Falcon Friday, February 3, 2023
Olathe South High School
Principal's Corner
We are preparing for our upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences. We have both virtual and in-person parent conference options again this spring. Our in-person conference evening will be on Wednesday, February 15th from 4:30 to 8:30PM. Teachers have options throughout the week when they can schedule conferences via Zoom. I would encourage you to reach out to your student's teachers and participate in this important component of our partnership to support our students
Enjoy your weekend and we look forward to seeing you next week!
Dale
Have a great weekend,
Dale
Falcon Notes..............
School Counselor Week
The week of February 6-10 is school counselor week. The counseling department at Olathe South has some fun activities planned for the students to promote the counseling department. There are some supplies needed for these activities so we are asking that you check out our Amazon wish list and help out where you can. Thank your for helping make School Counselor week fun for everyone!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/N7EZE6H6119I?ref_=wl_share
Attention 10th Grade Parents
All students entering 11th grade are required to have their Meningococcal A vaccine. These are scheduled to be administered at 16-year-old well checks. If a copy has not been provided to the nurse, please send an updated record to vlreaves@olatheschools.org
Immunization needed:
Meningococcal (A,C,W,Y): Two doses are required for adolescents. The first dose was required after age 11. The second dose is required for 11th grade students who are age 16+ to complete the two-dose series.
National Speech and Debate Association
Tanar Daniels - Honor
Collin Dechant - Honor
Liam Hill - Honor
Amy Linde - Outstanding Distrinction
Keith Olivo - Distrinction
Logan Sheafer - Honor
Landon Weaver - Excellence
College Now
JCCC has received additional grant funds that are available for our College Now students. Students must enroll and submit the grant application before the semester enrollment deadlines to be considered. If awarded, the grant may cover up to two classes at the full tuition rate. Deadline for enrollment and College Now Grant Application submission is Friday, Feb 10 by 5 p.m.
JCCC offers payment plans. Please contact the Bursar’s Office for assistance at 913-469-2567 or email bursar@jccc.edu. Students and parents can also visit MyFinances to view account balance information and make payment. To give your parents access to view and pay your bill and receive your 1098-T, add them as an authorized user. Log in to MyFinances and click Authorized Users under My Profile Setup. Enter your parent’s email address and then choose the access to grant.
Enrollment and Payment Deadlines-
The spring College Now enrollment deadline is Friday, Feb 10. Payment is due at the time of enrollment.
Sweetheart Dance
Student Council is excited to announce A Night at the Carnival Sweetheart Dance! The dance will be on Saturday, February 25th from 7-10pm. Tickets can be purchased starting February 8th on Hometown Ticketing for $15. Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.
If you are interested in chaperoning, please email Ms. Thompson - kgthompson@students.olatheschools.org
Link to Purchase Tickets on Feb. 8th: https://osfalconathletics.com/event-tickets
Upcoming College Visits
Washburn University- Spring events for 2023: African American Leadership Day February 16th, Junior and Sophomore visit day April 7th, Ichabod Advantage Reception April 23rd. Registration online at www.washburn.edu/ichaboddays
North Central Kansas Technical College- Sophomore and Junior visit days February 15th in Hays and February 21st in Beloit. Student panel Q&A, admissions presentation, meet the president, explore academic programs, and tour campus and housing. Registration online at www.ncktc.edu/sophomore-junior-days
Baker University- Visit day for future teachers March 1st. Visitors will sit in on a class, visit with faculty and students, tour campus, and learn about the admissions process and financial aid opportunities. Registration online at https://bakeruniversity.formstack.com/forms/education_admissions_day
Bio Engineering Blood Drive
Senior Section
Graduation is May 20, 7:00pm at the College Boulevard Activity
Eagle Scouts and Girl Scout Gold Award- Each year at graduation we have Eagle Scouts from the graduating class present the colors. If your senior is an Eagle Scout and would like to participate, please email Angela Klusman at aklusmanos@olatheschools.org
Future plans - If your senior has not already done so, please have them use this link to inform us of their plans for after high school. https://forms.gle/SHiMbn5suYYA8j6m6
Decision Day - May 1st, during lunch, we will celebrate Decision Day with our seniors who have officially committed to the military, a technical school or two or four year college. In order to participate please have your student provide documentation to Angela Klusman in the Olathe South office. You may email the information to aklusmanos@olatheschools.org
Student Account Balances: we have begun notifying families of seniors who have a balance on their student account. If you would like to check your seniors balance before that, log in to InTouch using this link https://ks-olathe.intouchreceipting.com/ When you click on your student a red box will appear if you how any fees. You can click on the view button for fee details
Senior Timeline:
Wednesday, March 8 - Jostens graduation announcements delivered during lunch
Thursday, March 9 - Jostens graduation announcements delivered before school
Saturday, April 29 - Prom
Monday, May 1 - Academic Awards Night - At this event we recognize the recipients of some local scholarships, awards voted on by teachers and an awards based on cumulative GPA.
Olathe South High School
Website: http://www.olatheschools.org/south
Location: 1640 East 151st Street, Olathe, KS, USA
Phone: 913-780-7160
Facebook: facebook.com/OlatheSouthHighSchool
Twitter: @OlatheSouthHS