Points of Pride

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    OHS Alum Reem Saeed Receives Changemaker Award

    On Saturday, September 9, Overland alum Reem Saeed was honored at the Youth Celebrates Diversity Gala at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Reem was given the Youth Changemaker Award for all of the work she has done to make change in her community.

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    FCCLA Shines at Competition

    Trinity che, Aaisha Eisa, and Fatimah Al Shammari represented OHS at FCCLA Nationals. Click the headline title to read more.

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    Blazers Earn Team Academic Award

    The Overland High School boys' volleyball team received the 2022-23 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for an overall GPA of 3.437.

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    StuCo Completes Challenge Course

    Congratulations to Student Council for completing the CCSD Challenge Course this summer. Way to go, StuCo!

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    Urinetown Receives 4 Bobby G Nominations

    The Overland performing arts production of Urinetown the Musical received 4 Bobby G nominations and will have the honor of performing at the awards ceremony on Thursday, May 18 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

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    NISA in the News

    Congratulations to NISA (Native Indigenous Student Association) for creating a space where other Native and Indigenous students can overcome a lack of representation within our school systems. Click the headline title to read the CCSD article.

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    Osuna and Serrano are Boettcher Scholars

    Congratulations to Noah Osuna and Iris Serrano for receiving the Boettcher Scholarship! The Boettcher Foundation Scholarship supports Colorado’s high-potential graduating seniors by providing them with a comprehensive scholarship program to attend a Colorado college or university.

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    Elmi is Daniels Scholar

    Congratulations to the 238 incredible young people in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming that were selected as Daniels Scholars. We are thrilled that our very own Idris Elmi is one of the recipients!

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    Swimmers Qualify for State

    Congratulations to the following swimmers on their 5A State Qualifying time in the 200 Medley Relay—they are two seconds off in the 200 free relay: Eli Post, Alex Czyzowicz, Eric Kelly, and Minhtam La. The boys swimmers also earned 4 individual League Qualifying times. Way to go, Blazers!

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    Scholarship Finalists

    Congratulations to Noah Osuna and Iris Serrano, who were selected as finalists for the Boettcher Scholarship; and congratulations to Yohana Liben, Venera Aslanian, and Nicholas Olsen who have been selected as finalists for the Greenhouse Scholars Class of 2027!

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    Kebede Wins First in Poetry Competition

    Speech and Debate would like to congratulate Hana Kebede on winning FIRST PLACE in Colorado’s ‘Poetry Out Loud’ competition on March 1, 2023.  She won $200 and Overland won $500 from the state level. But more importantly, Hana will represent not only Overland, but the entire state of Colorado in Washington D.C. this May at the National Finals and have a chance to win $20,000!  Good luck and great work, Hana!

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    HOSA Students Excel at State Championships

    These students represented Overland High School HOSA-Future Health Professionals with class, excellence, leadership, and community at the State Leadership Conference: Asiya Gameel, Chloe Kanyesigye, Deborah Asefa, Donya Ray, Gloria Ansah, Hana Tibin, Hoda Elderinky, Jelane Elamo, Joy Liberatore, Lea Hukporti, Mawuse Mensah, Moromolaoluwa Folami, Navtej Singh, Niomi McGuire, Reem Elmaragani, Sandy Elderinky, and Tsion Hundie.

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    Wrestlers Qualify for State

    Congratulations to the following wrestlers on making it to the podium at regionals over the weekend of February 11, 2023: Vianca Mendoza (2nd place) Violet Garcia (4th place) Ruth Workhne (4th place) James Rada Scales (4th place) Eric Kelly (5th place) Vianca, Violet, Ruth, and James have qualified for the 5A State Championships, which start this Thursday at Ball Arena. Way to go wrestlers!

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    Speech & Debaters Advance to Finals

    Congratulations to Reem Saeed and Hana Kebede, who advanced to finals in the Speech and Debate competition on February 11. Click the headline title for more.

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    Auto Tech Students Compete at Welding Competition

    On February 9, 2023, three Overland students in Auto Technology participated in a Welding Fabrication Competition. They built a fire pit in 8 hours, competing with other welding students from that school. They earned 3rd place, and did an awesome job!

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    OHS Musicians to Play at Orchestra Festival

    Congratulations to the following OHS musicians who will showcase their talents on Saturday, January 21 at the CCSD Honor Orchestra Festival:  JoJo Matibag, Jason Hoang, Celia Lafferty, Seneca Iniquez-Ramirez, Kiki Ho, Eli Post, and Lamarana Balde!

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    McDonnell Teaches First CE Class with Metro

    Overland would like to congratulate Kate McDonnell on her new Dual Enrollment class, Data Structures and Algorithms. This course is Overland’s first class awarded college credit at a 4-year university, the first district-approved dual-enrollment computer science class, and the first Overland course offered through Metro State.

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    2 Daniels Finalists

    The Colorado finalists for the 2023 Daniels Scholarship Program have been selected. Overland is proud to have two of the finalists. Congratulations to Darhell Akitani Bob and Idris Elmi!

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    OHS Pilots AP Course

    OHS is one of 60 schools nationwide selected by College Board to pilot an AP African America Studies course, which is taught by Nathan Umetsu. Click the headline title for more.

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    Five Qualify for Honor Band

    Congratulations to Alan La, Ibrahim Souare, Barkot Simegn, Angelina Pena, and Niomi McGuire on making the 2023 CCSD Honor Band!

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