Mustang Message – October 1, 2023
Week 9
Good Sunday evening, Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly
Mustang Message! We've had a great week in the OlaVerse and many highlights to share. Let's start off with a
huge congratulations to Mustang Ella Medrano on her appointment to the State Superintendent's Student
Advisory Council. Ella is the sole representative from Henry County, and Mustang Nation will be well
represented! We also want to celebrate 15 Mustangs who were named Ola Ambassadors. You can see the list
below.
We will have a busy two weeks coming up. Monday, the Ola Cluster will host our fall State of the Schools at
Ola Middle School. Attendees will be able to hear from each school and our progress on the district's
community-inspired Strategic Action Plan. On Wednesday, October 4, we will have makeup picture day.
Students who missed will receive an appointment time to report for their pictures. This week, homecoming
dance tickets will be on sale for all students and can be accessed on our website. All tenth graders will take
part in the PSAT on October 11. We will have an amended schedule for this date and the district's early release
date of October 13. We will also have our Trusted Adult and Henry Cares Survey on Friday, October 13. We
use this data to help decide how to support our Mustangs best. Please talk with your student about the
seriousness of this survey and activity. The amended schedule can be seen below in this email.
We wish our Ola Marching Band luck as they compete in the Henry County Band Exhibition on Monday,
October 2. In Athletic news, Ola Softball sealed up the number one seed in their Region tournament. They beat
Eagles Landing Tuesday 15-0 and fought off a good Union Grove team on Thursday, winning 7-6 in the
bottom of the 7th. They remain ranked #1 in the state! Our Mustang Volleyball team defeated Eagles Landing,
Dutchtown, and Locust Grove. The Mustangs are now 2nd in the Region standings and will begin their Region
tournament at Union Grove on Thursday/Saturday. Cross Country traveled to Fairburn and had a great
showing at the Alexander Asics Invitational. Ola Competition Cheerleading team competed at Buford on
Saturday and won 1st Place in their second competition of the year. Our football Mustangs had a tough loss
against a very good Warner Robins team Friday. They played extremely hard and came up short, with Warner
Robins scoring with 2 seconds on the clock. They opted for the win with a two-point conversion and
successfully edged our Mustangs 28-27. We will take on Jones County at home in our "Pink Out" game
honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month Friday night. Congratulations to Ola's Tom Causey for being named
Georgia High School Coach of the Week. On Tuesday, October 2, our Mighty Mustangs host the Locust Grove
at 6:30 in Mustang Stadium. Come on out and show your support for these athletes. We congratulate Pier
Riccardo Allegra as our Shane's Athlete of the Week. You can catch all the highlights and schedules on the
Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
Mustang Nation, this week's average daily attendance stayed steady at 94.5%. We want to stress the
importance of being present each day and period so that our amazing teachers can engage our learners. Let's
continue to push for a higher daily attendance!
Also, if you or a business would like to be a partner in education, please check out the link for great ways to
connect with Ola High School. [Partners in Education link] That wraps up the Mustang Message. Be sure to
stay up to date with all the happenings of Ola on Facebook and Twitter, and until next time, say it out loud
with me. We are Ola!
Nick Ellis
Principal, Ola High School
Ola High School Ambassadors
Emma Fletcher, Bethanne Francis, Kira Gaston, Delaney Gosart, Maddie Harrison, Braelin Herzler,
Precious Jackson, Kaitlyn Jones, Luiza Meneguetti, Bailey Morrison, Madelyn Reardanz, Daniel Safrit,
Olivia Summey, Elena Torres, Reagan Tripp, Arianna Walker, Katelynn Welch, Lauren Mrvos
Ola High School would like to recognize
and thank the following businesses
for their support:
Snapping Shoals EMC
The Eyecare Place
United Water Restoration Groups
Sandt Law LLC
Brian Brakefield, State Farm Agent
Jenkins Heating & Cooling
Erin Hicks Realty Team
Events by Amy and Company
Lake Dow Chick-Fil-a
B&G Security International LLC
Jim Ellis Automotive Group
The Gardner Family
Ola High Partners in Education
I Am – Always a Mustang- Alumni Outreach
➢ Please share with any Ola High School Alumni.
