Dear Families and Students,

I would like to congratulate everyone for completing the 1st Quarter of the 2018-2019 School Year! You are working so hard and we are very proud of each and every one of you, keep up the great work as we kick off our second quarter on Tuesday, October 16th, 2018.

To honor the Orlando Science School Day which is proclaimed by the City of Orlando November 4th, we are inviting all parents and students to the 2nd Annual Orlando Science Schools PVO Sponsored Fall festival next Saturday, October 20th, 2018. You will find more information below regarding this family event, we hope to see you all there!

Congratulations to Middle School Soccer team ended their season with a winning record of 5-3! Congratulations to our awesome team as they took second place in the OCPS Charter schools division. Their hard work, dedication, and commitment to the team are highly noted by their coaches, parents, and school. We are proud of our team and look forward to next year!

Orcas do not forget that there is NO SCHOOL Monday, October 15th, 2018 due to a Teacher Workday/Student Holiday. Have a safe and wonderful weekend we will see you on Tuesday!

Respectfully,

Abdulaziz Yalcin, M.Ed

Principal

Orlando Science Schools-Middle/High

In honor of Orlando Science School Day, which is proclaimed by the City of Orlando to be November 4th, we are inviting all parents and students to celebrate at the 2nd Annual PVO Sponsored Fall festival next Saturday, October 20th, 2018! Please join us!

There are still Fall Festival sponsorships that are available. Please consider one of the sponsorships still available or an affordable family sign for $100. If you also work for a company that does donation matching, your donation will be doubled. You can find out all the fall festival information on our OSS home webpage or at www.orlandoscience.org/fall-festival-2018 .

We are also looking for donations for our Fall Festival Treasure Box. Please begin to collect small new and unused toys and trinkets for our Treasure Chest tent at the festival. These prizes are for the two(2) free game tents the children play to collect tickets and then redeem them for prizes at the Treasure Chest tent. Donation boxes are located at the front offices at all campuses to drop off your donations.

Early Bird special for Fall Festival Wrist bands is now open. From Sept 21 to Oct 12 wrist bands will be sold at a reduced rate of $10. From October 13 to the festival the price will revert back to the normal price of $15. Beat the lines and purchase package deals now and pick up your tickets at the Will Call Table either at the festival or a couple days before the festival at the school. (Will Call pick up dates at the school will be announced closer to the festival.)

The PVO needs your help and you need to collect Community Service Hours towards your Bright Future’s Scholarship requirement (100 hours by the time you graduate). The Fall Festival will take place on Saturday, October 20th and we have various shifts to choose from. If you sign up for a shift, you are acknowledging that you will be responsible for covering that shift from the beginning to the end and are not allowed to leave your post unattended. Your shift supervisor will be signing off on your volunteer hours and will not give you the full credit if you leave your post unattended. A mandatory volunteer orientation meeting will be held at the school days before the festival to make sure that you are aware of the importance of your job. Your 4-hour shift will include a meal voucher. Please go to the office and register on the computer outside Mr. Han’s office. This is only for volunteering for the PVO, if you are volunteering for a club tent, please see your club advisor. The last day to sign up is Wednesday, October 17th!

The Parent Fall Festival Volunteer Registration link is now open. We need your help! This is a big undertaking that will reap big rewards if we have the support from parents to help us. There are two shifts plus an early set up. Please sign up for at least one of them, if not more, so that we can have every position covered. We will have an In Service meeting at the October 10th meeting so you know what is expected of you. If you can’t come to that meeting, we will get in touch with you and share what you missed. If you are volunteering to work at a club tent do not sign up on this link. This link is only if you are helping with the PVO. You must be OCPS Additions approved to volunteer for anything school related. Don’t forget to register with them ASAP.

Please join us for the last PVO Fall Festival Meeting before the Festival on Wednesday, October 17 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the High School cafeteria. This meeting is to make sure we have everything organized for the festival. All campuses are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please RSVP using the link below, we cannot wait to see you there!

This is one of the yummiest features of our fall festival! Families, please sign up to donate baked goods for the Fall Festival Bake Sale that will take place on Saturday, October 20th. We are accepting donations of homemade baked goods: cakes, pies, cupcakes, cookies, candies, breads, muffins, etc. We would love to have a variety of ethnic foods representing our OSS families’ heritage and something your fellow compatriots would be excited to buy. We are also accepting store bought goods for those who want to donate but have a busy schedule. Please donate only dessert type foods that will compliment and not compete with our lunch sales.

Things to remember:

¨ Avoid adding nuts as per mandated be OCPS

¨ Include a list that states the ingredients inside your homemade food for allergenic purposes

¨ Wrap your food in clear wrap so we can see but is protected from handling

¨ Non perishable goods can be dropped off at the schools to the PVO rep on duty at the front desk Friday morning October 19, 7:30—8:30 am before the event if needed

¨ Otherwise bring the morning of event before 11 am

Congratulations! The following OSS High school mathletes successfully passed the 2019 Who Wants to Be a Mathematician Championship Round One Qualifying test and qualified for Round Two.

