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Olathe East High School Parent Newsletter14545 W. 127th Street • Olathe, Kansas 66062 • http://schools.olatheschools.com/olatheeast

Volume XXVI • Issue 4

DECEMBER/JANUARY

2017/2018 IMPORTANT DATES

OLATHE EAST QUEST TEAM WINS $20,000 at B.O.B. Competition

WAY TO SHINE, OLATHE EAST QUEST!

Olathe East’s Quest team was one of the top 20 finalists in the Burns & McDonnell Battle of the Brains competition and won the Sterling Award (3rd place), receiving a $20,000 prize to Olathe East! The exhibit the Quest created, The Magic of Magnets, includes a real hoverboard to ride, creating shapes with ferrofluid, magnetic race cars, a giant slide-a-doodle (think Magna-Doodle but with your feet), spinning magnets and more!

OE’s quest team had to write a four-page proposal and put together a two minute video describing the project. Over 800 teams submitted entries. A public on-line vote made up the final 30% of our score. The team attended the awards ceremony at Union Station on November 30 where the top five winners were announced. Olathe East received third place in the competiton and was awarded $20,000 for Olathe East STEM programs.

OE QUEST TEAM RANKS THIRD IN BURNS & MCDONNELL’S BATTLE OF THE BRAINs COMPETITION

DECEMBER 2017Dec. 4/8 - Tuba Christmas 1:00 - 4:00pm Kauffman Performing Arts CenterDec. 5 - Winter Orchestra Concert 7:00pm Auditorium

Dec. 7 - Winter Pep Assembly Seminar Main GymDec. 7/8/9 - Winter Play: Looking at Christmas7:00pm Auditorium

Dec. 6 - Winter Band Concert 7:00pm Auditorium

Dec.12 - Winter Choir Concert 7:00pm AuditoriumDec.14 - Hawk Leaders Cocoa and Cram 5:30 - 7:30pm CommonsDec.19 - End of Second Quarter

January 2018Jan. 3 - Professional Day (No Students) Jan. 4 - Beginning of Third QuarterJan. 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. DayNo SchoolJan. 16 - Professional Day (No Students) Jan. 20 - Kansas Spectacular (OE)2:00pm Lied Center, Lawrence Jan. 27 - Junior Talons Clinic12:00 - 4:00pm OE Gyms Jan. 29- Kansas Day

ADMINISTRATIONKerry Lane

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Frank Bell A-FiAssistant Principal

Special Services/Student [email protected]

Amanda Faunce Fl-LAssistant Principal

Athletic [email protected]

Drew Thomas M-RiAssistant Principal

Curriculum and [email protected]

Kraig Taylor Ro-ZAssistant PrincipalFacilities Director

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COUNSELING STAFFWhitney Schmale A-Dan

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Mary Smith Dar-Hi + [email protected]

Shelly Shaw [email protected]

Ann Book [email protected]

Natalie Ryan [email protected]

SUPPORT STAFFTammy Robinette

School Social Worker [email protected]

Abigeal GaghenSchool Psychologist

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Nancy JohnsSchool Nurse

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Robin MottaSchool Nurse/Life Skills

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Erik ClarkSchool Resource Officer

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPALFrom the Desk of Mrs. Lane

It is hard to believe that a full semester is almost over. There have been many events to celebrate as a school as well as many personal, student successes over the past four months. For some students this success may look like raising a grade, for others it is making new friends, and yet for others it is getting a scholarship offer or persevering through a challenging course. That is the beauty of Olathe East – so many different personal goals for each of our students at all levels.

Students are using portions of the advisory time each Thursday to explore their personal goals via an on-line tool called Career Cruising. Each student has a membership (some used portions of this tool in middle school), and as long as they log in once to their account, within two years after they graduate from East, they will still have access. Depending on the grade level, students have been completing a matchmaker, an interest inventory that will help guide them to areas of interests regarding future career choices. Our seniors are currently using this tool to search college and scholarship information and to develop their college and career resumes. Please ask your child about this tool. As students move to each level there are other components introduced to them that are important at each grade level.

Remember that the last day of first semester is Tuesday, December 19. The first day back from break for students is Thursday, January 4.