➢ Link to sign up: https://forms.gle/wVWoVfoZGvwkJy8H8
I AM- First Alumni Event- October 20
Amended Bell Schedule for October 11 & 13

Mustang Message – September 24, 2023
Week 8
Good Sunday evening, Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly
Mustang Message! We hope everyone had a great fall break and enjoyed the cool fall like temperatures to rest
and relax. We are almost to our nine-week mark and progress reports will be available October 13. Each week
you should be receiving personalized email communication regarding your Mustang’s grade in each class.
This week we have many highlights to share. We start with Mustang Kinsley Asbell who sang the National
Anthem at the Board of Education meeting on September 11. We had a successful Mock Interview Fair with
our CTAE department. Mustangs were able to interview with local business partners, community members and
others to sharpen their engagement skills in an interview. This year was the best yet and we thank Joey Dinino
and our CTAE department on their work providing students opportunities to be prepared for life beyond high
school. Congratulations to Ms. Bate’s Honors Geometry class, as they were named Ola’s classroom of the
week. Finally, we had a great Fall Festival where our Mustangs came out to enjoy food and fun. We also
named the 2023 Homecoming Court for October 20, 2023. Speaking of homecoming, as you know this year
our theme is Engagement Always in All Ways and we will host the first ever Alumni dinner. Ola’s new Alumni
outreach program called I AM, stands for I am Always a Mustang. We will bring back some VIP guests to
come spend some time with our former students. If you know of Ola Alumni, please share the link to get
registered.
In athletic news, we had another great week. Softball Mustangs defeated A.C.E Academy and we are proud to
announce that with the latest AAAAA rankings coming out your Lady Mustangs are now ranked #1 in the
state! Ola volleyball had big region wins over Warner Robins and Jones County and now sit 3rd in the region
standings. Congrats to our JV Volleyball team on winning the county championship. Ola’s volleyball future
looks bright! Ola Cross-Country team had 6 placers in their region race at Warner Robins. This past Friday
night, Mustang football went to work and defeated Eastside 42-14 to remain unbeaten on the year. They will
start region play at Warner Robins on Friday, September 29. Finally, Ola’s Mighty Mustangs will be in action
Tuesday night here in Mustang Stadium. We congratulate Jake Holmes from our football team on being named
Shane’s Rib shack Athlete of the Week. You can catch this and all updates and weekly schedules on the
Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
Mustang Nation, this week’s average daily attendance stayed steady at 94.5%. We want to stress the
importance of being present each day and period so that our amazing teachers can engage our learners. Let’s
continue to push for a higher daily attendance! Congratulations to Elijah Collier as he was selected to win the
drawing for Ola’s PBIS B.A.G recognition for the first four and a half weeks.
We have some exciting news to share for the Class of 2024. Henry County Schools has released graduation
dates, and Ola's graduation ceremony will be on Wednesday, May 22, 7:30 pm at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Also, if you or a business would like to be a partner in education, please check out the link for great ways to
connect with Ola High School. [Partners in Education link] That wraps up the Mustang Message. Be sure to
stay up to date with all the happenings of Ola on Facebook and Twitter, and until next time, say it out loud
with me. We are Ola!
Nick Ellis
Principal, Ola High School 

Good Sunday evening, Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly
Mustang Message! We have some exciting news to share for the Class of 2024. Henry County Schools
has released graduation dates, and Ola's graduation ceremony will be on Wednesday, May 22, 7:30 pm at
Atlanta Motor Speedway. This week, Ola's counseling department provided the ASVAB test to forty-five
Mustangs to help with career and job interest assessment as we seek to prepare and engage students for
life after high school.
We want to celebrate Ola's Mustangs of the Month for August. We recognized our nominees at breakfast
on Thursday and named Raul Ramos and Jason Keever as our two winners for August. We also
celebrated Mr. Jay Nelson as our Teacher of the Month. Mr. Nelson is a math teacher, and we
congratulate his hard work. Ms. Kayla was recognized as Staff Member of the Month from our SSC
custodial staff.
In Athletic news, Ola's competition cheer program started with a big first-place finish at Morgan County.
Ola's 3rd ranked softball program continues to dominate with wins over Dutchtown and Eagles Landing
Christian Academy 4-3 with a last-inning score to take the lead. We also highlighted the 2013 softball
state championship team and coaches on their 10th anniversary. It was a fun and festive night for our
softball program. Ola's cross-country team will return on Tuesday to compete against Warner Robins.
