Lake Orion High School

First and foremost, we want to thank all our parents for an outstanding turnout at Parent-Teacher Conferences last week. The partnership between school and home and the conversations regarding academic achievement reinforce our purpose and the daily efforts supporting the teaching and learning process.

It’s March! Daylight is gradually extending, the weather is becoming more pleasant, and students are eagerly anticipating Spring Break. Naturally, it feels like we are rapidly accelerating toward the final stretch of the school year. For all students, we are emphasizing an enhanced focus and sustained effort. The warmth and sunshine are very welcomed, but – for teenagers – the changing of the seasons sometimes also translate to a change in mentality. That pitfall is especially true for our seniors who can see the finish line broaching the horizon. In this week’s newsletter, we’re reminding our prospective graduates and their parents of the meetings that are scheduled on either March 5 or March 7 (see Senior Section below). In addition, we have our College Fair today, Monday, March 4 which is a great opportunity for students to learn more about their post-secondary opportunities.

Charity week starts next week, winter sports seasons are ending, spring seasons are beginning. There is many other great things happening here at LOHS. Thank you for your support in Protecting the Thunder.

Mr. Palmeri

Assistant Principal - 12 Grade

Lake Orion High School

March 4 - LOHS College Night 5:00 p.m.

March 5 & 7 - Senior and Parent Grad Meetings 7 p.m. (Pick One)

March 6 - Homeroom

March 7 - OSTC- NE Information Night 6:00 p.m.

March 10-15 - Charity Week

March 19 - Parent University "Helping Your Child Through Feelings of Anxiety" 6:30 p.m.

March 25-29 - Spring Break

2023-24 LOHS Calendar

As graduation day draws near, our efforts to ensure that this is a successful and memorable event are well underway. Graduation is being held at Pine Knob Music Theater again this year on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m.

Please plan on attending ONE of the mandatory Graduation Meetings that are being offered this week on Tuesday, March 5 or Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the LOHS auditorium. Students and their parent/guardian(s) should only attend one of these 45-minute meetings, where we discuss valuable information pertaining to the end of the year senior activities and dates (see flyer below), expectations of our graduates, and the graduation ceremony at Pine Knob.

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.

We look forward to seeing you at one of the meetings!

Click this link to order your Class of 2024 Yard Sign. Proceeds will go towards the Senior Breakfast.

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.

It’s that time of year again when we ask our valued parents and community members to help our senior students with our Senior Exit Interviews. If you would like to assist in this exciting opportunity, we are asking for you to sign up with the link attached to a signup genius where you will find dates and times (March 5, 7 and 8) that we need volunteers for. If you are not able to attend after you have signed up, please ensure that you reach out to me directly so I can fill your spot.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44ACAC2CA1FEC61-47957405-2024

LOHS is conducting stakeholder surveys for parents/guardians, students, and teachers/staff. The purpose of these surveys is to identify areas of strength for LOHS, as well as areas of concern or need.

Teacher and Student surveys will be completed during the school day on Tuesday, March 5th. LOHS is seeking parents and guardians of LOHS students to take a few minutes out of their day to complete this anonymous survey. The survey can be completed via the link below and will be available today, Monday, March 4 through Friday, March 15.

Click Here for Family Engagement Survey

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.

The deadline is fast approaching for service hours for our 2024 Seniors!

As noted on the LOHS website and in the handbook, in order to walk at graduation: All Service Hours, along with a completed reflection for each event, must be submitted through each student’s x2VOL account no later than the Friday after Spring Break of senior year, which is April 5, 2024 for the 2023-24 school year. I have been busy meeting with all Seniors who have not reached 20 hours. Please ask them to check their Teams messages if they say they have not heard from Ms. P!

During the meeting, I shared the list of upcoming events for February and March, which are available before the deadline. That list can be found at the bottom of the LOHS Service Learning website under “February/March Service Opportunities.”

For more deadlines regarding Service Hours, see the LOHS Service Learning website.

If you have any questions about the Acorn2Oak please reach out to: info@acorn2oakgrant.com

Students may also TEAMS message or send an email to Mrs. Everitt

Below are the links for parents and students to order Digital Files or 8x10 prints for the CLUB/ORGANIZATION/BAND/CHOIR photos from MyPic Photography.

• LOHS Club/Organization Photos by MyPic Photography

• LOHS BAND/CHOIR PORTRAITS by MyPic Photography

Take a look at our upcoming live broadcast schedule for the next 2 days. We've got the final 2 home games of Varsity Girls Basketball, plus another episode of our newscast LO-AM.

As for Varsity Boys Basketball, Waterford Kettering hosts the opening week of the postseason, and they will stream all games in the district. We'll have the direct link to their stream on our website. Tune in 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

Heather Rutledge

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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