Physics students in Ms Jennifer Villalva’s class began running experiments this week to derive Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion via a Modified Atwood Machine. Orme freshmen and 8th graders in this two level class were especially eager and excited to be experimenting in the school’s lab.
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After a busy academic week, students have a wide range of special weekend activities from which to choose. This past weekend, in addition to a ski trip to Flagstaff, the following fun activities were held on campus. This is just a sample of what weekends look like at Orme. On Saturday afternoon, a FIFA tournament […]
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Orme School freshman Ashlyn Dighans and Orme Summer Camper Peyton Calmes competed last weekend in the Greg Olsen Barrel Racing Futurity. Running against 400 of the best riders in the country, Ashlyn and her horse Mia Frenchman posted a personal best time of 18.6 seconds in the Saturday evening Youth Run. Peyton and his horse […]
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Chaperoned by Orme’s Director of Health Services & Nurse Holly Killinger and her husband, 18 students headed to the snowy South Rim of the Grand Canyon for a grand adventure! Most of the students, including a number of international students from Turkey, Italy, Spain, China and Ethiopia, had never been to the Grand Canyon before, […]
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Organized by faculty member Jennifer Villalva as both a learning and community service opportunity, 27 students (both ESL and native English speakers), gathered and participated in a one-mile campus walk together. The purpose of this weekend event was to allow Orme’s ESL students to practice their English speaking skills with native speakers in a casual, […]
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On January 7th, The Orme School had the distinct privilege and pleasure of hosting a touring basketball team from Marist College in the Australian Capital Territory of Canberra. The Australian group is traveling in the United States this month. It was a unique opportunity and experience for our Orme Warriors to play the Marist team. […]
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In a last opportunity to gather together before Winter Break, students, faculty, staff and families attended Orme’s traditional and annual Candlelight Service in the Morton Vrang Orme Memorial Chapel. The program included special reading selections by students on the topic of ‘choices’ from the Bible, the Torah and the Quran, as well as a quote […]
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Snow is falling gently this morning at Orme. It was a beautiful sight and surprise to awaken to, and a perfect way to start this last week before our school’s Winter Break begins. It has added an extra ‘festiveness’ to the air, and students could be seen having snowball fights, laughing and building snowmen just […]
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A group of Orme School students recently bundled up and headed to Flagstaff, Arizona for the weekend to ski and snowboard. Arizona is such a perfect state to enjoy a wide variety of year-round trips and activities. Because of Orme’s great location, our students are able to head north in the late fall/winter to ‘snow […]
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With so many special events and activities filling the holiday season at Orme, students held an early Holiday Party in Commons last weekend. The party included food, music and games, and a gift swap for those who wished to participate. The festivities will continue this weekend with the Spanish Club’s Holiday Party, and a trip […]
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