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.