The Owl

Congratulations to our girl's and boy's cross country teams! Both competed this past Saturday at the Eastern 1A Regional Meet in Manteo, NC. Our girls came in 2nd and our boys came in 4th! Both teams will compete this Friday at the NC 1A Finals in Kernersville, NC. Go Owls!

The OECHS SGA is sponsoring a Winter Dance on December 4th at the Eastern North Carolina Regional Skills Center, from 7:00-10:00. More details will be posted in Teams! See you there, Owls!

A representative for Jostens will be at OECHS in the Ragsdale Lobby on Wednesday, November 4th from 11:00-1:00. Jostens sell class rings and letterman jackets and will size any interested students on Tuesday.

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!

Men's and Women's Cross Country:

Men's and Women's Cross Country teams qualified for the NC 1A Cross Country State Championship race and will be racing Friday, November 6 in Kernersville, NC.

Men's and Women's Wrestling::

Men's and Women's Wrestling practices start Monday, Nov 2 at Jacksonville High School from 4:30-6:30.

This week, we will discuss more macroeconomics topics, work on our honors project, and examine resources for paying for college, including resources for military-connected students.

There will only be EPF on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

We will dive more into ACT English and look at more resources for ACT prep. We will also discuss scholarships and resources for military families.

We will only have Junior Seminars on Monday and Tuesday this week due to Math I classroom visits.

English I Honors (Ms. Hendrix)-Next week, we finish Unit 2: Rhetoric & Research with its unit test on Tuesday, November 3rd. Up next: Unit 3: Shakespeare & Verse Play!

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

Honors I English:

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 concluded our study of Unit 4: The American Renaissance by diving into the world of the Dark Romantics. Students examined works by Edgar Allan Poe including “The Masque of the Red Death” through an escape room activity, and “The Raven” through an examination on the stages of grief. We also completed a class reading of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Minister’s Black Veil” and students worked collaboratively in groups to analyze the story through various perspectives and present their findings to the class. Next week, we will begin our study of Unit 5: American Identity, with a study of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw. Have a Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃

Math II Honors (Ms. Seaman)-We will start and finish the Statistics Unit this week. Students should continue to work on their Skills Assignment in DeltaMath.

Precalculus Honors (Mrs. Walsh)-Students will learn how to apply the Law of Cosines and how to solve problems involving Vectors this week. There will be a quiz on Wednesday and a weekly assignment due on Friday. Tutoring with me will be available Tuesday morning beginning at 8:30am and during first seminar.

Biology Honors (Mr. Springfield)-This week in biology we started the Classification chapter. We learned about Linnaeus's classification system (binomial nomenclature) and learned how to use dichotomous keys. We also started the bacterial kingdoms (Bacteria and Archaea). We finished the week with a lab with the students trying to track a virus that was spreading through the class. I call this chapter the beginning of the end because we are introducing the 6 kingdoms and the rest of the six weeks we will be going into each one in detail. Have a great weekend!

Chemistry Honors (Mr. Stallard)-We are finishing up Unit 8 Stoichiometry this week and then will begin Unit 9 Thermodynamics. Please see due dates below.

-Monday Nov 2 Stoichiometry Lab due

-Wednesday Nov 4 Unit 8 Worksheet due

-Wednesday Nov 4 Unit 8 Test

AP Environmental Science (Mr. Stallard)-We are working on Unit 4 Earth Systems and Resources. Please see due dates below

-Friday Unit 4 Progress Check (A and B day)

-Friday Soil Texture Triangle Worksheet due (A-day)

Civics Honors (Mr. Marsh)-We have concluded our study of the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the US Constitution. Students completed classwork and tested on Wednesday. These will be the last grades of the 2nd 6 weeks (G2). Next, students will undertake the Landmark Supreme Court Cases Project. This is the most work intensive assignment of the semester and will require diligent time management and attention to detail. Each day, students will receive 3 Supreme Court Cases and must answer specific questions and provide a summary and ruling for each case. The cases chosen represent topics covered throughout the course and will be used in American History Honors next year. The final project will be due on Friday, November 6th.

AP World History (Ms. York)-This week, we finished Cultural Consequences of Connectivity and Environmental Consequences, and students tested will test on Monday, November 2, 2026. Next week, they will begin our new unit on Land-Based Empires. They will do the reading Guides 3.1 and 3.2. They will do a class activity with a Samurai WebQuest and a case study on the Ottoman Empire. They will also be assigned a Unit-long assignment of Monumental Architecture, Art, and Religious Sites.

American History Honors (Ms. York)-This week, they finalized and turned in their Road to Revolutions, and we talked about the agricultural south and the industrial north. Next week they will discuss the Age of Reason and how that impacted the break from England. They will read and answer questions regarding The Olive Branch Treaty, and Thomas Paine's Common Sense. That will end the week on the topic of Stirrings of Rebellion. They will have Scarlet Letter test on October 30,2026.

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

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!

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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!

November 6th- Cross Country 1A State Meet (Kernersville, NC)

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

November 25th-29th- Thanksgiving Break

December 4th- OECHS Winter Dance

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

December 18th-January 6th- Winter Break

January 18th- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

March 5th- OECHS/CCCC Workday (No high school or college classes and No HW Weekend for high school classes)

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

April 4th- OECHS Prom

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