Congratulations to the 2025 Owl of the Year, Sara Bundle! This award is bestowed yearly to one freshman who demonstrates the utmost excellence in academics, school programs and clubs, school spirit, and leadership. Sara represents her class as an exemplary Owl! We are proud of you, Sara!

It is Staff Appreciation Week, so please take some time to send a little note, email, or "thank you" to the best educational professionals in the state! Although we have a small staff, with several part-timers and many moving parts that keep our school running, they do an amazing job because of their dedication to our students. On behalf of a grateful school, thank you OECHS faculty and staff!

On Friday, May 9, 2025, the OECHS Drama Club will present their Spring Production: Vignettes. This is a series of one-act plays that features: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Muriel and Richard Eldridge, The Turret Rose by David F. Strandin, and The Keeping Place by Tim Kelly. These stories, while unrelated, explore the themes of love, loss, heroism, and villainy through both dramatic and comedic tellings. The performance will take place in Coastal Carolina Community College’s Bodenhamer Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building and begin at 6:00pm. Doors will open at 5:30pm. Tickets for the performance can be purchased at the link below. Thank you for supporting our students and the arts! 🎭

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Time: 6:00pm (Doors open at 5:30pm)

Location: CCCC’s Bodenhamer Auditorium, Fine Arts Building

Tickets: $5.00 for Adults, $3.00 for Students

🎫Purchase Tickets Here:

SchoolCashOnline.com: Fee Details

*"The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

www.concordtheatricals.com

*“The Keeping Place” and “The Turret Rose” are Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado

The NCHSAA has approved Onslow Early College High School's application to field athletic teams, starting with the 2025-2026 school year! We will only offer a few select sports: Cross-country, tennis, and wrestling, but may expand with select offerings in the future. We are excited for this new opportunity for our Owls!

With the coming of athletics to OECHS, we need to meet with parents and prospective athletes to go over rules, procedures, and expectations. Required forms will also be passed out. We will have the athletic meeting immediately following the Class of 2029 orientation on May 19th at 6:30 pm in the Bodenhamer Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building at Coastal Carolina Community College. We look forward to seeing you as we start this new chapter in our school's history!

An orientation for rising freshmen and their parents is scheduled at Coastal Carolina Community College on May 19th from 5:30 pm--6:30 pm. Orientation will begin in the Bodenhamer Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building. Light refreshments will be served.

We’re thrilled to announce that the Trailblazers Outdoor Club will be offered at OECHS next school year! Huge thanks to Mrs. Erin Walsh for securing a $10,000 grant to make this amazing opportunity possible for our students.

Owls, are you ready to explore the great outdoors? Check out the program details here: https://gooutside.nc.gov/.../Trailblazers-Program-Guide.pdf and let us know what exciting adventures you’re looking forward to!

Parents, it is time for the annual Onslow County Schools survey! We still need 11 more parent responses for a valid survey. Please take time to click the link below to let your voice be heard:

https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/276667/57696

Looking for some OECHS merch? If so, you have come to the right place as our online school store is now open! Click on the following link or use the QR code in the flyer below to shop today!

https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/stores/onslow-early-college-high-school

May 8th (Thursday)- AP World History Exam (noon)

May 13th (Tuesday)- AP Environmental Science Exam (noon)

May 14th (Wednesday)-American History Final Presentation

May 15th (Thursday)-Chemistry Final Exam and American History Final Presentations

May 16th (Friday)-Precalculus Final Exam and CCCC Math Placement Test for MAT171/MAT172

May 19th (Monday)-English II EOC Exam

May 20th (Tuesday)-NC Math 3 EOC Exam

May 21st (Wednesday)- Biology EOC Exam

Rising Seniors,

Since 2020, all North Carolina 12th graders have been required to have the Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (two doses) by the first day of school (12th grade). Please see the attached flyer and get the vaccine prior to the start of the school year!. You can find more information at https://immunization.dph.ncdhhs.gov/schools/k-12.htm.

EPF: We will have our final EPF on Monday and Tuesday! Hopefully, all seniors turned in their honors projects! We will go over all graduation items in EPF.

• 5/14: CCCC Graduation Practice (3:30pm in the Northside High School Gymnasium)
• 5/15: OECHS Graduation Practice (4:00pm at WOHS/Earl Taylor Performing Arts Center)
• 5/16: OECHS Graduation (7:00pm at WOHS, but graduates should arrive by 6:00pm)
• 5/17: CCCC Graduation (10:00am at CCCC, but graduates should arrive before 9:00am)

All OECHS graduation tickets have been distributed. Caps and gowns will be handed out in EPF on Monday and Tuesday. All tassels, cords, medallions, and yard signs will be handed out at graduation practice on May 15th.

