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Oviedo High School Principal’s Weekly Update February 22, 2021

Congratulations to Michele Tibbetts! Michele is a finalist for the SCPS Employee of the Year!

OHS TV Productions had two submission place top 5 nationally in the Student Television Network Fall Nationals. Pandemic Vlog 5th Place Oviedo High School Behind the Mask Bryson Ruffin Oviedo, FL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viCA4vYNaU8

Our Election Day Broadcast won 4th Place in the School News Show category. School News Show Category 4th Place Oviedo High School Election Day Broadcast Tyler Kreusch, Brianna Bibona, Delaney Warner, Devyn Cannata, Holly Archer, Kaylin Herbet Oviedo, FL

Congratulations to the students and to Mr. Patterson! GO LIONS!

Congratulations Bethany Jablon for winning the Seminole County and DAR Good Citizens Award! Good luck at Nationals! Go Lions! Class of 2021!

Congratulations to the Oviedo High School Class of 2021 Top 10! 1. Jonathan Whyte 1. Rachel Whyte 3. Eshan Ramesh 4. Chloe Pinkston 5. Carlos Chavez Ramirez 5. Joshua Stewart 7. Bethany Jablon 8. Ashton Fields 9. Taehee Um Bethany Jablon and her 10. Justin Rockaway mom at the DAR Awards.

**Students had masks off for 30 seconds to take a group picture.

Congratulations to Lauren Leiss!! Lauren was selected by the National Beta Scholarship Review Committee in Spartanburg, South Carolina to receive $1000 from the National Beta Scholarship Program. Lauren is 1 of 252 National Beta Scholarship recipients from more than 2,700 applicants. We are very proud of Lauren and congratulate her on her accomplishment.

Congratulations to Oviedo's 2021 science and engineering fair students! At our regional (county-level) fair on February 6th, OHS had an extremely impressive 19 students showcase their work! Many of these students were selected to receive awards:

• Kalash Patel, Honorable Mention - Earth & Environmental Sciences Special Award: US Stockholm Junior Water Prize

• Nhat Huy Tran, 3rd Place - Physics & Astronomy

• James Speer, 3rd Place - Engineering Special Award: Office of Naval Research ($50)

• Grace DeCoursey, 2nd Place - Environmental Engineering

• Jenna Leiss, 2nd Place - Animal Sciences

• Devin Patel, 2nd Place - Intelligent Machines, Robotics, & Systems Software

• Rishika Podarala, 2nd Place - Microbiology

• Jordan Price, 2nd Place - Engineering

• Ella Pilacek, 2nd Place - Behavioral & Social Sciences Invited to State competition (top 16 in fair)

• Brian Scalf, 2nd Place - Physics & Astronomy Special Award: Air Force Research Laboratory Invited to State competition (top 16 in fair)

• Caralina Denis, 1st Place - Animal Sciences Invited to State competition (top 16 in fair)

• Laboni Santra, 1st Place - Plant Sciences Invited to State competition (top 16 in fair)

• Katelyn Fry, 1st Place - Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Special Award: Exolith Lab Award for Innovative Research in Space Exploration Invited to Orlando Science Center's Lockheed Martin Science Challenge Invited to State competition (top 16 in fair)

• Justin Richburg, 1st Place - Earth & Environmental Sciences Special Awards: NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award, US Stockholm Junior Water Prize Invited to Orlando Science Center's Lockheed Martin Science Challenge Invited to State competition (top 16 in fair) Named ISEF Alternate #3 (overall #8 in fair)

• Naman Doad, 1st Place - Behavioral & Social Sciences Special Award: American Psychological Association Invited to State competition (top 16 in fair) Named ISEF Alternate #1 (overall #6 in fair)

• Taehee JoyJoy Um, 1st Place - Engineering Special Award: US Metric Association Invited to Orlando Science Center's Lockheed Martin Science Challenge Invited to State competition (top 16 in fair) Named ISEF Finalist (top 5 in fair)

• Ishika Nag, 1st Place - Environmental Engineering Special Award: US Agency for International Development (USAID) Invited to Orlando Science Center's Lockheed Martin Science Challenge Invited to State competition (top 16 in fair) Named ISEF finalist (top 5 in fair)

Congratulations to these students for their hard work and accomplishments in their science research this year, and to their teacher Will Furiosi for his incredible dedication to and support of student learning and excellence! GO LIONS!

