Oak Leaflet, 2016-2017

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July 7, 2016
Back-to-School Registration Announced

#olchspride -click to view our
social media posts

Quick Links

-OLCHS Website

-Bell Schedules

-Calendar of Events

-Event Photographs

-Facebook
OLCHS began their 2016-17 registra(cid:415)on process in

-High School Sports .net February by asking families to submit their residency
documenta(cid:415)on by June 30, 2016. Families had mul(cid:415)ple
-SchoolMessenger
opportuni(cid:415)es to submit their residency documenta(cid:415)on

-Skyward Family Access through u(cid:415)lizing the InfoSnap online process,
submi(cid:427)ng hardcopies to the school, or by a(cid:425)ending a
-Spartan Compact
residency assistance session.

-Staff Directory
Families that completed the residency valida(cid:415)on
-Student Announcements process can begin the next step of the Back-To-School

Registra(cid:415)on process on Friday, July 8, 2016.
-Student Services Website

The en(cid:415)re process was designed to provide families
with flexibility and in an effort to allow parents to
complete the registra(cid:415)on steps online and without
visi(cid:415)ng the campus.

Families that DID NOT COMPLETE the residency
valida(cid:415)on process are required to wait un(cid:415)l Monday,
August 8, or Tuesday, August 9, 2016, to submit
residency documenta(cid:415)on in person and to complete
the other required Back-to-School Registra(cid:415)on steps.
Please note: no other registra(cid:415)on ac(cid:415)on (fee
payments/waivers, iPad/textbook pick-up, etc.) can be
completed un(cid:415)l you finalize your residency on August 8
or 9, 2016. Addi(cid:415)onally, the student's and parent's
access to Skyward has been temporarily suspended.

Review the en(cid:415)re packet by clicking on the following
link:
<<Back-to-School Registra(cid:415)on Mailing>>

Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, Oak Lawn, Illinois

Mission Statement. Oak Lawn Community High School exists to: inspire, challenge, and empower students and staff in a safe,
supportive environment; maximize individual potential through academic and personal growth; and graduate students who attain
the high standards set forth by our community.

Board of Education:
Matthew Egan, President
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Robert Loehr, Vice President
Kathleen Berry, Secretary
Timothy Burke, Member
Stephen Greene, Member
Daniel Janik, Member
Margaret Nugent, Member

Administration:
Dr. Michael Riordan, Superintendent
Richard Hendricks, Assistant Superintendent
Dr. Jeana Lietz, Principal
Lauren May, Assistant Principal
Joseph McCurdy, Assistant Principal
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July 8, 2016
Lietz Era as Principal Begins with Energetic
Ideas, Vision, & Enthusiasm

#olchspride -click to view our
social media posts As Oak Lawn
Community
High School
Quick Links
rolls out the
red carpet to
-OLCHS Website
welcome

-Bell Schedules new
principal Dr.
-Calendar of Events
Jeana Lietz

-Event Photographs for the
coming
-Facebook school year,

she has
-High School Sports .net
already

-SchoolMessenger begun

-Skyward Family Access
implemen(cid:415)ng new ideas by gree(cid:415)ng incoming
-Spartan Compact
freshman with a welcome of her own called the

-Staff Directory "Welcome Wagon." This is a program consis(cid:415)ng of
staff and administrators personally visi(cid:415)ng incoming
-Student Announcements
freshmen to help make them feel a part of the

-Student Services Website OLCHS community before they ever step on
campus. And it has been received with smiles and
good feelings.
Back-to-School Registration

