Welcome Back, Tigers!
Principal’s Message
Welcome to the 2017-18 school year! Our goal at Orange Center Elementary School is to provide a safe and intellectually challenging environment that will empower students to become innovative thinkers, creative problem solvers and inspired learners.
Orange Center students and staff strive to be respectful, responsible and build positive relationships with others. High academic standards and responsible citizenship are the foundation of our school. It is with pride that we continue to hold these high standards. We are very excited to have earned the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Gold medal at the culmination of the 2016-17 school year. We look forward to continuing the student support offered through our strong district wide behavior intervention support program.
Orange Center School District is determined to increase the academic achievement of all students, maintain highly qualified teachers, ensure that all students have access to standards-aligned curriculum and exposure to 21st-century skills through the use of technology, and to increase parent and community participation in school activities.
It is my belief that all students have the right to a rigorous education in a safe and inviting school environment. I believe that it is our responsibility to provide students with the tools that they need to be successful in the future.
The Orange Center School District will continue to increase the use of technology and the implementation of the Common Core State Standards throughout the academic school year. It is our goal to provide meaningful opportunities to students that will assist them in developing their leadership abilities and their creativity.
Together, the faculty has established core values that we are committed to uphold and model. We will be leaders: We will be effective communicators and visionaries, and we will be flexible. We will be educators: We will be knowledgeable in our craft; we will be professional, resourceful and caring. We will be lifelong learners: We will be attentive, responsible, engaged and enthusiastic. We will be community members: We will be invested, concerned and involved.
I look forward to providing extensive learning opportunities and support for all Orange Center students!
Remember...If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want go far, go together !! Go Tigers!!
Respectfully,
Terry M. Hirschfield Superintendent/Principal
