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IMPORTANT DATES:

2026-2027 School Year

[KEY:  Grey=Student only Light Grey=Parent only Red=Student and Parent Red=Link to sign up to attend
Green=Ivy Tech deadline Blue=Vincennes University deadline Pink=IU deadline]
SIGN UP=Students fill out form in Google Classroom prior to event

AUGUST
3 Open House 5:30-7 pm; enter through main doors
6:00 pm 7th Grade Parent Meeting in New Gym
6:30 pm Dual Credit Parent Meeting in New Gym
*If cannot attend meeting, info is on Parents page under Parent
Presentations on this website.
5 First Student Day
7 FINAL day for any schedule changes for Semester 1 Email/See Mrs. Jones during this week
7 FALL/YEAR Registration Window Opens for Ivy Tech
10 Lilly Scholarship Meeting 11 am-BDS; Cafe; students/parents of eligible kids were notified
10-18 Guidance Presentations 9-12 (English); 7-8 (Science)
19 School Pictures
22 SAT at Orleans
28 August Senior College Acceptance Pics 2:45 pm; outside office

SEPTEMBER
4 Midterm
7 No School; Labor Day
9 2-Hour Delay/PD
10 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
10 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
14 Teen Chefs 3:15-5 pm; Carlisle Rm
16 FALL/YEAR Knowledge Assessment for Ivy Tech completed
21 FALL/YEAR All registrations for Ivy Tech DUE
14-Nov 13 ILEARN Checkpt 1 Window [7th/8th; OHS testing Oct 5-8]
17 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
17 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
18 10th-12th COSMOS College Fair 1-2:30 pm; Mitchell HS
22-26 CollegeGo! Week celebrations BDS
23 PSAT Digital Readiness Test/Registration BDS; testing rooms
23 8th Grade College/Military Exploration Day 1:45-3:10 at OHS
24 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
24 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
25 10th IU/Ivy Tech FT 8:15-2:45 pm Bloomington campuses
25 September Senior College Acceptance Pics 2:45 pm; outside office
28 Create FSA IDs [seniors] BDS; Cafeteria
28 Teen Chefs 3:15-5 pm; Carlisle Rm
Sep 28-Oct 2, 5-8   Senior Meetings (parents/student meet with Mrs. Jones; ALL seniors and parents should have one scheduled)
29 Lilly Finalists Essay 10-11 am; Conference Room

OCTOBER
Sep 28-Oct 2, 5-8   Senior Meetings (parents/student meet with Mrs. Jones; ALL seniors and parents should have one scheduled)
1 FAFSA opens [DUE April 15]
1 9th-12th Skilled Trades Field Trip [Work-bound 9-12 encouraged] Time TBD; @ Lawrence Co. Fairgrounds
1 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
1 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
1 FALL Ivy Tech Add/Drop Deadline
2 End of 1st 9 Weeks
5-8 ILEARN Checkpt 1 OHS Testing Window [7th/8th during ELA/Math class]
6 PSAT--all sophomores/juniors 8:15-12 pm-ish; location TBD
6 and 8 Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30-7 pm
8 Report Cards Posted
8 9th Hanover College FT 8:15-2:00pm @ Hanover
9 No School; Snow Make-up Date
12-16 No School; Fall Break
21 2-Hour Delay/PD
21 RIASEC Day
22 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
22 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
22 PSAT scores available to students
22 11th Vincennes University FT 8:15-2:30 pm @ Vincennes
26 Teen Chefs   3:15-5 pm; Carlisle Rm
28 8th Manufacturing Day FT ALL Day; various locations in Orange Co
29 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
29 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
29 11th USI FT 8:15-3 pm @ USI
30 11th-12th Career Discovery Meetings--30 minutes Various times/rooms; Schedule posted closer to event
30 October Senior College Acceptance Pics 2:45 pm; outside office

NOVEMBER
5 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
5 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
9 Teen Chefs 3:15-5 pm; Carlisle Rm
11 8th IUS FT 8:15 am -1:15pm @ IUS
12 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
12 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
14 Midterm
16-Feb 5 ILEARN Checkpt 2 Window [7th/8th; OHS testing Jan 25-29]
18 2-Hour Delay/PD
19 10th-12th ASVAB (military) testing; sign up with Mrs. Jones 8:15-finished; Mr. Brandenburg's room
19 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
19 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
21 9th-10th Shoals College/Career Fair FT 8:30-10:30 (or 9:30-11:30 depending on numbers); Shoals HS
23 Teen Chefs 3:15-5 pm; Carlisle Rm
26 No School; Snow Make-up Date
27-28 No School; Thanksgiving Break
28 FALL Ivy Tech Fall Withdrawal Date

