The Orme School was very pleased to have Dave Pratt (‘The Morning Mayer’) join us for Commencement 2018 on Saturday, May 19. Dave is a member of the Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and the Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. In 2010, he launched the Starworld Wide Network that produces audio and video commercials for […]
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Orme faculty member Evan Harris was chosen by the Class of 2018 to give the Baccalaureate Address on Thursday evening, May 17. Evan gave a very inspiring and touching talk to the seniors and our entire Orme community, which you can read below. A second year teacher at Orme, Evan this year taught English I, […]
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Congratulations to our Lady Warrior Greatness O. for winning 1st Place in the CAA Division 1 State Championship for Women’s Shot Put! On her last throw of the season, Greatness set a personal best record of 31 feet and 4 inches, edging out the second place finisher by one inch! This season Greatness was the […]
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The Orme Mathlete Team competed in the recent State Championship and did a great job, finishing 6th among 16 teams and 81 other competitors. Of the top 26 scorers, Orme had 6 students. Those 6 have also qualified for the National Math Competition. In the Freshman category, Steve placed 3rd. For Sophomores, Ngoc placed 5th […]
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“Riding for the Brand!” This past Saturday, several of our Orme Horsemanship students competed in a local ranch riding competition. Horse Breakers Unlimited, which is located on the other side of Orme Road in Dewey, Arizona, hosted their annual Ranch Riding Buckle Series. Ranch Riding is a Western style class that is scored based upon […]
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A week before Spring Break, a long time Orme tradition was relaunched by Director of Horsemanship Douglas Owens. Assistant Director of Horsemanship Lauren Alexander shares the event highlights below. Western Heritage Day actually started after classes on Friday evening with dinner out by the Rodeo Arena. During dinner, students were able to watch a traditional […]
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This year’s Carnival celebration at Orme was a very international event. The Saturday evening festivities began with a special dinner in Founders Hall. Traditional foods of Colombia, Mexico, Italy and Ethiopia were served. Dessert featured popsicles from Dominica. After dinner, students headed to Horsecollar Theater for an international fashion show and music. A fashion show […]
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Although the various school competitions were filmed earlier this winter, the Arizona Quizbowl episode featuring The Orme School Team aired this past Sunday evening, March 11, on the Phoenix CW channel. Orme won the first exciting, fast-paced round vs the Millenium B School, and will go on to a second round of play (air date […]
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The 50th Fine Arts Festival was an incredible success, and the quality of student creativity and art coming out of the week’s workshops was amazing. A very special thank you to all of the artists who came to The Orme School last week and helped to make the 50th so wonderful! If you were not […]
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Orme’s amazing Math Team traveled to Gilbert, Arizona with coach and faculty member Steve Wolfe to compete against eight other schools. Orme competed in the Large School Division as there were no other schools at the competition with an enrollment of under 1,000 students. The Orme Mathletes placed 3rd! Among our top scorers were Ngoc, […]
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