Announcements – March 8
WRESTLER PLACES AT STATE TOURNAMENT
One of our freshmen finished 7th in the state, posting 3 wins against two losses in the toughest state tournament in the country! One of only two Central Ohio freshman to place… one of only a handful of Central Ohio wrestlers to place.
CHEER COMPETITION
This past weekend the Orange HS competition cheer team competed at the OASSA State Championships. There were 22 teams in the Division I non-mount category that qualified after a regional competition last month. The Orange cheerleaders had a great performance and finished 9th in the state! Great job!
OMEA COMPETITION RESULTS
Congratulations to Ms. Brooks and our Varsity Singers who received a 2 and the Choraliers who received a 1 in Class A at the OMEA Competition over the weekend. The Choraliers will move on to state competition. Kudos also to Mr. Zirille and our band who received a 1 in Class C at the competition.
FCA MEETING RESCHEDULED
FCA is canceled during OGT week, this Wednesday. We will resume our meeting next Wednesday, March 17th.
OGT TESTING THIS WEEK
Olentangy Orange High School will be administering the Ohio Graduation Test the week of March 8, 2010 to ALL Sophomores as well as Juniors and Seniors who still need to pass one or more sections. All students are required to pass all five portions of the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) in order to graduate high school. Below is the testing schedule:
Monday, March 8 – Reading
Tuesday, March 9 – Math
Wednesday, March 10 – Writing
Thursday, March 11 – Science
Friday, March 12 – Social Studies
Upon arrival each day sophomore students are to go directly to their homebase rooms unless they received a slip to go to another room. Juniors and seniors will report to the library. Testing will begin promptly at 7:20. Do not be late! Bring 2 #2 pencils but don’t bring any electronic devices including cell phones, ipods, MP3 players or calculators. State issued calculators will be provided for math and science. Freshmen and upperclassmen that are not testing will be on a two and a half hour delay schedule. Buses will run at their regular time. Students who arrive early will be in the commons for supervised studying. Academic assistance will be available. Students who are arriving late are responsible for their own transportation and arrive in time for first period which will begin at 9:50.
WHEN DOES MY CHILD REPORT TO SCHOOL DURING OGT WEEK? During the week of March 8 through 12, the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGTs) will be given to all sophomores, as well as juniors and seniors who have not yet passed the tests. Because of the large number of students being tested, Olentangy High Schools will use a delayed-start testing procedure. Students who are taking the OGT are to report to school at the regular time for testing. Buses will run their regular schedule only. All students not required to take the OGT have two options. One option is that students can pursue academic support during the two and a half hour late start, meaning they can ride the buses and go to subject-specific study labs. A second option is that students not required to take the OGTs will be on a two and a half hour delay and can report to school at 9:40 a.m., but they must provide their own transportation to school. For students who do not have alternate transportation to come to school late, they must ride the regular morning bus and report to school at the regular time; they will then participate in a study lab from 7:20 to 9:20 a.m.
HELP IN PREPARING FOR OGTs
As the March testing date of the OGT rapidly approaches, we are making available to you an opportunity to take advantage of some special resources that could help you better prepare for the test. If you go to the following website: http://ogt.success-ode-state-oh-us.info/studentsOGT.htm and then click on the link “Practice for the Test”. This will take you to a new screen where there is a box on the right side of the screen above the button for “sign up for a new account”. We have already created an account name for you. It is . For example, Mr. Richards’ username would be poohsbrichards. Enter this and then click on the “sign up for a new account” button. It will then take you to a screen where you will create your password and enter your email address. We would suggest that you make your password your first name and your student ID and that you leave the e-mail field blank. Many of your students have already been utilizing these resources during their classes and already know how to log-in. Once you have activated your account, you now have the ability to take a variety of different practice tests that can help you prepare for the upcoming OGT. Each subject has a practice test for each sub-strand as well as practice tests for all of the strands. These test are comprised of actual questions from past versions of the test. Once you have finished each test, print off the results page and turn it in to your subject area teacher or assigned tutor so that you can go over areas of improvement. Hopefully this will allow you to feel more comfortable and confident as the OGT approaches. If there is anything I can do to assist you in preparing for the test, please don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Richards via e-mail, at Benjamin_richards@olentangy.k12.oh.us or via phone at 740-657-5102. The OGT bell schedule is attached.
SENIOR ADS FOR YEARBOOK
Senior parents – you have a few more days to submit a senior ad to the yearbook. Make sure your senior does not miss out! Ads come in a variety of sizes. The order form and sizing sheet are available on the school’s Web site. Surprise your senior with an unexpected photo and message in the back of the yearbook. The deadline is March 12. If you have questions, contact Kari Phillips at the high school.
YEARBOOK COMPETITION
The Bronze Bayonet Yearbook is having a competition between the freshmen, sophomore and junior classes. The class that buys the most yearbooks wins senior lunch ditch privileges for a week. The sophomore class is winning right now with the freshmen class close behind. Buy your yearbook before it is too late! Follow the instructions below for how to purchase yours online today.
1. Go to: www.smart-pay.com
2. At the bottom right corner of the page, click on the icon that says, “Locate your school.”
3. Enter Ohio for the state and Lewis Center for the city.
4. Click on the Olentangy Orange High School link.
5. Click on “Go” under “Order History” to start your order.
If you have questions, please contact adviser Kari Phillips at the high school.
OGT INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN
If a school cancellation occurs during OGT test week, Orange High School will follow the test schedule, not the sequence. For example, if a snow day occurs on Tuesday, March 9 and the students miss the Math test, when students return on Wednesday they will take the originally scheduled Wednesday test, Writing. The Math test would then be administered during the first day of make-up testing the following week (Monday, March 15). If a two-hour delay occurs during OGT test week Orange High school will NOT test on that day. Instead, it will be treated like a school cancellation day and administer the missed test on the first available day of make-ups. For example, if there is a tow-hour delay on Wednesday, March 10 students will NOT take the Writing test. On Thursday, March 11 students will take the originally scheduled test, Science. Should there be more than one two-hour delay, the District will release information as to whether or not students will be testing during the delay.
TENNIS PRACTICE BEGINS TODAY 3/8
Boys’ tennis will begin mandatory practices on Monday, March 8 at 3pm on the tennis courts. You MUST have all paperwork turned in prior to practice beginning to participate.
CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS
All students interested in trying out for cheerleading next year must come to the student/parent meeting that will be held on March 15th at 7pm in the library. If you cannot attend, you must see Ms. Schrader for details.
MATH CLUB 3/9
The Math Club will be decorating “Pi Day” t-shirts after school on Tuesday, March 9 in room 1211. Decorating supplies will be provided, but you should bring your own t-shirt. Everyone is welcome!!
PICTURES NEEDED FOR SENIOR VIDEO
Seniors, it’s time to collect pictures for the senior video! Please email pictures to oohspics10@yahoo.com. We need 3 pictures of you, 1 as a baby, 1 in grade school and 1 current picture. You many also submit 2 group pictures of OOHS seniors at any age. All pictures need to include your full name and age during photo. You may also submit actual photos to Mrs. Nicholson in the main office. Please include name and age on the back of the photo. If you are submitting group pictures, all people in the photo need to be OOHS seniors and need to be identified. The deadline for submitting pictures is March 18th. Don’t be left out of this memorable video, we want all members of the class of 2010 represented!
