Orlando Science High School
Issue 4
Weekly Newsletter - September 6, 2019
Principal's Corner
Dear Orca Families and Students,
I hope you had a great start to the Month of September, and we are ready to continue the 2019-20 on a strong note. The Month of September 2019 is marked the annual observance of "American Founders" and Orlando Science celebrates and highlights the greatest people of our Nation! In each of our September Newsletters, we will feature one or two of our seven founding fathers, be sure to check back each week to learn more information.
Orcas keep challenging themselves and prepare themselves for the Nation's best colleges. I like to congratulate the Five Senior Orcas for becoming the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists! This is the highest number of Orcas become Semifinalist in any class! Due to the Collegeboard’s regulations, the names will be announced publicly on Wednesday, September 11th. I will be honored to announce these young talented individuals here next week. Go Orcas, Strive for Excellence.
Our 1st Quarter Parent Teacher Conference Nights will take place this month on September 18th and 19th. Please review all the information before sign-ups become available and find the details below.
Parents, OSS Connect has now its parent site. Parents can create an OSS Connect account to view their students' academic progress, attendance, discipline, upcoming events and more. Please check your emails from Mr. Han and reach him out should you have any questions.
Our first Senior breakfast was a great success. Seniors, please keep up the great work on completing your college applications and other important senior year checklists. Please stop by our College and Career Center to meet with the counselors and go over your progress.
We are in the second week in the Science Fair! Please see Ms. Bright if you have any questions about your projects.
Our Student Government Association is taking the initiative and hosting a relief drive for the victims of the Bahamas Island from the Hurricane Dorian. Please check the flyer below and see how you can contribute to these people who need help.
Our Student Government Association has great plans for this year. President Jenny and the cabinet is tirelessly working on this year school events and admissions process. If you are still interested in becoming a member SGA team, please see your grade level representatives. The student body looks forward to having great events this year!
We cordially invite all our Lynx Lane and Technology Drive HS family and friends to the Annual Welcome Picnic on Saturday, September 21st! The details and signup link will be shared with families on Monday. Have a safe and wonderful weekend!
It's great to be a proud Orca!
Respectfully,
Abdulaziz Yalcin, M.Ed
Principal
Orlando Science Schools-Middle/High
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1st Quarter Parent teacher conferences
Parent Teacher Conference Nights occur each quarter here at OSHS, see the table below for dates and times. In order to schedule a conference for the 1st quarter conferences, you will need to sign up using the link below. The link will become active today, Friday, September 6th at 5pm.
Once the link becomes active, please read the information carefully before selecting a date and time slot. If you find that the time/date spots are filled, please email your student's teachers to arrange an appointment for another date and time. No additional spots will be added to these nights. There will be no wait list created, however you may check back for canceled time slots.
OSHS SGA hurricane dorian relief drive
OSS Connect Parent Access
Parents can create an OSS Connect account to view their students' academic progress, attendance, discipline, upcoming events and more. Multiple students can be added under one parent account for an easy access. Each student has a unique "Parent Access Code". Please use this code to add each of your students.
- Go to the following URL https://ossconnect.orlandoscience.org/radix/portal/signup/index.php
- Enter the parent access code, birthdate of the student this code belongs to, Student ID (if asked) and your relationship to the student.
- If the information is correct, you will be redirected to a page where you can see your student's name. If this is your student, click continue, if not, click cancel and contact the school.
- After the verification is completed, you will be redirected to registration page. On this page, you will create a new parent account by providing the information requested and selecting a password for your account. Click on "Create my new account" when done.
- You will receive a confirmation email that contains a link to click to complete account creation. Once you click on the link in confirmation email, you will be directed to the site and your account will be ready to use.
- Once you logged in to the site, you can add another student by clicking on the "Add new student" link located on your dashboard.
1st Quarter Club Re-Sign Ups
Welcome to the 2019-2020 OSS High School 1st Quarter Club Re-Sign Ups!
9th-12th Grade Orcas attending the OSHS Campus for the 2019-2020 may use the form below to sign up for a club of their choice. Please review the important details below before selecting a club.
