OTHS - O'Fallon Township High School District 203

Incredible opportunities abound at OTHS!

Mark your calendars for this one! An incredible opportunity for our community to come together for an evening of engagement. We hope to see you here with us and Jared Scott on September 10th!

We hope O Town will turn out on September 10th to support the amazing things happening at ! Come learn about the and what our students are planning. We can’t wait!

🐾Important Information from our District Administration and Athletics Office about our OTHS Event Attendance Policies. Please head over to www.oths.us/news for the latest! 😎

You could also just open up your OTHS App for the latest! 📱

An amazing opportunity provided to our students courtesy of a few alumni and our Broadcast Coordinator, Kristin Strubhart. Great experience for the broadcasters of tomorrow.

It is World Photography Day today. Did you know we have multiple clubs and activities that involve our students taking amazing photos? Camera Club, Yearbook, Panther Beat and the list goes on! 😎

One of our favorite photos each year is the tossing of the graduation caps!

Post an awesome OTHS related photo in the comments below or by sharing this with your own photo! 📸

OTHS is extremely proud to welcome our new certified staff members for the 2024/2025 school year. Each one brings a wealth of knowledge and excitement into their role with us this year. Please join us in welcoming them to Panther Nation by giving this post a 👍. You can learn more about each one of them by visiting https://www.oths.us/staff/new-employee-highlight

🐾Wishing you nothing but the best this school year Panthers! You are going to accomplish AMAZING things this year! 😎

🎉What an exciting day at OTHS! It is always amazing to welcome our faculty and staff back into the halls of OTHS. Today we had a few special visitors.

🙌🏼Cornerstone Christian Church provided a delicious breakfast.

🎥2017 OTHS grad, Cameron Bopp from KMOV stopped by to highlight some awesome things happening around campus. Keep an eye out for tomorrow’s broadcast!

💜Kory Best of the Maddie Best Foundation, delivered a special thank you to a group of club and activity sponsors.

🐾This is just a small highlight of today. We are beyond grateful for the engaging and enriching activities of the day. We can’t wait to bring this energy into the classrooms tomorrow as we welcome our students for day 1!

🎉 Exciting news! OTHS has launched a new app, and it’s now available in the App Store and Google! 📲

Stay connected, get instant updates, and access all your school information right from your phone. Download it today and join the community! Just search for our school (OTHS or O'Fallon Township High School) in the app store of your choosing. 📚🏫

🎉Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year! We can't wait to see all of our Panthers walk through the front doors next week. 😎

A special shout out to OTHS Class of 2028 who will be joining the ranks of Panther Nation this year. We will see what kind of spirit you bring to the Homecoming Pep Assembly later this fall.

⌚Please visit www.oths.us/news for an important message to start the year. ❗️

🐾Go Panthers!

Thank you for letting us be a part of your journey! You were a tremendous asset to our community and to our school. We wish you all the best in your retirement!

🏈⚽️🎾🏐🥍⛳️FALL ATHLETES: If you are playing a Fall Sport at OTHS, there will be a mandatory meeting for athletes and parents on Sunday, August 11th, at 6:00pm in the Panther Dome at the OTHS Smiley Campus.🗓

⌚6:00-6:30 -- Fall All Sports Meeting with Athletes and Parents in Panther Dome

⌚6:30-7:00 -- Break to Individual Sports Meetings

💙Reminder of In-Person Registration happening TODAY! We are on campus from until 2pm to take care of registering your student.

In-person registration is for families with unique circumstances when it comes to family residency, technology issues and other unique instances that would require a more personal approach to registration. 😎

🛻 PARKING PASSES POST 🚗
Parking passes will be sold to SENIORS ONLY on July 31st and August 1st during the walk-through days.

💥ALL SCHOOL FEES must be paid before anyone can purchase a parking pass.

✍Juniors and seniors can purchase parking passes on August 7th, August 8th, and August 9th during walk-through days. (See previous post and www.oths.us/news for more information on dates and times)

😎It is a busy time of year here at OTHS as we open our doors to the 2024-2025 school year. Here are some important upcoming dates you may want to mark on your calendar.🗓

⌚Student Registration
July 30th, 2024: 7:30am- 2:30pm - In Person Registration

Online Registration is Open

✍Open Campus Walk-Throughs at Milburn and Smiley
July 31st, 2024 – 7:30am-2:30pm

August 1st, 2024 – 12pm-7pm

August 7th, 2024 - 7:30am-2:30pm

August 8th, 2024 - 12pm-7pm - (Student Council Guided Campus Walk-Throughs)

August 9th, 2024 – 7:30am- 2:30pm

🥳First Day of School for Students
August 13th, 2024

Thanks to the O'Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce for promoting our great students!

