June 2014 newsletter - North Olmsted City Schools

June 2014 newsletter - North Olmsted City Schools

Principal’s Quarterly
Newsletter
June 2014
Principal’s Quarterly
Newsletter
North Olmsted High School
Dear Students, Parents, and Community
Congratulations to all the stu-
Before we turn com-
dents for the completion of a very
pletely to the
successful school year. The
2014/2015 school
2013/2014 school year was full
year, I’d like to once
of academic achievement, co-
again thank our retiring
curricular and extra curricular
staff members for their
success and fun, and an overall
years of dedication to
sense of accomplishment
our students, and wish
throughout the school. Our stu-
them well as they enter
dents continue to succeed at very
retirement. Best of
high levels, our teachers continue
wishes to Mrs. Berger,
to provide quality instruction each
Mr. Borngen, Ms. Ram-
day, and the wonderful communi-
say, Mrs. Whitehouse, and Mrs.
ty of North Olmsted continues to
Cicchiani. We will miss all of you.
support our school. All of this
leads to a great deal of success.
North Olmsted High School Top Scholars 2014
Jeremy Harper, Isabel Olivos, Carter Salis
Enjoy the summer.
school year. Thank you for allowing me
the privilege of being the Principal of
North Olmsted High School.
We are looking forward to August
and the start of the 2014/2015
Summer Hours
Main Office—Daily
8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m.
Guidance Office - Wednesday
8:30 a.m.—2:20 p.m.
By appointment
Main Office - Assistant Principals. . . . . . . . . . . . 440-779-8820
Noelle Ostrowski
Jim Koontz
Bryan Busold - Associate Principal
Principal’s Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-779-8825
Jeffrey M Stanton
Attendance Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-779-3586
Athletic Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-779-8797
Guidance Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-779-3517
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Guidance News
Guidance
Department
(440) 779-3517
Guidance Counselors:
Mrs. Calloway - Grade 9
Mrs. McMullen - Grade 10
Mrs. Kormos - Grade 11
Ms. LaBella - Grade 12
Guidance Secretaries:
Mrs. Inman
Mrs. Silavent
Guidance Office
Summer Hours
A Guidance Counselor will
be available throughout
the summer on limited
schedule between.
8:30 a.m. and 2:20 p.m.
To set up an appointment
please call
440-779-8820
Changes are coming
to the NOHS Guidance Department
starting with the
2014/2015 school year.
Mrs. Grady will no longer be
working at NOHS. Instead,
she will be working with our
younger students at Butternut
School and Chestnut School.
We wish her well in her new role,
and will miss her greatly. Our loss
is certainly Butternut and Chestnut’s gain.
As a result of this change, we are
going to reconfigure the NOHS
Guidance Office. We will have
four counselors, and they will each
be assigned grade levels instead of
an alphabet assignment. The plan
is for the counselors to advance
through the grade levels with the
students. Thus, if you are a freshman, you will have the same counselor for four years, and so forth.
PSEOP
Students in the Post-Secondary
Education Options Program are
responsible for completing the
required admission and registration process. Students must make
an appointment with a counselor
and bring a copy of their college
schedule to the Guidance office.
Counselors will then change students’ NOHS schedule based on
their college schedule. Seniors
must carry a minimum of 5 credits
for the school year.
Schedule Changes
Class changes will only be made if
faculty believes that the placement
is incorrect. Changes will not be
made because a student has
changed his/her mind.
If you enroll in a class, you must
remain in that class.
Once a schedule is submitted and accepted, it can only be changed without academic consequences under the following
circumstances:
1: Academic misplacement as determined and initiated by the teacher
2: A graduation requirement is needed
3: Failure in a prerequisite class
4: Study Hall is dropped to add a class
5: A technical error or an obvious mistake
6: A health issue, requiring documentation by a physician
Freshman will receive their schedules
at orientation on August 14.
Sophomores, juniors and seniors will
receive their schedules on the first day of
school on August 21. If there is an error,
come to the Guidance office during your
lunch or study hall to make an appointment to have it resolved. If you do not
have a lunch on your schedule, and you
expected to have a lunch, come to the
Guidance office immediately.
Class Failure
Any student who failed a class that is
required for graduation must make up
that credit. Options include summer
school American School of Correspondence or APEX. Meet with a counselor to
discuss your options.
