lathe North Community, 

The administration and Staff of Olathe North will be starting a Mandatory Study Hall (MSH) during Eagle Halftime (EHT) A for any student that receives four or more F's on their first semester grade card.  When grades are submitted on January 3, 2019 the administrative team will pull the names of any student that earned four or more F's.  Assistant Principal Jennifer Noteboom will meet with each student individually and explain the new expectation of (MSH).  Parents will receive an individual email and phone call to inform you if your student will be placed in (MSH).  It will begin on January 14, 2019. 

All students that are listed to attend (MSH) will report to the Auditorium at the beginning of (EHT) A.  This is a study hall, all students are expected to work quietly for the first 25 minutes of (EHT).  All students will be excused for (EHT) B to eat lunch.  If students are assigned Office Hours by a teacher, they will be released to attend their office hour.  Every two weeks a grade check will be preformed, if a student is performing at an appropriate level they will be removed from (MSH).  We will have different expectations depending on the time of year, beginning of the quarter, mid terms and bi-weekly grade checks.  We are in the process of creating a one pager that will have all the expectations for parents and students.  Academics is the purpose of coming to Olathe North everyday.  We are encouraging kids to get those grades up and take responsibility for their academic success.

This expectation is a level II on our Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

​We will have more information to follow.    

The Olathe North staff and students will run our 4th state mandated Crisis Drill during the week of December 10th.  Below will be the PowerPoint presentation that will be discussed with students.  Are intention of this drill is to discuss how to barricade entrance if we are in a lock down scenario.  If you have any questions or concerns please give any administrator a call at Olathe North. 

The Olathe Public Library is now making mobile hotspots available for patrons to  borrow. Please share this information with principals and teachers—they may have occasion to use it to assist families in need. While students cannot check the hotspots out, their families may do so on their behalf. Here are the details:
 
https://www.olathelibrary.org/services/mobile-hotspots
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​The Selective Service System is reminding all students that under current law all male US citizens between 18–25 years of age, born after January 1, 1960 are required to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday. In addition, non-US citizen men between the ages of 18 and 25 (inclusive) living in the United States must register.
 
A young man who fails to register with Selective Service may be ineligible for opportunities that may be important to his future. He must register to be eligible for federal student financial aid, state-funded student financial aid in many states, most federal employment, some state employment, security clearance for contractors, job training under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (formerly known as the Workforce Investment Act), and U.S. citizenship for immigrant men.
 
Ideally we would like to have one or more of your staff members designated as your school’s Selective Service System “Registrar”.  The Registrar would be a point of contact that we can email flyers and information to about Registration and that your students can go to if they need assistance with the Selective Service System registration.  We will gladly provide all the information needed to assist your staff member or the student. 
 
The requirements are that the staff member be over the age of 18, a U.S. citizen and that they have registered for the Selective Service System (if required to do so). Those staff members will be asked to fill out one of our Registrar’s applications so that they can be officially appointed by our Agency Director and their contact information maintained in our database.
 
Using current technology young men can register by using their smartphones. As questions may arise during the registration process, our goal is to have someone at the school students can go to with questions. I am not providing the website address in this email as I do not want this email to be perceived as a phishing attempt.
 
The Selective Service System is merely trying to make sure the word gets out to as many young men as possible so they are aware of the current law and do not miss out on benefits that are afforded to them by registering.
 

​Attention Freshmen!  Please join Link Crew for “Cocoa and Cram” on Thursday December 13th in the Upper Commons from 3:00-4:30pm.  Get finals study help from upper classmen and enjoy some FREE Hot Cocoa.   

​Olathe North Community,

For those that have been by the lobby this week, you may have noticed that the giving tree has been put up by our Center Based Resource classes along with the ladies from the office. The tree is set up for members of the Olathe North community to donate hats, gloves, and scarves that will be used as a donation for local shelters. Anybody that would like to donate hats, gloves, scarves, etc. for our community donation are welcome to bring them to the counseling office next week or simply put your contribution on the giving tree which will be put up in the front lobby tomorrow.  

