Trojan Talk
Osawatomie High School
To Graduation and Beyond
Volume 1 Issue 2
August 23, 2019
Welcome to Trojan Talk, Osawatomie High School's weekly newsletter. Thank you for your patience as we build the newsletter to include important information about classes, clubs, activities, events, deadlines, etc. Happy to see we've had over 1,000 views of last week's newsletter. We're off to a busy start at OHS in classes, clubs, sports, and various other activities and events. Please let us know if you would like something added to the Trojan Talk. Previous week Trojan Talks are linked at the bottom of the OHS page within the USD #367 website.
USD #367
Mission & Vision
Mission
The Osawatomie community is committed to excellence in our schools and to developing students who achieve their full potential as lifelong learners.
Vision
The staff, students, parents and patrons of the Osawatomie School District will know we are accomplishing our mission when all of our learners are Effective Workers, Competent Community Members, Problem Solvers, Self-Confident and Technologically Literate.
TROJAN FAIR
FFA
National Honor Society
Golf Team
What's Going On at OHS
Kansas State University
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2019, 11:45 AM
OHS Lunchroom Hallway
OHS Volleyball Alumni Scrimmage
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2019, 04:45 PM
Mac Steele Gym
Sophomore Class Ring Orders
Thursday, Aug 29, 2019, 11:30 AM
OHS Library
Student Council & KAY meetings during Advisory.
Thursday, Aug 29, 2019, 12:45 PM
OHS
OHS Football Jamboree (Scrimmage at Central Heights)
Friday, Aug 30, 2019, 06:00 PM
Central Heights High School, Ellis Road, Richmond, KS, USA
Varsity Volleyball Tournament at Burlingame
Saturday, Aug 31, 2019, 09:00 AM
Burlingame High School, North Dacotah Street, Burlingame, KS, USA
Trojan Pride!!! You were ticketed!!!
Jaelyn Scales
Counselor's Corner
We have made it through a full week of school!!
This week: Students who are taking college courses through FSCC finalized enrollment and testing this week.
Next week: The K-State Wildcats will be visiting during lunch on Wednesday, August 28th. This is a great opportunity for students to talk to a representative, ask questions and receive information about the university.
Did you know? There is information on colleges, financial aid, scholarships, graduation requirements, ACT test dates and more on our district website? Visit usd367.org/ohs-counselor/home.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Ms. Mildfelt
Every day is a fresh start.
Important Dates Coming Up
Adulting 101
Beginning September 10th.
Class of 2020 Graduation Items!!!!
If you submit some of your information on the form by using the QR code, you will be entered into a drawing to win free senior products!
Senior Yearbook Information
A signed Permission to Use Copyright Print form is required for all senior portraits. Please pick up the form from Mrs. Stout-Rhine or access the form by clicking the link above.
Course Information
What we did this week and whats coming up next week.
Mr. Alphin
Art 1
This Week- We discussed lines and how lines can convey all different meanings and ideas.
Next Week- Students will begin working on their first big project of creating a work of art completely out of different kinds of lines.
Art 2
This Week- We reviewed the basics of drawing and how everything we draw can broken down into simple shapes.
Next Week- Students will begin applying this weeks review in creating a portrait of their favorite celebrity.
Advanced Art
Advanced Art students are continuing to work on their portfolios.
Mr. Bailey
All P.E. classes discussed weight room rules and expectations. Health classes took the Impact Test which is used for a baseline for concussions.
Mrs. Bailey
Singers
This Week-We will begin sight-reading each of the five songs for the fall performance.
Next Week-We will continue working on our concert pieces in sectionals.
Concert Choir
This Week-We will begin sight-reading each of the three songs for the fall performance.
Next Week-We will continue working on our concert pieces in sectionals.
Music Appreciation
This Week-Section 1: Music Identity; how music changes you and your views and why you listen to “your” genre of music.
Next Week-continuation of Music Identity with the production of a personal sound collage.
Mr. Brandt
Ag Welding II/III:
This week, we finished talking about and took our SMAW safety exam.
Next week, we will begin working on projects.
Animal Science/Small Animal Care & Management:
This week, we discussed and completed work over world hunger, the domestication of animals, and the history of the animal industry.
Next week, we will examine the role of farm animals in the animal kingdom.
Welding I:
This week, we are completing our notes over SMAW safety and becoming more familiar with the arc welders used in the shop.
Next week, we will begin working on SMAW skills in the shop.
Introduction to Agriculture:
This week, we are exploring the history of the National FFA Organization.
Next week we will complete our exploration of the history of the National FFA Organization.
Horticulture/Greenhouse Management:
This week, we have been examining soil and how soil is made.
Next week, we will examine the structure of soil and the texture of soil.
Small Gas Engines:
This week, we have been working with general safety in the small gas engines shop, as well as, identified tools used in the small gas engines shop.
Next week, we will begin taking apart a small engine as a class.
