Jim Andersen, Head of Upper School

April 19, 2024

 

 

Owl Family,

• Prom and After Prom Party - Saturday, April 20

• Sophomores- Junior Ring

• Senior events and Timeline to Graduation

• Senior Breakfast and Senior Lunch

• Choir Trip

• Check out procedures

• Campus policy

PROM AND AFTER PROM PARTY (APP)

Prom and After Prom Ticket Link

The Oakridge Prom is on Saturday, April 20 at The Oaks Event Center in Ft. Worth. All juniors and seniors are invited. Grades 9/10 may attend as a guest of a junior or senior. If an attendee is not an Oakridge student, a guest form must be completed.  The event is from 7:00pm-10:30pm. Our After Prom Party follows at Alley Cats in Hurst from 12:00a.m. until 4:00a.m. Students in grades 10-12 are invited to this event. The After Prom Party is a lock in and once students arrive, they must stay for the duration. Students must arrive dressed casually for the occasion and may not bring in bags. Both of the events have police security and students are breathalyzed upon entry.

After Prom Party- Thank you to Shelley Hodges and parent volunteers for making this event possible. It's time to start getting ready for Prom & After Prom!!  This year the After Prom Party will be back at Alley Cats in Hurst! This venue offers so many exciting things for our children to enjoy.  Tickets may be purchased at the link above ($80) or are $100 payable at the door.

Outside of the amazing activities on property at Alley Cats, we add in a lot of extras.  We have some very competitive BINGO games throughout the night. We have dinner, a 360 photo-booth, an early morning coffee bar and donuts, costume prizes for the best dressed duo and group, plus so much more. See the webpage below with information and ways you can help out. (Link below)

Parent Volunteer Link for After Prom Party

One of the big events throughout the evening is the raffle drawing for prizes. We can always use extra donations to make sure that every Senior and hopefully every Junior gets a raffle prize throughout the event.  If you'd like to shop from the APP Amazon Gift List you can do so at the link below:  

2024 After Prom Donation Request - The Oakridge School | Best Coeducational College-Prep School in DFW theoakridgeschool.org

 

You can also indicate if you'd like to volunteer for the evening.  I'll be reaching out soon!  Don't worry, you won't embarrass your children.  Most of the time the parents are off in the distance and your children will hardly even know you're there.

SOPHOMORES- JUNIOR RING: Our Jostens representative met with our sophomores this week.  He presented the Junior Ring options and a packet should have come home with your child.  Those orders are due on Wednesday, April 24 and a representative will be here during lunch to turn in packets or answer questions.  We are starting the process earlier so that rings will be done by our Ring and Pin Ceremony. Purchasing a Jostens ring is optional. Click the link to design your ring and use promo code COMPRING30 at checkout for $30 off your purchase. 

SENIOR EVENTS AND TIMELINE TO GRADUATION  It is difficult to believe that we are wrapping up the year and approaching graduation. There are many events between now and then. The Senior Timeline is a great guide to all of the events.

SENIOR BREAKFAST AND SENIOR LUNCH  The Class of 2024 enjoyed a great breakfast in the commons on Thursday.  Thank you to all of the parents who helped organize and make this event possible.  Later in the day, the 1st graders sang to their senior buddies. Chicken and Pickle was next on the day’s agenda as our seniors enjoyed food, games, and camaraderie.  Thank you to college advising for organizing this great lunch.

CHOIR TRIP:  The Upper School Choir visited the Big Apple this past week and had the honor of singing in Carnegie Hall!  Congratulations to our choir program members and the Fine Arts Department!

CHECKOUT PROCEDURES: Anytime a student needs to leave campus early a parent must email Ms. Blake to let the US office know. Once the office knows, the teachers are notified and then the student can dismiss from the class without disrupting the teacher and be on time for their checkout. It is best practice to give 24 hours notice. Giving less than an hour notice may result in classroom disruption and delayed dismissal. 

CAMPUS POLICY: Parents please support us in our updated security policies. All students and families must have a car tag on their rearview mirror, deliveries from outside vendors are not allowed, parents may deliver to the Admissions office and text their child to pick up delivery from the main office as soon as possible. Parents may check into the main office and then proceed to any appointments scheduled on campus. We are a closed campus. This means students may not leave for study hall and return nor may they leave for lunch and return. If they leave campus it must be with prior parental notification. Appointments should be accompanied by a note to return to school as this ensures the absence is excused.

Please note the dates for the US April Calendar

The  Upper School Team