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ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL’S NEWSLETTER

Orange High School 32000 Chagrin Boulevard, Pepper Pike OH 44124-5974 (216) 831-8600

A Message From Orange High School Principal Dr. Paul Lucas

As another year draws to a quick close, I would just like to extend congratulations to the members of the Class of 2015. They are now on Senior Project and will soon be walking across the stage at the Connor Palace Theatre to accept their diplomas. Each of the students should be proud of their accomplishment and their dedication over the past four years at Orange High School.

The 2015 Prom and After-Prom was an amazing success, thanks in large part to the Junior class officers, Junior Class advisers (Emily Hazzard and Sandy Drvenkar) and the OHS PTA. For the first time, students were treated to an After-Prom experience that took place off campus. The event at the Corner Alley on East 4th Street was an overwhelming success and hopefully is the start of some new Prom traditions!

The 2014/2015 school year seems to have gone by so quickly, and has been filled with student accomplishments. I look forward to next school year and all of the new possibilities that are sure to come. As always, please keep the line of communication open and do not hesitate to contact me at any time.

Enjoy the last few weeks of school!

SENIOR PARENTS - Make sure you have these dates marked ! May 18th Parents Only: OHS Media Center, 7 p.m. May 22nd Last Day of Senior Project May 26-28 Senior Project Presentations (more info to follow) May 27th Senior Awards Program: OHS Auditorium, 7p.m. May 28th Senior Dinner (Students Only) Landerhaven, 6:30 p.m. May 29th Graduation Rehearsal May 31st Pre-Commencement Reception, OHS Commons Graduates board buses to leave from OHS Commencement: Connor Palace Theatre, 4 p.m.

Join us for RELAY FOR LIFE OF THE ORANGE SCHOOLS COMMUNITIES

Friday, May 15, 2015 at 6 p.m. to 12 Midnight at Orange High School

This is the 3rd year for the relay which raises money for the American Cancer Society.

Join a team or just come and participate in this family-friendly party. For more

information visit www.RelayForLife.org/Orange

Orange High School Paul Lucas Principal Jasmine Ferguson Assistant Principal Barbara Davis Assistant Principal Ben McCauley Athletic Director Dominic Favazzo Amanda McDonald Megan Petronsky - College Counselor Guidance Counselors

OHS PTA Officers 2015-2016 Susie Blake President Carol Lindsay Carrie Rudow First Vice Presidents Alla Carran Second Vice Presidents

Laura Kochis Secretary/Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Macauda Treasurer Virginia Lester Membership Coordinator Leslie Immel Lori Spencer Fundraising Coordinator Tracy Dickinson Stella Koufman Health and Safety Karen Paull 9th Grade Tracy Russo 10th Grade TBD 11th Grade Valeri Furst 12th Grade Grade Coordinators Valeri Furst Rupaul Mehra Lion’s Den Julie Bonebrake Past President

Orange High School’s LION’S DEN

A message from OHS PTA President Susie Blake On behalf of the OHS PTA board, congratulations to the Class of 2015 and their families. It has been a great year for me learning the ins and outs of what goes on at the high school.

The OHS PTA is as strong its membership. We become stronger with your support. Next year we will host two evening meetings; one in the Fall, October 21st, and one in the Spring, March 15th. Our regular monthly OHS PTA meets the first Wednesday of every month at 9 a.m. in the media center. Everyone is welcome to attend. I hope you will plan to attend as often as you are able. Join us in helping strengthen our PTA with your involvement.

This year, the PTA contributed $23,350 towards classroom enhancements, special programs, teacher/student scholarships, After Prom, student clubs, Health & Safety, and class fundraising just to name a few. We have given 100s of hours of time this year on behalf of the OHS PTA. Thank you to all those who have joined the PTA which helps us support our fundraisers, programs, students and teachers.

A special thank you needs to go to Melanie Gotleib and Virginia Lester, along with their hardworking committee, who put together a sensational After Prom at the Corner Alley Bowling Alley downtown. They were very creative and brought a special change to the After Prom this year. The kids loved it!

In addition to After Prom, our volunteers have been busy with many year end activities including Senior Lunch, Spring Plant Sale, Senior Awards, Senior Project, Teacher Scholarships, Student Scholarship, Staff Appreciation Week, Summer Reading Book Fair, Commencement Reception, Year End District Breakfast, Black Book, etc.

Please consider getting involved next year. If there is something that is of interest or if you have ideas to help us this coming year, please call me and let’s find a way to make it work. I am excited to get planning for the upcoming school year. Have a great summer and I look forward to working with you to build on what we have next year.

Thank you for your continued support of OHS PTA!

Working to Make Every Child’s Potential A Reality

Spring Plant Sale

***May 7th and May 8th, 2015*** Sponsored by OHS PTA

Kids – this is your chance to buy

Mom, Grandma or that special someone a

Mother’s Day Plant!

Moreland Hills Elementary School

During lunch hours

Beautiful potted flowering plants

provided by

Romano & Sons

5” pots….$5.00

2” pots….$1.00

Hanging Baskets….$18.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Romano & Sons Nursery Discount Coupon Romano & Sons Nursery has supported OHS PTA for many years.

