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Oakwood High School October 27, 2017<br />
Comet<br />
Calendar<br />
October 30<br />
Girls BB Practice<br />
Begins<br />
It’s great to be young and a Comet!<br />
Comet Courier<br />
Volume V, Issue 7<br />
November 1<br />
Student Council<br />
Blood Drive<br />
November 1<br />
Booster Club<br />
November 2<br />
Financial Aid Night<br />
November 6<br />
BBB, Wrestling<br />
Practices Begin<br />
November 8<br />
Fall Athletic<br />
Banquet<br />
November 10<br />
Comet Madness<br />
November 15<br />
School Board<br />
Regional, VVC & County<br />
Champs!<br />
Congratulations to the Comet volleyball team for winning the Regional last nighr.<br />
Earlier in October, they won the Vermilion County tournament for the fourth straight<br />
year AND were co-champs of the Vermilion Valley Conference.<br />
Members of the team are, front row, from left, Brenna Durst and Kelsey Blackford.<br />
Second row, Kiley Neuman, McKenzie Doan, Jadyn Turner, and Bri Hafner.<br />
Back row, Coach Black, Aaliyah Denius, Alyssa Romito, Katelyn Young, Paiton Frerichs,<br />
Kerrigan Schafer, Alissa Hendrickson, and Coach Anderson.<br />
Miss Illinois comes home to OHS<br />
Miss Illinois, Abby Foster, spoke to the Comets<br />
on October 24 in a Homeroom assembly.<br />
Foster is a 2015 OHS graduate and is making<br />
appearances all over Illinois in her role as Miss<br />
Illinois. She spoke about overcoming challenges<br />
and how being from a small school should<br />
not hold you back from your goals.<br />
Following her speech she answered questions,<br />
talked about the Miss Illinois pageant to<br />
the girls and then took photos with students and<br />
staff.<br />
After speaking at OHS, Foster also spoke at<br />
OGS and OJHS.
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Upcoming Athletic Events<br />
Oct. 28 XC Sectional (A) 10 am<br />
Oct. 30 GBB Practice Begins<br />
Oct. 30 VB Sectional (A) 5:30 pm<br />
Nov. 1 VB Sectional (A) 6 pm<br />
Nov. 3 VB Super-Sectional (A) 7 pm<br />
Nov. 4 XC State (A) 10 am<br />
Nov. 6 WR Practice Begins<br />
Nov. 6 BBB Practice Begins<br />
Nov. 10 VB State (A) TBA<br />
Nov. 10 Comet Madness<br />
Nov. 11 VB State (A) TBA<br />
Nov. 13 GBB Arcola (H) 6 pm<br />
Nov. 14 GBB Judah Chr. (A) 6 pm<br />
Nov. 17-24 GBB Comet Classic<br />
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Student Council sponsors blood drive<br />
Did you know that by<br />
donating blood you could<br />
potentially save the lives<br />
of up to three people?<br />
Also, did you know that<br />
by donating blood you<br />
could contribute to a<br />
scholarship program for<br />
graduating students?<br />
OHS’ Student Council<br />
and the Community<br />
Blood Services of Illinois<br />
The Oakwood Area Food Pantry<br />
would like to encourage your family<br />
to participate in the 4th OAFP Turkey<br />
Trot 5K on Thanksgiving.<br />
The race will start at 9 a.m., race<br />
day registration or packet pickup<br />
begins at 8 a.m. There will be trophies<br />
for the top three runners in the<br />
Adult, Senior and Child divisions.<br />
will host a blood drive in<br />
the high school gymnasium<br />
on Wed., Nov. 1 from<br />
9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.<br />
Our goal for the drive is<br />
to collect at least 40 pints<br />
of blood. This could save<br />
the lives of 120 people.<br />
Additionally, CBSI will<br />
donate $250 to a scholarship<br />
fund that will be<br />
awarded to an OHS graduating<br />
senior at the end<br />
of the year if we collect a<br />
minimum of 20 donations.<br />
Every donation beyond<br />
that will contribute another<br />
$1 to the fund.<br />
General requirements<br />
for donating blood are the<br />
individual must be at least<br />
17 years old (16 years with<br />
parental consent form),<br />