Announced
"Years ago while researching my disserta(cid:415)on about
Fred Rogers, I heard about an elementary principal
who went and visited her incoming kindergarteners
to give them a friendly face when they came to
school in the fall," Lietz said. "I thought that the
transi(cid:415)on to high school is another, perhaps even
scarier, transi(cid:415)on for students and parents. The
Welcome Wagon allows us to put some of those
fears to rest, while sending the message that we
OLCHS began their 2016-17 value our students and parents.
registra(cid:415)on process in February
by asking families to submit their "I hope that this will also lead into high parental
residency documenta(cid:415)on by June involvement throughout the school year. It has
30, 2016. Families had mul(cid:415)ple been fun to visit houses and meet some of our
opportuni(cid:415)es to submit their students. And the staff has truly stepped up to help
us visit all 425 houses."
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us visit all 425 houses.
residency documenta(cid:415)on
through u(cid:415)lizing the InfoSnap Lietz began as assistant principal at OLCHS in 2011
online process, submi(cid:427)ng and finished her fi(cid:332)h year at the school before
hardcopies to the school, or by ge(cid:427)ng the new job as principal for the 2016-17
a(cid:425)ending a residency assistance school year. Dr. Michael Riordan vacated the dual
session. posi(cid:415)on to solely focus on his job as
superintendent.
Families that completed the
residency valida(cid:415)on process can "I am excited and truly grateful to become principal
begin the next step of the Back- at a school like Oak Lawn," she said. "I want people
To-School Registra(cid:415)on process on (staff, students, parents and community members)
Friday, July 8, 2016. to know that my door (and phone) is always open. I
wouldn't be able to do what I do without their
The en(cid:415)re process was designed help."
to provide families with flexibility
and in an effort to allow parents Lietz's ideas for the school do not simply stop at the
to complete the registra(cid:415)on Welcome Wagon though. She has more in store for
steps online and without visi(cid:415)ng
Spartan Na(cid:415)on.
the campus.
"I look forward to expanding on the academic
Families that DID NOT COMPLETE excellence our students are achieving," she said.
the residency valida(cid:415)on process "One of my priori(cid:415)es is student, parent, and
are required to wait un(cid:415)l community engagement. I want OLCHS to become a
Monday, August 8, or Tuesday, place where everyone wants to be here, and the
August 9, 2016, to submit
school becomes the hub of the community. I also
residency documenta(cid:415)on in want students to become more ac(cid:415)ve in the school
person and to complete the and take leadership roles in shaping policies and
other required Back-to-School rules here at OLCHS. This should be a place for
Registra(cid:415)on steps. Please note: students, made by students, where the adults help
no other registra(cid:415)on ac(cid:415)on (fee facilitate their growth and learning."
payments/waivers, iPad/textbook
pick-up, etc.) can be completed With all new jobs come challenges, and Lietz is
un(cid:415)l you finalize your residency prepared to face them head-on.
on August 8 or 9, 2016.
Addi(cid:415)onally, the student's and "The biggest challenge, which is one that the en(cid:415)re
parent's access to Skyward has educa(cid:415)on community is facing right now, is the
been temporarily suspended. issue of equity... how do we make sure that all
students have equal access to rigor and choices,"
Review the en(cid:415)re packet by she said. "This includes students from all different
clicking on the following link: backgrounds, and every student has something that
<<Back-to-School Registra(cid:415)on makes them unique. I think of my leadership style
Mailing>> as 'student-centered,' and keep that in mind when I

make decisions. As long as I am able to stay true to
that vision, it will make the challenges I face not
seem so difficult."
Advanced Placement Exam Scores Available
Advanced Placement (AP) exam results are
available online. Students must be registered with
the College Board to view their results. If a
student already has an account from taking previous
AP or SAT exams, his or her exis(cid:415)ng sign-in can be
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used. Otherwise, students can sign in using their College Board account username and password
and their AP number (or student ID if that was provided on their AP answer sheet). Click here to see
AP exam results or register with the College Board.
Graduating Spartan Football Players Take Game to Next Level
The football team is moving in the right direc(cid:415)on, and a sure
sign of this is players planning to con(cid:415)nue their playing days
in college. Recently, three Spartans decided to play football in
college.

Joe Quigley and David Ward (linebacker) are staying local and
they chose to a(cid:425)end Saint Xavier University this fall. He will
compete for a spot at (cid:415)ght end. "I am excited for what the
next level holds for me and the memories I will make,"
Quigley said of the upcoming opportunity to play football at SXU. "I am very blessed and couldn't
have come this far without the support of my parents and coaches."

Quin(cid:415)n Prince is headed to Ohio Northern University. He is an accomplished linebacker. "Honestly, I
am blessed to be able to con(cid:415)nue my career in football at Ohio Northern University," Prince said. "I
am very excited to test my limits, and I am thankful for the support of my family, friends, and
coaches for helping me through this process."
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, Oak Lawn, Illinois

Mission Statement. Oak Lawn Community High School exists to: inspire, challenge, and empower students and staff in a safe,
supportive environment; maximize individual potential through academic and personal growth; and graduate students who attain
the high standards set forth by our community.

Board of Education:
Matthew Egan, President
Robert Loehr, Vice President
Kathleen Berry, Secretary
Timothy Burke, Member
Stephen Greene, Member
Daniel Janik, Member
Margaret Nugent, Member

Administration:
Dr. Michael Riordan, Superintendent
Richard Hendricks, Assistant Superintendent
Dr. Jeana Lietz, Principal
Lauren May, Assistant Principal
Joseph McCurdy, Assistant Principal
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July 24, 2016
Fee Waiver/Payment Plan Assistance Session

#olchspride -click to view our
social media posts

Quick Links

-OLCHS Website

-Bell Schedules
Reminder! For families that completed the
-Calendar of Events
residency valida(cid:415)on process by June 30, 2016, and

