand-new, kid-friendly dictionary to help them become better writers and acti...

Firefighters from the Van Hornesville Fire Department shared important safety tips with students during an Oct. 11 visit for Fire Prevention Week. The firefighters reminded stud...

A group of ODY 11th and 12th graders recently visited SUNY Cobleskill for College Information Day. While there, students attended a college fair to gather information about the ...

Three ODY fourth graders put pens to paper for a monstrous storytelling adventure called “Creature Crafting 101!” – offered recently by the Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES H...

The Owen D. Young Central School has been chosen a CFES Brilliant Pathways School of Distinction for its outstanding achievements during the 2023-2024 school year. CFES Brillian...

ODY sophomore Nina Hula is local royalty after being crowned the 2024 Herkimer County Fair Queen this past summer. Nina performed various duties during her reign that included vol...

The ODY community voted down a proposal for the purchase of an electric school bus — with 23 yes to 48 no votes. Proposition 2 on the September 24 ballot was defeated by voters...