Don’t forget to
complete your
summer reading!
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Helping Students SOAR With New Daily Schedule
These changes will take
effect starting with the
2014/2015 school year.
North Olmsted High School will adjust the starting and ending times of
our student day to help our students achieve even more success.
The primary goals of the schedule
remain providing the best instruction possible in our allotted time,
giving the students access to the
teachers for assistance outside of
the normal classroom hours, and
giving our teachers time to work
and plan together on behalf of the
students. Hopefully the new schedule will be a rousing success.
2014 – 2015 Bell schedule
SOAR
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
7:25 – 7:55
8:00 – 8:50
8:55 – 9:45
9:50 – 10:40
10:45 – 11:10
11:10 – 11:35
11:40 – 12:05
12:05 – 12:30
12:35 – 1:00
1:00 – 1:25
1:30 – 2:20
2:25 – 3:15
Polaris Bus Schedule:
Leave NOHS 7:20 (11th) and
10:45 (12th)
What are the changes at the High School?
The High School instructional day will start at 8:00 a.m. Since students must be in their first period classes at 8:00 a.m., they
should plan on arriving at school no later than 7:50 a.m. so they
are not late for first period. The instructional day begins forty
minutes later than last year. The instructional day will end at
3:15 p.m. which is 45 minutes later than last year. These important changes must be planned for.
The very successful SOAR period (Student Opportunity for Academic Reinforcement) returns again, but it will now take place before daily instruction begins. Every Monday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:25 a.m. to 7:55 a.m., teachers will be
available for students for academic assistance, as they hold regular “ teacher office hours.” Students are strongly encouraged to
use this time to get any extra help they need in their classes, but
attendance is not mandatory.
What are the benefits of the changes to the start and end times of
the high school?
The changes to the school day will allow for students to still have
access to the teachers for SOAR, and will also allow for a later
start to instruction, which we feel will be very beneficial to the students. The changes will also help us continue to respond to the
increased academic expectations for our students as expected by
the Oho Common Core Standards. Any changes we make are
made for the benefit of the students. We hope these changes will
make the academic success of our students be even greater.
Student
Opportunity for
Academic
Reinforcement
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SOAR PERIOD AT NORTH OLMSTED HIGH SCHOOL
What is it?
The SOAR period
(Student Opportunity for Academic Reinforcement) is an opportunity for students
to meet with their teachers and school
staff between 7:25 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. for
academic help, tutoring, enrichment, and
further understanding of the content that
was covered during the school day. The
regular school day begins at 8:00 a.m.
daily. SOAR takes place before first period instruction.
Does the SOAR period take
place every day? SOAR will be
available for all students Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday between 7:25 a.m.—7:55 a.m.
How does my child take part?
Each teacher will send home information
as to where they will be specifically for
SOAR. Think of SOAR as “Office Hours”
for teachers; a time set aside so teachers can meet with students who may
need some additional academic help.
Students do not need to make appointments, but are encouraged to let teachers know during the day if they are attending SOAR.
Who should participate?
Is
SOAR mandatory? All students
have the option to attend SOAR with any
of their teachers on the days SOAR
meets. If a student is behind in his/her
studies or has grades of C’s or below, or
if they were absent and missed instruction or an assessment, they certainly
should be attending SOAR regularly.
Why does SOAR not meet on Tuesday? The teachers will use Tuesday’s for professional collaboration and development that is necessary as we move into the Common Core Curriculum. Individual appointments can be made with
teachers if a Tuesday conflict arises.
What about Clubs and Activities?
When will they meet? There are a wide variety of clubs and activities for students at NOHS,
and they are very important to us. Clubs can meet
between 6:45 a.m.—7:25 a.m. every day, after
3:15 every day, and can also meet on a limited basis between 7:25 a.m. and 7:55 a.m.
What about Athletics? Most athletic practices and activities will begin after the instructional
day has ended at 3:15 p.m. We are strongly encouraging all in-season athletes to participate in
athletic study tables sponsored by their head
coaches each day between 7:25 a.m. and
7:55a.m., (except for Tuesday’s.) Parents can excuse the student athlete from the study table if they
desire.
