Monday, August 28, 2023
Knights Find A Way!
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Ocoee Community Member
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Open House on Monday evening. It was wonderful to have so many of our Knight families on campus to visit with our faculty and staff.
With respect to Tropical Storm Idalia, OCPS posted this message on the district Facebook page Monday afternoon:
Orange County Public Schools is continuing to monitor and track Tropical Storm Idalia. Based on the current forecast, school will be open tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 29, for all OCPS schools and facilities.
Any decision on the cancellation of after-school activities on Tuesday or school on Wednesday will be made later this evening or tomorrow morning. The primary decision point for any potential closure is if sustained wind speeds exceed 35 mph. That is the threshold for our busses to be safely on the roads.
We strongly encourage all of our employees and families to continue to prepare for possible impacts from the storm and follow Orange County Public Schools on social media. #ocps #TropicalStormIdalia
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Pictured very top and nearby This past Friday was our BIGGEST turn out for a game in Ocoee history! Ocoee was able to claim back our home side and also have the Knoisy Knights out in full swing. A huge shout out to SGA for putting this special evening together and to Mr. Alderman for working hard to get everything ready for the season! |
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A bigger shout out to our amazing FFA and Mr. Alderman for saving our gameday as a pipe broke on the football field! |
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Thank you for reading.
In Knight Pride,
Dr. Karcinski
Principal
Ocoee High School
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Aug. 30: Girls Volleyball Match Day (Home Opener, JV-6pm/Varsity-7:15pm
Aug. 30: Freshman & JV Football (Home Opener)
Sep. 04: Labor Day Holiday
Sep. 05: Homecoming Spirit Week - "Spotify Wrapped"
Sep. 06: Homecoming ticket sales end
Sep. 06: Homecoming Spirit Week - "Rhyme Without A Reason"
Sep. 07: Homecoming Spirit Week - "Jersey vs. Jersey"
Sep. 08: Homecoming Spirit Week - "Extreme Black and Gold"
Sep. 08: Last day of the Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday
Sep. 09: Homecoming Dance, 8pm-12am
Sep. 13: Girls Weightlifting interest meeting, Room 602, 2:35pm
Sep. 16: Seniors paid parking spot painting, 8am-1pm
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Knight Spotlight
Kaelynn Peay / Coach Beaubrun
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Congratulations to Kaelynn Peay who got first place in the Orange County Farm Bureau Speech Contest! Kaelynn will move on to the Prepared Public Speaking CDE later this year! |
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Coach Beaubrun, Ocoee girls soccer head coach. Girls soccer is a winter season sport. |
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Superintendent's Weekly Message
Mondays with Maria for Monday, Aug. 28th
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This week Superintendent Dr. Vazquez discusses some of the trending topics on Thought Exchange which include salaries, cell phone policy, and A/C issues. You can still submit a thought on Thought Exchange by clicking here.
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Homecoming
"A Knight Under the Stars"
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Parent Reminder
Late Check-In Policy after 7:45 AM
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College and Career Center |
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Opportunities to earn volunteer hours: |
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Seniors
Paint Your Spot, September 16th
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Knight Academics
Algebra with Ms. Demp
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Ms. Demp’s Algebra class working hard to learn how to solve multi-step equations. |
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Examples of jobs which average more than $80,000 per year that involve algebra:
- Programmer analysts
- Power plant operators
- Nuclear Engineers
- Commercial Bank Financial Analysts
- Geoscientists
- Mobile app developers
- Engineering Managers
- Computer Network Architects
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Above: Motivated financial analysts in the world of banking can earn more than $100,000 per year. This is because they serve to help the bank's executive management group make the proper financial decisions to run the bank profitably. For example, they might recommend what types of loans the bank should be making, the volume of loans the bank should have on their books, and what interest rates should be charged on loans. To do this takes a knowledge of algebra including multi-step equations such as Ms. Demp's students have been studying.
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This Week in Knight Athletics: |
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Boys Golf win vs. LBC
Ocoee 190, Lake Buena Vista 215. Daniel Burbank paced the Knights with a 41 at Oak Trail.
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Girls Volleyball (Match Day, Aug. 30th): |
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Freshman & JV Knight Football at HOME this Wednesday vs. Wekiva: |
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Girls Weightlifting (Sept. 13 Interest Meeting): |
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Local business support for our Knights: |
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Interested in becoming a sponsor? Email Mr. Alderman at Billy.alderman@ocps.net for details. Thank you for supporting our Knights!