Semester finals week is as follows with all classes beginning at 8:00 am:

• Monday, December 11– Thursday, December 14: Seven-period day - No Block

• Friday, December 15: Hours 2, 4, Seminar/Advisory, Hawk Hour and Hour 6 - Full day

• Monday, December 18: Hours 1 and 5 – Early dismissal at 11:15am

• Tuesday, December 19: Hours 3 and 7 – Early dismissal at 11:15am

No lunches will be served on Monday, December 18th and Tuesday, December 19th. Buses will run at 11:15 on December 18th and 19th.

Any parents who need to excuse their student from attending school during finals, resulting in them missing exams, should get their request to me two weeks prior to finals via email at [email protected]. Also, please avoid calling your student out of class during finals. We do not call into classrooms or deliver passes to classrooms during testing.

As we head into the winter months, parents are also reminded that school closings for inclement weather will be announced over television and radio through the area. School activities are usually, but no always, canceled when school is closed. It is very important to check East’s website and Blackboard email messages to determine if an activity is still on, even if school is closed. Coaches and sponsors will also be in communication with families.

Thank you to all students and parents for a smooth, productive first semester. On behalf of our faculty and staff, have a safe and relaxing holiday season.

ACTIVITIESTHE HAWKS NESTHappy Holidays! The Hawks Nest has many things going on this holiday season.

On the hunt for stocking stuffers? We have plenty of stuffable items for those stockings and what not. Stocking stuffers include lip balm, koozies, key-chains, Spirit Sleeves, headphones, and a whole lot more! Check out our web page:

On our website, we have all the up-to-date specials and deals. Also please take time to stop by the Olathe Trading Post and Pawn located at 2049 E Santa Fe Olathe KS 66062 and vote for our jewelry window display. As always thanks for your support and patronage!

The Marketing Management Class

THIS MONTH ATDECEMBER/JANUARY

Aaronson, Grace D.Abate, Elande B.Adams, Braegen D.Alagha, Zainab O.Alton, Lauren P.Ayres, Lily K.Azzeh, Yusra S.Bartelli, Thomas C.Basham, Meredith G.Batsch, Lauren T.Beller, Kate L.Blasi, Kaitlyn M.Boehmer, Desiray E.Bolen, Makenna M.Boresow, Grace A.Bravence, Mackenzie G.Brincks, Julia K.Brown, Alexis S.Buechler, Jacob R.Byard, Nathan G.Cantero Gaona, Angella J.Carmean, Gracyn R. Carr, Anna R.Carr, Elizabeth T.Carroll, Samuel K.Cole, Logan F.Cope, Shelby A.Covarrubias, Citlalli R.Crabtree, Jackson L.Cronan, Jerome J.

Davis, Grace E.Delancy, Riley K.Elliott, Breaunna L.Engle, Jackson B.Esparza, Parker L.Fain, Molly M.Farnan, Kaitlyn L.Frieze, Kathryn N.Frieze, Megan E.Getzel, Alexis J.Gjovig, Kristin N.Graham, Carson L.Graves, Taryn L.Grosz, Spencer C.Gurwell, Michael A. III Hampleman, NateHernandez, Elisa M.Herz, Tilson M.Hogue, Mikayla C.Holaday, Hannah J.Hollister, Alyssa C.Holm, KellieHolmes, Reagan A.Ippolito, Sophia E.Johns, Melinda J.Johnson, Claire E.Jones, Adriana N.Jones, Chloe L.Kaemmer, Alexander J.Kapple, Mason R.

Kedrovsky, Rebeka M.Kirk, Delaney L.Kullberg, Robert H.Kwon, BryanLangston, Drew D.Leary, Amanda E.Lennard, McKenzie L.Lopes, Gabriela E.Lowe, Caroline P.MacFarland, William L.Magee, Michaela E.Marin, Johan D.Matson, Mariah E.Matthews, Morgan E.Maurer, Luke C.McClain, Mackenzie K.McGregor, Anna B.Meier, Jacob A.Meinhardt, Danielle M.Meinhardt, Tessa E.Milford, Emma M.Miller, Ashlynn P.Montgomery, Brooke N.Morrone, Coby J.Ohler, Calvin T.Panther, Rachel M.Patterson, Ryan J.Pearce, Maddelyn C.Petracek, Alexandra G.Poro, Kyra J.

