2017-2018 School Year The Wingspan
Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 27330 Oak Ridge School Rd, Conroe Texas 77385 832-592-5300/936-709-7216 Attendance 832-592-5433 1-888-KID-CHAT Fax 832-592-5544 Transportation 936-709-7911
Progress Report Dates 1st 9-weeks:
09/15, 10/04 2nd 9-weeks: Debate
11/01, 11/29 3rd 9-weeks: Congratulations to seniors Ashley Coy and 02/01, 02/21 Jennifer Nguyen for taking 1st place at the 4th 9-weeks: District UIL CX (Cross Examination) Meet held Tuesday February 6th here at Oak Ridge 04/11, 05/02, 05/23 High School. The Woodlands High School took second place and both teams will advance to Approximate: the State Meet in Austin. Report Card Dates
(Distributed) 1st 9-weeks: October 13, 2017 w/student
2nd 9-weeks:
January 12, 2018 w/student War Eagle Softball 3rd 9-weeks: March 23, 2018 w/student Representatives for Inside High School Sports' Chevy Spotlight Program were on campus on Monday to record and interview the Oak Ridge Softball Team. th 4 9-weeks: They have been awarded the Chevy Spotlight! June 4, 2018 Mailed The team's Chevy Spotlight segment is scheduled to air on KHOU, CBS 11 this Saturday, February 10th at 8:30am.
First Day of Munday Chevrolet will be coming to Oak Ridge High School to present School: the Chevy Spotlight Trophy to the Lady War Eagle Softball team in the very August 16, 2017 near future. Congratulations ladies! We look forward to celebrating another successful softball season here at the Ridge.
Last Day of School: May 31, 2018
Spring Exams Liberty Belles
Senior Exams Regular Schedule
5/22: Exams 2 & 6 5/23: Exams 1 & 5 5/24: Exams 4 & 8
All Exams Regular Schedule
5/25: Exams 3 & 7
Exams For 9th-11th Half Days
5/29: Exams 2 & 6 5/30: Exams 1 & 5 5/31: Exams 4 & 8
ORHS is a Testing Site for the ACT/SAT Remember to click The Liberty Belles competed at New Caney High School in the ADTS North Houston on ORHS to test at your home campus! Dance Classic Solo/Ensemble Competition on February 3. The officers were awarded a Super Sweepstakes for receiving Division 1 ratings in three routines and received
a Gussie Nell Davis Award by earning a score of 90 or more from each judge on
every routine. They were awarded Judge’s Awards in Contemporary, Jazz and Kick. They also received Best Overall for Choreography and Presentation. They were Testing Dates ACT Testing: Runner-up for Best in Class officers and were named one of the Best of the Best September 9, 2017 for the competition. The Dance Troupe won 1st runner up Large Ensemble category. October 28, 2017 December 9, 2017 All soloists received Division 1 ratings. Jessi Carlson placed 3rd runner up in the February 10, 2018 solo finals. April 14, 2018 June 9, 2018 Congratulations to all who participated!
Dance Officers - Dance Troupe - Soloists – SAT Testing: August 26, 2017 Emilee Farrell – Colonel Ireion Adams Daphnee Alcindor October 7, 2017 Jessi Carlson – Lt. Colonel Raven Angeletti Jessi Carlson November 4, 2017 December 2, 2017 Peyton Conley – Major Ashley Bryan Mackenzie Collins March 10, 2018 Allie Robinson – Major Kaytlin Caldwell Peyton Conley May 5, 2018 June 2, 2018 Daphnee Alcindor – Lt. Alexis Clausi Brooke Ellen
Mackenzie Collins – Lt. Emily Haagen Emilee Farrell Brooke Ellen – Lt. Madi Hayes Erika Fischer
Erika Fischer – Lt. Taylor Hollin Taylor Hollin
Cerys Wyatt – Lt. Ariel James Krislyn Moss STAAR/EOC Haley Mueller Allie Robinson TESTING Meadow Oglesby Cerys Wyatt May 7 – May 18, 2018 Lilibeth Peinado
Maddie Pollard Paige West
Check Policy Athletic Signing All checks require the following:
-Full Name -Physical Address -Home Phone # -Secondary Phone # -Driver’s License # with State
School Holidays Early Release Days 2017/2018