Students who passed Round One and are eligible for the Round Two test:

Harshitha Uppada, Rashaad Pedron, Esha Ranade, Anthony Le, Wade Twyford, Tanvi Ranade, Saardhak Bhrugubanda, Russell Abedeen, Ritam Bhowmik, Peter Penev, Minh Le, Ilias Bouchibti, Ahad Ali, Vidit Pokharna, Siyona Mishra, Deshaun Chinnery, Chanakya Gidipally

Ten students from the US and one from Canada will be chosen to participate in the semifinals in Baltimore in January based on the scores on the Round Two test.

Congratulations again to those students who passed the Round One test. Good luck to them at the second round!

Hispanic Heritage Night at the OSHS campus was a big success! Thank you to all of the staff members at both the Lynx and High School campuses that worked so hard to make this event one to remember for our families! Thank you to all of the student performers and presenters who contributed to Hispanic Heritage Night and worked to make this event a true celebration of Hispanic Heritage.

Dear Middle School Mathletes and Parents,

OSS High School Science Olympiad Team will be hosting several Math League middle school math competitions throughout the year. Please see below for their competition dates. All these competitions will take place at our high school campus. On these days, there will be no Saturday study for middle school mathletes. Therefore, I encourage all mathletes to attend these competitions. If you want your child to attend one or all of these competitions, you need to register your kid via the following School Pay link.

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Mathleague-Competitions/IdLvh

Also, please see an updated competition math calendar below for your reference.

Mathcerely,

Mr. Akyalcin

Math Instructor and Competition Math Program Coordinator

Orlando Science Schools

2600 Technology Dr. #300 Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: (407) 299-6595

Click the link to the Science Fair Headquarters below for the Week 7 Science Fair update.

Thank you to the seniors and their families who came to the senior breakfast this morning.

FAFSA is the Federal Student Aid program. Every single college applicant needs to complete FAFSA regardless of their income. This application is free and completed through only one website. Do not pay to anyone or any website for completion of FAFSA. This should take no more than 45 minutes to complete if you have everything ready to go. FAFSA is time sensitive. The funds are distributed as first come first serve.

State of Florida has its own scholarship program called Bright Futures and it is managed through OSFA (Office of Student Financial Assistance). When you complete the application, you are also being evaluated for other scholarships through State of Florida. It is a very short application and should not take more than 15 minutes. Most important thing to know is that, you only complete the form and your transcript and SAT/ACT scores will be submitted automatically through OSS and the State of Florida University System. You are not required to satisfy all the application requirements until the end of the school year to apply to this scholarship. On the other hand, being qualified currently does not guarantee that you will receive this scholarship. If your end of year GPA falls under the requirement, then you will not be receiving the scholarship. Here are the current requirements:

Senior yearbook ads are now available!

Purchase an advertisement for your senior today. Include pictures and a short message for your student before they graduate. After payment is made be sure to email your pictures and your message to Mr. Lakner to make sure the correct information is placed in the yearbook.

Full page ad:

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/FULL-PAGE-Senior-Yearbook--Advertisement-/IdDLy

1/2 page ad:

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/HALF-PAGE-Senior-Yearbook--Advertisement-/IdDLx

Due date is March 29, 2019

It is that time of year to submit your "Senior Quote" for the yearbook. You may submit your quote via the form below. All forms (digital or paper) are DUE TO MS. LIZARAZO BY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2ND 2018. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Lizarazo.

OSHS is proud to announce that we are an official member of the USA Fencing group. USA Fencing is affiliated with the Féderation Internationale d'Escrime(FIE), the international federation for fencing. Our mission is to grow and promote the sport of fencing in the United States, honor its rich traditions, and achieve sustained competitive international excellence. We are proud to maintain the rich traditions of fencing here at OSHS! Go Orcas!

We want you for career day! On November 1st OSHS is host a 2018 Career Day. This invitation is extended to any and all professionals, even retirees. These professionals will present a 10 min engaging session with students as the kids rotate through their normal period schedule. These presentations can be a PowerPoint slideshow showcasing a their typical daily life and work environment or even a quick lecture as to why they got into that career and how school helped. After the 10 min presentation, we hope to engage the students with a quick Q and A and even with an interactive community problem that the professional can guide the students in solving. If you have questions feel free to email Mr. Stampas.

Chelsea Nesbeth from the University of Florida Office of Admissions visited OSHS this week to share details about life at UF and the application process. Juniors and seniors attended and were attentive and asked pointed questions.

Here are the test dates and registration deadlines. We recommend taking at least one of each test to see which one works better for you. October, November and December test results are the most useful dates for the college applications. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely, Mr. I

The next 2018-19 SAT Administration Dates

November 3, 2018

Registration Deadline: October 5, 2018

Late Registration Deadline: October 16, 2018 (for mailed registrations), October 24, 2018 (for registrations made online or by phone)

The next 2018-2019 ACT Administration Date

December 8, 2018

Registration Deadline: November 2, 2018

Our middle school soccer team ended their season with a winning record of 5-3! Congratulations to our awesome team as they took second place in the OCPS Charter schools division. Their hard-work, dedication, and commitment to the team is highly noted by their coaches, parents, and school. We are proud of or team and look forward to next year!

