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Information included in today’s Oakton
Updates includes the following:
- Important
Upcoming Dates
- The Exhibition of Learning
- Accepting Center Tutor Applications until June 7,
2018
- March 14 Tutor-a-Thon
- Emerging Visions – March 17th
- Summer School Information
- PTSA Volunteers Needed!
- All Night Graduation Party – Price Increases 4/1
- Summer Dance Camp for 1st-8th
Graders!
- OHS Dance Team Spring Clinic 2018
- OHS Dance Team 2018-19 Tryout
Information Meeting
- OHS Dance Team 2018-19 Tryouts
- Opus 2018 Submission Deadline is March
17
- Sports Pre-Participation Physicals for
2018-19 - May 14
Important Upcoming Dates
March 14 – Tutor-a-Thon
March 20-21 – Exhibition of
Learning!
March 22 – Cultural Festival, evening
March 23 - Cultural Festival, during school
March 26-March 30 – Spring
Break, No School
April 2 – Student Holiday
April 13 – Last Day of the 3rd
quarter, 2 hour early release
April 16 – Student Holiday
Full FCPS School Calendar for 2017-18 and Oakton’s burgundy
and gold calendar
The Exhibition of Learning
Our annual Exhibition of Learning
event is on March 20th and 21st from 8:30 AM to 2:40 PM. We would love to have
you join us!!
All freshman and sophomore students will be presenting during through their
P.E./health period. Students, including upperclassmen, who are not taking
P.E./health will present during their English period. If your child is
presenting and you would like to join us, please ask him/her when the presentation
is! We ask that visitors check in at the main office as usual, and you do not
need to RSVP.
How can I help my freshman or sophomore prepare for the Exhibition of Learning?
The students are preparing for the Exhibition of Learning through their English
classes, but you could help your student to feel more comfortable presenting.
Ask your student what he or she is planning to present. Listen to your students’
planned talking points. Encourage your student to elaborate and add details.
Help him or her anticipate questions that observers may have. Ask to see the
visual component of your student’s presentation. Help him or her plan an
attractive, well organized visual.
We are so excited to see our students’
presentations this year, as always!
Accepting Center Tutor Applications
until June 7, 2018
The Peer Tutoring 1 class is an
elective where Center tutors organize Center events, build leadership skills
and give back to the Oakton community through tutoring. If you are interested
in applying to be in the Peer Tutoring 1 class for the 2018-2019 school year,
the application and teacher recommendation form can be found below.
Application: here (download it and it will be fillable)
Teacher recommendation form: https://goo.gl/forms/brP3uZeOGNa3Jr8L2
New due date: June 7, 2018
March 14th Tutor-a-Thon
Come get tutored for FREE in any
subject!
Check out this
flyer for more information.
Emerging Visions
Celebrate Youth Art Month! The
Emerging Visions exhibition offers Fairfax County high school students the
opportunity to work directly with Greater Reston Arts Center’s curatorial staff
to create competent artworks that will be exhibited in the gallery, as part of
the center’s celebration of Youth Art Month. Students participating in the 2018
exhibition are encouraged to explore the theme of “becoming” as it relates to
Sue Wrbican’s exhibition Well Past the Echo, on view at the center in the fall
of 2017.
Our students will be showing their work alongside students from South Lakes and
Herndon High Schools. The reception is this Saturday , March 17th from
5:00pm-7:00p,m at the Greater Reston Arts Center located at 12001 Market
Street, Suite #103, Reston, VA 20190.
Summer
School Information
Summer
school information is now available here.
There are several different options through FCPS for summer school:
Credit Recovery (this is for students who fail a required class), Online Campus
(online classes with some mandatory in-person meetings), Self-Directed
Economics/Personal Finance, and the Madison High School Program (with limited
courses).
For
online campus classes, registration starts April 30th - June 15th and the
classes run June 27th - July 26th. Please check the website for more
details on courses offered and cost.
For
self-directed EPF, there are two summer sessions, and registration for both
sessions start March 12th.
Session
1: May 1st - June 21st
Session
2: July 2nd- August 1st
Please
check the website for more details. This is a popular option, so we recommend
registering sooner than later.
Any
student wishing to enroll in Geometry honors, PE 9 or PE 10 at James Madison
High School, please see your counselor for more information.
Please
note that students do NOT have to enroll in a summer school class. They
can always take a course in the school year for free.
PTSA Volunteers Needed!
We need volunteers for next year's
PTSA Board and committees. We have a wide range of needs, so if you have a
little or a lot of time to give, we have a volunteer spot for you! Volunteers
are needed for: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Financial Assistant,
Membership, Academic Boosters, and Hospitality. If interested or if you have
questions, please contact Cathy at oaktonptsa@gmail.com. Thank you!
