October 2016 – The Orme School

Orme’s International Club lends a hand

October 31, 2016 / Paula Morris / International Students, School News, Uncategorized / No Comments

The International Club is a very active and involved group at Orme. IC faculty advisors are Joan Jones, Ilcen Reyes and Terrence Schrader. Students in the club plan and sponsor a number of special events during the year for our entire campus community, including the Harvest Moon Festival and Carnival. In addition, they have been […]

Students prepare for a spooky Halloween

October 25, 2016 / Paula Morris / School News / No Comments

Students had fun last weekend, getting their hands dirty and carving pumpkins in preparation for Halloween. Celebrations will take place on Saturday, starting with Orme’s annual Halloween dinner in Founders Hall. At the end of dinner, there will be a costume contest with prizes. The evening festivities will continue with students Trick or Treating to […]

Homecoming 2016 celebrations

October 20, 2016 / Paula Morris / Orme Alumni, School News / No Comments

Homecoming 2016 was a great day of celebration, catching up with old friends and classmates, and wins for both the Warriors and Lady Warriors! The Lady Warriors kicked off Homecoming with their volleyball games against Phoenix College Prep Academy, which started at 4:30pm. Orme won 3 out of the 5 games played with the following […]

Orme featured on NPR/KJZZ 91.5 FM

October 17, 2016 / Paula Morris / International Students, School News / 1 Comment

From Horsemanship to Robotics, Students Thrive at Arizona Boarding School is a recent feature about Orme by reporter Lauren Gilger for NPR/KJZZ 91.5 FM radio. Drive about an hour north of Phoenix, turn left off of the I-17 at Orme Road, and the pavement turns to dirt pretty quickly. And, a few miles farther, you’ll […]

Students hosted for weekend at the home of an Orme alumna

October 13, 2016 / Paula Morris / Orme Alumni, School News / 1 Comment

On a lovely fall weekend, three Orme students were hosted at the Prescott home of Orme alumna Janet Markham. The girls, who all enrolled at The Orme School from Italy this year, had fun shopping for some special ingredients before harvesting tomatoes, cucumbers and basil from the Markhams’ own garden. Along with smoking salmon and […]

Meet our new Director of Health Services

October 5, 2016 / Paula Morris / School News / No Comments

The Orme School is pleased to introduce our new Director of Health Services and School Nurse, Jodi Farias. Moving to Arizona from Michigan, Jodi has 17 years of experience working in a variety of healthcare settings, including 10 years with Urgent Care. She is excited about being able to provide wellness services to our students […]