Lake Orion High School

Dear LOHS families,

As a district, Lake Orion Community Schools is committed to supporting all students academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. At ­­­­­­LOHS, students will be completing a universal screener through The Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS). This tool measures common behavioral criteria in Social Behavior, Academic Behavior, and Emotional Behavior. The screener will ask students to rate 19 indicators on a scale of “Never”, “Sometimes”, “Often”, or “Almost Always”. For additional information, please click here. The SAEBRS screener takes approximately ten minutes to complete. Students will complete the survey individually on their laptops two times during the 2022 – 2023 school year.

School staff will analyze the data to identify any trends across the school and grade levels so appropriate support can be developed for students. Strict confidentiality will be maintained with all student data. No student will be required to complete the SAEBRS screener and there is no penalty for students who do not complete the screener.

If you would like to opt your child out of completing the SAEBRS screener for the remainder of the 2022 – 2023 school year, please email Mrs. Mardlin at jessica.mardlin@lok12.org by Friday, January 20, 2023, by 1:00 p.m.

Thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to support our students.

Have a great rest of the week.

Dr. Haas

If you missed the previous newsletters, don't fret, we have them available for you on the LOHS Newsletter page.

Looking for the Full High School calendar? You can find it on our website under About LOHS tab.

• January 18, 2023 - Senior All Night Grad Party Parent Mtg 7pm
  
• January 23, 24 - Final Exams 1/2 Day
• January 25, 2023 - Start of Semester 2
• February 7, 2023 - Band Pre-Festival Concert 7pm
• February 8, 2023 - Student Count Day
• February 9, 2023 - Class of 2027 Welcome Night
• February 15, 2023 - Symphonic Celebrations Concert 7pm
• February 16, 2023 - Parent University "Navigating your child's feelings of stress, anxiety" 6pm
• February 20-21, 2023 - Mid Winter Break
• March 2, 2023 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Please note, all students and AM OSTC are required to attend Homeroom.

January 25th

February 1st

February 15th

March 15th

April 12th

April 26th

May 3rd

May 24th

On 1/13/23 the Leadership class held our 8th annual CELL OUT. LOHS students went tech free for the day to support our servicemen and women. With over 2000 participants the event was awesome. Local businesses donated to help give each participant a free CELL OUT shirt while the Leadership class donated $1 for each phone bagged to the charity Cell Phones for Soldiers.

This past Friday, under the direction of Jennifer Ohlrich, Business Teacher, LOHS's Business Professionals of America members brought home 16 awards (including one perfect score) in 13 events from the Business Professionals of America Regional Leadership Conference!

Kristin Choi

1st place, Legal Office Procedures

1st place, Digital Communications & Design Concepts

2nd place, Business Law & Ethics

2nd place, Meeting & Event Planning

3rd place, Management, Marketing & Human Resources Concepts

3rd place, Digital Marketing Concepts

5th place, Administrative Support Concepts

Will Durbin

2nd place, Extemporaneous Speech

4th place, Prepared Speech

Ana Mahuad

1st place, Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications

2nd place, Fundamental Word Processing

2nd place, Administrative Support Concepts

4th place, Meeting & Event Planning Concepts

Mindy Quinn

1st place, Banking & Finance

3rd place, Fundamental Word Processing

4th place, Financial Math & Analysis

These students now have the opportunity to compete in the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids in March, vying for the opportunity to qualify for the National Leadership Conference In Anaheim, California in April!

On Friday, January 13th, the LOHS Choirs participated in the Michigan Schools Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) District Solo & Ensemble Festival at Chippewa Valley High School. All six choirs (Campus, Concert, Chorale, Chamber, Tenor/Bass Ensemble, and UNA), small ensemble (Mila Pitman and Eva Leinbach), and solos (Elijah Vernagus, Ava Hawkins, Mila Pitman, Madeline Schmehl) received 1st division ratings qualifying them for the State S&E. These students and ensembles will go on to represent LOHS at the state level at Eastern Michigan University on March 17th & 18th. Congratulations!!

Lake Orion DECA had an amazing day at our DECA District 7 Competition on Saturday, January 7th. With over 875 competitors from northern Oakland and Macomb County, Lake Orion had a very successful day.

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. Our LO DECA members competed in role play events that had them study a never seen before case for 10 minutes for an individual event, or 30 minutes for a team event. Then, they compete using the 5 performance indicators listed on the case study along with the listed 21st Century skills. From there, they move on to role play the case out with a judge. This is hard enough to do as an adult and an intense way to build skills as a student. Students also completed an 100 question marketing test in their competitive area to complete their scores.

