Olathe North Science Olympiad along with other Olathe District Schools are Successful at the Northeast KS Regional.
Last month the 2018 Northeast KS Science Olympiad Regional was held at Johnson County Community College. All 5 high schools and all 9 middle schools participated yesterday in the states largest regional tournament.
In the middle school division, California Trail placed 1st, Oregon Trail 5th, Indian Trail 10th, Prairie Trail 11th and Pioneer Trail 13th. These top 5 will likely be invited to participate at the state level. All total, the schools earned 45 medals in the top 6th places. Very impressive.
In the high school division, Olathe North was 2nd, Olathe Northwest was 7th and Olathe South 12th. Again these top 3 will likely be invited to participate at the state level, and they earned 27 medals in the top 6th places of events. The amount of time and dedication it takes for teams to compete in an ever increasingly competitive field is enormous. The coaches deserve recognition as well as the kids.
In the middle school division, California Trail placed 1st, Oregon Trail 5th, Indian Trail 10th, Prairie Trail 11th and Pioneer Trail 13th. These top 5 will likely be invited to participate at the state level. All total, the schools earned 45 medals in the top 6th places. Very impressive.
In the high school division, Olathe North was 2nd, Olathe Northwest was 7th and Olathe South 12th. Again these top 3 will likely be invited to participate at the state level, and they earned 27 medals in the top 6th places of events. The amount of time and dedication it takes for teams to compete in an ever increasingly competitive field is enormous. The coaches deserve recognition as well as the kids.
Congratulations to the Olathe North Choir and Olathe North Orchestra as several students have been selected for KMEA District Honors
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Congratulations to the following students for being selected for the KMEA Northeast District Honor Choir. They will be rehearsing and performing at Shawnee Mission Northwest on Saturday, December 2, 2017.
Sopranos: Payton Boldt 1 Allyson Tinker 2 Naomi Turner 1 Altos: Natalie Crane 2 Annabelle Darby 1 Ashley Strella 1 Tenors: Grayson Brink 1 Xander Stultz 1 Basses: Dalton DeVoe 2 Ashton Gohman 1 |
Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the 2017 KMEA District Honor Choir
Shulammite Lim Rhea Mahesh Jack Viehweg Dorina Cao Emily Johnson |
2017 Kansas 6A Cross Country State Champions
ON Girls Cross Country takes 3rd at State
Brian Beach, Jackson Caldwell, Joey Guzman, Jordan Yonce, Bobby Johnson, Cade Heikes, Jack Spanel, Brandon Clark, Dustin Nichols, and Bramwel Kosgei
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Claire Fuhlhage, Zoey Schillinger, Julia Sketers, Sarah Whitaker, Hannah Rodina, Kynlee Dillon, Mackenzie Lane, Jillian Kiefer, Laura Flucke, Anna Flucke, Emily Glassman, and Tori Johnson
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Emporia State Math Results
Congratulations to Brendan Brownlee, Sophia Palcic, and Khushi Kohli as they won first place in the Math Scramble Team Competition at Emporia State University. In addition, Khushi Kohli (freshmen) placed 2nd overall in the Geometry Individual Contest.
It was a great day for the Eagles!
It was a great day for the Eagles!
Kansas Bandmasters Association Championships
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The Screaming’ Eagle Marching Band and Eaglettes Dance Team ended their competitive season on a high note at the Kansas Bandmasters Association Championships in Topeka on Saturday! This was the 3rd KBA Championship event, and featured an exceptionally competitive field of the top 22 Kansas bands. In Preliminary competition the the Screaming’ Eagles earned the Class Champion title and received the caption awards for highest scores in their class for Visual Performance, Overall Effect, and Color Guard (Eaglettes!). The band was in 3rd place overall after Prelims.
In a very chilly Finals competition the band finished 3rd Place Overall and received the caption award for the highest overall score in Visual Performance! We are thrilled to have added some additional recognition to North in what has been an very successful Fall thus far for many of our athletic teams and activities. A special shout out to our 4 kiddos who marched their rears off Saturday night after having also had a spectacular morning running at the State Cross Country Meet! Thanks to Coach Huseman and Dicus for their support of our kids as well!
These students have worked exceptionally hard through the fall and have shown tremendous growth, and we could not be prouder of the progress they have made! Please congratulate these kids if you have them in class or see them in the hall!
1st Place: Overland Park Blue Valley West
2nd Place: Buhler
3rd Place: Olathe North
4th Place: Overland Park Blue Valley
5th Place: Olathe East
6th Place: Olathe South
7th Place: Valley Center
8th Place: Maize South
9th Place: Topeka West
10th Place: Shawnee Mission West
In a very chilly Finals competition the band finished 3rd Place Overall and received the caption award for the highest overall score in Visual Performance! We are thrilled to have added some additional recognition to North in what has been an very successful Fall thus far for many of our athletic teams and activities. A special shout out to our 4 kiddos who marched their rears off Saturday night after having also had a spectacular morning running at the State Cross Country Meet! Thanks to Coach Huseman and Dicus for their support of our kids as well!