Greetings Orca families,

The current book count of the OSHS library stands at 413 titles! I would like to extend a sincere THANK-YOU to the students and families who have generously donated to our new library thus far:

Akella family

Akin family

De'Waina Bradford

Canatay family

Dorman family

Colin Foley

Foisy family

Mischa Fortna

Ganaban family

Halabi family

Khan family

Rohan Khelani

Mallonee family

Elana Mayo

Melo-Pereira family

Aisha Miller

Nana family

O'Connor family

Robert Ohaver

Oikle family

Parekattil family

Perkins family

Simons-Tully family

Taje-Sanders family

Trujillo family

Yore family

The Media Center is open and students are coming in to borrow books, study and to check out Chromebooks. Keep those book donations rolling in! Check out the many titles our team suggests here on the OSHS Media Center Amazon Wishlist. If you would like to donate any of these items (new or gently used), please send them to the Media Center. Titles do not need to be purchased from Amazon.

Donations that will be shipped to the school, please deliver to:

Orlando Science High School

Attn: Media Center

2600 Technology Drive, Suite 250

Orlando, FL 32804

Congratulations to Colin F. who won the second Barnes and Noble gift card today! Thank you again to families making contributions, little by little we are building a high-quality book selection for our students.

Orca Pride,

Mrs. Singleton

Media Specialist, OSHS

407-299-6595 Ext. 3324

The Orlando Science High School on Technology Drive opened its doors to a newly renovated campus in August 2018. One of the great features of the High School campus is the brand new Media Center. It serves as a space where all students can read, research and study. Please consider making a donation directly to the Media Center to help Mrs. Singleton stock the shelves and create a welcoming environment for our students.

Here at OSHS character education is an important component of educating the whole student. Our program, ORCAS Core Values, spotlights 5 specific character traits that we focus on as a school. The "R" in ORCAS is RESPECT which focuses on a student's ability to uphold respect and compassion for others. Students learn through interacting with our teachers, staff and one another to acknowledge feelings and treat everyone with dignity. Parents and families can use this program and language to continue these conversations outside of school as well. OSHS ORCAS are students of character!

The Field trip to Solar Bears Hockey Game for students in grades 6th through 8th will take place November 6. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Frunker. The field trip form may be found below. The deadline to turn the permission slip found below with your SCHOOL PAY payment is October 19th 2018.

Event Details:

• When: Tuesday, November 6th 2018
• Who: 6th-8th Grade Students
• Cost: $30 per student
• Where: Amway Center

Dear Orlando Science Lynx Lane and Technology High School Families,

It is time to join the Parent Volunteer Organization (PVO). Membership is $25 per family for returning families and $30 for new families, your membership dues go directly back into the school to provide items and supplies for our teachers. We are also asking that PVO members work with specific committees (School Improvement, Fundraising, Volunteer Work, Teacher Appreciation, Events, Etc.) Please utilize the SCHOOL PAY link below to pay your dues.

If you have questions, comments, or requests, you may email OSS.PVO@orlandoscience.org . A formal PVO committee, including president and vice-president, will be announced at the end of the first quarter of the 2018-2019 School Year. PVO will hold bi-monthly meetings that will inform parents of progress, agendas, and upcoming events.

Thank you for all of your help and support as we look forward to a great year.

OSS Connect is your one stop for student grades, assignments and resources. Students use their credentials to log in and there you can access a wealth of information.

If you are an ADDitions approved volunteer, OSHS can use your help! We are looking for parents or responsible adults over the age of 18 to help during lunch times (approximately 11am-1pm) and during car line before and after school. Please contact Ms. Foley to schedule the exact time slots. All volunteers must complete the ADDitions application is here: https://ocps.samaritan.com/custom/503/ beforehand. Thank you for all you do to help make OSHS great!

If you have a student with any medical conditions such as asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetes or any other serious medical conditions, please contact Mrs. Foley via email ASAP for the paperwork that is needed for the 2018-2019 school year.

Orcas who walk or take the LYNX Transportation bus service must have a "Walker/Bus Rider" form on file. Return completed forms to Ms. Foley.

Orcas interested in dressing down for their birthday MUST submit a "Dress Down Day" form(found below) to Mrs. Foley at least two business days prior to the requested dress down date.

Technology Drive High School Orcas Families please make sure to review the Dress Code with your students. Dress Code may be found on page 29 in the OSS Handbook HS 2018-2019 below.

Families whose Free/Reduced lunch applications have expired, please take a moment and fill out the OCPS Free/Reduced Meal Application today! It must be completed each year to qualify for this federally funded program. To fill out the application click the link below.

Email: info@orlandoscience.org
Website: www.orlandoscience.org
Location: 2600 Technology Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
Phone: (407)299-6595
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orlandoscience/
Twitter: @OrlandoSciMH