Mention OECHS to your server, show the flyer, or use the instructions below to order online on Wednesday, April 23rd, and OECHS will receive 20% of the sales!

Parents, it is time for the annual Onslow County Schools survey! We still need 25 more parent responses for a valid survey. Please take time to click the link below to let your voice be heard:

https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/276667/57696

Looking for some OECHS merch? If so, you have come to the right place as our online school store is now open! Click on the following link or use the QR code in the flyer below to shop today!

https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/stores/onslow-early-college-high-school

May 8th (Thursday)- AP World History Exam (noon)

May 13th (Tuesday)- AP Environmental Science Exam (noon)

May 14th (Wednesday)-American History Final Presentation

May 15th (Thursday)-Chemistry Final Exam and American History Final Presentations

May 16th (Friday)-Precalculus Final Exam and CCCC Math Placement Test for MAT171/MAT172

May 19th (Monday)-English II EOC Exam

May 20th (Tuesday)-NC Math 3 EOC Exam

May 21st (Wednesday)- Biology EOC Exam

Rising Seniors,

Since 2020, all North Carolina 12th graders have been required to have the Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (two doses) by the first day of school (12th grade). Please see the attached flyer and get the vaccine prior to the start of the school year!. You can find more information at https://immunization.dph.ncdhhs.gov/schools/k-12.htm.

Parents,

We have reached the final grading period for the 24-25 school year!! Report cards from the previous grading period will be sent home April 9th. This final grading period will conclude on May 21st. Please continue to monitor your child's grades at home through PowerSchool and/or Blackboard to stay informed about their academic progress. While our staff monitors this weekly, your involvement is also crucial for student success.

We greatly appreciate your ongoing support in your child's education. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to our school counselor, Ms. Leyble, at taylor.leyble@onslow.k12.nc.us.

EPF: We will have Tuesday and Wednesday EPF this week as we look at ways to cut costs for our budget. We will also pass out graduation tickets in EPF this week!

Jr. Seminar: We will have Junior Seminar on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. We will dive further into Common App and add our schools and recommenders! Juniors also can nominate themselves or others to be our 2026 Senior Class Representative for the CCCC Student Government Association this week by emailing james.strope@onslow.k12.nc.us. We will hold elections next week!

Owls are reminded that attendance is mandatory and excessive absences and/or grades below 73 can result in early checkout privileges being revoked.

English II Honors (Ms. Hendrix)- This week, we continue Unit 3: Western Europe & Macbeth!

All student due dates, deadlines, and other important dates can be viewed by accessing the following link at any time:

Honors II English Calendar

Parents can view any extra details about the assignment (its location for turning in, the websites used to complete the assignment, etc.) by clicking on each event within this calendar.

English III Honors (Ms. Meyer)-Before Spring Break, we continued our study of Unit 7: Modernism, and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Over the week, students have examined characterization, the symbolism of color, the power of rumors, and ‘the green light’ within the story. Students took their final test on the novel. Students also presented their Great Gatsby Party Planning Project and the class took a vote on the theme that they would like to have for their in-class Great Gatsby Party. The Party will take place after Spring Break. When we come back from Spring Break, we will finish Unit 7 with an in-class reading of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. Students should continue working on their Final Paper. The Checkpoints and Final due date for these assignments are listed below. More information on all assignments can be found in the Content Library of our class OneNote. Have a great week!

Major Assignment Due Dates:

Checkpoint 3: Tuesday, April 22

Checkpoint 4: Tuesday, April 29

Final Paper: Tuesday, May 6

Civics Honors (Mr. Marsh)- Students participated in an activity to identify their political party tendencies and those candidates with whom they align. We discussed the class findings as we differentiated the ideologies of the various political parties. Students then researched how each of the major political parties view the issues of the day. Finally, students used this information to create their personal political candidate and a platform to match.

*The survey is available on our class Teams page for parents/others to take if interested.

AP World History (Ms. York)-Before Spring Break, we tested over the content of WWI, WWII, and the Great Depression, we also finalized the 20th Century Genocides. After Spring Break, we will begin Unit 8, The Cold War and Decolonization. They will be doing Reading Guide 8.1 -8.2; Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization. They will receive and complete 8.5 Decolonization and Independent Movements of the 20th Century.

