This fall, Orme hosted an Obstacle Course Competition for Equine Trail Sports. We had over 30 competitors and their horses take part in different trail obstacles. Some of the obstacles included a raised wooden bridge, “jousting” pumpkins, throwing a spear, walking through a Native American campsite, side passing over logs, and several other fun challenges. […]
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After classes, Monday through Friday, students participate in sports and activities. They are able to sign up for a variety of fall, winter and spring options. This winter, Yoga has been added as one of those activity choices, and is proving to be quite popular. Students are finding out that Yoga, which can increase their […]
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Who says you can’t have fun while learning something new. Certainly not the students in Mrs. Strobel’s chemistry classes! In recognition of Halloween last week, students studied the Periodic Table of Elements, and then carved pumpkins to represent 40 of those 118 elements. In the AP Chemistry class, students performed a lab in which they […]
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Led by Orme mathematics teacher Steve Wolfe, four teams of our Mathletes attended and participated in the NAU (Northern Arizona University) Math Competition held in Flagstaff, Arizona. For their first meet of the year our teams did quite well, going up against 50 teams and approximately 190 students from other high schools. Only the top […]
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This fall, several Orme students became certified by the American Miniature Therapy Horse Association. Led by faculty and staff members Sylvia Strobel and Dave Bradford, students Sheila June, Eco Martinson, Peyton Calmes, Madyson Whitney and Josie Avery (along with several miniature horses, of course) traveled to Cottonwood, Arizona to visit with senior citizens at the […]
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Our very fine Cross Country Team took 3rd Place at the Jones-Gordon Meet last week. Congratulations Warriors! Great job! Keep on running!
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Project write up by faculty member and Engineering Team sponsor Steven Pankratz. Orme’s Engineering Team has made great progress on their wind turbine project, and students have learned quite a bit about the handling of tools and materials. Our plan to make a 2-meters tall vertical axis wind turbine has proceeded to about the middle […]
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Coffee House is held monthly at Orme, but for Family Days weekend it was an extra special extravaganza. Held in Horsecollar Theater, visiting parents and families were able to attend and enjoy the show. Students (and a few faculty members) displayed their diverse talents. Performances included several guitar pieces, a current folk-pop-rock song sung as […]
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Students and faculty headed out in all directions across our beautiful state of Arizona for exploration and adventure during the recent fall Mini-Caravan. This 3-day/2-night outing was just a small sample of the week-long Caravans that students will participate in next spring. After a long weekend of hiking, biking, paddling and climbing, students are excited […]
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The first of the school’s monthly Coffee Houses was held last weekend, with a terrific turnout of students and faculty. Participating students performed a wide variety of music ranging from a popular Vietnamese song, to a classical piano piece, to a popular R&B tune. The Coffee House evening very much benefited from the diversity of […]
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