I hope this Friday edition finds you having enjoyed a successful Earth Week! I want to thank everyone, and especially Dr. Ortiz, for getting behind this year's Earth Week. As you will see from the pictures below, events on campus this week certainly helped to raise awareness about conservation and the health of our planet. Thank you very much to all of our participants for their time leading up to Earth Week and then for interacting with our Pioneers on campus. This was certainly time well spent as it benefits all of us today and in the future.

We have turned into the home stretch of the 2021-2022 school year by this point with a number of special events on the schedule over the next few days: student progress reports for the 4th quarter, our spring Chorus Concert, next Tuesday's college prep event in the media center, Prom, and annual spring testing, to name just a few items. I know our Juniors & Seniors are looking forward to Prom on May 7th, so we have included some important reminders below to help make sure this is a wonderful evening for all.

Please look this edition over closely for any events/reminders that may apply to you or your student. I also challenge all of our Pioneers to keep up their efforts over these next several weeks as we want every student to finish the school year with the test scores and grades they deserve!

Mr. Alvarado

Principal

Oak Ridge High School

Pictured very top: 2021-2022 Coite and Mildred Hill scholarship recipients.

Congratulations to Anthony S., Jermaine H., and Adrian V. — 3 of the 8 recipients! We are so proud of all of them. They will all be attending the University of Florida in the fall.*

* The University of Florida is ranked #28 among all national universities according to the 2022 US New & World Report rankings. The Wall Street Journal lists UF as the #2 public college in the southern USA, second only to UNC at Chapel Hill. Above right is Century Tower on the UF Gainesville main campus.

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

Junior & Senior 2022 PROM – Tickets are on sale – Buy Today

Congratulations to our Royal Court for 2022. The King & Queen will be revealed at Prom on May 7th. Don’t delay- buy your ticket today! You won’t want to miss the crowing of our King and Queen!

During Earth Week, students have been able to experience different activities focused on science and environmental impact. This school-wide celebration allowed all community members to become familiarized with the factors that are currently impacting our environment and science fields. A huge shout out to Dr. Julio Ortiz for coordinating and planning an amazing event.

Orange County Public Schools is hosting a referee recruiting fair aimed at introducing students, namely Juniors and Seniors, to the idea of becoming sports officials. This event is designed to help them understand what it’s like to be a referee, how to get started, connect them with mentors, get them access to RefReps’ training and education, and certification through the Florida High School Athletic Association. Sponsorship is currently be evaluated to potentially provide 100 students who participate to be provided all their officiating equipment free of charge.

Congratulations to George who was awarded the Addition Financial Student Teller Scholarship. Way to go!

■ 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/

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Note for our Pioneers: Hiring in the computer and information technology fields has faster projected growth between 2020 and 2030 than all other fields. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that demand for these workers stems from companies’ “greater emphasis on cloud computing, the collection and storage of big data, and information security.

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 meeting:

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:

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Important reminder! Next Tuesday is "Now What? Preparing to Head Off to College" at 5:30pm in the media center (see flyer above). This is something that all of our college bound Class of 2022 seniors and Class of 2023 juniors should try to attend.

Russell Wilson On Failure

Every setback has a major comeback.

Anne Chow On Self-Reflection

Courage is about introspection: knowing yourself, growing yourself, confronting your flaws, and admitting you don't know everything.

Denzel Washington On Success

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Dwayne Johnson On Perspective

Think back five years ago. Think of where you’re at today. Think ahead five years and what you want to accomplish. Be unstoppable.

Nicola Yoon On Choices

Everything is a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you.

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