UPCOMING EVENTS

District Solo and Ensemble Contest:

Saturday, Mar 5, 8:00am-4:00pm

ACT Testing- Grade 11

Normal school day- Grade 9

Asynchronous learning- Grades 10 & 12

Tuesday, Mar 8

Parent-Teacher Conferences (Virtual)

Thursday, Mar 10, 4:00-7:30pm

Spring Band Concerts:

Saturday, Mar 12 at OCPAEC

5:00pm- (BC1 & CB)

7:30pm- (SB & WE)

Spring Jazz Knight

Tuesday, Mar 15, 7:00pm at OCPAEC

Class of 2022 Senior Photo

Wednesday, Mar 16, 9:20am

Spring Break - No School

Monday, Mar 21- Friday, Mar 25

Forward Exam- Grade 10

Normal school day- Grade 9

Late start 9:20am- Grades 11 & 12

Wednesday, March 30

ACT Makeup Testing

Wednesday, Mar 30

ACT Aspire- Grade 9 & 10

Asynchronous learning- Grades 11 & 12

Wednesday, April 6

Check out upcoming sporting events at OCHS here.

Dear Oak Creek High School Families,   

                                       

Welcome to March Madness! Updates are as follows…..

Students completed course selections for next school year. Thank you to the many families and students who took the time to check graduation requirements and brainstorm best course options. From this process, administration is currently working on a master schedule. Late April, early May students will receive a list of courses they selected for the ‘22-’23 school year. Courses will be listed in no particular order. Parents are not required to sign this form. Student schedules are finalized in August and will be made available via Infinite Campus. 

Third quarter is well on its way to being half over. This leaves students with a few weeks left to turn in assignments, submit projects, and make necessary corrections. Please plan to attend our Virtual Parent/ Teacher Conferences to discuss your child’s progress, which will be held Thursday, March 10 from 4:00-7:30 p.m. 

Have a relaxing Spring Break! Thank you for your continued partnership.

The OCHS Administrative Team

CONTACT US

OCFSD Website

Attendance Line:

414-768-6210, Press 1

Main Office:

414-768-6210

Student Services:

414-768-6016

Ninth Grade Center:

414-570-3840

2022 Spring Standardized Testing Dates

Hot Breakfast!

On March 9, OCHS will be serving a "Hot" Breakfast out of the Dining Room in the High School. Though breakfast will only be served at the 10-12 building, interested 9th grade students should plan to bring their appetites to the 10-12 cafeteria. Breakfast is from 6:40-7:20am. There is no cost to students. Hope to see you all there!

Breakfast will consist of Sausage (Turkey), Egg and Cheese Breakfast Bagel Sandwiches. The sandwiches will be served with Hash brown Triangles, Bananas, Milk and Orange Juice.

Senior Class Picture



The 2022 Senior Class picture is scheduled to be taken by Empire Photography on Wednesday, March 16th at 9:20 am in the new gym. All seniors should report directly to the gym at that time. If you have graduated early, or are a virtual student, you are welcome to check-in at the office at the designated time and take part in the group photo.

AP Testing Calendar

AP Testing is around the corner! 

Students and families are reminded to pay fees as soon as possible. Set up a payment plan with Mrs. Connors if necessary.

You can contact her at s.connors@ocfsd.org with any questions.

If you have two exams at the same time, contact Mrs. Wolak at k.wolak@ocfsd.org to arrange a late testing date. All dates are arranged 

by the Collegeboard. 

Peer Tutoring is available in the 10-12 building on Tuesdays (Room 162) and Thursdays (Room 165) from 2:45 to 3:45 pm. Stop in for 10 minutes or the whole hour for help with math, science, English, social studies, and foreign languages. Please contact Dennis Raynor with questions at d.raynor@ocfsd.org

Plant Sale: Save the Date!

OCHS Environmental Club will be holding its annual plant sale on May 7th, 2022. Stay tuned for more details in the April newsletter!

Knight Skills

During the months of February and March, students are learning about emotional regulation. First, students were informed that emotions last for about 60-90 seconds, but that interpretations of the events that caused the emotions is what keeps students feeling those emotions for longer. Factors that impact students’ reaction to emotions include:

• Being tired or hungry or sick, or some upsetting event (such as a fight with family or friends)
• Students’ thoughts about the events

Skill 1: Checking the facts

• Often students’ reactions to situations are caused by their interpretations of the events and not necessarily the events themselves. To check the facts, students were encouraged to:
• State their emotion
• Identify the event that prompted the emotion
• Ask themselves whether they are interpreting the situation correctly

Skill 2: Opposite action

• When students check the facts and their emotions fit the facts, then they can use their coping strategies
• When students check the facts and their emotions do not fit the fact or are too extreme for the situation they can use opposite actions. For example,
• If they are sad, instead of withdrawing, they can engage in the things that make them feel happy and/or confident
• If they are angry, instead of attacking, they can avoid the situation or use coping skills such as breathing or exercise, or they can try to have empathy for the person they are angry with
• If they are afraid, instead of avoiding, they can approach the situation

Skill 3: Building mastery

• By doing things that are difficult students can build their confidence, control and competence. By:
• Doing activities they don’t like (e.g., cleaning their rooms) that provide a sense of accomplishment when they are finished
• Doing activities they do like (such as running) that help them feel effective and in control
• When building mastery, it is important to plan for success and not failure - so baby steps
• For example, if a student wants to start running, they don’t start out running a marathon, they start out by running a mile or a half mile or a block - just some goal that they know they can accomplish and will help them get to that marathon
• If students are failing a class, they don’t plan to get an A in that class immediately. They may plan to increase their grade by a half step (e.g., an F to a D- and then a D- to a D, and so on) until they reach their ultimate, reasonable goal.

Skill4: Coping ahead

• By coping ahead students prepare for a situation that is likely to prompt an intense, unpleasant emotion and practice their coping skills. To do this, they
• Describe a situation that is likely to create negative emotions
• Be Specific
• Check the Facts
• Name the emotion they are likely to experience 
• Decide what coping or problem solving skills they want to use
• Be Specific
• Write it out
• Imagine the situation in their minds as vividly as possible
• Rehearse in their minds coping effectively
• Rehearse their actions, their thoughts, what they say, and how they say it
• Troubleshoot: Rehearse coping with problems that might arise

Skill 5: PLEASE Skills are activities that take care of their bodies so that they can take care of their minds

• Treat physical illness:
• Take care of their bodies
• See a doctors when necessary
• Take medication as prescribed
• Balance eating:
• Don't eat too much or too little
• Stay away from foods that make them feel emotional
• Avoid mood-altering drugs:
• Stay off non prescribed drugs (like alcohol, marijuana, or other street drugs)
• Limit caffeine
• Balance sleep:
• Try to get the amount of sleep that makes them feel good
• Stay on a regular schedule
• Get exercise:
• Do some sort of exercise every day
• Start small and build up to it