Ola's 3-0 football team will battle against Eastside High School in Mustang Stadium this Friday night.
Let's pack the house to support our football, cheer, and marching band! We congratulate Ola's D'Erica
Pace from Ola's softball program as our Shane's Athlete of the Week. You can catch this and all updates
and weekly schedules on the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
Mustang Nation, our average weekly attendance rose to 94.6%, and we want to get this higher. As we
work within our theme of Engagement Always in All Ways, we are stressing attendance for the year. To
go along with engaging our learners, we have some cool incentives for students within our PBIS system.
We will have a drawing for Beats headphones, two tickets to the homecoming dance, and some ice cream
for students who have it in the B.A.G over the last five weeks. B.A.G stands for behavior, attendance, and
grades. Students with perfect attendance and no discipline referrals get their names entered for the
drawing. Their name gets entered again for each class, passing with a 74 or higher. We will draw cool
prizes every four and a half weeks. So, if you didn't get in this time, there is an opportunity again for the
next four and a half weeks.
Finally, Fall Break begins Monday, September 18, and students and staff are off. We hope everyone has a
wonderful break. The following Mustang Message will be on Sunday, September 24. Also, if you or a
business would like to be a partner in education, please check out the link for great ways to connect with
Ola High School. [Partners in Education link] That wraps up the Mustang Message. Be sure to stay up to
date with all the happenings of Ola on Facebook and Twitter, and until next time, say it out loud with me.
We are Ola!

Mustang Message – September 3, 2023
Week 6
Good Sunday evening, Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly
Mustang Message! We had a great week in the OlaVerse. This past Tuesday, the Class of 2024 had an
excellent turnout for our first informational senior night. Picture day was a great success, and for any
student who missed pictures, there will be a make-up session in October. We want to congratulate two
Mustangs, Ryan Soares and Sophia Velasquez, on their acceptance to the North Georgia Honor Orchestra.
Ryan is recognized on the Viola and Sophia on the Cello. This week, we highlighted Mr. Williams'
Biology classes as our Classroom of the Week.
Mustang Nation, our average weekly attendance rose to 94%, and we want to get this higher. As we work
within our theme of Engagement Always in All Ways, we are stressing attendance for the year. To go
along with engaging our learners, we have some cool incentives for students within our PBIS system.
Next week, we will have a drawing for Beats headphones, two tickets to the homecoming dance, and
some ice cream for students who have it in the B.A.G over the last five weeks. B.A.G stands for behavior,
attendance, and grades. Students with perfect attendance and no discipline referrals get their names
entered for the drawing. Their name gets entered again for each class, passing with a 74 or higher. We
will draw cool prizes every four and a half weeks. So, if you didn't get in this time, there is an opportunity
again for the next four and a half weeks. This is another way we engage our students and encourage
success for each Mustang.
In athletic news, Ola's softball program had the battle of the groves, where we defeated Locust Grove (6-
1) and Union Grove (13-7). Ola now sits in 1st place for the region. Ola volleyball fell to some tough
opponents this week. Our cross-country program competed in the AT&T Panther Meet and had a 16thplace finish in a huge event. Ola's football program continues its win streak with a dominating
performance over Jackson High School, winning 44-7. The Mustangs are 3-0 on the season. Our next
game is Friday, September 15, at Mustang Stadium against a tough Eastside team. Let's pack the stadium
and come out for the community tailgate for free food and fun. We celebrate Bailey Morrison from Ola's
Cross-Country program as our Shane's Athlete of the Week. You can catch this and all updates and
weekly schedules on the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
We want to highlight that each student has access to an online textbook through our digital HMH
resources, and they have access to a print copy of their text. Please have your Mustang speak with their
teacher regarding a copy of their book. We closed out the first 4.5 weeks and encourage each of our
students to stay updated to date with their classes and grades. We provide a weekly email to each family
with your student's grades and comments from their teacher. I want to thank Mr. Joe Caldwell for his
work in providing these updates weekly.
Finally, if you or a business would like to be a partner in education, please check out the link for great
ways to connect with Ola High School. [Partners in Education link] That wraps up the Mustang Message.
Be sure to stay up to date with all the happenings of Ola on Facebook and Twitter, and until next time,
say it out loud with me. We are Ola! 