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Additional highlights from Friday's Black Out game vs. Apopka: |
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Coach McClenton instructs and motivates his guys at halftime. |
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Our Knoisy Knight student section showed up in force on Friday Knight and made their presence known cheering and chanting loudly throughout the entire game! |
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Dr. Karcinski, Board Member Melissa Byrd, and Mr. Heinz under the Friday Knight Lights! |
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1) Hurricane activity by year: |
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2) Florida's 2023 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday started Saturday, Aug. 26, and runs through Friday, Sept. 8.
During this time, Floridians can purchase everything from generators and carbon monoxide detectors to everyday household items like dish detergent, all free of the state's usual sales tax. Plus, there's no limit on how many items you can buy.
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- Portable generator costing $3,000 or less
- Tarp or flexible waterproof sheeting costing $100 or less
- Ground anchor system or tie-down kit costing $100 or less
- Smoke detector costing $70 or less
- Fire extinguisher costing $70 or less
- Carbon monoxide detector costing $70 or less
- Non-electric food storage cooler costing $60 or less
- Portable power bank costing $60 or less
- Gas or diesel fuel tank costing $50 or less
- Portable radio costing $50 or less
- AA-cell, AAA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, or 9-volt batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries, costing $50 or less
- Flashlights, lanterns or candles costing $40 or less
Pet supplies are also tax free.
The tax holiday also include a number of items related to the safe evacuation of household pets. Exempted items include:
- Bags of dry dog food or cat food weighing 50 or fewer pounds with a sales price of $100 or less per bag.
- Cans or pouches of wet dog food or cat food with a sales price of $10 or less per can or pouch or the equivalent if sold in a box or case.
- Over-the-counter pet medications with a sales price of $100 or less per item.
- Portable kennels or pet carriers with a sales price of $100 or less per item.
- Manual can openers with a sales price of $15 or less per item.
- Leashes, collars, and muzzles with a sales price of $20 or less per item.
- Collapsible or travel-sized food bowls or water bowls with a sales price of $15 or less per item.
- Cat litter weighing 25 or fewer pounds with a sales price of $25 or less per item.
- Cat litter pans with a sales price of $15 or less per item.
- Pet waste disposal bags with a sales price of $15 or less per package.
- Pet pads with a sales price of $20 or less per box or package.
- Hamster or rabbit substrate with a sales price of $15 or less per package.
- Pet beds with a sales price of $40 or less per item.
Additional items are tax free as residents build emergency supply kit for hurricane season.
The Florida House of Representatives Disaster Prep Bill #7063 says common household consumable items selling for $30 or less will be exempt from sales taxes. What are "common household consumable items"? Those include:
- Powdered detergent; liquid detergent; or pod detergent, fabric softener, dryer sheets, stain removers, and bleach.
- Toilet paper.
- Paper towels.
- Paper napkins and tissues.
- Facial tissues.
- Hand soap, bar soap and body wash.
- Sunscreen and sunblock.
- Dish soap and detergents, including powder detergents, liquid detergents, or pod detergents or rinse agents that can be used in dishwashers.
- Cleaning or disinfecting wipes and sprays.
- Hand sanitizer.
- Trash bags.
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3) Track Your Expenses this Year
For students, managing their finances in high school is a smart move.
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Our Knights should be aware that many college students do a poor job of tracking their spending. We hope our Knights can do a better job than they do. First, our Knights should prepare a monthly budget and then stick with it all along. That is, keep up with any money you make/receive vs. what you spend. Students should actually track their spending, which can be made easier using apps like Mint.com or an Excel spreadsheet. Five dollars here, $10 dollars thre adds up fast!
Source: The Wall Street Journal - "7 Money Traps College Students Should Avoid" Read full article
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4) Standard response terms and what they mean in the event of an emergency: |
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#ocps #backtoschool #seesomethingsaysomething #safety
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5) Knight care of their devices: |
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6) WISDOM TO LIVE BY: Week of August 28, 2023 |
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Oprah Winfrey On How You Think
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
~ Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and actress
Douglas MacArthur On Perseverance
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
~ Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army general
Marie Curie On Knowledge
Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
~ Marie Curie, physicist
John Wooden On Strengths
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
~ John Wooden, basketball coach
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.
~ Colin Powell, 65th secretary of state
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Knights Find A Way!
Dr. Karcinski, Principal
Ocoee High School
Monday, August 28, 2023
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Ocoee High School Senior Leadership Team |
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Reproduction of this material, either written or electronically, including the general layout, graphics, analyses, and content topics without the express approval of Target Performance Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, and OCPS - Ocoee High School is forbidden without written consent. Thank you for your support of the Orange County Public Schools and especially Ocoee High School. Please contact lisa.karcinski@ocps.net (principal) with any questions or for further information.
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Ocoee High School
1925 Ocoee Crown Point Parkway,
Ocoee, FL 34761
Phone 407-905-3000
Fax 407-905-3099
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