weigh 110 pounds, have<br />
eaten breakfast/lunch, be<br />
well hydrated, and not<br />
have donated blood within<br />
the last 56 days. For a<br />
complete list of requirements,<br />
visit www.bloodservices.org.<br />
If you would like to donate,<br />
contact Teresa Cooper<br />
at 354-2358 or coopert@oakwood76.org<br />
to<br />
make an appointment.<br />
Oakwood food pantry to host Turkey Trot 5K<br />
Special medals will be issued (i.e.<br />
costume winners, furthest traveled,<br />
etc.).<br />
To register or donate, go to www.<br />
feedoakwood.myevent.com.<br />
Take pictures with our giant inflatable<br />
turkey! Buy freshly baked<br />
goods to benefit the pantry!<br />
Counseling Corner<br />
Upcoming Events:<br />
• October 26 – Ball State University admissions rep<br />
• November 2 – Tricoci University of Beauty Culture<br />
admissions rep<br />
• November 3 – SIU-E admissions rep<br />
• November 14 – ASVAB Testing for juniors and<br />
seniors will be offered.<br />
-- On November 2, OHS will host a Financial Aid/<br />
FAFSA Completion Night from 6-8 pm. A representative<br />
from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission<br />
will explain the differences between grants, scholarships<br />
and loans and much more in the library at 6 p.m.<br />
Afterwards, the computer labs will be open for any<br />
students/parents who would like to complete their FAF-<br />
SA and/or need help doing so.<br />
Engage Educate Empower
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Comet Classic basketball<br />
action returns for 31st year!<br />
The Comet Classic girls basketball<br />
tournament will return to OHS<br />
this November for the 31st consecutive<br />
year!<br />
The tournament was started back<br />
in 1987 and has gone through a variety<br />
of formats over the years.<br />
The teams in the tournament are:<br />
Oakwood, Chrisman, Blue Ridge,<br />
Hoopeston Area, Georgetown-<br />
Ridge Farm, Judah Christian, Rantoul,<br />
returning-champion Tri-County,<br />
University High, and Westville.<br />
Comet Madness is coming<br />
The boys basketball team will be hosting Comet Madness at 6 p.m. on<br />
November 10 in the OHS gym.<br />
The evening will include introductions and a preview of the winter athletic<br />
teams. The wrestlers, cheerleaders, Comettes, and girls basketball<br />
teams will be introduced.<br />
Both of the basketball teams will hold a scrimmage that night.<br />
Admission price will be $2 per student and $3 per adult. No passes will<br />
be accepted.<br />
The tentative schedule for the evening is:<br />
6:00 -- Wrestling Introductions<br />
6:10 -- Comette Performance<br />
6:20 -- Girls Basketball Scrimmage<br />
7:00 -- Cheerleader Introductions<br />
7:10 -- Boys Basketball Scrimmage<br />
Art looking for bottle caps<br />
In Art we like to practice Upcycling.<br />
Upcycling is the reuse of discarded<br />
objects or material in such a way<br />
as to create a product of a higher<br />
quality or value than the original.<br />
The Art Room is in need of your<br />
bottle caps for future projects. We<br />
will take any plastic caps: Soda bottle<br />
caps, Gatorade, water bottles and<br />
more!<br />
We will take as many as you have<br />
whether it be 5 or 50.<br />
Follow us on Twitter -- @OakHS76<br />
XC runners<br />
finishing strong<br />
The OSF cross country program<br />
is winding down their season with<br />
three runners qualifying for tomorrow’s<br />
Sectional meet in Carlinville.<br />
Those three are pictured above<br />
with Coach Ehrett. From left to right,<br />
are Andy Hohn, Aubrey Wells, and<br />
Cameron Helka. The three qualified<br />
out of the STM Regional.<br />
Earlier last week, three Comets<br />
earned All-Vermilion County cross<br />
country honors. Their picture is below.<br />
From left, Hohn (7th), Autumn<br />
Laski (7th), and Helka (2nd).