Mustang Message – August 27, 2023
Week 5
Good Sunday evening, Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your
weekly Mustang Message! Ola Mustangs have received many recognitions this week. We start with
Ola's AFJROTC Cadet Olivia Clark, who was recognized and honored by State Representative Mike
Collins with a nomination to attend the Merchant Marine Academy next fall. We also had 15 students
recognized by the College Board as National Program Awardees in four areas , including the
National African American Recognition Award (NAARA), National Hispanic Recognition Award
(NHRA), the National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA), and the National Indigenous Award
(NIA). You can find these names at the bottom of this message. We also want to highlight that Ola
had seven graduates from the class of 2023 who were announced as having earned the Georgia
Department of Education Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish. This week, we want to highlight Ms. Bain's
classes, on being named our Classroom of The Week.
Class of 2024, join the Ola counselors for an informational evening on the next steps for seniors. This
will be held in the commons at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, August 29. Speaking of our counselors, they are
searching for more Ola Ambassadors in grades 10-12 who assist the school and students in many
ways. If you are interested, stop by the counseling to pick up a packet of information.
In Athletics news, Ola Softball had big region wins at Jones County and Eagles Landing. Ola's
Volleyball program saw wins against Dutchtown, Stockbridge, and McDonough. Our Cross Country
program was in action at the Patriot Invitational hosted by Strong Rock, and the Lady Mustangs
came home with a 1st place finish. On Friday, the Mustangs defeated the Luella Lions in football 49-
14 with a great 2-0 start. Congrats to Maddie Eldridge from Ola's Cheerleading program, as she is
this week's Athlete of the Week. You can see this, upcoming events, and all other athletic news in
the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
The Career and Technical Department at Ola High School will hold its annual interview fair next
month. This year, the Mock Interview Fair will be held on September 13 and September 14 in the
OHS Media Center from 8:15 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. If you want to volunteer to provide an interview
experience, please email Joey Dinino (jdinino@henry.k12.ga.us).
Picture day for all students is this Wednesday, August 30. This week, we had an average attendance
of 93.8% for our students, which is down almost 2% from last week.
Finally, if you or a business would like to be a partner in education, please check out the link for
great ways to connect with Ola High School. [Partners in Education link] That wraps up the Mustang
Message. Be sure to stay up to date with all the happenings of Ola on Facebook and Twitter, and
until next time, say it out loud with me. We are Ola! 

Mustang Message – August 20, 2023
Week 4
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your
weekly Mustang Message! It's been a busy week for the Mustangs. We have some important
information for the Class of 2024, as it's time for our first senior parent night opportunity of the
year. On Tuesday, August 29, at 6:30, seniors can come to hear an informational session on the
next steps so that our Mustangs are ready for life beyond high school. Picture day for all students
is coming up on Wednesday, August 30.
In Athletics news, Ola's Cross Country started their season with a 5th place finish at the Into the
Trail Invitational hosted by Locust Grove. Our Lady Mustang Softball team took their first loss
traveling down to Houston County but quickly bounced back, opening up region play with two
wins over Warner Robins. Ola's Volleyball team swept Heritage and Mays to begin the week and
then split their matches against Luella and Locust Grove. The Mustangs defeated Griffin 31-0 in
football to start the regular season. We will travel to Luella on Friday to take on the Lions. This
week softball will take on region rival Jones County and Eagles Landing. Ola's volleyball will
take on Dutchtown, Stockbridge, and Eagles Landing Academy this week. Congratulations to
Malik Love from our football program, as he is spotlighted as Ola's Athlete of the Week. You
can see this and all other athletic news in the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
The Career and Technical Department at Ola High School will hold its annual interview fair next
month. This year the Mock Interview Fair will be held on September 13 and September 14 in the
OHS Media Center from 8:15 am -3:05 pm. If you want to volunteer to provide an interview
experience, please email Joey Dinino (jdinino@henry.k12.ga.us). We also want to highlight
another way of engaging with our community through our Partners in Education program. If you
or a business would like to be a partner in education, please check out the link for great ways to
connect with Ola High School. [Partners in Education link]
Ola's theme for the school year is Engagement Always, In All Ways. We've shared some of the
many ways we are engaging our students, staff, and community. This week we want to highlight
Ms. Lawler's classes, on being named our Classroom of The Week. Finally, this week we had an
average attendance of 95.5% for our students. This is a great start, but we can go higher. Please
continue talking with your Mustangs about the importance of being on time and present daily!