Quang, Tim Rance, Olivia F.Rehagen, Sydney A.Rhodes, Katelyn J.Rigdon, Madelyn E.Rippee, Cameron H.Rose, Esther M.Russell, Elizabeth H.Salanski, Kaitlin L.Schneeberg, Zoey L.Schukai, Allison K.Scott, Calleigh E.Simwinga, Jaimee N.Smith, Madeline R.Smith, Tanner A.Sourbeer, Brayden N.Strong, Sarah E.Stuart, Rachel N.Sweat, Adam J.Tews, Camden C.Townsend, Bryce T.Traffis, Samantha B.Umpierre, JordanVarela Cruz, RosaliaVermillion, Jacob G.Villasenor, Cole N.Wade, Preston T.Walden, Bailey M.Wallace, Braden K.Walters, Ryan R.

Wang, Caroline J.Weigel, Michael S.Weishaar, Allison M.Weishaar, Jillian M.Wilcox, Katherine G.Willard, Katherine B.Wilson, Sarah C.Winemiller, Makenna R.Woster, Erin M.Yetka, Hailey E.Young, Cole M.Young, Connor M.Zhang, Xinyu (Peter)Zinn, Julianna P.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTS LARGEST INDUCTEE CLASS iN OE HISTORY

The Olathe East National Honor Society inducted a new class of 134 members this past November 15, becoming the largest inductee class in Olathe East history. Members of NHS not only maintain a high scholastic record, but they also desire to do good in the community through service activities. Their annual Neon Run fundraiser that followed just two days later, on November 17th, was a huge success; students ran, danced, won raffle prizes, and genuinely had a great time. Kudos to the NHS members and inductees!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NEW NHS INDUCTEES!

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The Hawk Leaders want to help you prepare for your first finals week! Bring your backpacks and study guides and join us for some cocoa & study time. There will be class-specific study sessions available or general studying in the commons.

JOIN US FOR COCOA AND

CRAM!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

Thursday, december 14 5:30-7:30 pm

Attention,Freshmen Students!

The Olathe East Choirs have thirteen members that were recently selected to participate in the 2017 Kansas Music Educator’s Association NE District Honor Choir. The singers go through a rigorous audition process, necessary to determine the best of the best for the honor choir in this competitive area. One portion of the audition is a scored sight singing test in which six of the OE singers earned a perfect score. The thirteen OE musicians will perform with the other approximately three hundred outstanding singers from the NE Kansas district on Saturday, December 2 at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.

2017 KMEA District Honor Choir MembersFrom Bottom Left – Rebecca Kite, Cora Miller, Lauren Fuller, Delaney Kirk, Zoey Johnson, Jennifer Meier, Josh Sutherland, Jacob Thomas, Jacob Swafford, Grace Johns, Maggie Horton, Annelise Mock. Not pictured: Matthew Malcolm.

THIRTEEN OLATHE EAST CHOIR STUDENTSSELECTED FOR STATEWIDE HONOR CHOIR

Hawk leaders are almost done with their lessons for this year. Last week we showed Freshmen a Ted Talk by special Olympic athlete Amy Purdy. It focused on living beyond limitations and at the end we guided Freshmen to problem-solve how they could live beyond the limits they have in their lives. The next lesson was about perception vs. reality and how rumors and judgments may not always be right, especially on social media. We will continue our discussion on social media in our December lesson. Our last Hawk Leader event of the year is Cocoa and Cram on December 14 from 5:30-7:30pm. Our purpose is to help Freshmen prepare for their first semester finals.

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On November 9, members of the S.A.L.T. of the Hawks traveled to Ridgeview Elementary to help winterize their courtyard (which was designed and constructed a few years ago by the 21st Century Design Academy) and their community gardens. We look forward to partnering with Ridgeview in early-Spring to help prepare and plant crops in their gardens that will help provide food for the Panther community throughout the late-Spring and Summer months.