-Event Photographs need to request a payment plan or fee waiver for
the 2016-17 school year, are eligible to a(cid:425)end an
-Facebook
assistance session on Monday, July 25, 2016, from

7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
-High School Sports .net

-SchoolMessenger Families should first check their Skyward Family

Access account to see if their registra(cid:415)on fees have
-Skyward Family Access
been waived automa(cid:415)cally based on criteria from
-Spartan Compact the State of Illinois, otherwise families reques(cid:415)ng

payment plans, fee waivers, or free lunch
-Staff Directory
applica(cid:415)ons, must complete the process in person

-Student Announcements at the high school during one of the assistance
sessions: (Families that have been automa(cid:415)cally
-Student Services Website
waived do not need to a(cid:425)end but must complete
the Skyward verifica(cid:415)on and payment steps to
complete the Back-to-School Registra(cid:415)on Process.)

Again, this session is only available to families that
met the June 30 residency valida(cid:415)on deadline.

If you no longer plan to a(cid:425)end Oak Lawn
Community High School, please contact Dawn
Pietruszynski at 708/741-5626.

Please refer to the school's website, www.olchs.org,
for more informa(cid:415)on.

Review the en(cid:415)re packet by clicking on the
following link:

<<Back-to-School Registra(cid:415)on Mailing>>

Back-to-School Registration Announced
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OLCHS began their 2016-17 registra(cid:415)on process in February by asking families to submit their
residency documenta(cid:415)on by June 30, 2016. Families had mul(cid:415)ple opportuni(cid:415)es to submit their
residency documenta(cid:415)on through u(cid:415)lizing the InfoSnap online process, submi(cid:427)ng hardcopies to the
school, or by a(cid:425)ending a residency assistance session.

Families that completed the residency valida(cid:415)on process can begin the next step of the Back-To-
School Registra(cid:415)on process on Friday, July 8, 2016.

The en(cid:415)re process was designed to provide families with flexibility and in an effort to allow parents
to complete the registra(cid:415)on steps online and without visi(cid:415)ng the campus.

Families that DID NOT COMPLETE the residency valida(cid:415)on process are required to wait un(cid:415)l
Monday, August 8, or Tuesday, August 9, 2016, to submit residency documenta(cid:415)on in person and to
complete the other required Back-to-School Registra(cid:415)on steps. Please note: no other registra(cid:415)on
ac(cid:415)on (fee payments/waivers, iPad/textbook pick-up, etc.) can be completed un(cid:415)l you finalize your
residency on August 8 or 9, 2016. Addi(cid:415)onally, the student's and parent's access to Skyward has
been temporarily suspended.

Review the en(cid:415)re packet by clicking on the following link:
<<Back-to-School Registra(cid:415)on Mailing>>

Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, Oak Lawn, Illinois

Mission Statement. Oak Lawn Community High School exists to: inspire, challenge, and empower students and staff in a safe,
supportive environment; maximize individual potential through academic and personal growth; and graduate students who attain
the high standards set forth by our community.

Board of Education:
Matthew Egan, President
Robert Loehr, Vice President
Kathleen Berry, Secretary
Timothy Burke, Member
Stephen Greene, Member
Daniel Janik, Member
Margaret Nugent, Member

Administration:
Dr. Michael Riordan, Superintendent
Richard Hendricks, Assistant Superintendent
Dr. Jeana Lietz, Principal
Lauren May, Assistant Principal
Joseph McCurdy, Assistant Principal
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August 12, 2016
Freshman/New Student Orientation
-Tuesday, August 16

#olchspride

The first day of
view our social media posts classes for freshman
on #tagboard and transfer students
is Tuesday, August
16, 2016. Students
Quick Links
are welcome on
campus at 8:00 a.m.
-OLCHS Website to locate their
lockers. The opening
-Bell Schedules presentation begins
at 8:32 a.m. in the
-Calendar of Events Spartan Gym.
Students will attend
-Event Photographs their classes, special
presentations, and an
-Facebook afternoon pep rally. Our Student Helper organization
will be on hand to assist new students to find their
-ScheduleStar lockers and classrooms. The program ends at 1:30
p.m.
-SchoolMessenger
Event Flyer -More information
-Skyward Family Access

-Spartan Compact
First Day of School

-Wednesday, August 17
-Staff Directory

-Student Announcements

-Student Services Website

The first day of classes for all students is
Wednesday, August 17, 2016, following Bell
Schedule C. First period begins at 9:20 a.m. and the
school day ends at 3:00 p.m.

2016-17 Bell Schedule
-A Guide for Parents & Students
What time does school start? The regular school day begins at 8:32am
every day except Wednesday. Wednesdays continue to be "late start"
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