We have wrapped up Ola's Local School Council election, and we want to congratulate Ms. Kim
Baggett and Ms. Amanda Beck on their recent appointment to our local school council. That
wraps up the Mustang Message, be sure to stay up to date with all the happenings of Ola on
Facebook and Twitter, and until next time, say it loud with me. We are Ola!

Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly
Mustang Message! It was a great first full week of school here in the Olaverse. This past week Ola's VEX
Robotics team competed in Minnesota at the Mall of America Vex Signature event. Ola High School's
team 5203G showed up and showed out! They finished qualifiers ranked 13th, were a part of the #6 seed
alliance in the elimination bracket, finished 3rd in the Skills Challenge, and won the design award!
Congrats to Jayla Brown, Sebastian Cedeno, Katherine Mangual, Conner Middlebrooks, Makenzie
Middlebrooks, Asha Pandya, Karina Pandya, Dustin Pouliot, and Carson Schmitt. In other news, congrats
to Ola's Olivia Summey, as she was presented the President's Volunteer Service Award for her many
hours of service to the Ola community and her work in the arts! Olivia indeed leads by example and
embodies the Ola Way each day.
The Career and Technical Department at Ola High School will hold its annual interview fair next month.
This year the Mock Interview Fair will be held on September 13 and September 14 in the OHS Media
Center from 8:15 am -3:05 pm. If you want to volunteer to provide an interview experience, please email
Joey Dinino (jdinino@henry.k12.ga.us). There is also an interest meeting if your Mustang is interested in
traveling to Germany, Switzerland, and Austria this spring; please plan to attend the meeting at 6:30 on
Thursday, August 17, in room 121.
In Athletics news, we are off and running with our fall sports programs. Ola's softball is off to a great start
at 4-0; Ola's volleyball team also starts great with a 3-1 record. Friday night, we opened our football
season with a scrimmage against McDonough High. The Mustangs won 36-22 in a packed-out stadium.
Ola's cross-country team will open its season this Saturday at Locust Grove. This week we have a home
softball game against Warner Robins on Thursday. We will cap the week with our first game of the
football season, hosting Griffin at 7:30. Salem Church will host the community tailgate starting at 5:00
pm down in the Holler. Ola's weekly Athletic Newsletter is up and running, and we want to highlight our
Athlete of the Week. Congrats to Gracie Whitfield on our softball team. You can see this and all other
athletic news in the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
Ola's theme for the school year is Engagement Always, In All Ways. We've shared some of the many
ways we are engaging our students, staff, and community. This week we want to highlight Dr. Pandya's
classes, on being named our Classroom of The Week. Finally, this week we had an average attendance of
96.5% of our students. This is a great start, but we can go higher. Please continue talking with your
Mustangs about the importance of being on time and present daily!
It's time for Ola High School's Local School Council election. Voting will open tomorrow and conclude
on Friday, August 18. Please see this link to vote, and you can also vote on Ola's home page. Click Here
to Vote . As always, be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and
Facebook. Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!

Mustang Message – August 6, 2023
Week 2
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly Mustang
Message! We had a great first few days of school and are excited to see our Mustangs back on campus. In academic
news, this year, as we work to Engage Always, In All Ways, we will be engaging with each student and parent by
providing a weekly email that gives grade updates and also allows for each teacher to provide individual
information, celebrate achievements and ways to continue to communicate important information. Be on the lookout
each Friday for this email from Mr. Caldwell, Ola's Graduation Coach. I also want to congratulate Ola's Kendrii
Emmanuel McClain on his induction into the National Society for High School Scholars (NSHSS). Kendrii is being
recognized for his superior academic achievements at Ola High School.
We ended the week with two social events for our students. Friday morning, we had our first Senior Sunrise and saw
over one hundred students show up, watch the sun come up, enjoy breakfast and paint their hands on the Class of
2024 banner. We ended Friday night with an ice cream social for all of Mustangs to see many clubs, organizations,
and sports we offer. It was a great way to end the first week of school.
In Athletics, Ola Softball got our fall sports off and running with games Friday and Saturday. Ola softball defeated
Oconee County and McIntosh, and we want to congratulate Coach Kicklighter on his 200 career win! Our softball
will have home games on Tuesday and Thursday. Ola's volleyball program will kick up its season with away games
on Tuesday and Thursday. This Friday, we will have our first home football game at 7:30 against McDonough High,
and there will be a community tailgate down in the Hollar starting at 5 pm. Ola's athletic newsletter will start next
Sunday!