DECEMBER
1 VU Dual Credit fees are due for Sem 1 courses
3 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
3 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
4 November/December Senior College Acceptance Pics 2:45 pm; outside office
7 Teen Chefs   3:15-5 pm; Carlisle Rm
7-11 ANY schedule changes for Semester 2 Email/See Mrs. Jones during this week
10 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
10 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
16-17 Finals
18 End of 2nd 9 Weeks; End of Semester 1
19-Jan. 3 No School; Winter Break

JANUARY
4 Semester 2 Begins; Student Day
7 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
7 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
7 Report Cards Posted
11-Feb 26 WIDA Testing Window [Students who need testing will be scheduled during this time]
13 2-Hour Delay/PD
14 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
14 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
18 No School/Snow Make-Up
21 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
21 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
25-29 ILEARN Checkpt 2 OHS Testing Window [7th/8th during ELA/Math class]
28 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
28 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
30 January Senior College Acceptance Pics 2:45 pm; outside office

FEBRUARY
1-5 Scheduling Week: Juniors Mon--BDS meet; Tues-Thurs--Paperwork; Fri--Schedule in English
2 NLCC Presentation: Freshmen BDS; Cafeteria
3 10th/11th NLCC field trip 9-11:30 am; North Lawrence Career Center
3 Financial Aid and FAFSA Night: Seniors/Parents 6-8 pm; Cafeteria
3 SPRING Ivy Tech Knowledge Assessment DUE
4 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
4 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
5 Midterm
8 SPRING Ivy Tech Spring Course Registration DUE
8-Apr 9 ILEARN Checkpt 3 Window [7th/8th; OHS testing Mar 29-Apr 2]
8-12 Scheduling Week: Sophomores Mon--BDS meet; Tues-Thurs--Paperwork; Fri--Schedule in English
11 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
11 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
15 No School/Snow Make-Up
16 (or 15)-19 Scheduling Week: Freshmen Mon/Tues--BDS meet; Tues-Thurs--Paperwork; Fri--Schedule in
English
17 SAT School Day Registration [Juniors] BDS; testing rooms
17 8th Grade Pathway Fair 6th Period; New Gym
18 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
18 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
18 SPRING/YEAR Ivy Tech Add/Drop Date
21 College Goal Sunday Ivy Tech Bloomington; time TBD
22-26 Scheduling Week: 8th Grade   Mon--BDS meet; Tues--Science presentations; Tues-Fri--
Paperwork; Wed--Parent Night; Mon--Schedule in English
24 8th Grade Parent Night 6-8 pm; Cafeteria
25 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
25 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
26 February Senior College Acceptance Pics 2:45 pm; outside office

MARCH
1 VU Dual Credit fees are due for Sem 2/Full Year courses
1-5 Schedule Week: 7th Grade Mon--Forms out in BDS; Fri--Forms DUE
1-5    Schedule Week: 6th Grade Mon--Forms out in BDS; Fri--Forms DUE
1-12 SAT School Day Testing Window [OHS Testing Mar 3]
3 School Day SAT: Juniors AM; Testing Rooms
4 School Day SAT: Make-Ups 8:15-11 am; location TBD
4 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
4 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
10 2-Hour Delay/PD
11 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
11 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
12 End of 3rd 9 Weeks
15-19 No School; Spring Break
25 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
25 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
25 Report Cards Posted
26 No School/Snow Make-Up
29-Apr 2 ILEARN Checkpt 3 OHS Testing Window [7th/8th during ELA/Math class]
29-May 7 I AM Testing Window [OHS Testing TBD]

APRIL
Mar 29-Apr 2 ILEARN Checkpt 3 OHS Testing Window [7th/8th during ELA/Math class]
1 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
1 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
2    March/April Senior College Acceptance Pics 2:45 pm; outside office
7 2-Hour Delay/PD
7 Passion Project
8 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
8 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
9 COSMOS Career Fair [Grades 9-12] Time TBD; location Mitchell HS
13-May 8 State ILEARN Testing Window [OHS Testing JH April 27-May 1; Bio May 6-7]
15 Finalize Financial Aid/FAFSA Workshop: Seniors/Parents 6-8 pm; Cafeteria
15 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
15 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
17 SPRING Ivy Tech Withdrawal Date
22 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
22 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
26-30 JH ILEARN Testing Various classrooms; AM
28 Honors Banquet: Senior AHD/THD students/parents 6-8 pm; Cafeteria
29 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
29 Yoga BDS; West Entrance

