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THE ORME SCHOOL HC 63 Box 3040 Mayer Arizona 86333 Ph 928 632 7601 Fx 928 632 7605 Online ormeschool.org Admissions Information admissionsormeschool.org Our primary mission is to develop sound character scholastic growth and intellectual curiosity so students can succeed at the college of their choice as well as in life. Ormes close community is structured supportive and diverse. We emphasize the awakening of untapped potential development of inner resourcefulness self-respect integrity respect for others and personal responsibility in our students everyday lives. Our challenging curriculum features a combination of classroom instruction hands-on learning and both environmental and aesthetic awareness. From the academic program to residential and community life these principles guide Orme Excellence. Tradition. Character. As you approach The Orme School you enter a campus unlike any other in the world. Passing under the iconic wooden gate you find yourself entering a unique oasis where education does not stop at the end of the academic day but is integrated into all aspects of life both in and out of the classroom. Established in 1929 The Orme School is a uniquely distinctive college-preparatory co-educational boarding school for grades 8 through 12 set on 300 acres in rural Arizona. 1 History 4 Our Community 6 Academics 8 Athletics and Activities 10 Horsemanship 12 International Experience 13 Residential Life 14 The Arts at Orme 16 Orme is Outdoors 18 College Advising and Commencement 20 Orme Summer Camp The Orme School was born out of a need to provide a rigorous education with the grand landscape of the West serving as both home and inspiration. Our founding family has a tradition of vision and action from seeding and lobbying for the idea with President Theodore Roosevelt for the Roosevelt Dam the first reclamation project in the United States to founding The Orme School in the center of Arizona on tens of thousands of acres of ranch land and wilderness. Long-time residents of Phoenix the Orme Family moved to the remote Quarter Circle V-Bar Ranch in 1929. Faced with the challenge of providing an education for their three children while operating a ranch remote from any nearby community Charles and Minna Orme both Stanford University graduates arranged for the opening of a county accommodation grammar school. The number of students grew as friends in various parts of the country became interested in having their children share in the wholesome environment and rigorous college preparatory course of study. The late 1940s and 1950s represented a developmental period for Orme. As Founding Headmaster Charles H. Orme Jr. directed the physical plant design and construction of the 300-acre campus amidst the 26000-acre working cattle ranch and farm. In 1952 the School graduated its first high school class and affirmed its objective of establishing a high-quality independent secondary school. Today Orme students enjoy the scholastic rigor that is our schools tradition while also being a student of the western ranching lifestyle and tradition. Every year at commencement the graduating class joins the ranks of Orme alumni who for generations have pursued their college aspirations and become strong active citizen leaders in their community and the world. HERITAGE TRADITION The Orme School is distinct as a pioneering educational institution. It is one of the very few western independent schools of high academic standing whose origins are entirely in Arizona and the West. For more than 85 years The Orme School has remained committed to our founding familys traditional educational values of community responsibility leadership competition and academics. OrmeSchool.org 1 Preparation for college by all means. Preparation for living for leadership by every means. Charles H. Orme Jr. Founding Headmaster EXCELLENCE TRADITION CHARACTER 2 Excellence. Tradition. Character. 80 Number of Orme students enrolled 10 Average class size 51 Student to teacher ratio OrmeSchool.org 3 Our Community Orme is more than a school. Orme is a distinctly western oasis where you can grow and thrive and your community will support you. As an Orme student you will be a part of a diverse tight-knit community of motivated scholars and leaders artists and musicians athletes equestrians and outdoor enthusiasts. Your mentors are sharp educators and staff who have a passion for what they do. With your talents and goals you and your classmates will enrich and teach each other. At Orme you will find yourself in the rodeo stands cheering for your classmates as they ride. You will meet with your AP English classmates in Ormes original adobe one room schoolhouse discussing the reading so intently you lose track of time. You will find teachers and friends shouting from the sidelines for your basketball team. Your advisee group will spend Sunday evening at your advisors house making sundaes and catching up after a hectic week. After dinner you will hike up Big Mesa with some friends. Miles of striking high desert vistas stretch as far as you can see. Jackrabbits dash into the cover of sagebrush at the stillness of twilight. This is your home a place rich in western heritage a strong work ethic and a sense of curiosity and adventure. 