Principal’s Memo – December 18, 2020
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Hi Everyone,
From our family at OOBHS, Happy Holidays! Students will be doing remote learning next Monday and Tuesday and will return to school for in-person learning on Monday, January 4th. Please make sure that you and/or your child communicate with teachers to make sure any work that needs to be completed can be done over the break. This can be a very productive time to catch up with missed work. I thank you all for supporting our school during this trying year. If you need anything over break call or text me at (207) 351-0099. The next Principal’s Memo will be Friday, January 8th. We’re on to 2021! Here are this week’s communications:
QUARTER 2 PROGRESS REPORT GRADES
Your child’s quarter 2 progress report grades are available by logging into your parent portal account. Please contact Karen Murphy at ksmurphy@rsu23.org if you have any questions regarding the parent portal.
RESTORATIVE PRACTICE TRAINING WITH SMHC
Over the past seven weeks seven students have participated in a training program with Maria Curit from Southern Maine Health Care. Maria is the Youth Coordinator for York County. Kaitlin Halle, Jessica Lavigne, Elise MacNair, Kelly Palkovic, Santino Perrone, Melissa Pelletier and Emily Tucker have spent time learning about and strengthening their communication skills as well as developing skills for working in a group. After our holiday break these students will be working together with Maria to highlight Mental Health Issues for Teens at Old Orchard Beach High School. It has been a wonderful opportunity for our students and one in which they have learned a lot. Thanks to Maria and SMHC for providing this training.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT NEWS!
Three of our outstanding musicians have been selected as all state in jazz!
- Nick Drown – alto sax in the combo (4th year all state)
- Ryan Johnson – piano in the combo
- Trevor Grenier – tenor in the jazz choir
They will be participating in a virtual jazz all state festival this winter.
CONGRATULATIONS USM “ON-THE-SPOT” ADMITTEES!
Congratulations to the following seniors who were granted acceptance to University of Southern Maine last Friday during the “On-the-Spot” Admissions Day: Julia Clark, Garrett Dupee, Leah Green, Trevor Grenier, Kaitlin Halle, Katherine Holt, Skyler Lane, Ryan Johnson, Gabriel LaSalle, Shani Plante, and Isabella Stobert. All 11 admitted students were accepted into their programs of choice and each of them has also been offered a Merit Scholarship of $3000-$5000, renewable for four years as a result of the hard work and academic excellence they have shown over the course of their high school careers. Great work, Seniors! We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see what you do next!
GABRIEL LASALLE!
Congratulations to senior Gabriel LaSalle, who was named OOBHS Saco Bay Rotary Club November 2020 OOBHS Student of the Month!
DUFFY ROSE!
Congratulations to senior Duffy Rose for qualifying for consideration for the National Merit Scholarship Program! This is an incredibly high honor and one in which only a select few across the nation qualify for. To be considered for the National Merit Special Scholarship, students must meet high PSAT scoring criteria as well as maintain other high academic honors, character, and connections to sponsors and community organizations. We are so proud of you, Duffy!
2020-2021 QUARTER 1 HONOR ROLL
2020-2021 Q1 Honor Roll
PLEASE READ MY HOLIDAY TRAVEL MEMO!
PLEASE READ MY SNOW/REMOTE DAY MEMO!
Snow/R
emote Day Memo 2020-2021
YEARBOOKS!
Attention Senior Families!!!! Senior portraits and baby pictures need to be submitted to Yearbook Staff by December 1st. To purchase a yearbook go to jostensyearbooks.com. Please email the pictures, and any Yearbook questions, to smoutsatsos@rsu23.org. Yearbook flyer
FAMILY VACATION FORMS
During the school year some families take vacations and ask that we excuse their children from school days. This is not a problem, however, we do have forms for the student, parents, teachers and administration to sign off on in order to help students understand the expectations of making up missed work. The forms can be found in the main office. Thanks for your help!
FRESHMAN GUIDANCE CONVERSATIONS
Ms. Nason and Ms. Hayes will be meeting 1-1 with 9th grade students during the month of December in order to continue working with students on building foundational skills, accessing resources, and learning additional success strategies that will help them continue their success in navigating “all things high school.” These conversations will be brief, informal, and confidential. They will not disrupt academic blocks, and they will include a focus on academics, extracurricular interests, as well as any personal issues students might wish to discuss. Ultimately, through these conversations, Ms. Nason and Ms. Hayes hope to get to know students better and to offer any additional academic, emotional, or social supports needed. If you have questions about these, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the School Guidance Team directly.
SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM
As a reminder, breakfast and lunch are available daily at school. Until THE END OF THE YEAR breakfast and lunch will be FREE TO ALL STUDENTS. Please still fill out a Free and Reduced Lunch application to determine if your child qualifies for free or reduced price meals. Applications are available at the high school and on our website at: https://rsu23.org on the Food & Nutrition Services page. Menus are also posted to the website. Please feel free to contact Caroline Trinder, Food & Nutrition Services Director with any questions at ctrinder@rsu23.org or 934-4461 ext. 1239. We are looking forward to serving healthy and tasty meals all year!
STUDENT PARKING & EARLY RELEASE & LATE ARRIVAL
Students who would like to drive their car to school must register their car in the main office and acquire a parking permit. Cars without a parking permit or cars parked in the improper lot may be removed at the owner’s expense. There is no student parking in the front lot.
IMPORTANT & UPCOMING DATES
- Wednesday, December 23-Monday, January 4 – Holiday Break
- Monday, January 18 – MLK Day – No School
Thank you!
-John