Olympia High School

Olympia High SchoolNew S tudent Orienta tion

W E LC OME !

Welcome to 2018 - 2019!● Academics● Arts● Athletics● Digital Curriculum● Student Expectations● Parents● Get Involved● First Day of School● School Tour

AcademicsPrograms at Olympia

APEX Leadership AcademyDream AcademyProject Lead the Way - Biomedical SciencesComputer Systems and Information TechnologyMarketing Management and Entrepreneurial PrinciplesDigital Video ProductionCivil Engineering and ArchitectureJournalismCivil Air PatrolAgriculture

Academics continued...Academic Competitions● S cience Olympia d

● B a ttle of the B ooks

● Quiz B owl

● Deba te

Advice from the Principal● How to sta nd out from the crowd

● How to plug into your surroundings

Path to GraduationOlympia C urriculum Guide

Assessment Requirements

● Pa ssing score on 10th gra de E nglish exa m

● Pa ssing score on Algebra 1 exa m

Special Notes

● 1 online course (0.5 or 1.0 credit)

● 2 yea rs of sa me world la ngua ge highly recommended

Advanced Placement● 30 Adva nced Pla cement C ourses

● S tudents a re guided through college level work in high school by tea chers who specia lize in providing the supports necessa ry for students new to AP

W ho should ta ke AP?● S tudents willing to ta ke risks

● S tudents willing to lea rn

● S tudents willing to grow

● YOU!

GuidanceA - B, DREAM Katia Gauthier [email protected]

C - Fa: Stephanie Johnson [email protected]

Fe - J: Shannon Renfro [email protected]

K - N: Heather Zoller [email protected]

O - Sa: Aly Trematerra [email protected]

Sc - Z: Tanya Washington [email protected]

ESOL: Diana Hernandez [email protected]

APEX: August Perrotti [email protected]

ArtsPerforming Arts

● B a nd, C horus, Orchestra , Thea ter, Percussion, C olorgua rd, Guita r

Visual Arts

● Dra wing, Art 2-D, Art 3-D, C era mics, Digita l Art, Digita l Photogra phy

Digital Curriculum● All students issued a n OC PS la ptop

● La ptop is checked out to you

○ La ptop ma y go home a nd be kept over the summer

○ B ring fully cha rged la ptop a nd power cord everyda y to school

● You a re responsible for da ma ges. Ta ke grea t ca re

● OC PS student ema il a ddress. S tudentID#@ students.ocps.net

Device Checkout Dates and TimesW ednesda y, August 1, 9th Gra de only in the Media C enter

9th Gra de La st Na mes A-H 8:00 a m – 11:00 a m

9th Gra de La st Na mes I-P 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Thursda y, August 2 in the Media Center9th Grade Last Names Q-Z

8:00 am – 11:00 amNew Students (all grades)

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Athletics● 32 sports tea ms

● 2.0 unweighted GPA

● Physica l pa perwork required

● Athletic pa sses a va ila ble for fa milies

Athletic W ebsite: www.olympia highschoola thletics.com

Athletic Director: Kevin McE lveen/ R m. 402

#407-905-6400 ext. 6126482/ kevin.mcelveen@ ocps.net

Student ExpectationsDress Code

● S tudents who look their best, a chieve their best

● S imple dress code. Link

Behavior

● B e on time. Only 6 minutes between bells .

● Ta rdy ticket system

Cell Phones

ParentsHow to help your student

● Progressbook○ ProgressBook link

○ Username and password carries over from OCPS middle school

○ New to OCPS? Call front desk at 407.905.6400 ext 0

● Canvas○ Learning management system

○ Same username and password as ProgressBook

Parents continued...Who do I call when I need help?

● Tea cher or coa ch

○ E ma il a ddresses on school website

● Front desk (S ue S leeter) or school secreta ry (R osema ry C a rsello)

○ They both litera lly know everything a nd ca n help you immensely

● Assista nt Principa l, Athletic Director

● Principa l

Parents continued...HEROWhat is HERO?

● Positive B eha vior S upport S ystem

● Ta rdy tra cking/notifica tion system

https://a ccess.heropowered.com/

-C lick pa rents

-C lick crea te a n a ccount

-Fill out a ll informa tion

-Get rea l-time notifica tions via ema il a nd text

Get Involved● 37 c lubs on ca mpus

● Aca demic, interest, service c lubs

● C lub W eek (2nd week of school)

● Tita ns 6th Ma n C lub

● PTS A

● S AC

Just to name a few…AnimeBest BuddiesChess Debate ClubDECAInvestment ClubJunior State of AmericaKey ClubMake A ChangeMulticultural Student AssociationPAW (People for Animal Welfare)Potter’s GuildRed CrossRoboticsShutter SocietyTitans With AmbitionTitan MajorettesWounded Warrior

What’s Next?

● Meet the Tea cher Thursda y, August 9

○ La st Na mes A-L Noon - 1:00 pm

○ La st Na mes M-Z 2:30 - 3:30 pm

● First Da y of S chool, August 13

First Day of School● Ta ke picture of bus trip number written on bus window. Find my bus link

● Find homeroom - Kiosks in center courtya rd

● In homeroom, you will receive fresh schedule on gold pa per

● Follow B ell S chedule

● Lockers will be issued only by request

● Lunch depends upon the loca tion of your 5th period c la ss

○ A Lunch = 400, 600, 1100 B uildings

○ B Lunch = 200, 300, 500, a nd 800 B uildings

● Ha ve fun, meet people, introduce yourself to your tea chers!