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Monday, March 28: 

• Baseball at South Lake
• Softball at Lake Minneola

Tuesday, March 29:

• Quarter 3 Report Cards
• Tutoring, 2:30-4:30pm
• Lacrosse Combo vs. West Orange, Girls 4pm, Boys 6pm

Wednesday, March 30

• Boys Lacrosse vs. Colonial, 6pm
• Beach Volleyball vs. Horizon
• Flag Football at Evans
• Winter Sports Extravaganza, 6pm

Thursday, March 31

• Tutoring, 2:30-4:30pm
• Girls Lacrosse vs. Edgewater, 6pm
• Boys Volleybal at Wekiva
• JV Baseball at Edgewater
• Tennis at South Lake

Friday, April 1

• Last day for the 2022 Parent Survey
• Boys Lacrosse vs. Edgewater, 6pm
• Softball vs. Leesburg, 5/7pm

Saturday, April 2

• Track at Florida Relays

April 2 – ACT

April 7 – FSA Writing for 9th and 10th graders

April 19 – ACT CBT for 11th graders

April 25 – Aice General Paper

April 26 – English Language Part 1 & Aice Psychology Part 1

April 27 – Global Perspectives & Aice Marine Science Part 1

April 28 – Aice English Language part 2

April 29 – Psychology Part 2 & Aice Marine Science Part 2

Winter Sports Extravaganza this Wednesday:

Track & Field:

Beach Volleyball:

Congratulations to Alan Crisp for earning a spot among OCPS' 2022 Top Talent finalists! Knight pride!

Sophia Blackburn:

Jack Eden

Kaelynn Peavy

Dakota Keller

Hope Wagner

Madelyn Young

During Spring Break, three students represented Ocoee High School Theatre at the Annual Florida State Thespian Festival in Tampa. Our three Knights competed in four events earning STRAIGHT SUPERIOR RATINGS each! Congratulations and bravo!

• Alan Crips earned his straight superiors in Solo Musical

• Stephanie Buttenbender (Be-A-Shen-Bender) earned her straight superiors iMakeup Design

• Karina Guerra earned both of her straight superior ratings in Contrasting Monologues and in Solo Musical.

Scholarships with application deadlines near:

(150) $5,000 Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarship- For students that are currently enrolled or planning to enroll part- or full-time at one of the following types of accredited institutions: vocational technical school, trade school, two-year community college or state college.

Due 04/01/2022

$1,000 National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship- Students must write an essay and "Explain how newspapers impacted public

opinion about issues leading up to the Revolutionary War."

Due 04/04/2022

$2,000 Rowson Memorial Scholarship (Orlando Runners Club)- Students must have participated in track and field or cross county.  

Due 04/04/2022

$750 Metropolitan Florida Chapter of the National Drifters Scholarship- For graduating seniors with at least a 2.8 unweighted GPA.

Due 04/04/2022

$6,000 Rotary Club of Orlando Foundation Scholarship- For students that plan to attend Valencia State College for the fall 2022 semester. 

Due 04/05/2022

$10,000 Kobrin Family Scholarship- Jewish Youth, plan to attend UCF. 3.2 GPA, 26 ACT or 1360 SAT

Due 04/28/2022

$5,000 CGCS Bernard Harris Scholarship- For African American or Hispanic students that are will be attending a 4 year university for a STEM degree.

Due 05/06/2022

$3,000 Wayne M. Densch First Generation Scholarship Application- Must be a first generation college student attending Seminole State for the Fall 2022 term. Must also demonstrate financial need. 

Due 04/29/2022 (Priority deadline) or 06/09/2022 (Final deadline)

New and upcoming OCPS YouTube College prep videos:

The changing demand in labor through 2030 after COVID-19 for eight focus countries:

* Expressed as the change in share of total employment in each country

Source: McKinsey & Company Read full report

Brainfuse tutors are available from 2pm to 11pm. Please see below for subject areas by grade level and log-in instructions:

Search for a new Superintendent of Schools

You are personally invited to participate in an important and significant process that will be taking place near you. As you know, your Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Barbara Jenkins, is retiring after ten years of very successful experience leading your "A" rated school district. The School Board of Orange County Public Schools, working with the Florida School Boards Association, have created an inclusive selection process where all stakeholders can have meaningful input in this decision.

You are invited to attend a Community Forum where participants can provide input as follows: 

• The strengths of Orange County Public Schools
• The critical needs and challenges facing Orange County Public Schools
• The personal qualities and professional experience needed by the next Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools

Superintendent Search Community Forums will be held as follows:

• Freedom High School Media Center March 28, 6 - 7 p.m.
• West Orange High School Media Center March 29, 6 - 7 p.m. 
• Jones High School Media Center March 30, 6 - 7 p.m.
• Apopka High School Media Center March 31, 6 - 7 p.m.
• Lake Nona High School Media Center April 5, 6 - 7 p.m.

You are welcome to attend any scheduled meeting. If you are unable to attend in person, the Forums will be live streamed. The link is on the front page of ocps.net under the Superintendent Search graphic.

Thank you in advance for your time and involvement.

Show our teachers and staff at OHS some love by nominating them for AdventHealth’s Teacher Appreciation Contest for a chance to receive a celebration for all teachers and staff at our school.

Use the link below to submit your nomination. The contest nomination period will run from March 21^st through April 15^th. The school with the most votes in each county will win a celebration for teachers and staff at their school, provided by AdventHealth! 

Submit your nomination here

1) Growth in the percentage of working women from Jan. 1948 (32%) to Feb. 2022 (56%):

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

* Includes high school - age 16 and up

2) Industries where women comprise most of the work force:

Source: Wells Fargo Economics

3) WISDOM TO LIVE BY

With only a few days remaining in Women's History Month '22, we close with quotes from successful women hailing from a variety of backgrounds:

Mary Barra On Excellence

What I always say is, "Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, and demonstrate that ownership of it."

~ Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors

J.K. Rowling On Taking Chances

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.

~ J.K. Rowling, author

Serena Williams On Yesterday

I decided I can’t pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.

~ Serena Williams, tennis champion

Dolly Parton On Leadership

If your actions create a legacy that inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are an excellent leader.

~ Dolly Parton, entertainer

Kamala Harris On Taking Responsibility

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

~ Kamala Harris, vice president 

Simone Biles On Achievement

Smiling doesn't win you gold medals.

~ Simone Biles, Olympic champion gymnast

Beverly Sills On Risk

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

~ Beverly Sills, opera singer

Remember Knights:

No matter how you feel, 

get up, dress up, and show up, 

but never give up.

Have a wonderful week!

Dr. Karcinski, Principal

Ocoee High School

Sunday, March 27, 2022

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