oshs parent resources

Parents/Guardians who would like to schedule a meeting with administration should use the email addresses below to make contact.

Parents/Guardians who like to meet with individual teachers should use OSS Connect to locate email addresses and contact them directly.

Mr. Koebe - Principal

Nicholas.Koebe@orlandoscience.org

Ms. Bourkova - Assistant Principal

Contact if you have questions regarding state testing, SAT, ACT

Yulia.Bourkova@orlandoscience.org

Mr. Han - Assistant Principal

Contact if you have questions regarding schedules, OSS Connect

CHan@orlandoscience.org

Ms. Lugo - Dean of Students

Contact if you have questions regarding discipline, student behavior

genesis.lugo@orlandoscience.org

Mr. Senter - Asst. Dean of Students

Contact if you have questions regarding discipline, student behavior and or parking permits/passes.

Matt.senter@orlandoscience.org

Ms. Precil - Staffing Specialist

Contact if you have questions regarding 504 plans, EIP's, accommodations, gifted testing

Geraldine.Precil@orlandoscience.org

Ms. Leal - Assessment Coordinator

Contact if you have questions regarding AP/state testing, SAT, ACT, etc.

Amanda.Leal@orlandoscience.org

Ms. Bolat - Lead College and Career Counselor- Grades 10-12 (M-Z)

bolat@orlandoscience.org

Mr. Bahar - College Counselor and Alumni Coordinator-Grades 10-12 (A-L)

Ertugrul.Bahar@orlandoscience.org

We’re thrilled to announce that this year, our school will be using ParentSquare, a new communication platform designed to make it easier than ever for you to stay connected with our school community!

ParentSquare is a one-stop platform that will streamline how we share important updates, announcements, event reminders, and more with you. It’s user-friendly and available on both desktop and mobile, so you’ll have access to everything you need right at your fingertips.

Why ParentSquare?

• Stay Informed: Get school updates, event invitations, and reminders instantly.

• Engage with Teachers: Communicate directly with your child’s teachers and school staff.

• Easy Access: Receive messages via app notifications, email, or text — your choice!

• Translate Messages: ParentSquare offers automatic translation in over 100 languages, so everyone can stay connected.

How Does it Work?

• Use the video linked below to get started. Simply follow the easy steps to register your account.

• Once you're in, take a look at all the features ParentSquare has to offer and set up your desired notification style.

• We encourage parents to have their accounts registered before the start of the school year to ensure time for questions and inquiries.

We believe ParentSquare will help us strengthen our school community and improve the way we share important information. We can’t wait for you to get started!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Let’s make this school year a great one — together!

Attendance is key to the success of your student's learning. If you have any attendance concerns such as daily absences, upcoming absences, extended absences or other additional questions please contact Ms. Santiago for grades 9 - 12.

PICK UP REMINDER: Per OSS policy, students may not be picked up from the front desk after 2pm (1pm on Wednesdays). Please plan accordingly.

Per OSS policy a doctors note must be provided in order for an absence to be excused after 3 consecutive days.

Please contact Ms. Santiago at Vanessa.Santiago@orlandoscience.org and Ms. Stephanie at Stephanie.Mccatherin@orlandoscience.org with any questions regarding attendance.

Students are to complete and submit the following to Mr. Senter via email:

1. Page 1 of Parking Permit completed

2. Valid Vehicle Registration

3. Valid Florida Driver’s License (no learners permit)

4. Proof of Insurance

5. OSS Student Schedule

6. SchoolPay payment receipt/confirmation

Applications will be processed within five school days.

Parking Fee: $50 for full time, on campus students; $25 for dual enrolled students. Payments are made via School Pay using the QR code on the application and posted here. Record the amount and Order number on the application directly.

OSS reserves the right to deny and/or revoke any student the privilege of parking based on their attendance and disciplinary history at school. Please see all complete details and instructions on the Parking Application Form Below.

There is a $25 school fee, as well as a $55 Technology insurance fee for the 26-27 school year. Please be sure to click on both links below to pay.

Please note that chrome books will not be issued unless payment is made.

NOTE: You do NOT need a School Pay account to use School Pay. You may check out as a Guest and save your receipts for proof of purchase.

This payment of $50 will go towards each class's senior year graduation and events. The money from class dues will go into fun and important items/dates for the senior classes, such as:

• Senior events (Prom, Spirit Weeks, etc.)
• Graduation venue costs
• Senior breakfast
• Materials for the senior mural
• and more for our OSHS Seniors!

Please use the links below to pay for your student's graduation fee based on their expected graduation year.

