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On Friday, the Dr. Phillips leadership and guidance teams honored our Top Ten seniors. These seniors have worked hard their entire school careers to get to this moment. They have demonstrated their diligence, determination, and focus through their hard work ethic. To get into the top 10 in a graduating class of 800 shows that these 10 students are, Truly Never Less Than The Best!
Valedictorian: Abed Alrahman Hafez
Salutatorian: Lorvensky Dezona
#3 Jiayi Li
#4 Dominic Rocco
Tied for #5 Kristen Alvey and Vrajesh Patel
#7 Avery Kaak
#8 Juan Garcia Pinto
#9 Ella Beerensson
#10 Jiashuo Zhang
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Hello Mark,
This is only a four day school week for students as Friday, March 14 is a student holiday but a professional day for teachers. The week of March 17-21 is our spring break with classes resuming on March 24. Student Council has organized a spring pep rally this Thursday ahead spring break.
For those students who took the third progress monitoring (PM3) this past week, results should be available online anytime if not by the time you read this. The Florida Department of Education works to have the student scores tallied and available within about 24 hours - instructions how to access state test scores via OCPS Skyward.
Congratulations to our Orchestra for earning all Superior ratings at their 2025 Music Performance Assessment! A superior rating is comparable to the grade of “A”. A superior rating reflects the finest conceivable performance for the event and class of participants being evaluated – worthy of the distinction of being recognized as among the very best. (Source: floridaschoolmusic.org)
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Guidance counselors serving our Top Ten students and their families breakfast at Friday's special event. | | |
U.S. Air Force JROTC color guard arrives during the morning of our Top Ten breakfast. | | |
Congratulations to our girls basketball team on another truly remarkable season which ended on Saturday vs. Winter Haven. Our Panthers are pictured with their state championship runner-up trophy. We are very proud of our athletes and thank them for their dedication, fine sportsmanship, and representing Dr. Phillips High School so well. They competed against some of the top basketball programs in the state and the country this season at the class 7A level - Orlando Sentinel game recap | | |
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Panthers, while we know spring break is heavy on your mind, please take advantage of these upcoming four instructional days. Continue to put forth your best efforts each day and keep up your momentum through the last bell on Thursday.
Thank you for reading.
DP Panthers—Never Less Than The Best
Principal, Jackie Ramsey
Dr. Phillips High School
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Panther Spotlight!
Class of 2025 Top Ten
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Valedictorian Abed Alrahman Hafez with his guidance counselor Ms. Baker and Principal Ramsey | |
Salutatorian Lorvensky Dezona | |
#3 Jiayi Li with Principal Ramsey and Assistant Principal McDonald | |
Tied for #5 Kristen Alvey | |
Tied for #5 Vrajesh Patel | |
#7 with Avery Kaak with Principal Ramsey and guidance counselor Ms. Baker | |
This past week was social worker appreciation week and DP celebrated Mr. Granjean, Mrs. Wilgus and Ms. Geraghty (our intern) with lunch from DP Partner in Education Carrabba’s Italian Grill! Thank you for all you do for our school! | |
Mr. Granjean, Mrs. Wilgus, and Ms. Geraghty with AP Johnson, AP Johnson #2, Ms. Fleming, AP McDonald, Ms. Vazquez and Ms. Aponte. | |
Mr. Granjean, Mrs. Wilgus, and Ms. Geraghty with Ms. Nasrallah and Assistant Principal Morse | |
March is: National Music in Our Schools Month, National Arts in Our Schools Month | |
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Mar. 13: Spring Pep Rally
Mar. 14: Pi Day
Mar. 14: No School for Students
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Mar. 24: Last Day for Grad Bash Tickets
Apr. 25: Grad Bash at Universal
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On Friday, the Girls Basketball team competed at the state semi-finals in Lakeland against Doral Academy, At halftime, the girls were winning 38-25. By the end of the game, the girls won with a score of 72-54! On Saturday, the girls faced Winter Haven for the state championship. This was the fourth year in a row the Lady Panthers have made the state finals.
Orlando Sentinel (Mar. 7) - Dr. Phillips girls move closer to basketball state championship 4-peat
OrangeObserver.com (Mar. 7) - Dr. Phillips girls hoops heading back to state title game
Lady Panthers top Doral Academy, 72-54, to clinch berth in fourth consecutive state championship game appearance.
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Our Lady Panthers at midcourt in the Lakeland RP Funding Center holding up the Class 7A Girls Basketball Final Four bracket chart. | |
Above and just below: Our girls in action during the semi-final game vs. Miami's Doral Academy in Lakeland. | |
Seniors, Seniors, Seniors | | |
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Grad Bash tickets are selling quickly. Be sure to reserve your spot and pay for your ticket in full before March 24. No tickets will be sold after this date, but we may sell out beforehand. You don’t want to miss out.
