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Scripps 7th grade collaborative piece auctioned at LOEF’s Gala Event.

January, February & March 2012

Featuring art work by the students of

Mr. Brazeau at Scripps Middle School

Message from our Superintendent

Dear Staff, Parents/Guardians, and Community Members

It is hard to believe that we are well into the second half of the 2011‐12 school year!. Time

has a way of passing quickly! I am pleased to report that we have made great progress in the

areas of our district Strategic Plan that were outlined in the previous edi on of the Dragon

News.

Recent Highlights

The results from the Michigan Educa onal Assessment Program indicate that students who took the exam are

showing con nuous improvement in the core academic subjects. This can be a ributed to programs that have

been implemented that focus on the strengths and needs of each individual student and help them develop

strong academic skills.

The use of technology has been ramped up to improve teaching and learning throughout the curriculum and to

engage and challenge students and support shi ing our educa on focus to teach differently in the 21st Century.

Students and staff con nue to receive numerous individual and team awards for their academic, athle c, arts and

music accomplishments.

The LOCS Bond Refunding, reported below, will save District taxpayers $6.1 million over the next six years.

New opera ng systems have been established to streamline processes for more efficient use of fiscal and human

resources.

What’s Ahead?

Lake Orion High School Freshman Academy

A posi ve school climate, where students and adults know each other well and where adults express care and concern

for students’ well‐being, intellectual growth, and educa onal success, is a key mo va onal element in the learning

process for students.

We recognize that the large size of our high school may have the tendency to leave students feeling somewhat lost

and anonymous and prevent the development of an atmosphere conducive to learning. This problem tends to be

exacerbated for ninth‐graders leaving behind the more family‐like environment of middle school.

As a result, beginning with the entering freshman class in September 2012, the Lake Orion High School Freshman

Academy will be ini ated to focus specifically on the areas most likely to affect a child’s success during his or her ini al

steps into the high school se ng.

Small learning communi es and teams will be established within the larger high school to create a more in mate

transi on from middle to high school. The goals of the Freshman Academy include an increased class iden ty and

cohesiveness, early iden fica on of at‐risk academic behaviors, providing a smaller se ng for individualized

instruc on in our large high school, assistance with the social transi on to the high school environment and, most

important, preparing students for ongoing academic success.

(More informa on will be available as plans are finalized for the LOHS Freshman Academy.)

In closing, it is important to reflect on and thank all of the people who contribute to the success of our students.

Thank you to all of our teachers, administrators and staff who daily demonstrate their commitment and dedica on to

the students in their care; to the many volunteers for their contribu ons and to our community for their con nuous

support.

Kindergartenand1stGradePlay

Kindergarten and 1st grade each had a day during the first

week of December to work with Mary Masson to dig deeper

into the study and importance of play. We believe children

learn through play. Children develop language, cogni on,

socio‐emo onal, and physical skills, as well as crea vity,

through play. Therefore we need to:

Keep play experiences fresh, relevant, and fun

Provide children opportuni es, materials, and me for

free play within our daily schedule

FromtheOf iceofCurriculum,InstructionandAssessment

LOHSWelcomesNineExchangeStudents!

These students are enrolled in the tenth and eleventh grades

and will par cipate in English as a Second Language program.

They will spend the year like typical LOHS students: going to

classes, ge ng involved in extracurricular ac vi es, and

hanging out with friends. While living with host families, they

will experience new foods, holidays, and do some traveling.

The countries represented by these students this year are

Germany, the Czech Republic, France and Korea.

Camila R. ‐ 8th Grade Elaine Z. ‐ 8th Grade

LOCSBookDriveaHUGEsuccess!!

This November Lake

Orion Community

Schools hosted it’s 2nd

annual used book drive.

Our mission was to

match more kids with

the perfect books to

support their growth as

a reader. Thank you to parents and community members

for their dona ons. 696 books were adopted by classroom

teachers for direct use in Lake Orion classrooms. Each of

these books is valued at a minimum $5.00. Cleaning out

our bookshelves saved LOCS over $3,480.00! Watch for

upcoming details on our spring book drive.

Thank you for your generosity!

KeyboardingMoreofaFocusinSecondGrade

Mastery of keyboarding has been in the 6th grade for LO stu‐

dents. With all of the latest technology and students having

access at a much younger age, keyboarding skills need to be

taught earlier. Our second grade teachers have received

training for a program called Type to Learn. This program will

be used to teach students keyboarding skills. Media special‐

ists will also support teachers and students with this program

throughout the elementary.