4 Excellence. Tradition. Character. Ive been able to meet new people and see what the world has to offermore doors have been opened for me here at Orme. Claudeny Obas Orme Student 4000 ft Elevation of the Orme campus 1937 Old adobe school house was built OrmeSchool.org 5 Academics If you are at Orme it is because you want to go the extra mile. You want to achieve and to live in a community that supports that achievement every day. At Orme be ready for myriad learning experiences. You will be challenged and encouraged by faculty with a passion for what they teach. You will be taught as an individual through small dynamic classes and a strong college preparatory curriculum. As an Orme student you are expected to ask questions. Your teachers will welcome you into their homes and offices for extra help. They want you to be successful. Expect to go outside to natures largest classroom where 26000 ranch acres and the Prescott National Forest surround our campus. It is yours to explore. Comb Ash Creek for biology hike or ride Up Top for Horsemanship lead a debate in Government and dress up as a knight for your Chaucer feast and oral exam. Theres more to becoming a well rounded student than sitting in a classroom. At Orme students are engaged in learning in both traditional and unconventional environments. AP and other courses in the Orme curriculum will challenge you to work hard. One day youll find yourself in the dark room for photography class and the next day will find you across the hall tending to the Greenhouse for Biology. Youll spend study hall with fellow students in the Julia OBrien Wilcox Computer Learning Center researching William Faulkner for your English paper. Youll find yourself in the campus library studying for your Latin Language exam or Math competitions. Youll spend hours in the College Counseling office researching colleges and universities to which you will apply. Orme life isnt a walk in the park but Orme teaches you how to work hard and appreciate the beauty that work and dedication can create. Faculty and staff really work to understand the students and help them when they need it. Laura Travis Orme Student 6 Excellence. Tradition. Character. The surroundings the people the teachers the academics all of it makes you stop and appreciate the little things. Orme has opened my eyes and given me the ability to observe things in a new light. I am indebted to Orme for changing my life. Ariel McIntyre Orme Student OrmeSchool.org 7 Some of my fondest memories have been of game trips and practices. Sports have been a way to express myself and I would not trade playing sports at Orme for anything. Margaret Hernandez Orme Student Athletics and Activities Your day doesnt end when classes are over. Orme students choose an after-school activity that speaks to their interest. Each Orme student may choose from an array of activities such as mountain biking hiking weight lifting soccer football cross-country running and basketball. Plant seeds and then enjoy the bounty from our Community Garden or rehearse for a play in the Horsecollar Theater. There are so many options that some students try a different activity every semester while others dedicate their entire time at Orme to horsemanship or tri-varsity athletics. As our founder believed learning is as much taking care of your mind as it is taking care of your body and spiritso get ready to explore bike or gallop at Orme. Whether as an individual or as part of a team you will thrive here at Orme. Working as a team whether in sports drama the garden or elsewhere on campus builds character hard work passion and dedication. Isaac Arriaga Orme Student 2013 Year Orme won State Football championship 8 Excellence. Tradition. Character. 8 Number of athletic sports at Orme OrmeSchool.org 9 10 Excellence. Tradition. Character. Horsemanship Since the first day the Orme family moved to the Quarter Circle V-Bar Ranch horses have been an integral part of the school. Whether you are an experienced equestrian or a novice all Orme students participate in our legendary Horsemanship program for at least one semester. At Orme horsemanship takes several forms. You may be an experienced rodeo competitor barrel racer an English equestrian practicing hunter-jumper or dressage or a beginner. Up Top the nickname for our horsemanship programs location is a whole new worldover the rise of the hill the dirt road leads you out to acres of corrals facilities and up to 50 horses. OrmeSchool.org 11 When Im running on my horse I forget everything. I cant hear anything but my horses hooves. Shelby Alfred Orme Student 400 Average number of cattle on the adjacent Orme Ranch 50 Average number of horses on the Orme campus 26000 Number of ranch acres adjacent to the Orme campus No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. Winston Churchill An International Experience The many flags hanging in the rafters of Founders Dining Hall tell a story each school year. They proudly reveal the many countries around the globe from where our students hail. Orme is an international school that prepares its students for a global futurewhere diversity is common and celebrated. If you are coming from another country and you are still learning the English language this is a place that offers you the tools you need to strengthen your English proficiency. At Orme you will receive exceptional individualized attention and lots of TOEFL prep work. You will have a chance to try new thingsat Orme you can be a leader you can be involved. The goal of the ESL Program at Orme is to integrate ESL students into the School community to the fullest extent possible. Your roommate will be another international student who speaks a different language