The Viewpoint
A Huge Thank You to Everyone Who Contributed to the Food Drive!
We’re incredibly grateful to all who participated and helped make this food drive a success! Special congratulations to Mr. Wichman’s STAR class for bringing in the most donations—they celebrated with cider and donuts! Thanks to the combined efforts of Oakview and Waldon, we collected an impressive amount of food, and we’re thrilled to deliver a generous supply to the Village Food Pantry.
Thank you for your kindness and community spirit—it truly makes a difference!
Good luck to the Hydra Dragons at their first completion this season this weekend at the Heartland Qualifier!
The CyberDragons have their first qualifier this Saturday in Kentwood, MI. Matches can be watched at https://theorangealliance.org/ beginning around 11:00 a.m., search for the Kentwood event. Good luck to our CyberDragons!!
It's ok to ask for help. Care Solace connects students, staff, and their families to care.
At no cost to you, Care Solace will quickly and confidentially find available mental health and substance use providers matched to your needs. Find the right help at the right time.
This week, Oakview will focus on the character strength of Bravery. Bravery means you act with mental, moral, or physical strength, even when you know things are difficult or scary.
Bravery refers to voluntary (not coerced) action in the face of a dangerous circumstance. This strength involves judgment; the brave person must have an understanding of the risks and consequences involved in acting. According to Socrates and Plato, forethought separates acts of valor from acts of rashness. This means that bravery isn’t simply fearlessness but instead the overcoming of fear.
Overcoming fears is critically important in individual development, as it allows the person to do more and become more. A person can be brave every single day. For example, some people with social anxiety are brave just by leaving their houses and talking with people. On a physical level, bravery allows us to overcome fears, such as swimming or playing a sport. And, on a moral level, doing what we know to be right, despite the risks, gives us the sense that we are acting on behalf of a larger purpose.
To practice and encourage the character strength of bravery at home, please visit The Positivity Project’s mobile-friendly P2 for Families (available in English and Spanish), where you will watch a video together and discuss a quote and three questions. Below are links to this week’s P2 for Families lessons. Click on the grade level that best meets your child’s needs.
Thank you for taking the time to recognize one of Lake Orion Community Schools' staff members for their excellence.
The intent of the Distinguished Dragon program is to ensure that staff members who go above and beyond their regular duties are appreciated. The additional effort or support can range from helping an individual to helping a group or any effort that seems worthy of praise.
The staff member can be nominated by a student, parent, community member or even their own colleague. We ask for the submitter's name and contact information to follow up with specific questions if necessary.
Please complete the form entirely so the individual can be appropriately honored for their contributions.
