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It’s great to be young and a Comet!<br />
Oakwood High School September 29, 2017<br />
Comet Courier<br />
Volume V, Issue 5<br />
Comet<br />
Calendar<br />
October 3<br />
Soccer Senior<br />
Night<br />
40th annual<br />
SWAP Day<br />
October 4<br />
Booster Club Mtg.<br />
October 6<br />
NO SCHOOL --<br />
Verm. Co. Institute<br />
October 9<br />
NO SCHOOL --<br />
Columbus Day<br />
October 11<br />
PSAT<br />
October 13<br />
End 1st Quarter<br />
October 20, 21<br />
1:40 Dismissal<br />
PT Conferences<br />
October 22<br />
No School
2<br />
Wilt, Lashuay named<br />
2018’s DAR, SAR<br />
Bailey Wilt and<br />
Garrett Lashuay<br />
are the recipients<br />
of the Good Citizens<br />
award from<br />
the Daughters of<br />
the American Revolution<br />
(DAR) and<br />
Sons of the American<br />
Revolution<br />
(SAR).<br />
These awards,<br />
some of the most<br />
prestigious at OHS, are given annually to two seniors.<br />
The awards are based on the qualities of dependability, service, leadership,<br />
and patriotism. The faculty and staff narrow the list of candidates<br />
and the senior class selects the final winner.<br />
The awards come with scholarship opportunities, speaking opportunities,<br />
banquets, and other perks.<br />
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Counseling Corner<br />
Upcoming Events:<br />
• October 4 – Illinois Wesleyan Admissions rep will be available to meet<br />
with juniors or seniors.<br />
• October 11 – All juniors will take the PSAT<br />
• October 17 – An admissions rep from Millikin University will be in the<br />
building<br />
• October 18 – Eureka College will send an admissions rep to OHS.<br />
PT conferences<br />
coming<br />
Oct. 18, 19<br />
OHS will hold parent-teacher<br />
conferences on October 18 and<br />
19, from 4 to 7 p.m. We hope you<br />
will take advantage of the opportunity<br />
and schedule appointments<br />
with one or all of your child’s<br />
(childrens’) teachers.<br />
This year’s PT conferences<br />
will be held on Wednesday and<br />
Thursday. There is no school on<br />
October 20.<br />
Hopefully, the conference will<br />
allow teachers and parents to<br />
meet and discuss the progress of<br />
the student. At this time, you will<br />
be able to voice any concern you<br />
might have about your child’s<br />
welfare.<br />
To schedule a meeting closer<br />
to conference time, please go<br />
to our website www.oakwood.<br />
k12.il.us and click on the Parent<br />
Teacher Conference link located<br />
at the bottom left hand corner. If<br />
you do not have computer access<br />
please call the office by October<br />
18. If a teacher wishes to schedule<br />
a conference with you, you<br />
will be notified.<br />
Parents can order school photos online<br />
Parents who would like to order<br />
school photos can do so by visiting<br />
the website simplypeoplepics.com,<br />
Shairon Richardson took the photos<br />
on August 30 and September 7.<br />
The photos will be used for the<br />
yearbooks and for student identification<br />
cards.<br />
The students will use the ID cards<br />
in the school lunch line and to get<br />
into athletic events.<br />
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Juniors will take<br />
PSAT on October 11<br />
All juniors will be taking the PSAT exam on October<br />
11. The Preliminary SAT, also known as the PSAT/<br />
NMSQT® (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying<br />
Test), is a preparatory version of the SAT exam.<br />
You can only take the PSAT once per year and if you<br />
earn a high score on the PSAT your junior year, you<br />
could qualify to receive a National Merit Scholarship<br />
-- $180 million in merit scholarships are awarded to<br />
students each year!<br />