These students have worked exceptionally hard through the fall and have shown tremendous growth, and we could not be prouder of the progress they have made! Please congratulate these kids if you have them in class or see them in the hall!
1st Place: Overland Park Blue Valley West
2nd Place: Buhler
3rd Place: Olathe North
4th Place: Overland Park Blue Valley
5th Place: Olathe East
6th Place: Olathe South
7th Place: Valley Center
8th Place: Maize South
9th Place: Topeka West
10th Place: Shawnee Mission West
Teacher Award Nominees Announced
Every year the Olathe North staff nominates peers for the Kansas Teacher of the Year Award and the Emporia State University Master Teacher of the Year. The building Principal nominates a staff member for the Horizon Award, and award that recognizes a new staff member in their second year of teaching. Congratulations to the following Olathe North Nominees:
Kansas Teacher of the Year: Amy Clement
Emporia State University Master Teacher: Dara Beemer
Horizon Award: Andy Caspermeyer
Kansas Teacher of the Year: Amy Clement
Emporia State University Master Teacher: Dara Beemer
Horizon Award: Andy Caspermeyer
Congratulations to our 3 National Merit Semi-Finalists
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Congratulations to the 2017-18 Olathe North National Merit Semifinalist. Shulamimte Lim, Cheyenne Loo, and Magda Werkmeister.
To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, Semifinalists have to fulfill requirements to advance to Finalist standing. Each Semifinalist submits a detailed scholarship application, which includes essays and information about extracurricular achievements, awards, and leadership positions. Semifinalists also have to have an outstanding academic record, be endorsed and recommended by a school official, and earn SAT scores that confirm their qualifying test performance. From the Semifinalist group, a certain number of students, varying from year to year, advance to Finalist standing depending on the above criteria. By the conclusion of the competition, a select group of Finalists are chosen to receive prestigious National Merit Scholarships totaling nearly $35 million.[8] Winners are the Finalist candidates judged to have the strongest combination of academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous university studies. Scholarship winners represent fewer than 1% of the initial pool of student entrants, based on official statistics released by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Congratulations to Magda Werkmeister for being recognized by the College Board as a National Hispanic Scholar as well. |
Olathe North Senior Amanda Yoksh to Receive Olathe Human Relation Commission Award
Congratulations! Amanda Yoksh 12th grader at Olathe North High School. She has been selected to win a 2017 Community Award, presented by the Olathe Human Relations Commission. As you may know, Olathe Community Awards celebrate businesses, civic organizations, and individuals who have made a significant contribution to enhance human rights, equality, cultural diversity and the pursuit of disability inclusiveness. For the past 15 years, Community Awards have highlighted some of our community’s most influential leaders and citizens. Congratulations on joining this prestigious group!
Amanda will receive an Olathe Human Relations Youth Award which honors a youth who is 19-years or younger, attends a public, private or home-based school, a religious institution, or civic organization in Olathe. The recipient of this award demonstrates a valuable impact on their school, church, or organization that promotes good human relations. You should be very proud of your achievements. Amanda is an advocate for students with food allergies. She has been an advocate for all students and their safety in the community as well as in the public high school. Amanda's efforts have not gone unnoticed. Earlier last spring Amanda was instrumental in the decision made by the city of Olathe. She helped to initiate a proclamation from Mayor Copeland and the City of Olathe that May 14-20, 2017 is known as Food Allergy Awareness Week. Congratulation Amanda!!!!! |
Amy Clement named Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher in the Midwest region as selected by the American Chemical Society
September 21, 2017
Olathe North High School chemistry teacher Amy Clement has been awarded the 2017 Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher in the Midwest region as selected by the American Chemical Society. "The staff of Olathe North is very excited for Amy and her receiving the Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher in the Midwest region as selected by the American Chemical Society," Olathe North Principal Jason Herman said. "This is a well-deserved award and it is representative to the high level of teaching and learning happening in the science department here at Olathe North. I am personally proud of Amy, not only as the principal at Olathe North, but she is a former student of mine when she was a student here at Olathe North." "I am encouraged that the American Chemical Society recognizes the importance of chemistry education at the high school level," Clement said. "My high school science teachers at Olathe North had a strong influence on my decision to pursue science and education, and my goal is to extend that excitement to the next generation of students." Clement will be honored in October at the 2017 American Chemical Society Award Banquet at the Oread Hotel in Lawrence. |
Lady Eagles Volleyball Win The Hayden Tournament!
The Olathe North Lady Eagles won the Hayden tournament last week. Here they are with their First Place Medals!!!!!!! They went 6-0 on the day! Way to play! The ladies are 14-2 and ranked #4 in Kansas 6A Volleyball. Keep it up ladies!!!!!
