The Owl

Last year, more than 1.2 million students took the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The College Board recognizes the top 50,000 students with a Certificate of Commendation and OECHS is proud to announce that we have two Commended students! Congratulations to Michael Reid and Rhys Wade!

Congratulations to our 2026-2027 OECHS Student Government Association!

President- Manny M.

Vice President- Reeves L.

Secretary- Isaiah S.

Treasurer- Seiken G.

Freshman Representatives- Emma A. and Simon C.

Sophomore Representative- Alex J.

Junior Representative- Axle M.

Senior Representatives- Dominick C. and Max H.

All Juniors and Seniors that attended class this week completed a grade check! Students recorded all CCCC grades directly from their CCCC Canvas accounts onto a grade sheet that needs to be reviewed and signed by parents. Students will turn them in during EPF/seminar this week.

Students that currently have a 72 or below (non-transferrable) will need to stay at school until 4:30 in FOCUS, Math Lab, Writers Center, PASS Session, or meeting with their instructor(s). We need at least a 73 for those credits to transfer to the next university!

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 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

Congratulations to our girls for wrapping up the regular season with a 4-3 record, our first winning season for any sports team at OECHS! Our school will be hosting the 1A Eastern Regional Tournament at Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center on October 16th and 17th.

Cross Country

Our next cross country meet will be the Onslow County Cross Country Championship on September 26th at Northeast Creek Park.

-Girl's Varsity Race starting at 8:00am

-Boys' Varsity Race starting at 8:45am

We will have a full week of EPF this week! This week, we will start our unit on Supply and Demand. All seniors have their Common App essay (rough draft) due in Teams on Thursday.

Our Owls are getting closer to applying to colleges and universities! All seniors should complete RDS (Residency Determination Service) to qualify for in-state tuition next year. Senior should be also be receiving notification from CFNC (over the next couple of weeks) for the College Collect program. This is a program where many North Carolina public and private colleges and universities offer a guaranteed and streamline admission to their school. There will also be a Free College Application Week through CFNC to many different North Carolina colleges and universities October 19th-25th. I have encouraged students to do their due diligence and research all the different colleges and universities that give offers through College Connect and apply during that free week to schools that have the program they are looking for (as long as it is before the early action deadline).

There s a full week of Junior Seminar this week. We will take another look at the PSAT Math section and will hop on CFNC to work on college and career planning. Students will need their laptops to access CFNC and to do our readiness check for the upcoming PSAT/NMSQT. There is also a NoRedInk assignment due.

English I Honors (Ms. Hendrix)-Next week, we finish Unit 1: Epic Verse & The Odyssey with the unit test on Monday, 9/21. 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:

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. We will conclude our study of this next week and move into our study of Unit 3: The Enlightenment. This is a reminder that students should continue working on their Salem Witch Trials Project, as this is due next week! More information on this can be found in the Content Library of the class OneNote page. 🍂

Upcoming Due Dates:

- Unit 2 Test – Wed. Sept. 23 (A Day)

- Notebook Check 2 – Wed. Sept. 23 (A Day)

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

Math II Honors (Ms. Seaman)-This week we will finish the Right Triangle Unit and start the Factoring Unit. Factoring is the most important unit this year; it is used in every unit in Math 3. So, to be successful in Math 3 students need to be able to factor. Students should continue to work on their Skills Assignment in DeltaMath. Major grade this week: TEST Wednesday, September 23rd.

Precalculus Honors (Mrs. Walsh)-Students wrapped up Chapter 3 on Friday. This week we will review topics such as the unit circle, angle measurements, and basic right triangle trigonometry. There will be a weekly assignment due on Friday and a group assignment on Friday.

Biology Honors (Mr. Springfield)-This week in Biology we continued with the genetics unit and covered human genetics. We also began the DNA chapter, which in my opinion is the second most important chapter in the book. Next week we will conclude the genetics unit with genetic technology and possibly begin the unit on evolution. Have a great weekend!

Chemistry Honors (Mr. Stallard)-Students are finishing up Unit 4 Understanding the Electron on Monday and will start Unit 5 Speaking Like a Chemist on Tuesday. Please see the due dates below.

-Monday Sept 21 Flame Test Lab

-Monday Sept 21 Unit 5 Worksheet due

-Monday Sept 21 Unit 5 Test

AP Environmental Science (Mr. Stallard)-Students are still working on Unit 2 The Living Ecosystem Biodiversity and will conclude it next week. Please see the due dates below.

-Tuesday Sept 22 Unit 2 Quiz and Unit 2 Practice FRQ (A-day)

-Wednesday Sept 23 Unit 2 Quiz and Unit 2 Practice FRQ (B=day)

-Thursday Sept 24 Shannon Index Lab and Range of Tolerance Activity due (A-day)

-Friday Sept 25 Shannon Index Lab and Range of Tolerance Activity due (B-day)

Civics Honors (Mr. Marsh)-We are completing our study of Chapter 2: The Roots of American Democracy. Students are completing classwork, we are watching videos on the events leading to the American Revolution, and we will review on Monday and TEST on Tuesday, September 22.

AP World History (Ms. York)-We finished the Global Tapestry Unit this week, and they will take the test on September 21 2026. This next week we will begin working on the Byzantine Empire, Life in the Middle Ages from 1200-1450, and our next unit on Network and Exchanges. This week we will work on How Dark Were the Dark Ages and Guided Reading 2.1, This Silk Roads, and start preparing for our Trade Routes Simulation.

American History Honors (Ms. York)-This week we finished American Puritanism and this next week we will tie up our Unit with the Commercial North and the French and Indian War and will begin our next Unit Road to Revolution October 2, 2026This week they will begin reading the Scarlet Letter with Chapter Reading Guides and Class Discussions on the Custom House and Chapters 1-3.

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!

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

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

Class of 2030: https://www.remind.com/join/fd373c

"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 23rd- OECHS Prom Committee (5:30 in R105 "The Big Room")

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-25th- 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