Jim Andersen, Head of Upper School

March 3, 2023

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT VIDEO. Student Culture Celebration Day! CLICK NOW TO WATCH. 

In this email:

  • Culture Celebration Day
  • APP free dress 
  • March Calendar 
  • Tennis 
  • Parent Survey Form (please take one minute for these three questions)
  • Oldie but Goodie News/Upcoming Dates

We hope you have seen many pictures from the Upper School Culture Celebration Day. This tradition gives all of our students the opportunity to educate and learn about various world cultures.The celebration includes food, activities, traditions, and often cultural attire from around the globe. We enjoyed having our eighth graders join the celebration this year. A huge thank you to our coordinators this year, Iman Yunus '25 and Suhani Singh '25, sister of the founder, Gurleen Singh '20. 

PROM and AFTER PROM PARTY NIGHT(APP) are coming soon! The fun of planning is underway. The APP coordinator has rolled out Free Dress week. It is March 6-10 for $50. You may pay online here. This week helps to fund a safe and entertaining evening for our 11th and 12th graders after prom and for our 10th graders to join the fun! If you wish to volunteer or donate to the party, please get in touch with Shelley Hodges, shelley.hodges@sbcglobal.net. 

The March Calendar is below. THE BEST way to get a snapshot of the month ahead for the Upper School is to go over this calendar with your child, add the dates to your calendars, and be sure they earmark important dates themselves. Read the Upcoming Dates section at the end of this email for more details. 

The girls' varsity tennis team played FWCD Wednesday at the Country Day campus. Our girls lost the overall match but played some solid tennis. Eva Kovachev beat her #1 singles opponent (8-0). She then played a doubles match with Simran Singhal. Eva and Simran won their match (8-0). Suhani Singh, Chloe Polit, Addison Willis, Anna Trimble, Sarah Jayne Frank, and Catherine Wang did a great job and should be commended on their efforts. Way to go, Owls!

OLDIE BUT GOODIE NEWS:

  • Attendance reporting policy. The US office should be notified by 8:00 AM anytime your child will be absent, tardy, or needs to leave campus early. 
  • All students in the Class of 2024 that are re-enrolled may go by the US office and pick their parking spot for next year. Painting information will come out in May.
  • Want to learn more about how to prepare for the SAT? A select group of junior students will be able to take part in a pilot program to build an SAT prep program for Oakridge. Details are coming soon! 
  • Grade Checkpoint 3.3 was posted Wednesday, March 1. This was the last checkpoint.
  • Report Card 3 posts after Spring Break. Grades may be accessed in MyBackpack.
  • 2023-2024 Calendar and Key Date graphics are below.
  •  The Class of 2023 Senior Timeline may be accessed here. 

Parent Remind Hoot please join now. This is a great way to receive updates and reminders.

The Oakridge School calendar: save the dates of all these important events.

The Upper School Team

Jim Andersen
Christine Metoyer
Michelle Emmert

 

  • March 7: ACT for Juniors. Freshmen will work on course selection in advisory.

  • March 8-9: Seniors will retake their casual yearbook photos on campus.

  • March 10: Art field trip.

  • March 13-20: Spring Break (classes resume on Tuesday, March 21).

  • March 21: Class of 2023 Senior Moms' Lunch.

  • March 22:

    • Mock AP exam day. All AP students will take one AP mock exam. 

    • Interested in being a member of NHS meeting with Ms. Cannon at lunch.

    • Report Card 3 posted.

  • March 23-27: Orchestra Trip to Nashville.

  • March 28-29: Juniors will meet with College Advising during Study Hall.

  • March 30: Senior parent coffee chat at noon. 

  • March 31: Last Friday noon dismissal .