Parent/Guardian Responsibilities

Parents/guardians and students are important partners in the OSS digital learning process. Upon registration you agreed to abide by the OSS Technology Use Agreement and the OSS Digital Device Agreement. In addition, please read and discuss the additional OSHS Chromebook Guidelines below with your student.

Student Responsibilities

Students are responsible for keeping track of and caring for their assigned Chromebook and charger. Students must:

• Keep food and drinks away from the device. Chromebooks are not permitted in the cafeteria during lunchtime.

• Not place the device on the floor or in any location where it may be stepped on or damaged.

• Make sure the device is fully charged each day for school use.

• Carry the device with both hands and keep it closed during transitions in the hallways.

• Carry the device in its protective case and place the case gently on desks or tables.

• Remove all items from the keyboard before closing the device.

• Keep the device away from extreme temperatures, moisture, and direct sunlight.

• Immediately report cracks, liquid exposure, loose hinges, missing keys, charging problems, or other damage.

• Return the device to the school at the end of the school year, during inventory periods, when damaged, and/or upon withdrawal from the school.

Continuing to use a visibly damaged Chromebook without reporting the problem may cause additional damage and may result in additional financial responsibility.

Please see the attached OSHS Chromebook Guidelines below that was signed at computer distribution for the complete OSHS Chromebook Guidelines.

Parents and Students, Please take a moment to review OSS's Internet Safety Policy attached below.

The OSS High School Media Center uses the Book Collector library management database to catalog all materials housed in the school's media center library. This catalog is public and may be utilized to search for available titles.

Sport Physicals and a heart screening are required for ALL High School students who plan on playing a sport on campus, including soccer and basketball.

Please be sure to complete the entire OCPS packet for athletic club and team participation. You can submit your completed packet and forms to Mr. Cooper in person or via email at Eric.Cooper@orlandoscience.org. See Mr. Cooper or the front office for a hard copy.

Breakfast and Lunch will be FREE for all students for the 2026-2027 school year.

If your student has allergies and will be getting school lunch, please fill out the special diet order form below so an alternate lunch can be provided.

The Free/Reduced Meal federal program is available for families in need of financial assistance. Even though meals are free this school year, families can get financial assistance with testing fees and other programs if they are eligible for Free/Reduced meals.

Parents/Guardians,

You now have access to a new and easier location for your uniform needs. Moving forward, all your uniforms will be available at our Risse Brothers Winter Garden location. The new store is a clean, very organized, full retail location.

The address

of the store is:

RISSE BROTHERS SCHOOL UNIFORMS

1401 Beulah Rd. Suite 116-118

Winter Garden, FL 34787

Should you need any additional information, visit us at www.rissebrothers.com or reach

You can make purchases in person at the Winter Garden location or online using the link below.

• The official school uniform polo is only sold by Risse Brothers.
• Sideline polos and shirts may only be worn on Fridays as a spirit shirt, during gym class, or on other dress-down days designated by administration. Sideline polos and shirts cannot be worn as a replacement of the Risse Brothers official polo uniform shirts.
• Any sports shorts or pants are to be worn in gym class only.
• Sideline hoodies, jackets, and sweatshirts may only be worn over the official Risse Brothers school uniform polo.
• If students do not act responsibly with the spirit wear we reserve the right to ask them to discontinue the use of the school spirit wear. No refunds will be provided by OSS.
• All Dress Code requirements apply to Spirit items sold by Sideline. No refunds will be provided by OSS for items that are in violation of the School Dress Code or otherwise.
• For information on Sideline's return and exchange policy please visit Orlando Science Schools Orcas Apparel - Orlando, Florida - Sideline Store - BSN Sports

We have updated our After Care forms for 2026-2027! If you are interested in your student being part of the After Care program, please view the links below to get more information. After Care starts at 4:00pm on weekdays (3:00pm on Wednesdays) and ends at 6:00pm. We encourage parents who need the extra time to pick up their students to have them signed up for the After Care program!

**BE ADVISED: The After Care program is a paid service offered to parents. Application and payment information will need to be submitted prior to school starting if you intend to have your student in the After Care program. In order to cancel payments or services, OSHS needs at least 3 business days to complete before charges are made. Parents will be charged for After Care hours if their student is unregistered and remains at school past 4:00pm on weekdays (3:00pm on Wednesdays).**

Please fill out both the After Care Registration Form and the Card Authorization Form and forward them to Ms. Espinoza or drop the completed forms for her, at the front office during office hours (8:00am-3:00pm).

We encourage our OSHS parents to get involved with our Parent Volunteer Organization for the upcoming school year! The PVO helps facilitate teacher and student events, activities, and more throughout the year.

