As we continue to grow our community into a family, I feel that we need to recognize and support the school we all love so dear.  Therefore, I am requesting that whenever the Olathe North Alma Mater is played the entire Olathe North community stands on their feet and goes arm in arm to sing the Alma Mater.  Not only does this show the bond this community has, it also shows our kids that we support them in everything they do in their high school career.  Below is a twitter post of the Alama Mater in four part harmony.  Just a sample so you can hear what it sounds like.  (FYI: Not expecting four part harmony after a football game).  I have also attached the lyrics.  Thanks for the support. 

Here is the updated information for Open House on Tuesday August, 20th.  We will have a hot dog dinner available for families starting at 5:30 in the upper-commons.  All parents will start in their student's advisory at 6:30.  We are asking that parents use ParentVue or StudentVue to find your student's schedule.  Each student will fill out a document for parents to follow in their 1st hour on Tuesday.   I have attached the document below if you prefer to fill it out before you attend. 

We will also have four breakout sessions, before and after the classroom schedule begins, for parents that are interested in additional information on the following topics.  College Now, NCAA Eligibility, Geo Science Parent Meeting and ACT Parent Meeting.

Tuesday night each parent will receive a copy of the Celebrate as ONE Night Schedule and a map of ON.  Both documents are available on this blog if you would like to print them yourself.  ​

​The process for taking AP exams will change a little this school year.  Students will receive a join code from each of their AP teachers.  Once they join their AP classes online, they will have access to a ton of resources for success in the class and on the exam.  Teachers should start giving out those join codes next week.  If you student does not get the information from their teacher next week, remind them to ask their teacher in class for the online code.  All students, whether they are taking the AP exam or not, should join their AP classes by Wednesday, September 4th.  Students should log in to/create their College Board account - remember if a student has ever taken a PSAT or AP exam they ALREADY have a College Board account.  They need to log in to their existing account. Please tell your students not to create a new College Board account. This could cause problems when we order tests.  Attached you will find directions for students to use when joining their online classes.  Teachers should have this information available in their classrooms as well. 
 
Exam ordering will be much earlier this year. Each student will have to indicate on their CB account whether they want to take the test or not. This is not their registration. Additionally, they will have to log on to their parent’s Touch Base account to register and pay for the exam there. The deadline to register and pay for exams is MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4. Students that do not register to take an AP exam by November 4 (with the exception of second semester Government only) will have to pay an additional fee by the late deadline in March.  I will send out additional info and handouts in the next couple of weeks. 
 
Lots of changes this year, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Milke at tmilkeon@olatheschools.org if you have any questions.
 

Dear Eagle Family,
With the excitement of the full first day for all students coming tomorrow, we have some updated information for you to be aware of.  
1. Temporary student id's will be handed out tomorrow during the advisory hour.  Life Touch did not create a temporary id for any 9th grade student that is on transfer, 9th grade student that is not from a direct Olathe North feeder middle school, or any student that is new to Olathe.  Therefore some students will not receive a temporary id until the official school ids are delivered the week of 8/26/19.  This is not a major concern for the ON staff due to the limited uses of the id to start the year.  All students will have an official 2019-20 Olathe North ID within the next couple weeks of school.
2. Due to the minimal use of school lockers by our students, we will not be assigning lockers this year.  Any student that would like a locker must report to the office to receive a locker assignment.  Lockers can be selected to best fit the students schedule based on location in the building.  Please see Mrs. McQuay if the front office if you would like a locker. 
3. School starts tomorrow morning a 8:00 am.  All students will report to their advisory classrooms to pick up schedules and ID's if available.  
4. All students will receive an updated schedule tomorrow in their advisory.  With updated schedule changes and class balancing some students schedules are subject to change.
5. Please make sure that your student(s) have money in their lunch accounts at www.mypaymentsplus.com
6. Laptop Deployment schedule. 
       Seniors (that didn't pick them up on 8/2/19) and all Juniors will receive their                 laptop on Friday August 16th.  
       Sophomores will receive laptops on Monday, August 19th during their English             class. 
        Freshman will receive laptops on Tuesday, August 20th during PE.  (If your                  student does not have a PE class we will send for them to receive their laptop).
        We will continue to call kids down to deploy laptops if they are absent, laptops            will not be used in classes until 8/23/19 when we will teach the kids appropriate           laptop usage.  
7.  Friday August 16th will be picture day for all students.  Seniors will get pictures for ID's only.  Make up picture day will be October 1st.  
8.  ***Parking will be open for all students in the student lot until August 26th.  Beginning 8/26/18, we will expect students to park in their assigned spot with their parking tag displayed from the rear view mirror.  Here are the dates for students to receive their parking tags

• Must pay $30 parking fee ONLINE
• Fully complete the vehicle registration form ONLINE
• On scheduled day of selection, students must bring a valid driver’s license (Valid restricted licenses are accepted. NO Learner’s Permits.), receipt of online payment.
• Parking spots will be selected by first come fist serve on your appropriate day in the front office and main hallway area. 
• Sophomores will be able to pay for parking on-line after Aug 1st. It is not guaranteed that sophomores will get a parking spot, if we do not have any spots available we will start a waiting list for next available spots.  Freshman are not eligible to purchase parking passes with out permission from administration. 

Seniors Only : Monday, August 19
7:30 – 7:50 am
Lunch
3:00 – 4:00 pm

Juniors/Seniors Only: Tuesday, August 20
7:30 – 7:50 am
Lunch
3:00 – 4:00 pm

Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors: Wednesday, August 21
7:30 – 7:50 am
Lunch
3:00 – 4:00 pm

• Students must park in their assigned parking spaces beginning Monday, August 26th.  
• Open parking from August 15th – August 23rd  
• Any student that does not pick up their parking tag before 

Parents:
 
All incoming 11th graders  (2019-2020 school year) will now be required to provide documentation to the school nurse of a Meningococcal vaccine. Any incoming 11th grader who has not previously received a Meningococcal vaccine will be required to present documentation of Meningococcal vaccine for 11th grade entry. Any incoming 11th grader who has already received one Meningococcal vaccine will be required to have their SECOND Meningococcal vaccine to complete the two-dose series in order to begin school.   Please see attached documents for further explanation.
 
Your student’s immunization record can be obtained on Parent View. Please take a look and see if your child falls into this category.
 
 
Rhonda Rettig, MSN, RN
School Nurse
Olathe North High School
600 E. Prairie
Olathe, KS  66061
913-780-7140
rkrettig@olatheschools.org
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Olathe North does not have a specific route that parents need to travel to drop off and pick up students.  Here are a couple suggestions list below for arrival and departure.
 
Arrival:  If you are dropping students off at 7:30 am you can literally drop your student off at any location.  Front of building near south commons entrance.  North of building at 800 or North Commons Entry.  Or you can drop them off near the lower 900 entrance on the east side of the school.  Due to 2,000 students and 260 staff we have several entrances open for arrival.  If arrival is after 7:30, I would drop in the rear (North-side) of the building.  There is less bus traffic.
 
Dismissal:  If you are picking your student up I would recommend not coming until 3:10 when all student drivers and buses have vacated the premises.  If you feel as though you need to arrive prior to 3:00 pm, I would recommend the North Commons or 800 entries on the north side of the building.  This is the only location that we do not have buses loading for departure. 
 
Jason Herman
Principal
Olathe North High School
jhermanon@olatheschools.org
913-780-7140
Twitter: @JasonHermanON

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​Any North student interested in debate this year should see Mr. Swanson in room 002 ASAP to get information!
 
Larry Swanson
Debate & Forensics Coach
Honors Modern World History
Olathe North High School