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Information included in today’s Oakton
Updates includes the following:
- Important Upcoming Dates
- Food Deliveries and Uber Eats
- PSAT and PSAT 8/9 – Wednesday,
October 11
- OHS Volleyball – DIG PINK Match
- Yearbook Information
- Senior Baby Ads
- Presentation by Nobel Laureate Dr.
Bill Phillips on September 20, 2017
- Deloitte Mentor Program
- Shop/Volunteer at Whole Foods this
Wednesday, 9/20
- Yoga at October 4 PTSA Meeting
- National Honor Society
Applications
- Boys Basketball: Interest Meeting
for Parents
- Virginia Junior Classical League
- Interested in Joining Oakton Crew?
- PSAT Prep Live Online – Free PSAT
Prep!
Important Upcoming Dates
September 22: Student Holiday
October 9: Columbus Day –
Student Holiday
October 11: PSAT Day
October 13: Homecoming Game
October 14: Homecoming Dance
November 3: Last day of the 1st Quarter
November 6-7: Student Holidays
Full FCPS School Calendar for 2017-18
Food
Deliveries and Uber Eats
For
safety and security reasons, food deliveries from restaurants, including via
Uber Eats, are not permitted during the school day. Any attempted deliveries
will be collected by our security staff and held until the end of the school
day.
PSAT and PSAT 8/9 – Wednesday, October 11
On
Wednesday, October 11, students in grades 9 – 11 will take either the PSAT or
the PSAT 8/9.
9th
grade students will take the PSAT 8/9. Exams are paid for by FCPS.
10th
and 11th grade students will take the PSAT. 11th graders who wish
to take the exam and have it scored must fill
out a form and pay a $20 fee. Sophomores’
exams are paid for by FCPS.
More
information is available on our website!
OHS Volleyball – DIG PINK Match
Please join us on Thursday, 28
September 2017. Our Freshman team takes on rival James Madison High at 5, JV at
6, and our Varsity team takes the court at 7. We want to PINK OUT the stands so
wear your favorite pink shirt! We’ll have raffled gift baskets, a bake sale, as
well as performances by our nationally ranked Dance Team and Cougar Choir…and
more! Proceeds will go to the DIG PINK/Side Out Foundation, an organization
which raises money to fund their own cutting-edge clinical trials at renowned
medical institutions in the fight against breast cancer. Go, Cougars! Visit here
to make a donation.
Yearbook Information
Buy your Oakton High School yearbook
for $72! Buy now, and save $18. Price will be $90 at distribution.
To use a credit card to order your yearbook call 1.866.287.3096 or go to
www.yearbookordercenter.com and use order number 4770.
Students will receive order forms at school to make payments via check. Contact
Lindsay Savidge (lasavidge@fcps.edu)
with any questions.
Senior Baby Ads
Please be aware that all baby ads for
the yearbook will be designed and processed online this year. Visit
www.yearbookordercenter.com and use order number 4770. Detailed instructions
and more information can be found on the Oakton High School website. The due
date for all Senior Ads is October 16, 2017.
Contact Lindsay Savidge (lasavidge@fcps.edu) with any questions.
Presentation by Nobel
Laureate Dr. Bill Phillips on September 20, 2017
Oakton High School is excited to
present Dr. Bill Phillip, winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics "for
development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light" (shared
with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji), on September 20, 2017 in the
Lecture Hall. The presentation will initially be open to current and past
physics students but depending upon the interest level we will open it up to
other juniors and seniors.
The presentation will consist of two parts and students may sign up for one or
both parts:
Part 1 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Time for you to meet and chat with Dr. Phillips
Part 2 - 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Presentation followed by a question and answer
period.
To attend, students must sign up for the presentation by completing a Google
form. The link for this form is available from their current science teacher.
Students will be excused from class to attend the presentation but they will be
responsible making up any missed work.
If you have any questions, please contact Susan Bingham (sdbingham@fcps.edu)
Deloitte Mentor Program
Deloitte, a professional services
firm, has teamed up with Oakton High School and FCPS MentorWorks on a youth
mentoring program. It starts in October and runs throughout the school year.
Students accepted to this program are paired with a mentor who will help answer
questions regarding life after high school and help guide them through this
stressful phase.
If your student is a junior or a senior and is interested in joining the
Deloitte Cougars Mentoring Program, please direct them to Mr. Janis (Systems of
Support Advisor) in Room 219 or email him at jrjanis@fcps.edu to get more
information and to apply for the mentoring program. Applications are also
available in the gold office with Mrs. Burke. Applications are due on September
22, 2017. Spots are limited!