Testing your skills in reading, writing, and math, the<br />
PSAT is 3 hours and 20 minutes long.<br />
Unlike the SAT, the highest score possible on the<br />
PSAT is 1520.<br />
Upcoming Athletic Events<br />
Sept. 29 FB Westville (A) 7 pm<br />
Sept. 30 XC Oakwood Inv. (H) 9 am<br />
Oct. 2 SOC STM (A) 4:30 pm<br />
Oct. 2 JVFB Westville (H) 6 pm<br />
Oct. 3 G/B Regional (A) 9 am<br />
Oct. 3 XC BHRA (H) 4:15 pm<br />
Oct. 3 SOC GRF (H) 4:30 pm<br />
Oct. 3 VB Hoopeston Area (A) 6 pm<br />
Oct. 4 G/G Regional (A) 9 am<br />
Oct. 5 VB SF (A) 6 pm<br />
Oct. 5 FFB BHRA (H) 6 pm<br />
Oct. 6 SOC Regional (H) 4 pm<br />
Oct. 6 FB PBL (H) 7 pm<br />
Oct. 7 G Sectional (A) 9 am<br />
Oct. 9 JVFB PBL (A) 6 pm<br />
Oct. 10 SOC Regional (A) 4:30 pm<br />
Oct. 10 XC VVC (H) 4:30 pm<br />
Oct. 10 VB Chrisman (H) 6 pm<br />
Oct. 12 VB Westville (A) 6 pm<br />
Oct. 12 FFB Tuscola (A) 6 pm<br />
Oct. 13 , 14 G State (A) TBD<br />
Oct. 13 SOC Regional (A) 10 am<br />
Oct. 13 FB GRF (H) (Sr. Night) 7 pm<br />
Oct. 14, 16 VB VC Tour. (A) TBD<br />
4th annual<br />
Paint the Field Pink<br />
Night is October 13<br />
No School on October 6 and 9<br />
The fourth annual Paint the Field Pink will be held<br />
on October 13 at Oakwood High School.<br />
While October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month,<br />
we all have family and friends that are battling different<br />
kinds of cancer. This event is held to bring awareness<br />
and support to all forms of cancer.<br />
We encourage everyone to wear PINK as a symbol<br />
of support and honor to those currently battling cancer<br />
and in remembrance of loved ones we have lost to this<br />
terrible disease.<br />
COMET Stocking caps and ear warmers, raffle baskets,<br />
a Yeti cooler raffle, and other items will be available<br />
for purchase at the game. Stocking caps are $15,<br />
ear warmers are $10. Yeti cooler raffle tickets are $5<br />
each or five for $20.<br />
Shirts from previous PTFPN will be available in limited<br />
sizes and quantity.<br />
All proceeds will go to the COMET POWER OF<br />
PINK Fund.<br />
The COMET POWER OF PINK fund was formed<br />
by lifelong friends from the OHS Class of 1993 with<br />
the intent to be able to offer a little help to families in<br />
the Oakwood School District who are battling cancer.
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Because all parents have the opportunity to view grades through TeacherEase, we<br />
will no longer be sending report cards and progress reports home via mail or email. If<br />
you have trouble accessing the website, please call the office.<br />
A parent’s guide for using TeacherEase<br />
Oakwood CUSD 76 has changed student information systems<br />
from Tyler SISK12 to TeacherEase.<br />
Here is a link to login to TeacherEase:<br />
https://www.teacherease.com/common/login.aspx<br />
Parents will need a valid email address on file and if your<br />
email address was transferred to TeacherEase, you should<br />
have received a Welcome Email with your login information.<br />
Please contact OHS if you did not receive an email because<br />
your correct email is most likely not in our new system.<br />
You may also use the forgot password link by clicking<br />
and entering your email address. If your email address is not<br />
in the system, please contact OHS to get it added.<br />
TeacherEase is accessible from any computer, laptop, tablet,<br />
or smartphone. Parents (and students!) can easily access<br />
many different items:<br />
-- Grades<br />
-- Missing assignments<br />
-- Upcoming assignments<br />
-- Attendance, including tardies<br />
-- Discipline<br />
-- Lunch balances<br />
-- Calendar<br />
There is also a Digital Locker feature which includes documents<br />
sent home by the office or teachers. It can be found<br />
under the Communicate tab.<br />
Homecoming 2018 is September 21