9/2 NO SCHOOL- LABOR DAY

9/3 Testing Make Ups begins

9/3 Beta & TSA Club 4:30 - 6:00

9/4 Beta & TSA Club 3:30 - 6:00

9/5 Beta & TSA Club Parent Meeting 6:00 PM Media Center

9/6 Swap a Top Dress Down Day $2 (see below for more information)

9/13 Progress Reports Go Home

9/13 Open Gym 4:30 - 6:00 ($3.00)

9/16 - 9/20 College Week Dress Down Themes FREE (see flyer below)- except 9/19!

9/19 Picture Day

9/19 Open House 5:30 - 8:00

9/26 Swap a Top Dress Down Day $2 (see below for more information)

9/26 SAC Meeting 5:30 PM ** SIP Input/ Approval

9/27 No School for students- Teacher Inservice Day

10/4 Swap a Top Dress Down Day $2

10/11 Swap a Top Dress Down Day $2 (see below for more information)

10/17 Hispanic Heritage Festival 5:30 - 7:30

10/21 PTSO Meeting 6:00 PM

10/28 Report Cards go home

10/28 - 11/1 Dress Down Week (Themes to be announced)

10/30 Halloween Dance 3:30 - 6:00

11/2 SAT Day for selected 7th grade students

10/24 SAC Meeting 5:30

Student ID's are required to be visible each day. Students who ride a bus are required to scan their ID on and off the bus each day. If a student loses their ID, they can obtain a new one at lunch each day. Students will be provided 1 free replacement ID card.

The PTSO is a parent organization that helps support our school by planning events, fundraising, and helping us build a stronger community.

Upcoming Meeting Dates:

9/16

10/21

Our PBIS committee is looking for donations for our SOAR store: Games, stuffed animals (good condition), school supplies, trinkets, etc. items can be dropped off in the front office.

All middle school sports require students to have a completed physical. Please note a physical is only good for 1 calendar year from the date of the physical. Parents must complete all paperwork on https://www.aktivate.com.

Questions? Check out the district athletics website first! Athletics / Athletic Paperwork (osceolaschools.net)

Quarter 1 Sports:

Cross Country : Coach Lett -

Practices will be Monday - Thursday 4:30 - 6:00 PM.

Soccer: Coach Helman-

Practices will be Monday, Tuesday & Thursdays 4:30 - 6:00 PM.

Quarter 2 Sports:

Volleyball

Quarter 3 Sports:

Basketball, Cheerleading

Quarter 4 Sports:

Flag Football, Cheerleading, Track & Field

Athletic Director: Eric Rothchild eric.rothchild@osceolaschools.net

Beta Club and TSA Club start meeting this week! Interested students can just attend! Beta Club will have a parent meeting Tuesday 8/27 at 6:00 PM & TSA will have a parent meeting 9/5 at 6:00 PM.

Beta Club: Mondays 4:30 - 6:00

TSA Club: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 4:30 - 6:00/ 3:30 - 6:00

Students are expected to complete 8 activities in Aleks per week to help them improve their Math skills. If a student is below grade level, students should complete more than 8 activities per week.

Students should be completing 2 article per week in Achieve 3000. This will help improve their reading abilities.

Thank you car riders and parents! We appreciate how smoothly car riders is going the last few weeks.

Student drop-off begins no earlier than 9:00 am in the car-rider loop. Students are prohibited from being on campus before this time. The school does not have staff on duty until 9:00 am. Walkers are also not permitted to come around the gate until we open at 9:00 am. The YMCA provides before school care for parents that need it for a small fee. Any students on campus before arrival time need to register with the YMCA. Feel free to apply online through our website or inquire in the front office between 7:30 and 8:50 am daily.

Exiting Horizon: The left lane is for left turns and straight, and the right lane is right turn only. Please also be aware of the crossing guards. The county is working on installing a light at our intersection. In the meantime, please be patient and cautious!

• Students should bring their laptop each day to school fully charged.
• If a student has a technology issue, they will be able to see a tech during their lunch
• If a student loses or breaks their laptop, they must immediately report it to the tech or a dean during lunch/ complete a student statement on how the device was broken.
• Lost chargers and damages will need to be paid through myschoolbucks.com

If your child does not have a computer yet, please complete the Borrower Form. Borrower forms must be completed by a parent or guardian in order to check out a laptop to students and they can be found on the parent portal account or your child can get a paper copy during lunches. We have distributed to over 95% of our population and continue to hand out more each day. Laptop distribution will resume on Tuesday 9/3 to students who have turned in the borrower form.

If you have not returned your laptop from last year (Horizon or another school) you will not be assigned another laptop. Please bring in the old laptop so we can update the software.

Insurance for laptops can be purchased for $31.95. Please see the attached flyer or scan the QR code to purchase the insurance.

Home Page - BusPlanner Web (osceola.k12.fl.us)

Attendance is critical to the success of a student. Please make every effort to have your child at school on time each day. When emergencies or illness occur, please notify our attendance clerk: Ashley Guzman at Ashley.Guzman@osceolaschools.net or call 407-943-7240.

Our first SAC meeting will be August 29 at 5:30 PM in the media center.

SAC Chair: Katelyn Bocarro- katelyn.bocarro@osceolaschools.net

We can use volunteers to assist with picture day, making copies, and other tasks. If you are interested in being a volunteer, volunteer applications will be available after August 6, 2024. The school district is moving to a new system so all OASIS volunteers from 23-24 will continue through August 6.

We will have more information when it becomes available.

Admin

Jeannie Spitzer: Principal's Secretary- jeannie.spitzer@osceolaschools.net

Megan Gould: Principal- megan.gould@osceolaschools.net

Andrea Wold: Assistant Principal- andrea.wold@osceolaschools.net

Erick Estrada Muniz: Assistant Principal- erick.estradamuniz@osceolaschools.net

Office Staff

Parent Liaison/ Front Desk-

Mandi Compton: Registrar (Registrations/ withdrawals)-mandi.compton@osceolaschools.net

Jennifer Fonseca: Bookkeeper- jennifer.fonseca@osceolaschools.net

Deans

Aaliyah Caballero: Dean Secretary-aaliyah.caballero@osceolaschools.net

Sonia Rivera Nieves: 7th/6th Grade Dean of Students- sonia.riveranieves@osceolaschools.net

Robert Desir: 8th/6th Grade Dean of Students- robert.desir@osceolaschools.net

Counselors

Georgina Baba: 7th/8th (A-K) Grade Counselor- georgina.baba@osceolaschools.net

Edith Roman: 6th/ 8th (L-Z) Grade Counselor- edith.roman@osceolaschools.net

Student Support

Yodaliz Aviles Reyes: IEP Assistant- yodaliz.avilesreyes@osceolaschools.net

Ocatvio Camero: ESE Resource Compliance Specialist- octavio.camero@osceolaschools.net

Luis Vargas- ESOL Educational Specialist- luis.vargas@osceolaschools.net

Spirit Shirts may be worn on Fridays- Buy any color or more than one!