S.A.L.T. of the Hawks winterize ridgeview elementary courtyard

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too late! HAPPYHOLIDAYSF R O MHAWK NATION!HAVE A SAFE AND JOYFUL SEASON.

Proud to be an Olathe East, Hawk!

Spanish National Honor Society is off to a great start this year! In September we welcomed our 2017-18 pledge class. Those students maintain a 3.75 Spanish GPA, and a 3.6 overall GPA. Not only are we a high-achieving academic group, but we also focus on serving our community - especially within our Hispanic community. Members complete 16 hours of community service, eight of which must be Spanish-related. This is not only a great way to give back to the community, but it also gives our members the chance to practice their Spanish outside of the classroom.

Our members are already busy serving in various ways! Some students are helping with health screenings, serving meals, and working in the clothes closet at the Center of Grace. Others assist Spanish-speaking children with their homework at Mission Southside Homework Huddles, work at

the New Hope Food Pantry, or help in a variety of ways through COR Faithworks. As the holidays start rolling, we are especially excited about our annual winter activities. We collected food for less fortunate families to be able to celebrate Thanksgiving, and we are looking forward to “adopting” families through Mission Southside and the Salvation Army for Christmas. We will gather for our “wrapping party” to wrap all of presents so that our adopted family can celebrate Christmas without the financial stress of buying gifts.

With all the hard work our members put in, we of course get to have a little fun every once in awhile, too. For our first semester social, we will see Disney’s latest movie, Coco, which celebrates Mexican culture through a tale about Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). We can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store for us!

SPANISH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY KICKS OFF YEAR WITH SERVICE AND CINEMA

BIENVENIDOS A SNHS: Donning sombreros and shaking macarenas, Spanish National Honor Society pledges, Tilson Herz, Luke Horsch, Hope Owens, Claire Johnson, Delaney Hiner, pose happily on the day of their induction.

FEELING OFFICIAL: Spanish National Honor Society officers, Hope Owens, Madison Gross, Neelie Browne, Kristi Haas, Meredith Basham, Kylie Durham and Mary Bajich (not pictured) welcome the new group of pledges.

Michaela Bilyeu - FluteAshtyn Mathes - Flute AlternateJordan Flemming - ClarinetHonorah Maggio - ClarinetAnna Carr - Clarinet AlternateAnna McGregor - OboeBryan Kwon - BassoonAaron Bethel - TrumpetNolan Ralph - Trombone Ragan Foster - Baritone

Ethan Wootton - MalletsHunter Lillian - MalletsJohn Lewis - Mallet AlternateSam Jerguson - Percussion AlternateEvan Kappelman - Tenor Sax in the Jazz BandNathan Byard - Piano in the Jazz Band

Congratulations to the students from the Olathe East Band who were selected as a member or alternate for the Northeast District Honor Band!

Awesome Hawks are students who are quiet and capa-ble. The award is given out 24 times during the year, 12 times in the fall and 12 in the spring. These students show respect for property and others, a positive attitude toward school and cooperation in working with others.

FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBERConnor ChildConnor is the Senior Editor of the Video Announcements class. As Editor, Connor puts in countless hours to maintain the integrity and continuity of our presentation to the school. He is always willing to help others and always has a positive attitude towards his peers and their vision for our show.

SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBERToby MendozaThe art department would like to nominate Toby Mendoza for the awesome hawk award. Toby Works diligently to become a better artist in each of his art classes. He is always willing to help with whatever tasks the art department needs. His posi-tive attitude and willingness to help others have endeared him to his art classmates. Toby is a model art student. He sets an excellent example for our younger hawk artists.

THIRD WEEK OF NOVEMBERDelaney HinerDelaney always arrives to class with a genuine smile and ready to work. Her positive attitude in the classroom is contagious and she shows an aptitude for the business subjects whether it be designing a shirt for the Hawks Nest or presenting to the classroom. She is one of those students that you wish you could have a classroom full of. It is with our highest recommendation that Delaney Hiner be our Awesome Hawk.

