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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 />

Comet Courier 09-29-17<br />

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 />

Engage Educate Empower


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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

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