OHS GRADUATION 2019 All Well, Superintendent Says As He Bids Farewell Miriam Fonjweng is embraced by her brother Elvin Fonjweng as she exits the front of Oneonta High School following the 150th annual commencement this morning. Friends and family filled the Belden Auditorium to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of ’19. The event also marked the last graduation for Superintendent Joseph Yelich, right, who is retiring. “These are tumultuous times tor education,” said Yelich in his remarks, “But we…
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Speaking Of Sports OHS Tennis Star Catan Heads To State Tourney ONEONTA – Tennis is far from over for sophomore Chris Catan, Oneonta’s ace player. He qualified for the State Tournament, which begins Thursday, May 30 at USTA’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens. He is the STAC and Section IV champion. Golf also has a qualifier for the State Tournament in Oneonta’s Evan Sitts. The senior, who is heading to York College (PA) to play golf…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MARCH 30 Upstate New York Music, Folklore LECTURE – 7:30 p.m. George Ward presents 2019 Bruce Buckley lecture “‘MY Little Mohee’ – Lawrence Older: The Songs, Tunes, Tales and Life Journey of an Adirondack Singer.” Featuring a night of music celebrating history, traditions of Upstate New York. Free, open to public. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.…
OHS Boys Head Into Tournament By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA It has all the makings of a perfect rivalry. “In our first game against them, we beat Seton Catholic,” said OHS Yellowjackets coach Jerry Mackey. “Then they came back and beat us by 10 points.” And on Wednesday, the two teams will square off in a deciding game to see who moves ahead to the Class B Section IV finals. “Last year, we lost to Seton Catholic at this round,”…
OHS Senior Tops 3-Point Record…
IN MEMORIAM: Edward Kelly, 77; OHS Graduate Worked At Amphenol SIDNEY – Edward William Kelly, 77, who was raised in Oneonta and worked at Amphenol for 38 years, passed away Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, at at Wilson Hospital in Johnson City. He was born in Albany on March 5, 1941, and graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Oneonta and Oneonta Senior High School. He also studied at Devry Tech.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Halloween Parades HALLOWEEN PARADE – 5 p.m. Showcase your Halloween best with Cooperstown Central School band leading the way. Followed by cider and treats at Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, then trick-or-treating at around Cooperstown. Start at Cooper Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983 or visit cooperstownchamber.org/halloween-2/ PARADE – 7 p.m. Celebrate Halloween. Costumes encouraged, includes Oneonta High School Bands. Line-up at 6:15. Main St., Oneonta.…
OHS ALUMNI WEEKEND ’18 OHS Honors Wall Of Fame, Wall Of Distinction Honorees Friends an families gathered at Oneonta High School’s Belden Auditorium this afternoon for the 2018 Induction Ceremony to the Wall of Distinction and the Athletic Hall of Fame. Above, Wall of Distinction inductees Mary-Ann Corrao Ferree , ’72, and Harold Anderson, ’48, unveil their plaques at the conclusion of the ceremony. At right, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Geoffrey Bean, ’03, who was honored for his achievements in…
OHS Class of ’18 Lauded For Care & Compassion Leroy Williams, Jr. embraces one of his teachers, Kelly Tavarone, as the Oneonta High School Class of 2018 exits the auditorium following the 149th annual Commencement at the high school’s Belden Auditorium at this afternoon. The graduates, lauded by Principal Tom Brindley, right, for their caring and compassionate nature, had an unheard of number fights during the school year: zero. “This is a group that cares about each other, looks out…
Delany Ruston Screens Her Film ‘Screenagers’ At OHS…