Please patronize Romano & Sons at 28649 Miles Rd, Orange Village

(across from Miles Market)

Enjoy a 10% discount on flower purchases before

May 31, 2015 with this flyer.

Please support our gracious supplier!

Join the world’s largest movement to end cancer … RELAY FOR LIFE!

3rd Annual Relay For Life This is the Orange Schools Community third year for Relay for Life

which raises money for the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life is a family-friendly party with a purpose, that is FREE to enter and OPEN to the public.

Teams Your local community members have started teams to raise money to Finish the Fight

against cancer. They’ll have games, food, raffles and more to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

How Can You Get Involved? Come out to Relay tor Life, enjoy dinner and family fun not far

from home. Celebrate cancer survivors during our opening lap and participate in our Luminaria ceremony that recognizes and honors the people who have been affected by cancer in our lives.

Relay For Life of the Orange Schools Communities

Friday, May 15, 2015 ~ 6 p.m. to 12 Midnight at Orange High School

Visit www.RelayForLife.org/Orange to

see the entertainment schedule, make a donation, join a team, or see how you can get

involved in this special event!

A Word from the OHS Guidance Department

SENIORS Please make sure you have turned in the FINAL TRANCRIPT REQUEST FORM in

guidance so that we know where to send your final transcript. Even though you are on senior project, I am available to help you with anything you may need related to your post-graduate plans. Just send me an email or stop in!

JUNIORS - ACT/SAT LAST CHANCE FOR THIS YEAR… Now is the time to register for the ACT and SAT. If you wait until fall to take either of these tests, you will not have as many opportunities to take the test(s) again to raise your scores.

REMAINING COLLEGE PLACEMENT TEST DATES FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR:

ACT- www.actstudent.org June 13th Registration Deadline: May 8th SAT- www.collegeboard.com June 6th Registration Deadline: May 8th

AP STUDENTS AP scores will be available online in July. Go to www.apscore.org to access your scores.

ALL STUDENTS SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES: What you do in the summer matters. Some of the best letter of recommendation substance comes from the ability to show that you are engaged in unique summer opportunities or activities that help you learn and grow in some way. These can come in the form of formal programs, but also summer jobs can also be great opportunities to learn and grow! Here is a link to some summer programs-- http://www.orangeschools.org/Downloads/Summer%20Programs%20for%20High%20School%202015.pdf

College Essay Writing Jumpstart for Juniors

Wednesday, May 27th 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. OHS Commons

Topics Include: 2015 Common App Essay Prompts Beginning Your Essay Your First Sentence Examples of Successful Essays Handy References And More … Presented by Academy Test Prep

Senior Project Is April 27th Through May 22nd: Note for Parents

All absences during Senior Project must be reported to the following people:

Mrs. Momon in the OHS Attendance Office: (216) 831-8600, ext 2606 Student must contact their Community Sponsor

Student must contact their Faculty Advisor

Exit Presentations will take place during the school day the week of May 26-29. Presentation times have been assigned. Please attend your student's presentation and any other presentations during this time. Presentations will take place in the Media Center. All parents and community members are welcome!!

ATTENDANCE INFORMATION: Parents must call the school by 9 a.m. to report student absences, stating reasons. The number to call for reporting absences is 216-831-8600 Ext. 2210. This telephone line is available to leave messages 24 hours a day seven days a week.

LANDERWOOD CIRCLE KIWANIS RECOGNITION: Six senior students from Orange High School were recognized by the Lander Circle Kiwanis at a recent ceremony. Senior awards were given to Jeremy Bilfield, Jordan Brown, Zayn Dweik, Alade Malik, Ian Newman and Vanessa Richards for demonstrating leadership and dedicated service to the community. Students were asked to write submissions for consideration.

THANK YOU to the following parents for their help with senior events:

Senior Scholarship Committee Senior Lunch

Kathy Leb Carrie Davis Sheila Margolis Connie Simonson Michele Lee Melanie Weltman Christina Chance Cindy Russell Dana Morris Cynthia Cylik Leslie Brown Michelle Borgman Virginia Lester Jennifer Abraksia

AFTER PROM GOODY BAGS FOR SALE: There are 50 goody bags available for sale from After Prom that need a good home and are for sale. Gifts include a fleece blanket, electronic charger, and several coupons. Cost is $20. If interested, please contact

OHS AFTER PROM 2015

Platinum Sponsors:

Dr. Lucas on Behalf of OHS Donna Ruggieri

Jeffrey & Kristen Ubersax

Jim & Leta Hickey

Benefactor:

Anonymous

Drs. Bartolome Burguera &

Marta Couce

Geoff & Julie Bonebrake

Leigh & Caryn Weinberg

Lisa Macauda

Bob & Lauri Ross

Scott & Deb Singer

Troy & Helen Zwick

Carrie Davis & Scott Schlachter

Silver Sponsors:

