The Owl

Our Odyssey of the Mind team recently qualified to travel to the World Competition at Iowa State University for the first time in our school's history, but we need your help to make it possible! Please consider making a donation to our Odyssey of the Mind team by cash, check, or electronically through the link below. Thank you for helping our kids achieve new heights!

The OECHS chapter of the National Honor Society will hold their Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, April 14th at 5:30 pm in the Bodenhamer Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building at Coastal Carolina Community College. Students should arrive by 5:00 pm.

Parents, it is time for the annual Onslow County Schools survey! We still need 20 parent responses for a valid survey. Please take time to click the link below to let your voice be heard: https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/302927/57696

Grace Gorillas is a conservation group based in the Democratic Republic of Congo focused on rehabilitating and releasing gorillas. We are working on a fundraiser for them and are in competition with the other 5 high schools in Onslow County that teach AP Environmental Science. Please consider gathering E-waste and dropping it in the bin located in the Big Room to support the cause. Please see the list below for the acceptable E-waste for this fundraiser.

-cell phones

-smartphones

-iPods

-iPads

-tablets

-MP3 players

You can even turn in their chargers! They can be in either working or nonworking condition. If you have any questions, please feel free to look at the organization through the link provided below or ask Mr. Stallard!

https://gracegorillas.org/recycle-electronics/

Boys Tennis:

Wednesday, April 8 vs. Dixon High School at CCCC courts, match will begin at 4pm.

Thursday, April 9 vs. White Oak High School at CCCC courts, match will begin at 4pm.

Boys and Girls Track & Field:

Wednesday, April 8 Onslow County Track meet at Swansboro High School at 1pm. ($10 admission)

OECHS 1st Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony will be held at the Bodenhamer Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building on CCCC campus on May 5 at 5pm.

Orders ship within 48 hours of purchase!

Track Team Shop

https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/jSsuhvU3eH

Boys Tennis Team Shop

https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/LnSx8HkerA

We begin our home stretch in EPF this week! There are still a couple of online assignments and the honors project (budget) to go. We will check the progress of our budgets, disburse more graduation tickets, and learn about jumpstarting a car and changing a flat tire this week! We will only have EPF on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

We will have Junior Seminar on Wednesday and Thursday this week. We will ask for college recommendations, learn about writing thank you letters to our recommenders, and create Common App accounts. We will also receive our printed score reports from the ACT. Be sure to bring a computer!

English II Honors (Ms. Hendrix)-Next week, we'll continue Unit 3: Western Europe & Macbeth!

All class due dates and upcoming events can be viewed at the following link:

Honors II English Calendar

Parents can click any events/due dates within the Calendar to view any additional information and details.

English III Honors (Ms. Meyer)-This week we began our study of Unit 8: Post-Modernism with John Steinbeck’s classic novella, Of Mice and Men. To begin our study of the text, students completed a character case file for an assigned character. Next week we will conclude our study of the novella with a quiz. Students are also reminded that their Great Gatsby Party will be next Friday, April 17 during 3rd period. Come dressed in your 1920s best! 🌼

Upcoming Due Dates:

- Quiz, Of Mice and Men – Wed. April 15 (A Day), Thurs. April 16 (B Day)

Biology Honors (Mr. Springfield)-This week in Honors Biology we finished the unit on Ecology. Next week we will begin classification and move into the 6 Kingdoms. We are at the beginning of the end. Have a great weekend!

Chemistry Honors (Mr. Stallard)-We are working on Unit 9 Phases of Matter. Please see the due dates below.

-April 16 Unit 9 Worksheet

-April 16 Unit 9 Test

-April 17 Water Temperature Curve Lab

AP Environmental Science (Mr. Stallard)-We are working on Unit 9 Global Change. Please see the due dates below.

-April 14 Unit 9 Progress Check (A and B day)

-April 16 Unit 9 Quiz and Practice FRQ (A-day)

-April 17 Unit 9 Quiz and Practice FRQ (B-day)

Civics Honors (Mr. Marsh)-We completed our review or Landmark Supreme Court Cases and have started Chapter 3:The US Constitution. Students will complete background coursework before taking lecture notes on Friday. Next week, we will complete a “framing/construction” activity before reviewing Chapter 3 and TESTING on MONDAY, APRIL 20.

AP World History (Ms. York)-This week, we learned about Tokugawa Japan and completed reading Guides 3.1 and 3.2. Next week, they will learn about the “Gunpowder Empires,” Mughal, Safavid, and the Ottomans, East Asia (Qing), and finish the week with an introduction to Absolute Monarchs. They will complete an in-class activity, a case study on the Ottoman Empire. They will complete Guided Reading 3.3 and review for a vocabulary quiz on November 18/19th. They will also be working on the Unit-long assignment of Monumental Architecture, Art, and Religious Sites.

American History Honors (Ms. York)-This past week, we began the Creation of a New Nation and discussed the Key people in the creation of the United States. Next week, they will learn about Washington Heading a New Nation, the significance of his Farewell Address, and the Hamilton and Jefferson Debates. They will do Guided Reading 6.1 and 6.2.

