Lake Orion High School

Happy Spring Dragon Nation,

Thank you to everyone for a great testing week. While there were some hiccups with the MSTEP on Thursday, Juniors were able to complete their Educational Development Plans through Xello as part of their career planning and state requirements and their ACT-WorkKeys, an assessment that tests a student’s job skills in applied reading, writing, mathematics and essential skills.

As the weather warms up and our classes spend more time outdoors for various activities, it’s essential to be vigilant about tick prevention. Here are some important steps to protect your students.

1. Check for Ticks: Remind your children that as soon as they come indoors, conduct a thorough full-body tick check. Pay attention to areas like under the arms, around the ears, inside the belly button, behind the knees, and especially in their hair.

1. Examine Gear: Ticks can hitch a ride into your home on clothing (and pets). Carefully examine coats, day packs, and pets to prevent ticks from attaching to family members later.

Lastly, the LOHS Admin team would like to remind our families of our dress code policy. (Below you will find the “keep it simple” line of thinking for the areas that seem to give us the most issue. For the entire text of the dress code, please refer to pages 66-67.)

1. LANGUAGE AND IMAGES: Keep it school appropriate and non-offensive.

2. CLOTHING FIT AND COVERAGE: Keep it tasteful and modest. We are a learning institution, dress accordingly please.

Thank you for your help and support in this matter.

Sincerely,

LOHS Administration

April 25, 26, & 27 - Spring Musical SHREK 7:00 p.m.

April 27 - Spring Musical SHREK 12 p.m.

May 9 - Virtual Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-6:30 p.m.

2023-24 LOHS Calendar

Senior Yard Signs have been shipped! Please watch for a communication next week regarding 2 dates Seniors can pick them up after school. Or if they prefer, Seniors can pick them up during the Senior Breakfast on Wednesday, May 15.

Tickets for the 2024 Prom will go on sale at the end of April.

• Every student needs a permission slip - all attendees regardless of age
• You can bring a guest from another school or from LOHS
• Tickets will be $85 per ticket cash or check- $90 for card use
• Tables at the prom seat 10 individuals and once a ticket is purchased there are no refunds
• Ticket prices will rise on May 20th to 95$ and 100$ for card
• The last day for sales will be May 24th- 11am- final call
• We have unlimited seats - it will not sell out
• Tickets will be on sale before school on Wednesdays and Fridays
• Tickets will be on sale at all lunches each day
• When you come to buy a ticket you will need a completed permission slip for you and your guest
• If you have any questions please ask Mrs. Hogan or Mrs. Redman
• The ticket window is to the left of the main office next to the career center

If you could not attend one of the Graduation Meetings the presentation has been posted on the LOHS website - Senior Class 2024.

Below is a list of Important Dates, which can also be found on the Senior Class of 2024 page under Calendar.

• Class of 2024 Important Dates.pdf

In addition, if you have not ordered a cap and gown through Jostens, please do so as soon as possible to ensure delivery of the custom gown by graduation. If you have questions regarding cap and gown, you can contact Jostens at 586-781-5618 or email Hollandsworth.Officejh@jostens.com.

If you would like to volunteer and/or help with the 2024 SANP party please LOHS2024@gmail.com

Still need help paying for college? We have a few local scholarships with upcoming due dates in March! See if your student qualifies for the Metro Bureau, North Oakland Community Coalition, Oakview, Oakland Career & Technical Educators' Association, Oakland Community College, or Realtor Scholarship Fund. See our full list of scholarships here or contact the Counseling Department for more details.

Tickets are now on sale for SHREK The Musical - PaySchools Events - Lake Orion Community Schools - Troupe 2898 Presents: Shrek the Musical.

The CTE Department is seeking advise and assistance from key business and industry partners like yourself (or family members, friends,etc) to keep our state approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs relevant.

If this is you, or someone you know, we would like to invite you to become a member of the Advisory Committee, which meets approximately two times a year. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to collaborate with one another and for you to become aware of the program updates, in addition to providing recommendation for the continuous improvement of our CTE programs.

The programs Lake Orion HS has to offer are:

Architecture/Interior Design

Automotive

Broadcasting

Business Management and Entrepreneurship

Computer Programming

Cybersecurity

Drafting-CAD

Education

Engineering

Family Consumer Science

Finance

Health Science

Marketing and Sales

Our next meeting is scheduled for May 1st, 2024. If you are interested in serving on any of our program committees, are able to attend the meeting, and/or if you have questions or feedback, contact CTE Coordinator and Assistant Principal Rosa Everitt at 248-693-5420 or rosa.everitt@lok12.org.

Thank you for your time, consideration, and dedication to our students and the Lake Orion Community!

LOCS is excited to partner with INSPIRIT, an organization that delivers in-person Artificial Intelligence (AI) programming and instruction to middle and high school students taught by instructors from Stanford and MIT. This first of its kind opportunity in Michigan is available to Lake Orion students this June. Please see the attached brochure for additional information.

Dear LOHS Parents,

Lake Orion High School is extremely excited to announce a continuation of our free tutoring program. This program will allow your child to connect directly with LOHS staff in specific content areas (math, science, social studies, etc.) outside of normal school hours. These tutoring sessions are one hour and can take place either in person or virtually through Microsoft Teams (this is decided between the tutor and the student(s) in the group). This tutoring is intended as remediation as opposed to homework help; however, homework is often utilized to teach skills. As we do not have an inexhaustible number of tutors available, this program is on a first come, first serve basis.

To sign up your child, please fill out this form.

If you have additional questions, please contact Cathy Srock at Catherine.Srock@LOk12.org.

Service opportunities are emailed to students the first week of each month with the events for that specific month. This list can also be found on the LOHS Service Learning page, at the bottom. This month is listed as “April and May Service Opportunities” Service Learning - Lake Orion Community Schools (lakeorionschools.org)

Back to a "normal" week at LOHS, so that means we're back to our regular production schedule for our live newscast LO-AM.

We're also live-streaming Thursday's Boys Lacrosse game.

Tune in all week at www.dragonbroadcasting.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.

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.

Dr. Dan Haas

Principal

Amy Thebo

Principal's Secretary

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS:

Rosa Everitt - 9-10th grade; Students A-Q

CTE & Career Readiness Coordinator

Anthony Kiner - 11th grade

Jason Larsen - 9-10th grade; Students R-Z; Special Education & 504

Anthony Palmeri - 12th grade

Christopher Bell

Athletic Director

Terri Lauer

Athletic Secretary

Heather Rutledge

HS Special Education Teaching Consultant

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 Lynne Kniess

Phone: 248-693-5640

Counselors

A-Cot Christy Bell

Cou-Grz Melissa Bruno

Gu-Led Natalie Parraghi (Fawn Bullock)

Lee- Pep Michele Novak

Peq-Sta Alicia Conner

Ste-Z Scott Boeneman

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

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

Website: https://www.lakeorionschools.org/high-school-home
Location: 495 East Scripps Road, Orion Township, MI, USA
Phone: (248)693-5420
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