Labor Day: September 4 Early Release October, 6 @11:25am Holiday October 9 On Wednesday morning, February 7th, Oak Ridge High School had an Thanksgiving: November 20-24 additional 13 athletes sign their National Letters of Intent to play at the college Early Release level. The athletes signing were Kylie Cobb (volleyball) – Eastfield College, December 18 @ Adara Land (volleyball) – Vernon Junior College, Tyler Sorrells (water polo) – 11:25 Texas Tech, Joseph Ossai (football) - UT-Austin, Jacob Mackey (football) – December 19 @ 11:25 Colorado Mesa University, Brennan Young (football) – Houston Baptist December 20 @ University, Mykedrain Ellis (football) – Navarro Junior College, Tanner Lacy 11:25 (football) – West Texas A & M, Kamari Williams (football) – UT-Austin, Trace Winter Break: Gwaltney (football) – Texas A & T, Allie Shipp (Girls Soccer) – Texas A & M- December 21– Corpus Christi, Emily Lewis (Girls Soccer) – Grambling, and Maria Veasey January 8 Teacher Work Day (Girls Soccer) – Simpson College. January 8 Students Return January 9 MLK Day: January 15 Teacher Staff Development: February 19 Presidents’ Day: February 19 Early Release Day: March 9 Spring Break: March 12 – 16 Memorial Day: May 28
On-line Math Bowl Information
ORHS Website orhs.conroeisd.net CISD Website conroeisd.net
PTO Meetings
Held in the ORHS Library at 10:30am 2nd Thursday of Each Month
September 14 October 12 November 9 December 14 Jace Farnsworth, Meghan Haggard, Jodie Lu, Danielle Gerac & Christopher January 11 Finale participated in the CISD Math Bowl last Saturday. Congratulations February 8 March 8 to Meghan Haggard and Jodie Lu who were on the 1st and 2nd place teams. April 12 May 10 http://oakridgepto.com/
Animation
“Operation These NASA Graduation” HUNCH (High Meetings Schools United With Nasa to Held in the ORHS MPR at 7:00pm on Create dates listed: Hardware) Animation September 26th students took a th October 17 tour of Epic November 7th December 5th Software January 16th Group, Inc. on February 1st Tuesday. The March 6th tour was given rd April 3 by a current May 1st Animation student-Christopher Reel-who is also an intern there. Vic Cherubini is the president of Epic, and he graciously welcomed us by also helping to conduct the tour and end with a Q and A.
Pictured L to R are:
Dakota Anderson, Christopher Reel, Issac Thomas, Sarah Finnegan, Matthew Finnegan, Rashaun Horsford, Colby Woodard, Andrew Tillman, Jeffery Marcinkowski, Epic intern Elisa Martinez -who is a Computer Science Major at Lone Star, and Mr. Cherubini-president of Epic Software.
Senior Cheerleaders are Off to Nationals! section
Recommendation Letters: (teachers/staff need a minimum of 10 days to write letters)
Cap/Gown, and Announcements: HERFF JONES 281-367-4723 [email protected] www.myhjgrad.com
*Senior Meeting
Fees and Fines: Must be cleared
Senior Awards Night: May 17
Cap & Gown Meeting: Coach Ellison, Coach Weibel and all of our ORHS cheerleaders that headed off Jan. 31 to Nationals on Thursday, would like to thank all of the teachers and students who came out to suppoprt them at their send-off performace Thursday Senior Prom: morning. The girls performed the Traditional and Game Day Routines that May 05, 2018 @ The Woodlands Marriott they’ve prepared to compete at Nationals in Orlando this weekend. Good luck 8pm - Midnight girls!
Senior Exams: May 22– May 26
Graduation Meeting:
February 31 during EN
Senior Picnic: May 29
Graduation Practice: May 29 on campus May 30 at Pavillion
Graduation Tickets: Distributed after Graduation Practice
Graduation: May 30, 2018 7:30pm
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Yearbook Changes
For the month of February, the price of a yearbook is now $150. There are less than 100 books left, so order your copy today! Senior Tribute and Business Advertisement space is all sold out for the 2018 ORHS Aerie Yearbook.
We've Got Muffin' But Love For Our Fine Arts
Please join us in the Pit for “Fine Arts Fridays” as our Fine Arts Department shares their talent and enthusiasm with the ORHS student body. It is our hope that students who are not be a part of our Fine Arts Program might see or hear something that inspires them to try a new activity.
Performances will be 6:55 a.m. – 7:15 a.m. Student council with be handing out muffins during this time. We are hoping to increase school pride and get students excited about clubs they may not currently be a part of. Hope to see you there!
