The Trailblazers

The 8th grade students will celebrate their last day of middle school with a pool party and lunch on June 5. We need 10 volunteers to help set up and serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

PTO is in need of the following donations:

• 16 cases of water (35 bottles per case)
• 24 boxes of Capri Sun
• 16 sliced watermelons
• 10 packages (24 individual bags of chips) of Frito Lay variety mix

To make a donation or to volunteer, contact Barbara Jenkins at barbarajanejenkins@gmail.com">barbarajanejenkins@gmail.com">barbarajanejenkins@gmail.com

It is time for the annual Olentangy Orange Pioneer Football Boosters Golf Outing presented by OSU Sports Medicine.  The outing is scheduled for July 7 at Bent Tree Golf Club with a 7:30 a.m.shotgun start.  The format is a four-man scramble, and everyone is invited to participate.  Click on the OOHS Football Boosters Golf Outing link below for a registration form and additional information.  Registrations are limited to the first 36 teams to sign up.  If your company or family is interested in sponsorship opportunities, click on the Sponsorship Letter link below for details.  To help with the event or if you have questions, contact Dave Heilman at dave.heilman@emerson.com or Neal Clark at neal.clark@huntington.com.  This event is a blast every year and a great opportunity to spend a fun day on the golf course with other Orange community parents.

GO PIONEERS!!!

• OOHS Football Boosters Golf Outing
• Sponsorship Letter

As we begin to prepare for the close of the school year, please take a moment to review your child’s lunch account and bring it up to date if necessary. If you have any questions, please contact Judy Taylor at (740) 657-5332.

Do you have a student who will be in first through eight grade next school year who likes to sing and dance?  You won’t want to miss next year’s show choir clinic, “Dancing With the Revolution 2012″ on COTA Day, October 19, 2012.  Send an e-mail Cheryl Brooks at cheryl_brooks@olentangy.k12.oh.us with “DWTR” in the subject line to be included on the registration e-mail list in the fall!  All proceeds will support the choir program at Olentangy Orange High School. Thank you so much!  Dancing with the Revolution Fall Clinic Information

If your child has medication left in the clinic, please pick it up prior to the summer break. Medication will be disposed of during June if prior arrangements are not made with clinic personnel.

As a reminder, new medication forms are required every school year. A physician’s written order is required for any prescription medication at school, whether it is administered in the clinic or self-administered by the student. Middle and high school students are permitted to carry and self-administer non-prescription medication with a signed parent consent form. A physician’s form is required for non-prescription medication for elementary students. Forms are available on the website at this link.

If your child requires diabetic care, an inhaler, and/or emergency treatment for an allergy, you may also access the forms online at the same location. School personnel are not permitted to give expired medication; therefore, be aware of the expiration dates of all medication.

On Monday, May 21, a representative from the Orange Branch of the Delaware County Library will be here during all lunch periods to promote their summer reading programs and volunteer opportunities for students. Remind your child to stop by the display table and check out what will be happening this summer at the public library!

All OOMS library books are due back to the school library by May 21, 2012.

The OOMS library will be open before school starts, from Monday, August 13, 2012 to Thursday, August 16, 2012. The hours are from 9 a.m. to noon. Any child that will be a student here at Orange Middle School in the fall will be able to check out books.

Students interested is auditioning for next year’s jazz band are invited to attend our jazz audition open rehearsal. The jazz audition open rehearsal will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 7:30 a.m. We will review the music and audition requirements. Auditions will take place on Wednesday, May 30 and Thursday, May 31 at 7:30 a.m. Students should plan to attend both audition days. Students who cannot make it to the open rehearsal and/or the auditions should contact Mrs. Cabral Hever for alternate arrangements. Audition material is available in the band room. Students must be able to read music. Guitar players need to be able to read music notation, not TAB.

JAZZ BAND REHEARSAL TIME: We have not determined the time/days that Jazz Band will rehearse for the 2012/2013 season. As soon as we know, I will send out that information. If you are interested, please audition. If you are not available at the rehearsal time, you can decide not to participate.

Eighth grade students who wish to be in the OOHS jazz band next year should also attend the open rehearsal on May 22. You will be using the same music to audition.

Due to technical difficulty, TerraNova test results are being re-posted to the MyOlentangy portal.  When the posting is complete, we will notify parents through the listserve announcements.