We thank you and your family for being our valued partners as we work together to educate the children in our district.  To learn more about student experiences and needs, we will be asking for your child’s feedback via an online survey they will complete at school.  Over 1,000 schools and districts use Panorama for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to grow and measure their students’ social and emotional skills and supports.
Social emotional learning captures the mindsets, skills, attitudes, and feelings that help students succeed in school, career, and life. For the Olathe Public Schools, Panorama for Social-Emotional Learning measures student growth on SEL topics and provides teachers valuable data on which SEL topics students need direct instruction in.  In addition, Panorama for Social-Emotional Learning gives educators resources to use in their classrooms as part of their regular classroom instruction.
This year, part of the online enrollment process asked for parent permission to allow students to complete the Panorama Survey as our district’s SEL survey tool.  This thirty-minute survey will be given three times a year to measure students’ perception of their skills in the areas of grit, emotional regulation, social awareness, teacher-student relationships, anxiety, sense of belonging, and school safety.    This data will be reviewed at the district and classroom level to determine areas of strength and areas where more instruction is needed and/or skills practiced. Student individual data will be available to both students and parents.
Winter Testing will Occur 12/6/18-12/13/18
Please contact any building administrator or counselor with any additional questions or to obtain a copy of the survey questions.
 
Sincerely,
Jason Herman  

​The ONHS College Adviser is proud to announce the:
2018 College Ambassador Program
Are you a junior seeking to get more volunteer hours or gain leadership experience while in high school? Apply to be an ONHS College Ambassador NOW by clicking the link below! This program will choose 10 Juniors to participate in the college going promotion throughout Olathe North and the middle school to receive the opportunity to strengthen their college application resume for 2019. All College Ambassadors, upon completion, will receive volunteer hours and certification of completion award.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DEADLINES
Position Details

• Learn about the college-planning process
• Assist College Adviser in various settings such as events and workshops
• Facilitate workshops for peers
• Help promote college awareness activities such as campus tours, campus representative visits, college fairs, events and workshops
• Complete KC Scholars application  http://kcscholars.org/traditional/
• Promote KC Scholars and assist peers in application process

*Applicants MUST plan to attend meetings of the program as directed by Ms. Taylor. *Applicants MUST maintain in good academic standing at the time of application submission through the length of the program. Please submit any questions to: bstaylor@olatheschools.org.

• Application Deadline:  DECEMBER 7, 2018
• Applicants Announced: DECEMBER 19, 2018

*Please use the link below to apply*
College Ambassador Application
 
 
Brionna Taylor
Kansas State College Advising Corps
College Adviser
Olathe North High School
600 E. Prairie St., Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 780-7140
Twitter: @OlatheNorthCCC
 

Last Spring Azalia Morales, a recent graduate of the Olathe Advanced Technical Center (OATC),  contacted the Foundation for assistance in providing $1,500 in scholarships to students graduating from the OATC. Azalia had saved the money from her three jobs while attending KCK Community College because she wanted to give back to those who supported her in school.
 
“Azalia is an amazing young woman,” said Cindy VonFeldt, OPSF Executive Director. “She was so committed to giving back to these students who were following her and to honor the teachers that meant so much to her success that she just wanted to make a difference.”
 
District parents Mike and Julie Hirons, who were in attendance the night Azalia’s scholarships were awarded, were so inspired by her story that they decided they too should contribute to OATC scholarships. This put things in motion to establish the Azalia Morales Career and Technical Education Fund.
 
OPSF Annual Autumn Breakfast attendees had the opportunity to hear Azalia’s story and contribute to the scholarship fund. Their contributions helped raise over $30,000, ensuring funds will be available indefinitely into the future.  

​Students who signed up for the free ACT in February are invited and should attend North’s free ACT prep classes during Seminar starting on January 10th.  Students need to stop by the front office and sign up with Mrs. Sherraden.  They will receive an informational sheet about the prep classes upon signing up.