Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Knights Find A Way!
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Ocoee Community Member
We recently announced our nominations for 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year and 2023-2024 Support Person of the Year (story below). Congratulations to Ms. Anderson, Teacher of the Year, and to Ms. Tresegno, our Support Person of the Year. To earn these recognitions based upon peer nominations is quite a feat; something that helps to define one's career in education.
Both Ms. Anderson and Ms. Tresegno possess incredible dedication and a great love for our high school and the students. I share this in the hope that should you see either one of these top professionals this month, you might take a moment to congratulate them on their success. It always means a lot when a member of our Ocoee community pauses to recognize a job very well done. Thank you.
We are still coming off what was a fantastic Homecoming Week! Within we have included a number of images to help the community visualize how truly amazing this year's Homecoming was. Of course, this is due to a great deal of effort behind the scenes by many of our Knights plus community support. I thank everyone for their time, talent, and treasure to produce such an incredible end result. Here was a classic example of Knight Pride in action.
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Homecoming Parade: "We Reign Supreme" Knights |
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Dr. K. and Ms. Rabieh in the Second Annual Ocoee Homecoming Parade. |
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Homecoming Dance - "A Knight Under the Stars" |
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I hope this finds you enjoying a successful week so far. Thank you very much for reading and please remember to stop by our website and social media pages all along.
In Knight Pride,
Dr. Karcinski
Principal
Ocoee High School
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Sep. 13: Girls Weightlifting interest meeting, Room 602, 2:35pm
Sep. 14: Varsity football away vs. Olympia
Sep. 15: Start of Hispanic Heritage Month
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Sep. 16: Seniors paid parking spot painting, 8am-1pm
Sep. 30: Mu Alpha Theta applications due
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Knight Spotlight
Teacher of the Year / Support Person of the Year
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It is with a big Ocoee Heart to say congratulations to our two winners this year! Ms. Anderson was nominated as our 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year and Mrs. Tresegno is our 2023-2024 Support Person of the Year. |
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Fellow staffulty members stated the following about Ms. Anderson, Teacher of the Year:
“Ms. Anderson has been busy in the creation of the dog day care program here at OHS. This has brought in both faculty and student engagement in the program. Ms. Anderson works many hours after school each day to ensure that the FFA program is competitive across our county and state. She also gives up many weekends each month to give students the opportunity to take their agriculture livestock projects around the state in order to improve their skills. Ms. Anderson cares for the growth of each of her students as she prepares them to be career ready citizens. She truly puts her heart into their future successes.”
Mrs. Tresegno won Support Person of the Year! Staffulty had this to say about Kim:
“Kim does a thousand jobs at OHS and always has a smile on her face. She never says no when asked to do another task; is always willing to help when someone asks. Kim is also smart, kind, and funny. Kim possesses every attribute that a SPOY should have.”
Community footnote: Mrs. Tresegno has been with us at Ocoee for four years now. When asked about what she enjoys most about her work, she said: "I love getting to know the kids and helping them whenever I can."
She also made this one suggestion for our Knights as they go forward in high school and life: "You might not always see the results of your kindness, but every drop of positive energy you put out, changes the world for everyone."
We think Mrs. Tresegno's advice is spot on.
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Knight Vital Signs
September is Attendance Awareness Month!
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*** The Link between Knight Football and Daily Attendance *** |
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Ocoee High running back Raymond Green, (0) scored a crucial touchdown as the Knights rallied to win at Evans on Friday night. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel) |
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Our varsity football team is already enjoying an excellent season and tomorrow they travel to play Olympia's Titans. (Our Knights are ranked #7 in the Orlando Sentinel's Super 16.) If you were to ask Head Coach Buck Gurley what are some of the keys to success to winning football games he will give you some great insights. On his list of keys will be "leading success indicators."
In football, leading success indicators will include fundamentals such as having a higher rate of conversions on 3rd downs, consistently playing by the rules, and not giving up possession of the football when on offense (fumbles & interceptions).