Choir – February 2, Orchestra – February 9, Band – February 23, and Art Display – March 2
2018 ORHS Regional Swim & Dive Team
The girl’s team took 3rd place out 28 teams. They were led by sophomore Samantha Vear who took 1st place in diving and broke a school record from 2013. The other athletes contributing to this outstanding 3rd place finish were Audrey Byrd, Brooke Beddingfield, Daphne Scheck, Grace Moylan, Jennifer Brownell, Karalynn Salva, Lily Revelas, Mack Wooddell , and Rebecca Jackson. The boys team finished 7th out of 28 teams. The 200 medley relay broke the school record on Friday and again on Saturday in the finals. The previous record was set in 1989. Senior Zachary Hansen broke his 100 yard breast stroke record from last year. Ayden Scheck, Cooper Darnell, Heath Byrd, Maddox Tidwell, and R. J. Taylor also competed. AP Test Registration
Registration is now open for the Spring AP tests. Students in AP classes have chosen to take rigorous academic courses and have been working hard all year, now it’s time to make it pay off and earn college credit!
To register, go to the webstore on the ORHS webpage and select AP testing. Choose the exam(s) you will take, pay, and download the AP test registration sheet. Complete the AP test registration sheet and return the form along with a copy of your receipt to Ms. Scheck at the main campus front office. The deadline for registration is March 23rd. Students are encouraged to register early to avoid any late registration fees.
Seniors 2018
Graduating seniors have been given the information to order graduation caps and gowns along with announcements and other items. All students who wish to participate in the graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 30, must have a cap and gown. Packets are available in the front office for those who need one. Orders placed after Wednesday, February 28, will be charged an additional handling fee of $15. To place an order, contact Herff Jones at 281-367-4723 or visit their website at www.mygradaccount.com
Senior dues (optional) are now $125 on the webstore and include 2 t-shirts, a prom ticket, and a senior picnic ticket. Seniors who have paid their senior dues can pick up their t-shirts during lunches on ODD days. T-shirts are $20 if purchased separately.
ORHS - Open Enrollment
ATTENTION: Open enrollment is NOW AVAILABLE! Students interested in transferring for the 2018-19 school year as part of open enrollment at Oak Ridge High School need to submit a transfer request. SPACE IS LIMITED! Requests for student transfers should use the drop down category (Hardship/Other) and include your reason. Requests will be approved in accordance with Board Policies FDA and FDB. Upon approval, you will receive an approval email. https://apps.conroeisd.net/studenttransfer/Default.aspx
ORHS Writing Center
Need help with a writing assignment? College scholarships? Writing contests? We can help you with any type of writing! We are open to ALL students during ALL lunches, or Red Day Eagle’s Nest in C224. You don't need an appointment, just come!
Cheer Tryouts
Information about tryouts and the 2018-2019 ORHS Cheer Constitution will be available soon. A mandatory Parent and Candidate Meeting will be held on February 27th at 5:00 p.m. in the Senior Campus Cafeteria. Tryout Clinics will be held on March 5th-7th from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the new gym on the Senior Campus. Tryouts will be held on March 8th from 3:00 p.m. until done. Incoming Freshman tryouts will not start until after 5:00 p.m. Mandatory Practices for the 2018-2019 season will start April 2nd and continue until the end of cheer camp, which will be June 6-9 for the 2018-2019 season. All practices are mandatory.
How Can We Improve?
We welcome your suggestions about how we can improve and better serve our students, parents and surrounding community at Oak Ridge High School. We want to hear from you if you have a suggestion, question, comment or concern. Please don’t hesitate to contact us! To submit your suggestion you can fill out the form on our website: https://orhs.conroeisd.net/orhs-suggestion-box/
On-Line Payment Instructions Using WebStore
For your convenience all class fees, club dues, t-shirts, senior dues, etc. can be paid for by using our WebStore at www.orhswebstore.com
Crosswalks!
Students! The crosswalk signs are for your protection...please make sure to press the button to engage the signs whenever crossing the street. Thank you.
Deliveries to Campus!
Students who have left items at home such as athletic clothes, homework/projects, money, etc. should stop by the front office and see if these items have been delivered. No items of this nature will be delivered to the student in the classroom. Deliveries from florist and other outside vendors will not be accepted. Balloon bouquets and floral arrangements are not allowed in the halls or classrooms.
