Oglethorpe County High School

OCHS CTI Students Compete at State Leadership Conference

Nine Oglethorpe County High School Career &Technical Instruction (CTI) Students participated in the 31st annual CTI State Leadership Conference held at Rock Eagle on April 26th – 28th, 2012. Over 400 students from across the state attended and competed at this year’s conference.  An OCHS three man team competed in Occupational Creative Thinking (OCT). The team members were Sam Demsky, Josh Woods and Matt Yoder.  They made it to the second round and finished in the top eight out of twenty school teams entered in this event. They each received a medal for their accomplishment.      Kelby Andrews competed in Public Speaking and Hope West competed in Community Civic Awareness.  Both received honorable mention and a medal for completion of the events as well.  Also, four students received certificates in Leadership.  Those students were: Seniors, Cody Borders and Austin Hansford, Junior, Patricia Phair and Freshman, Ashley Smith.  Mrs. Bright, CTI Coordinator, is very proud of her students’ accomplishments as well as professionalism during the event and is looking forward to another round of competition next year. 

Pictured:  Front row – Ashley Smith; L - R middle row – Kelby Andrews, Patricia Phair and Hope West; and back row – Cody Borders, Austin Hansford, Josh Woods, Matt Yoder and Sam Demsky.

Congratulations to the 2010 boys' Golf Team

The Boys Golf Team qualified for the state tournament for the first time in school history in the 8AA Region Championship held at Traditions Golf course in Braselton on Tuesday April 23rd. The Boys’ posted a team score of 227. This score enabled them to place second out of sixteen teams. The top two teams go to the state tournament which will be held at Waynesboro Country Club on May7th.The top 4 individual scores were as follows:

• Nathan Mallonee shot=74
• Jake O’Bryan shot = 79
• Jim Beatty shot = 83
• Kory Lott shot =91

Conditions were less than ideal with winds hovering around 30 to 40 mph and temperatures in the low 60’s.

Overall, the team posted some outstanding scores throughout the season. Junior Nathan Mallonee was the best and most consistent performer throughout the season. Nathan posted a best 9 hole score of 32 and shot a 74 in the Region Championship at Traditions Golf Course. Nathan placed second in the region championship.

Junior Jake O’Bryan also had an outstanding season and posted a low 9 hole score of 35.Jake also posted some low tournament scores at Achasta (74) and at Rocky Neck G.C. (76). Jake shot a 79 in the region championship. Conditions were so bad that day that only four golfers broke 80 at the Traditions Golf Course.

Junior Jim Beatty also performed well for the Patriots. Jim posted a low 9 hole score of 34 and a low 18 hole tournament score of 81.Jim posted a score of 39 on the front nine of the region tournament and came in with a final score of 83.

Kory Lott is one of two seniors on the golf team. Kory posted a low 9 hole score of 42 versus Oconee at Athens Country Club and was one of the main reasons the Patriots beat the Warriors fairly easily that day. Kory shot a 91 at the Region Championship.

Sophomore Ben Giles who participated in competitive golf for the first time improved tremendously as the season progressed. Although Ben’s score did not count in the region championship he was an important member of the team. In some of the dual 9 hole matches Ben’s score was the fourth best score for Oglethorpe County High School. Just recently Ben posted a 9 hole score of 46. Ben worked extremely hard on his golf game throughout the season.

Jonah Ingram was the other senior on the golf team. Jonah participated in all the 5 dual matches and 4 tournaments for the 2012 Patriot golf team. Jonah kept the players lose on the golf team with his interesting stories and kept his teammates always looking forward to see how low he would score.

The team is coached by Dr. Ed Rock. Rock is also a school counselor at Oglethorpe County High School. Rick Mallonee also helped coached the boys team.

A great season and the OCHS players are looking forward to the State Tournament on May 7th at Waynesboro County Club. Best of luck to the Patriot golfers as they try and win a State Championship for the Patriots.

EOCT Schedule

The Spring EOCT test administration window is scheduled for April 23rd –May 4th.  The daily test schedule is as follows:

1st Week
23th  (Monday)	Economics
24th   (Tuesday)	U.S. History
25th   (Wednesday)	Math 2
26th   (Thursday)	Physical Science
27th   (Friday)	Make-up Testing
2nd Week
30th (Monday)	American Literature
1st    (Tuesday	9th Grade Literature Economics Make-up Testing
2rd    (Wednesday)	Math 1
3th    (Thursday)	Biology
4th    (Friday)	Make-up Testing

 

OCHS 2012 Prom King & Queen:
Maurice Freeman (King) & Caroline Hansford (Queen)

Oglethorpe County High School held their 2012 prom April 21st at the Holiday Inn in Athens, GA. The King and Queen were voted on and announced during the dance. The OCHS 2012 Prom King and Queen are Maurice Freeman & Caroline Hansford.

Relay for Life

Relay for Life will take place April 27th - 28th at the Oglethorpe County Patriot Stadium, come out and support the OCHS Relay for Life team. Pie a teacher in the face to show your support!!

8-AA Region Track Champions & Runners-up

Champions:
Maurice Freeman—High Jump
Maurice Freeman—200 meters
Maurice Freeman—400 meters
Justin Whitman—800 meters
Josh Swain, Kendrick Presley, Justin Whitman, Maurice Freeman—4x400 meter relay
Aubrey Fearnow—Shot Put
Aubrey Fearnow—Discus Throw

Runners-up:
Josh Jarrells—Triple Jump
Xavier Eberhart—Long Jump
Justin Whitman—1600 meters
Kendrick Presley—110 meter hurdles
Trenetta Smith—300 meter hurdles

SkillsUSA School Supply and Book Drive

SkillsUSA will be sponsoring drives for school supplies and children's books until the end of school in May. Students, faculty, and staff can donate school supplies (pens/pencils/paper/folders/new-gently used binders/new-gently used bookbags) and new or gently used children's books. The items collected will be distributed next school year as needed to students in Oglethorpe County. Collection boxes are located in the main office and in Mrs. Cornish and Mrs. Dellinger's rooms.

