Dear Students and Parents,

The fourth quarter is an interesting time of year. In part, it feels like the home stretch for the school year. Yet, we have a lot to still accomplish and complete. Please help us continue to keep our standards high and our resolve to Protect the Thunder strong. We need the last 9 weeks of this school year to be our collective best. Let’s together refocus and recommit to making 2024-25 the best school year it can be.

Thank you for the continued support.

Protect the Thunder.

Dr. Haas

The 2024-25 Lake Orion Community Schools calendars are now available by visiting the LakeOrionSchools.org calendar page. A single sheet of the important dates is also listed on that page.

April 15 - State Testing

April 17 - State Testing

April 18 - No School

April 24 - State Testing

April 24, 25, 26 - Spring Musical "Chicago"

Lake Orion High School will administer required state testing on April 15, 17, and 24, 2025. The Lake Orion High School Board has approved the Spring School Day Testing schedule.

During the three-day testing period, your student will either be at school testing or at home completing virtual lessons/assignments for each class. Students who are not testing, MUST complete the at-home lesson for each class to be marked present in that class. Teachers will be proctoring in-person tests in the morning and will be available from 12:30-2:35 p.m. via Microsoft Teams for questions regarding lessons/assignments. Busing will run for students testing in school.

In order to prepare for successful testing, please review these items below with your student:

• The night before the test, students should turn on laptop and verify the date/time is correct. If not, report to the Learning Center (LC) upon arrival.
• Make sure your student charges their laptop the night before.
• Make sure they bring their laptop, charger and calculator (if they have one) to school.
• Remind your student to turn off and put away all electronic devices during the test.
• Make sure they are at school on time. Any student reporting to school after 7:45 a.m. will not be eligible to take the state exam and will need to make it up during the make-up testing window.
• Approximate dismissal time on April 17 at 10:45 a.m.
• Please be aware, students will need to bring their own snacks if needed. (Students may NOT eat in the testing room during testing). Specific timed breaks will be provided.

The LOCS Parent University series continues in May with opportunities for high school and elementary parents.

High School families (parents and students) can attend a college essay writing session the evening of May 5 at Lake Orion High School.

Elementary families have the opportunity to learn math games for high impact fluency practice at home. There will be two opportunities for the math games -- Grades 3-5 on May 13 at Blanche Sims Elementary and Grades K-2 on May 20 at Carpenter Elementary. The elementary event is for adults only.

To register for any of the three events, please click on the link for that Parent University session.

The LOHS Parent Group is collecting certain items to be used throughout the week of May 5-9 to help show our appreciation to the LOHS teachers and staff. Our theme for the week is "Flashback to the 90's". Some of the fun days we have planned are "You are all that and a bag of Chips" Snack Day; "Ice, Ice, Baby" Ice cream day with "90's Trivia" and others.

Please see below for ways that you can help by donating drinks, treats and supplies.

LOHS Parent Group: LOHS Staff Appreciation Week

Or if you prefer to give money towards the week, use the QR Code below. Thank you to everyone who has donated their time, food/drink, supplies or funds in the past! We appreciate your generosity to our wonderful LOHS staff!

Location: LOHS Learning Center - in the quiet room behind the check-in desk

Time: After School - 3:15 pm

* Note there will NOT be tutoring on the following days:

• April 15, 17, 24
• May 8, 22

Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26th!

The NOCC will be at the Oxford Village Police Department and Oakland County Orion Sheriff's Substation from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help dispose of any old or unwanted medication.

Wondering what you can drop off? Currently, we cannot accept any liquid medications, inhalers, or needles. Pills, including liquid gel capsules, are allowed, and must be popped out of any blister packs or removed from their prescription bottles and put into plastic sandwich bags.

Tickets for the 2025 Prom will be on sale April 21 – May 9, 2025:

· Every student needs a permission slip - all attendees regardless of age

· Students may bring guests with a permission slip from other schools or a classmate from LOHS

· Guests cannot be under age 14 or over 20 years of age

· Tickets will be $85 cash/check or $90 with card

· Ticket prices will rise May 5-9 to $90 cash/check and $95 with card

· The last day for sales will be May 9th - 3pm - final call

· We have unlimited seats - it will not sell out

· Tickets will be for sale before school on Wednesdays and Fridays

· Tickets will be for sale at all lunches each day in the ticket window near the main office

· Early graduates and online students can purchase tickets during sales times

· Tickets are nonrefundable and cannot be sold to another student for safety reasons

· When you purchase your ticket, you will need a completed permission slip for you and guest

· Permission slips will be in the main office and in room 252

Please reach out to Mrs. Hogan or Mrs. Redman with questions.