American History Honors (Ms. York)- We finalized WWII, and after Spring Break, we will begin talking about The Holocaust which will lead us to America and our National Identity. We will discuss life after WWII and the road to The Cold War. They will complete The Mapping of the Cold War and complete the reading guide for the Effects of The Cold War and Spread of Communism

Biology Honors (Mr. Springfield)- This week in Honors Biology we will continue on with the 6 Kingdoms and progress toward Animal Behavior.

Chemistry Honors (Mr. Stallard)- I hope everyone enjoyed the well-deserved break. We are starting Unit 10 Thermodynamics, and will conclude the week with Temperature Curve Lab.

AP Environmental Science (Mr. Stallard)-I hope everyone enjoyed the well-deserved break. We are now reviewing in preparation for the AP Environmental Science Exam, which is scheduled on May 13th at 12 pm.

Math III Honors (Ms. Seaman)- This week we will cover Centers of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Volume, and Density. We will continue the Spiral Reviews three days a week and students should continue to work on ALEKS for Math 3 (8-10 Learning Targets in ALEKS every week). 4 weeks until EXAMS!!!!

Precalculus Honors (Mrs. Walsh)-Students are learning about Conic Sections this week and next. They will begin with reviewing parabolas/circles and then move to ellipses/hyperbolas. This is our next to last unit for the school year!

The exam for Precalculus will be on the morning of May 16th.

School Cash Online is an easy to use and safe way to pay for your children’s school fees from your own home. All you have to do is register an account, attach your children and in no time you will be able to make payments online. We accept many different payment forms so come on and check us out! https://onslow.schoolcashonline.com/

Along with Blackboard, emails, the OECHS website, and social media, our school uses Remind to inform parents of weather bulletins, weekly newsletters, and more. If you are the parent or guardian of an OECHS Owl, please join the appropriate Remind group!

Class of 2025: https://www.remind.com/join/bf83fg

Class of 2026: https://www.remind.com/join/fkf7d67

Class of 2027: https://www.remind.com/join/7ag9b99

Class of 2028: https://www.remind.com/join/3944fh

Class of 2029: https://www.remind.com/join/oechscl

During the Governor's emergency declaration during the pandemic, many rules, and regulations were waived. Now many of those same regulations have returned. One of those deals with high school GPAs, driving permits, and drivers licenses.

"North Carolina House Bill 769 became effective December 1, 1997 and reflects a coordinated statewide effort to motivate and encourage students to complete high school. This legislation requires that a student's driving permit or license be revoked if a student is unable to maintain adequate progress or drops out of school. Adequate progress is defined as passing 70% of all courses and is determined by first semester grades and second semester grades for schools on block scheduling. For schools on a traditional six-period day schedule, grades are determined by first semester grades and end-of-year grades."

Students need to maintain "adequate progress" to remain eligible for permits and licenses while in high school. Each semester, we are to notify students (and the district) when any students are not making adequate progress at the end of a semester/year. Students will then have to earn back the ability to have a permit or license after the next semester's grades are complete (and pay $50 to the DMV to have their permit or license reinstated). Bottom line: Keep your grades up in your high school and college classes or you will lose your driver's permit or license!

April 23rd- OECHS Day at Red Robin

April 24th- NHS Induction (5:30 pm)

April 25th-26th- NC Science Olympiad Tournament at NCSU

May 1st- PTK induction and SAT Inc. Scholarship Ceremony

May 2nd- Yearbook Party

May 5th-9th- Staff Appreciation Week

May 8th- APWH Exam (12:00 pm)

May 13th- APES Exam (12:00 pm)

May 14th- American History Final Presentations

May 15th- Chemistry Final Exam/American History Final Presentations

May 15th- OECHS Graduation Rehearsal (3:30 pm at WOHS Auditorium)

May 16th- Precalculus Final Exam and CCCC Math Placement Test for MAT 171/172

May 16th- OECHS Graduation (7:00 pm at WOHS Auditorium)

May 17th- CCCC Graduation (at CCCC)

May 19th- English II EOC

May 19th- Orientation for Class of 2029 (5:30 pm)

May 20th- Math 3 EOC

May 21st- Biology EOC

Email: james.strope@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://oec.onslow.k12.nc.us/
Location: CE109, 444 Western Blvd., Jacksonville, NC 28546
Phone: 910-938-6702
Twitter: @OnslowECHS