Be sure to complete the application and agreement form (tinyurl.com/DPHSGradBash), pay your balance, and review the guidelines for transportation, timing, and dress code.
See Ms. Golub in 2-210 if you have any questions.
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Orchestra Earns Straight Superiors! | | |
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Ms. Hollingsworth and orchestra students for OCPS MPA at Winter Park High School on March 1st.
Music Performance Assessment (MPA) is an event during which each school’s orchestra program takes their different ensembles to perform a program of varied & challenging repertoire. Based on their performance, each orchestra receives a rating, from Superior (highest) to Poor (lowest). In addition, each orchestra must demonstrate competency in sight reading and is graded on the same scale.
2025 Results:
Sinfonia Orchestra
CONCERT PERFORMANCE: Superior
SIGHT READING: Superior
Philharmonia Orchestra
CONCERT PERFORMANCE: Superior
SIGHT READING: Superior
Chamber Orchestra
CONCERT PERFORMANCE: Superior
SIGHT READING: Superior
Premiere Orchestra
CONCERT PERFORMANCE: Superior
SIGHT READING: Superior
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The National Social Studies Honor Society Rho Kappa, in conjunction with the Black Student Union, the Center for International Studies, and the Visual and Performing Arts Magnet welcomed Dr. Cassanello of the University of Central Florida to watch the documentary Marching Forward on Wednesday, February 26th. Marching Forward is the inspirational story about how the city of Orlando rallied together to send both the Edgewater High School Band and the Jones High School Band to the 1964 World's Fair in New York City. This was the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States when tensions were high all over the country, but the city of Orlando showed our long history of unity and coming together to support our community. We had a chance to have a Q&A with the director of the documentary Dr. Cassanello. He provided very important insights into how Orlando came together and the intricacies of making a documentary. It was a wonderful experience for all of the students who attended. | |
Panther Happenings Around Campus | | |
La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica members representing Afro-Latinos at the Black History Month Timeless Express showcase hosted by Black Student Union. (Also pictured is Principal Ramsey) | |
Ms. Van Grondelle’s AP Stats students using 2 different brands of Gummy Bears to illustrate Chi Square Tests. Yes, that's 12 lbs. of gummies!!!! | |
On February 27th, our Air Force JROTC cadets showcased their leadership and service responsibility by assisting at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission, which included spending time with the kids that needed it most. | |
On March 1st, our Air Force JROTC Marksmanship team had an exhibition with Edgewater Marine Corps JROTC. They're graded on their precision in three positions: Prone, Standing, and Kneeling. It was great to get two different schools together to learn from each other! | |
* Presented by Student Council | |
This week in Panther sports: | |
College and Career Center | | |
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* Please remember that due to being a fire and trip hazard, blankets are not allowed on school campus. A staff member will first give a warning to put away and not to bring back. If the student refuses, the blanket will be stored in building 700 (Discipline Office) for students to pick up after school.
* Per OCPS: Delivery of food or beverages from off campus to students is not allowed during the school day. This includes food delivery from services such as Uber Eats or DoorDash. All students are able to eat free lunch and breakfast in our cafeteria every single day. After-school meals are also available for students who attend after-school programs. Parents/Guardians are not to bring food or drop off to students, unless documented as a dietary restriction or medical condition. Please reach out to drphillips_hs@ocps.net with any questions or concerns. https://drphillipshs.ocps.net/school_information/food_services
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* Students who arrive after 7:20am will come through the front office (not the gate) and receive a green late pass to 1st period.
* Students, please remember that you are not allowed to leave your classroom in the first or last 10 minutes of every class period.
* Students, your job here at school is to attend class and succeed in your studies and extracurriculars. Please make sure you are arriving to ALL of your classes on time and are attending each of your classes throughout the day, every day. Poor attendance, skipping, and tardiness can and will have a negative impact on your grade. If you are absent for a doctor's visit or anything else that warrants an excused absence, please make sure to submit a signed note to the front attendance office as soon as possible once you return to school.
If you have 5 unexcused absences in a calendar month or 10 in 90 days you are considered truant and can lead to school and legal consequences (driver license revoked for example).
* Panther Parents and student drivers, please remember that there is only ONE (1) lane to turn right into the student parking lot and student drop off lanes. Please do not cut off other cars or attempt to turn right from the center lane. This not only can cause an accident but endangers yourself, the other drivers around you and anyone walking in the immediate area. As a reminder, you should also NEVER be dropping your students off ON Turkey Lake Road. This is extremely dangerous, especially in the dark mornings and could cause you or your student to be harmed if other cars do not anticipate your stop or see your student. The only place your student can be dropped off is in the drop off lane on DPHS campus. Remember, arriving early means your student can be dropped off quicker and safer. Please plan accordingly!
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DPHS —Never Less Than The Best!
Ms. Ramsey, Principal
Dr. Phillips High School
Sunday, March 9, 2025
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6500 Turkey Lake Road,
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone 407-355-3200
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