Olympia High Community Brief 
 
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Wed., May 18, 2016
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This is my favorite time of year as we celebrate our graduating Seniors. It is truly a time of celebration. Today we will have our Baccalaureate ceremony at 6:00 p.m. Senior Walk-Out Thursday morning is truly one of the more emotional events of the graduation season. It is Olympia's informal good-bye to the graduating Class of 2016. On Thursday evening at 6 p.m., we will have our Senior Awards presentation.  

Please be assured that even as the school year winds down, instruction remains a top priority. To the parents and guardians of graduating seniors, congratulations.  
 
Guy Swenson
Principal

Class of 2016!

Baccalaureate, Wednesday, May 18,6 p.m.

Senior Awards, Thursday, May 19, 6 p.m.

Graduation, Friday, May 27 at the UCF Arena, 7 p.m.

National Honor Society

Current Sophomores and Juniors with a weighted 3.5 GPA may be invited to join the National Honor Society. One requirement to be eligible for NHS is to have 20 Community service hours completed from May to August. 
Vital Signs
 


Understanding the chart:
The chart illustrates the total number of monthly logins to the OHS ProgressBook system over nine months. The totals are based on single or 'unique' users (a tally of everyone that accessed the system at least one time per month). What we have seen this school year is that parents account for about 40% of total activity. With the fourth quarter of 2015-2016 coming to a close in three weeks, we encourage all of our parents to check the ProgressBook system for updates on their student's attendance, teacher messages, etc. 

Connect to ProgressBook

* If you haven't received your log-in and password or don't remember, please contact our Guidance Department by emailing [email protected]

Attention Seniors!  
GradImages



Graduation is near! GradImages will be there to capture your images during the ceremony. Don't forget to Pre-Register prior to the event to share your photos with loved ones and to receive a coupon code for $5 off an order of $25 of more!

Pre Event Registration


Senior Parent E-Mail List
Get on the Senior Parent e-mail list! E-mail Senior parent,
Denise Lentine and ask to be added to the Class of 2016 distribution list.
* Students, join our Twitter account: @OTstudents16

In The Spotlight!  
HOSA - Future Health Industry Professionals

During the weekend of April 16-17, Steph Manny and Alana Parkin were able to take six students to the HOSA State Leadership Conference held just 12 miles down the road at the Orlando World Center Marriott. This is the 3rd time HOSA has attended the state conference and Olympia High School did not disappoint. Augusta Akinwotu (12), Shirley Gandhi (11), Meeti Mehta (11), and Cristina Romany (11) all received the prestigious Barbara James Service Award. Augusta, Shirley & Cristina brought home a bronze medal for completing over 100 volunteer service hours in their community, while Meeti earned the gold medal for almost 300 volunteer services hours. Together these girls logged over 700 hours with most of them completed down the road at Health Central Hospital.


HOSA State Leadership Conference
(April 2016)

Cameryn Coleman (11), Meeti Mehta (11), and Megan Galeski (10) also attended the conference to compete in medical-related events. Competition at the state level is incredibly tough and difficult to even place in the top 5. If a competitor earns 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, they automatically qualify for Nationals. Olympia HOSA has only qualified for Nationals once in the school's history, but over the weekend Meeti Mehta placed 3rd in Transcultural Healthcare sending Olympia to Nationals once again this summer!

Steph Manny & I are incredibly proud of all of these girls! Go TITANS!!!
~ Alana Parkin
Guidance Corner  
 
 Be sure to check out the 2015-16 Scholarship Bulletin postings in Guidance.

OHS Guidance Website



PTSA

Graduation lawn
signs available for $10. See Susan Nolin at the Front Desk to get yours today.

Join the Olympia High School PTSA and know your dollars are being put to good use!
  • Your membership dues and donations support many programs for Olympia High School benefiting students and staff
  • Members receive a monthly e-newsletter and timely email updates important to you and your student
  • The larger the member base, the stronger the voice OHS has in Tallahassee and Orange County via PTSA
  • Contact
    Debi Lake, PTSA Membership Chair, if you want a membership form emailed to you please email at [email protected] 
 
Athletics

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2016-2017 Athletics 
EVERY STUDENT ATHLETE MUST BE REGISTERED TO TRYOUT FOR A SPORT 

HOW DO I REGISTER? 
  • STEP 1 - GO TO THE OHS Athletics Website
  • STEP 2 - CLICK ON "REGISTER FOR SPORT"- located under "parent info" top right
  • STEP 3 - FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
 
Tryout Dates 2016-2017 
Fall sport tryouts are Monday, August 1st. Please ensure your child has registered online and has ALL completed physical paperwork turned in directly to Head Athletic Trainer Barry Walters prior to tryouts. ANY ATHLETE THAT IS NOT REGISTERED AND DOES NOT HAVE VALID PHYSICAL PAPERWORK ON FILE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRYOUT.

Non-Traditional Students 
What is a non-traditional student? A non-traditional student is a student that does not physically attend Olympia High School but is zoned for Olympia. These students can participate in athletics IF they qualify under OCPS and FHSAA criteria. IF you are a non-traditional student please visit the athletic website to understand your registration criteria and deadlines.

Types of Non-Traditional Students 
Full-time FLVS 
Charter School  
Special/ Alternative School 
Non-Member Private School (less than 125 students) 
Home School 
International/ Immigrant Student

 
 
Athletics Department
Athletic Office Rm. 634
Athletic Secretary: Vaidwattie Jagmohan [email protected] 
Athletic Director: Lauren Bradley [email protected]
Head Athletic Trainer: Barry Walters [email protected]


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