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Club Corner<br />
ART CLUB<br />
Carving pumpkins to get ready<br />
for Halloween.<br />
SCIENCE CLUB<br />
Working on Bloxels.<br />
PC CLUB<br />
Mrs. Esteves and Ms. Baumeister are interested in starting a new club<br />
that will promote social awareness, understanding, and unity called the<br />
POSITIVE COMETS or PC. If you are interested in joining, see either<br />
staff member.<br />
Read the Oakwood Times at OakwoodDailyTimes.com
Oakwood High School<br />
1 st Quarter Honor Roll<br />
2017-2018<br />
High Honors<br />
9 th Grade<br />
Ricci Arcay<br />
Dylan Bensyl<br />
Titus Berner<br />
Hunter Boyer<br />
Jalynn Bugaj<br />
Aaliyah Denius<br />
Koby Fletcher<br />
Brooke Fultz<br />
Timberlyn Hess<br />
Ethan Hickman<br />
Elizabeth Hundley<br />
Haylee Lake<br />
Kacie Lappin<br />
Madelyn Miller<br />
Mia Nash<br />
Isaiah Ruch<br />
Reed Sperry<br />
Maddison Talbert<br />
Logen Vargas<br />
Gavin Vogel<br />
Thomas Welch<br />
Brevin Wells<br />
Lilly White<br />
Nathan Wright<br />
Graycen Young<br />
10 th Grade<br />
Kade Anderson<br />
Anniston Brant<br />
Grace Hance<br />
Caleb Lashuay<br />
Skylar MacKiewicz<br />
Codey McMahon<br />
Raegen Morman<br />
Alyssa Romito<br />
Riley Walker<br />
Aubrey Wells<br />
Luke White<br />
Marci Wilt<br />
Halley Woods<br />
Madeline Woods<br />
11 th Grade<br />
Katelyn Blankenship<br />
Dawn Brown<br />
Andrew Cook<br />
Karolina Howie<br />
Hadiya Jagroop<br />
Gracie Machin<br />
Kylie Neuman<br />
Montanna Ross<br />
Samantha Wiese<br />
12 th Grade<br />
Shelby Acord<br />
Kelsey Blackford<br />
Jarrett Divan<br />
Brenna Durst<br />
Jenna Ford<br />
Danielle Fultz<br />
Haley Hendrickson<br />
Garrett Lashuay<br />
Autumn Laski<br />
Sloan Morton<br />
Ashley Pascual<br />
Kiara Petticrew<br />
Emily Simonich<br />
Savanah Sollars<br />
Shaelyn Turner<br />
Haley Ward<br />
Lane Warren<br />
Ashley-Joy Webb<br />
Bailey Wilt<br />
Evan Young<br />
Honors<br />
9 th Grade<br />
Landon Ajster<br />
Lane Bensyl<br />
McKenzie Ellerkamp<br />
D Funkhouser-Strawser<br />
Travis Goodner<br />
Breanna Hendrickson<br />
Logen Hoshauer<br />
Brady Howard<br />
Samuel Howie<br />
Ceira Johnson<br />
Olivia McArty<br />
Blaine McCord<br />
Emma Morman<br />
Shelby Mosay<br />
Deven Newton<br />
Tiffany Paris<br />
Tucker Pierce<br />
Gage Reed<br />
Eli Ronk<br />
Shelby Smiley<br />
Jacob Spear<br />
Jacob Tiffin<br />
Cayden Wells<br />
Aryton Winkler<br />
10 th Grade<br />
Rebecca Anderson<br />
Ashley Audo<br />
Dylanee Baker<br />
Maecii Barabas<br />
Hannah Brandenburg<br />
Wyatt Dicken<br />
Noah Gentzsch<br />
Elijah Harden<br />
Mkenna Henry<br />
Alyssa Hosler<br />
Allison Jones<br />
Morgan Jones<br />
Jasmine Makowski<br />
Christopher Mann<br />
Madyson Moore<br />
Rheanna Ollis<br />
Abigail Peace<br />
Allie Plotner<br />
Jackson Powell<br />
Katherine Thompson<br />
Grady Trees<br />
Madison Wells<br />
Katelyn Young<br />
11 th Grade<br />
Mason Ajster<br />
Antonio Carrion<br />
Hanna Cawley<br />
Rachel Cyphers<br />
Savannah Dalbey<br />
Paiton Frerichs<br />
Nicholas Grubb<br />
Brianne Hafner<br />
Cameron Helka<br />
Mira Muller<br />
Alissa Nixon<br />
Brian Reagan<br />
Kerrigan Shafer<br />
Dalton Stimac<br />
Jadyn Turner<br />
Lillyan Woodard<br />
12 th Grade<br />
Austin Audo<br />
Savana Barabas<br />
Zachary Beld<br />
Jessica Carlton<br />
Joshua Coburn<br />
Justin Davis<br />
Ren Dazey<br />
Reagan Gonzalez<br />
Kheagyn Gritten<br />
Gavin Jarling<br />
Grant Lallathin<br />
Travis Peak<br />
Kendra Peterson<br />
Kendra Pundt<br />
Jazmine Rodiguez<br />
Jaydon Rose<br />
Delaney Turner<br />
Olivia Turner<br />
Chase Vinson<br />
Cameron Wise<br />
Aaron Wright
OHS INTERNATIONAL CLUB<br />
PRESENTS A<br />
PALLET PAINTING PARTY<br />
2018 EUROPE TRIP FUNDRAISER!<br />
COME ENJOY AN EVENING WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND LEARN TO PAINT YOUR<br />
OWN PALLET ART! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED, JUST COME HAVE FUN!<br />
FRIDAY, November 3rd<br />
7-9PM<br />
WHERE: OAKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL<br />
$25 PER GUEST<br />
ALL ART SUPPLIES AND 3 BOARDS PROVIDED!<br />
(ADDITIONAL BOARDS MAY BE PURCHASED FOR $2 THAT NIGHT)<br />
*SPACE IS LIMITED. PLEASE EMAIL wienkes@oakwood76.org to register BY<br />
NOVEMBER 1ST
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