Food Deliveries to School!
Oak Ridge High School will not accept student lunch deliveries from a restaurant or from a delivery service such as "doordash." The only lunches that are accepted in the front office are those delivered by a parent or family member and should be picked up in the cafeteria at the Principal’s table during the student’s lunch period. Thank you for you cooperation.
PTO News!
February is an action packed month with Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day and President’s Day not to mention the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show! Mark your calendars for February 22nd to come out and see all the talent that Oak Ridge can offer when Operation
Graduation puts on the Talent Show at 7pm in the auditorium.
PTO is hosting Dr. Povich, the Prinicpal of Grand Oaks High School, on Thursday, February 15th in the MPR of the senior campus. He will provide an update on the construction of the new high school, the hiring process of the new staff, student programs, academic information as well as discussing the overall development process of the new school community. He will be happy to answer any of your questions so plan on attending this important and informative meeting.
PTO will be providing a lunch for our faculty and staff on Tuesday, February 20th and will be asking for donations of sour cream, butter, and desserts. We appreciate your support so be on the lookout for sign up genius. If you aren’t currently a member but would like to help us out then email us at [email protected]
Nondiscrimination Statement
The Conroe Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding these non-discrimination policies:
Title IX Coordinator, 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936)-709-7700 and the Section 504/ADACoordinator, 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7670.
El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Conroe no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nación de procedencia, sexo, discapacidad o edad, de sus programas y actividades y ofrece acceso igualitario a los programas de Escultismo (Boy Scouts) y otros grupos juveniles autorizados. Las personas siguientes han sido designadas para atender las preguntas relacionadas con estas políticas antidiscriminatorias: Coordinador del Título IX, cito en el 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7700 y Coordinador de la Sección 504/ADA, cito en el 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7670.
Operation Graduation News!
As we come closer to the end of the journey for our seniors and struggle with deciding which university or career path our children take, we also plan on celebrating their accomplishment during graduation. Many will choose to travel with their loved ones and friends while others will choose to relax with their friends and family. Operation Graduation wants to celebrate these last moments in high school for our students and their friends and provide a safe environment where they come together for what may be their last memories of high school. We have committed with Main Event for Wednesday, May 30th at 11:00 PM until 5:00am. They have upgraded their menu this year which the students will surely enjoy after their graduation ceremony. In addition to the fantastic video games, billiards, bowling, and karaoke, we’d planned to bring door prizes, photo booth, poker tables, candy bar, and a DJ for their entertainment throughout the night, but at this time after we had worked hard trying to get donations, our goal is becoming a bit harder to reach. This has been a hard year for Texas in general. Harvey came and our community was hit hard, families and businesses alike. The donations have been smaller than previous years. We are grateful for all the donations we have received and we know that our students and parents work really hard volunteering their time to support our organization but we need a hand from you parents. If you find it in your heart, and your family or business can afford it, please think about donating to the “OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL OPERATION GRADUATION”. This is an amazing event where around 400-500 students get together and enjoy their last night of the best time of their life. They dance, sing, play video games, bowl and play billiards. They are not shy or ashamed to be themselves because they are with their friends with whom for years past have been sharing their life experiences together. They love the prizes. They make plans of what they want to win and why. In some cases when they win, it’s great to hear how grateful they are because they otherwise couldn’t afford to have the item as a graduation gift or for their college dorm. It’s really a great fun experience that keeps our kids safe the night of graduation, and as a bonus, we make a few kids’ wishes come true. If you want to donate, please mail your check to the school:
ATTENTION: OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL OPERATION GRADUATION 27330 Oak Ridge School Rd Conroe, TX 77385
Operation Graduation will be hosting Talent Show Auditions on Friday, February 16th in the MPR of senior campus from 2:35 – 4:30 p.m. The Talent Show will be held on Thursday, February 22nd at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. Please tell your students to come out and show us their talent!! A registration form can be found at the end of the newsletter.
THANK YOU YMCA!!!!!! Roxanne Davis from the YMCA attended our meeting on Thursday to present a donation from “RUN THROUGH THE WOODS.” An interesting fact was shared with us that the run was actually started by the Oak Ridge High School PTO many years ago. Roxanne (who was a PTO and Op Grad mom herself years ago) is one of the leaders of the run that helps so many high school organizations like ours. Thank you to the Y, and especially Roxanne, for the hard work you do for our community. She’s a testament of the power that parents have to help the community. We can all make a difference like Roxanne does every day. Hats off to Roxanne and thank you for your service!!!
