Ocracoke School

Fall sports athletes and parents…our meeting tonight is at 6:30 in the Commons. See you there!💙🐬💙

Youth soccer starts today! See you at the Community Park field! Practice starts at 3:45!

The students had sooo much fun at Middle Creek Farm today! Bethany and Dawson were so kind to give us tours, teach us about farming, and feed us lunch! We had the BEST time! Thank you! A special thanks to Julio and Dr. Shaver for bringing us a little extra snack when we had to wait so long for the ferry. And to Mr. Salomon, Ms. Claudia, Ms. Grace, and Ms. Maggie for being the best bus driver and teachers ever! 2nd and 3rd rocked this field trip!💙🐬💙

Second and third graders are on their way to visit Middle Creek Farms in Engelhard today. We hope they have the BEST time and learn so much about harvesting corn and repacking potatoes!

It’s time for youth soccer!

OCRACOKE YOUTH SOCCER 2024
First Practice is Tuesday, 10th of September 3:45-5, Season will be September 10th to November 2nd.
Each player will receive an OYC Rangers T-shirt!!!

Mighty Rangers: K - 1st Graders. Head Coach Ms. Brenda Keys, (Secondary Coach TBD)
Junior Rangers: 2nd - 3rd Graders. Head Coach Ms. Leah, (Secondary Coach TBD)
Rangers: 4th - 5th Graders. Head Coach Mr. Thurston, (Secondary Coach TBD)
!!!New this year!!!
Middle School Rangers (MSR): 6th through 8th Graders. Coach Mr. Jack Keys, (Secondary Coach TBD)
!!MSR will be scheduled to challenge Hatteras in a Head to Head Scrimmage this season if we have enough players!! Bring your A game!! MSR will also work with our Varsity team on skills development and stamina training.

Friday FUN day! High school clubs were awesome…from automotive to E-Sports to cooking and everything in between. Middle school students wore togas as they learned about democracy in Ancient Greece. Elementary students…and middle… really enjoyed their time with Dr. Jay Banks learning about how to combat bullying. And we even took new senior pictures! What a GREAT Dolphin Day!🐬💙🐬

Results are out! Time to celebrate! Congratulations to OCracoke School for meeting and exceeding growth last year! Students and Staff, keep up the great work and let's keep getting better!

Commemorating Labor Day!

As we celebrate Labor Day, I want to take a moment to recognize the dedication, hard work, and commitment of our incredible staff across Hyde County Schools. Every day, our teachers, administrators, support staff, nutrition staff, maintenance and janitorial staff as well as bus drivers go above and beyond to ensure our students receive the highest quality education and support. Your tireless efforts are the foundation of our schools' success, and your impact on the lives of our students is immeasurable. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to our community and for helping to shape the future of our children.

Today, we honor the spirit of Labor Day by acknowledging the contributions of every individual who plays a role in making Hyde County Schools a place where learning and growth thrive. Whether you're in the classroom, behind the scenes, or on the front lines, your work is essential, and it does not go unnoticed. I am grateful for each and every one of you and the positive difference you make every day. Wishing everyone a safe and restful Labor Day!

Dr. Melanie R. Shaver
Superintendent

FYI. Special Called Meeting has been postponed.

Update on Special Called Meeting on Tuesday!

Ms. Amanda and Ms. Stacey’s Kindergarten class went on a scavenger hunt today for Pete the Cat! And look who they found…

Our first Friday fun day/club day was phenomenal! Thanks to the teachers for making it happen and the students for putting forth so much positive effort and energy! Learning brings joy at Ocracoke School!🐬💙🐬

SENIORS! Most of our class of 2025! We are missing some important members in this photo…so we will take another beginning of the year picture next Friday!

Tomorrow’s breakfast menu…banana nut, blueberry, or chocolate Muffins. It’s a sweet Friday! Don’t forget the 11:30 dismissal!🐬💙🐬

Have you heard about high school students participating in our 20-minute Dolphin Dialogue? This is a time for students to work on building communication skills, learn about current events, debate opinions, work on empathy, build self-confidence, set future goals, and listen to others. It’s an important part of their day! Ms. Rooney’s class participated in a team building activity yesterday that brought lots of smiles and laughter! It’s fun to be a Dolphin Scholar at Ocracoke School!

Breakfast is being served this year beginning at 7:30am in the Commons. Each day will feature a hot item for $2.00. There will always be cereal, fruit, oatmeal, and other snacks for purchase! Tomorrow’s hot breakfast is a toasted bagel with cream cheese (so far this week we’ve had pancakes, sausage biscuits, and egg/cheese/bacon on an English muffin). We will be sure to post the menu every day!

FYI!

For your information!

What a GREAT first day!!!💙🐬💙

Happy First Day of School, Ocracoke Dolphins!🐬

Let’s show some Dolphin gratitude for Sonya, Mira, and Skyann for the original artwork they painted down the main hallway this summer! Thank you for all of your hard work! We LOVE it! 🐬💙🐬

The Bash was a BLAST! We are so excited for the school year to start! Thanks to everyone for coming out and kicking off the school year together! 🐬💖🐬

Check our latest version of the School Supply Lists!
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See you this afternoon! We are sooooo excited!

It’s game day today! Join us at 1:00 as our middle school and high school volleyball teams take on NEAAAT! First game of the season! Go Dolphins! 🐬

It's Back to School Time and we have a Fun Friday filled with celebrations. Our volleyball teams have home games that begin at 1:00 pm this Friday, August 23rd. Come support them in the TANK. Then we have our Back to School BASH from 4:00-6:30. Let's get this year started with games, food, fun...and our new gaga pit! See you SOON!

Here we go!!! BCCC classes have begun!🐬💖🐬

Our Cross Country runners had a great first meet. Essie, Mau, and Auggie are awesome returning runners. We are excited to see them grow this year. Big shout out to Lily and Stephanie for their first run as high schoolers! Congratulations to Nicholas for placing 3rd…and he broke 19 minutes!!! Woohoo! Cross Country is coached by Shea Youell and Angie Todd! Fear the Pod🐬💖🐬