Mr. Dages
World Geography
This week we have taken notes over the basics of geography and discussed topics like longitude and latitude, as well as the 5 themes of geography. We have also worked on our flag project which researches other countries flags and works on designing our own.
Next week we will be doing our final copy of our flag, and actually taking our design and putting it to paper. We will also be continuing our discussion and note-taking over the basics of physical and human geography.
Reel Movie Reviews
This week we finished Braveheart. We also started the movie Amazing Grace which deals with ending the slave trade in England. We will be writing a one-page review over the accuracy of this movie.
Next week we will be starting the movie Tombstone. This movie is about the shoot out at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone AZ and the famous Wyatt Earp.
Mrs. Draper
Business Communications:
This week we reviewed and practiced email etiquette and wrote emails to staff. We also reviewed a business article and wrote a reflection.
Next week, we will take a Microsoft certification pre-test and start working in Microsoft Word on introductory skills.
Mrs. Gorman
Teaching as a Career
This week students have been writing the syllabus for our class and putting it into a pamphlet form that can also be shared with students who might be interested in this class.
Next week they will be working on their presentation skills by preparing a short presentation on a topic of their choice. They will also create a rubric as a class to score each other's presentations.
Ms. Hampton
English II
This week we've focused on stretching our creative muscles with a writing assignment and studied character types with Ray Bradbury's "The Sound of Thunder."
Next week we will study types of conflict in "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" and plot structure in "Ordeal by Cheque."
English III
This week we've focused on our unit, Writing Freedom, specifically introducing the period surrounding the Revolutionary War to better understand arguments and documents of the time which include The Declaration of Independence, Preamble, and Bill of Rights.
Next week we will continue the Study of Writing Freedom, focusing on the American Revolution: Visual Propaganda, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, and the Gettysburg Address.
Ms. Henness
Advisory
This week Advisory classes are working on getting to know each other and team building activities.
Next week we will begin setting up our grade graphs and finalizing team names.
Independent Study
This week students have been finalizing their course enrollment, setting up their email through their course university, and completing their Online Orientation assignment. Most online courses start Module 1 this week.
Next week we will be continuing with Module 1 assignments.
Mr. Ingle
ECONOMICS (teacher Carl Ingle)
Weeks of August 19 and 26
We are using an online video series titled "Crash Course in Economics" to study and understand basic economic principles.
This week we will conclude our study of scarcity, incentives, cost/benefit, and opportunity cost and then take a test on these concepts.
Next we will study about specialization and trade as presented in program #2."
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (teacher Carl Ingle)
Weeks of August 19 and 26
We have been and will continue to study the foundations of the U.S. system of government beginning with Hammurabi's Code through Greece, Rome, England, the Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, Critical Period and to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. We will have tests over selected sections of this study.
SPANISH (teacher Carl Ingle)
Weeks of August 19 and 26
We are reviewing/learning vocabulary for greetings, descriptions, articles in the classroom and articles at home and in the community. We are learning correct pronunciation and the creation of simple sentences with an emphasis on speaking the language. We will have several written vocabulary tests.
Mrs. Jenkins
FACS
This week we learned about FCCLA, character and leadership.
Next week we will start to discuss kitchen safety and sanitation.
Family Studies:
This week we discussed healthy relationships.
Next week we will discuss birth order and how it affects families.
Culinary Arts:
This week we learned about kitchen safety and sanitation.
Next week we will learn about kitchen equipment.
Human Growth & Development:
This week we learned about the reproductive systems.
Next week we will learn about pregnancy.
Mrs. Johns
Resource Room English
This week we are working on Email Etiquette. We have learned the parts of a professional email, analyzed good and bad emails and have written both.
Next week we will wrap up the email unit and begin working on resumes.
Mrs. Kremer
Physical Science/Earth & Space Science
This week we learned about metric units of measurements and the OHS Science Club.
Next week we'll be learning how to be metric/imperial measurement conversions and start our introductory sections of matter and the Earth!
Mr. Madden
Carpentry 1&2 classes worked on Safety, Wood, and Tool Identification. We will continue working in these areas next week.
Drafting: Worked this week on orthographic projections. We will continue working on this next week.
Intro. to Tech: Worked on Drafting Skills and introduced study of Arches. We will continue working on this next week.
Dr. Menefee
Junior English
This week, we began discussing freedom and read some of our country's founding documents.
Next week, we will continue discussing freedom and begin creating our own definitions.
Senior English
This week, we worked to update our resumes and began work on cover letters and requesting references.
Next week, we will begin reading Beowulf and discussing heroes.
College English
This week, we worked on creating documents needed for scholarship applications, including resumes and cover letters.
Next week, we will begin analyzing advertisements to learn how they target their audiences.