These three are critical to winning in football because you have to keep moving the ball down field (succeed on 3rd downs), penalties only lose the ground you already worked hard for, and you cannot hand the ball over to the other team with careless mistakes.
With academics there are also a set of fundamental "leading success indicators" and the king of all these is daily attendance.
The table below shows average daily attendance for the first half of the first nine-week quarter over the past four school years: since Dr. Karcinski arrived as Ocoee's principal.
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What this table suggests is that our Knights are clearly motivated. Average daily attendance has been steadily rising and in each of the last four years our students have also exceeded the average for all OCPS schools.
From a football perspective, a winning coach looking at these results would see the obvious—the challenge is simple—stay motivated. Students just need to keep up with their winning behavior plus aim just a bit higher. That is, shoot for an average daily attendance rate of 95.0%. And the payoff? You win the game, except in academics it translates to earning the grades you are truly capable of.
Bravo on your early 2023-2024 attendance results Knights. Finish this first quarter with momentum. Keep going and remember this every school day . . .
No matter how you feel,
always get up, dress up, and show up,
but NEVER give up.
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Knight Academics
Early childhood education with Ms. Turner
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Did you know that we have an Early Childhood Education Program on campus as well as a pre-school? Pictured below, Ms. Turner’s students are learning about the stages of childhood development. |
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Stop by the media center during lunch and grab a coffee. Open every day. |
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KNIGHT REMINDER!
The Orange County Library System offers FREE online tutoring daily beginning at 2:00pm:
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Parking Spot Painting this Saturday! |
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Please make sure you bring plenty of water, snacks, sunscreen, and some type of shade as it normally is pretty hot! |
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Our Principal's Council met with Dr. K. to focus on ways to spread love and
positivity around the campus!
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Homecoming Week Highlights |
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Varsity football team takes a knee to hear Coach Gurley's message. After defeating Evans' Trojans at Homecoming, they will next face Olympia's Titans away at their football field Thursday evening. |
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Ocoee High quarterback Ja’Cari Jackson, (15) escapes the rush by diving Evans High defender Jarvez Scott, (10) in a hotly-contested game on Friday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
Excerpt from the J.C. Carnahan Orlando Sentinel article:
It appears Ocoee’s young squad is overcoming its offensive shortcomings to start the season.
Nathaniel Worrell and Raymond Green each rushed for touchdowns and Jacob Munoz booted a 32-yard field goal to help the Knights (2-1) prevail vs. visiting Evans (2-1).
Ocoee, which failed to score an offensive touchdown the past two weeks, entered the game ranked No. 7 in the Sentinel Super 16. Evans was ranked No. 12.
“If we’re patient enough and we give our young linemen enough time to grow and develop, we’re gonna be good on offense,” Ocoee coach Buck Gurley said. “Today they grew up.”
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Top row: "Spotify Wrapped Day"
Lorsh dressed as Steve Lacey
Jonathan Sirju dressed as Nicki Minaj and Shaniya O’Neal dressed as Micheal Jackson.
Bottom row: "Rhyme Without a Reason Day"
Mrs. Hostetter as Post Malone and Khei-Ann Carson as a traffic cone
Hailey Maltba as Fairy and Brie Kenyon as Dairy.
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"Jersey vs. Jersey Shore Day"
Top row: The Situation and Snooki showed up from the Jersey Shore (left) and Guimika in her UF Gators jersey
Bottom row: The boys in their jerseys
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Air Force JROTC cadets at the parade |
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Homecoming Court flanking Knightmare |
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Carson Arnold, Esteban Sanchez, Elijah Jimenez, Brandon Smith, Knightmare, and Jonathan Fouriner |
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Our Homecoming Court girls and boys in the parade. |
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Shaniya O’Neal crowned Queen |
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Gabe Gonzalez crowned King |
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Homecoming Court:
Top row: Gabe Gonzalez, Daniel Gonzalez; Bottom row: Price Maurice, Alejandro Martinez; and just below: David Cain
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Homecoming Court
Top row: David Cain, Wayne Brady; Bottom row: Melanie Saucedo, Janiah Jackson
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Top row: Homecoming Court members Bayleigh Castle and Sarah Sookram
Bottom: Knight Marching Band as part of our Homecoming Friday Night Lights
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Homecoming Dance - "A Knight Under the Stars"
Above: Dance stage; Below: Homecoming Queen and King dance
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Our Admin. team showing off Mr. O'Brien's shoes! |
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College and Career Center |
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Scholarships with approaching deadlines!
