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March

March 21 – March 28 – PERT for DE and any senior that  needs a math concordant score

March 23(extended Wednesday) – SAT for 11th graders

April

April 2 – ACT

April 7 – FSA Writing for 9th and 10th graders

April 19 – ACT CBT for 11th graders

April 25 – Aice General Paper

April 26 – English Language Part 1 & Aice Psychology Part 1

April 27 – Global Perspectives & Aice Marine Science Part 1

April 28 – Aice English Language part 2

April 29 – Psychology Part 2 & Aice Marine Science Part 2

Seniors! It’s time to purchase your yard sign to represent! You can purchase through the tinyurl, payments only accepted through CashApp. Signs will be available for pick-up in late April!

Congratulations to Alan Crisp for earning a spot among OCPS' 2022 Top Talent finalists! Knight pride!

Track has success in Miami!

Two weekends ago the boys and girls track teams traveled south to Miami to compete in the Sam Burley Track Meet Invitational. With over 50 teams competing, the girls' team placed second overall! The boys' team placed a respectable 6th.

4×400

1st place: Miracle Johnson, Alyia Green Lourdes Safford, Jarvia Car.

Triple Jump

1st Place Ma’kayla Davis,  2nd Place Jasmyne Wright

Shot Put

1st Place Leilany Laureano

400

1st Place Aylia Green,  3rd Place Miracle Johnson

High Jump

1st place Claudia Ramirez

To say this was a great week for our students is an understatement. We are so proud of all our breeding week students!

* Kaelynn Peavy- Red Ribbon holland lop as well as a class winner with her goat Opal May and a call back for senior goat showmanship.

* Hope Wagner- Reserve champion senior rabbit showmanship, reserve champion senior cavy showmanship, 3rd place cavy poster, 3rd overall cavy exhibitor.  Best of breed Dutch.

* Dakota Keller- 3rd overall beef poster Grand Champion senior goat showmanship, Grand Champion Boer Goat doe, class winner with her breeding Boer buck.

* Madelyn Young- grand champion bred and owned bull and 3rd overall breeding bull.

* Sophie Blackburn- 3rd overall bred and owned bull.

* Jack Eden- reserve cow calf pair and reserve champion bull. 3rd beef herdsman

April Scholarships

(150) $5,000 Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarship- For students that are currently enrolled or planning to enroll part- or full-time at one of the following types of accredited institutions: vocational technical school, trade school, two-year community college or state college.

Due 04/01/2022

$1,000 National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship- Students must write an essay and "Explain how newspapers impacted public

opinion about issues leading up to the Revolutionary War."

Due 04/04/2022

$2,000 Rowson Memorial Scholarship (Orlando Runners Club)- Students must have participated in track and field or cross county.  

Due 04/04/2022

$750 Metropolitan Florida Chapter of the National Drifters Scholarship- For graduating seniors with at least a 2.8 unweighted GPA.

Due 04/04/2022

$6,000 Rotary Club of Orlando Foundation Scholarship- For students that plan to attend Valencia State College for the fall 2022 semester. 

Due 04/05/2022

$10,000 Kobrin Family Scholarship- Jewish Youth, plan to attend UCF. 3.2 GPA, 26 ACT or 1360 SAT

Due 04/28/2022

ELIGIBILITY: OPEN TO FULL-TIME STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GRADES 2 THROUGH 12 IN ALL ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS (TRADITIONAL, VIRTUAL, OR HOME)

DEADLINE: Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.

All entries are to be hard copies, either mailed or hand delivered to Orange County Bar Association, 880 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801, and must be to the attention of "Law Week Poster Contest". Teachers may submit all student submissions in one envelope. Each submission must have a full completed Entry Form attached to be considered.

THEME:TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION – THE CONSTITUTION IN TIMES OF CHANGE 

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union . . . .” are the opening words of the U.S. Constitution. At 4,400 words and signed in 1787, it is one of the shortest and oldest written constitutions in the world. 

The Constitution is a dynamic document, that not only outlines a blueprint for government but also delegates power, articulates rights, and offers mechanisms for change. It is neither perfect, nor exhaustive, as our nation’s history makes clear. Legislation, court rulings, amendments, lawyers, and “we the people” have built upon those original words across generations to attempt to make the “more perfect Union” more perfect. That effort continues today, as contemporary leaders and everyday citizens raise their voices as loud as ever to fulfill the promise of the Constitution and create a more perfect Union.

CATEGORIES: Grades 2-5 / Grades 6-8 / Grades 9-12

AWARDS:

* 1st Place - $100 Gift Card (per category)

* 2nd Place - $50 Gift Card (per category)

* 3rd Place - $25 Gift Card (per category)

* 1st Place Winner’s Teacher (per category)- $50 Gift Card 

RULES: 

* Must be original and may use any art form which may be mounted on a poster board no larger than 22” by 28” (i.e., collage, paint, crayons, charcoal, pen and ink).

* The winning entries will be displayed at the OCBA Law Week Luncheon in April 2022 if Covid permits the luncheon to occur.

* Entries will not be returned to contestants.

* An entry form must be completed and submitted with each entry. (Blank form here.) Submission without an Entry Form attached will not be judged.

JUDGING: All designs will be judged by members of the Orange County Bar Association Law Week Committee. Entries will be judged on content and creativity in expressing the 2022 Law Week Theme, “TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION – THE CONSTITUTION IN TIMES OF CHANGE.”

1) Rapid growth of women with 4-year college degrees in the workforce since 2000:

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Access data

2) Nations with the highest percentages of female managers:

Source: Statista Read full article

3) Time it takes a hacker to brute force guess (a cryptographic hack using trial and error) computer passwords:

Source: Hivesystems Read full article

4) Loneliness at school:

Source: BCA Research  

* Reminder to our Knights: Never hesitate to reach out to your guidance counselor if your need help at any point during the school year. They are always more than happy to listen and help in any way they can. 

5) WISDOM TO LIVE BY at Women's History Month '22

On Perseverance

No matter how things are for you, they're harder for other people, and if you stick with it you can get around the brick walls in your life.

~ Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice, Supreme Court 

On Judgment

Knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

~ Lucille Ball, actress and film executive

On Achievement

To achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication.

~ Gail Devers, Olympic gold-medal sprinter

On Expectations

Expect the unexpected. And whenever possible, be the unexpected.

~ Lynda Barry, cartoonist

On Confidence

The one way to get me to work my hardest is to doubt me.

~ Michelle Obama, first lady

On Excellence

Anyone who wants to achieve a dream must stay strong, focused and steady. She must expect and demand perfection and never settle for mediocrity.

~ Estee Lauder, businesswoman

Remember Knights:

No matter how you feel, 

get up, dress up, show up, 

and never give up.

Happy Spring Break!

Dr. Karcinski, Principal

Ocoee High School

Sunday, March 13, 2022

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