or an American student. Participate in the International Club Enjoy Carnival International Food Night The Harvest Moon Festival and Chinese New Year Teach your new friends about your culture try something new. I love being able to get to know so many people from different parts of the country or world who have unique backgrounds personalities and ideas. I love being able to be who you are. Leonie Mayer Orme Student Dinslaken Germany 13 Number of Countries represented Orme is a nearly perfect environment for learning English. Joan Jones ESL Instructor 12 Excellence. Tradition. Character. Residential Life Life at Orme provides positive and healthy choices within a framework that has proven successful since 1929. At the semiformal sit down dinner in Founders Hall you enjoy a garden-to-table dinner made from vegetables raised on campus locally-farmed ingredients and locally-ranched meats. You admire your classmates who normally dress casually during the day in sport coats and ties dresses and skirts and enjoy a meal with the history teacher and his family at your table. Everyone chats about the day. Someone watched the baby horse take its first steps and someone else just found out she was accepted into her first choice college. After dinner study hall starts in the library and you walk over with your friends. One of the English teachers supervises and you get some tips from her on outlining your history paper. You hurry back to the dorm because your dorm parents baked a cake during study hall for your neighbors birthday. The whole dorm is there to celebrate. Your roommate asks about weekend plans. Should you go on the Scottsdale mall movie trip or maybe do some hiking in Sedona When you have free time at Orme you head to the ski slopes of the Arizona Snow Bowl or travel to Phoenix to shop catch a game a play or a concert. You may choose to stay on campus where you can hike up Little Mesa and watch the sun set mountain bike play pool in the Commons and catch a movie put on by Residential Life. At Orme you live a truly western lifestyle that combines the best of both indoor and outdoor recreation. Being part of the Orme Community is to be a part of something biggerto try my best and support my school. To be at home. Ryan Jones Orme Student 1.25 Hr. Drive time from Phoenix OrmeSchool.org 13 14 Excellence. Tradition. Character. The Arts at Orme Orme is a great setting for teaching art. Artists come from all over the world to draw and paint in the beautiful Southwest and Orme is nestled right in the middle of it Art is a part of our southwestern experience both ancient and modern. The arts are an inherent and frequent part of your Orme experience. Expect to sit at a potters wheel and create. Try your hand at print making hammer hot iron into a rose in Metal Arts take a drama workshop or learn to play guitar. Join the choir. Take piano lessons. Write a poem to share at Coffee House. See what photography is all about. You never know what you will find out about yourself. Every time a new class enters my Metal Arts shop I am blessed to witness the same excitement that I felt the first time I manipulated iron into shape with a hammer. Dylan Cook Metal Arts Instructor OrmeSchool.org 15 Annual Fine Arts Festival Each spring nationally respected artists come together at Orme and lead week-long workshops in the creative arts for all students. Workshops may include painting drawing stained glass photography poetry creative writing ceramics glass blowing metal arts sculpture dance drama songwriting and world music. At weeks end there is an exhibition and performance of all student talent during the Annual Fine Arts Festival. 16 Excellence. Tradition. Character. Orme is Outdoors Be prepared for anything when you arriveeach day is an adventure. The Orme campus occupies half a square mile 125 hectares near the geographic center of Arizona. It has tall trees green lawns flowery gardens and uncluttered vistas of distant mesas and mountains. Hundreds of square miles of the Prescott National Forest border Orme you can walk mountain bike or horseback ride for hours in any direction. Our elevation of 4000 feet 1200 meters above sea level makes for an ideal climate with just a bit of snow in the winter and without the intense heat of the lowland deserts of southern Arizona during the summer months. Adventure awaits right outside your dorm room. Orme is located in some of the most beautiful terrain in the United States and you will be in the middle of it all. The Grand Canyon Sedona Flagstaff Tucson the Colorado River and the Mogollan Rim. Challenge yourself Take part in our Fall or Spring Caravan to different adventure destinations around the Southwest and do things you never thought you could do in remote magnificent places. You will learn self-reliance cooperation respect and tolerance through personal discovery and direct experience. Closeness to wild living things trees grasslands birds and animals nurtures in those who live in the spacious lands a sense of wonder sensitivity to beauty a reverence for life and creation. Charles H. Orme Jr. 31 Average campus acreage per student 1.25 M Number of acres in nearby Prescott National Forest OrmeSchool.org 17 College Advising and Commencement All of Ormes graduates are fully prepared for college because of Ormes commitment to Excellence Tradition and Character for each student. Preparation for college is an ongoing process in which parents students teachers the academic office and the college advising office all