The Owl
The Newsletter of OECHS -- August 31th, 2019
All Eyes On Dorian
Juniors need to monitor both OCS and CCCC notifications. OCS notifications will have an impact on busing and cafeteria service. CCCC notifications apply to your classes. In the event of an OCS or CCCC delay, your Junior Seminar is cancelled for the day. If you have any questions, text Mr.Strope!
Here are some weather resources:
National Hurricane Center: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
OCS Inclement Weather Notification Information: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/domain/7768
CCCC Adverse Weather Policy: https://www.coastalcarolina.edu/security-parking/adverse-weather-policy/
Here is a good site for amateur meteorologists: https://spaghettimodels.com/
OECHS Open House for Freshmen and Sophomores: September 19th (4:30-6:30)
Drama Club
Tryouts for our upcoming production, "Don’t Try and Wake Him, Hand Me the Shovel" will be held on Friday, September 13 in the CCCC Bodenheimer Auditorium. We will walk over as a group at 2:30 p.m. Audition scripts are posted on Teams for students to memorize and perform. Please direct questions to the Drama Club adviser, Rebecca Huggins.
Italy and Greece Trip
Good news! We have added an additional bus to the 2021 Greece & Italy tour. With this additional bus, we have a few extra spots for the upcoming tour. This comes with several perks! We will have a free bus and an additional tour guide, at no additional cost. I would like to open these spots to student travelers only. If you are a parent or family member of a student who wishes to travel, please know that we have several parent travelers already signed up. I want to be sure our students are given priority on the available spots we have remaining. Any additional spaces that are not filled, will be filled by adult travelers who are currently on the waiting list. If you are on the waitlist at the moment, you will be notified by EF when you are bumped up to a traveling spot. Once you are moved to a traveling spot, you are responsible immediately for the monthly payments on the balance of the trip. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Huggins. You can sign up for the trip here.
Guidance
Starting next week, I will be meeting with sophomores one on one to talk about their
junior and senior year. Be thinking about what your major will be and what colleges
you are interested in attending. If you are not sure, it is ok, we can talk about that too!
Active Minds
mind·ful·ness
1. the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something.
2. a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while
calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
Quiet Body
- Set a timer for 5 minutes.
- Sit in silence with your eyes closed. Notice the parts of you that are
touching the ground or chair.
- You may notice sensations of discomfort perhaps and itch or a strong
desire to move. These will not last long. Just as thoughts come and go
through our minds, so do sensations.
- Try to focus on breathing into the sensation of discomfort.
What happens if you do not move?
Junior News
CCCC has a couple of events this upcoming week that Juniors may want to check out! On August 28th, CCCC is having Branch Out. from 10:00--2:00 Different CCCC clubs and organizations will be on hand to show you how you can become an active part of the CCCC community!
Their is also a Service Learning Fair the next day, August 29th in the Student Center fro 10:00-2:00. Service learning is a chance for you to earn class credit while being engaged with the community outside of the CCCC campus. Stop by and find out more about Service Learning!
This week, we will work on goal setting in seminar and take a look at our transcripts!
English
English I Honors: This week, students were introduced to using textual support to write a paraphrase of a text. Additionally, students were introduced to Unit 2: Narrative Non-Fiction, and analyzed the works of James Baldwin and Frederick Douglass. Next week, we will continue to analyze the genre, Narrative Non-Fiction, and students will be introduced to textual analysis with the works of Joan Didion and Flannery O’Connor. We will complete the week with a test on Unit 2.
English IV Honors:We finished Beowulf this week with students creating a mock interview between a reporter and Beowulf after his big fight with Grendel’s mother. Students are working on an analytical essay, which is due on Tuesday September 3rd. On Tuesday, students will begin putting together their senior project folder. Three signed documents are due: Parent Release Form, Project Plan Form, and the Mentor Registration/Agreement Form. All forms can be accessed on Teams in OneNote. We will now begin looking at the Middle Ages and the Canterbury Tales.
Parents, please assist you child with finding a mentor. Identifying and securing a mentor ends up being the most difficult part of the entire project. Once students have a mentor, mentoring hours can begin. Students have access to all forms and documents on both my teacher page and Mrs. Huggins teacher page on the school website. First semester senior project presentations will be held the first of December.
