Lake Orion High School

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

• March 8, 2023 - Choir Pre-Festival Concert MS/HS 7pm (Auditorium)
• March 9, 2023 - Class of 2023 Senior Parent and Student Meeting 7pm (Auditorium)
• March 13-17, 2023 - Charity Week
• March 13, 2023 - U of M DEEP Parent Information Night 6pm (Auditorium)
• March 17, 2023 - The Magic of Hope 7pm (Auditorium)
• March 27-31, 2023 - Spring Break

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

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

PM OSTC students should attend OSTC.

March 15th

April 12th

April 26th

May 3rd

May 24th

Mandatory Senior Meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 7th or Thursday, March 9th at 7PM.

This meeting will include information about Graduation, cap and gown distribution, 4th term exam exemption, and Senior celebrations.

Use this link if you would like to purchase a Class of 2023 Senior Yard Sign. The yard signs will ship to LOHS and be delivered to your Seniors at the Senior Breakfast on May 17th. Last date to purchase yard signs will be April 7th.

It’s that time of year again where we ask our valued parents and community members to help our senior students with their final senior exit interview. You do not need to prep in any way, we provide all questions and give detailed instructions on how we will run the sessions when you arrive.

Please use the signup genius link provided below for the March dates. You don't have to stay the whole day, volunteering for just one block/session would help out our seniors immensely. If you know of anyone that you would like to add to this distribution list, please let me know and I can forward it to them.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44ACAC2CA1FEC61-march1

On March 17th at 7pm, the North Oakland Community Coalition (NOCC) invites you to spend an evening with professional mental health presenter and Lake Orion graduate, Anthony Grupido. Anthony combines magic and his personal experience with anxiety and depression to make the stigma surrounding mental health disappear. This event is recommended for audiences 13 and up.

The presentation will begin at 7pm on March 17th, and take place at the Lake Orion High School Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 6:30pm.

To register for this FREE event, please visit: https://forms.gle/TfspePQMoZnckxWz7

As part of college and career readiness, it is important that LOHS assists our students with important skills; one of them is email etiquette. There are so many essential skills that students need to succeed in the future, and being able to communicate professionally and effectively is one of them. This graphic was shared at a homeroom earlier this year with our students.

Did you know that Lake Orion Community Schools offers many ways for students to earn college credit in high school?

In addition to articulation credits in State Approved Career and Technical Education Courses and Dual Enrollment, LOHS is offering 2 Early College Programs for students starting as early as 9th grade.

An early middle college (EMC) is a Michigan Department of Education approved five-year program of study that begins in high school. EMCs work closely with postsecondary partners to provide students with an opportunity earn a high school diploma and one or more of the following:

• 60 transferable college credits
• An associate degree
• A professional certification
• The Michigan Early Middle College Association (MEMCA) technical certificate
• Participation in a registered apprenticeship

The American Institutes for Research found that students who take college-level courses in high school where more likely to go on to earn a college degree, will earn more in their career, and less likely to depend on government assistance. They also found evidence that supports the fact that exposing students to college courses/college-level courses in high school can increase the likelihood of success.

In the 2023-24 School year, LOHS will continue to offer the University of Michigan -Flint DEEP program and introduce the Rochester University Early College Program, which has proven to be strong in surrounding districts.

Please join us for informational parent meetings for Rochester University on Tuesday, March 7th in the KIVA at 6PM and Monday, March 13th for the University of Michigan Flint meeting.

For those who missed the Rochester University meeting, we are looking to schedule a second one in April.

If you have any questions, please contact Rosa Everitt, Assistant Principal at LOHS. Rosa.everitt@lok12.org

Applications for the Rochester University Early College Program will be available on Monday March 13th. We will be updating the website this week to keep parents and students up to date. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Barnes at julie.barnes@lok12.org

DEEP

Dual Enrollment Educational Partnerships

Informational Parent Night

Monday, March 13, 6:00PM

LOHS Auditorium

For more information, please contact Melissa Bruno or Rosa Everitt

The SET SEG Foundation is awarding 20 scholarships to Michigan public high school seniors who are enrolled or plan to enroll in an accredited two-year college, technical school, or other accredited technical institute within the next 12 months. Click here for more information!

SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT:

Students will receive a $500 scholarship.

As part of our Diversified Curriculum, our LOHS Spanish students will have the opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico over Spring Break 2024 to learn more about the Puerto Rican culture and to speak Spanish! We will take a walking tour of San Juan, visit the Yunque Caribbean National Forest and the Botanical Gardens, go ziplining, do a bioluminescent bay excursion, and snorkel! If you want more information, fill out this interest survey.

Over 50 Spanish students participated in Oakland School's first Seal of Biliteracy Boot Camp in March 2019. Boot Camp offers students an opportunity to participate in a “linguistic obstacle course” that includes real-world tasks to evaluate their language proficiency in listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Students get real time feedback on their language performance, have the opportunity to connect with other language learners, and build their confidence to test for the Seal of Biliteracy. For more details, please visit the Seal of Biliteracy Boot Camp site.

When:

• Saturday, March 18, 2023
  
• Registration Deadline is Sunday, March 12, 2023 by 11:59 PM

Where:

• Oakland Schools Main Campus
• 2111 Pontiac Lake Road
• Waterford, MI 48328

Lake Orion Community Schools' unique Parent University program provides parents an opportunity to participate in their child's education.

The Parent University program offers many different topics, each targeted to a different level (elementary, middle school, high school). A calendar is available on our website that identifies the upcoming event session dates and the presentations, as well as past ones

Upcoming events include:

March - Mindfulness

April - Safety and Security

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.

Students who graduate from high school in Michigan with a diploma or certificate of completion or achieved a high school equivalency certificate in 2023 or after will be eligible for more financial aid from the State of Michigan:

• Up to $2,000 if they attend an eligible training provider in Michigan, per year, up to two years
• Up to $2,750 if they attend a Michigan community college, per year, up to three years
• Up to $4,000 if they attend a Michigan private college or university, per year, up to five years
• Up to $5,500 if they attend a Michigan public university, per year, up to five years

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.

The 2023-24 Lake Orion Community Schools calendars are now available by clicking on each level calendar below and they are also posted on the LakeOrionSchools.org calendar page. A single sheet of the important dates is linked below. The other district calendars will be posted on the LOCS calendar page when available.

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.

Principal

Dr. Daniel Haas

Principal's Secretary

Amy Thebo

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Assistant Principals

Vernon Burden 10-11 grade last names A-M

Rosa Everitt 9th Grade, K-12 Career Readiness Coordinator
Jason Larsen 10-11 grade last names N-Z, Special Education

Anthony Palmeri 12th grade

Counseling

Secretary Lynne Kniess

A-Cot Christy Bell

Cou-Grz Melissa Bruno

Gu-Led Fawn Bullock

Lee- Pep Michele Novak

Peq-Sta Alicia Conner

Ste-Z Scott Boeneman

Social Worker: Caroline Redman

Student Services

Special Ed, Teacher Consultant: Heather Rutledge

Special Ed, Transition Coordinator: Kari Hayes

Social Worker: Stephanie Gardner

Social Worker: Joshua Kibby

School Psychologist: Jared Wood

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

Instagram: lkorionhs