Patriot Press

Mr. Schmidt's 3rd period Journalism class will start posting their Patriot Press newspaper on the school website. The link can be found below the lunch menus to the right. Be sure to check it out and see what the students have been working on. Click here to see the current issue.

Roller Coaster Project - Mr. Colquitt

Nathan Mallonee, Jim Beatty, Tyler Day, and Griffin Giles constructed an outstanding Roller Coaster for Mr. Colquitt’s Physics project.  The project demonstrates all aspects of one dimensional motion presented in the physics curriculum.  Pictured above from left to right:  Nathan Mallonee, Mr. Colquitt, Jim Beatty, Tyler Day, and Griffin Giles.

Changes in the Georgia High School Grad. Test **NEW**

Click here to open the GHSGT 2011-2012 Who Tests PowerPoint (it will open in Adobe).

STAR Student & STAR Teacher

OCHS STAR Student: Jessica Sagastume
OCHS STAR Teacher: Brian Lance

The Page Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program, now in its 54th year, is sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Department of Education. Since its inception, the STAR program has honored more than 23,000 students and the teachers they have selected as having the most influence on their academic success.
To obtain the STAR nomination, high school seniors must have the highest score on a single test date on the three part Sat and be in the top 10% or top 1o students in their graduating class.

The 2012 Star Student at Oglethorpe County High School is Jessica Sagastume. Her parents are Anselmo and Blanca Sagastume. She is already enrolled at the University of Georgia and plans to continue her education there when she graduates from Oglethorpe County High School.

Jessica selected Mr. Brian Lance as her Star Teacher. Jessica took Spanish I and II with Mr. Lance. Jessica has also participated in Student Council program at Oglethorpe County High School where Mr. Lance is the supervising teacher.

Congratulations to both Jessica Sagastume on her accomplishment and to Mr. Lance for being recognized as the Star Teacher at Oglethorpe County High School.

Financial Aid Night for Seniors & Parents

Financial Aid Night for Seniors & Parents – Tuesday, February 28th at Oglethorpe County High School! This program will provide seniors and parents with all of the necessary information when applying for financial aid. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Lynn Smith or Mr. Ed Rock at Oglethorpe County High School.

8th Grade Parent Night

8th Grade Parent Night (Orientation/Registration) will be held on Thursday, February 9th at OCHS from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

SkillsUSA Competitions

The SkillsUSA Region II Competition was held January 26th at North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville. The following members participated as either competitors or observers: Brittany Newsome, Courtney Smith, Breanna Adkins, Tia'Amber Yearby, Kristan Shellnut, Jessica Oliver, Kevin Fortson, Lucas Goodwin, Justin Lapierre, and Daniel Pellecer. These students placed in their respective competitions: Lucas Goodwin, 2nd Place, Computer Maintenance; Kevin Fortson, 3rd Place, Prepared Speech; and Daniel Pellecer, 3rd Place, T-Shirt Design.

Students had the opportunity to tour the campus and learn about a variety of programs North Georgia Tech has to offer.

Pictures left to right: Kevin Fortson, Lucas Goodwin, and Daniel Pellecer.

2012 NE Georgia Transition expo and Conference

Click the following links to open:
Expo Flyer
Expo Flyer - Spanish
Expo Schedule

Students Compete in Region FFA Competitions

CONGRATULATIONS to Jonathan Moody, State winner of the EMC Electrical Wiring Contest.

Congratulations to Hunter Boring, Kory Lott, Will Brown, and Jonathan Moody for placing second in the Area II FFA Agricultural Mechanics CDE out of 18 teams. Individual placing for each student out of 71 FFA members competing in the contest were Hunter 4th, Kory 10th, Will 12th, and Jonathan 16th.

Congratulations to Jonathan Moody for placing first at the Area II Electrification CDE out of 13 schools. Jonathan moves on to State competition Jan. 7, 2012 and the Ag Mechanics team moves on to State competition Feb. 4, 2012.

Governor's Honors Program

Oglethorpe County High School has nominated five students to the state level interviews for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program. Click here to read more about it.

Red Out Day - December 6th, 2011
In Memory of Mr. Tom Martz OCHS Math Teacher

Funds for Books

Tired of the same books in the media center? Here's your chance to help. Go to Funds4Books.com (or click picture below) and enter code 4c9c to donate money to be used directly to purchase brand new books. Give funds as a gift in honor or memory of someone and we'll add a bookplate to the book purchased with your funds. We're trying to get 212 books by 2012!

Students of the Month

November Students of the Month: (left to right) Kelby Andrews & Jessica Oliver (12th Grade), Tonya Huckaby (9th Grade), Heather Helmreich (11th Grade), and Breanna Adkins (10th Grade)

October Students of the Month: (left to right) Rebekah Nelms (10th Grade), Eddie Spratlin (9th Grade), and Griffin Giles (11th Grade) Picture separately: Erich Meyer (12th Grade)

September Students of the Month: (left to right) Aubrey Anderson (9th Grade), Brittany Anderson (11th Grade), Reed Ash (10th Grade), Kayla Magnus (10th Grade), Eric Burnam (11th Grade), & Kayla Tucker (12th Grade)