The Owl

Students that have turned in their applications will be campaigning this week in Teams, leading up to our SGA Election Day on Friday, September 18th! Good luck to all candidates!

Walsworth is now taking orders for the the OECHS yearbook! This initial cost is $55 and will increase in November. Click on (or scan) the QR code below to order!

Make-up senior pictures and yearbook photos for 9th-11th grade will be on September 30th.

We had a successful initial meeting of our Prom Committee and chose our Prom date, April 3rd, 2027. Students are now voting on the the final two choices for our prom theme (in Teams) as we work behind the scenes to secure a venue.

We would love to have you join our committee! Our next meeting will be September 23rd at 5:30 in Ragsdale 105 (The Big Room).

Girls Tennis

• 9/15 Home vs Dixon High School (4:00PM)

EPF grades have been updated in Infinite Campus weekly. There are quite a few students with low grades due to missing assignments! Students with missing grades have one week to get them complete for full credit, after that, assignments can be turned in for partial credit. Please be sure to check your child's grade and encourage them to get their work completed on time!

We will have our first grade check this week. Students will fill out a grade check sheet with their current grades. That sheet will get signature for students, parents, and administration. If seniors have any grades below a 73 (college transferrable grade) then they will lose the privilege of checking out early and will be in FOCUS until school dismissal at 4:30.

All seniors also have a health form from the school nurse that must be completed and returned to school.

By now, all seniors have:

• checked their transcripts for accuracy
• completed the Common App profile section
• loaded schools into Common App
• requested recommendations from Ms. Leyble and teachers through Common App

We are currently working on the Writing section of Common App. There are some school-specific questions that must be answered, along with a personal essay. All seniors have chosen one of the seven prompts provided by Common App and have begun their essay. Their rough draft is due this week for peer review in class!

We will have EPF on Wednesday and Thursday only this week!

We had a shortened Junior Seminar this week due to the CCCC Branch Out/Club Rush. We did still cover resources for the PSAT Math section. Juniors have all the study materials that they need for the PSAT!

This week, we will look at some career planning resources, take a practice PSAT Math quiz, and have our first grade check of the year. Students will fill out a grade check sheet with their current grades. That sheet will get signature for students, parents, and administration. If seniors have any grades below a 73 (college transferrable grade) then they will lose the privilege of checking out early and will be in FOCUS until school dismissal at 4:30.

We will have Junior Seminar on Wednesday and Thursday only this week!

English I Honors (Ms. Hendrix)-Next week, we finish Unit 1: Epic Verse & The Odyssey with a group project starting 9/14 and due 9/17 as well as the Unit test the following day, 9/18. Up next, we'll explore Unit 2: Rhetoric & Research!

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

Honors I English:

Please note important due dates coming up this week concerning Honors Project 1 (HP1): Personal Narrative Essay. Deadlines regarding HP1 have been communicated to students on a daily basis since the first week of school and listed within the course syllabus. Major deadlines for HP1 (i.e., Rough Draft Due Date, Peer Review Due Date, & Final Draft Due Date) will not accept late work for any reason. Please consult the course syllabus for more information.

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

English III Honors (Ms. Meyer)-This week we continued our study of Unit 2 and our in-class reading of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. This is a reminder that students should continue working on their Salem Witch Trials Project. Students should also continue working on their Literary Analysis Essay, which is due next Friday. More information on both of these assignments can be found in the Content Library of the class OneNote page.🍂

Upcoming Due Dates:

- Unit 2 Test – Wed. Sept. 23 (A Day), Fri. Sept. 18 (B Day)

- Notebook Check 2 – Wed. Sept. 23 (A Day), Fri. Sept. 18 (B Day)

- Salem Witch Trials Project – Fri. Sept. 25 (A Day), Tues. Sept. 22 (B Day)

Major Assignment Due Dates:

- Final Draft, Literary Analysis – Fri. Sept. 18

Math II Honors (Ms. Seaman)-This week we will start the Right Triangle Unit including Special Right Triangles and Trig Ratios. Students should continue to work on their Skills Assignment in DeltaMath. Major grade this week: Quiz Friday, September 18th.

Precalculus Honors (Mrs. Walsh)-This week students will continue learning about exponential and logarithmic functions. On Tuesday, students will complete a group assignment for the last grade of the first six weeks. On Friday, students will have a weekly assignment due and a test on Chapter 1 - 3.

Biology Honors (Mr. Springfield)-This week in Honors Biology we continued with the Genetics unit and covered human genetics. Students did their projects of a trihybrid cross using 3 of Mendel's pea traits. Next week will continue with human genetics and begin the chapter on DNA. We will look at the race for the doble helix and all the contributors to the finding of the structure of DNA. Almost 6 weeks are done. Flying. Have a great weekend!

Chemistry Honors (Mr. Stallard)-We are working on Unit 4 Understanding the Electron. We will conclude this week with the Flame Test lab and finish up with Unit 4 at the beginning of next week.

AP Environmental Science (Mr. Stallard)-We are working on Unit 2: The Living World Biodiversity. Please see the due dates below.

-Tuesday Sept 15 Island Biogeography Lab A-day

-Wednesday Sept 16 Island Biogeography Lab B-day

-Friday Sept 18 Unit 2 Progress Check (A and B days)

Civics Honors (Mr. Marsh)- We are studying the “Roots of American Democracy”. Students are completing work in Chapter 2 and reading “17th & 18th Century Eyewitness to History” articles. After reading an article, they must answer questions using AP World History writing techniques to prepare for their APWH exam next year. Next week, we will watch and discuss videos relating to the events leading to the American Revolution.

AP World History (Ms. York)- This week we worked on the House of Wisdom and more on Intellectual Innovations in Dar-al Islam, and the development of South and Southeast Asia.. Next week, we will be finishing this Unit by working on Historical developments dealing with Cultural Influences. They will read and discuss three pieces of literature from India, China, and Islam. They will complete a Venn Diagram comparing Feudal Europe, Japan, and Rome. And began preparing for the Unit Test. Global Tapestry test will be on September 21, 2026

American History Honors (Ms. York)- This week, we studied the New England Colonies and the Puritan Society. They all received a copy of the Scarlet Letter, and they started reading it this week. This upcoming week, they will learn about the Salem Witch trials, the Visible and Invisible World of Salem, and then the creation of the Middle Colonies. This coming week, they will complete the reading guide for Chapters 1-6 of The Scarlet Letter.

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"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!

September 17th- OECHS Grade Period 1 ends

September 26th- Onslow County Cross Country Championship

September 30th- Picture Retakes

October 2nd- PSAT (Juniors)

October 9th- OECHS Workday (No high school classes)

October 12th-13th- OECHS/CCCC Fall Break (No HW Weekend for high school classes)

October 16th-17th- Girl's Tennis Regionals

October 19th-23rd- Free College Application Week

October 20th- PreACT (Sophomores)

October 30th-31st- Cross Country Regionals

November 11th- Veterans Day (No OECHS/CCCC classes)

November 25th-29th- Thanksgiving Break

December 15th-17th- OECHS Final Exams and Biology EOC

December 18th-January 6th- Winter Break

January 18th- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

February 19th- OECHS Workday (No high school classes and No HW Weekend for high school classes)

March 22nd-29th- Spring Break/Easter Holiday

April 23rd- OECHS Workday (No high school classes)

May 6th- AP World History Exam (8:00AM)

May 11th- CCCC classes end

May 13th- AP Environmental Science Exam (12:00PM)

May 14th- OECHS Graduation (7:00PM @ WOHS Earl Taylor Performing Arts Center)

May 15th- CCCC Graduation (10:00AM @ CCCC)

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

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