Coca-Cola- Top student- Deadline 10/2
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U.S. Student Loan Payments by Type: |
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KNIGHT FOOTNOTE: We especially encourage our Class of 2024 seniors to reach out to Mrs. Hendricks or Mrs. Wolfgramm, College and Career Specialists, in our OHS College and Career Center this school year with any questions about paying for college. As the chart above shows, the use of college loans to pay for college can be very expensive and might limit post college options when it comes to buying a house, purchasing a new car, etc. Both Mrs. Hendricks and Mrs. Wolfgramm can explain all the options available with respect to financial aid.
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This Week in Knight Athletics: |
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Freshman & JV Knights Football: |
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Girls Weightlifting (Sept. 13 Interest Meeting): |
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Baseball
Coach Hopper and our boy's baseball team has brought the field back to life and are ready for this year's fall ball season.
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Weekly Superintendent's Message (Week of Sept. 11, 2023): |
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There's a new buzzword on school campuses this year: resiliency. This week Dr. Vazquez talks about Resiliency Standards and how this impacts teachers and students. |
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Here is how Ocoee modifies our bell schedule on Resiliency Days: |
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OCPS Alumni Network
Purchase your OCPS Alumni Network and Orlando City Soccer Club Tailgate tickets!
The first 100 tickets sold will receive an OCPS Alumni Network and Orlando City Soccer Club Commemorative Scarf.
● Scan the QR code in the flier below to purchase your tickets!
● Invite your alumni co-workers, family and friends to join YOU!
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Not an OCPS Alumni Network Member? JOIN TODAY – It’s Free!
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School Bus Delay Dashboard: |
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Want to see the latest on bus delays? Check out the link below that you can click each day to see if there are any delays in the Ocoee Area.
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1) B.C. Forbes Keys To Success: |
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Here are 10 of B.C. Forbes Keys To Success. He is the founder of Forbes magazine which was started in 1917 and is followed throughout the business world and by Wall Street today. These keys may also serve our Knights both during high school and beyond.
1) Your success depends on you.
2) Your happiness depends on you.
3) You have to do your own thinking.
4) You make your own decisions.
5) You must abide by the consequences of your acts.
6) You may be taught by a teacher, but you have to imbibe the knowledge. Your teacher cannot transfuse it into your brain.
7) You alone can control your mind cells and your brain cells.
8) You must govern your own tongue.
9) Your character is your own handiwork.
10) You have to be the captain of your own destiny.
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2) Hispanic Heritage Month begins this Friday, Sept. 15th. The number of Hispanic Americans enrolled in college has risen sharply: |
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3) As of August 2023, workers with a high school diploma or less are increasingly concerned about job security. |
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4) WISDOM TO LIVE BY: Week of September 11, 2023 |
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Ali Krieger On Effort
You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything.
~ Ali Krieger, soccer player
Colin Powell On Effort
A dream doesn't become reality through magic. It takes sweat, determination and hard work.
~ Colin Powell, secretary of state
John Wooden On Adversity
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
~ John Wooden, basketball coach
Ralph Waldo Emerson On Leadership
Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet
Walton On Goals
High expectations are the key to everything.
~ Sam Walton, Wal-Mart founder
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Knights Find A Way!
Dr. Karcinski, Principal
Ocoee High School
Wednesday, September 13, 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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