Reaching 4 Excellence
Olathe North's Shulammite Lim
http://fox4kc.com/2017/09/13/olathe-violinist-not-only-one-of-the-best-in-kansas-but-also-in-the-nation/
OLATHE, Kan. -- This week's Reaching 4 Excellence young achiever is so talented in so many areas. Olathe North High School senior Shulammite Lim holds a 4.75 GPA, and that's with taking four advanced placement classes.She's so smart that as a sophomore she scored a perfect ACT score, and got perfect SAT scores on the subject tests in physics, chemistry and math. Believe it or not, those accolades are just the beginning of her accomplishments.The 16-year-old is also a top-level violinist. She plays for her school's chamber and also with the Youth Symphony of Kansas City. She holds the title of Concert Master -- the highest rank obtainable -- with the Kansas Music Educators Association."I feel great. I can't describe it. Once I start liking something I'll really try to pursue it to the fullest," Shulammite said.Teacher Cecily Mahan couldn't say enough positive words about this week's young achiever.
"She's a teacher's dream. She is so great at everything and she is so humble. She's that talented that she can play better than I can," Mahan said. She is also a hand-picked member of the National Association for Music Educator's -- National Honors Orchestra.
"November 26th and 29th we'll all be in Disney World in Florida playing violin ostensibly, but probably also going on a bunch of rides," Shulammite said. But her story is not all sunshine and rainbows; she's had to work hard for what she has. She auditioned for district orchestra during her sophomore year- and didn't get in. "I realized that I can't assume that I will get into anything without trying hard myself," she said. She turned what some would consider a failure, into an opportunity. A year later, not only did she surpass that goal, she became the head performer for her division in the state orchestra. "Open to failure, knowing that it will happen but also still striving for the best," she said. Shulammite was selected last year in the music for All Honors Orchestra of America. She played with the best students in the nation in Indianapolis. She is also the recipient of a $20,000 H&R Block scholarship.
As reported by Fox4KC.com
OLATHE, Kan. -- This week's Reaching 4 Excellence young achiever is so talented in so many areas. Olathe North High School senior Shulammite Lim holds a 4.75 GPA, and that's with taking four advanced placement classes.She's so smart that as a sophomore she scored a perfect ACT score, and got perfect SAT scores on the subject tests in physics, chemistry and math. Believe it or not, those accolades are just the beginning of her accomplishments.The 16-year-old is also a top-level violinist. She plays for her school's chamber and also with the Youth Symphony of Kansas City. She holds the title of Concert Master -- the highest rank obtainable -- with the Kansas Music Educators Association."I feel great. I can't describe it. Once I start liking something I'll really try to pursue it to the fullest," Shulammite said.Teacher Cecily Mahan couldn't say enough positive words about this week's young achiever.
"She's a teacher's dream. She is so great at everything and she is so humble. She's that talented that she can play better than I can," Mahan said. She is also a hand-picked member of the National Association for Music Educator's -- National Honors Orchestra.
"November 26th and 29th we'll all be in Disney World in Florida playing violin ostensibly, but probably also going on a bunch of rides," Shulammite said. But her story is not all sunshine and rainbows; she's had to work hard for what she has. She auditioned for district orchestra during her sophomore year- and didn't get in. "I realized that I can't assume that I will get into anything without trying hard myself," she said. She turned what some would consider a failure, into an opportunity. A year later, not only did she surpass that goal, she became the head performer for her division in the state orchestra. "Open to failure, knowing that it will happen but also still striving for the best," she said. Shulammite was selected last year in the music for All Honors Orchestra of America. She played with the best students in the nation in Indianapolis. She is also the recipient of a $20,000 H&R Block scholarship.
As reported by Fox4KC.com
Pictures from the Senior Signing Ceremony.
ON Choirs Rock KSHSAA @ Washburn University
Saturday was KSHSAA State Solo/Ensemble contest at Washburn Rural High School in Topeka. Congratulations to Olathe North vocal students for bringing home 13 Superior (I) ratings and 6 Excellent (II) ratings.
Ensembles receiving I ratings were Northwinds and Advanced Women’s Ensemble. Soloists receiving I ratings were Ashton Gohman, Cole Bellamy, Natalie Crane, Noah Haskin, Paola Ramirez, Hannah Guzman, Allyson Tinker, Naomi Turner, Ashley Strella, Layella Phillips, and Payton Boldt. Ensembles receiving II ratings were Eagle Men, Concert Women’s Ensemble Blue, and Concert Women’s Ensemble Red. Soloists receiving II ratings were Sophie Schulte, Kaylee Hicks, and Kayla Szymanski. 
Congratulations to the seven Olathe North Students that were recognized as 2017 National Merit Finalists. The poster on the right is what we have hanging in the lobby. Congrats to: Sabrina Bogart, Alexander Kolar, Dylan Honors, Arvid Subramanian, Ethan Johnson, Adam Coffman, and Alexis McCalla.
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Schulte's Piece is Selected
Ana Schulte’s new original work, And There Was Light, has been selected for performance in The Coterie Theatre’s 2017 Young Playwrights’ Festival. Her piece will be presented on The Coterie stage Sunday, May 7, at 7:00pm.
Horticulture "sprouting" at Olathe North
Congrats to Greg Krenke’s kiddos Taylor Wolfe, Morgan Masters, Garrison Young, and Madi Gordee for winning First Place in the Willie Salad Bonanza. (They were the best lettuce growers!!!)
Great Story Goes Viral
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