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Pete Price, OHMS Principal

Pete Price, O. Henry Principal, sends out a weekly email with current news about what's happening on our campus. You can find the latest version along with prior issues on this page. Be sure to check out Pete's Tips for Raising Early Adolescents and Checklist for Success.
 

O. Henry E-News: Week of Oct. 3

Mustang Round Up
Thanks to Chairperson Ashley Fowler and the following committee chairs for putting on an awesome show on Friday night! Thanks to all of you who attended, volunteered, and/or donated. There’s still time to make a contribution!

6th Grade Science – Chemistry in the Kitchen
The O. Henry 6th graders will need your …

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O. Henry E-News: Week of Sept. 26

Mustang Round Up Is Here!
Mustang Round Up is this Friday, Sept. 30, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.! 109 parents have donated thus far. 90% still have the opportunity! Please consider a donation. We want everyone to contribute! We still need many more volunteers to work the booths. All it takes is one quick hour of your time. Please email the …

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O. Henry E-News: Week of Sept. 19

Drugs and Alcohol
At the beginning of the Friday, Sept. 9 school dance, we pulled aside two of our students because we thought we smelled alcohol on them. We thoroughly screened and questioned them and determined that the two students were not inebriated. These two students then left the dance on their own volition. They were not removed by the administrators. If we believed the …

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O. Henry E-News: Week of Sept. 12

Now that we are entering our fourth week of the school year, the students should be comfortable with the policies, procedures, and routines of the school and their individual classrooms. As I have mentioned before, the focus of our first six weeks is building strong, mutually-respectful relationships with the students and to ensure that they all feel safe, confident, and valued. Whenever your student is not …

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