The Orme School is delighted to have its Farm-to-Table Program featured in the Summer 2016 issue of Edible Phoenix. You can read the article by clicking on the flipbook link below. The story by Molly Beverly, “Changing the Food Culture at Orme: Challenges, Persistence and Passion,” begins on page 17. Edible Phoenix Magazine – Summer […]
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Camp Cruz participants enjoyed the Orme campus last week, while they were here for their 2016 juvenile arthritis camp. During their stay, campers were treated to a special presentation and a life sized mechanical dinosaur. Campers learned about dinosaurs, and were able to interact with a mechanical Velociraptor and have their picture taken with other […]
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Another successful and well-attended Reunion came to a close on Sunday, June 5. While temperatures soared down in Phoenix, alumni and friends of Orme were able to enjoy cooler temps (and the swimming pool) here on campus. The weekend included our traditional chuckwagon-style pit barbecue on Saturday, along with a Farm-to-Table Dinner on Friday night, […]
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In May, Phoenix Fox 10 News reporter Kari Lake visited our campus because Fox had learned that The Orme School was ranked among the Top Boarding Schools in the U.S., and also that Orme was right here in Phoenix’s backyard. The special segment aired last night (June 6th), and is linked below if you would […]
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Students in Jennifer Villalva’s 8th and 9th grade Conceptual Physics class took the Humpty Dumpty Challenge – a classic egg drop experiment where students were required to construct a devise that would protect a raw egg from cracking when dropped from an ever-increasing height. Their devices had to easily fit into one cubic foot of […]
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Orme’s International Club students raised a little over $700 in pledges for their Walkathon last Sunday to benefit Heifer International. The Club is well on the way to meeting its original fundraising goal of $1,000 as they also have had a raffle that raised $130, bake sales totaling $60, and school supplies sales of over […]
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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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