Mr. Needham
Algebra
This Week
Working on different functions and relationship to tables, graphs and equations in sections 1.1.2 – 1.2.1. Homework, Review/Preview problems are assigned every day for each section
Next Week
Working in teams on projects to evaluate different functions in sections 1.2.2 – 1.2.5 and take a homework (Review/Preview) quiz on problems from 1.1.1 – 1.2.1 on Tuesday.
Geometry
This Week
Working in teams on projects to evaluate different shapes and patterns from sections 1.1.2 – 1.1.5. Homework (Review/Preview) are assigned every day for each section.
Next Week
Evaluate reflections, rotations, and transformations of different shapes in sections 1.2.2 – 1.2.5 and take a homework (Review/Preview) on problems quiz from 1.1.1 – 1.1.5 on Tuesday.
Mr. Packard
Band got outside for the first time to parade! Next week we will continue that and work on passing out uniforms.
Mrs. Pitts
Freshmen Health & PE
This week: Reviewed remaining lifts in weight room.
Next week: Get to start full workouts.
Weight Training
This week: Reviewed remaining lifts in weight room.
Next week: Continue getting faster and stronger.
Mrs. Pixler
Freshman English - We started reading "The Giver" by Lois Lowry and should be able to get through the first 4 chapters this week. Next week we'll have a vocabulary test and a brief quiz over chapters 1-3.
Essential Skills - We worked on how to get organized, and focused on a particular way of taking notes in class this week. Next week we'll learn different ways to study for tests and how to organize a study area at home.
Sophomore English - We have had a couple of creative writing assignments this week. We're learning how to continue writing a story that has already been started. Next week we'll focus on reading, and other short writing assignments.
Mr. Rush
Biology and Advanced Biology: We brainstormed all of the aspects of what Biology class should be. We registered for the online book. We talked about the Outcomes for the chapter 1 test and will be taking notes over chapter one for the next couple of weeks exploring life and a variety of introductory topics.
Mr. Schainost
Chemistry: dimensional analysis & Lab Safety/ precision, accuracy & significant figures Physics: physics primer/ science & measurement Adv Chemistry: Working in the chemistry laboratory experiment/ ionic formulas & names
Mr. Stephens
All of my classes started the year with the 100 lockers problem, we struggled together as teams.
Next week we are going look at predictions in Geometry and graphs of functions in Algebra 2.
Geometry
This week: Predictions and logical arguments
Next week: Homework quiz on Monday, then look at angles and rigid transformations
Algebra 2
This week: Function basics, Domain and Range
Next week: HW quiz on Monday, then more exploring functions using calculators. "
Mrs. Stout-Rhine
Web & Digital Design
This week we talked about different duties within class and students submitted what they would be most and least interested in. We developed and presented theme ideas. We worked through the yearbook ladder, and sold ads.
Next week we'll go to Herff Jones to design the yearbook cover with an artist and assign specific duties within class.
Accounting
This week we learned about the accounting equation and how business activities and transactions change it.
Next week we will test over Chapter 1 Starting a Proprietorship: Changes that Affect the Accounting Equation. We will also begin analyzing transactions into debit and credit parts.
Entrepreneurship
This week students worked on and began presenting their teen entrepreneur research. We watched and analyzed an episode of Shark Tank and began Chapter 1 All About Entrepreneurship which defines entrepreneurship, discusses the role entrepreneurs play in the U.S. economy, and talks about why businesses succeed or fail.
Next week students will finish presenting their teen entrepreneur research. We'll discuss great entrepreneurs, whether or not entrepreneurship is right for each person and explore ideas and opportunities to become an entrepreneur.
Ms. Tooley
Algebra II
This week we worked on linear functions, factoring quadratics, and solving quadratic equations.
Next week we will finish work on quadratic equations and we should be ready for a quick test over linear functions, factoring, and solving quadratic equations.
Advanced Algebra
This week we worked on Lesson 1.2 and 1.3.
Next week we will work on Lesson 1.4 and 1.5 and start preparing for our first unit test.
Trigonometry
This week we worked on trig ratios of special right triangles, Lesson 9.1B, 9.2 and 9.3.
Next week we will work on Lesson 9.4 and prepare for our first unit test.
Calculus
This week we worked on more review topics and had a quiz Friday.
Next week we will begin chapter P."
Mrs. Williams
Comp. Graphics
This week: Continued Photoshop Tutorials
Next week: Begin Beginner Photoshop Projects
Law
This week: Continued Court Structure & Started Jury Selection Unit
Next week: Discussing Federal Courts, United States Supreme Court, and Gideon's Trumpet
College Prep
This week: Completed a unit over Paying For College and started a unit over Applying for FAFSA
Next week: Discuss units over Scholarships & Grants and Student Loans
Oz Envy
This week: Planned Trojan Fair activities
Next week: Make new products and learn equipment
Contact Us / Stay Informed
Website: usd367.org
Location: 1200 Trojan Drive, Osawatomie, KS, USA
Phone: (913) 755-2191
Facebook: facebook.com/usd367
Twitter: @OTrojans