Sign Ups will close on Friday, September 13th, 2019.
Club Descriptions may be found at http://orlandoscience.org/clubs/after-school-clubs/afterschool-clubs/club-selection-for-middle-a-high-school
IMPORTANT DETAILS TO CONSIDER BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR OSHS CLUBS:
1) ONLY students attending the OSHS Campus may sign up for OSHS clubs.
2) Students may ONLY sign up for ONE(1) club per day.
3) The spaces listed here are the only clubs with available space at this time.
4)Students should speak directly to club sponsors for more information.
1st Senior Breakfast
Science Fair 2019-2020
Welcome future Nobel prize winners to the 10th annual OSS science fair!
Now that you have has the chance to know what your science class is all about it is time to work on your own independent research project. Science fair offers a great opportunity for educational expanse with creative growth. This year our school science fair will be held all day Thursday, January 23rd at the Lynx Campus Gym. As we have three building sources of middle schoolers, competition will be fierce to see both 26 projects for middle and 26 projects for high school divisions make it to the Ying Expo regionals on February 12th-13th.
Project ideas may have solidified while others are still being modified, either way, this week is a great time to jump on board science fair. If not already done so, please make sure your science fair idea is FINER (Feasible, Interesting, Novel, Ethical, and Relevant). Quantum mechanic projects might be a bit out of reach for some of us, while others may require sophisticated forms, labs, and professionals. Not to mention, your science fair project needs to be completed by the start of December! Still, dream big and always ask for help. If you are having trouble with science fair please consult your science teacher. If there are some confusions that still remain feel free to contact Mrs. Demir for middle school and Ms. Bright for high school campuses. We will try to keep you updated every week to make your project is smooth and optimal as possible.
Best of luck Orcas!
Orlando Science Schools-Science Fair Coordinators
Calling all coders! The U.S. House of Representatives is hosting the Congressional App Challenge for high school students interested in coding and careers in computer science. Participating students will create an app using a programming language of their choice. Interested students should see Mr. Soto or Mr. Beltramo for details.
IMPORTANT DATES
● July 8, 2019 App Challenge Launched
● November 1 – Deadline by noon for students to submit their app online
● Month of November – Judging period
● December 9 – Winners announced!
PRIZES
● Winning apps are eligible to be displayed in the US Capitol Building and featured on the House of Representatives’ website, House.gov
● Winning students are invited to #HouseofCode Capitol Hill Reception in Washington D.C.
● $250 per winner in Amazon Web Services credits!
OSHS Art Competition and Gallery
September 2019 will mark the second annual observance of "American Founders." American Founders' month offers the opportunity for students to participate in activities related to the nation's founding fathers, who were instrumental in crafting historical documents that provide for individual liberty and representative government.
In each of our September Newsletters, we will feature one or two of our seven founding fathers, be sure to check back each week to learn more.
George Washington
"Georgie Washington was a victorious general of the American Revolution, the first President of the United States, a successful planter, and entrepreneur."
"He was born on February 22nd, 1732, in George Washington's early years he worked as a surveyor in the Virginia Company. His forays into the Ohio country shaped his career and sparked a global war. He led the American Army in the Revolutionary War as was elected president twice from April 30th 1789 to March 4th 1797. He passed away on December 14th 1799"
To learn more information about George Washington please visit:
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13th, 1743. He held more than 9 public offices throughout his life, including becoming the 3rd President of the United States of America.
"He wanted to be remembered for three distinct things, 1) Author of the Declaration of Independence 2)Author of Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom and 3)Father of the University of Virginia." Thomas Jefferson is also responsible for sending Lewis and Clark on a 7.000 round-trip expedition to find a route to the Pacific."
Over his lifetime he wrote 19,000 letters and sold over 6,500 books to the US for the Library of Congress in 1851. He passed away July 4th, 1826.
For more information on Thomas Jefferson please visit: https://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/thomas-jefferson-glance
celebrate Freedom week & Constitution Day
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created, the US Constitution. OSHS students will observe this important day in our nation's history in their social studies classes on September 17, 2019.
