Owen D. Young Central School District

ODY residents are invited to Meet the Candidates for the Board of Education immediately after the public budget presentation scheduled for 6 p.m. , this Monday, May 12 , in th...

Great news for ODY from the New York State 100th Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention this week in Syracuse. High school senior Maxwell Pullis earned an award for placing in...

Friendly reminder that the extended preferential ticket and merchandise deadline is TODAY -- May 7 . The site will stop accepting orders for merchandise at 11:59pm EST! AVY webs...

It is with great pride that we announce the valedictorian and salutatorian for ODY’s Class of 2025! Owen Davis , the son of Andrew and Candise Davis, has been named valedictoria...

First-graders visited the Albany Pine Bush Preserve and Discovery Center in April where they learned about the unique plant life and animal residents that call the pine barrens en...

The ethereal voices of the ODY Grades 7-12 Chorus soared high into the rafters at the Utica Memorial Auditorium as they sang the National Anthem to open the Utica Comets hockey ga...

The Class of 2028 is partnering on a fundraiser with K-Dogs Food Truck on Thursday, May 22 . Let K-Dogs prepare a delicious pulled pork and brisket combo dinner for you and the...

Screening for the 2025-2026 kindergarten class will be held Wednesday, May 14 in the afternoon. Children must be 5 years of age by December 1, 2025 , to be eligible to enroll i...

ODY student musicians participated in the Herkimer County All County II Festival on March 14-15 at Central Valley Academy. Our Elementary Band, Jr. High Chorus and Sr. High Band...

The sixth-grade class recently engaged in an interesting hands-on lab dissecting frogs during science class. They worked in pairs to take a closer look at the internal organs and ...

Eleven ODY high school students are currently enrolled in College Now Sociology through Herkimer College. The equivalent to Herkimer's Intro Sociology, students who successfully c...

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 ...

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...