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Week Congratulations to our Teacher of the Week Danny Evans! Mr. Evans has been extremely helpful to teachers and students. He also assists the admin team by providing brochures, programs, and certificates. Mr. Evans is a coach for the Girls and Boys Weightlifting Teams. Thank you for all you do to help all the Lions!

Congratulations to our Students of the Week Congratulations to our HOSA students of the week! HOSA (Future Health Professionals) is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE. This year students competed in the regional conference. The 1st through 3rd place winners will go on to state. We have SIX girls that will be going on to compete in the state competition! 1st place winners Lillian Estelow in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences Emma Aguilar in Dental Terminology Katelyn Fry in Medical Math 2nd place winners Kyra Henriques in Behavioral Health 3rd place winners Rishika Podarala in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences Amina Hasan and Gia George in Emergency Medical Technician 4th place winners Adya Gulati in Behavioral Health 5th place winners Katelyn Mingee in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences Victoria Woodcock and Cassidy Conte in Emergency Medical Technician

Athletics Update from Athletic Director Jen Darty

Girls won 7-0 over Lake Brantley to improve to 3-0. Rachel Whyte & Maddie Dowda also picked up their first varsity wins of the season at No.2 doubles, winning 8-6.

Varsity defeated Hagerty 3-1 last night. Catherine Buckner struck out seven and only allowed one run over seven innings on the mound. All three of the teams runs came from a home run by Riley Fennell. Angelee Bueno, Maddie Slavik, and Haleigh Slavik also contributed hits for the offense. JV fell to Hagerty 11-1.

Girls Varsity fell to Bishop Moore 15-2. Senior Mandy Turner had two goals.

Varsity won the first game of the Big Blue Classic 10-0 over University Orlando. JV Baseball fell 10-2 to Lake Brantley.

Girls Varsity Soccer defeated Lake Brantley 2-0 in the Regional Quarterfinal matchup. Peyton Massie scored off an assist from Raisa Lugo with 13 minutes left in the game to give the Lions the lead. Ryleigh Holcomb added in a much needed extra goal off a free kick to seal the victory. The girls play Boone on Friday night in a Regional Semifinal at Boone at 7:00pm.

Boys Weightlifting lost to Lake Howell 57-27. Dominic Charcap, James Cathcart, Bryce Lesser & Colton Kirby placed first in their weight class.

Water Polo won over Lyman yesterday on both sides. The girls won 15-4 with the assist leader being Caitlin Kim and top goals scored by Carlie Rose with 4. The Boys won 10-7 behind Dominic Vizzarri leading in assists & scoring.

Varsity Baseball defeated Dr. Phillips yesterday, 5-3. The team had 13 hits with Michael DiLella leading with four. D’moi Foy and Kade Faircloth each had a triple. Ben Davis pitched four innings and gave up one run and had four strikeouts while Brandon Burns got the save. With the win, the team advances to the championship of the Big Blue Classic on Friday.

Tennis split their matches against Hagerty. The gentlemen fell by a score of 7-0, while the ladies squeaked out a 4-3 win to remain undefeated on the season. The win was clinched for the ladies behind a strong clutch performance from No. 5 singles Marly Marquez winning 9-8 (8-6).

JV Softball won last night over Seminole, 11-0. Lainey Green was phenomenal on the mound with a no hitter. Bryana Nelson led the offense with a two-run homerun. Varsity Softball dropped a close one 2-0 against Seminole. Maddie Slavik and Alyssa Tossi led the Lions offensively going 2-for-3 at the plate.

Girls Lacrosse defeated Dr. Phillips at both levels. JV won 11-1 led by Annabelle Godwin with 5 goals. Varsity won 13-1 led by seniors Mandy Turner & Natalie Cyrkel both with 3 goals.

Water Polo posted two wins over Timber Creek. The Girls won 19-4 and the Boys won 19-1. Daniel Salcedo posted 8 saves in goal. Joe San Flillipo, Brady Vaiarella, and Luke Yost were among 6 lions who scored. Luke Yost also posted 2 assists. For the girls, goalie Laurel Cupit posted 9 saves, Marrisa Watkins led with 3 assists, and Caitlin Kim topped the scoring with 5 among 8 other girls who chalked goals for the team.

Boys Varsity fell to Dr. Phillips in the Region Quarterfinal, 67-21.