Thank you for all your support and God Bless, Dennisse Calcano – Operation Graduation President
春节快乐
Free Admission
You are invited to ORHS CHINESE SPRING FESTIVAL EVENING GALA Date: March 2nd, 2018 Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Sr. Campus Auditorium
Our performance includes singing, dancing, Kung fu, Peking
Opera, Poem Reciting and more… You also have chances to
win prizes from China!
Organized by Students from ORHS Chinese Classes.
Parent Access to Canvas Information
Marquee Birthday Announcements
REQUEST FORM
Student’s Name:______(Please Print Neatly)
Student’s Birthday:______
Parent/Guardian’s Name:______(Please Print)
Parent/Guardian’s Signature:______
Phone Number:______
Announcement will run for 24 hours.
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Circle desired announcement format:
Option #1
Happy ##th Birthday, Student’s Name
Option #2
Happy Birthday, Student’s Name
Cost is $20.00 (cash or check payable to O.R.H.S.) *Checks accepted with signer’s drivers’ license number, date of birth and phone number written on the check.*Completed Announcement Request Form and payment must be received 3 school days prior to announcement date. For questions or additional information please contact Mrs. Vein at (832)592-5541. for Oak Ridge High School PTO
February 22, 2018 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM Come out and support Oak Ridge High School PTO on their Spirit Day! Make sure to mention the fundraiser BEFORE you pay for your meal so that the proceeds will go toward Oak Ridge High School PTO.
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© 2014 CFA Properties, Inc. Chick-fil-A®, Chickfil-A Stylized® and the Chick-fil-A Cows® are registered trademarks of CFA Properties, Inc. ORHS Operation Graduation Talent Show Registration Form Auditions: January 30th & February 7th at 2:45 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. in the MPR room Talent Show: Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 at 7 P.M. in the Auditorium
PRIZES: 1st Place Winner $100 Visa Card 2nd Place $50 Visa Card 3rd Place $25 Visa Card Guidelines: 1. Cost to sign up to audition/compete is $5.00 per performance member. If the act is not selected to compete, the entrance fee will be refunded to them. 2. The judges will select the winning act based on established criteria including quality, originality, crowd appeal, etc. 3. Each act will be allotted a maximum 5 min per set. An additional 5 min total will be allowed for set up and clearing the stage. An act that takes longer than the allotted time will be penalized by the judges. Bands with heavy equipment may be given more time at the discretion of the organizers. Bands will need to provide their own microphones. 4. Lyrics for each song performed must be appropriate to be performed at a school setting and must be approved by the sponsors prior to being selected for the finals. 5. At least one (1) member of the act must be Oak Ridge High School student. The remaining members must be enrolled in a high school somewhere. 6. Material altered or performed differently than declared in advance will result in a disqualification and the ending of your performance. 7. All recorded music should be on a flash drive or some other device. No CD player is available. All vocals will be run through the school sound system. Please check all cords, jacks, boxes, etc. Your amp and guitar should be perfectly silent when you're not playing. 8. Auditions will be held on January 30th & February 7th beginning at 2:45 P.M. - 4:30P.M. in the MPR with a general meeting for all acts wishing to tryout. No sound equipment will be provided for the audition. Each act will have approximately 5 minutes to perform and five minutes to set up and take down at the audition. 9. To sign up you must submit the fully filled out and signed registration form and bring to the audition with you. With the registration form you must provide: a. Registration fee ($5 per act member) b. Song lyrics or jokes (for comedy routine) 10.All selected acts are expected to have fun and represent Oak Ridge High School with pride. 11. There will be a performance walk-through on Tuesday, February 20th starting at 5:30pm in the auditorium.
PLEASE PRINT:
Act Name ______
Contact Name ______
e-mail ______cell ______Additional Act Members: School attending: Grade Level:
Equipment Chaperones (max. 2) (adults over 18 yrs. of age. Only equipment chaperones will be allowed back stage to assist the band):
______
By signing below, you are agreeing to represent ORHS in the best appropriate manner. You understand all the rules and guidelines covered. You understand that any rule broken can result in disqualification and/or time in RA.
______Signature & Printed name Date
For Office Use only:
# of Performers
Fee Collected: $
Cash or Check #
By:
All proceeds from this Talent Show will go to sponsor Operation Graduation so please invite your friends and family to watch you perform!!