Orcas Island School District

Welcome back from break! Notice that this week has February 29th and think about why we have a leap year every four years and what you know about measuring time and creating calendars.

Congratulations to all of the students who earned honor roll and high honor roll status for the first semester. High school will meet in an assembly in the commons on Wednesday to recognize these students. Check the list attached to this bulletin.
If you are not on the list and think that you should be, get it checked in the office on Monday!
Sometimes mistakes are made or your grade may have changed since the list was created.

This is an unhappy week because it is the week that the cuts to classified staff become effective.
This means reduced hours for our non teaching staff. Classified staff is everyone who does not hold a teaching certificate such as custodians, para educators, athletic director, RTL/Point Blank, PIP, office and maintenance staff. These cuts may also mean fewer bus runs
If you were going to donate, or if you know someone who was going to donate, now is the time!!
Remember that $100 donated by enough people can make a difference.
We all have friends and relatives and alumni on and off island who might be willing to chip in.
OIEF Site is http://www.oief.org/donate.html
Good news is that the library staff have been restored through donations to OIEF.

Click here to open: Week of February 26,2012

One week of school and then February Break. Make your February Break more relaxing by getting work done this week.

Thanks to ASB officers for a fun assembly on Friday! Games and cake make a fine combination!

Click here to open: Feb 12, 2012 STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to our middle and high school musicians for the great performances on Thursday!!

AND the High School Strings earned an Excellent Rating for their performance at the Washington Music Educators Association Solo and Ensemble Competition.
(Ratings…I – Superior II – Excellent…We received a II+)
Congratulations!!

CONGRATULATIONS ORCAS ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!
For the fifth year in a row, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and now for 2011, Orcas Island High School has won the state’s recognition award!!
See: http://www.k12.wa.us/EducationAwards/WashingtonAchievement/default.aspx
For the first two years it was called the Schools of Distinction Award.
For the last three it has become the Achievement Award. This year, Orcas High School won in overall excellence and awards for both language arts and math!!
The Award is based on student performance on required state tests taken by students in Algebra and Geometry; and by 10th graders in reading, writing and science. This year 10th graders will take reading, and writing and End of Course tests in Algebra, Geometry and Biology. End of Course tests will also be the final exam in those classes.

Click here to open: STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS week of Feb 5,2012

Welcome to the actual week of finals and the new semester!!

Middle and High School Music Concert on Thursday!
At the Orcas Center at 7pm!!
All invited!!!

Click here to open: STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Week of Jan 29, 2012

Click HERE to hear an excerpt from Prelude and Fugue in A Minor by J.S. Bach, arranged by Elliott Del Borgo, as performed Saturday by the Orcas High School and Middle School String Ensemble in Bellingham, WA., directed by Pamela Wright.

Click HERE to watch a video of their performance.

This is NOT the final week of the quarter/semester. We have moved finals to next week. See possible schedule at the end of the bulletin.

There will be no half days for finals. It has been noted that we missed four days of school last week and that more time off is not affordable.

We are going to have to make up at least two of the days missed. We may be able to get a state waiver for the other two because the governor called a state of emergency late on January 18th.

There may be more snow between now and the arrival of Spring- hopefully no more days missed….

Click here to open: Student Announcements Week of Jan 22 2012

On Monday, January 23rd, Orcas Island High School will have a regular Monday schedule with all 6 classes

High school finals will be moved to the following week(Jan 30). The schedule will be announced in the bulletin.

Welcome to the week of the
January OASIS Commencement Ceremony!!!!
Saturday at 2PM!!
All are invited to the ceremony! See details later in this bulletin.

Week of January 15, 2012 revised 1.17

We now have eleven school days before the first day of HS finals which is January 25th. Focus and get your assignments done so that you are ready to ace final projects and tests and earn the semester grade you want to earn.

Click here to open: Jan 8 2012 STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome back from break!

What a great Holiday Luncheon that was!!
If you brought food in a container and forgot to pick up the container in December, now is the time to take it home. Check in the office.

Click here to open: Jan 1 2012 STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS