
Good luck to Grace Laca, who is competing in the National FFA Dairy Handling Competition in Indiana this morning! #bighornblue #FFA #farmlife



Performing Arts of Churchill County is holding auditions for Fiddler on the Roof. Auditions are November 8-9 from 6-8 pm. Attend one audition workshop either tonight or Nov. 6 from 6:30-7:30 to learn choreography for the audition in the CCHS Auditorium. paccnv.org


Yesterday the Bighorns arrived in Indianapolis for the National FFA Convention and Expo! Students had the opportunity to explore downtown and celebrate Halloween at Hannah Haunted Acres. Watch for more updates from Indy! #FFA #Bighornblue




Third grade students did book reports and turned pumpkins into their favorite book characters. Their creativity was impressive! #pumpkincharacters #bookreport #halloween









Don't miss out on this fun Trick or Treat opportunity at the Homestead.


Popsicles and chalk art. #art #bighornblue #STEAM




Laughter and smiles.


The Community Service Class held a bake sale this week. The funds raised will be used for school improvement projects.


Thank you Churchill County Fire Department for visiting and teaching our youngest students about fire safety. #churchillcounty #firesafety #bighornblue





National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring the annual Middle School Halloween Dance on Thursday, 10/26, from 7-9 p.m.. The dance will be held in the lunchroom. Admission is $5 if dressed in a costume, $7 for those NOT in a costume. Each student, as well as their guest, must bring a signed permission slip.
If you would like to help with snacks, please sign up using this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0945A5AC2EA2F94-45128045-202324
Please email Mrs. Feest, NJHS Advisor, at rfeest@oanv.org with any questions or concerns.


Any 9-12th grade girls interested in playing softball this year, there will be an interest meeting on October 24 in the Pinion building, Hangout room at 4 pm. Preseason workouts will be starting up soon! Contact Coach Bird (bbird@oanv.org) for any questions regarding the season.


Yearbooks are on sale now! K-8 and high school yearbooks may be purchased at a discounted rate at https://yearbookforever.com/.



Any 9-12 grade girls interested in playing basketball this year, open gyms will begin TOMORROW. Open gyms are a great opportunity to learn the game, develop fundamental skills, and begin preparing for the season!
Here is the tentative schedule below:
Friday October 20th: 7:30am-9am AT Venturacci Gym
Monday October 23rd: 4:10pm-5:30pm AT Oats Park Gym
Friday October 27th: 7:30am-9am AT Venturacci Gym
Monday October 30th: 4-5pm AT Oats Park Gym
Thursday November 2nd: 4-5pm AT Oats Park Gym
Friday November 3rd: 7:30am-9am AT Venturacci Gym
Monday November 6th: 4:10pm-5:30pm AT Oats Park Gym
Wednesday November 8th: 4-5pm AT Oats Park Gym
Friday November 10th: 7:30am-9am AT Venturacci Gym
OFFICIAL TRYOUTS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11th: TIME TBD
If you are at all interested, we highly encourage you to attend open gyms! Please reach out to Coach Gilbertson ( agilbertson@oasisacademyfallon.us) with any questions.


It was fall field trip time at Lattin Farms for the Critical Life Skills Class. They visited the animals, did the corn maze, and picked out pumpkins. #fall #lifeskills #poweroflearning #bighornblue









It was a fall field trip to Lattin Farms yesterday for the Critical Life Skills Class. Visiting the animals, doing the corn maze, and of course getting a pumpkin. #fall #cls #poweroflearning









Third grade science made paper clips float! Students had to build a contraption using two pieces of cardboard, string and magnets. They then had to get the paperclip to the right distance to balance the force of the magnet and gravity. #force #STEAM #poweroflearning #bighornblue




Seniors! Please submit three photos and your senior quote by December 8th for your half page in the yearbook.
One main portrait photo - think professional portrait ( Lifetouch in Reno does Senior Portraits as do many local photographers).
Two candid photos - such as you playing sports, a baby picture, a fun photo that says "me", etc. They must be school appropriate.
A senior quote - it can be a favorite saying, song lyric or something that is specific to your senior year. It must be school appropriate or you will be asked for another.
Contact Mrs. Amy Arends with any questions at aarends@oanv.org.


It was a spider web of kind words in Mrs. Antus' class. Students said something kind to their fellow classmates and passed the string to create a fun web.


Who doesn't love applesauce? First graders made the sweet treat from start to finish last week. They started by writing opinion pieces on the best apples and finishing the lesson by making applesauce.







It was experiment time in Kindergarten. Using the sun's energy, they let the sun fade the paper around a pumpkin template to see which color paper faded more. #science #fade #STEM #poweroflearning #pumpkin #bighornblue