All Night Graduation Party - Price
Increases 4/1
Senior Families: Mark your calendars
for Oakton High School’s “Launch Your Future” All Night Graduation Party (ANGP)
on June 8th, 10pm - 4am at the exciting Launch in Herndon, VA! Registration for
this year’s ANGP is just $70 until April 1st; then prices go up to $85 until
day before event, so register today -- Space is limited! These rates include
admission, food, door prizes, activities, jump socks and $5 prepaid card for
arcade games. Register online here or print and return this form, along with check payment, to the school. The
2018 ANGP is for OHS Seniors only. Contact allnightgrad@oaktonhsptsa.org with
any questions.
Summer Dance Camp for 1st-8th Graders!
The Oakton High School Dance Team’s
annual Summer Dance Camp will be held June 19-21 from 8:30-12:30 at Oakton High
School. This clinic is open to rising 1st-8th graders from any school.
Participants will learn choreography and technique with dance team members and
will have the opportunity to perform at the end of camp on June 21! Campers
will also do a craft and have a snack provided each day. Register by June 10th
to get a camp t-shirt included with your registration. Register online at https://oaktonhighcamps.jumbula.com/#/dance. (Information also available at oaktonathletics.org.)
OHS Dance Team Spring Clinic 2018
If you are
interested in trying out for a high school dance team or if you just want to
learn some new choreography and dance technique, register for the OHS Dance
Team Spring Clinic. The clinic is open to students from any school in
grades 7-11. Participants will learn dance team style technique, such as
turns, leaps, jumps, and will learn several pieces of choreography in a variety
of dance team styles. See the flyer available at http://oaktonathletics.org for details
about the clinic and registration information. Contact Coach Rowley at kmrowley@fcps.edu to register.
OHS Dance Team 2018-19 Tryout Information Meeting
If you are
interested in trying out for the Oakton High School Dance Team for the 2018-19
season, there will be an informational meeting Thursday, March 22 at 3:00 in
the OHS library. Coach Rowley will give out tryout information and answer
questions about the team and the tryout process.
OHS Dance Team 2018-19 Tryouts
If you love to
dance and want to be involved in your school, come tryout for the Oakton High
School Dance Team! Tryouts will be held April 17-19 and April 23-26, 2018
for the 2018-19 team selection. Not sure if you have all of the skills
for dance team?? Come to tryouts anyway! You will have the
opportunity to learn skills there, and dancers are often selected based on
potential ability to pick up the needed skills! Go to http://oaktonathletics.org, the Oakton
Activities Office, or see Coach Rowley in the library for a Tryout
Packet. Complete the Pre-Registration
Form here.
Opus 2018 Submission Deadline is March
17
Any current Oakton student with art
work and writing of any genre is eagerly encouraged to submit by the March 17
deadline for the annual edition of Opus literature and art magazine. Please
submit to http://bit.ly/2tOhDpt. Also, green Opus flyers are displayed around
school with details and tear-tabs for your convenience. Please do not miss this
wonderful opportunity to get published!
Sports Pre-Participation Physicals for next year
Information also available online.
In preparation for next school year,
to participate in sports next school year, your child must have a physical on
file dated on or after May 1, 2018, on the new form (Revised February 2017).
This includes working out in the weight room, conditioning, “green days” and try
outs.
The Oakton High School Athletic Training Program is offering an opportunity for
students to receive a sports health screening and pre-participation physical
(PPE) on Monday May 14, 2018 from 5:30-8 pm. Our team physicians, as well as a
staff of nurses, physical therapists and certified athletic trainers will be on
hand to provide a thorough screening. If during the screening or physical, the
physicians find something that is questionable to them regarding your child’s
health, they may request further evaluation by another physician. We are asking
for a minimum donation of $50 in exchange for the PPE. Registration is not open
yet, however, to register for a PPE, go to: www.fcps.edu/sports and follow the
links for sports physicals. There is also a link for the new form there as
well. Walk-ins are also welcome on that evening but we ask for a $60 donation
at that time. This physical is good for the entire following school year.
This is the Athletic Training Program’s method of fund raising. All the funds
for equipment and supplies are raised at this event. The county provides no
funding for any of the supplies or equipment in the athletic training room that
is used to take care of our athletes. Your support would be greatly
appreciated. You too benefit from this process. Once your child’s VHSL physical
form is completed that night, it stays on file at the school, as well as a
digital copy is kept on our server, so if you need a copy just email one of the
ATCs and we can sent you a copy.
PPE’s are being offered in the same format at every high school in FCPS and are
fund raising efforts at those schools as well. If you can not attend the PPEs
at Oakton H.S., there may be another local high school offering the opportunity
on a date that may be more convenient for you. If you have any questions or
concerns, contact Paul Rupp, MS, ATC at prupp@fcps.edu.
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