• Principal's Memo

Principal’s Memo – June 4, 2021

Hi Everyone,
We are headed into graduation weekend full steam ahead. Please pay close attention to the “Upcoming Important Dates” section at the bottom of the memo so you can mark your calendars. Here are the communications for this week! 

CLASS OF 2021 GRADUATION!
I would like to invite everyone to our graduation ceremony this Sunday, June 6th at 2:00pm at the Seaside Pavilion. Parking at the site is extremely limited so please park at the high school, where shuttle bus transportation will be provided to and from the event starting at 1:00. We ask that all attendees wear masks.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES!
Congratulations to Alex Hodgkins, Melissa Pelletier, and Emily Tucker who were inducted into the OOBHS chapter of the National Honor Society this spring!

OOBHS JAZZ COMBO AWARDED AT NATIONALS!
Congratulations to OOBHS Jazz Combo group members Ryan Johnson, Gabe LaSalle, Trevor Grenier, Cormac Quinlan, and Nick Drown, for placing third at the NATIONAL High School Jazz Festival in the Live Performance category. Quite an accomplishment!

OOBHS YEARBOOK WINS NATIONAL AWARD!
Jostens, the leading producer of yearbooks and student-created content, announced that Old Orchard Beach High School’s yearbook program has achieved the Jostens 2021 National Yearbook Program of Excellence award at the Bronze Level. The National Yearbook Program of Excellence recognizes engaging yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of the student body while helping students develop 21st century skills such as communication, collaboration, and information and communication technologies (ICT) literacy. The Old Orchard Beach High School award-winning yearbook program is led by Melissa Pelletier, Emily Tucker and Katie Holt under the direction of Stephanie Moutsatsos yearbook adviser. Congratulations!

9TH-11TH GRADE EXAM SCHEDULE AND DETAILS

Additional Information:

• Transportation- Busses will run daily at 12:10 and 2:45
• Food- Breakfast is served daily and lunches will be provided before and after the second exam.
• Study Areas- If students don’t have a final exam they are expected to be in the cafeteria or the library. The library and Study Support (Room 104) will be reserved for students who want a quiet, food-free study area. The cafeteria will be open to students who want to study with classmates and/or eat food.
• Study Support (Room 104)-  The Study Support room will be staffed and the room will be available for all interested students. Attendance at Study Support is required for those students who still have missing assignments and/or failing grades.
• Executive Functioning Skills- Students with scheduled learning labs need to attend.
• Timeliness: Students should be arriving on-time for exams. Any Students arriving late to tests should be sent to the main office to check-in.
• Afternoon Make-Up Exams- Students that miss an exam due to an excused absence need to see their teacher as soon as possible to schedule an exam make-up.

END OF SCHOOL YEAR DEVICE COLLECTION
We will be collecting all district owned student devices at the end of this school year. All students/parents will be required to fill out the EOY Device Collection Form, confirming the condition of their device and all accessories. Please complete the just before returning device. Any questions or concerns can be directed to techcoord@rsu23.org. 

Students with District’s Hotspots– Hotspots will be required to be turned in with your device.
Remote Academy Students – You will be contacted with dates & times of when & where you can drop off your devices.  

BOOSTER CLUB NEWS MAY 21, 2021
Greetings and Happy Spring!
We have some exciting news to share!  After careful consideration we have decided to join forces with the Loranger/Jameson PTO. Our new name will be RSU23 PTO/Booster Club! This collaboration will be beneficial to all schools as we continue supporting OOB High School students and faculty! We will still have scholarships, concessions, and be supportive of any school activity or classroom in need of assistance!

RSU 23 PTO/Booster Club is still in need of volunteers to assist with upcoming fundraisers and future concessions. If interested please email pto@rsu23.org. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped the Booster Club in the last few years! It truly takes a village to make a successful organization and we appreciated all the help along the way!

Let’s continue to show the same support to our new team of officers:
Samantha Sauls, President
Lisa St. Louis, Vice President
Alex LePauloue, Treasurer
Jennifer Erickson, Secretary
Jennifer Partridge, Secretary

Thank you again!
Jenna Payea, past President
Karin Lavigne, past VP
Kara Poulin, past Secretary
Rene LaPlante, past Treasurer

APEX YOUTH CONNECTION
Apex Youth Connection, located in Biddeford, offers low-cost camp options for area youth and they are looking to get the word out. https://www.apexyouthconnection.org. Their executive director Melissa Cilley (email: director@apexyouthconnection.org) has plenty of information available for promoting the summer camp programs, she would love to get in contact and share!

VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN FOR CLASS OF 2021
Congratulations to Ryan Johnson and Duffy Rose who earned Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively. in a very competitive graduating class!!  A great honor.

KATIE O’NEILL!
Congratulations to senior Katie O’Neil who has been named May 2021 OOBHS and Saco Bay Rotary Club Student of the Month!

RENTAL ASSISTANCE!
The government has released rental assistance funds for families impacted by the economic downturn due to the pandemic. For more information please click this link: https://yccac.org/covid-19-rent-relief-program/

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Students must complete 20 hours of community service as a graduation requirement. Parents of seniors please check with your child to find out if they still have hours to complete. Please contact the guidance office for community service opportunities. We have plenty for the kids to do!

STUDENT SUPPLY CLOSET BOTTLE DRIVE
Money raised will purchase food, emergency needs and gift cards for OOBHS families. See the flyer to participate or Contact Ms. Moutsatsos (smoutsatsos@rsu23.org) or Mrs. Dupee (edupee@rsu23.org) to get a pre-tagged CLYNK bag.

IMPORTANT & UPCOMING DATES

• Sunday, June 6 – Graduation (2 PM) Seaside Pavilion
• Wednesday, June 9 – Senior Trip at Wild Acres
• Thursday June 11  – Last Day of School

Thank you!
-John