Thank you to all of our parents & guardians that invested the time to answer our annual parent survey which closed on April 1. Once we receive the combined results, we will use those to help shape our school improvement plan. Your help was greatly appreciated. 

I also want to thank all of our freshmen and sophomores that put forth their best efforts into the FSA Writing assessment yesterday. The writing test really kicked off our 2022 testing season and we are looking forward to seeing some fine results once their graded exams are returned!

While we have many events on the schedule in the coming days, I want to remind our families about next Thursday in particular. On April 14 we are holding our monthly School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting which is open to all community members. On this same evening we are conducting a FAFSA Night (Free Application for Federal Student Aid - FAFSA). The FAFSA is very important to any graduating ORHS senior with college plans. Each year in Florida millions of federal dollars are left on the table in various forms of college financial aid as this paperwork is not completed. Moreover, too many college students get saddled down with thousands of dollars in student loans that might have been avoided if they would simply complete this form each year. Therefore, if this applies to your or your student, please take advantage of this opportunity before it is too late.

As always, thank you for reading about some of our latest Pioneer success stories and have a wonderful weekend!

Mr. Alvarado

Principal

Oak Ridge High School

Pictured very top: National Assistant Principal Week

It’s National Assistant Principal Week and we are showing our APs (Ms. Pachnik, Ms. Browne, Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Jones) lots of love! Thank you for all you do!

Big thanks to the legendary @johnnymagic11 and his #operationprincessproject. The #operationprincessproject donated hundreds of BRAND NEW prom dresses to Oak Ridge High School and with the help of many staff volunteers @mao_ocps was able to distribute these dresses out to 5 area high schools. Thank @coachruss92 for delivering over 40 boxes! @xl1067 @ocps_official @mao_ocps

Congratulations to Ermano Maximin for being recognized as a finalist in the Performing Arts category in the annual OCPS Top Talent Showcase 2022.

Congratulations to Samantha Charles (Senior) - All Area Weightlifter

Buzz - Benched 255 and cleaned 175 for 430 total that was good for third place in Class 4A state meet.

Credit: Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel

The JROTC military ball is an annual formal function that is planned and attended by the cadets enrolled in JROTC. Military personnel and male cadets dress in formal uniforms and female cadets may wear a formal dress. Cadets and their guests enjoy an evening of dinner, dancing, guest speakers, and seniors are recognized. The Royalty of the Ball are crowned Prince & Princess (Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors) and King & Queen (Seniors).

The College & Career Specialists have scheduled to have a monthly FAFSA Night to better serve our students. The proposed dates are listed below. The time for each event will be 5:00-8:00PM and take place in the cafeteria.

We hope to see you there!

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Note for our Pioneers: In 2020 the average amount of student loan debt was nearly $39,000 per person for those that borrowed the money. The risk in taking on too much debt to pay for college can come later when college graduates want to get married, buy a new car, qualify for a home mortgage, and more. We encourage all seniors with college plans to complete their FAFSA paperwork if they have yet to do so at next Thursday's FAFSA Night (please see above). 

■ SAT Test Date- May 7, 2022

Website for registration: https://www.collegeboard.org/

■ ACT Test Date- June 11, 2022

Website for registration: https://www.act.org/

To register, follow the links above and create a account on the website. From there you will be able to select a test date, submit payment*, and print your admission ticket.

* Students on free/reduced lunch are eligible to receive two fee waivers for each test at no charge. Please see your guidance counselor to obtain a waiver.

http://www.methodtestprep.com/

Continuing Reminder - After School Tutoring

Our School Advisory Council meetings are held at 5:30 PM, on the second Thursday of each month in the school’s Media Center.

Dates for the upcoming meetings are:

The School Advisory Council supports the principal in developing the school’s budget as well as providing input on the annual School Improvement Plan.

All students who are late to class need to be marked tardy in Skyward. This includes students arriving to 1st period after 7:20am.

The discipline team will pull reports that calculate the repeated number of tardy infractions and apply consequences, where applicable.

We are no longer providing students late passes, please allow them into class, but it is critical that the teacher maintain accurate records in Skyward in order for the discipline team to be able to pull reports to assign consequences.

If you know any families or community members that would like to read about the happenings at ORHS please let them know how to sign up using the link:

Derek Jeter On Effort

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.

Serena Williams On Resilience

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.

Frederick Douglass On Adversity

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Charles Kettering On Risk

You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere.

Colin Powell On Consistency

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

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