Do you know of an 8th grader who would be interested in becoming an Owl? We are going over the process of joining the Class of 2029 at OECHS through several Parent Information Sessions. All sessions will begin at 5:30 PM and parents and students can join us at any of the sessions! We will also have current OECHS students at each session to answer questions and provide a student perspective. Please help us spread the word!

Our first prom committee meeting will be on December 11th at 5:30 PM in R105 (the Big Room) in the Ragsdale Building at CCCC. Please come and join us!

Parents are highly encouraged to ask their Owls to open Blackboard on their laptops or phones to show their CCCC grades! Unfortunately, OECHS staff do not have access to your child's grades, and having our Owls pull up Blackboard is also the only way we can see their current status in college classes.

Juniors and Seniors were reminded that they need to have CCCC grades of 73 or higher to transfer their grades to the next college or university. If they do not achieve this, they could end up having to retake the course and/or stay on campus until 4:30 PM. Failing CCCC courses could impact whether students will receive their associate degree.

Please help us as another set of eyes to keep watch over these college grades! We want all of our Owls to succeed!

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

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!

November 27th-December 1st: Thanksgiving Break

December 13th- High school teacher-made final exams

December 16th- Biology EOC

December 19th-January 5th: OECHS Christmas Break

January: SAT Inc volunteer hours due for Class of 2025

February 28th- OECHS Workday (no high school classes)

February 28th--March 2nd- No Homework Weekend (high school classes)

March 15th- Tentative Prom Date (Juniors/Seniors)

March 18th-20th- ACT (Juniors)

April 14th-21st- Spring Break

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

May 17th- CCCC Graduation (at CCCC)

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