Calling all chamber members! Could your business use the flexible help of a high schooler? Do you have part-time or temporary jobs to fill for the upcoming school year?

Register for our Job Fair in partnership with OTHS - O'Fallon Township High School District 203 on Tuesday, August 20th! Last year we filled 40+ jobs through this event!

Register today at ofallonchamber.com/jobfair

💙Come work with some pretty incredible people. We have immediate openings available and are excited about the opportunity to welcome some great new employees. 🤩

www.oths.us/careers

Student walk-throughs are just around the corner. Save the date!

The best of the best. ❤️ 🎶 🥁

Here’s why O’Fallon’s beloved ‘Dr. G’ will be honored by a pop music legend next week

We had the great pleasure of officially welcoming our new faculty and staff this week at our new teacher orientation. It was a great two days of learning The OTHS Way from OTHS’ finest leaders. Welcome to the Panther Family to our newest teachers, administrators and interns! We will highlight each individual in the coming days.

Ready to have your mind blown??? 😲

The OTHS Endowment Fund granted over $120,000 worth of equipment and services to OTHS Faculty and Staff this summer! We are blown away by the generosity of the Fund Board to fund a record amount of grants.💥

Each year the Endowment Fund steps up huge to help our school. The opportunities our students will have as a result of these grants are endless. 🥳

Looking forward to seeing all the ways our students benefit from this record setting funding! 🥰

Would you like to help support the next wave of grants??? Head over to https://www.othsendowmentfund.us/ to see how you can help make a difference.

😎Our friends over at Illinois Central School Bus could use some help. If you or someone you know would be interested in a very rewarding job, give them a call! 🚌

🧐Looking for information on student parking permits for the 2024/2025 school year? We just updated our site today with more details. 🚗

Check out www.oths.us/parking for the latest! 🤩

⌚️Student Registration can be completed online using Skyward for certain families now! If you would prefer in person registration, we will be available at the Smiley Campus on 7/23 and 7/30. ⌚️

💥IMPORTANT NOTE: Skyward will be down for maintenance on 7/10/24 all day.💥

✍️Visit www.oths.us/registration for more information.

🎆Wishing all of Panther Nation a safe, relaxing and freedom filled 4th of July! Happy Independence Day O-Town.🥳

Congrats Dr. G!!! 👏🏼

The results are in! Congratulations to Dr. G, who was selected for the Manilow Teacher Award! This is a special recognition from legendary singer and songwriter Barry Manilow and includes $5,000 in new band instruments and a $5,000 cash prize for Dr. G. Huge thanks to all who voted and shared posts – we are grateful for your support!

We have some exciting news to share! OTHS is partnering with Freeburg HS, Lebanon HS, and Mascoutah HS to launch the Silver Creek Area CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program for our students - and we would love to get local businesses and community members involved! The program will create a unique opportunity for select high school seniors to partner with local businesses and community leaders to develop entrepreneurial skills in real-life scenarios and become immersed in the greater community. It will kick off with its first class of seniors during the '25-'26 school year; more information will be forthcoming for OTHS students and families.

If you are a business owner/community member who would like to know how you could support and partner with Silver Creek Area CEO, please reach out to one of our steering committee members listed below or email [email protected].

Steering Committee members representing OTHS:
Mrs. Jen Haislar - [email protected]
Mrs. Shannon Lickenbrock - [email protected]
Mrs. Tiffany Lugge - [email protected]

Finally, a special shout out to our OTHS representatives who attended the Silver Creek Area CEO launch this past Wednesday! Thank you to School Board President Rob Brown, Superintendent Beth Shackelford, Business Teacher Jen Haislar, School Counselor Shannon Lickenbrock, Guidance Director Tiffany Lugge, and many O'Fallon businesses/community members for showing their support of the CEO program.

🤩 OTHS celebrates freedom, resilience, and the rich heritage of African American culture. Let's honor this historic day by learning, reflecting, and standing together in unity.

🎉 Happy Father’s Day to all our Panther Dads! Thanks for all that you do for our OTHS Community. 💪🏼

🎉Huge shout out to OTHS student (Class of 2024), Will Kinsella, for earning this amazing honor. Go get that Jimmy Award! 🥇

St. Louis’s Outstanding Leading Actor and Actress winners, Will and Theo are heading to NYC for a week long intensive to prepare for their Broadway debut at the for the 15th Annual