Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Knights Find A Way!
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Ocoee Community Member
In this space one week ago, I had mentioned that we were closing out September 2023 with one of those rare periods when we had two major school spirit weeks running concurrently. Both were hits and we have included several images this week that I think capture the success of each. Thank you to everyone that participated and especially to those who worked so hard to make special events like these possible for our Knights. If you might wonder why we so often write about Knight Pride, these would be a couple of classic examples.
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Dean Anderson and his brothers of Omega Psi Phi stepping during lunch as part 'Tailgate & Greek Life' on Thursday, Sept. 28. (OHS College and Career Week '23.) |
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Knights speaking with a US Marine Corps recruiter during our Junior/Senior College & Career Fair on Monday, Sept. 25. |
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Last Thursday's "Knight Knight Warriors Day" (in their PJs) was one of the most popular parts of Beat West Orange Spirit Week! |
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October is one of those months which has a number of themes to it plus carries several special events on certain days. These are shown below. Please remember that Wednesday, October 11 will be a full length school day (no early release) and that there will be no school for students on either October 16 or October 27.
Thank you very much for reading and good luck to our varsity football team away vs. Winter Park Friday evening. Go Knights!
In Knight Pride,
Dr. Karcinski
Principal
Ocoee High School
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OCPS: October Themes & Special Events |
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Knight Spotlight
Tanuja PauPaw, Staffing Specialist
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Tanuja began her journey as a staffing specialist in October last year. She started the school year strong with organizing her time and scheduling meetings. Tanuja has allocated time to review draft IEP's prior to meetings. She then redlines the IEP's and sends suggestions back to ESE teachers to make sure that quality plans are prepared following ESE procedures. Tanuja has a witty sense of humor and she has really taken the initiative to improve compliance at Ocoee! |
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Ocoee Knights Theater Company
Tickets now on sale!
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Our FFA program was highlighted this past week on WDBO News! |
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This past week Mrs. Wolfgramm and Mrs. Hendricks put on an amazing College and Career Week. This included a College and Career Fair where students could visit with representatives from colleges they were interested in or with guests from branches of the US military and from the private sector. |
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Florida Atlantic University representative visiting with our Knights |
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L3Harris Flight Academy - Commercial Pilot School |
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UCF representative with students |
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As part of College and Career Week, Thursday was Tailgate and Greek life during lunch. Students played cornhole and other games while hearing about some Greek life organizations that our teachers and staff are members of. |
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Ms. Green, Ms. Coffee, Ms. Morris, Ms. Demps, and a local member of the Chapter stepping |
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Ms. Coffee, The sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated. |
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Local Chapter members from Zeta Phi Beta Incorporated. |
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Ms. Hadley and Ms. Brown represented their sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha. |
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Beat West Orange Week!
Class Color Wars
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Juniors wore blue:
Josianne, Bianca, Cynthia, Nhat, Hailey, Malik, Alonzo, Kenneth, Amaya, and Elijah in blue.
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Sophomores wore purple:
Nyreka, Zhni, Molly, Abigail, Jaydeanna, and Mateo in their purple.
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Freshmen wore white:
Dante, Hailey, Vanessa, Bryanna, Kali, and Jayci reppin white!
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Teacher Student Swap Day!
Students dressed as teachers and teachers dressed as students.
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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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Baptiste Orthodontics Athletes of the Month:
Congratulations to Micah and Joshua!
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Bowling team defeats Olympia's Titans: |
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New school volleyball record:
Way to go Janay! Congratulations!
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Varsity Football
No. 13. (10) Ocoee (3-3): Michael McClenton was credited with 25 tackles (14 solo) and 5 sacks during 26-14 loss vs. then-No. 16 West Orange (2-4). Kims Pierre intercepted a pass. Next: Friday at No. 8 Winter Park (5-0).
The Orlando Sentinel (Oct. 2) also wrote this about Winter Park's Wildcats who our Knights will compete against this Friday (away):
No. 8. Winter Park (5-0): Evan Van Dyke had 6 catches for 180 yards and 1 TD in 14-0 win at Hagerty (3-2). Wildcats intercepted 3 passes. Next: Friday vs. No. 13 Ocoee (3-3).
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Varsity football pre-game meal: |
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The Apopka Voice story on Yumma BBQ:
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Alumni tailgate at the Orlando City game this Saturday: |
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Mrs. Kahn has planned an amazing Friday fellowship this year! She came up with a fantastic idea of having a passport theme where each last Friday of the month carries a theme from a different country and food from that country is provided to teachers. Friday Fellowship allows for teachers to meet up at the end of the month and just talk and hangout with each other. |
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Weekly Superintendent's Message (Week of October 2, 2023): |
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This week Dr. Vazquez speaks with Greg Dotson, Board Chair for the Foundation for OCPS, about some of the amazing Foundation events happening soon! |
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1) October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Most common cancer types:
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2) Hispanic Heritage Month runs to October 15th.
Percent change in Hispanic employment since the pandemic is better than most:
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Making sense of the chart for our Knights: When it comes to getting back to work, Hispanic Americans have bounced back faster than most since the Covid pandemic (the chart shows the percentage change since Feb. 2020). Through August 2023, employment in the Hispanic community was 6.9% above pre-pandemic levels, compared to only 1.4% for the non-Hispanic population.
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3) Amount of college student loans outstanding by age group: |
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Caution for our Knights, especially seniors: The cost of student loans isn’t just affecting young Americans. Sadly, these loans can follow someone across a large portion of their lifetime. In fact, there is roughly the same number of student-loan borrowers under the age of 34 as those aged 35 and older, according to data from StudentAid.gov. However, in terms of dollars, the older category holds nearly two-thirds of outstanding student debt. The message for our Knights is to take extreme care when using student loans to pay for college. They can hamper the ability to build wealth, buy a home, and over time, even properly prepare for retirement. Remember to seek advice from our College and Career Center when the time comes for college financial planning.
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4) Widening gap in US lifespan after age 25 depending upon educational attainment: |
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5) KNIGHT WISDOM TO LIVE BY: Week of October 2, 2023 |
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Michael Jordan On Excellence
Set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.
~ Michael Jordan, basketball legend
Helen Keller On Perseverance
We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.
~ Helen Keller, author
Condoleezza Rice On Self-Reliance
It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling — and indeed healthy — to ask why you have been given so much.
~ Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state
Bruce Lee On Mindset
There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there.
~ Bruce Lee, actor and martial artist
Isaac Newton On Observation
If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent.
~ Sir Isaac Newton, scientist
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Knights Find A Way!
Dr. Karcinski, Principal
Ocoee High School
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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Ocoee High School Senior Leadership Team |
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1925 Ocoee Crown Point Parkway,
Ocoee, FL 34761
Phone 407-905-3000
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