FromtheOf iceofBusinessandFinance

LOCS Bond Refunding saves District taxpayers $6.1 million over the next six years.

The Board of Educa on of Lake Orion Community Schools is proud to announce the successful sale of its 2012 Refunding Bonds in the

amount of $23,880,000. The Bonds will be used for the purpose of refunding a por on of the School District’s outstanding 2002

School Building and Site and Refunding Bonds and to pay the costs of issuing the Bonds.

The 2012 Refunding Bonds reduce the School District direct interest expense approximately $2.7 million for the taxpayers and will

occur through lower debt payments over the next 6 years. The Bond refunding also results in an addi onal es mated $3.3 million

savings because of the District’s reduced School Loan Revolving Fund liability, bringing the total es mated savings to the District’s

taxpayers to $6.1 million.

John Fitzgerald

Assistant Superintendent of Business & Finance

FromtheOf iceofHumanResources

We have had a busy fall and winter in the Human Resources office as we con nue to review and update our procedures with an

eye toward be er service to our internal and external customers.

We are pleased to announce that we have recently joined the Oakland Consor um Applicant System as our single source for all

job pos ngs and applica on management. Besides elimina ng redundancies the move will provide applicants with a process that

is coordinated and seamless with many other districts and offer our administra ve team extensive searching and sor ng

capabili es.

We have now ac vely begun the search for our new Principal at Lake Orion High School, including adver sing and mee ngs with

cons tuent groups. The vacancy is posted on the school website with a closing date of March 9. It is our plan to take a

recommenda on to the Board in by May for a start date of July 1. All interested and qualified persons are strongly encouraged to

visit employment sec on of the district website for more informa on.

We also welcomed Mr. Bill Putney to the Lake Orion HR team in January. Bill is a highly experienced school administrator who has

served as a Superintendent, Human Resource Director and Principal in St. Clair Shores. He will be working in a part‐ me capacity

on iden fied Human Resource administra ve projects.

Human Resources Specialist, Renee L'esperance has recently announced the district's annual par cipa on in the Oakland County

Be y Campion Dis nguished Support Service Award. This important honor recognizes excep onal service of employees in the

custodial, transporta on, office personnel, food services and other professional support classifica ons. Any member of the school

community is encouraged to nominate a support staff employee that has provided excep onal service to the district. The good

news is that we have many from which to choose at Lake Orion! NOMINATIONS ARE DUE MARCH 5. If you would like to

NOMINATE SOMEONE please contact Renee L'esperance at [email protected] for specific criteria and procedures.

Larry Lobert

Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources

Scripps Middle School’s theatre program recently entertained students,

staff and parents with several produc ons including “Girl in the Red

Hoodie” (otherwise known as “Li le Red Riding Hood).

AnnualJeansforTeensCampaign

All three of our middle schools collected jeans for

the Teens for Jeans campaign sponsored by

DoSomething.Org and Aeropostale. The jeans

collected were given to Aeropostale at Great Lakes

Crossing who donated them to the Detroit Rescue

Mission for distribu on locally to homeless teens.

SooperYooperAuthorVisitsStadiumDrive

Sooper Yooper is the story of Billy Cooper, an

environmental superhero living in Michigan’s

Upper Peninsula, who does everything in his power

to protect the Great Lakes from sea lampreys,

zebra mussels, and other invasive species.

On December 15, 2011, writer Mark Newman

visited Stadium Drive Elementary to speak with our

third, fourth, and fi h graders. Mark shared his

experiences as a writer, different careers that

involve wri ng, and how we can help protect our

environment from invasive species. For more

informa on, visit SooperYooper.com.

ESLSummerCampComing Soon!

Mark your calendars!

Our ESL summer camp for grades K‐5 will again be offered.

The first session will be July 10‐26th

The second session will be August 7‐23rd

Both sessions will be held at CERC, free to our English

Language Learners.

Registra on informa on will go home in April.

ChangeinGraduationVenue

The school administra on is pleased to announce that we

are officially moving our gradua on ceremony to the DTE

Energy Music Theatre, located in Clarkston, on Tuesday,

June 12, 2012. We loved Meadowbrook Theatre, but we

have outgrown that facility and we were faced with having

to limit pavilion sea ng to three ckets, due to the size of

our gradua ng class. With this move we have nearly

doubled our pavilion sea ng capacity.

OakviewPenniesforPatients

Oakview students par cipated in their annual Pennies for

Pa ents fundraiser. Classes competed in raising money to

aid the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and cancer research.