Math
Honors Math 2: Next week in HM2, students have a handout on factoring due Tuesday at the beginning of class. On Wednesday students will learn how to complete the square to solve quadratic equations and on Thursday review the quadratic formula. Students will have an online assignment that will be due on Friday.
Honors Math IV: We are finishing up Unit II this week. Tuesday we will complete our work on Rational Functions, Wednesday will be the Unit Review, and then Thursday we'll take the Unit Test. Friday marks the beginning of Unit III covering Exponential and Logarithmic Functions and Equations. #DORIANSTAYAWAY
Social Studies
Civics and Economics Honors- This week we completed our study of Political Parties with an activity where we looked at the Democratic and Republican platforms and where they stand on the current issues. We also discussed Interest Groups and their influence in politics and the evolution of political parties through the years. Next Thursday we will have our test on Political Parties. Our next unit will be all about the Constitution!
AP World History- We finished our unit this week on Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus River Valley. A-Day took their test on Friday, and B-Day will take their test on Tuesday. Wednesday we will begin examining China's First Civilization, and the Classical Civilizations in India and China. This unit will require readings outside of class to prepare for our lessons and will move at a much quicker pace.
American History I Honors: This week we have studied the American Revolution – long short & long term causes, major events of the Revolution, and the short & long term results. We will review on Tuesday and test on Wednesday. We also worked on writing skills for Short Answer Questions. We will continue to write in AH-1 throughout the semester in order to strengthen skills needed for the APWH EXAM. Students need to be specific in their writing and give examples within their answers in order to acquire points from APWH EXAM graders.
Students are reminded to make a study schedule and stick to their schedule in order to meet the demands of all of their classes.
Science
Chem Honors: Students finished Unit 2 this past week and did Chem & Phys Properties Lab on Friday. The lab is due on Tuesday. We will be working on Unit 3 this week.
APES: Students are working on Energy Flow Lab. Unit 1 Test is next week. Students should be working on MCQ Progress Check which will help them prepare for the Unit 1 Test. A day's test is on Wednesday and B day's is Thursday.
Bio Honors: This week in Biology we Learned about Cell Structure and Function. We finished the week with a microscope Lab. Next week we will be learning about cell energy and looking at different types of cells under the microscope.
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Free and Reduced Lunch Program
You can apply for free/reduced meal prices at https://www.lunchapplication.com/. If your family qualifies for free/reduced lunch, you also qualify for special benefits from ACT and The College Board. With free/reduced lunch status, both organizations will send your test results to the schools of your choice for free! Even if you are unsure if you will qualify, it is a good idea to go ahead and apply!
If you had free and reduced lunch last year, you still need to re-apply every year!
You can also track your child's meal account and make payment to Food and Nutrition Services at https://www.k12paymentcenter.com/.
Key Dates Coming Up! (More dates and events to be added)
September 2nd: Labor Day (Holiday)
September 3rd: Strategic Planning Team Meeting (3:00)
September 5th: OECHS Elections
September 17th: 1st OECHS Grading Period Ends
September 19th: Open House (4:30-6:30)
October 1st: Strategic Planning Team Meeting (3:00)
October 7-8: CCCC Fall Break/OECHS Workdays
October 16th: PSAT for 11th graders
October 30th: PreACT for 10th graders
October 31st: 2nd OECHS Grading Period Ends
Hub Bus Times
Hub Location
White Oak--Bus 480/Nikita Turner-- 8:48-9:08; 4:47-5:07
Dixon--Bus 481/Janie Lee-- 8:30-8:50; 5:04-5:24
Jacksonville--Bus 456/Kay Ledwick-- 8:51-9:11; 4:43-5:03
Northside-- Bus 461/Imran Joseph-- 8:53-9:13; 4:41-5:01
Richlands--Bus 501/Janice Brooks, Tina Cook-- 8:32-8:52; 5:06-5:26
Southwest-- Bus 473/Glenna Rhodes-- 8:31-8:51; 5:12-5:32
Swansboro-- Bus 27/Amber Partida-- 8:30-8:50; 5:05-5:25
Onslow Early College High School
Email: james.strope@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/onslowearlycollegehs
Location: CE109, 444 Western Blvd., Jacksonville, NC 28546
Phone: 910-938-6702
Twitter: @OnslowECHS