Scripps Spotlight

Scripps Families,

Parent Teacher conferences will be held in person on Tuesday, March 4 and virtually on Thursday, March 6 from 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. each evening. If you have not already done so, please log into your parent Powerschool account to schedule conferences with each of your child’s teachers. The scheduler will open on Wednesday, February 19, at 6:00 p.m.

The Conference Manager can be accessed by:

1. Logging into PowerSchool at the following URL: https://lakeorion.powerschool.com/public/home.html
2. Select the Launch icon
3. Select the Conference Manager item.

Once appointments are booked, you will receive a confirmation email from appointments@schoolsoft.com Adding this email address to your address book in your email application will help ensure it over-rides any spam filters.

You will also receive an email reminder before your conference to confirm your upcoming appointment with your Microsoft Teams link to your individual teacher’s conference.

Important: We will be using the Microsoft Teams platform to host the virtual conferences. Please take some time to view the tutorial video and review the documents to make sure your preferred device is ready for conferences.

• Joining A Virtual Conference
• P-T conferences using a computer
• ​​​​​​​P-T conferences using a phone or tablet

Spring Testing 2025 is quickly approaching! These assessments are an opportunity for your child to show all their academic growth over this last year. Please mark your child's testing dates on your calendars. We appreciate you being mindful of these dates and avoiding unnecessary appointments. Students should be getting a full night's sleep and a healthy, balanced breakfast on the morning of testing days to ensure they are set up for success!

Scripps Families,

We have noticed a growing number of students being dropped off in the parking area near the marquee and handicapped parking spaces. This is obstructing access to the handicapped parking spots and creating an unsafe situation for students, who must cross in front of moving cars leaving the drop-off area. We kindly ask that all families use the designated drop-off loop shown on the map below.

Scripps Bus Loop - All Scripps AM and PM busses are using the south parking lot off of Scripps Road. Students will enter door 6.

Parent Drop-off & Pick-up Area:

Parents driving their child to school can use Stadium Drive or Scripps Road.

Stadium Drive:

Turn right across from the football stadium. Cars will travel south using the drive closer to Scripps Middle School.

Scripps Road:

Turn left using the entrance past the digital marquee. Travel north and use the "loop" near CERC to travel north and merge with traffic coming off of Stadium Drive.

Students will enter door 1.

The "loop" area by CERC is one-way! No traffic will be able to travel south using the loop. Southbound traffic will use the drive closer to Scripps Middle School.

February 20 - Art Club

February 20 - Wrestling meet @ Van Hoosen

February 20 - Volleyball @ Oxford

February 21 - Class of 2029 scheduling materials due

February 21 - Theme - PJ Day

February 24 - Volleyball home vs. Oxford

February 24 - Jazz band

February 24 - OTPL GAP club

February 25 - D & D club

February 25 - Volleyball home vs. Oakview

February 25 - 7th Grade band concert @ LOHS

February 26 - Volleyball @ Oxford

February 26 - Choir Concert @ LOHS

February 27 - Wrestling meet home vs. Avondale & Reuther

February 28 - Theme - Beach day

February 28 - Band Festival

March 1 - Band Festival

Ensuring the safety and well-being of our students and staff is our highest priority. To support this effort, we are implementing a new policy regarding the use of metal detecting wands at each of the Lake Orion middle schools.

These wands will only be used when there is reasonable suspicion that a student may be in possession of an item that could pose a risk to themselves or others, including vapes of any kind. Our goal is to foster a safe, secure, and positive learning environment for all students.

We appreciate your support and partnership in maintaining a school community where every student feels safe and respected. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact Mr. McKay or Mrs. Orlowski.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Mr. McKay & Mrs. Orlowski

· Scripps Spirit Wear is always available. Please contact the PTO via Facebook or email if you are interested in purchasing spirit wear.

· The No Hassel Fundraiser is still going! PTO accepts cash, checks made out to Scripps PTO or Venmo @scripps_PTO. Cash and check donations can be sent to school and given to Ms. Palmer in the office. The PTO appreciates all the donations received to date.

There are two ways to access powerschool to check grades, locker information, attendance, grade history and missing assignments.

Student Access:

https://lakeorion.powerschool.com/public/home.html

Username & Password are the same students use to login to their school issued laptop.

Parent Access:

https://lakeorion.powerschool.com/public/home.html

Each parent can set up an individual username and password to check grades, attendance, missing assignments and to schedule conferences. Parents can also link multiple students to their account.

2024-2025 School Year Information

Athletics Information

Final Forms (athletic registration)

Lunch Money

Yearbook Ordering

The state of Michigan’s 2024 budget included a return to free meals for all students.

The standards for students to receive the meals for free:

• Every student is entitled to one free breakfast, and one free lunch per school day.
• Students must take a fruit or juice with their breakfast entrée for the meal to qualify as a complete meal and be FREE.
• Students must take a fruit or vegetable (they may take both) with their lunch entrée for the meal to qualify as a complete meal and be FREE.

More information is available at LakeOrionSchools.org/FoodService.

Note: It is important that all families who qualify for free and reduced lunch complete the form within this registration process to receive additional services at reduced cost (pay to participate for athletics, holiday assistance, field trip assistance etc.) The forms are available at https://lakeorion.familyportal.cloud/.

Lake Orion Community Schools is launching a program in 2023-24 to recognize LOCS staff members for their excellence.

The intent of the Distinguished Dragon program is to ensure that staff members who go above and beyond their regular duties are appreciated. The additional effort or support can range from helping an individual to helping a group or any effort that seems worthy of praise.

The staff member can be nominated by a student, parent, community member or a colleague by completing the form at Distinguished Dragon Submission

We ask for the submitter's name and contact information to follow up with specific questions if necessary. Please make sure to select the appropriate school/department form so the message is routed in the proper direction.

Please complete the form entirely so the individual can be appropriately honored for their contributions.

OK2SAY is available state-wide for public and private schools in Michigan; anybody can submit a confidential tip. Specially trained technicians receive the tips and filter the information to the appropriate agency to provide a timely and effective response.

When you or your child needs help, it’s hard to know where to turn. In an effort to ease the burden of finding the mental health and substance use services you needs, Lake Orion Community Schools has partnered with Care Solace.

Care Solace will help you find the right help at the right time 24/7/365. Car eSolace’s services are available at no cost to you – and all of your information is kept completely confidential. They will connect you with providers accepting all medical insurances, including Medicaid, Medicare, and sliding scale options for those without insurance.

You can access Care Solace services in three ways:

• Call 888-515-0595 at any time. Multilingual support is available 24/7/365. A dedicated Care Companion will help you every step of the way to reseach options, secure appointments, and follow up to make sure it is a good fit.
• Seach anonymously to get matched with an extensive list of care providers at caresolace.com/lakeorion
• Contact your elementary school social worker, middle school behaviorist, high school counseloro or building principal, and they will submit a referral on your behalf.

For more information, visit the LOCS Care Solace page.

Email: david.mckay@lok12.org

Website: https://www.lakeorionschools.org/scripps-middle-school

Location: 385 East Scripps Road, Lake Orion, MI, USA

Phone: 248-693-5440

Twitter: @Scripps_MS

Instagram: @scripps_ms