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Oakwood High School January 17, 2020
Comet Courier
Comet
Calendar
January 20
MLK Day
No School
January 30
Wrestling
Senior Night
January 31
OJHS Night
It’s great to be young and a Comet!
Volume VII, Issue 12
Wrestling takes invitational title
February 3
Girls Basketball
Senior Night
February 5
Booster Club Mtg.
February 7
11:30 Dismissal
February 8
Sadie Hawkins
Dance
February 14
Student Council
Blood Drive
The OSF wrestling team claimed the championship of the Skull and Crossbones
Invitational on December 21. Members of the team are, back row, Case Kopacz,
Ben Jessup, Connor Hutson, Thomas Lay, Colby Smiley, Caleb Lashuay, Jack Carey,
Caide Borden, Josh Miller, Coach Bott, and Coach Ivey. Kneeling, Coach Glosser,
Joseph Lashuay, Blake Barney, Reef Pacot, Tate Johnson. Front row, Gage Reed.
OCEF banquet coming in March
The 13th annual OCEF banquet and
celebration will be at 6 p.m. on March 7
at Sleepy Creek Vineyards.
The OCEF offers three scholarships
and many teacher grants each year. They
have also helped fund technology improvements
in all three buildings, including
a 1:1 Chromebook ratio for every student
4th grade and up in the district.
The OCEF would love to have your
support and you can help them out by
coming to the celebration and enjoying
an evening of food and music.
Admission for the night is $25 per person.
You can get a ticket by contacting a
member of the OCEF or by contacting
one of the schools or the unit office.
The food will be provided by Encore
Catering and the music will be provided
by the Live Jukebox Show with Comet
alum David Howie.
All proceeds from the night will directly
benefit the students and faculty of
Oakwood CUSD #76.

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Plotner named Comet of the Month
Howie honored for Bravery; Anderson is top athlete
The OHS Student Recognition
Committee has
chosen Allie Plotner to be
the January Student of the
Month.
Plotner is an honor roll
student and is active in
Student Council.
She is a four-year member
of the cheerleading
squads and recently was
named to the ICCA All-
State cheer team.
Junior Sam Howie is
the winner of the Character
Trait Award for Bravery.
Howie is active in soccer
and basketball. He is
good-natured and friendly
Allie
Plotner
Sam
Howie
Kimbro earns January staff member of the month
Mrs. Michelle Kimbro has
been chosen as the January Staff
Member of the Month.
Kimbro has served as the district’s
Curriculum Coordinator
for the last 11 years, overseeing
the many grants and title monies
that the district receives.
“She is a tremendous support
for new and veteran teachers,”
said Ms. Teresa Cooper. “She
is faultless at helping us get the
materials we need for our lessons.
She is also a great resource
for developing new curriculum,
to everyone in the building.
Senior Kade Anderson
was named the January
Athlete of the Month.
Anderson is a four-year
member of both the football
and basketball teams,
Kade
Anderson
providing leadership and
hustle to both squads.
whether it is using tried and true
methods or developing methods
that are innovative and full of
surprises.”
Before moving in to administration
in 2008, she was an English
teacher at OHS for 14 years.
“She has taken her love of
teaching into administration,”
said Mr. Tim Lee, “that makes
her great at what she does.”
Mrs. Kimbro poses with the
honorary ‘O’ after being named
January Staff Member of the
Month.
Engage Educate Empower

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OJHS Night is January 31 at OHS
The Oakwood Junior High School
athletes will be honored on the court
at halftime of the boys basketball
games on Friday, January 31.
The OJHS athletes will get in free
that night and will be announced
along with their coaches.
This is a great opportunity for the
next generation of Comets to see the
high school and get a feel for the excitement
of a high school game.
OJHS to have Super Bowl fundraiser
The Oakwood Junior High School Parent Team will be selling sub
sandwiches for pick up for Super Bowl Sunday. The subs can be picked
up from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, February 1 at OJHS.
Each sub will come with chips and a cookie and cost $7. You can order
a variety of sandwiches. Orders will be accepted until January 24.
All of the proceeds will go to the OJHS Boosters and will support
learning opportunities for the students.
An order form is attached to this newsletter.
Upcoming Athletic Events
Jan. 18 BBB Verm. Co. Tour. (A) 6:45 pm
Jan. 19 CH Oak Forest Inv. (A) TBA
Jan. 20 GBB Verm. Co. Tour. (A) 8 pm
Jan. 21 WR Westville, HA (H) 6 pm
Jan. 21 BBB Verm. Co. Tour. (A) 6:30 pm
Jan. 22 GBB Verm. Co. Tour. (A) 6:30 pm
Jan. 23 WR Rantoul (H) 6 pm
Jan. 23 BBB Verm. Co. Tour. (A) 8 pm
Jan. 24 GBB Verm. Co. Tour. (A) TBD
Jan. 25 WR LeRoy (A) 9 am
Jan. 25 CH Verm. Co. Comp. (A) 10 am
Jan. 25 FSBB Unity (A) 10 am
Jan. 25 BBB Verm. Co. Tour. (A) TBD
Jan. 27 GBB Chrisman (H) 6 pm
Jan. 28 WR No. Verm. (H) 5:30 pm
Jan. 28 BBB Armstrong (A) 6 pm
Jan. 30 WR BHRA (H) 6 pm
Jan. 30 GBB Westville (A) 6 pm
Jan. 30 FSBB Westville (H-OGS) 6 pm
Jan. 31 WR Litchfield Inv. (A) 6 pm
Jan. 31 BBB Milford (H) 6 pm
Feb. 1 WR Litchfield Inv. (A) 9 am
Feb. 1 CH IHSA Sectional (A) 9 am
Feb. 3 GBB GRF (H) 6 pm
Feb. 4 BBB Hoop. Area (A) 6 pm
Feb. 6 GBB Schlarman (A) 6 pm
Feb. 6 FSBB BHRA (A) 6 pm
5Essentials Survey is
open to parents
A student survey will be administered at your child’s
school called the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. Students
in grade 6 through 12 will participate in the survey. This
is the seventh year the Illinois State Board of Education
will implement this survey across the state.
This survey is based on 20 years of research at the
University of Chicago. It asks students about their experiences
in school, giving school leaders critical student
input to help develop school improvement plans.
Parents across Illinois will have an opportunity to
participate in the 5th annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials
Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed
picture of the inner workings of your school.
Please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/
illinois/?target_name=parent to begin. Parent surveys
need to be completed by February 14, 2020.
With nearly a month left in the survey window, only
about 1% of Oakwood parents had filled out the survey.
Read the Oakwood Times every day at oakwooddailytimes.com

