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Information included in tonight’s Oakton Updates includes the
following:
- Attendance May 2-June 7 – no morning phone out
- SOL Testing – starts this Wednesday!
- End of Year Schedule – Graduation / Freshman Presentations of Learning
on June 21
- AP Scores Online – July 7
- Searching for Volunteers
- Graduation Speaker Auditions – May 18
- Oakton Wins First Place in the VHSL Creative Writing Portfolio
- Chipotle Fundraiser for Oakton High School Band Boosters
- Varsity Athletic Banquet
- Varsity Banquet Shout Out
- Oakton Track Team Carwash Fundraiser!
- Buy Your 2016 Paragon Yearbook Before It’s Too Late!
- Baccalaureate Service for Class of 2016
- Class of 2017 Post Secondary Planning Sessions
- CLUB 16 ALL NIGHT GRADUATION PARTY!
- Masquerade Ball Prom!
Attendance May 2 – June 7 – no
morning phone out
During AP,
IB and SOL testing at high schools from May 2, 2016 through June 7,
2016 the morning attendance telephone calls, texts and e-mails to home for
reporting a student’s absence will not occur. This temporary suspension
reflects the fact that students are often in designated testing sites within
the school during the normal attendance-taking time. The evening attendance
telephone calls and e-mails will still remain in place.
SOL Testing
This Wednesday, we start SOL testing. Last week, student should have
received a letter from one of their teachers with details about each SOL test.
Please note that our bell schedule is modified for some of the test
days; the full schedule can be found on our
website.
If a student misses an SOL test, then he/she should plan to attend one
of the makeup dates: May 31 for English and social studies, and June 1 for math
or science. You do not need to email to let us if you are able to make one of
the makeup dates and will miss only one SOL test.
If you have any questions about SOL testing, you can email Martha
Rodeheaver at myrodeheaver@fcps.edu.
End of Year Schedule
June 21st is graduation day for our seniors! Unlike in years
past, we will have school on that day; specifically, that will be the day for
our Freshman Presentations of Learning. More details to come soon on the end of
the year!
AP Scores Online
As we finished AP testing, students and parents are reminded that
scores will not be mailed to you; rather, they will be available online on July
7 at 8 am. More information on how to access scores can be found on the College Board website;
students should be sure to use the same College Board account to access all
information. You will need to have your AP number or FCPS ID to get scores!
Searching for Volunteers
In an effort to increase our students’ awareness of the myriad of career
options available to them after high school graduation—Oakton High School is
looking for parent/community volunteers who would be willing to speak to high
school students about their own career path—what you are doing, how you got
there, and what 21st century skills, highlighted in FCPS’s Portrait of a
Graduate, you use on a regular basis. We are looking for individuals who are
passionate about their career choice and/or who perhaps took an interesting
journey to arrive at their current career. We would like to present students
with a wide range of career possibilities. In the short term, we are seeking
approximately 8 parent volunteers to participate in four 60 minute career panel
discussions on June 16th, 2016. A morning session will run from approx.
8:10-11:45 and an afternoon session will run from 11:45-2:55. The audience will
be 9th and 10th grade OHS students. Please let Karyn Mrowka kamrowka@fcps.edu
know as soon as possible if you are both available and interested in
volunteering as a panel discussion member on June 16th.
Graduation Speaker Auditions –
May 18
Graduation Reflection Speaker Auditions : Auditions for Graduation
Reflection Speaker will be held on Wednesday May 18th beginning at 3:15 pm in
the Lecture Hall. You must be present on the day of the auditions. If you
intend to audition on May 18th , sign up with Mrs. Burke in the Gold by Friday,
May 13th. NO students may be added to the list after 3:00 PM, May 13. Your
three-minute speech should reflect on the past four years at Oakton for you and
your classmates. Consider how your future will be molded by the experiences you
have had here at Oakton!
Oakton Wins First Place in the
VHSL Creative Writing Portfolio
The Virginia High School League Awarded Oakton High School Academic
Wachovia Cup points with the First Place Award for the OHS Creative Writing
Portfolio. The portfolio of two selected essays, two poems, and two short
stories--by six individual student writers--took first place in the VHSL
Creative Writing Portfolio Championship, announced recently. Congratulations to
portfolio essay winners Nina Leitenberg and Marriya Schwarz, to short story
winners Mathieu Fondin and Alex Wang, and to poetry winners Aline Dolinh and
Sayrin Kang. The portfolio winners will be featured in the 2016 edition of The
Leaguer, the VHSL yearbook of VHSL State Champions.
