Weekly Community News for Odyssey Charter Jr/Sr High School
Volume 92 - September 29, 2025
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Volunteer Hours for Reading Newsletters
Each time you read a classroom, school, wellness, or system newsletter, your family will get 30 minutes toward the required 18 Parent Volunteer hours (for one student) or 25 hours (for more than one student). The process is simple. Each time you see this QR code, click on the link or log into the code for a quick survey about the article. Your name will be logged by the school office staff for 30 minutes of volunteer hours for each newsletter.
Log your hours: Link HERE
Calendar
9/30 FAFSA Night @ 5:30 (Room 258)
9/30 Parents as Partners Meeting @ 5:30
10/2 Custodian Appreciation Day
10/3 Finish Friday @ 2:45 (Room 222) / Early Release
10/4 Success Saturday
10/6 Instructional Coach Appreciation Day
10/7 College Scholarship Night @ 5:30 (Room 258)
10/10 Middle School Movie Night @5:30
Early Release Day Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day (Dress in Gold)
10/13 Professional Development Day - No School
10/15 Report Cards Published to Focus
10/16 Picture Day
Our full student calendar is available at https://odysseyschools.com/jrsr-calendar.html
Honesty: Our Florida Resiliency Virtue of the Month
Honesty is the foundation of trust and strong character. When children choose truth, even when it’s hard, they show respect, responsibility, and reliability. Being honest tells others, “You can count on me.” At home, share stories about times when honesty was tough but worthwhile. Encourage kids to admit mistakes and learn from them—because honesty isn’t about perfection, it’s about growth. By practicing truthfulness, children build friendships, strengthen family bonds, and create a community where trust is expected and valued.
https://www.buildresiliency.org/
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” — Albert Einstein
Congratulations to four of our Titan Scholars for achieving perfect scores on the 2024 Florida Assessments!
Reyane Elghazali
8th Grade Science
Ethan Wilson
Civics EOC
Khani Harris
U.S History EOC
Layna Harris
9th Grade ELA
Planting the Seeds of Success in Agriscience
Our Titan Scholars have been busy in the Agriscience class! Last week, they planted peppers in the garden, learned about the amazing life of bees with a local beekeeper, and even conducted a soil pH lab to make sure our farm soil is just right for growing! They are digging into science and nature, one project at a time.
Where Ideas Take Shape
In sculpture class, students are collaborating in small groups to assemble large scale modular sculptures. In ceramics, students made personalized paint palettes which they will use all year when painting their projects. It’s amazing to see the unique pieces students create as they learn to mold, sculpt, and transform raw materials into beautiful works of art!
Cheering for World History
World History came alive on Saturday. Students in Mrs. Parrish's World History class reviewed course content, did a content and context spiral review, and practiced map skills. They were having such a good time, cheers could be heard throughout the halls during the gamified review. Well done, 9th graders in attendance.
STEAM Challenge
Students in AVID worked through an engineering challenge last week. They were tasked with building a tower out of marshmallows and spaghetti. It was not as easy as it looked. Students practiced communication, both speaking and listening to achieve a shared goal. They learned, no matter the task, collaboration and teamwork are the secret ingredients of success.
College and Careers
There have been many great experiences for our 9th-12 Grade Titan Scholars this month. We had representatives from college, universities, armed forces, and career and technical academies for our students to interact with for post-secondary opportunities.
Full Sail Visit
Odyssey students had a special visit from Full Sail University this week. They explored how creativity connects to technology based careers, including graphic arts, and Video Game design. Students discovered the many ways, imagination and innovation shape the future of Tech, sparking inspiration for their own creative paths. This is how Titans will change the world!
OCS Mentor Squad
Check out the Pride of the Odyssey Mentor Squad. These teacher mentors are some of the very best teachers at Odyssey. These mentors are great because they collaborate with our newest teachers and sharing strong instructional practices. The support they provide new teachers every day is beneficial to the new teachers, the mentor teachers and of course, our amazing students.
Media Club / Yearbook
Your help is needed to make our Titan yearbook and newsletters the best they can be! If you have great photos from school events or interesting story ideas, please share them with us. We are looking into starting a media club on Friday mornings, but you don't have to wait to contribute. For now, you can stop by room 242 to share your ideas and photos with Mrs. Oakes, or email them directly to her at oakesj@odysseycharterschool.com. Your contributions are essential to capturing our school's story!
BULLETIN BOARD
Lady Titans Volleyball Game Day Sept 29th
Robotics Club Room 202
Custodian Appreciation Day Oct 2nd.
Picture Day Oct 16th.
Grievance Procedures
Step 1: Request Teacher conference to clarify issue
Step 2: Contact the Site Administrator if unresolved with the teacher
Step 3: **Contact Board Designated Parent Representative (Mrs. Amber Miller)
Step 4: Contact the President of the Governing Board
Step 5: Present issue at the next monthly Board Meeting if unresolved
Step 6: Seek mediation with the Sponsor
**Mrs. Amber Miller has been designated by the OCS Board of Directors as the Representative to Facilitate Parental Involvement, provide access to information, assist parents and others with questions and concerns, and resolve disputes according to charter requirements. Ms. Miller can be reached at millera@odysseycharterschool.com or 321-442-2742.
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