Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Knights Find A Way!
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Ocoee Community Member
This week first quarter student progress reports will be posted to the Skyward student information system. By this point, we hope our Ocoee parents/guardians are using the Skyward system all along to keep up with their student's grades. The Skyward system is accessed through the "OCPS Parent Portal."
Last school year, OCPS created this short video which provides a brief step-by-step guide on how to access the OCPS Parent Portal and through that, how to read your student's progress reports. If you have never visited the Parent Portal, please give it a look this week. |
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Mr. Maurice Draggon does a great job in the short video explaining to parents how to get into the Parent Portal. Once you open the Parent Portal, you can then go in other directions beyond reviewing student progress reports which come out 4X per year. For example, you might check on your student's daily progress or locate important parent consent forms.
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Our very own Bayleigh, Niya and Alonso represent Ocoee High School on
the City Youth Council.
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Class of 2024 seniors working on painting their parking spots last weekend (please see story with additional pictures below). |
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We now offer free after school tutoring two days per week. Knights, if you would like some extra 1:1 help, please take advantage of this opportunity sooner vs. later. |
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Good luck to most of our Knights on Wednesday as three grade levels will have their student pictures taken (details below) and thank you very much for reading about some of our latest Ocoee happenings!
In Knight Pride,
Dr. Karcinski
Principal
Ocoee High School
Pictured very top: Student Pictures This Wednesday!
* 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students: will take pictures during their English Classes on Wednesday, Sept. 20th.
* Individual/Team Sports: will take pictures after school 2pm-4pm this Wednesday as well.
Senior Portraits:
Tuesday, October 10th. This is the LAST opportunity for seniors to take their portrait on campus.
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SGA had their annual blood drive this year run by Karla Soto: |
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Storme Jones getting signed up and cleared on the blood bus. |
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Ashala Conway, Zaneta Athoro, Bayleigh Castle, Gaberiel Gonzalez, Karla Soto, and Mr. Kelly checking in students for their blood donation. |
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Last weekend, FFA’s chapter president Dakota Keller and Vice President Ava Yarborough went to the Chapter Presidents' Conference. Here they learned new skills and then how to apply them wih our Ocoee chapter. |
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Knight Vital Signs
Ocoee's 3DE program is now into Year #2!
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3DE at Ocoee High School has kicked off Year 2! We want everyone to learn more about 3DE, where high school comes alive! |
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Want to know what makes 3DE so unique? Curious about what our 3DE Knights will be learning at Ocoee High School: 3DE's core competencies, cases, and the journey from freshman to senior year? Eager to hear other 3DE students' advice on maximizing this high school adventure? Here's your chance! This video shares an insider's look at the transformative high school experience that is 3DE.
Click the link below to watch the video and hear our students provide firsthand insight into the 3DE experience. They describe how 3DE isn't your ordinary high school experience – it's where learning comes alive, where real-world skills are honed, and where every year brings fresh challenges and opportunities for growth. Ocoee's 3DE Students have embarked on this learning journey and we are excited to see what this year brings for our 9th and 10th grade 3DE Knights!
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Ms. Cannon's class engaged in a mock congressional debate to pass a federal budget. |
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Ms. Anderson’s class simulated an auction on this day to help students understand the gold standard and bimetallism. |
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Our Early Childhood program is in full swing this year!
In this program, students learn what it takes to be in fields working around children. Students who have been working in the past on their child care certification courses are now working with our Mighty Knights.
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Our young Mighty Knights are working on their gross motor skills with their student teachers! |
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Mighty Knights learning manners with their student teachers. |
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Students doing a case study on Mary Ellen Wilson, the first reported case of child abuse in the United States of America. |
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On Saturday, our Seniors came out with their friends and family members to paint their parking spots. This has been a tradition at Ocoee for over 10 years! |
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Bayleigh Castle and her parents painting her senior parking spot. |
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Our Peer Counseling hosted their first event of the year which was National Coloring Day! During lunch, students were able to come out and unleash their creativity while listening to music. |
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College and Career Center |
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Lynn University on campus college visit is this Friday, Sept. 22 at 8:20 a.m.
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The campus of Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL (Palm Beach County). Please click here for information on Lynn University from the 2024 U.S. News & World Report college list.
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U.S. News & World Report College Rankings for 2024 released this week: |
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Excerpt from the Jeff Weiner Orlando Sentinel article:
The University of Florida again was rated as the state’s top college in the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings released Monday, with the Gainesville university placing in the top 30 for colleges nationwide.
Meanwhile, the University of Central Florida ranked sixth in the state, ties for the 124th-best college overall and the nation’s 64th-best public school.
UF is the nation’s 28th highest-ranked school, improving one place from its ranking last year. The college was tied with three others in the national ranking: the University of Southern California, the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Davis.
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Florida State Colleges & Universities: Comparative Information
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Scholarships with approaching deadlines!
Coca-Cola- Top student- Deadline 10/2
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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 a financial burden over time 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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Soccer team interest meeting this Wednesday: |
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Rank #10. Ocoee (2-2): Nathaniel Worrell rushed 18 times for 113 yards and 2 TDs and Tavion Greaves had 4 catches for 100 yards in 39-17 loss at then-No. 9 Olympia (3-1). Next: Friday at Freedom (1-3).
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Weekly Superintendent's Message (Week of Sept. 18, 2023): |
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In this week's "Mondays with Maria," Dr. Vazquez talks about the upcoming town hall meetings for the 2023-24 school year and how she's adjusting them so more families can participate. |
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Superintendent's Town Hall meeting next week: |
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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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WISDOM TO LIVE BY: Week of September 18, 2023 |
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Lorena Ochoa Reyes On Work Ethic
You will never regret making a sacrifice. It will always pay you back.
~ Lorena Ochoa Reyes, golf champion
Muhammad Ali On Persistence
I hate every minute of training, but I said "Don't quit." Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.
~ Muhammad Ali, boxer
Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Learning
Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice
Plato On Initiative
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
~ Plato, philosopher
Fay Vincent On Manners
A polite greeting to the those at the front desk, a thanks to the mail delivery person and a kind word to the assistants will be appreciated. The making of reputations begins at the ground level.
~ Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner
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Knights Find A Way!
Dr. Karcinski, Principal
Ocoee High School
Tuesday, September 19, 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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