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Monday, April 25

• CFE's - Seniors
• Softball vs. Freedom, 6pm (Senior Knight)

Tuesday, April 26

• CFE's - Seniors
• Baseball vs. Conrad Academy, 6pm (Senior Knight)
• Boys Volleyball vs. West Orange, 7:30pm

Wednesday, April 27

• CFE's - Seniors
• Beach Volleyball at Monteverde

Thursday, April 28

• CFE's - Seniors
• Songs For A New World, OHS Theatre, 7pm
• Softball at Windermere

Friday, April 29

• College Decision Day, auditorium, 1pm
• Songs For A New World, OHS Theatre, 7pm
• Baseball vs. Foundation, 6pm

Saturday, April 30

• Songs For A New World, OHS Theatre, 7pm

April 25 – AICE General Paper

April 26 – English Language Part 1 & AICE Psychology Part 1

April 27 – Global Perspectives & AICE Marine Science Part 1

April 28 – AICE English Language part 2

April 29 – Psychology Part 2 & AICE Marine Science Part 2

Aliyah Walker – admitted to

Middlebury College

I am the secretary of Uplift and a member of NHS, SNHS, SGA, KVE, and book club. I have over 100 community service hours and love to get involved in the community.

Azariah Jones – admitted to

Middlebury College



I am part of the National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, Beta Club, Space Club and National English Honor Society. I’ve earned my AICE diploma.

Baseball defeats Wekiva's Mustangs

Ocoee 3, Wekiva 1 (Thursday, April 21)

Greg Jones had a double.

June Golf Tournament at Forest Lake Golf Club

Blues & BBQ (May 6):

Summer Tips for Parents - Virtual Workshop (May 11)

URL: https://bit.ly/may11virtualworkshop2022

Orange County Virtual School - Summer Courses:

This week we have included a special recap of SGA's 2021-22 projects/recognitions for our Ocoee community. Thank you very much to Mr. Garett Kelly for putting the summary together as our SGA does so much for our high school all year long!

A large initiative this school year was opening a new student section at our football games. We called the SGA student section the "Knoisy Knights" and had about 100 students turn out on the end zone each home game along with our Knight mascot. SGA also created drums out of buckets and pvc pipes, and really made some noise! Students would meet in the SGA room before the games to get all painted up and carry all our gear out to the field. Knight Pride!!

Knoisy Knight student section at a home football game.

SGA also participated in SEL (Social Emotional Learning) engagements on campus. For example, SGA hosted friendship bracelet making during lunches, and friendship Bingo during lunch as well. This was aimed at helping students get out of their shells and speak to other students on campus who they would not usually reach out to. 

The biggest project SGA does all year is always Homecoming! Bringing that tradition back this year after COVID was huge for the students. They were so excited to get to work and put on a Homecoming dance for Ocoee to remember! SGA students voted on a theme, the "Knightmare Before Christmas" (a play on words from the original title of the Disney film, Nightmare Before Christmas). We had very high turnout for the event, and it is well regarded around the school as one of the most successful homecoming dances in the school's history. 

Highlights from 2021-22: 

Knoisy Knight!

"Knightmare" our mascot, using a student section flag. The student under the mask is always an SGA senior who is revealed in the yearbook at the end of the year. 

SGA students working friendship Bingo lunch.

SGA officers working the friendship bracelet booth during lunch.

SGA was recognized this year by the Florida Association of Student Councils as a 2021-2022 Council of Merit. In addition, we were recognized by the National Student Council (NatStuCo) as a 2022 National Gold Council of Excellence (below).

1) Americans are reading for pleasure less and less:

Source: Statista Read full article

Ocoee Community footnote: While less reading may be a national trend, we hope this does not reflect our OHS students. This is because reading makes you focus better, think clearer, and remember and understand more. Reading fiction is important too as it sparks creativity and imagination. Plus, reading benefits our students not just academically, but when competing in sports, theatre, music, and debate to name just a few.

In life, most successful leaders are readers across all fields of endeavor. In the business world, Microsoft's Bill Gates (left) is a voracious reader. He reportedly reads one book a week. However, Gates likes to do his weekly reading in one sitting (Gates is the world's 4th wealthiest billionaire worth $129 billion). Other successful business people will schedule much shorter sessions, like 20-30 minutes a day. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett (the world's 5th wealthiest billionaire at $118 billion) has said reading 500 pages a day is a key to success. He has often said that its doesn't have to be an entire book, but that the content should be high-quality material.

** Access Ocoee HS Media Center including resources such as eBooks on Destiny.

2) Economics of education in the U.S. The sizable and growing income gap between those with a 4-year bachelor's degree and those with lower levels of education:

Source: Pew Research Read full article

3) WISDOM TO LIVE BY

Serena Williams On Resilience

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.

~ Serena Williams, tennis champion

Mary Barra On Excellence

What I always say is, "Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, and demonstrate that ownership of it."

~ Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors

Patrick Mahomes On Setbacks

I just try to learn from every mistake that I make so I never make them again.

~ Patrick Mahomes, quarterback

William Faulkner On Dreams

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

~ William Faulkner, author

Theodore Roosevelt On Confidence

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

~ Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president

Simon Sinek On Friendship

Good friends make us better people. They cheer us on when we hit bottom and keep us humble when we reach the top.

~ Simon Sinek, author

Remember Knights:

No matter how you feel, 

get up, dress up, and show up, 

but never give up.

Have a wonderful week!

Dr. Karcinski, Principal

Ocoee High School

Sunday, April 24, 2022

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