Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day, and the School’s students, faculty and staff commemorated it with a tree planting ceremony. Just before lunch, the entire community gathered on the path in front of Stirrup Dot Dorm, and two Hawthorn trees were planted by students in our Environmental & Plant Science classes. Director of Sustainability, Casey […]
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Orme’s Director of Outdoor Education, Adrienne Baker, accompanied 11 students on a weekend camping and hiking trip to a canyon area off the beaten path in Chino Valley, which is known as The Promised Land. A father of one of those students helped out by setting up their climbing ropes for them at a remote […]
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This year’s Orme School students had an opportunity to experience Orme Summer Camp last Sunday, when the first annual “Camp Day” was held here on campus. Students were able to see what a day in the life of a summer camper was like. Activities included archery, tie-dying, baking/cooking, survival and catapulting, and bubble machine fun. […]
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On Saturday evening, Orme horsemanship students competed in a gymkhana with the Verde Valley School. The event was held here on campus, and was well-attended. Next weekend, Director of Horsemanship Douglas Owens and Assistant Director of Horsemanship Lauren Alexander will accompany some of our Orme students as they travel to Verde Valley School to participate […]
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Our very own Eden Sears, Director of Technology at The Orme School, spoke to students in Adrienne Baker’s Government class this week. Mr. Sears recently attended the local Republican Convention and was elected to be an alternate delegate. He will attend the Arizona state convention on April 30th, with the hope of attending the national […]
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In a special vespers presentation this week, students in Orme’s International Club spoke about the Heifer International Program and its importance in fighting world hunger. They challenged all Orme students to participate in a fundraising effort for Heifer International. Club member Dede Ballo stated, “While, no, Orme students and faculty cannot end world hunger all […]
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