Announcements – Feb. 25
SCHEDULING MEETING FOR PARENTS TONIGHT 2/25: There will be a scheduling meeting for parents of students in the 8th grade who will be attending OOHS in the fall, AND any current parent who may have questions about the scheduling process. The meeting will be in the Orange High School Theater on Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
The girls basketball team advanced to the tournament semi-finals by defeating Dublin Jerome last night by a score of 54-41! Maddie Joseph lead scorers with 14. The girls will now play Columbus Brookhaven on Monday, March 1 at 8:15 p.m. at Olentangy Liberty High School. The boys basketball team won their second straight OCC Capital Division championship last Friday with a 54-50 win over Delaware Hayes! Last night the boys defeated Olentangy Liberty in the first round of tournament play by a score of 70-59. The boys now advance to round two where they will play Pickerington North on Saturday at 8:00pm at Worthington Christian.
PARENT SPEAKER PROGRAM TONIGHT 2/25
The following Parent Programs Team forum was originally scheduled for February 10 but postponed due to inclement weather. Please join us on Thursday, February 25! HELPING KIDS USE ATHLETICS FOR LIFE SUCCESS: Simple Steps for Sports Parents; Meet and learn from Chris Stankovich, Ph.D. Dr. Stankovich is an athletic counselor and nationally respected author and lecturer in the field of sports and health performance science. Known as “The Sports Doc,” on Ohio News Network (ONN), he is also a featured columnist for Columbus Parent magazine and a contributor to High School Today. This fun and interactive presentation is a must for adults, as he will discuss key variables that can make – or break – your child’s overall experience with interscholastic sports. This program will take place on Thursday, February 25 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Olentangy High School. Free babysitting is available!
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Today for Black History Month we are highlighting jazz singer, Billie Holiday. Billie Holiday was one of the greatest jazz singers of the 1930s and 40s. She had a unique sound and style of singing that delivered intense emotion and conviction with every note. Born to teenage parents and shuttled between relatives as a child in a poor section of Baltimore, she had little guidance and took to the streets at a young age. She quickly worked her way up from small nightclubs in New York City to big band tours, collaborating with other jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Louis Armstrong. Billie Holiday became a pioneer of race relations when she toured with Artie Shaw and his orchestra, becoming one of the first African-Americans to sing with a white band. During this time, she would often perform “Strange Fruit”, a song about the lynchings of African Americans, which became one of her signature songs.
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES CONTINUE NEXT WEEK 3/2
It is not too late to schedule conferences for Tuesday, March 2. Call Mrs. Kallenbach at 740.657.5104 or email her at oohs_parentconf@olentangy.k12.oh.us. If you don’t speak with her directly, please leave the following information: your first and last name, your student’s first and last name, your email address and phone number and the teachers you want to conference and the time frame. You will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours.
GRADUATION PLEDGE DUE TOMORROW
Part of graduation requires that seniors fill out a graduation pledge. This form requests certain information be provided for the graduation ceremony. Please make sure your student completes this form, with parent signature, and turns it in to Mrs. Nicholson in the main office by Friday, February 26.
STAGE CREW FOR SOUND OF MUSIC
Are you interested in learning about the behind the scenes work in the theater? Do you enjoy building and painting sets, working with clothing and fashion, helping to find and make props, applying make-up and doing hair or working with sound and lighting? Sign up to help with the Sound of Music on the Call Board outside of Ms. Swain-Abrams’s room and plan to attend the first meeting for tech on Monday at 2:45 in the auditorium — Please do not forget to sign up on the Call Board this week.
GIRL’S GOLF MEETING 3/4
All girls interested in playing golf next fall should come to the meeting Thursday, March 4 in Coach Phillips’ room, 2222, at 2:45 p.m. You will receive fund-raising materials and summer dates that you need to know. If you cannot make it, see Coach Phillips individually.