Troupe 2898 is so excited to present Chicago: Teen Edition as the spring musical this year! The students (108 strong) have been hard at work in rehearsals since January, and the show has reserved seating. Chicago: Teen Edition is a show for (almost--we added a 10+ rating for some mild swearing and violence) the whole family to enjoy! Tickets can be purchased at the following link:

Local Level Events - Lake Orion Community Schools - Troupe 2898 Presents: Chicago: Teen Edition

Work permits are legally required for any student seeking employment. The student AND employer must fill out their portion (in blue or black ink) of the permit BEFORE the school can finalize the application. Work permits are issued based on a student’s age and can be found in the Main Office, Career Center or on the LOHS website. Work permits are signed by the end of the school day they are submitted for signature. Please plan on at least a four-hour turnaround. Thank you for understanding. Work Permits and Jobs - Lake Orion Community Schools

Students who achieve over 100 hours of service earn the Service Learning Medal and are recognized during the Senior Department Awards. Seniors submitting hours for consideration of the Service Medal hours are due by May 1, 2025. Service Learning - Lake Orion Community Schools

Student parking passes are currently sold out, however more will become available on April 14. In order to be added to the wait list, students will need to complete the parking pass application and complete the safe driving module in Clever >> Compass Curriculum. Students will need to show their driver’s license and the registration to the vehicle they will be driving to school to Mrs. Mardlin in the main office.

Please note, payment will not be collected until the pass becomes available. Reminder that students are not permitted to drive to school without having a pass.

Any unauthorized vehicles on LOCS grounds is subject to being towed by Buckhorn.

As a reminder, Lake Orion High School is going through a construction period that will change the parking availability for the remainder of the 2024-25 school year.

The lower pool entrance lot will not be available for parking as the construction of the new auxiliary gym is taking place. Additionally, the current student lot will be altered to make room for the community pool parking needs. Additional parking will be available south of the football stadium in the lots marked "D" on the diagram. Please be patient and give yourself an extra 5-10 minutes of time in the morning as we all adjust to this change.

Please refer to the map below for a visual of the changes that went into effect March 24, 2025.

Summer 2026!

There are limited spots on this trip, so we would love to have you attend this meeting to learn more about this exciting opportunity!

if you are interested, please reach out to Ms. Sharon Spencer sharon.spencer@lok12.org

Important Note: Senior updates and more information can be found on the Lake Orion High School website under the Senior Class of 2025 page or our new Class of 2025 Smore.

LOHS Senior Yearbook Portrait Photographer, MyPic Photography, is booking Cap & Gown photo sessions for only $25! Each Cap & Gown session runs for 15-minutes and will include 5-10 low resolution digital files and an online gallery for ordering prints. All Bookings are final with no refunds and the sessions will be held at their Canterbury Village location. Please note: MyPic does not supply cap & gowns.

Book a session at MyPic Photography website - Cap & Gown Grad Photos - MyPic Photography.

Visit Lake Orion High School's Website to see what scholarships are available for your post-secondary plans. It is important to check this page often, in case scholarships are updated.

Check out Xello for additional scholarships in Michigan and nationwide!

Here's our upcoming live broadcast schedule for the next couple weeks.

PLEASE NOTICE we're only producing one episode of our live newscast this week because of state testing. It's a rare WEDNESDAY show (at the start of 4th hour like always).

We'll also have a crew streaming Tuesday night's Boys Varsity Lacrosse between LO and Rochester.

Please remember the story request deadline for LO-AM is 7:00am on show days. Story requests should be submitted to this email account. Please include the who, what, where, when, and why.

As always, tune in at www.dragonbroadcasting.org.

Guided After School (GAP) program that offers various clubs for our students at Lake Orion High School. Each club is led by our outstanding staff at LOHS. All After School clubs will abide by Lake Orion High School rules and current policies.

How to Sign up for GAP

• Fill out the GAP form and pay the GAP fee in order to participate in all GAP clubs.
• Students are eligible for all clubs after they pay for one. THIS IS ONLY FOR GAP CLUBS
• Register for GAP clubs with Mr. Kimball or online with the links below

GAP Form

Pay GAP fee using PaySchools Central

Looking for information about participating as a student athlete, the athletic schedule, or how to purchase tickets to sporting events, please visit the athletics website: Athletics Calendar - Lake Orion Community Schools (lakeorionschools.org)

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.

Dr. Daniel Haas

Principal

Amy Thebo

Principal's Secretary

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Anthony Kiner - 11th grade

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS:

Danielle Bredemus - 9th grade

Brad Bailey - 10th grade

Rosa Everitt -12th grade

CTE & K-12 Career Readiness Coordinator

Christopher Bell

Have questions about your schedule?

If you find an error in your student's schedule, please ask them to reach out to their counselor or visit the counseling center before the start of the school day or during passing time.

Secretary Lindsay Korsan

Phone: 248-693-5640

Counselors

A-Cot Christy Bell

Cou-Grz Melissa Bruno

Gu-Led Natalie Parraghi

Lee- Pep Michele Novak

Peq-Sta Alicia Conner

Ste-Z Scott Boeneman

Heather Rutledge

HS Special Education Teaching Consultant

The 2024-25 Lake Orion Community Schools calendars are now available by visiting the LakeOrionSchools.org calendar page. A single sheet of the important dates is also listed on that page.

OK2SAY is available state-wide for public and private schools in Michigan; anybody can submit a confidential tip. Specially trained technicians receive the tips and filter the information to the appropriate agency to provide a timely and effective response

Check out LOCS' Flickr albums for pictures of all our events, Homecoming Game, Pep Assemblies, Invitationals, Graduations, first day of school pics and more.

It's ok to ask for help

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At no cost to you, Care Solace will quickly and confidentially find available mental health and substance use providers matched to your needs.

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