Orangefield High School

OHS would like the students and staff to support our basketball teams this season by dressing up and showing up at home games!

Bobcat Football Playoff Pep Rally! We Believe!

This past Tuesday the OHS Sophisticats had the opportunity to participate in the Texas Dance/Drill Team Educators Association Fall Assessment. TDEA is working with UIL to create a UIL Dance/Drill Team competitive event. The Sophisticats received straight 1s from all three judges which earned them the title of a Division I dance team. The Sophisticats are directed by Tara Greenwood and Lacie Stelly.

This week our local TAFE chapter competed at the Area 5 conference.
Brenna Hooks and Lexi Baggett presented a Project Visualize - Service Bulletin Board, covering our community Complex Needs Prom. Brenna Hooks and Paetyn Morphew presented an Interactive Bulletin Board, covering World Geography. Arinn Hebert and Arabella Lopez presented two projects. One was an Interactive Bulletin Board, covering elementary level English. and the other was a Teacher Created Materials Board covering Social Studies. All four teams did really well and received high praise from the judges. They also helped with preparation at the event center and anywhere else they could. The Area Level personnel spoke very highly of their professionalism and willingness to help. Results are: Brenna Hooks, Lexi Baggett, and Paetyn Morphew will be advancing to the state competition in February of 2026. Congratulations to these young ladies and good luck!

Friday night lights… on Thursday!

Our senior FFA officers were able to raise the flags at F.L. McClain stadium for the last time!
A huge thank you and appreciation to our senior FFA officers President Parker Ann Donnaud, Student Advisor Diana Burns, and Reporter Scarlett Holt. LDEs may be over but CDEs are right around the corner!

Today Mrs. McFatter’s IPC classes got a hands on lesson in kinetic energy and were able revisit a favorite elementary PE activity at the same time! Big thanks to Coach Stevenson for loaning us the parachutes!

OHS Bobcat Basketball shirt orders must be in by tomorrow, November 7th! Your purchase will support both the girls and boys high school basketball programs!

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Senior Night Schedule

Varsity 🏈 this week is on Thursday night and it's Senior Night!

Congratulations to student Ava Stephenson and Teacher Jennifer Lasseigne for winning the OHS library pumpkin decorating competition 2025.

Game Day at East Chambers!
Tickets sold at the gate, cash only.

OHS Health Science classes have recently welcomed several guest speakers to share their knowledge and expertise in healthcare. They not only gave insight on the educational pathways and opportunities available in their respective careers, but encouraged and motivated students to continue on their journey. We would like to thank Staci Waldrep and Tena Cobb, Health Informatics instructors from LIT, Callie Burton and Melissa Ashby from Edgerly Dentistry, Alex Rodgers, Radiology Supervisor from Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, and Ben Walles, RN from Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, for taking time out of their busy schedules to inspire the future health professionals at OHS.

Area Band contest is this Saturday!

Nineteen students from Orangefield High School traveled to Lindale, TX to participate in an invitational UIL meet at Lindale High School. The students competed in Prose, Poetry, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Informative Speaking, Persuasive Speaking, and Cross Examination Debate.

Prose & Poetry contestants were Kate Edgerton, Adelyn Travis, Tessa Bailey, Takota Burnett, Naomi Madrid, Jade Sheperd, Ember Wilbur, Izzy Mills, and Evie Van Huis. Their UIL sponsor is Steven Gonzales.

Carter Munson-Appleby and Grayson Rickenbrode competed in Cross Examination Debate. Competing in Lincoln Douglas Debate were Kase White and LeeAllen Perry. Extemporaneous Speaking participants were Beck Harris, Arabella Lopez, Azalie Allen, Emma Davidson, Hallee Brinson, and Gabriella Whitaker. The Speech & Debate sponsor is Bridget Luna.

🏈 at East Chambers this Friday!

Students from the Patient Care Technician program at OHS visited Lamar University for a campus tour and an inside look of the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing. Students enjoyed seeing what campus life has to offer, and hearing insights about the nursing program from staff and current students. In addition, they also got a tour of their high fidelity simulation lab which included interaction and assessment of some of their mannequins. This experience has students excited about their futures in college and beyond!

On Tuesday, October 21, Orangefield High School’s choir students had the opportunity to sing with the Region 10 All-Region Choir. The All-Region choir refers to the Texas Music Educators Association’s All-Region choir program, a prestigious, audition-based honor choir system in Texas. We are proud of our students’ hard work and look forward to seeing three of our students continue to compete in the Pre-Area (the second round of the TMEA All-State competition) in November. Pictured L-R Landon Dickens, Hope Samms, Kenley Copeland, Tessa Bailey, Diana Burns and Ayden Dickey

Orangefield High School Student Council traveled to Ford Park on Wednesday for Fall Convention. The council learned the importance of collaboration, presented their own traditions and activities as table talks, and gathered ideas and inspiration from other councils across District 17.

Student council members are ready to put their ideas into action and continue making OHS only the best!