In addition to Constitution Day, Celebrate Freedom Week is an official holiday in Florida schools from September 23-27, 2019. It is designed to emphasize the teaching of our country's origins with an emphasis on the founding documents. Check the newsletter next week to see what our Orcas are learning in class.
College Career Corner
Orca families, welcome to the "College Career Corner" of the OSHS newsletter. Here you can find information from our school guidance counselors, Mr. I and Mrs. Bolat. This information will help your student better prepare for college and beyond. We hope you find it useful.
OSHS Technology Drive Campus Traffic Map
30/30 Dismissal Rule
What is Delayed Dismissal? 30/30 Rule?
The “30/30 Rule" is a Delayed Dismissal Weather procedure that the nationally recognized. It is required that the “30/30 Rule” be enacted by the school if thunder is heard within 30 seconds of a lightning strike. Orlando Science Middle/High follows this rule.
When 30/30 Rule is implemented, students will not be dismissed until 30 minutes has passed from the last sound of thunder. However, parents/guardians who wish to pick up their child/children during delayed dismissal, will be allowed to sign out their child/children at the cafeteria or front office.
In order to pick up your student(s) from the cafeteria or front office during this procedure, parents/guardians must bring their dismissal sign to the front door of the school to sign their child/children out. If you do not have a dismissal sign, you will need to provide a picture ID and be on the school pick-up list to pick-up the child/children. Bus riders will be delivered home when conditions are all safe for dismissal.
An automated telephone and/or email message will be used to notify parents/guardians about delayed dismissals. Always be sure to update the school when your phone or email information changes. Thank you for your cooperation on our students’ safety.
Parents: Join the OSS Middle High PVO!
OSS Middle High Parents: Welcome back to school! We have some wonderful events planned to make this year a memorable one for our Orcas. Join us in helping to make these events a huge success and register below. We look forward to working with you!
3rd Annual PVO Sponsored Fall Festival Fundraiser-November 2nd 2019
All OSS K-12 Families are invited to attend the First General PVO meeting on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 from 6-8pm at the High School cafeteria. Learn about the Fall Festival and come join us in helping to make this fun family event a HUGE success! Find more details and RSVP to the meeting using the link below. Hope to see you there!
Easy Ways to give back to OSHS!
The BOX TOPS Program is all new for 2019!
BoxTops has a NEW way for schools to earn money from your purchases! See the details below. Thank you for your support of OSS!
OSS is an Amazon Smile School
This is an easy way to help raise money for Orlando Science Schools. Use the link below when shopping from Amazon. AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Orlando Science Schools via Discovery Education Services, Inc. whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.
Office Depot & Office Max
Office Depot provides the school with 5% back in credits for FREE supplies when you make a purchase of qualifying school supplies. Simply provide the school ID at checkout.
OSES School Code: 70228302
OSS School Code: 70218341
Important Forms
Attendance Matters
OSHS Handbook
Birthday Dress Down Form
Orcas interested in dressing down for their birthday MUST submit a "Dress Down Day" form (found below) to Ms. Rebel at least two business days prior to the requested dress down date.
Walker/Bus Rider Form
OSHS 2019-2020 Tutoring Schedule
Apply for free/reduced meals here
OSHS August Meal Menu
OSHS Events: Mark your calendars
Florida State Testing Retake Schedule:
FSA Writing Retake- September 9th and 10th
FSA Reading Retake- September 12th and 13th
FSA Reading/Writing Make-up- September 16th
Algebra 1 EOC Retake- September 16th and 17th
Algebra 1 EOC Make-up- September 18th
K-12 PVO Meeting
RSVP to the K-12 PVO Meeting:
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2019, 06:00 PM
2600 Technology Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, Sep 18, 2019, 04:00 PM
OSHS
Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, Sep 19, 2019, 04:30 PM
OSHS
Orlando Science High School Campus
Email: info@orlandoscience.org
Website: http://orlandoscience.org/highschool/
Location: 2600 Technology Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
Phone: (407)299-6595
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orlandoscience/
Twitter: @OrlandoSciMH