Students experienced the powerful feeling that can be

derived from helping others.

SAVE the DATE

2012 Parent Conference and Resource Fair

April 28, 2012 9AM ‐ 2PM

Community Educa on Resource Center (CERC)

455 E. Scripps Road

For more informa on call 248‐209‐2229

http://sooperyooper.com

ArtContest

Between now and March 23, 2012, students in grades K‐12

can enter the Google Doodle contest to have their art

featured on Google's homepage.

Parents, teachers, or a er school programs may submit

doodles on behalf of their child or student as long as they

are accompanied by a completed and signed entry form.

Google does not have a cap on number of submissions from

one school, family, or a er school program but they s ll

require that only one doodle is submi ed per child. Orion

Township Library is asking that we encourage students to

make library themed Doodles! They could win money for

college. Details are here: h p://www.google.com/

doodle4google/

The Michigan Na onal Wild Turkey Federa on

in partnership with the Michigan Department

of Natural Resources has chosen the design

from former Waldon student Viktoria B. as the

basis for the 2012 Wild Turkey Management

Cooperator patch. On Thursday, Viktoria was

presented with a prototype of the patch and

recognized at the monthly mee ng of the Natural Resources Commis‐

sion in Lansing. Members from the Michigan NWTF and Michigan DNR

were also on hand at the presenta on. Viktoria is a freshman at Lake

Orion High School but entered the contest when she was an 8th grader

in Mr. Gray's science class at Waldon last year. She joins two other

former Waldon students that have won this statewide contest in

previous years. Congratula ons, Viktoria!!

*The patch will be available for sale to the general public a er the first

of the year and all proceeds from the sale go towards wild turkey

management projects. Upwards of 7000 of these patches are sold

annually at $5 each.

MOSCerti ied!

Here at LOHS, the Business Department offers an elec ve

class called Computer Applica ons. Students in this class

have a chance to earn their Microso Office Specialist

(MOS) cer fica ons in Word and Excel. Why is this

important? Because earning a Microso Office Specialist

cer fica on can help you:

Differen ate yourself in today’s compe ve job market

Broaden your employment opportuni es by displaying

your advanced skills

Increase your earning poten al

Increased competence, produc vity, and credibility

with your employers, co‐workers, and clients

Prove to employers that you have the skills and ability

to quickly complete on‐the‐job tasks across mul ple

programs in the Microso Office system.

“In my first term sec on of Computer Apps, I had 17

students earn their MOS cer fica ons in Word and another

7 earned their Excel cer fica ons. I was extremely proud of

my students because they are both very challenging tests.

The MOS cer fica ons look great on both College and Job

Applica ons. I hope more students take advantage of this

opportunity to set themselves apart from the herd.”

Kevin Stone

RealDragonsGOGREEN

As Orion Oaks broadens their efforts to be green and

promote taking care of our environment, they spread their

sale of “Real Dragons GO GREEN” bags to the community at

LOHS’ Parent/Teacher conferences. The only problem was

that they didn’t bring enough! They sold out of the bags

they had, so they have planned another sale at the next

conferences. The fundraising proceeds will go toward

playground revitaliza on.

http://www.google.com/doodle4google/




CyberSafety

The Michigan A orney General's office conducted Internet

Safety presenta ons for students at Orion Oaks and

Carpenter Elementary Schools.

The kindergarten through second‐grade presenta on

included two videos. The videos taught students not to

share personal informa on online, to avoid Internet

strangers, and to always tell an adult when something

makes them uncomfortable. Addi onally, the students

learned to be kind to others online.

In addi on to the keep safe, keep away, and keep telling

messages, students in third grade and above also learn

about common tricks Internet predators use and appropri‐

ate responses to cyber harassment. Third‐ through fi h‐

grade students watched fic on videos designed to make

students aware of the poten al dangers of cyberspace.

Scripps Middle School students in Mrs. Cerny’s class

are excited about using their new netbooks!!

Defeat the Label is a movement that

strives to encourage students to

defeat social barriers. They create

cri cal awareness of bullying issues

among middle school and high school students through

awareness campaigns, community outreach and special

events.

Defeat the Label met with Oakview students on Tuesday,

January 17. They brought in a local radio sta on and an up

and coming ar st, Jessica Jerrell who performed for

students and talked about her own experiences related to

social injus ce.

