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Forty-four Olentangy students earned perfect scores on a section of the spring 2011 Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) or Ohio Graduation Test (OGT).

The tests are state-standards based assessments. The OGT is for high school students, while the OAA is for students in grades three through eight. Students in each of those grades are tested in reading and mathematics. Students in grades five and eight are also tested in science. OAA and OGT results account for 24 of the 26 indicators included in the Ohio Department of Education’s annual local report card. Olentangy met all 26 indicators on the 2010-11 report card.

The students who earned perfect scores, and their 2010-11 buildings of attendance, are as follows:

Third-Grade Reading
Allison, Alum Creek Elementary School (ACES)
Tyler, Scioto Ridge Elementary School (SRES)
Joshua, Wyandot Run Elementary School (WRES)
Gabriel, Olentangy Meadows Elementary School (OMES)
Anna, Tyler Run Elementary School (TRES)
Ariana, Freedom Trail Elementary School (FTES)
Emma, OMES
Miranda, Liberty Tree Elementary School (LTES)
Elinor, Walnut Creek Elementary School (WCES)

Fourth-Grade Reading
Kevin, LTES

Fifth-Grade Reading
Claire, Johnnycake Corners Elementary School (JCES)
Kelly, WCES

Eighth-Grade Reading
Tyler, Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS)

Third-Grade Math
Corey, WCES
Timothy, OMES
Jack, LTES
John, WRES
Jack, TRES
Joshua, SRES
Ethan, TRES
Joshua, WRES
Edion, SRES
Beckett, TRES
Jacob, SRES
William, Arrowhead Elementary School (AES)
Mitchell, WRES

Fourth-Grade Math
Ainsley, SRES
Manav, LTES
Karen, LTES
Benjamin, JCES
Baron, Oak Creek Elementary School (OCES)
John, WRES
Mitchell, TRES
Jay, TRES
Rithvik, LTES
Reema, ACES
Joshua, SRES
Abigail, WRES
Nicholas, SRES

Fifth-Grade Math
Jack, JCES

Sixth-Grade Math
Cassidy, Olentangy Liberty Middle School (OLMS)

OGT Math
Morgan D., Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS)
Neil G., OLHS
Deborah S., Olentangy High School (OHS)
Corey S., OHS

Eleven Olentangy student athletes from Olentangy High School (OHS) and Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS) signed letters of intent to participate in college athletics this week.  Please join the district in congratulating the students pictured below:

Four OOHS students and football teammates signed letters of intent February 7. They are, from left to right: Jared L., Morehead State University; Marquise B., Notre Dame College; Blake J., Notre Dame College; and Pablo K., Notre Dame College.

Seven OHS students signed letters of intent February 7. They are, from left to right: Alexander B., soccer, Bowling Green State University; Tyler F., football, Notre Dame College; Reid D., football, Ohio Dominican University; Adaora A., track and field, Miami University; Mason E., football, University of Findlay; William G., football, Concord University; and Bryce C., football, University of Akron.

Five Olentangy schools have earned the 2010 SOAR Award for High Progress Schools from Battelle for Kids. This honor recognizes Olentangy High School (OHS), Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS), Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS), Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS) and Johnnycake Corners Elementary School (JCES) for academic progress in multiple grade levels and subjects during the 2009-10 school year and places these schools among the top two percent of the 541 buildings participating in the SOAR program. [Read more…]

Olentangy Orange Middle School students in teams 604 and 605 planted daffodils and other bulbs in several locations outside of Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS) this week. The landscaping project was part of the students’ observance of Make a Difference Day as well as a way to thank the school for hosting them for the 2010-11 school year.

Recycling is becoming a fun part of the lunchtime routine at Alum Creek Elementary School (ACES). This week the school launched a program that allows students to recycle their milk containers. In just the first three days of the program, students recycled more than 1,000 plastic bottles.

The idea to recycle milk bottles came from four fifth-grade students. They sent a letter to ACES administrators, who were happy to help set the program in motion.

Students at Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) were lined up as early as 3 a.m. today in hopes of earning the the right to use a favorite historical film as the basis for a multimedia research project. Each of the 143 sophomores participating in this unit had to select a movie, but no movie could be used by more than one student, creating a friendly battle over the most popular films. The film selection process took place before classes began at 7:20 a.m.

Now that the movies are assigned, students will spend the next two months working on research papers and creating multimedia presentations about the historical accuracy of the films. Final projects will be presented the evening of Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Participating in this learning exercise supports the writing process benchmarks of the language arts curriculum and the historical data benchmarks of the U.S. history curriculum.

Students at Olentangy Hyatts Middle School (OHMS) traded in their lab desks and notebooks for a swimming pool and scuba gear this month. Twenty-four students spent part of Friday, September 17 running experiments about density in the pool at the Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in scuba gear they rented from Aqua Gym. Participating in this hands-on learning experience supported several indicators in the physical science portion of the eighth-grade science curriculum.

Five Olentangy students have qualified as Semifinalists in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program, giving them a chance to compete for approximately 8,400 scholarships worth more than $36 million.
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Olentangy Local Schools has once again received excellent news regarding student academic achievement. The College Board recently informed the district that both the participation rates and various scores for Advanced Placement courses have increased. Also, recent ACT data indicates high-level achievement scores and increased participation rates.
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All four Olentangy middle schools earned the prestigious Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Harold A. Meyer Award for Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity for the 2009-10 school year.  Olentangy Hyatts Middle School (OHMS), Olentangy Liberty Middle School (OLMS), Olentangy Orange Middle School (OOMS) and Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS) are four of the just 14 middle schools in the state to achieve this honor.
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