Is there a location for my child if he/
she wants to come to school early but
does not want to attend SOAR? Yes. All
students can report to the school cafeteria before
school.
What about R.T.A? The R.T.A. pick up of
students will be based from the 3:15 p.m.
timeframe. RTA will drop NOHS students off,
same as last year, at 7:10 a.m., and will leave
NOHS in the afternoon at 3:25 p.m., which is 45
minutes later than last year.
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Link Crew and Freshman Orientation
North Olmsted High
School Link Crew is a
transition program
that welcomes freshmen and makes them
feel comfortable
throughout the first
year of their high
school experience.
Built on the belief that
students can help students succeed, Link
Crew trains members
of the junior and senior classes to be Link
Leaders. As positive
role models, Link
Leaders are motivators, leaders and
teachers who guide
freshmen to discover
what it takes to be
successful during
the transition to high
school and help facilitate freshman success.
More and more studies show that if students have a positive
experience their first
year in high school,
their chance for success increases dramatically. The Link
Crew high school transition program provides the structure for
freshmen to receive
support and guidance from juniors
and seniors who
have been through
the challenges that
high school poses,
and understand that
the transition to a
larger school can
sometimes be overwhelming.
Link Crew begins
with a powerful ori-
After orientation,
Link Crew continues,
providing a variety of
both Academic and
Social Follow Up
Activities throughout
the year.
After orientation,
Link Crew continues, providing a variety of both Academic and Social
Follow Up Activities
throughout the
year. Academic Follow Ups are lessons
presented by
trained Link Leaders during visits to
freshman classes;
Social Follow Ups
are events organized by Coordinator teams in
which the freshmen and Leaders
attend fun school
sponsored social
events together.
North Olmsted
High School Link
Crew's goal is to
provide a structure in which students
entation day that
makes freshmen ex- make real connections with each other.
cited and proud to
Through this program,
be attending North
Olmsted High School students learn that
people at school care
and allows them to
begin developing re- about them and their
lationships and
success.
strategies that will
contribute to their
high school success.
Freshman
Orientation
August 14, 2014
7:45 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Freshman and
New Students
may purchase
school locks
and RTA bus
passes
Information
letters will be
mailed
In early August
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Library News
Keep Your School Get that USB
ID Card for Fall,
Flash Drive This
2014
Summer
As you clean out your
school supplies and materials from this past
year, please don’t throw
away your school ID
card. It will be valid until
your new card arrives in
late September. Beside
being used for identification purposes at school
events, your school ID is
your library card, which
allows you to sign out
materials and sign in
from a study hall. In addition, your card may
one day be a cherished
keepsake of your days at
NOHS.
When you head out to buy
school supplies in August,
don’t forget to pick up one
of those handy USB drives.
These small portable flash
memory sticks plug into the
USB port of computers and
may be called thumb, pen,
key, or quick. Invest a portion of your summer job
money in a tool that will
come in handy all school
year for saving and transferring files.
Summer Reading
2014 Links
The summer reading list is also on the NOHS library web
page complete with titles and synopses.
The webpage has a wealth of information and links on
many other topics, too. Our NOHS LIBRARY is always
open online, even during summer vacation.
The password for the
INFOhio resources is:
Username: nocs
Password: eagles
The password for the Gale resources is: eagles
Know Your Library Staff
Librarian
Mrs. Priscilla Wiles
Library Assistants
Mrs. Linda Gray
Mrs. Barb Azzardi
Phone 440-779-8780
Can’t find that summer
reading handout from the
NOHS English department?
Check out the NOHS Media
Center webpage at http://
www.nohsteachers.info/
mediacenter.
NOHS Alumni
The NOHS Alumni website is now part of the
North Olmsted Schools website.
The page is linked through the district page
and also the high school page
www.northolmstedschools.org/AlumniHome
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Athletic Department
Golden Eagle Athletes Alex Arendec & Haley Reines with Mr. Carras
Physicals All students participating
on Autumn Athletic Teams
must have a current physical on file in the Athletic
Office by July 26. Physical Forms can be obtained
from the Athletic Office or
through the OHSAA web
site. No student can participate without a physical
from your doctor.