Natalie Z. ‐ 8th Grade Jacob K. ‐ 8th Grade

Don’tforgetFridayNightFamilySplashBash! The 2nd Friday of the month

You can pay cash at the door $3.00 children (12 & under)

$4.00 for adults.

Splash Bash Dates: 2/10/12, 4/13/12

March is cancelled

The hours are 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

KindergartenNews:

Kindergarten registra on is March 15, 2012 from 11:00am ‐

1:00pm and 2:00pm ‐ 6:30pm at the CERC building room #109.

For enrollment informa on please call 248‐814‐0215.

Entering Kindergarten: Michigan Law (Public Health Code, Act

368, and Michigan School Code, Act 291) requires a vision

screening for kindergarten entrance.

Vision screening done by a health department technician, a

physician or eye doctor fulfills this requirement.

Oakland County Health Division offers free vision screening for

County residents. Call (248) 424‐7070 for an appointment.

EarlyChildhoodPrograms

Come Take a Peek!

If you would like to visit the Early Childhood Center, please call 248‐

693‐5439 or visit our website.

New Family “Open Registra on”

New family “Open Registra on” begins Monday, March 19, 2012 from

7:00am ‐ 7:00pm. Early enrollment is recommended to receive

desired program. Open Registra on is held at the Community

Educa onal Resource Center. For more informa on please call 248‐

693‐5439 or visit our website www.lakeorion.k12.mi.us (under School

Informa on).

AcademicBoosterCouncil(ABC)

Webber Elementary is implemen ng a new program called the Academic Booster Council (ABC). The ABC is designed for fourth

and fi h grade students to be posi ve academic role models for younger students.

The ABC focuses on three areas: sight words, unknown word strategies, and math concepts. Students are trained on how to help

the younger students in the focus area that is most needed. Training has already begun and students par cipa ng in both ends of

the program are very excited! A er the ini al training and implementa on, monthly refresher mee ngs will occur.

Congratula ons to the students selected to be mentors for younger students. Webber Elementary is empowering their students to

be posi ve role models both inside and outside the walls of the school building.

http://www.lakeorion.k12.mi.us/EarlyChildhood/ECC_index.htm

http://www.lakeorion.k12.mi.us

CarpenterElementarySchoolInTheNews!!

“Bea ng the Odds”

Congratula ons to Carpenter Year Round Elementary School for Bea ng the Odds!

The Michigan Department of Educa on (MDE) released a list of 123 “Bea ng the

Odds” schools which are outperforming schools with similar risk factors and

demographic composi on. These schools were iden fied by the Department

through two separate studies using considerably different methodologies.

“Bea ng the Odds” schools credited various factors for their success including

strong building leadership; common vision; highly qualified and dedicated staff; high

academic and behavioral expecta ons; a collabora ve school culture; commitment

to technology; strong community and parent involvement; and staff commitment to

do whatever it takes to help students succeed.

Top 1%

Carpenter Year Round Elementary has been recognized statewide this year for being

in the top 1% of all schools in the state of Michigan for student achievement.

Congratula ons Carpenter Elementary

Bri any T. ‐ 8th Grade Tiernan M. ‐ 6th Grade

Jason Gole, Vice President, Digital Media Director Univer‐

sal McCann

Mr. Gole came to spend an hour with our students in Octo‐

ber. He has spent most of his career riding the digital mar‐

ke ng wave. The students enjoyed learning more about

tradi onal online adver sing, mobile device (iPads, iPods,

and smart phones) marke ng strategies, Facebook and how

it’s related to marke ng concepts we learn in class, and

major industry trends.

Sheri Siver, Marke ng Manager Costco, Auburn Hills

Ms. Siver has been coming to speak with LOHS marke ng

students for quite a few years now. Just as going to Costco is

always exci ng for us, Ms. Siver’s visits to our class are

always very exci ng for our students. Not only does she

bring us food to munch on, she enlightens us with so many

interes ng facts about Costco’s marke ng strategies and

business philosophies, the students eat it all up! We hope to

have her visit again.

LakeOrionHighSchoolMarketingConceptsClassWelcomesGuestSpeakers

PaintCreekElementary2012ScienceFairandArtShow

The 2012 Science Fair and Art Show, held on January 25,

celebrated every Paint Creek student. Students who

registered for the Science Fair had projects that ranged from

fun and silly to simply amazing! Each child had artwork

featured in the annual Art Show which accompanied the

Science Fair. An awards ceremony was held and the event

was well a ended.

It'sa

Celebrate your birthday or team party at the Lake

Orion Natatorium!