Shop/Volunteer at Whole Foods this
Wednesday 9/20
On Wednesday, September 20, local
Whole Foods stores in Vienna, Fair Lakes, Tysons, Reston, and Springfield will
donate 5% of profits to the Fairfax County Council of PTAs. In addition, the
stores will be collecting food for Food for Others Power Pack Program (P3). P3
distributes food to elementary school children who otherwise might go hungry on
the weekends. Lastly, if you have 2 free hours on Wednesday, please consider working
a shift at the PTA table at Whole Foods -- if we can cover 10 shifts, we will
earn $500 for Oakton!! Here is the link to
sign up. Thank you!
Yoga at Oct 4th PTSA Meeting
A SPECIAL TREAT JUST FOR YOU! We have
arranged for a de-stressing, unwinding preview of the enhanced Yoga and
Mindfulness program coming to Oakton HS this year with a Q&A session to
kick off the October 4th PTSA meeting. It’s a perfect time for you to calm and
rebalance, learn about this unique resource available to help your students
thrive this school year, and maybe even gather some tools to help you survive
the new year too. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, October 4 at 6:30
PM in the library. The business portion of our meeting will begin at 7 PM.
National Honor Society Applications
The National Honor Society Application
process for 2017-2018 is currently open. ONLY current juniors and seniors at
OHS with a 3.5 cumulative GPA are eligible to apply. All students should have
received an invitation to apply from their advisory teacher. Freshman and sophomores
are encouraged to continue to build their resume for their upcoming school
years for membership eligibility. There will be an interest meeting in the OHS
Auditorium for students applying this year to NHS. Only qualified applicants
should attend the meeting at 3:00pm on 9-18-17 in the auditorium directly after
school. The NHS Application can be found on the OHS
website.
Students can also pick up a hard copy
of the application in the Burgundy Office outside Mrs. Stewart's office door.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the application process please
contact Mrs. Kimberly Stewart. We wish all those who are applying the best of
luck and look forward to reviewing their applications. Completed applications
should be submitted to Mrs. Kimberly Stewart in the Burgundy Office.
Boys Basketball: Interest meeting for
Parents
There will be a meeting for all
parents of boys that are planning on playing basketball this winter, on Monday,
10/23, at 7pm, in the cafeteria.
Virginia Junior Classical League
Does your student love the classics?
Then sign them up to attend the Virginia Junior Classical League Convention!
The convention will take place Sunday and Monday, November 19th and 20th.
Students will participate in various competitions, feasts, and dances while
staying one night at a hotel in Richmond, Virginia. Oakton High School faculty
will be chaperoning but if, as a parent, you'd like to chaperone as well we'd
love to have you! If your student is interested in attending VJCL they can
receive more information either 1) by attending the interest meeting Wednesday
the 20th after school in room 251 or 2) emailing me at hmmoore@fcps.edu. Your student must be
currently enrolled in or have previously taken a Latin course.
Interested in Joining Oakton Crew?
Oakton Crew is hosting Open Boathouse
tours at Sandy Run Regional Park on Saturday, Sept. 23rd, from 2 to 4 p.m. All
interested students and their families are invited to come down for an
afternoon on the Occoquan River to see where we row, and to get information on
Learn-to-Row programs in October.
Crew is also holding a New Rower/Family Interest Meeting in the OHS Lecture
Hall for all interested students on Tuesday, Sept. 26th, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Coaches, team members, and Board members will be on hand to provide a what's
what about Oakton Crew, and to answer any questions about the schedule, team
requirements, and benefits to students who decide to join Oakton Crew. For more
details, please visit www.oaktoncrew.com.
PSAT Prep Live Online - Free PSAT
Prep!
PSAT testing is coming soon at Oakton,
and now is the time to prepare for success. Kaplan is offering free PSAT prep
courses online. Scoring well on the PSAT opens the door to scholarships, kicks
off the college admissions process, and helps you get ready for the SAT® and
ACT®. Improve your performance on every part of the PSAT with live, interactive
one-hour lessons taught by Kaplan's highly-rated faculty.
For more details and to register, please visit www.kaptest.com/PSATPrepLive.
Session titles, date and time:
Solving PSAT Equations and Word
Problems: Saturday 9/23 at 4pm ET
PSAT Reading Strategies: Saturday 9/23 at 5pm ET
PSAT Problem Solving: Rates, Ratios & More: Sunday 9/24 at 4pm ET
PSAT Writing & Language Strategies: Sunday 9/24 at 5pm ET
PSAT Math Rules: Exponents, Functions & More: Saturday 9/30 at 4pm ET
Common PSAT Reading Question Types: Saturday 9/30 at 5pm ET
Advanced PSAT Math: Sunday 10/1 at 4pm ET
Advanced PSAT Verbal: Sunday 10/1 at 5pm ET
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