MAY
3 6th Grade Orientation OHS; various rooms
5-6 Juniors: US History Presentations During class
5-6 OHS ILEARN Biology I Testing Mr. Stroud's classroom
5 Junior Parent Night 6-8 pm; Cafeteria
6 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
6 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
7 April/May Senior College Acceptance Pics 2:45 pm; outside office
10 Calculus AB AP Exam 8 am Conference room
13 Team Peace Activities [7th/8th] Classroom
13 Yoga BDS; West Entrance
17-18 Senior Finals
21 Senior Graduation Practice/OES Walk 8:30-11:00 [approximate]
24 Senior Awards Day 8:30-10:30 [approximate]
25 Senior Graduation Practice 8:30-10:30 [approximate]
25-26 Finals
26 End of 4th 9 Weeks; End of Semester 2
28 Report Cards Posted
29 Graduation 1 pm

Who is your school counselor?

You should be asking "Hoosier school counselor?!" because your school counselor is definitely a HUGE IU fan!

Personal Information: Mrs. Jones is your new school counselor. Not only is she an IU fan, she is a wife [to Chris], mother [to Isaiah (25, a 2023 graduate of Hanover College and in his third year of med school at IU Med in Evansville), Caleb (22, a 2026 graduate of IU Bloomington in the Kelley School of Business; working for Ernst and Young in Indianapolis), and Hannah (17, a junior at Paoli Jr/Sr High School)], and a dog mom [to Charlie, a eight-year-old German Shephard]. She LOVES to take pictures and put them into her scrapbook. She loves to read, especially realistic science fiction. She doesn't like to be outside very often but, when she does go, it is usually to take a walk or play with her dog. She enjoys "terrible" (according to her husband) television: Grey's Anatomy, the Chicago shows, The Kardashians and Ted Lasso (which is actually brilliant!). And, for a special night out, she thoroughly enjoys dinner out before seeing a musical or play, including: Oklahoma, Wicked, Rent, Chicago, etc. She has seen Wicked and Hamiliton on Broadway--two of the best experiences of her life! She thinks she is hilarious and a great dancer, but her family does disagree with that assessment, so you will have to get to know her and find that out for yourself!

Her Strengths: Her top five CliftonStrengths are: Strategic, Futuristic, Achiever, Learner and Activator--which are all pretty obvious once you get to know her! She is an organizer. She is a list-maker. She is a problem-solver. She loves to brainstorm and discuss ideas and to try new things (except new foods!). She is open to new ideas and better ways to do things. She is also a communicator--so you will get lots of emails or pulled down to her office or see her in the hallways!

Her RIASEC Letters: SEC. She is Social (a helper) and that drives EVERYTHING she does at school and in life--she wants everyone to be better/get better/get what they want. She is Enterprising (a persuader) and that shows up in her love of discussing ideas and making things happen. She is Conventional (an organizer) which is evident if you look at her color-coded files (and closet at home), her bazillion spreadsheets, and the open tabs on her computer!

Her Weaknesses: Remembering people's names is a struggle; she is better at remembering stories about people so when she can tie that to a name she does much better! She is always learning new things and figuring out better ways to help students BUT she will guarantee that if she doesn't know something she will find out! MAKE SURE that she writes what you need from her down because, along with names, she will forget to do something if it isn't on her To Do list! And, she enjoys hearing your ideas for how things can be improved or better, so make sure you let her know what you think--she can't always do what you would like but will definitely be open to hearing/using the ideas when she can!

Professional Information: She taught journalism and English 7-12 at Paoli Jr./Sr. High School for five years and 7th-8th grade Language Arts at Scottsburg Middle School for four years--so a great resource if you need someone to proofread a paper or college application! She was the 9th-10th grade counselor at Eastern High School (in Pekin) for nine years, and then she spent the last six at the elementary school in East Washington district--so she is a great person to talk to or to listen if you need to talk because she understands where kids of all ages are coming from! She is starting her sixth year at OHS, and has five years until she retires from education!

Her Favorite Word: YET. When we are learning new things, we AREN'T good at them or we DON'T know...YET. But the more we do it, the more we practice, the better we get until we DO KNOW how to do it or the answer! YET is the most important word you can add to your daily vocabulary!

Sayings she is known for:
"Have you checked your email?"
"I sent you an email."
"It's on Google Calendar."
"It's in Google Classroom (your Class of... one)."

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