A package includes 1.5 hours in the birthday party

room and 2 hours of swimming for 20 children.

Call the pool at 248.814.1715 or email Amy Kui‐

per at [email protected] to make your

reserva ons!

FlagFootballChampions

This fall several Stadium Drive Elementary students

par cipated in the Michigan Youth Flag Football League

(MYFF). Teams played their regular season games on Sunday

a ernoons at Dragon Stadium at Lake Orion High School.

The state wide tournament was held in Walled Lake on

November 12 and 13. The Lake Orion Chargers beat

Farmington 12 ‐ 6 on the last play of the game to bring

home the 2011 State Championship trophy in the 1st Grade

Division. Chargers who a end Stadium Drive Elementary

are: Nick, Bennet, Ma , Brady, Robert, Collin, Drew, Nate,

and Jus n. Congratula ons to ALL Stadium Drive Elementary

students who par cipated in the Youth Flag Football League.

WatchTheHighSchool’sNewscastOnFacebook!

LO‐AM is Lake Orion High School’s student‐produced daily live newscast, and you

can watch it online each day! This is the 21st year for the show, and last year

LO‐AM was named the best high school newscast in Michigan. Our Television

Produc on Workshop students take their job seriously, and we aim to produce

the best work for our Lake Orion audience. Shows are available online most days

a er 3pm. You can “like” us and watch shows at www.facebook.com/

watchLOAM. Keep up with LOHS news by watching LO‐AM!

LOHSProgramsAironTV

Television programs produced by LOHS students can be seen nightly in your

home. The community Educa on Channel features student produc ons from

7:00‐9:00pm most weeknights. The Ed Channel is number 22 on Comcast and

99 on AT&T U‐verse. Each evening’s schedule includes the latest episodes of

the high school’s newscast, the monthly edi on of Dragon Digest (now in it’s

26th year!), and other student video produc ons. The Ed Channel can also be

streamed live at www.orionontv.org.

TimesLongAgo

One of Blanche Sims’ grandparents set up a wonderful

learning experience so 1st grade and kindergarten

students could learn how Thanksgiving was celebrated

long ago. The students got to make candles, dry

herbs, write with feather pens and berry ink, hammer

nails into logs, grind wheat, and made cloth placemats.

http://www.facebook.com/watchLOAM




http://www.orionontv.org

RetiredGMEngineersEngagePaintCreekStudentsinClassroomwithScience

Re red GM Orion Engineer, Thomas Chaput, his wife Anne and several others have combined to develop a series of hands‐on

science and engineering exhibits for kids to engage in the classroom. Demos include tles such as Electricity ‐ Build a Motor;

Mechanical Engineering and Crumple Zones ‐ Newton’s 2nd Law of Mo on; Chemistry ‐ Evapora ve Cooling; and Simple Machines

and Mechanical Advantage.

The Science with the Engineers curriculum mixes nicely with the learning that the students are ge ng throughout the school year.

The students at Paint Creek are having fun while learning!

PineTreeStaffPresentatResponsetoIntervention(RTI)Conference

On November 8, 2012 a team of teachers and special educa‐

on staff from Pine Tree Elementary made a presenta on at a

statewide RtI (Response to Interven on) Conference at the

Centerpoint Conference Center in Auburn Hills. This team

developed a reading fluency lab for students last year which

resulted in excep onal improvement in for students. Their

presenta on was professional and engaging and was very well

received by the a endees. This team represents our district

and all of its staff as one example of the excellent instruc onal

prac ces being implemented in our classrooms.

CranbrookVisitsCarpenter

The Carpenter Cranbrook Family Science Night was

ELECTRIC. This free event had many cool science sta ons

and was well a ended by our families. Sta ons offered

included: digging for dinos, animal skulls and pelts, slime

making, stars and the solar system, electricity, roller

coasters, light and heat, things that fling, stacking cups and

the Van de Graff Generator (makes hair stand on end) . A

special thank you to the Carpenter PTC and all the parent

and teen volunteers who made this event possible.

OaklandCountyProsecutorvisitsLakeOrion

Oakland County Prosecutor, Jessica Cooper, held a presenta‐

on on January 9, 2012, in Lake Orion High School. The

presenta on addressed interested students and parents

regarding problems associated with cell phone and computer

crimes. The presenta on focused on the laws, social

consequences, and the risks of unintended viewers or

internet predators. The Prosecutor is commi ed to assis ng

the community with this ongoing problem.

