Lake Orion High School

Good Afternoon Lake Orion Students and Families,

With only 11 weeks of school left, things are going to start moving much quicker for all of us. There are many things that go into the excitement and anticipation for the end of the school year, state testing, senior activities, spring sports, the spring musical, national competitions, and school projects. April and May are certainly the busiest time of year for all of our students.

Of course, the warm weather is also something that we all look forward to. With that in mind, the LOHS Admin team would like to remind our families of our dress code policy. Below you will find excerpts about student dress that appear in the Student Handbook. For the entire text of the dress code, please refer to pages 66-67.

1. LANGUAGE AND IMAGES: Inappropriate language, signs, symbols, or images worn on clothing shall be prohibited. This shall include, but not be limited to, any message or image, which expresses profanity or obscenity, or which makes derogatory comments or implications regarding any race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, all gang-identifying symbols, and other items determined by the administration to be unsafe, illegal, or inappropriate for school, and any material which encourages illegal substance use/abuse, and/or violence; or any attire that disrupts the school environment.

3. CLOTHING FIT AND COVERAGE Attire must be worn in such a manner that is appropriate to a professional educational environment. Inappropriately worn clothing, i.e., pants or shorts worn below the waistline, is prohibited. Backless or string back tops, tank tops, halter tops, spaghetti straps, low cut tops, open backs, and muscle shirts are not acceptable. i.e. at least to fingertips. Any rips or holes in pants or skirts must be below fingertip-length.

Over the next few weeks, and continuing until the end of the school year, any student in violation of the dress code policy will be sent to the office to speak to an assistant principal. Students will then be given the option of changing their clothes (we have school-appropriate shirts and pants) or calling home to have parents bring in school-appropriate clothing. Repeat offenders will be subject to student discipline.

Thank you for your help and support in this matter, and I hope you and your students have a great end to the school year.

Sincerely,

LOHS Administration

March 19 - Parent University "Helping Your Child Through Feelings of Anxiety" 6:30 p.m.

March 20 - Oakland County Siren Test 1 p.m.

March 25-29 - Spring Break

April 4 & 5 - 3rd Term Exams, Student 1/2 Day

April 9, 10 & 11 - State Testing

April 25, 26, & 27 - Spring Musical SHREK

2023-24 LOHS Calendar

Thank you to the hard-working Leadership class and all of the High School students who participated in events and donated money.

Oakland County Emergency Management and Homeland Security is observing Severe Weather Awareness Week (SWAW) March 17-23 with many opportunities to educate citizens about severe weather hazards.

As part of Oakland County’s recognition week, there will be a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 20 at 1 p.m. The National Weather Service will issue a practice tornado warning and broadcast a test message on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Radio.

If you could not attend one of the Graduation Meetings last week, the presentation has been posted on the LOHS website - Senior Class 2024.

Below is a list of Important Dates, which can also be found on the Senior Class of 2024 page under Calendar.

• Class of 2024 Important Dates.pdf

In addition, if you have not ordered a cap and gown through Jostens, please do so as soon as possible to ensure delivery of the custom gown by graduation. If you have questions regarding cap and gown, you can contact Jostens at 586-781-5618 or email Hollandsworth.Officejh@jostens.com.

Click this link to order your Class of 2024 Yard Sign. Proceeds will go towards the Senior Breakfast.

If you would like to volunteer and/or help with the 2024 SANP party please LOHS2024@gmail.com

Still need help paying for college? We have a few local scholarships with upcoming due dates in March! See if your student qualifies for the Metro Bureau, North Oakland Community Coalition, Oakview, Oakland Career & Technical Educators' Association, Oakland Community College, or Realtor Scholarship Fund. See our full list of scholarships here or contact the Counseling Department for more details.

LOCS is excited to partner with INSPIRIT, an organization that delivers in-person Artificial Intelligence (AI) programming and instruction to middle and high school students taught by instructors from Stanford and MIT. This first of its kind opportunity in Michigan is available to Lake Orion students this June. Please see the attached brochure for additional information.

Dear LOHS Parents,

Lake Orion High School is extremely excited to announce a continuation of our free tutoring program. This program will allow your child to connect directly with LOHS staff in specific content areas (math, science, social studies, etc.) outside of normal school hours. These tutoring sessions are one hour and can take place either in person or virtually through Microsoft Teams (this is decided between the tutor and the student(s) in the group). This tutoring is intended as remediation as opposed to homework help; however, homework is often utilized to teach skills. As we do not have an inexhaustible number of tutors available, this program is on a first come, first serve basis.

To sign up your child, please fill out this form.

If you have additional questions, please contact Cathy Srock at Catherine.Srock@LOk12.org.

Service hours must be completed through a non-profit organization or event that benefits the community and should focus on making a positive impact on others. Students may not complete service hours by “helping” in a business as free labor. Additionally, students may not choose to not be paid and count that as service hours, such as babysitting and animal care. Please review Rules and Regulations of Hours on the LOHS Service Learning website.

It's Charity Week at LOHS, culminating with the annual Unified Basketball game on Friday, and we'll have live coverage! Here's at look at our plan for the week. Tune in at www.dragonbroadcasting.org.

Thank you for taking the time to recognize one of Lake Orion Community Schools' 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 even their own colleague. We ask for the submitter's name and contact information to follow up with specific questions if necessary.

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

The 2024-25 Lake Orion Community Schools calendars are now available by visiting the LakeOrionSchools.org calendar page. A single sheet of the important dates is also listed on that page.

Dr. Dan Haas

Principal

Amy Thebo

Principal's Secretary

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS:

Rosa Everitt - 9-10th grade; Students A-Q

CTE & Career Readiness Coordinator

Anthony Kiner - 11th grade

Jason Larsen - 9-10th grade; Students R-Z; Special Education & 504

Anthony Palmeri - 12th grade

Christopher Bell

Heather Rutledge

Have questions about your schedule?

If you find an error in your student's schedule, please ask them to reach out to their counselor or visit the counseling center before the start of the school day or during passing time.

Secretary Lynne Kniess

Phone: 248-693-5640

Counselors

A-Cot Christy Bell

Cou-Grz Melissa Bruno

Gu-Led Natalie Parraghi (Fawn Bullock)

Lee- Pep Michele Novak

Peq-Sta Alicia Conner

Ste-Z Scott Boeneman

Check out LOCS' Flickr albums for pictures of all our events, Homecoming Game, Pep Assemblies, Invitationals, Graduations, first day of school pics and more.

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

Website: https://www.lakeorionschools.org/high-school-home
Location: 495 East Scripps Road, Orion Township, MI, USA
Phone: (248)693-5420
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