All OSS Middle High parents can create an OSS Connect account to view their students' academic progress, attendance, discipline, upcoming events and more. Multiple students can be added under one parent account for an easy access. Each student has a unique "Parent Access Code". Please use this code to add each of your students.

1. Go to the following URL:https://oss.radixlms.com/login/index.php
2. Enter the parent access code, birth date of the student this code belongs to, Student ID (if asked) and your relationship to the student.
3. If the information is correct, you will be redirected to a page where you can see your student's name. If this is your student, click continue, if not, click cancel and contact Mr. Han.
4. After the verification is completed, you will be redirected to registration page. On this page, you will create a new parent account by providing the information requested and selecting a password for your account. Click on "Create my new account" when done.
5. You will receive a confirmation email that contains a link to click to complete account creation. Once you click on the link in confirmation email, you will be directed to the site and your account will be ready to use.
6. Once you logged in to the site, you can add another student by clicking on the "Add new student" link located on your dashboard.

Orlando Science Middle/High has a new mobile app! It is currently available in the App Store® and in Google Play®. You can download the app for free, for access to our school's news, calendars, volunteer opportunities, push notifications and much more!

Download for Free - visit your tablet or smartphone's storefront and search for "Orlando Science Schools"

• For Android, visit Google Play
• For Apple iOS, visit the and App Store or iTunes

If you have any questions or feedback please email info@orlandoscience.org.

Skyward Family Access – LaunchPad Directions

Swimming is a lot of fun, but drowning is a real danger. Even kids who know how to swim can drown. Water safety education courses and swimming lessons can save lives.

See the link below for resources and information on water safety education courses and swimming lessons in your neighborhood.

Please click for the "Every Child a Swimmer” website which offers low to no cost scholarships for qualified children

**This list contains learn-to-swim providers in the local area. This list does not constitute an OCPS endorsement for any of the providers listed; the list is merely an informational resource for parents/legal guardians.**

The Discovery Education Services, Inc. Governing Board serves all schools within the Orlando Science School System (Orlando, Osceola, Seminole). Click the link below to access information regarding Board Members, Board Meetings, Board Meeting Minutes, and Committee Meeting Minutes.

Any student, educator, parent or member of the public can report school safety concerns directly to law enforcement and school administrators anonymously and easily through the FortifyFL app or www.getfortifyfl.com. The Florida Legislature directed this tool’s development in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act.

The app, which is available for download on Apple and Android mobile devices, is critical to ensuring all Florida schools are safe environments where students and educators can experience and share the joy of learning without fear.

We hope that you will become familiar with this tool and help us spread the word about it with your students and their families. Please note that the official app’s logo will look exactly as it does in the graphic above.

We need your help to make sure students understand that submitting false tips is extremely reckless behavior and wastes the time and resources needed for actual emergencies. Any student found filing false tips on FortifyFL, or by any other means, will face severe consequences up to and including arrests, restitution and expulsion.

Parents, please make sure your children understand that filing a false threat, even if intended as a joke, can result in life-altering consequences.

We encourage continued conversation with your students about these matters. Please review these resources and share them with your students.

Additionally, state law requires school districts to provide you with information on the consequences of making a threat or false report through FortifyFL or other means. We strongly encourage all parents and guardians to review this course that has been developed for you and your child. The link to the course is provided below.

All threats will be taken seriously, resulting in severe consequences as outlined in the course. It is crucial for parents and guardians to review this course to understand the implications fully and to have an informed discussion with their children. Even threats made in jest can have significant, life-altering consequences, so it is essential to take this matter seriously.

Canvas Course link: https://ocps.instructure.com/courses/2308359

For more information about how FortifyFL works please click the button below.

The “30/30 Rule" is a Delayed Dismissal Weather procedure that is nationally recognized. It is required that the “30/30 Rule” be enacted by the school if thunder is heard within 30 seconds of a lightning strike. Orlando Science Middle/High follows this rule.

When 30/30 Rule is implemented, students will not be dismissed until 30 minutes has passed from the last sound of thunder. However, parents/guardians who wish to pick up their child/children during delayed dismissal, will be allowed to sign out their child/children at the cafeteria or front office.

In order to pick up your student(s) from the cafeteria or front office during this procedure, parents/guardians must bring their dismissal sign to the front door of the school to sign their child/children out. If you do not have a dismissal sign, you will need to provide a picture ID and be on the school pick-up list to pick-up the child/children. Bus riders will be delivered home when conditions are all safe for dismissal.

An automated telephone and/or email message will be used to notify parents/guardians about delayed dismissals. Always be sure to update the school when your phone or email information changes. Thank you for your cooperation on our students’ safety.

AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Orlando Science Schools via Discovery Education Services, Inc. whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3366305

Office Depot provides the school with 5% back in credits for FREE supplies when you make a purchase of qualifying school supplies. Simply provide the school ID at checkout.

OSES School Code: 70228302

OSS School Code: 70218341

https://www.officedepot.com/cm/school-supplies/give-back

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-8255
If you or someone you know is in crisis – considering suicide or not – call and talk confidentially with a trained crisis counselor 24/7. You’ll be connected with a local crisis center in the Lifeline network. Counselors listen empathetically and without judgment, work to ensure callers feel safe, help identify options and offer information about local mental health services.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
888-333-2377
Provides resources to help people find mental health services. Provides listings of support groups, resources on loss, and suicide prevention information.

NAMI HelpLine
800-950-6264
info@nami.org
M-F | 10 am – 6 pm (EST)

Trained and knowledgeable responders provide information, referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. Many live with a mental health condition or provide care and support to a family member or friend. In the event of a crisis call, they will transfer callers in crisis or who express suicidal ideation to a national crisis line to provide further assistance. They can answer questions about mental health issues including:

• Symptoms of mental health conditions
• Treatment options
• Local support groups and services
• Education programs
• Helping family members get treatment
• Programs to help find jobs
• Connection with local attorneys

They cannot:

• provide counseling or therapy
• provide specific recommendations for things like treatment
• do individual casework, legal representations or other individual advocacy

CLEAR Warm Line

1(800)945-1355
The CLEAR Warm Line is for individuals with a mental illness who want to talk with someone who shares personal experience coping with mental health issues.
When you need someone to listen or need to feel heard, please call.
We are here for you without judgment to provide support!
Peer Operators are available to take your call from
4:00pm – 10:00pm, 7 days per week

Further info | NAMIGO | 407.253.1900 | information@namigo.org

The Center Orlando
407-228-8272
Promotes the well-being of the Central Florida LGBTQ communities. Free counseling and community support; call for hours.

Zebra Coalition
407-228-1446
A network of organizations that provides services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all youth (LGBTQ+) ages 13-24. The Coalition assists young people facing homelessness, bullying, isolation from their families, and physical, sexual and drug abuse with individualized programs to guide them to recovery and stability. Offers counseling services and an integrated mental health and substance abuse program for youth.

The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth.

Online Therapy Resources for LGBTQ+
The following guide provides an overview of how therapy supports members of the LGBTQ+ community and links to resources that can be helpful for navigating the coming-out process, strengthening your relationships, and learning how to be true to yourself as an LGBTQ+ individual.

2. The community service and paid work hours forms should be signed by a Supervisor/Advisor of the event.

• Volunteer/Community Service - If you volunteered for an organization/place; you would need to get your hours signed/approved by the supervisor when you complete the hours.
• Paid Work Service - If you worked for an organization/place, you must provide a paystub from your work location and complete the "Community Service Log and Reflection" page of the Community Service Form. Paid work hours must be completed after June 27, 2022, starting from the 2022-23 school year.

3. Upon completion of your volunteer service and paid work hours, you must complete the reflection form to submit your completed hours.

4. Submit your hours as soon as the activity is complete. If your volunteer service or paid work hours are ongoing activities, you may submit your hours by the end of each quarter during the school year.

· You will submit your “Community Service Log and Reflection” page to Ms. Bolat with your approved volunteer hours or pay stub from the place of employment.

· You can either e-mail the “Community Service Log and Reflection” page to Ms. Bolat at or hand it in person (Room #208).

· Please make a copy of all completed forms for your records.

· Community service is NOT required for high school graduation.

· Bright Futures- Students must earn either the required volunteer service OR paid work hours, OR a combination of both. You can see the required hours here: FAS-FMS.pdf (floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org)

Steps to apply for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship:

1. Students need to submit the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA). https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPPRFILE/SAPPRFILE
2. Take the ACT or SAT and submit your scores through your College Board account to the Florida colleges/universities you apply to.
3. Your high school transcript will be submitted directly from school to Bright Futures. We take care of this part.
4. Complete your "Community Service Hours". For Florida Academic Scholarship (FAS) is 100, for Florida Medallion Scholarship (FMS) is 75 hours. Since your hours are logged into your transcript when we submit your transcript, your hours also will be submitted to Bright Futures.
5. The Community Hours forms (Proposal Form and Log Reflection Form) are in the College and Career corner of the newsletter if you need them.

FAS and FMS Scholarships

https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/PDF/FAS-FMS.pdf

Florida Bright Futures Brochure

https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/PDF/bf_brochure.pdf

NOTE: Do not pay any money to get scholarships! Use only free scholarship resources.