In addition, Aline Dolinh received the Individual First Place in the State Poem
titled "Accent Marks" and Marriya Schwarz took Individual Second
Place in the State for her essay titled "From Your Friendly Neighborhood
Feminist". Dolinh and Schwarz will attend the University of Virginia and
William & Mary, respectively, and are also the 2016 recipients of National
Scholastic Writing Awards
Chipotle Fundraiser for Oakton
High School Band Boosters
Please join the Oakton High School Band Boosters by dining at the
Chipotle located at 13354 Franklin Farm Road on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 from
5:00pm - 7:00pm. The Band Boosters will receive 50% for each meal. Customers
must show
the flyer or mention to the cashier they are there for the Oakton High
School Band Boosters.
Varsity Athletic Banquet
Evites have gone out to all athletes and their parents who received a
varsity athletic letter for this years varsity banquet. Space is limited so
make sure you register prior to June 1, 2016. Also, the fee for the banquet
will increase from $40/person to $50/person after June 1. NO REGISTRATIONS WILL
BE ACCEPTED AFTER JUNE 8, 2016.
For questions please contact Sheree Lopez at slopez@fairoakssc.com
Varsity Banquet Shout Out
Honor your athlete at this year’s Varsity Banquet by putting
a shout out in the program! It is a memory maker!
Any questions please contact Sheree Lopez at slopez@fairoakssc.com
Oakton Track Team Carwash
Fundrasier!
Car always dirty from your daily commutes during the week? Well you're
in luck! The Oakton Track Team is holding a fundraiser at the Exxon gas station
across from the Oakton Shopping Center on Rt. 123 on Sunday, May 22 from
10am-2pm. Stop by and support the team and get your car squeaky clean!
Buy Your 2016 Paragon Yearbook
Before It’s Too Late!
Have you purchased a copy of the 2016 Paragon yearbook yet? Be sure to
reserve yours before we SELL OUT!
Only 120 BOOKS are left, and many students included in our pages have yet to
buy a copy.
Books now cost $90 CASH ONLY. To reserve a copy, simply bring your money to
Mrs. Glaser in T-3 or in Room 135 during 6th period. If you have any questions,
please email Mrs. Glaser at jaglaser@fcps.edu
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Baccalaureate Service for Class
of 2016
Baccalaureate Service for the 2016 Graduating Class – mark your
calendars. This year’s Baccalaureate Service will be held on Monday June 20th
at 7 pm in the Oakton High School Auditorium. Seniors, families and friends are
all invited. Baccalaureate is a non-denominational celebration held before
graduation, containing farewell and “words of wisdom” messages to the
graduating class.
Sponsored by Oakton PTSA.
Class of 2017 Post Secondary
Planning Sessions
During the week of June 3-9, the counselors of Oakton High School would
like to invite our rising seniors to meet with their counselors to discuss any
questions and concerns that they have about the college application process before
the summer break begins. This opportunity came as a direct response to feedback
from the class of 2016 that they wished they had more time with the counselors
earlier than our traditional senior conferences during September of each school
year. We will be continuing with our fall meetings, but rising seniors can
request an appointment with their counselor before school lets out for the
summer. Parents are welcome to attend with their child and/or to phone
conference in if that works more conveniently with your work schedule.
Appointments will be limited to 25 minutes so that we can accommodate as many
requests as possible.
Sign up for an appointment slot here by clicking on the link for the
appropriate counselor:
CLUB 16 ALL NIGHT GRADUATION
PARTY!
Don’t forget to sign your Senior up for Club 16, Oakton High School’s
All Night Graduation Party. Tickets on sale for $75 till June 17th. Ticket
price is $85 at the door the night of the party. Go to this link to sign up:
http://oaktonhsptsa.org/wordpress/graduation-events/ang/
Volunteers are needed to plan, set up, work the night of the party, and take
down and clean up afterwards.
To volunteer, please go to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0949aca72aa20-club4
Masquerade Ball Prom!
Oakton’s 2016 Masquerade Ball “Prom” is being held on Saturday, May 21st
at the Waterford at Fair Oaks! Tickets are $60.00 per person and the dance is
from 8:00 to 11:30 pm. The reveal of the King and Queen, Prince and Princess
will take place at 10:00 pm.
Tickets will be on sale all this week during all lunches. Students will not be
able to purchase tickets at the door on the night of the event.
Students must pay all outstanding fees in order to purchase a prom ticket. Fees
can be paid in the Gold Office.
Anyone bringing a guest who does not attend Oakton must complete the permission
form and return it by May 20th. The permission form is available during ticket
sales as well as on the Oakton website.
Thank you for your support! We look forward to seeing you at the Masquerade
Ball!
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