October 2018 – The Orme School

Students spend weekend at Chaco Canyon

October 31, 2018 / Paula Morris / Culture Credits & Trips, School News / 1 Comment

Orme History and English teacher Steve Hall led a student camping trip to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico last weekend. Eight students had a unique opportunity to explore and study those famous prehistoric Pueblo ruins and history. Although the temperatures dipped a little at night, students enjoyed hiking and biking during the day. Mr. Hall […]

AP students are busy in Orme’s science labs

October 18, 2018 / Paula Morris / School News / No Comments

Veteran science teacher Sylvia Strobel’s AP Chemistry and AP Biology classes have been working hard this fall and taking on some very interesting lab projects. AP Biology students learned about cell membrane structure and function, and completed an osmosis & diffusion lab. They looked at the rate vs concentration of solutes and solvents. In […]

Orme fall Mini-Caravan

October 4, 2018 / Paula Morris / Caravan, Culture Credits & Trips, School News / 3 Comments

Much like Orme Caravans of the past, from September 28-30, the entire school community of students and faculty traveled en masse for a mini-Caravan adventure to Roosevelt Lake near Payson, Arizona. During the weekend, everyone hiked to the top of Mount Ord (see photo below). Caravan co-coordinator Steve Hall stated that the trip provided students […]