LOHSChoirNews

LOHS was represented by 9 outstanding singers on December 3,

2011 at the Michigan School Vocal Music Associa on Region C Honor

Choir held at Pioneer HS in Ann Arbor. The following students

prepared five choral selec ons for audi ons and a concert for the

public: Molly Burns (12), Olivia Demmers (10), Samanatha York (11),

Erica Spitzley (12), Alexandra Zacharevich (12), Tyler Dick (9), Phillip

Dunckley (9), Jacob Nelson (10) and Evan Thurwachter (11).

Olivia Demmers and Evan Thurwachter were selected to perform in

the Michigan School Vocal Music Associa on (MSVMA) State Honor

Choir on Saturday January 21, 2012 at DeVos Conven on Center in

Grand Rapids, MI. Both students earned this honor by passing a

rigorous set of audi ons beginning back in October.

Olivia was a member of the SSAA Women's Choir under the direc on

of Mrs. Pamela Pierson from West O awa High School in Holland,

MI. Evan sang in the TTBB Men's Choir led by Mr. Les Rowsy of

Jenison High School in Jenison, MI.

Olivia successfully audi oned into the MSVMA ALL‐State Honor Choir

which will be held May 10‐11‐12 at Western Michigan University as

part of the Michigan Youth Arts Fes val. This Fes val (YAF) brings

together top performers and visual ar sts who have successfully

made their way through a series of tough audi ons sponsored by

various arts educa on organiza ons.

Congratula ons to all our singers!

Olivia L. ‐ 6th Grade

Nicholas E. ‐ 7th Grade

WaldonSupportsMovember

Waldon Middle School staff par cipated in an event called

Movember. During November each year, Movember is

responsible for the sprou ng of moustaches on thousands

of men’s faces, in the US and around the world. The funds

raised in the US support prostate cancer and other cancers

that affect men. The funds raised are directed the Prostate

Cancer Founda on and LIVESTRONG, the Lance Armstrong

Founda on. Together, these channels work together to

ensure that Movember funds are suppor ng a broad range

of innova ve, world‐class programs in the areas of aware‐

ness and educa on, survivorship and research. Male and

female staff members par cipated by either growing a “Mo”

or crea ng one to wear. Students were able to purchase

coloring sheets of moustaches for $.25. Waldon hopes this

will become an annual cause that they con nue to support.

OrionOaks5thGradeConnections

The 5th grade classrooms at Orion Oaks played

“Minute to Win It” on January 24, 2012. The

purpose of this event was to connect 5th grade

students from different neighborhoods prior to

heading to the middle school. This fun event was

held in the Orion Oaks Café and even offered a

Nacho Snack Bar!

Adopt‐A‐Stream

The Clinton River Watershed Council needs Adopt‐A‐Stream volunteers. Adopt‐A‐Stream volunteers monitor the water quality of the Clinton River and its tributaries. Each volun‐teer is part of a team that visits a specific site to assess physical habitat, river condi ons, and life within the river. For more details: (248) 601‐0606 or [email protected].

SenatorStabenowReplies

Stadium Drive third graders in Mrs. Lareau’s classroom

recently wrote Senator Stabenow voicing their concerns

about environmental issues. To their surprise on November

1, 2011 they received a le er from Senator Stabenow. What

a great lesson in ge ng involved to help their community.

Andi F. ‐ 7th Grade

GeographyBee

Students at both Scripps and Waldon par cipated in a

na onwide contest to test their knowledge of geography.

Students par cipated in two rounds of tes ng, with

qualifying students going on to compete in the Finalist

Round. Congratula ons to Scripps winner – George G. and

Waldon’s winner – Hannah Q. These students go on to take

a qualifying state test for a chance to advance to the state

contest.

Congratulations!

Stadium Drive/Paint Creek Art

Teacher, Amanda Novak, wins

4th place in "Art Ed Blog of the

Year" contest.

MiddleSchoolAnnualSpellingBees

Our middle schools recently held their annual Spelling Bee

compe ons. The winner from each school goes on to

compete in the Regional Spelling Bee held at Oakland

Schools on March 18, 2012. Represen ng Scripps is Hannah

G.; represen ng Oakview is Kyle M. ; and represen ng

Waldon is Fee C.

Congratula on and good luck at Regionals!

mailto:[email protected]

KaitlynS.OakviewStudentPublished

The Non‐Profit Literacy Founda on, Read3Zero honored 39

student authors and illustrators this month whose stories

and artwork have been published in the "I Write" Short

Stories by Kids for Kids Anthology.

