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Winter Concert

Get READY.  The countdown to the OCS 2016 Winter Concert has begun.  Wednesday, December 7th at 6pm our students in kindergarten -5th grade will sing songs for the holiday/winter season.  Some of our 6th, 7th and 8th grade will also be singing, playing instruments and working behind the scenes.  Students should just dress nice (slacks, shirt, skirt, dress...) 

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