The Trojan EXPRESS!  
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Your Community Brief from Evans High School
Tuesday, October 9, 2018  
     
 
Thank you for your commitment to making Evans High School, "A Place of High Achievement." Our focus is on Literacy, Rigor, and Relationships and our school's pillars of Pride, Determination, and Perseverance continue to be on display by our students, staff and community.

Last Days of the First Quarter

This is our final regular school week of the 2018-2019 first quarter. Please remember that there is no school for students on Monday, October 15th as teachers finalize first quarter grades. To that end, I encourage all of our Trojans to bring any missing assignments or projects current before the end of the week.
 
Scholarship Pledge Night
We will hold our 2nd Annual Scholarship Pledge Night at Evans High School on October 12th at 6 pm! The event will take place during our home football game vs. Wekiva. Community members, parents, Evans Alumni and school staff have raised over $25,000 and counting toward scholarships for the graduating class of 2019! These funds allow our students and their families to take care of the things that most scholarships and grants do not traditionally cover such as travel, housing supplies, book, etc. Please join us for this awesome event to hear the final total amount raised by our Trojan supporters! We look forward to seeing you there! Go Trojans!
 
Report Cards
Parents, student report cards will be issued on October 29th. Report cards will be issued through the students' 7th period classes.
 
No Early-Release: Wednesday, October 10, 2018
In order for all students participating in SAT School Day (October 10, 2018) to complete their tests without concern for running out of time, all OCPS students will be scheduled for a full school day instead of the normal early-release

With Trojan Pride,

Principal Rolando Bailey
 
Pictured very top: Student recognition during AP Awards Night (please see story below). 
 
 
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In this Issue  
 
Content (click for that section)

AP Awards Night
Rigor in the Classroom
Student Spotlight
Parent Involvement
World Heart Day
Trojan Athletics
Club Feature
College and Career Center
Guidance
Vital Signs
Alumni Spotlight
Closing Images for the Week

Dates to Watch For

October 10: No Early Release (SAT/PSAT)  
October 11: Valencia College Fair, 6-8 PM (West Campus)  
October 12: Scholarship Pledge Night (at the varsity football game) 
October 13: Amnesty Day, 9 AM-12 PM
October 18: Homecoming Parade   
October 29: Report Cards 
 


2018-19 Tri-M Music Honor Society inductees (please see story below)

AP Awards Nightapawardsnight   
 
Students who scored a 3 and above on at least one AP exam from 2018 were invited to participate in AP Awards Night. Recognitions included those who scored a 3 or higher on at least one exam, AP Scholar for students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams, AP Scholar with Honors students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams , and AP Scholar with Distinction is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

Our students and their families were invited to celebrate their accomplishments with awards and a great dinner. Our honorees received a certificate and an AP Trojan shirt, while those with the highest distinctions received medals. Thanks to Ms. Kreider for organizing such a scholarly celebration!


If you look closely, you can see that these AP awards were personalized for each student


Thank you again to everyone that turned out for this very special evening! 
  
Rigor in the Classroomrigor
Chemistry with Ms. Pelham  
 
 
Students in Ms. Pelham's chemistry classes are learning about the periodic table.  They recently conducted a lab using various chemical compounds to identify periodic trends based on the activity and solubility of alkaline metals. Based on the reaction results, her students were able to identify what an unknown solution contains and where it belongs on the periodic table.

 


Student Spotlightstudentspotlight
Music Honor Society Inductions 
 
 
Our Tri-M Music Honor Society inducted new members on Thursday, September 27th. Mr. Ford and Ms. Wright presided over the occasion.

 

Ms. Wright addresses the incoming Tri-M Music Honor Society class of 2018-19 
 

Mr. Ford and Ms. Wright at this year's induction ceremony 
 

Mr. Ford and Ms. Wright with student Z. Grant holding his new Tri-M membership certificate this past month. 
 
 
Parent Involvementmagnet
Magnet Parent Night 
   
Our magnets, including IB and Entertainment Production Magnet, as well as our AVID program presented informative presentations to parents regarding their individual requirements, opportunities, and benefits.  
 
 
 
 
World Heart Dayworldheartday 
Our Trojans were trained in hands-only CPR on September 27th 
   
 
While the world celebrated Heart Day on Saturday, September 28th, our students participated in World Heart Day on Friday the 27th by learning hands-only CPR. Over 1,200 students were trained in this potentially life-saving method by our Orange County Fire Rescue members.  
 
Special thanks to Assistant Fire Marshal Chief Inez Pressler and Felicia Dixon and their whole team from @OCFireRescue for speaking to the students as well as our distinguished guest, Superintendent Barbara Jenkins and Dr. Gul H. Dadlani, MD who serves as Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Nemours Lake Nona and the Board President of the Greater Orlando American Heart Association.   
 
 
See more of the story from our local news outlet:
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/orange-county-high-school-students-learn-cpr 
 
 
Trojan Athleticsathletics2

Cross Country


Boys team (in no particular order): Caleb Vitalus, Dayoun Jones, Stallone Pierre, Jeremiah Jassaint, Iverson Monde, Kamari Garcon, Baransky Desinor, Jeremiah Goncalves, Ben Paul, William Brutus  

Cross Country


Girls team (in no particular order): Jahnile Registre, Lindsey Pierre, Beyanka Cherenfant, Darline Louis, Rose Louissaint, Jamarea Johnson, Jamiah Jackson

Bowling


Combined (in no particular order): Michley Andrezil, Lloyd Cain, Tyler Gannon, Alonzo Lalwani, Justice Lindon, Bach SImon, Chaudry Shabbir, Fabien Walker (manger), Adrianna Cain, Alexis Chieu, Semaj Henderson, ALyssa Leggett, Patricia Rosales, Alyse Saint Fleur, Santhya Sainte, Coach Delaney

The Lady Trojans Bowlers continue to make waves throughout the county as they currently boast an 8-2 record with wins over some county powerhouses, including Apopka. Patricia Rosales continues to lead the charge with some of her best career bowling.

