Oak Ridge High School
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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ORHS Community Member,
From all of us here at Oak Ridge High School, we want to thank you for a wonderful school year. On May 26th, we honored the Class of 2023 graduating class with a commencement ceremony at the UCF Addition Financial Arena. We are so proud of our Pioneers for their accomplishments. We are particularly proud of the three ORHS seniors who spoke at graduation: Senior Class President Lyn Augustin, Senior Class Salutatorian Tony Zheng, and Senior Class Valedictorian Lola Jean Baptiste. Each of those students has left an indelible mark on this school and serves as an archetype for all future Oak Ridge students. We could not have picked a better way to cap off this school year; thank you again for helping make this year special!
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Pictured at the very top and just above:
The exact moment that our seniors turned their graduation tassels from right to left. The graduation tassel is a symbol of success. The reason why you place the tassel on the right is because you have earned the right to graduate. Moving the tassel to the left after graduating is symbolic of crossing over from high school to another stage in your life.
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School Board Member Vickie-Elaine Felder speaking at this year's graduation ceremony. During her remarks she reminded our senior class that Pioneer means innovator—one who sees potential and is a cut above the rest. She closed by adding, "Class of 2023, Be A Game Changer!" |
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Please take a moment to read below for several important items you’ll need to know as we move into the summer:
- Like all OCPS schools and departments, ORHS is on a 4-day work week in June and July starting next Monday, June 12th. Our summer hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am – 5:30 pm. The office will be closed on Fridays and the week of July 2nd-July 5th for the July 4th holiday.
- Report Cards will be available online on Skyward once EOC scores are released by the state; typically, this occurs in early July.
- Please remember that, unless they are teaching summer school, teachers are on vacation during the summer and do not report back to work until August 2nd. Once they are back in the fall for preplanning, teachers will begin to communicate with their students for the 2023-2024 school year.
- Speaking of the 2023-2024 school year, OCPS has already posted the school calendar on the district website (also shown below). School is officially back in session on August 10th, so mark your calendar!
That’s about all we have for now except for one item: a final thank you to all of our ORHS teachers on their superior efforts throughout 2022-2023. They performed at a continuous high level giving their best each school day for our Pioneers.
Teachers are like candles — it consumes itself to light the way for others.
~ Unknown
Please be sure to stop by our website and social media platforms this summer from time to time for updates (links are just below). We may also release a couple of Pioneer Express summer issues with other insights including information on Open House and device checkout. Until then, thank you for reading and have a great summer!
Administrative Team
Oak Ridge High School
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June 5-9: Summer School (Monday-Friday --- only 1 Friday in June)
June 10: FREE Sports Physicals
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June 12: Summer break hours begin, building will be closed on Fridays
June 12-29: Summer School (No Summer School on Fridays)
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Superintendent's Final Message of 2022-2023 |
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In this final "Mondays with Maria" message for the 2022-23 school year, Dr. Vazquez takes a look back and offers a preview of what's to come for next year.
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FREE MEALS! Starting Monday, June 5, Summer BreakSpot is providing kids and teens 18 & under meals at NO CHARGE.
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Students have the opportunity to read and log their minutes in Beanstack for a chance to win prizes! To find more information on this challenge, visit SummerReading.ocps.net. #OCPSreads
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Class of 2023 Graduation Highlights
Friday, May 26th at the UCF Addition Financial Arena
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Oak Ridge Air Force JROTC Color Guard with the flags in front of the stage during the Pledge of Allegiance. |
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We enjoyed an excellent turnout as families, friends, and members of the community watched our senior class during one of the biggest days of their lives. Thank you very much to everyone that worked and/or participated to make this such a memorable day for our seniors. |
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Thank you to our chorus on their splendid performance! |
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One of our talented Pioneers gave a powerful rendition of the National Anthem! |
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OCPS Executive Area Director Martha Chang proudly introduces our special stage guests who turned out to congratulate the Class of 2023. |
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Assistant Principal of Instruction Kelsey Bergh reminded all members of the senior class that the most important one in getting you to this graduation day was you. She complimented our Pioneers on a major lifetime achievement—never giving up even when you wanted to—you fought the good fight and persevered! |
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A loud round of cheers and applause went up from the senior class when Executive Area Director Martha Chang introduced Ms. Vanessa Colon (standing on stage, second from right)! Ms. Colon is our 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year (Spanish). |
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Above and just below:
Lyn Augustin, Senior Class President. She encouraged the senior class to seize the moment and to continue to live life to the fullest. She also reminded everyone that, "Today, and every day, is a great day to be a Pioneer!" Lynn is bound for the University of North Florida to pursue a degree in nursing.
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Class of 2023 Salutatorian (5.25 weighted GPA) Tony Zheng introducing our Valedictorian. Tony was in the Oak Ridge 3DE program and National Honor Society. |
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Lola Jean Baptiste, Valedictorian (5.294 weighted GPA). Lola Jean earned $1.6 million in scholarship awards and also logged over 200 community service hours across multiple community organizations. She will be attending Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to pursue studies in computer science and economics. During her presentation she thanked parents for being true miracle workers, especially during these inflationary times. Going forward, she asked seniors to ponder one key question: What is the impact you want to have? That is, upon your family, your community, and the world! |
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Snapshots of the Class of 2023 receiving congratulatory handshakes from our visiting dignitaries. To the far left you can see them pause to receive their diplomas and have their photos taken with Ms. Kelsey Bergh, Assistant Principal for Instruction. |
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Welcome to Community Connect! |
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This site has been created to link families with needed existing local resources.
Need to Locate Resources? You can search for free or reduced cost programs such as food, housing, mental health, education programs, and other social services provided directly by Community Based Organizations.
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Bound for Glory Pioneers! Have a wonderful summer!
Oak Ridge High School Leadership Team
Oak Ridge High School
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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Oak Ridge High School Leadership Team |
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Oak Ridge High School | Dr. Duroseau, Asst. Prin. | 407.852.3200 | ORHS Website
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