Kaylinn S. from Oakview Middle School entered this crea ve

wri ng contest last year and has been published in the

Read3Zero anthology. A public book signing was held in

Houston, Texas for our winners to acknowledge their

achievements on December 3, 2011.

Analumnustobeproudof…NicoleAckerman

Nicole Ackerman thought she would always be a par cle physicist—un l a

newfound interest in biology drew her toward medical imaging. Her

research on Cherenkov radia on, the blue glow from charged par cles

outracing light, could aid development of cancer treatments. She graduated

from LOHS in 2003 with a 4.0. She went to MIT for her undergraduate

degree.

As a graduate student at SLAC Na onal Accelerator Laboratory, he joined

Graves’ lab and began working on a PhD project in fall 2010

Blanche Sims came together to make blankets for Project

Linus at the January PTO mee ng. The blankets will be de‐

livered to a local hospital to be given to the children.

DragonYearbookRecognition

Last year’s Dragon Yearbook was selected for inclusion in

Ideas That Fly, a “collec on that reflects the best work in

yearbooks from coast to coast…includes examples of

stunning photography, incredible themes with superior

visual and verbal elements, dynamic designs and crea ve

coverage. All of this will serve as inspira on for advisers and

staffs everywhere.”

Congratula ons Dragon Yearbook Staff!!

BoysNightOut

LOHS Leadership hosted a "Boys Night Out" for elementary

aged boys filled with fun, games and compe ons. The boys

took part in flag football, soccer, basketball, relay races,

bounce house and Legos. The evening was topped off with

pizza and drinks.

Aaron D. ‐ 7th Grade

OrionTownshipLibraryfeaturedresources:PlayawaysandBiographyinContext

Playaways are digital audiobooks on personal players that

are about the size of a deck of cards. Listeners just plug in

headphones and press play to hear a book read to them.

Playaways require one AAA ba ery and they can be checked

out for three weeks, just like books and cds. We have a

variety of tles, including fic on and nonfic on, for kids,

teens and adults.

Biography in Context ‐ This premium research‐based

database from Gale has biographies, photos, and magazine

ar cles on more than 340,000 people! Students can search

by name, occupa on, na onality, birth place, and more.

Under the Resources tab find search ps, free lesson plans

for teachers, and tools for students to help complete their

assignment. Go to www.orionlibrary.org/children.asp and

click on the Homework Help link to find this and other

databases.

Math‐a‐thon

On January 23, Scripps kicked‐off their annual Math‐a‐thon

for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Students at Scripps

will be able to spend me working on their math skills while

raising funds for children who are figh ng cancer and other

deadly diseases at St. Jude’s.

Students were introduced to the Math‐a‐thon during the

week of Jan. 23 by their math teacher. Students then

complete the math funbook and collect pledges from their

sponsors. Dona ons are due on Wednesday, February 29,

2012. Addi on informa on can be found at

www.mathathon.org

2012BattleoftheBooks

Congratula ons to all par cipants of the Lake Orion Middle

School Ba le of the Books. Everyone did a fantas c job! 24

teams of enthusias c readers became experts on 7 great

books and competed for the tle of 2012 Ba le of the Books

Champions. These 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students worked

very hard and had a great compe on to see who knew the

books best! Students also enjoyed a pizza party hosted by

the Orion Township Public Library. The library also donated

Barnes and Noble gi cards as prizes to the winning team.

This year, Waldon’s dynasty con nued with another

champion team!

1st place goes to Waldon’s Liberologists II which consisted

of Fee C., Owen W., Hannah M., Courtney K., Raven K., and

Sky C.

2nd place goes to Oakview’s Cracked Bindings which includ‐

ed Kyle M., Max G., Anthony H. Mark S., Amy A., and Grace I

3rd place goes to Scripp’s Rubber Duckies of Doom which

consisted of Tiernan M., Michaela C., Nicole B., Gabrielle D.

4th place went to Waldon’s team Six Pack including Grace

S., Rachel K., Chloee I., Eldon P., Megan D., and Lilly N.

Great work to all who par cipated!

1st Place ‐ Liberologists II

http://www.mathathon.org

WaldonandScrippsStudentsNamedtoAll‐StateBand

We are pleased to report that 3 Scripps students and 1

Waldon student have been selected for the 2012 Michigan

School Band and Orchestra Associa on’s All‐State Band. As

members of this pres gious ensemble they performed at

the 2012 Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids this

past January.