Math III Honors (Ms. Seaman)-This week we will cover Area of Polygons, Quadrilaterals, Volume, and Density. We will continue the Spiral Reviews three days a week and students should continue to work on Skills Assignment in DeltaMath. 5 weeks until EXAMS!!!!

Precalculus Honors (Mrs. Walsh)-Students will participate in a Law of Sines activity on Monday to review the topics they learned this past Thursday and Friday. A deltamath assignment will also open on Monday and will be due on Friday by 4:30pm. Students will also have a quiz on Thursday covering lessons 6.1 The Law of Sines and 6.2 The Law of Cosines.

Students that do not have an overall A average by May 15th will have to take a teacher made exam on Monday, May 18th.

Looking for some OECHS merch? If so, you have come to the right place as our online school store is now open! Click on the following link or use the QR code in the flyer below to shop today!

https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/stores/onslow-early-college-high-school

CHEW is offering a weekend supply of nutritious meals and snacks for children, free of charge. Bags with food will be discreetly given to students on the last school day before the weekend. If you would like your child to be a part of this program, please complete this form.

Free Weekend Food Available through CHEW (Children Healthy Eating on Weekends)

Are you planning to participate in sports at OECHS this coming school year? 🏃‍♀️🎾 If so, it’s time to get started on your athletic registration!

To join the OECHS Owls athletic program, all student-athletes must create a Dragonfly account. Once your account is set up, you’ll be added to the OECHS Owls roster.

⏳ Please complete this BEFORE you try out for a sport. All required components—including the Concussion Video and other documentation—must be completed before you can try out or begin practice.

📎 Check the attached PDF for step-by-step instructions on how to create your Dragonfly account.

Let’s make this a great year for OECHS athletics—Go Owls! 🦉

Along with Blackboard, emails, the OECHS website, and social media, our school uses Remind to inform parents of weather bulletins, weekly newsletters, and more. If you are the parent or guardian of an OECHS Owl, please join the appropriate Remind group!

Class of 2026: https://www.remind.com/join/fkf7d67

Class of 2027: https://www.remind.com/join/7ag9b99

Class of 2028: https://www.remind.com/join/3944fh

Class of 2029: https://www.remind.com/join/oechscl

All OECHS students (except those with an approved fee waiver) must pay a $25 laptop fee. All students with Biology Honors (Springfield), Chemistry Honors (Stallard) or APES (Stallard) must also pay a 5$ science lab fee. You can pay by cash or check, but School Cash Online is an easy to use and safe way to pay for your children’s school fees from your own home. All you have to do is register an account, attach your children and in no time you will be able to make payments online. We accept many different payment forms so come on and check us out! https://onslow.schoolcashonline.com/.

During the Governor's emergency declaration during the pandemic, many rules, and regulations were waived. Now many of those same regulations have returned. One of those deals with high school GPAs, driving permits, and drivers licenses.

"North Carolina House Bill 769 became effective December 1, 1997 and reflects a coordinated statewide effort to motivate and encourage students to complete high school. This legislation requires that a student's driving permit or license be revoked if a student is unable to maintain adequate progress or drops out of school. Adequate progress is defined as passing 70% of all courses and is determined by first semester grades and second semester grades for schools on block scheduling. For schools on a traditional six-period day schedule, grades are determined by first semester grades and end-of-year grades."

Students need to maintain "adequate progress" to remain eligible for permits and licenses while in high school. Each semester, we are to notify students (and the district) when any students are not making adequate progress at the end of a semester/year. Students will then have to earn back the ability to have a permit or license after the next semester's grades are complete (and pay $50 to the DMV to have their permit or license reinstated). Bottom line: Keep your grades up in your high school and college classes or you will lose your driver's permit or license!

March 30th--April 6th- Spring Break (OECHS and CCCC)

April 14th- National Honor Society Induction (CCCC Auditorium at 5:30 PM)

April 15th- CCCC Spring Fling

April 16th- CCCC Math Contest

April 17th- NC State Science Olympiad Competition

April 17th- Trailblazers (Hiking in Swansboro)

April 23rd- State Comprehensive Math Competition at NCSSM

April 23rd- PTK Induction

April 24th- Drama Production (CCCC Auditorium)

April 29th- State Math 2 Competition at Fayetteville State University

May 1st- OECHS Workday (no high school classes)

May 5th- OECHS Athletic Awards (CCCC Auditorium at 5:00 PM)

May 7th- AP World History Modern Exam at 8:00 AM

May 15th- AP Environmental Science Exam at 8:00 AM

May 15th- OECHS Graduation (7:00 PM)

May 16th- CCCC Graduation (10:00 AM)

May 18th--21st- OECHS Final Exams and EOCs (2nd semester and year-long classes)

May 18th--21st- OECHS Final Exams and EOCs

May 20th- Class of 2030 Orientation (5:30 PM-6:30 PM)

May 27th-May 30th- Odyssey of the Mind World Competition (Iowa State University)

Email: james.strope@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://oec.onslow.k12.nc.us/
Location: R109A, 444 Western Blvd., Jacksonville, NC 28546
Phone: 910-938-6702
Twitter: @OnslowECHS