Swimming
The swim team will participate in the Metro meet this Wednesday at the YMCA Aquatic center on I-Drive. Our swimmers continue to improve their individual and relay times and plan to make a good showing in their future meets.

Girls Volleyball
The girls volleyball team is wrapping up their season and looking forward to competing with West Orange in the district tournament scheduled for Monday, October 16, 2017 at 7pm.

Football
Varsity football will have an uphill climb as they face Wekiva, West Orange and Booker T. Washington in the next three weeks. Senior Nyronn Barr Thomas has been receiving quite a few looks from colleges that are interested in the outside linebacker and he plans to make his decision very soon.

Hispanic Heritage Month '18 Clubfeature  
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, our Spanish Honor Society held a Companera, which is a celebration to show appreciation and awareness of different Latin American customs and traditions. Students engaged in various activities which included  Latin American dances, PiƱata, and popular Latin American games.
 

The PiƱata container before (left) and during (above) as part of the Companera event 
  
  
    
College and Career Resource Centerccc  
"Trojan success stories"   
 
Advancing Women Forum 
Congratulations to senior Kailyn Bronson who served as a panelist for Advancing Women Forum at Silver Star Recreation Center sponsored by Commissioner Rod A. Love. The event was hosted by 94.5 radio host Monica May and focused on issues and solutions facing women today.


Kailyn Bronson, Class of 2019 
Ivy League  


Thank you to Mr. Harrell, IB Coordinator, who accompanied some of our 10th and 11th grade Talented Trojans to meet with admissions officers from Yale University, Princeton University, Harvard University , Wellesley College, and University of Virginia to learn more about these prestigious colleges.

Bethune-Cookman University   
Last week 26 students were accepted on the spot following a presentation by Bethune-Cookman University!    

 
FAFSA Help Session 


The Class of 2019 showed up for the 10-4 at 4 event to get assistance with their FAFSA! Over 86 seniors have already successfully submitted their 2019-2020 FAFSA!

United States Military Academy at West Point 
Congratulations to Theodisha Etienne who received acceptance to the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point!


Theodisha Etienne, Class of 2019 
 
 
West Point Cadet Chapel in the fall 
 
Guidance CornerGuidancecorner 
 
 
Mrs. Porter's Alpha Division (currently out on maternity leave):
A - An: Ms. Langston
Ao - Be: Ms. Neira-Changa
Bf - Bu: Ms. James
Bv - Char: Ms. Standberry
Chas - Cr: Ms. Moseley
 
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 2:25 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
 
Student Services Hours:
7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
 
Important Guidance Dates and Information:
  • End of Q1 will be on 10/15/2018
  • Report cards for Q1 will be sent home on Monday, 10/29/2018
  • Wednesday, 10/10/2018 will be PSAT/SAT School Day for all students
  • Counselors will be conducting Junior class meetings in the month of October and Sophomore class meetings in the month of December
  • Seniors will complete the Bright Futures application with counselors on Thursday, 11/1/2018 and Friday, 11/2/2018
 
Trojan Vital Signsvitalsigns 
 
Grade   9/28  9/21  9/14  9/7 
Direction 
Trend 
(weeks) 
9th   93.5%  92.7%   93.3%   93.7%  
Rising  
1  
10th   91.6%   90.0%   90.9%   91.3%  
Rising  
1  
11th   90.8%   90.8%   88.1%   91.5%  
Same  
1  
12th   91.1%   91.2%   91.3%   91.0%  
Slowing  
2  
   
Note: Includes excused and unexcused absences as both represent lost class time. Higher figures are more favorable.
Direction: Rising, slowing, same (no change)
Trend: Number of school weeks in current direction 
Source: Daily Absence Bulletin report. 
 
Alumni Spotlightalumnispotlight

Debriana,
Class of 2018

Freshly graduated from Evans High School, one alumnus came back to complete observation hours for her course at Valencia College. While on campus, she shared that that through the program of Academy of Information Technology she received 12 college credits!

Debriana was in our AoIT program last year and completed the Administrative Office Specialist program which clearly has provided her with some great perks at the college level!







Closing Images for the Week . . . getoutvote
Get out and vote! 

Our Trojans had a very special treat when we were selected to be the host site for a voting event. John Legend visited campus for an event on Wednesday, October 3. Participants were able to view a short film, Let My People Vote, listen to a panel discussion on the importance of voting, as well as hear a few songs from Mr. John Legend himself!




 
Leadership Team 
Pride - Determination - Perseverance 

Principal: Rolando Bailey rolando.bailey@ocps.net
Assistant Principal: Kenya Nelson Warren 24712@ocps.net
Assistant Principal: Esther Hodge esther.hodge@ocps.net
Assistant Principal: Heather Kreider heather.kreider@ocps.net
Assistant Principal: Deana Tolbert deana.tolbert@ocps.net
Assistant Principal: Michele Wiggins michele.wiggins@ocps.net
Senior Administrator: Casey Waugh casey.waugh@ocps.net
Business Manager: Robin Tallman
robin.tallman@ocps.net

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