Seniors,
 
I hope that everyone is staying healthy and doing well while away from school! Please know that we all miss seeing you every day and share in your heartache about missing these last weeks of school together. That being said, we don’t want to miss an opportunity to recognize and celebrate YOU for all that you have accomplished over these past 4 years! Please take a moment to share a little bit about yourself by creating your own Senior Slide  - follow the link below, where there are templates and further instructions!
 
Click Here - ONHS Senior Slideshow Templates
 
Please complete this by Friday, May 8th. The final product will be sent out to ON families, displayed during graduation, and shared via social media platforms. Thanks!
 
 If you have any questions please reach out to new Olathe North Assistant Principal Johnathan Lynk.  ​jalynk@olatheschools.org

2020 Olathe North Senior Signs
Need a way to recognize your graduating senior? Show your pride in your 2020 ON Graduate while supporting the ON Quarterback Club.
Each sign is $15.00 (QB Club will deliver to your home, included in cost), made using weather-proof corrugated plastic, sized 18” x 24”, single-sided print, with wire stake included.  Signs will be delivered to the address provided on the form below.

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​Dear Friends,
 
We hope that you and your family are well during these unprecedented times in our lives. We have put together an entertaining evening on _Facebook Live_ *May 9, 2020* at *7:00 PM*. Entry  to this Charity event is FREE. All donations in aid of *M.U.F.F.I.N. Fund* - Mothers  United For Families In Need. 
 
We need to stay apart — but we also need to band together for such a cause. So join us from the comforts of your living room using the link: https://fb.me/KCMyHomeMyCommunity
 
Stay Safe - Stay Blessed

​Hey, Eagles! The ON Student Services Newsletter is now available. In it you’ll find information on the following:

•    Course Request Update
•    Summer eAcademy
•    Senior Scholarship Survey
•    Olathe North Summer School
•    Early Graduation
•    Senior Exit Survey
•    Free Summer Mental Health Services

You can find it all here: https://www.smore.com/qcp3m.
Rachel Gunderson
Counselor (IEP, KSD, and International Students)
504 Case Manager
Olathe North High School
rmgunderson@olatheschools.org
913-780-7848

Offering Free Mental Health Therapy Services to All Olathe Public School Students, Staff, & Their Families During the Summer Months. 
 Sessions are 50 minutes in length and are conducted by  Marriage and Family Therapy Interns from Friends University as part of the  Partnership with the Olathe Public Schools.   All sessions are free; minors must attend with a parent/guardian  at the first session. 
 
When: May 26 -July 30, 2020 
 Where: Virtual 
 How: To request an appointment, please go to  https://forms.gle/CXcWAuBpJVq545Pc9 
  
The therapist interns will begin contacting interested families in late May to schedule appointments. 
 
 
Questions?  Contact Angie Salava at anssalava@olatheschools.org 

​Wade Boohar and Samuel Liu qualified to take the 2020 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Exam. If they qualify for the U.S. National Team they will represent the U.S. in the international competition in Istanbul, Turkey (pandemic pending of course). 
 
Olathe North had an outstanding showing at the Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair! It was held virtually and we still had many students from Distinguished Scholars Science and Geoscience submit projects.
 
Grand Award Winners (qualify for the International Fair!)
Eddie Dai -12th grade 
Khushi Kohli - 11th grade
North had 2 of the 4 winners in the whole metro area!
 
Division Winners
1st Place - Computational Science, Bioinformatics, and Mathematics - Khushi Kohli (11th grade)
 
2nd Place - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Isley Hunter (12th grade)
 
2nd Place - Molecular Biology/Chemistry and Health Sciences - Eddie Dai (12th grade)
1st Place - Molecular Biology/Chemistry and Health Sciences - Arjun Garapaty (11th grade)
 
Pioneers in Science Awards
Khushi Kohli
Eddie Dai
Arjun Garapaty
 
Bronze Ribbon Winner:
Liv Hart -12th 
 
Silver Ribbon Winners:
Jude Stapf - 12th
Kaitlynn Thomas - 12th
Quinton Mindrup - 12th
Natalie Warren -12th
Emma Nyhus -12th
Caleb Lim - 11th
Samuel Liu - 11th
Grace Hansen -12th
Anjani Vilandai -11th
Christopher Ray -12th
Alex Murphy - 12th
Cameron Pena - 12th
 
Gold Ribbon Winners:
Hannah Stirling - 12th
Megan Mueller - 12th
Khushi Kohli - 11th
Lincoln Schick - 12th
Isley Hunter - 12th
Xander Stultz - 12th
Nathan Hurst -12th
Hannah Schiefelbein - 12th
Eddie Dai -12th
Arjun Garapaty - 11th
Chance Dyck - 12th
Skylar Nack - 12th
 
You can view all of the projects here.
 
If you are able, please congratulate these students. Hope you are all staying safe and well.
 
Amy Clement

Dear Seniors and Senior Parents, 
 
First, I hope that you are healthy and staying safe during this time.  I certainly miss seeing you guys during EHT and in the hallways of Olathe North. 
 
I wanted to send a quick update trying to answer a few questions I have received over the past couple weeks.  I am aware that many of these answers leave us with a bit of an unknown, however I want you to be ensured that the five high school principals and staff involved are working to come up with possible solutions.  This is just a reminder that a lot of the decisions will be based on CDC recommendations and decisions made by Governor Kelly.
 
Graduation: As you are aware we have scheduled graduation for July 25th at 10:00am @ CBAC.  As we get closer to the time we will discuss grad practice and distribution of caps and gowns.  For those students that cannot attend we will make sure to get all your Jostens orders to you when we receive them.  Again, we will not have all the details until mid-May with everything from Jostens. 
 
Diplomas: If you are not attending graduation we will not distribute the diploma until after grades are submitted.  Students last day to complete work is May 15th.  We are still determining if we are going to give diplomas before the July ceremony for students that might need them.  We also have not determined if we will mail them home or have a day you can pick them up.  Again, we are unsure how the best way to handle this at this time.
 
Project Graduation:  At this time, all May project graduation plans have been canceled.  I am working with the Project Graduation leadership about what we plan to do for the seniors.  We may not host an event, but we will work to come up with something for our seniors.  More information to come. 
 
Senior Academic and Athletic Signings:  We are looking at several different options for these ceremonies.  Possible virtual ceremony that can be created and sent to families and placed on the website.  A Google slide presentation.  Again all high school principals are working on ways to celebrate our seniors. 
 
Yearbooks:  We usually receive yearbooks in mid-May.  We will determine a day that we can distribute yearbooks to seniors and all students.
 
Collection of Laptops:  We will schedule a time for seniors to turn in laptops, textbooks, calculators, uniforms, etc.  We will also schedule times to pick up personal belongings that were left at school before spring break. 
 
Everything listed above is being discussed and considered.  The safety of our students and staff are of the utmost importance.  With the unknown, still to come we need to ensure that we are making the best decisions.  I know there seems to be many questions that are unanswered, I just wanted our community to know that we are working to answer all these questions and want to help our seniors have a memorable experience as we complete their senior year. 
 
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.
 
 
Jason Herman
Principal
Olathe North High School
jhermanon@olatheschools.org
@JasonHermanON

Parents,
In an effort to best serve students and their families, beginning today, April 17, the Technology Division is enabling the new password reset process. Technology will be eliminating the 90-day forced password reset and will begin to employ a self-service password reset provided by Office 365.
At this time students are not required to change their passwords. However, we encourage users to create new passwords to meet the new, complex password requirements in the near future. 

Benefits of utilizing a self-serve password reset include:

1. Users can change their password anytime, anywhere, provided they have access to www.office.com. 
2. Password resets no longer require the use of a school computer or district-managed device.
3. Forgotten password resets can be initiated by the user through Office 365.
4. Enhanced security, as newly generated passwords will meet more complex criteria.


Attached is a document which provides additional information and a step-by-step process.

If you have any questions regarding the new self-service password protocol, please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@olatheschools.org.

​Looking for Senior Leadership!
If you are interested in being a part of the Olathe North Senior Leadership team, please click on the following link and fill out the application. All applications and reference letters are due by Friday, May 1st.  Our first meeting will be held in mid-May!  Let the excitement and planning begin!
If you have any questions please email Mrs. Cronin at acroninon@olatheschools.org. 
 
Link to application:
https://forms.gle/9v4zha8JWzRvcYdp9
 
Thanks and good luck!
Mrs. Cronin

​Olathe parents,
New continuous learning opportunities are now available for each grade level and content area at www.olatheschools.org/ContinuousLearning beginning tonight at 5 p.m. Based on feedback we’ve received, new Continuous Learning content will be released on Sundays at 5 p.m. moving forward. Thank you for your feedback as we work to make Continuous Learning work for Olathe families.
Step-by-step instructions lead online learners through grade level or course specific continuous learning opportunities. Visit www.olatheschools.org/ContinuousLearning to get started. Students who are off-screen learners will be provided paper packets with new content each week to continue learning. These packets will be available to print from the website or to pick up at the food distribution sites on Mondays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Central, Fairview, Havencroft, Indian Creek, Northview, Ridgeview, Rolling Ridge, Washington and Westview elementary schools. Read more about food distribution here: https://bit.ly/2VbXppk.
We do have one small change to our meal distribution program. Beginning Monday, April 13, for families driving to pick up meals, we ask that they pull forward and open their trunk so that staff members can place meals into the trunk. This will further limit person-to-person contact as an additional precaution to keep families and staff members safe.
We are also thrilled to report that this week’s lessons include challenge boards for PK-8, an additional educational tool to keep our students learning and growing.
District technology support is available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Technology will be providing support via email. Parents can email our Help Desk helpdesk@olatheschools.org for district related technology support.
Teachers and principals will be available to answer questions related to continuous learning and will respond within 24 hours (Monday through Friday). For questions related to Continuous Learning, please contact your teacher or principal.
Thank you for your patience as we work to engage learners during an unprecedented time.
Again, visit www.olatheschools.org/ContinuousLearning to get started.