work together. The formal college counseling process begins in October when eighth and ninth grade students take the Explore test and sophomores and juniors the PSATNMSQT. These tests measure academic progress and highlight career goals. In the spring juniors take the SAT and the ACT and are encouraged to take SAT II Subject Tests as well. There are also opportunities for retaking the SAT and ACT in the fall of their senior year. College and university information is accessible to all students throughout the year in the college counseling office. Our college counselor works individually with students at all stages of the college application process. In October all Orme seniors and juniors are invited to attend the Greater Phoenix College Fair where students have the opportunity to speak with more than 100 college admissions officers and gather information about a wide variety of colleges and universities from around the country. In the spring semester of junior year students are scheduled into college guidance once a week as they begin their college search. This schedule continues into their senior year until all application materials are submitted to the colleges they have selected. The product of this school is young men and women who are growing spirits to whom the school gives its inspiration and guidance for even greater development throughout their lives. Charles H. Orme Jr. Founding Headmaster EXCELLENCE TRADITION CHARACTER 18 Excellence. Tradition. Character. I would not be at Dartmouth if it werent for Orme. Julia Asplund Orme Student In this 21st century Orme graduates were accepted to exceptional colleges and universities including American University Art Institute of Pittsburgh Auburn University Bard College Boston University Brigham Young University Colorado State University Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth College Eckerd College Georgia Tech Hofstra University Indiana University Johns Hopkins University Johnson Wales University Lehigh University Loyola University Michigan State University Mount Holyoke College New York University Northern Arizona University Pennsylvania State University Pitzer College Pratt Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Skidmore College St. Johns University Syracuse University Tulane University University of Arizona University of California Davis Irvine Los Angeles Santa Barbara University of Colorado University of Illinois University of Oklahoma University of Rochester University of Washington University of Wisconsin Madison Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wellesley College West Texas AM University Wheaton College 100 Percent of Orme students accepted to college OrmeSchool.org 19 MISSION The purpose of the Orme Summer Ranch Camp is to encourage the development of strong character and values which contribute to a better society. This mission is met through safe fun and challenging activities in a supportive community that honors the rich traditions of Southwestern Ranching. Orme Summer Camp Carrying on the legacy of Excellence Tradition and Character that the Orme family began back in 1929. Our summer camp is truly a life changing experience. Campers from around the world join together to take part in our two week sessions forming relationships that last a lifetime. Campers enjoy horseback riding across the 26000 acre Orme Ranch property swimming in our newly renovated pool and area swimming holes such as Fossil Creek and Beaver Creek. They also enjoy mountain biking across the red rocks of Sedona and camping under the endless sky that only Arizona can offer. Do you know a child who is ready for the summer of their life Visit ormeschool.org for more information. Alex and Blaine had the most fantastic summer of their lives. The people they met the adventures they enjoyed and the lessons they learned will help them throughout their entire lives. Thank you so much again George and Pamela Howard Camper Parents 20 Excellence. Tradition. Character. Our primary mission is to develop sound character scholastic growth and intellectual curiosity so students can succeed at the college of their choice as well as in life. Ormes close community is structured supportive and diverse. We emphasize the awakening of untapped potential development of inner resourcefulness self-respect integrity respect for others and personal responsibility in our students everyday lives. Our challenging curriculum features a combination of classroom instruction hands-on learning and both environmental and aesthetic awareness. From the academic program to residential and community life these principles guide Orme Excellence. Tradition. Character. As you approach The Orme School you enter a campus unlike any other in the world. Passing under the iconic wooden gate you find yourself entering a unique oasis where education does not stop at the end of the academic day but is integrated into all aspects of life both in and out of the classroom. Established in 1929 The Orme School is a uniquely distinctive college-preparatory co-educational boarding school for grades 8 through 12 set on 300 acres in rural Arizona. 1 History 4 Our Community 6 Academics 8 Athletics and Activities 10 Horsemanship 12 International Experience 13 Residential Life 14 The Arts at Orme 16 Orme is Outdoors 18 College Advising and Commencement 20 Orme Summer Camp THE ORME SCHOOL HC 63 Box 3040 Mayer Arizona 86333 Ph 928 632 7601 Fx 928 632 7605 Online ormeschool.org Admissions Information admissionsormeschool.org