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THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBERSarah BarrettSarah is a sophomore who participates in band, choir and theatre. Sarah has been busy this fall with the band’s marching show “The Hive,” performing at home football games and various marching competitions, Armonizzare’s Masterworks concert and performance for the Olathe Alumni Association’s Wall of Honor Banquet. She has also found time to work on the tech crew for the fall play “You Can’t Beat the House”. Sarah brings a lot of terrific energy and light to all the groups she’s in. She’s a hard worker, and always brings her ‘A’-game to all of her many activities.

FOURTH WEEK OF OCTOBERMaddie SmithMaddie is a student who has a genuine kindness towards other students and staff. Working with others is easily accomplished for her. She attends class with a positive attitude to learn and do her best work. She always shows respect for property and others.

FOURTH WEEK OF NOVEMBERErik VennemanErik comes to class with a positive attitude every day. If something goes wrong, he has the reaction that it will work out. He says hello and goodbye in the target language every day, he speaks in the target language every chance he gets, and he is always on task when I ask the students to work with a partner. He also asks if he can help when a situation arises that needs another set of hands.

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CounselingcornerCareer and Technology Education (CTE) Program Application DeadlineSophomores and juniors wanting to apply to one of the district’s two-year career and technology educa-tion programs for next year, need to submit their on-line application by 4:00 PM on December 15, 2017. To be considered, applicants must have attended an open house or toured their program of interest. If any-one stills want to visit, OATC is having a tour on Dec. 4, 2107, at 3:30pm. CNA is having a tour on Dec. 6, 2017, at 3:30pm. Culinary Arts is having a tour on Dec. 7, 2017. If you have further questions, please, contact Mrs. Book in the counseling office as soon as possible.

CTE programs include: Auto Collision Technology, Auto Technology, Welding Technology, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)CTE online application - http://schools.olatheschools.com/buildings/oatc/application/

Advanced Placement Test RegistrationAP Test registration will begin on December 1, 2017, at 8 am and remain open through 11:59 PM March 3, 2018. This deadline is BEFORE Spring Break so do not wait! Your student must visit www.TotalRegistra-tion.net/AP/172221 to sign up to take an AP exam.The cost of each exam is $98 and must be paid online when registering. No extra exams will be ordered so it is very important that students register for the exams they wish to take. Fee waivers are available for those who qualify. Please see Mrs. Schmale in thecounseling office if you have any questions.

Looking Ahead to Enrollment

• On-Line Enrollment for 2018-2019 will begin January 29.

• Parent Information Meeting - Feb. 5 at 6:00pm in the Auditorium

• Current 9 th , 10 th and 11 th grade students will need to complete their online enroll-ment on their own by Friday, February 23.

• More info will be on the school website

JCCC Spring Semester Reminders

College Now Info for the 2018 Spring Semester.

• JCCC course numbers will be distributed in January.

• Students who have not yet taken JCCC cours-es for college credit will need to complete the application process online at JCCC.edu.

• Priority admission and ACT scores submis-sion deadline – January 26, 2018 – ACT Scores are part of a student’s transcript and need to be sent via Career Cruising

• ACCUPLACER deadline, if applicable – February 9, 2018

• Enrollment deadline – February 9, 2018 Forms will be accepted after this deadline; however, admissions cannot guarantee they will be processed before the enroll-ment deadline.

• ACCUPLACER and enrollment deadline will NOT be extended for any reason

• AP Literature/Composition seniors who scored a “3” on their AP Language/Compo-sition exam as juniors, are eligible to enroll for Composition II through the JCCC College Now program for the 2018 Spring Semester.

• JCCC must have AP test scores in order to allow students to enroll in Composition II without having successfully completed Com-position I with JCCC.

• Students must provide official AP test scores; Olathe East does not have the capability to send AP score reports. Students need to physically go to the Success Center at JCCC and log-on to College Board to show a JCCC staff member his or her AP Score.

• Visit the Johnson County Community Col-lege website to complete online enrollment for JCCC Spring Semester 2018.

• Information and JCCC links are also avail-able on Counseling website http://teachers.olatheschools.com/oecounseling/jccccol-lege-now/

College Admissions Application Reminder

Letters of recommendation and forms to be completed by teachers or counselors need to be requested well in advance of deadlines. Please keep in mind that Winter Break is from December 20th-January 3rd for OE Faculty.

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