Students are reminded that they are not allowed to decorate their caps or wear any non-CCCC regalia to the CCCC ceremony.

Jr. Seminar: Our final Junior Seminars will be on Monday and Tuesday! Let's make the most of the summer and hit the ground running for senior year!

English II Honors (Ms. Hendrix)-Next week, we undergo review & preparation for the English II EOC! 🙂This includes an important NC Check-In for English II on Tuesday, May 6th. Please ensure your child attends as much as possible in the last weeks of school, but especially for EOC-prep dates such as our next (and last) NC Check-In.

Our English II EOC is on Monday, May 19th.

All student due dates, deadlines, and other important dates can be viewed by accessing the following link at any time:

Honors II English Calendar

Parents can view any extra details about the assignment (its location for turning in, the websites used to complete the assignment, etc.) by clicking on each event within this calendar.

English III Honors (Ms. Meyer)-Welcome back! I hope everyone had a fun, restful Spring Break! This week we concluded our study of Unit 7: Modernism with an in-class reading of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. Throughout this reading, students focused on thematic exploration, reflection, character development, and autobiographical instances seen within the play. There will be a Quest next Monday on the play. Next week, we will begin our study of the final unit of the semester, Unit 8: Post-Modernism, with a study of selected poetry and short stories. The Final due dates for assignments are listed below. More information on all assignments can be found in the Content Library of our class OneNote.🌼

Major Assignment Due Dates:

Checkpoint 4: Tuesday, April 29

Final Paper: Tuesday, May 6

Civics Honors (Mr. Marsh)- Students have been using the Landmark Supreme Court Cases workbook to research and answer questions about specific cases. These cases connect to the topics that we have been discussing throughout the year. Several have implications for our current national issues and therefore will make relevant how precedents are used to make judicial decisions. Next week we will watch and discuss a law school staple and classic movie, "Anatomy of a Murder".

AP World History (Ms. York)- We are reviewing and getting ready for the AP exam this Thursday at 12:00!

American History Honors (Ms. York)- Students are continuing their presentations of mapping the Cold War and working on their final presentations with their American Literature paper. All final presentations will take place on May 14th and May 15th.

Biology Honors (Mr. Springfield)- This week in Honors Biology we covered the Plant Kingdom. We started with an introduction to plants, characteristics and phyla. Next we went into plant anatomy and physiology and finished with plant reproduction. Next week we will begin the animal kingdom and finish up with animal behavior. Get ready for the full court press here at the end. Have a great weekend.

Chemistry Honors (Mr. Stallard)-We are working on our last combo units of 11, 12, and 13. Students had the Charles' Law Lab this past Friday. Please see due dates below.

-Monday May 5 Charles' Law Lab

-Monday May 12 Unit 11/12/13 Worksheet Due

-Monday May 12 Unit 11/12/13 Test

-Thursday May 15 Chem Final

AP Environmental Science (Mr. Stallard)-We are working on reviewing for the AP Final Exam. Please see due dates and exam dates below.

-Tuesday May 13 APES Exam Rev Packets due

-Tuesday May 13 AP Env Science Exam at 12pm.

Math III Honors (Ms. Seaman)- We have finished the curriculum for Math 3! We will take the NC Check-In on Wednesday, May 7th. There will be a lot of review material for students to work on for the next few weeks including a review packet for home (20 problems a week due each Friday) and EOC review DeltaMath assignment due Friday, May 16th. 2 weeks until EXAMS!!!!

Precalculus Honors (Mrs. Walsh)- Students will go over their Chapter 9 quiz at the beginning of next week. They will also finish Chapter 9 by learning parametric equations. The week will end with a test on Chapter 9.

School Cash Online is an easy to use and safe way to pay for your children’s school fees from your own home. All you have to do is register an account, attach your children and in no time you will be able to make payments online. We accept many different payment forms so come on and check us out! https://onslow.schoolcashonline.com/

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

Class of 2029: https://www.remind.com/join/oechscl

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!

May 5th-9th- Staff Appreciation Week

May 8th- APWH Exam (12:00 pm)

May 9th- Drama Club Production (6:00 pm)

May 13th- APES Exam (12:00 pm)

May 14th- American History Final Presentations

May 15th- Chemistry Final Exam/American History Final Presentations

May 15th- OECHS Graduation Rehearsal (3:30 pm at WOHS Auditorium)

May 16th- Precalculus Final Exam and CCCC Math Placement Test for MAT 171/172

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

May 17th- CCCC Graduation (at CCCC)

May 19th- English II EOC

May 19th- Orientation for Class of 2029 (5:30 pm)

May 19th- Athletic Meeting (6:30 pm)

May 20th- Math 3 EOC

May 21st- Biology EOC

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