OHS Athletic Boosters is needing a VP of Sponsorship and Concessions Coordinator. If you are interested in serving in this capacity, please email [email protected]

How to Buy Athletic Tickets This school year all events in Seminole County are cashless. The Seminole County & FHSAA online ticketing provider is GoFan (www.gofan.co). All tickets will be purchased through GoFan and redeemed electronically on your smart phone at the gate. Upon purchasing tickets, please make sure you do NOT validate them prior to entering the gate. There will not be paper tickets available at the gate. All Fall athletic events, with the exception of Varsity Football, at Oviedo High School are currently available for purchase in GoFan through this link: https://gofan.co/app/school/FL1808. For our home Varsity Football games, tickets for general admission will go live online on Monday at 8:00am the week of the home Varsity Football game. Please note, all venues are at limited capacity with a set number of tickets. Once tickets are sold out, we cannot admit any more fans into the stadium. Tickets for our away games in Seminole County will also be available in GoFan when released by the opponent. For our away games in Orange County for Winter Sports, they will be moving to GoFan and limiting their capacity to 25%.

For all athletic events, masks are required by SCPS. The administration has the authority by FHSAA to stop the game and require everyone to wear a mask and wear one appropriately meaning covering the nose and mouth area. Please refer to the guidelines for further details.

Stop the Spread

How can you help?

1. If your child is feeling ill or displaying any potential symptoms, please err on the side of caution and keep them home. Every student does have 10 absences that a parent can write a note for making them excused. This is per semester, so you don’t have to worry. Also, at home a student can log into eCampus/Canvas and stay up to date on the class material.

2. If your child has recently been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms, has symptoms, or potential exposure, please contact our school nurse at [email protected] or 407-796-2074.

3. If your student tests positive, please immediately contact Tanya Cameron at 407-320-4008 or call the school at 407-320-4050.

Scholarships for the Class of 2021 Organized by the Month

Please see the link below.

Email [email protected] with questions. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DLQkus27616UyZs_Y_ZQZCoO5DZeB6UXsgDKNE caVpM/edit#gid=1292535822

Who is my counselor? A-Deb Lightsey Dec-Ha Reilly Hb-Mea Byrd Meb-R Washington S-Z Vosburg ESE Valentine

Support the OHS PTSA by shopping at Amazon! OHS PTSA is now officially registered as a charity option with Amazon Smile. Below is our unique link for people to select us as their charity. The key is when shopping on Amazon you have to go through the AmazonSmile site (smile.amazon.com), not just Amazon.com - but there is absolutely no difference; your account is all still there. You can bookmark AmazonSmile to make it easier. Thank you for your support. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/51-0203538

Calendar of Events Monday, February 22 2:30 PM Powderpuff Practice (School) 3:00 PM Coed Varsity Tennis Lake Mary High School Boys Tennis Only Away 5:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse Lyman High School Away 5:00 PM Color Guard (School) 5:00 PM Color Guard (School) 6:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Baseball Lake Brantley High School Away 7:00 PM Boys Varsity Lacrosse Lyman High School Away

Tuesday, February 23 2:30 PM Powderpuff Practice (School) 5:00 PM Color Guard (School) 5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Softball Lyman High School Home 6:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse Windermere High School Away 6:00 PM Boys Varsity Baseball Lake Brantley High School Away 6:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Baseball Lake Brantley High School Home 7:30 PM Girls Varsity Lacrosse Windermere High School Away 7:00 PM Girls Varsity Soccer OPEN Region Final @ TBA Home 7:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball OPEN Region Semifinal @ TBA Home 7:00 PM Girls Varsity Softball Lyman High School Home

Wednesday, February 24 2:30 PM Powderpuff Practice (School) 3:00 PM Girls Varsity Water Polo East River High School @ Lake Howell Pool Home 3:00 PM Coed Varsity Tennis Sanford Seminole HS Home 4:00 PM Boys Varsity Water Polo East River High School @ Lake Howell Pool Home 4:00 PM Boys Varsity Weightlifting Lake Mary High School Home 5:00 PM Color Guard (School) 5:00 PM Color Guard (School) 5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Softball Away 6:00 PM Girls Varsity Lacrosse Lyman High School Home 7:00 PM Girls Varsity Softball Lake Howell High School Away