Lee & Stephanie Resnick

Beth Dery & Steve Schecter

Susan Passov

Bill & Dana Trau

Patron Level:

Amy Dawson

Betsy Hamlin

Cathy & David Middleton

Cindy Goodman

Halle Moore

Jamie & Arman Askari

JP & Gretchen Achkar

Melanie & Gil Gotlieb

Ron & Jackie Miller

The Wauschek Family

The Pflaum Family

Susie Blake

David Goodman

Arthur & Jody Elk

Tom & Laura McCormick

Robert & Linda Bitzer

Michael Cunningham & Andrea Dawson

Lisa & Cullen Roth

Peter & Mikaela Bolek

James & Kimberly Oh

Gary & Andrea Lebowitz

Jerrold & Deborah Gideon

Duane & Michele Borgman

Supporter Level:

Michelle Bogomolny

Julie Jordan

Marci Garson

Stan & Jackie Hazen

The Wiley Family

Kathy Mulcahy

Ruth Lester

Marina Vladova

Individual Contributors

Friend Level:

Shelly Hoyat

Dawn Hill

Anonymous

Gold Sponsors:

Ben & Jennifer Cohen

Virginia & David Lester

Chuck & Leslie Immel

Todd & Cindy Russell

Chris & Mark Chance

Beth & David Krasnow

Schwartz/Simon Family

The Abraksia Family

Lei Jin

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED AFTER PROM!

The generous donations of money and time all contributed to support

After Prom fundraising to give the students a fun and memorable event.

Thank you to the After Prom Committee members who did their very best

to throw a fun and unique party for the class of 2015.

OHS AFTER PROM 2015

Corporate and Community Contributors

Platinum Sponsors:

Dewitt’s Diamond &Gold

Exchange

Dr. Felix Gen Orthodontics

Landerhaven Dental

Nordstrom

OHS PTA

The UPS Store

Walden Spa

Village of Moreland Hills

Momentum Marketing and

Event Planning

Silver Sponsors:

BMW Cleveland

Drs. Obermeier,

Adelstein & Associates

Charles Schwab

Cleveland Yoga

Eyes on Chagrin

Heinen's

Juicy Lucy

Lingg

Locksmith Hair Studio

Marc’s

Oasis Yoga

OHS Athletic Department

Pieter Bouterse Studio

Pet Lodge

The Powder Room

Santo Salon and Spa

School of Rock Highland Heights

Sweat X-Renegade Brands

United Labor Agency

Winds of Change

Gold Sponsors:

Alson Jewelers

Arnstine Orthodontics

Complete Stud Welding

Dicks Sporting Goods

Dick Kleinman Fine Art Gallery

Elizabeth Glorioso Photography

Evolution Yoga

Fleet Feet Sports

Fraternal Order of Police 57

Funke and Co.

Gravity Salon Chagrin Falls

Jack's Deli and Restaurant

Ladies and Gentleman Spa

Lu-Jean Feng Clinic

NovaCare Rehabilitation Sports

Medicine

Pacific East

Passov Real Estate Group

Purlygirl Knits

RAD Photography

Swedish Solution

The Barkley Pet Hotel

The Tutoring Center

Young Team Realtors

Zoya

Thank you to the following businesses and organizations that have made monetary contributions or

donated items of significant value for use at our Fundraising Events or After Prom 2015.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: AUGUST 30, 2015

*** PTA Run with Pride 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk: 9 - 11:30 a.m. (Proceeds benefit OHS PTA)

*** #Hlth4Teens: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Presented by Balanced Family Magazine, Momentum Events and ESPN

Cleveland at the Orange High School Campus. The community health and wellness event will provide information, programs and resources for children grades 6 -12 and their parents. The event is free and open to the public. Exhibitors at the event will encourage healthy, holistic and active lifestyle enhancements through promotion of products, programs and services dedicated to help support teen and tween personal health and wellness. Individual sports competitions will also be held. Contact Kelly Millet with Balanced Family magazine with any questions at 216.342.5312 or kmillet@cjn.org.

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DATES TO REMEMBER:

May: 3 - 11th Annual Orange Art Fair 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at MHS 6 - OHS Principal Update (9 a.m.) Executive Board Meeting follows 6 - Orange Boosters, 7 p.m., Faculty Lunchroom 7/8 - OHS PTA Spring Plant Sale at MHS 13 - Patronaires, 6:45 p.m., OHS Commons 15 - Orange Schools Communities Relay for Life, 6 p.m. to Midnight, OHS 16 - Orange Jubilee, 5 p.m. 25 - Memorial Day, No School 26 - Spring Sports Awards, OHS Auditorium, 7 p.m. 27 - Senior Awards Program, OHS Auditorium, 7 p.m. 28 - Senior Dinner, Landerhaven 6:30 p.m. 31 Commencement

June: 1,2,3 - Finals 3 - OHS Principal Update (9 am) Executive Board Meeting follows 3 - Orange Boosters, 7 p.m., Faculty Lunchroom 4 - Last Day for Students 6 - SAT at OHS