Congratula ons to Scripps students Lauren H. (Clarinet),

Brad B. (Tuba) and Natalie W. (Percussion) and to Waldon

student Adrienne J. (Flute).

ArtWebsites

Many buildings throughout the district have created art

websites to highlight student’s artwork. Our art students

work with the major elements and principles of art by

drawing, pain ng, working with clay, and other ar s c me‐

diums.

Please visit your school website to view the art created by

the students. Student artwork is also highlighted through‐

out this edi on of the Dragon News!

BusinessProfessionalsofAmericaWinBig!

On Friday, January 6th, students competed in the Business

Professionals of America Regional Leadership Conference.

Eight students won 25 medals, qualifying them to a end the

State Leadership Conference in March.

Banking & Finance

1st – Tyler Jackson

2nd – Zachary Davis

5th – Leah Deciechi

Economic Research Project–Individual

1st – Zachary Davis

Financial Math & Analysis


Insurance Concepts


2nd – Adrian Lupusoru

4th – Garre Ackner

Keyboarding Produc on

4th – Brandy Geeck

5th – Joshua Stewart

Administra ve Support Team

2nd – Garre Ackner, Tyler Jackson, Adrian Lupusoru

Administra ve Support Concepts

1st – Adrian Lupusoru

2nd – Tyler Jackson

4th – Garre Ackner

Informa on Technology Concepts


Extemporaneous Speech

5th – Connor Sweeney

Management/Marke ng/HR Concepts

1st – Garre Ackner


3rd – Tyler Jackson

Business Mee ng Management


5th – Brandy Geeck

Business Spelling

1st – Adrian Lupusoru

2nd – Zachary Davis

ExchangeOpportunitiesYSUSeekingHostFamilies!

Youth for Understanding currently has six exchange students

enjoying their year at LOHS. The next group of students,

coming to America for the 2012‐13 school year will need

loving host families, too. Maybe yours? Call Barb Kilkka, 248‐

932‐0811 for more informa on

The Scholas c Art Awards were launched in 1923 to encourage, foster and reward crea vity in our na on's classrooms. Each year,

more than 77,000 students in grades 7– 12 par cipate in The Awards. Young ar sts and writers submit more than 140,000 crea ve

works to a network of Regional Affiliates that locally present The Awards. The most outstanding ( gold key por olio and individual )

works of art and wri ng from each region are forwarded to New York City to be assessed on a na onal level. Professional jurors

review approximately 8,000 works of art and 2,000 manuscripts to select the 1,000 na onal award recipients. Gradua ng seniors

who submit a body of work in the Por olio categories compete for local and na onal scholarships bestowed by the regions, the

Alliance for Young Ar sts & Writers and a network of arts ins tutes, colleges and universi es.

Please congratulate the following students:

Lake Orion High School: Gold Key ‐ Jazmin Biernat, Jonathan D’Ambrosio, Katarina Evan, Spencer Ferro, Bradley Garrigues, McKinzy

Lawrence, Riley McCurry, Elizabeth Milne, Danielle Poisson, Andrew Schultz, Connor Tomkiewicz; Silver Key ‐ Kelsey Bird, Joe But‐

ler, Leah De Ghe o, Caitlin Dirroff, Heather Quinn, Nicholas Sena, Elena Stuart; Cer ficate ‐ Tayler Allard‐Schmid, Mitchell Bryan,

Annalise Jongejkrig, Emily Rasaiah, Alana Slanec, Carly Thorpe, Kris n Watkoske and Rebecca Zimmerman.

Scripps Middle School: Gold Key ‐ Hanna P.; Silver Key ‐ Eric N.; Cer ficate ‐ Natalie C., Maria H., Jacob K. and Elaine Z.

Oakview Middle School: Cer ficate ‐ Cailee G.

Waldon Middle School: Gold Key ‐ Elyse J., Logan S.; Silver Key ‐ Ma hew A., Brenton N., Emily P.; Cer ficate ‐ Aaron B., Jessica L.,

and Shania N.

ScholasticRegionalArtAwardWinners

Misunderstood Riley by Lizzy Milne Undead by Elyse J. ‐ 8th Grade Waldon

By Logan S. 8th Grade‐ Waldon

By Riley McCurry ‐ LOHS

Skunk by Eric N. 7th Grade‐ Scripps

Rabbit by Hanna P. 7th Grade‐ Scripps

Scripps 8th grade collaborative piece auctioned at LOEF’s Gala Event.

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