Orlando Science School is proud to continue our celebration of our students and their reading goals. We held our first Accelerated Reader celebration, for the 2017 – 2018 school year on November 8, 2017 and it was a grand success. One hundred and twenty students earned thirty AR points within one month or one hundred and fifty AR points since August 14, 2017.Students feasted on ice cream, cake, and drinks provided by our Orlando Science Parent Volunteer Organization.
In the summer of 2017, Mr. Stampas applied for a summer research experience for teachers, RET. This research fellowship allowed Mr. Stampas to work with UCF in developing computer vision application to medical science as well gear it towards a high school curriculum. Many highly competitive schools were there such as Lake Nona, Lake Highland, and Trinity Prep working on projects ranging from facial detection to self-driving car software.
November 4th has been proclaimed Orlando Science Schools day by Mayor Buddy Dyer on behalf of the City of Orlando. Dr. Akin received this honor from Commissioner Robert Stuart on November 04, 2017 to commemorate our Tenth Anniversary and to recognize our many accomplishments throughout our first ten years as well as our commitment to the STEM education of our community.
OnFriday November 3rd 2017, Orlando Science Middle High Students and Staff along with their Parents were invited to join the Future Physicists of Florida (FPF). FPF is working with physicists at Florida State University, Florida A&M University and the University of West Florida to show students like those who were invited the excitement of physics and guide them in preparing for careers in physics and engineering.
Orlando Science Middle High is pleased to announce we will be participating in the annual “City of Orlando Veteran’s Day Parade”. Below you will find the official permission slip of you are interested in your student(s) participating in this wonderful event. If you have any questions please contact Mrs.Gourdie at Gourdie@orlandoscience.org.
We are officially 9 days away from our very first OSS Fall Festival! Below you will find a few very important announcements and reminders.
The Fall Festival will have something for everyone, from toddler to adult inflatable houses, jousting and a slide; games; food; bake sales; silent auction with AMAZING Prizes; raffles; and a mini health fair
TIME: 11am –5pm
LOCATION: OSS Elementary and Middle School(2611 Technology Dr. Orlando, FL. 32804)
PARKING: Plenty of parking will be available across the street at the Columbia College
We are pleased to announce that “OSS GYM BAGS” are now available for Pre-Order at the Orca Shop!
Limited Quantity - Get Yours First – Pre-Order .Price is $10.00 – Via Cash or SchoolPay
Order Forms are available at the ORCA SHOP; please bring cash or SchoolPay Confirmation in order to complete your pre-order form.
SchoolPay Link: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/OSS-Gym-Bag/IdEiU
The 2018 Senior Class Yearbook Ads are available for purchase. You may purchase your Senior ADs through the below SchoolPay websites, ADs are available in both full and half page formats. Please select the appropriate link for the AD you would like to purchase, once you have purchased your senior AD please send the recipet of your AD along with the photos and message you would like with your AD to Mr. Lakner at Michael.Lakner@orlandoscience.org .
Key Club is pleased to announce that they will be selling “BOO GRAMS” this year! Students/Staff will have a chance to purchase a “Boo Gram” for $1 before or after school in the dismissal area. All proceeds from Boo Grams will be donated to Trick or Treat for UNICEF!
We are pleased to announce that the results are in for the attendance check! Below you will find the attendance percentage for each grade level, congratulations to the students in 7th Grade for having the highest attendance percentage! We would like to remind everyone that attendance is a huge factor in student achievement!
Our Model UN club went to their first competition at UCF for Knight MUN on October 20th -22nd 2017. Each student was part of a different Committee representing different countries interests in Human Rights, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, and the World Health organization. They had a very intense weekend of committee sessions where the students did their best to come up with resolutions for their different issues.
On Tuesday
October 24th 2017 the OSS MH Model UN Club hosted the United Nations Day Celebration! Studentswere able to visit with their history classes as part and celebrate in the festivities which consisted of presentations, food tasting, activities and face painting provided by our very own Face Painting Club. We would like to thank Model UN for hosting such a terrific event and our wonderful parent volunteers that were able to assist!
