Important test registration dates coming up

PLAN - the pre-ACT designed for Sophomores will be given on Wednesday, November 14th.  Students must sign up by November 9th and the cost is $16.  Not only is this a great way to see how the ACT differs from the SAT, it also includes a career assesment.  Students may sign up with Ms Oliver in the front office.
SAT - The registration deadline for the December 1st SAT is next Thursday, November 1st.
ACT - The registration deadline for the December 8th ACT is next Thursday, November 2nd.

Want to know more about what is going on at OCHS?  Check out the Principal's Message section of our website.  This page will link you to both the Warrior Weekly Newsletter and Ms Beckham's blog.

Fall Parent Academy for Families of Students with Special needs - Saturday, November 10, 2012 (9:3-2:30pm) at OCHS with lunch provided by the Oconee Pilot Club.  The focus of this year's program will be on Positive Behavior Supports and will be presented by Dr Dan Crimmins and Stacey Ramirez from Georgia State University.  Registration is required by November 5th.  To register or for more information, contact Amy McCollum, Parent Mentor for Special Education, at amccolum@oconeeschools.org or call 706-769-5130, ext 1210.

Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) can help break the cycle that can include tantrums, running away or hurting oneself or others.  The approach is based on 3 components, understand, prevent and replace.  It begins with analyzing how problems behaviors can be functional (and how they may serve as a means of communicating or getting one's way).  Caregivers can then develop plans to prevent the behavior by anticipating the individual's needs before the problem occurs and then begin to teach new behaviors to replace the problematic ones.