Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Knights Find A Way!
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Ocoee Community Member
It is hard to believe, but we have nearly closed out the second month of the 2023-2024 school year already! In this space last week I reminded our Ocoee parents/guardians to please stop by Skyward Family Access and review your student's progress report grades for this first quarter. We hope that our families will take advantage of this powerful student information system which allows parents to follow their student's progress all along, not just when grades are finally posted.
Speaking of this first quarter passing quickly, this is one of those rare periods when we have two special theme weeks running concurrently: College Week and Beat West Orange Spirit Week. With half of both weeks still remaining, I hope all of our Knights will engage in at least one or the other. Each day's theme may be found below.
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West Orange High's Warriors will be at our house this Friday evening in the annual "Battle For The Shield." Don't be misled by the Warrior's 1-4 record, they have played a tough schedule this year and are very competitive. Please come on out Friday and support your Knights!
This from the Orlando Sentinel by J.C. Carnahan on last Friday's Freedom game: Ocoee #10 in Sentinel Super 16 (3-2): Raymond Green rushed for 105 yards and 2 TDs and Joshua Guerrier returned two kickoffs for touchdowns during 54-18 win at Freedom (1-4). Next: Friday vs. No. 16 rank West Orange (1-4).
* Pictured very top:
Final scoreboard from Friday's away game vs. Freedom's Patriots.
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A pair of our National Honor Society Knights paused for this picture during Club Rush (please see story below). Thank you again to all of our clubs and organizations that went the extra mile with their presentations. Every group did a marvelous job.
Knight Pride!
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Knights, please remember that after school tutoring is now available! |
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Knights, please make every effort to close out the month of September with momentum! Thank you for reading.
In Knight Pride,
Dr. Karcinski
Principal
Ocoee High School
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Concurrent Knight Theme Weeks |
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Beat West Orange Spirit Week: |
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This past week was National Teach Ag Day and our Knights were part of it! |
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National Teach Ag Day is for anyone who wants to celebrate school-based agricultural education, share the story of agricultural education’s importance and effectiveness in the United States, and encourage students to consider careers as agricultural educators. Anyone who wants to participate can find a variety of resources to help them talk about agricultural education at www.naae.org/teachag.
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We have Orlando's best teaching to our students! Thank you Mr. Eisentraut, Ms. Anderson, and Mr. Jordan. |
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Ocoee Knights Theater Company
Tickets now on sale!
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Ms. Tuttle’s Senior English class was using an annotation tool to independently read and annotate text. They then worked as a team to play the “Escape Gregor’s Fate” game. Her Knights had to agree on correct answers to move them through the game board. First team to pass the finish line won! |
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Brady Marlow shows off his electrical skills by demonstrating how to wire a light to a timer. Students were able to take the concept from paper to real-world applications in the lab! |
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Club Rush was a huge success this year! Having all the clubs present themselves to students who may have not found an organization to join here on Ocoee's Campus was an awesome event. Plus, joining a club not only brings you deeper into our school community, but adds to your resume for college applications and even jobs! |
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School Resource Officer Ogletree supports Knight Chorus! |
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College and Career Center |
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Valencia Dual Enrollment: |
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Scholarship Opportunities: |
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This Week in Knight Athletics: |
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Weekly Superintendent's Message (Week of Sept. 25, 2023): |
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September is Attendance Awareness Month. On this week's "Mondays with Maria," Dr. Vazquez addresses the growing concern for students who fall into chronic absenteeism. |
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TODAY! Superintendent's Town Hall meeting:
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Growth in the US Hispanic population:
(This is National Hispanic Heritage Month)
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Rates of high school & college grads accelerating for Hispanic Americans: |
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Positive Trend: The share of Hispanics having at least a high school diploma rose from 64% in 2010 to 75% in 2020. College completion has also jumped, with the proportion of adults with at least a bachelor's degree rising to 21% at present from less than 14% in 2010.
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Jobs in the Central Florida area with median hourly wages at $50.00 and up: |
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* Only includes those positions where the FDEO could breakout the median hourly wage.
CAUTION NOTE FOR OUR KNIGHTS:
While income is obviously a key factor when considering a career path, it is not the only consideration. We included this list to give our Knights some idea of what the median hourly wage looks like in our area for the higher paying positions (2022). As you can see, most of these jobs require post-secondary education. While you are still at Ocoee, please take advantage of our College and Career Center when making career, college, or military service plans.
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KNIGHT WISDOM TO LIVE BY: Week of September 25th |
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Tom Landry On Leadership
Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.
~ Tom Landry, NFL football coach
David McCullough Jr. On Motivation
Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.
~ David McCullough Jr., best selling author and English teacher
Grace Ashford On Grit
Sometimes there's actually a lot to be learned from the obstacle.
~ Grace Ashford, journalist
Deborah Glasofer On Attitude
Treat your (anxious) thought like a bully on the playground of adulthood and ask, "Who is in charge here? Is my thought in charge or am I in charge?"
~ Deborah R. Glasofer, professor of clinical psychology
James Humes On Communication
Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.
~ James Humes, presidential speechwriter
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Knights Find A Way!
Dr. Karcinski, Principal
Ocoee High School
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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Ocoee High School Senior Leadership Team |
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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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