All students below earned the right to move on to the State Conference in March where they will compete with the best of each district totaling 3,500 high school students. Below is the complete list of winners and their events:

Kaelyn Halverson – Apparel and Accessories Marketing – Test winner, Role Play winner and State Finalist

Kristin Choi- Business Services Marketing – Test, and State Finalist

Grace Hensley and Ryann Pifer – Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Event – Test, Role play and State

Lexie Stroschein – Entrepreneurship – Role play and State

Ivan Dashkevich and Raymond Valentine – Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making Event – Test, Role play and State

Lillia Bonner and Haylee Keogh - Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making Event – Role play and State

Aaron Grekowicz and Christian Muresan - Financial Services - Team Decision Making Event – Role play and State

Madeline Schmel – Human Resources – Role play and State

Luke Diliberti and Lanagan Wollborg – Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Event – State Finalist

Rylen Jurecko – Marketing Communication – State Finalist

Nicholas Heist and Robert Kostecki - Marketing Management Team Decision Making Event – State

Angelina Filias and Nick Heal - Marketing Management Team Decision Making Event – Test, role play and State

Sofia Guajardo – Principles of Hospitality – Test and State

Sara Heileman – Sports and Entertainment marketing - Test, Role play and State

Students interested in attending OSTC next year, are encouraged to attend a FREE and FUN after school or Saturday Showcase!

OSTC has added dates in January for these Showcases at OSTC-NE! Feel free to attend as many showcases as you'd like and send time doing some of the hands-on activities that are common for that respective program.

If students want to attend multiple showcase, they will complete the registration form multiple times (once for each date). To register for any of the FREE and FUN after school or Saturday Showcases at OSTC-NE, simply click on this link: https://forms.gle/FsGLsBMHCrVMrZ748

The Lake Orion Band Boosters will be partnering with Funds2org and hosting a used shoe donation drive that kicks-off in mid-January. This fundraiser helps offset this unnecessary waste and help keep shoes out of landfills. The gently used shoes that we collect will be consolidated and shipped by Funds2org to developing countries such as Haiti, Cambodia, and Botswana where they will be sold to small business owners for a very low price. In turn, the shoes will be sold by these small business owners to communities in need of proper footwear, at an inexpensive price. This helps create a path out of poverty for these small business owners in countries where there are limited, if any, job opportunities that pay a living wage.

Taking time between high school and college/post high school training can be life changing. Whether the journey is oversees or downtown, a GAP can be both refreshing and inspirational.

All students and families are welcome to explore a host of opportunities at Ann Arbor’s USA GAP Fair:

• Thursday, January 26, 2023
• 6:00-8:30 PM

Skyline High School, 2552 N. Maple Rd, Ann Arbor 48103

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ann-arbor-usa-gap-year-fair-2023-registration-441372084787?aff=GOeventsCTA

The Michigan Achievement Scholarship is a new state financial aid scholarship beginning with 2023 graduates. Scholarships are applicable for training programs, community colleges, private or public colleges and universities. High school students and parents interested in learning more are encouraged to register for an informational webinar provided by the Michigan Department of Treasury’s MI Student Aid team. The webinars are Tuesday Jan. 24 and Thursday Jan. 26 from 6:30-7:30pm. The webinar will provide eligibility requirements, award amounts, action items for students and families, and additional program information. Participants are required to register as space is limited. Please visit the website to register at Michigan Achievement Scholarship Informational Session.

Local Scholarships for 2023 Seniors are becoming active on the Counseling Office website located at Scholarship Applications (2022-23 School Year) - Lake Orion Community Schools (lakeorionschools.org). As each link becomes active, it is both green and bold. Please also see eligibility, scholarship amount and all criteria as well as due dates when applying.

We have started utilizing School Dismissal Manager (SDM), a program for parents to communicate early student departures. LOHS successfully used the SDM program last year. It is accessible on either computer or smartphone, allowing parents the opportunity to officially submit an early dismissal request without calling the school.

On approximately September 22, you should have received a communication from School Dismissal Manager with additional details. Parents are encouraged to check their designated email accounts. Also, be advised the message might be redirected to your “junk” folders. The welcome email from SDM provides all relevant information necessary to activate and begin using your account.

Just a reminder that Sendmoneytoschool.com has been replaced by lakeorion.familyportal.cloud. Please visit the site to set up a lunch account for your student. There is a tutorial at the bottom of the Family Portal page that walks you through the process of setting up an account. Information on meal prices for the 2022-2023 school year are listed below:

High School Prices

Breakfast Meal Price $2.00

Lunch Meal Price $3.50 - $3.75

For more information regarding our food program, please visit the Foods and Nutrition page

OK2SAY is available state-wide for public and private schools in Michigan; anybody can submit a confidential tip. Specially trained technicians receive the tips and filter the information to the appropriate agency to provide a timely and effective response.

Website: https://www.lakeorionschools.org/high-school-home
Location: 495 East Scripps Road, Orion Township, MI, USA
Phone: (248)693-5420
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