Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Knights Find A Way!
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Ocoee Community Member
Beginning this Wednesday, March 6, we will operate from a modified bell schedule through next Monday. This is to accommodate the last round of benchmark assessments (PMA3) to prepare for end-of-course exams. In order for our Knights to perform at their very best, they need to be at school on time each day hopefully arriving after a good night's rest the evening before. The daily bell schedules may be found just below in this issue.
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Nearby pictures and at the top of this edition:
This past week, Ms. Edwards-Lee and Peer put on their annual Black History Month program. This program included poetry reading, singing, dance, and artwork all created by our talented students!
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Daylight Savings Time begins next Sunday, March 10 - set clocks ahead 1 hour. |
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On Monday, our 2024 Family Survey became available online. You will find information on the survey near the bottom of this week's edition. If you have a student at Ocoee, please look this over and take a few moments to share your views on our school. Our leadership team depends on feedback from the community in order to make any needed school improvements. Thank you for your help.
I hope you enjoy this week's edition and Knights, please put forth your very best effort on this week's PMA3 exams.
Knights Find A Way!
Dr. Karcinski
Principal
Ocoee High School
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Modified Bell Schedules begin Wednesday
Progress Monitoring Assessments #3
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Our Student Spotlight this week is Senior Alex Martinez (pictured above in his OHS baseball jersey with some of his latest artwork). Alex is an excellent example of what a shining Knight is! Alex is a member of our SGA, works as a student teller in the Addition Financial Credit Union branch office on our campus, and is an athlete playing baseball for the Knights. Alex puts in work on the field and as well in his academics making sure his grades are up to Ocoee standards!
“He’s hard working, and commits to anything he puts his heart to. He is very passionate and kind to other students”. ~ Mr. Kelly, SGA teacher
Keep up the amazing work Alex, it does not go unnoticed!
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This week in Knight sports: |
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Winter Athletic Extravaganza Wednesday evening: |
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OCPS District 7 Read Around the City Challenge
We are excited to announce that Ellen Murray-Blackwell earned 3rd place out of all students at 27 schools, in the District 7 Read Around the City Challenge. Ellen received a signed jersey from the Detroit Lions as an award. We are also excited that Ocoee High School placed 1st out of all the participating high schools! Thank you to everyone who participated in this Beanstack reading challenge!
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Shaunte' Jemison, President/CEO of Re-Imagine Communities Corp. and Ellen Murray-Blackwell. |
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IMPORTANT REMINDER - STUDENT LAPTOPS
All school-issued laptops must be inventoried by March 7th. If you received a letter or phone call notifying you that your student’s laptop needs to be inventoried, please send them to the Media Center with their laptop BEFORE March 7th.
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Florida Association of Student Councils
Last week, our SGA officers traveled to Panama City, Florida for the annual state student government convention, FASC. At the convention, our Ocoee High SGA took home the Gold Medallion Council of the Year award once again. In addition to this, they won second place for school service and passed a resolution written by Student Body President, Gabriel Gonzalez. President Gonzalez’s resolution will be discussed and voted upon in Tallahassee by the state legislature. Our Student Government’s slogan is “A Higher Standard of Excellence." It is safe to say that this slogan is taken seriously by the members and officers as they continue to excel.
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Student Government officers after the conference: Daniel Gonzalez, Gabriel Gonzalez, Ashala Conway, Amaya Saulsby, Karla Soto, Gunnar Patterson, Brandon Smith, Zaneta Arthoro, Brianna Gonzalez, Rayne City, Bayleigh Castle, Isabella Carreno. |
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Karla Soto gives her farewell speech after serving on the state executive board for the past calendar year. |
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SGA Knights earn award for their campus improvements: |
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Our school service and bathroom painting committee with their second place trophy. Aysia Adams, Sarah Proper, Daniel Gonzalez, Yalitza Adame (committee chair), Sophia Tedder, Alanii Cason, MikeDarnell Innocent, Gabriel Gonzalez. |
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Early Childhood Education |
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Creating Typical Toddler "I Can" Statements: |
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ECE 1 students are working on their “Typical Toddler” projects. Students are learning about Child Development and studying developmental charts from the Florida Early Learning Standards. For this project, students were expected to create a toddler (12 months-36 months) and write “I can” statements from the 8 Developmental Domains that their toddler can do. |
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Writing Successful Science and Technology Lesson Plans for Children: |
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ECE 2 students are learning how to write lesson plans. This week students learned about Guided Science and Technology plans. They got to choose a science theme and create a lesson plan. After spring break, students will have the opportunity to go into the Mighty Knights preschool room and teach their science lessons with the preschoolers. |
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Ocoee's Gates Scholarship Finalist! |
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Congratulations to Toni Lim who is moving on as a Finalist for the Gates Scholarship, one of the most competitive and prestigious scholarships in the country! |
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UCF Campus Showcase (March 12-16): |
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AI Bootcamp (Application deadline March 10): |
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Z.E.T.A. Foundation Scholarship (Application deadline March 15): |
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UCF Health Leaders Summer Academy: |
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FFA
Central Florida Fair Highlights
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Our FFA students have been hard at work as they just finished their first week of the Central Florida Fair. Congratulations to Madelyn Young for winning reserve AOB heifer, Senior Showman, and Reserve Beef exhibitor. Our students also recently qualified for the state finals of aquaculture and vet science Career Development event. Here are a few pictures from this past week. Photo credits to TK Photography. |
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Ocoee Families – Please take a few moments to share your views on our school.
Steps to completing a family survey:
2) Select the language in which the family would like to take the survey in
3) Complete one survey for each school that the family has a child attending
4) Press submit once completed
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Food for Thought
March is Women's History Month
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1) The number of college educated women now lead the number of college educated men in the US labor force: |
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2) Women deserve a lot of credit for being there to support senior citizens:* |
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* Women account for 82% of home health and personal care aides, which are expected to grow 22% through 2032 to become the most widely-held occupation.
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3) WISDOM TO LIVE BY for our Knights from successful women: |
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Taylor Swift On Confidence
Just be yourself, there is no one better.
~ Taylor Swift, singer-songwriter
Eleanor Roosevelt On Compassion
To handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your heart.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady
Oprah Winfrey On Perseverance
Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
~ Oprah Winfrey, media mogul
Sandra Day O'Connor On Focus
Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.
~ Sandra Day O'Connor, former Supreme Court Justice
Mother Teresa On Living In The Moment
I just take one day. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not come. We have only today.
~ Mother Teresa, humanitarian
Aretha Franklin On Self Belief
Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you're doing. If you're not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
~ Aretha Franklin, singer
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Knights Find A Way!
Dr. Karcinski, Principal
Ocoee High School
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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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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