We want also to share how we are engaging our students and community to help provide information on all the
clubs, organizations, and opportunities we offer our students. We have created a series of video links highlighting all
that Ola has. Viewing these videos, you can also meet the administration, counseling, and support teams. Check out
the clubs by clicking here; Meet the team by clicking here, and you can also view our cell phone procedures
by clicking here. We are also working to engage our alumni through our Always a Mustang Alumni organization.
We will have this up on our website and social media platforms soon.
As we start week 2, here are some important reminders. Traffic is settling down, and we are seeing more consistent
on-time arrivals by car and bus. We will continue to push for each student to be present and on time each day so we
can engage our Mustangs in the classroom and the building. When dropping off students, please continue to drop at
the front curb and be ready to drop & go! All students who are picked up at the end of the day must be picked up in
the front of the school. Students will not be permitted to walk across the parking lot and load on Mustang Alley.
We will continue to accept nominations for our Local School Council until August 11. Our Local School Council
serves in an advisory role to Ola High School. The Local School Council election will begin the week of August 14
and end on Friday, August 18. Elections will occur on our school home page. To be considered, you must be the
parent of a student enrolled at Ola High School and willing to attend training and monthly meetings throughout the
year. Nominations will remain open until Friday, August 11. If you are interested in joining our local school council,
please visit our website and fill out the Local School Council Nomination Form.
Finally, we will post our daily announcements by our Good Morning Ola team of students on Twitter, and as
always, be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Until next time, say
it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis
Principal, Ola High Sch

Mustang Message - Sunday, July 30, 2023
Week 1
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly Mustang
Message! We are excited to get the year started. Our first day of school is Wednesday, August 2. We will hold
an open house tomorrow from 12-3. Students will be able to access their schedules on Monday through Infinite
Campus, and we will also have paper copies available in the commons area. This year, our staff and student's
theme is Engagement Always, In All Ways. We will work to engage our students, staff, and families and
continue enhancing the connectivity we've always shared here. Our teachers will engage our students and
guide and support them through meaningful learning opportunities to prepare them to be productive members
of our global society.
A focus for engaging students that is critical to their success is their attendance. Our teachers are busy
preparing lessons that will provide rigorous learning experiences, and we need our students to be present each
day. Parents, we are asking that you have a conversation with your Mustang about the critical need for students
to be present and on time for classes each day so that we can engage in ways that will prepare them to be
productive citizens accountable in future jobs and career opportunities. Please know that traffic will be heavy
the first few days of school, and students should plan to arrive early and also be sure to review bus pickup time
with your Mustang.
One way to ensure we engage our learners and reduce distractions will be to put devices away during
instruction. Please look at this video produced by Ola's theater students regarding our cell phone procedures
during learning. (Click Here). Also, each family must have their information updated on the Be Ready Day
One site for Henry County Schools. If you have not done so, please take a moment to visit the checklist needed
to start the school year. You can find this link on our school website or by clicking here. (HCS Flyer)
We will end the week with a showcase event Friday evening sponsored by our Student Government
Association. Clubs, organizations, and fun activities will help get students involved and engaged here at OHS.
The event will be from 5:00 until 8:00, and we will have Barry Mangos available for purchase.
We will continue to accept nominations for our Local School Council until August 11. Our Local School
Council serves in an advisory role to Ola High School. The Local School Council election will begin the week
of August 14 and end on Friday, August 18. Elections will occur on our school home page. To be considered,
you must be the parent of a student enrolled at Ola High School and willing to attend training and monthly
meetings throughout the year. Nominations will be open starting today and will remain open until Friday, July
28. If you are interested in joining our local school council, please visit our website and fill out the Local
School Council Nomination Form.
Also, parking applications are now being accepted for this school year. You can find everything on our school
website (Click Here). I want to close by welcoming all rising 9th-grade families to Ola High School. Each
week you will receive a call on Sundays around 6:00 pm, where we provide information and highlight
successes we've had for the week. An electronic copy of the message will also go to your email. We look
forward to a great year, and as always, be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on
Twitter and Facebook. Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis
Principal, Ola High School