Ticket Pricing Ticket prices for 7, 8 & 9
grade athletic events are
$3.00 for adults and $1.00
for students. Ticket prices for JV & Varsity
sports are $6.00 at the
gate. Student presale tickets are sold at NOHS &
NOMS for $3.00. Discounted tickets will be
sold at the Athletic
Booster booth during the
N.O. City Homecoming
Aug. 23-26, Adults $5.00
Students $2.00.
Website Info
event calendars, venues of
sporting events, directions,
and a multitude of forms is
available on the
Athletic pages of the North
Olmsted Schools website.
The Athletic Office has a
Twitter & Facebook account to keep you updated.
Log on to:
northolmstedschools.org
and click on the Athletic
tab on the left.
Starting Dates With the official starting
date for most athletic teams
being Aug. 1 questions pertaining to open gyms, contact days and conditioning
can best be answered by
contacting each varsity
head coach
(contact information on the
athletic pages of the website)
Information regarding
Sports Physicals Locations
Lakewood Teen Health Center
By Appointment Only
15644 Madison Avenue, Suite 108
Lakewood, OH 44107
Cost:
$25.00
216/391-8336
The following is a list of available locations to have sports
physicals for your child at a nominal fee. These organizations contacted the North Olmsted High School Athletic
Department. This is not to be considered an endorsement of Dreas Health
24060 Lorain Road
any kind for these facilities but to provide information to
Laurel Plaza
our parents.
Advantage Health Care
6907 Brookpark Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44134
216/398-0349
Rocky River Urgentcare
19895 Detroit Road
Rocky River, Ohio 44116
440/356-5500
By Appointment Only
Cost:
$25.00
By Appointment Only
Cost:
$30.00
North Olmsted OH 44070
440/779-4226
Mon. thru Thurs.
8:30 a.m. - noon and
2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Cost:
$20.00
Softwinds Family Health Care Clinic
11801 Clifton Blvd
Lakewood OH 44107
Cost: $25 walkin
216/228-0838
$20 by appt
North Olmsted Urgent Care
25757 Lorain Rd
North Olmsted OH 44070
No Appointment Necessary
Mon-Fri 8:00—8:00
Sat & Sun 9:00—3:00
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Senior Class Recap
What the near future holds:
University or College
attending
Akron
6
Ashland
5
Baldwin Wallace
6
Bowling Green
14
Brown Aveda Institute
1
Capital University
1
Case Western Reserve
3
Cincinnati
1
Cleveland State
41
Colorado School of Mines 1
Columbus State
1
Cuyahoga Community
84
Dayton
1
Defiance
2
Denison
2
College of Dupage
2
Eastern Michigan
1
Elmhurst
1
Findley
1
Florida Gold Coast
1
John Carroll
3
Kent State
16
Lorain Community
37
Louisiana at LaFayette
1
Marietta
1
Mercyhurst
2
Miami
3
Molloy College
1
Mount Union
2
Muskingham
2
Northwestern
2
Ohio Northern
2
The Ohio State
10
Ohio Technical College
2
Ohio University
24
Otterbein
1
Salon Professional Academy 1
Tiffin
1
Toledo
8
Wheeling Jesuit
1
Wittenburg
2
Youngstown State
2
Military
Work
17
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Congratula ons to the Class of 2014 Over 330 seniors walked across the stage of the Palace Theatre to receive their North Olmsted High School diploma on Sunday, June 1, 2014. The diplomas were presented by School Board members. The ceremony offered heart felt musical rendi ons by the “A Capella” choir and reflec ve speeches by senior speakers, Sadie Lamparyk and Carter Salis Near the end of the ceremony, Mr. Stanton announced, with honor, the seniors entering the military. This outstanding class was offered over 8 million dollars in college schol‐
arships and accepted over 3.6 mil‐
lion. The ceremony video is on the website:
Northolmstedschools.org
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National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
On May 6, 2014 North
Olmsted High School inducted eighteen new members into
the National Honor Society.
The Advisors, Dr. Andras and
Mrs. Holland, carefully
planned the event with the
current members to provide
an appropriate environment
for the honor of being
inducted into the Wunderkind
Chapter of National Honor
Society at North Olmsted
High School.
Students must apply to be considered for membership. Applications are reviewed to evaluate
scholarship, leadership, character, and service.
