Onteora High School News

Updated information is being provided to high school students and parents.

Please select the above headline for an update from the high school principal.

To enhance the safety of our school community, we are amending our pick up and drop off procedures. Students who are being picked up at the end of the day / or dropped off in the morning at the Middle/High School should do so at the West end of the building - also known as the area by the tennis courts (going up toward Bennett School).   After dropping off or picking up students at the West end, please proceed out through the tennis court parking area, and around to Route 28.   

Preliminary student class schedules are now available through the student/parent portal.

Updated information is being provided to high school students and parents.

Please select the above headline for an update from the high school principal about the 2021-22 school year.

Transportation information for the 2021-22 school year is now available on the student/parent portal (select the "More" tab). Please log in for the most up to date information. If you are unable to log in to the portal to retrieve transportation information, please contact your child's school.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child's transportation, please contact the Transportation Department at (845) 657-2537.

We will administer the PSAT on Wednesday, October 13^th. The PSAT will take place during school hours in the morning from roughly 8:00AM – 10:45AM. Registration for the PSAT will remain the same (see below), but the $18 cost will be covered by the district. The fee for the exam will be covered by the district.

Lifetouch will be at the Middle/High School on September 14 and 15 to take student portraits. High school students will receive information through their English classes and middle school students will receive information from their social studies teachers about the exact time and date for their photos. 

To order pictures:

• Go to https://my.lifetouch.com
• Enter your Picture Day ID: EVTV8V3FH

This handbook is intended to serve as a summary of our rules, procedures, and expectations and it is not meant to be all-inclusive. If you have any questions, please feel free to discuss them with any faculty member, staff, or administrator.

Select the headline above to read a letter from the Interim Superintendent of Schools about the 2021-22 Re-Opening Plan.

Updated information is being provided to high school students and parents.

Please select the above headline for an update from the high school principal about preliminary plans for the 2021-22 school year.

School district are required to provide military recruiters with secondary students' names, addresses and telephone numbers. To opt-out, please complete the following form: Military Opt-Out Form

The Onteora Central School District is required to maintain a list of persons in parental relation, faculty, and staff who wish to receive 48-hour prior written notification of certain pesticide applications. If you wish to receive notifications, please complete the following form:

Pesticide Notification Request Form - English

Pesticide Notification Request Form - Spanish

Preliminary student class schedules are now available on the student/parent portal.

Onteora High School (OHS) has earned a spot on the U.S. News listing of the best U.S. High Schools. OHS is ranked 175th in New York State, and second in Ulster County.

Among the factors taken into account in Onteora’s ranking was the school’s Advanced Placement (AP) exam participation rate, which is 44 percent, as well as its graduation rate (88 percent). The U.S. News “scorecard” for Onteora also took note that mathematics proficiency among students stands at 90 percent, and reading proficiency at 91 percent.