Onondaga Central
Class of 2023:
Support the Class of 2023 and show your school spirit! Purchase your brand new, stylish OCS apparel today. The sale begins on October 4 and runs through October 24. Use HERE to order. Battle of the Books: Have a love for reading? Interested in boosting your resume? Have an appetite for competition to show off your knowledge? Then join Battle of the Books! Grades 7-12 are welcome to form teams of 2-4 people, so grab your friends and get reading! Contact Mrs. Richer and Mrs. Patterson with any questions. Books to Read: Grades 7-8: Refugee by Alan Gratz, White Bird by R.J. Palcio, Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds, Posted by John David Anderson, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, Free Lunch by Rex Ogle, and Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams Grades 9-12: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, Firekeepers Daughter by Angelina Boulley, Unwind by Neal Shusterman, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige, They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Stamped Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, and Legendborn by Tracy Deonn. International Internship Program Law and Advocacy: Visit https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/team21164/ to donate to IIP Team 21164 who is working tirelessly to help improve human rights in Nigeria. All funds raised go directly to advocacy campaigns in Nigeria, saving lives, supporting education for children, and defending citizens from terrorist organizations. This year the team will be working with advocacy groups helping to end Kidnapping for Ransom in Nigeria, committed by the terrorist organization Boko Haram. I n Nigeria, 1,300 Nigerians were abducted in June of 2021 alone. Over 3,000 people have been kidnapped for ransom in 2021, half of whom were children. In August 2021, over 80 children were kidnapped from a boarding school in Northern Nigeria. This is the 10th mass school kidnapping in only 8 months. Boko Haram kidnaps children, demanding 1 million nairas per child in ransom, to fund their attacks. Key Club: Remember your money to purchase a pink ribbon to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Ribbons only cost $1 and all funds go to breast cancer research. See any member of Key Club to buy a ribbon.
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