2013-2014 NHS Inductees
Safiya Benmerzouga
Noah Cominsky
Elise Covell
Aaron D'Amore
Katherine Marita
Regan McNamara
Nathan Michael
Liam Wiles
The Keynote Speaker
for this class of inductees was Ms. Jen
Fleischer.
To be selected for
National Honor Society is an honor bestowed by the teaching faculty of North
Olmsted High School.
Congratulations to the
Incoming Key Club
Officers.
Key Club is a service club that
works hand in hand with the North
Olmsted Kiwanis Club. Key
Clubbers host bloodmobiles and
volunteer for school and community activities throughout the year.
2014-2015 officers:
President —
Aaron D’Amore
Co-Vice Presidents —
Megan Carney & Kyle Sanborn
Co-Secretaries— Sana Lalani &
Veronica Janosek
Advisor for Key Club is
Mrs. Laura Thogmartin
Student Council 2014/2015
Senior Class Officers
The Student Council promotes the general well being of the students at NOHS . Student Council
works to improve communication with all students
and teacher , promotes spirit activities and special
activities for the citizens of North Olmsted. They
also provide assemblies throughout the year.
The Senior Class of 2015 officers establish leadership for their class and promote school and class
spirit. The seniors are responsible for the Homecoming Dance, and Prom.
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Gaby Trexler
Liam Wiles
Parth Patel
Everett Dutton
Co-Advisors are Mr. Charlie Sexstella and
Mrs. Amanda Hynes
Officers for 2014/2015 are:
President:
Mina Diamantis
Vice President:
Bryce Noe
Treasurer:
Cullum Andrews
Secretary:
Alexandra Hamame
Advisor is Mrs. Beth Holland
We’re on the Web
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Attendance
Procedures for
2014/2015
When a Student is Absent: Call the A endance Office from 7:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 779‐
3586 to speak with a secretary. NOHS offers a voice mail op on when repor ng absence. Please call 801‐5050 and leave your message in voice mailbox, Ext. SICK (7425) Excused Absence: Sickness, medical appointment, severe illness in family, death in family, religious observance, planned absence, other reason with prior approval of the admin‐
istrator in charge of a endance. Planned Absence: Planned absences cannot be scheduled during 1st or 2nd se‐
mester exams. If you are planning a vaca on, a planned absence form must be picked up in the A endance Office one week prior to the absence. Leaving for an Appointment: If you are leaving for an appoint‐
ment during the school day, it is your responsibility to stop by the a endance office to obtain a pass to get out of class prior to your appointment me. Please keep in mind that the high school does not accept notes to The Summer Mailing packet will s
ll be sent home in August with informa on that is not included in the InfoSnap program. Volunteers are needed to stuff the envelopes for the mail‐
ing. Only a few hours are needed to volunteer on August 5 star ng at 7:30 a.m. Please call Marilyn Cicchiani at 440‐779‐8825 if you can be of assistance. Rummage
Sale
July 23 & 24 - NOHS Café
9:00 a.m.— 1:00 p.m.
P.R.I.D.E. Summer Program
Positive Responsible Individuals Developing
Excellence
leave early, We must have a call from a parent. Infor‐
ma on regarding a endance procedures is in your planner on page 27. PROCEDURE for LEAVING the BUILDING Students are expected to use their school issued ID at the A endance Office to sign in and sign out of school. This automated system uses the bar code on the ID to track a endance. Important: As a safety and security issue stu‐
dents must go to the a end‐
ance office to sign out any‐
me they leave the building during the school day. InfoSnap On-Line Data
Verification for 2014/2015
Parents, An InfoSnap Data Verifica on flyer will be mailed home in early Au‐
gust. It will be printed on canary yellow paper and the upper right hand corner will have a label with the student's name and snapcode so that you can complete the data update. Included in this on‐line program will be the “Emergency Medical Forms”, “Technology Acceptable Use Policy”, “Code of Conduct” “Free and Reduced Lunch Form” , “Parking Permits for Sen‐
iors”, and informa on about RTA bus routes. Page 11
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North Olmsted High School
5755 Burns Rd
North Olmsted OH 44070
Jeffrey M. Stanton, Principal
Bryan Busold, Associate Principal
Noelle Ostrowski, Assistant Principal
Jim Koontz, Assistant Principal
Michael Ptacek Athletic Director