Thursday, February 25 2:30 PM Powderpuff Practice (School) 5:00 PM Color Guard (School) 7:00 PM Honor Grad Night (School) 7:00 PM Honor Grad (Back UP) (School) 7:00 PM Honor Grad (Back UP) (School) 7:00 PM Honor Grad (Back UP) (School)

Friday, February 26 TBA Coed Varsity Track Lake Howell High School Silverhawk Open Away 5:00 PM Color Guard (School) 5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Softball Winter Springs High School Away 6:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse Timber Creek High School Away 6:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse West Orange High School Home 6:00 PM Boys Varsity Baseball Lake Brantley High School Home 7:30 PM Girls Varsity Lacrosse West Orange High School Home 7:00 PM Girls Varsity Soccer OPEN Class 7A State Semifinals @ TBA Home 7:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball OPEN Region Final @ TBA Home 7:00 PM Girls Varsity Softball Winter Springs High School Away 7:30 PM Boys Varsity Lacrosse Timber Creek High School Away

Saturday, February 27 AP Stat Review (School) 8:00 AM Coed Varsity Wrestling OPEN Region IBT @ TBA Away

FHSAA State Champions/Runner-ups

1A Girls State Champions + District Champions + Conference Champions Coach Zach Waters – the 2020 Florida Dairy Farmer’s State Bowling Coach of the Year! Roster: 1. Jacqueline Gonzalez 2. Natalie Harvey 3. Justina Nielsen 4. Annabelle Olay 5. Francesca Olay 6. Jenna Viles 6th place State Champion Justina Nielsen 4A Girls State Runner-up + 3rd Place in Region + District Champions + Conference Champions 4A Boys Swimming State Champions + Region Champions + District Champions + Conference Champions 4A Girls Swimming 400 Free Relay State Champions – Kaylin Herbet, Carlie Rose, Isabella Bishop, Sarah Beth Cathcart

4A 100 Boys Swimming Back State Champion – Davis Hanley

4A Boys Swimming 400 Free Relay State Champion – Davis Hanley, Andrew Christensen, Justin Rockaway, Ryan Reynolds Coach Charlie Rose – the 2019-20 NFHS Florida Swimming Coach of the Year, the 2020 Class 4A Girls Swim Coach of the Year & the Florida Dairy Farmer’s State Coach of the Year! Boys Roster: 1. Lukas Boaz 2. Alexander Casey 3. Andrew Christiansen 4. Brant Cupit 5. Neil Dash 6. Colin Duncan 7. Trevor Francis 8. Owen Francis 9. Davis Hanley 10. Cooper Hansen 11. Joshua Howell 12. Nicholas Hudanich 13. Julian Jordan 14. Christopher Keeling 15. Lance Kochmann 16. Dylan Leger 17. Luca Oliva 18. Carson Powers 19. Channa Raghav Reddy 20. Ryan Reynolds 21. Justin Rockaway 22. Joseph San Filippo 23. Henry Vaughn 24. Domenic Vizzarri 25. Ryan Walker 26. Thomas Youngblood

Girls Roster: 1. Isabella Bishop 2. Elizabeth Buencamino 3. Kathryn Campbell 4. Gabriela Cartagena Diaz 5. Sarah Beth Cathcart 6. Aydan Chandler 7. Ellen Cocurull 8. Molly Connell 9. Kennedy Cook 10. Cristina Davidson 11. Hailey DeSoto 12. Emilia Dowling 13. Eleanor Duffy 14. Chloe Dunn 15. Katie Dunn 16. Delaney Egger 17. Gabrielle Goodwin 18. Taylor Haul 19. Jane Hicken 20. Caroline Hickey 21. Andrea Hunt 22. Nelle James 23. Natalie Jordan 24. Caroline Krywonos 25. Karsen McKee 26. Kaleigh Paredes 27. Alexis Pokorski 28. Isabella Quintana Benetz 29. Marin Rose 30. Carlie Rose 31. Ellie Rothfuss 32. Kyra Saini 33. Isabelle Shaw 34. Shannon Steiner 35. Marisa Watkins 36. Felicia Wilks 37. Lindsey Wood

The Superintendent, Dr. Walt Griffin, School Board Member, Dr. Tina Calderone, and Executive Director of Secondary Schools, Mr. Mike Gaudreau visited OHS to recognize our state champions. Thank you for coming by to recognize our student athletes! A big thank you to Athletic Director, Jen Darty, and Assistant Principal, Drew Morgan, for organizing the event.