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County tourney starts this weekend
The Vermilion County Principals Association Basketball
Tournament will begin on Saturday and run
all of the next week culminating in the championship
games next weekend.
The girls basketball team are the three-time defending
champions and will enter the tournament as
the #1 seed.
The girls will begin tournament play on Monday
at 8 p.m. against Armstrong-Potomac. They will also
play on Wednesday, with the finals on Friday night.
The boys basketball team will open the tournament
on Saturday night at 6:45 p.m. against Armstron-Potomac.
They will also play on Tuesday and Thursday,
with the finals on Saturday night.
Counseling Corner
Upcoming Events:
January 2 - DACC scholarship application period begins. Seniors (and
dual enrollment students) can fill out a single application for numerous
DACC scholarship opportunities.
Check it out at www.dacc.edu.
January 24 - DACC scholarship presentation for senior English classes.
Here is a list of scholarships
due in January.
Keep checking the website
for more information:
*Vermilion County
Association of Educational
Office Professionals
Scholarship
*Elks Legacy Awards
*Helena Acre Home-
Grown Scholarship
*I Have a Dream
Scholarship
No School on January 20
The Vermilion County cheer competition will take
place at 10 a.m. on Sat., Jan. 25. The winners of that
competition will be announced that evening.
The OHS pep band and the Comettes will perform
on Thursday night.
OHS’ sportsmanship winners from football and
volleyball will also be introduced during the championship
games.
The VCPA has been hosting a boys tournament
since 1916. It is one of the oldest tournaments in the
state of Illinois.
The girls tournament started in 1981 and a cheerleading
champion started being named in 1975.
Scholastic
Bowl starts
The Scholastic Bowl season will
be starting soon. They have a strong
group of returning players looking
to improve on last year’s finish.
The Scholastic Bowl team is
coached by Mrs. Head and Mr. Carey
and they have a VVC match on
most Thursdays in February at 5:30
p.m., with the season culminating
with the VVC tournament, the Vermilion
County tournament, and then
the IHSA Regional.
Here is the Scholastic Bowl
schedule:
Feb. 6 @ Salt Fork
Feb. 13 @ Armstrong
Feb. 20 @ Hoop. Area
Feb. 27 Home
March 3 VVC @ Hoop.
March 5 County @ GRF
March 9 IHSA Regional

Oakwood High School
2 nd Quarter Honor Roll
2019-2020
High Honors
9 th Grade
Makenzie Bonebright
Bailey Bryan
Cristian Esquinca
Jarron Fleming
Cassandra Fugate
Lacey Harrison
Kyle McFarland
Allie Morris
Ashton Morris
Grant Powell
Kacee Sands
Audrey Schnaus
Kalie Tison
Livia Webb
Addie Wright
10 th Grade
Josey Clem
Gaven Clouse
Madison Doan
Joseph Lashuay
Austin McDaniel
Ashlynn Pinnick
Lesley Rameno
Carlie Reitz
Alaina Rothwell
11 th Grade
Ricci Arcay
Titus Berner
Jalynn Bugaj
Aaliyah Denius
Travis Goodner
Madelyn Miller
Isaiah Ruch
Brevin Wells
Lilly White
12 th Grade
Rebecca Anderson
Maecii Barabas
Hannah Brandenburg
Anniston Brant
Hannah Carson
Grace Hance
Mkenna Henry
Caleb Lashuay
Jasmine Makowski
Madyson Moore
Raegen Morman
Abigail Peace
Allie Plotner
Tannar Pouilliard
Jackson Powell
Alyssa Romito
Katherine Thompson
Grady Trees
Riley Walker
Aubrey Wells
Luke White
Marci Wilt
Madeline Woods
Katelyn Young
Honors
9 th Grade
Audrey Acord
Maria Adams
Madison Bonebright
Chase Brewer
Mikayla Cox
Mason Goodner
Madison Helka
Rylee Ludington
Connor Lunt
Rylan Manning
Doug Myers
Luke Wallace
Taylor Welch
Robby Wright
10 th Grade
Chloe Brewer
Lydia Dazey
Hannah Garrison
Natalie Garrison
Michael Gray
Grant Hance
Kailah Hosler
Cloe Johnson
Mason Lee
Joey Pankow
Jacob Paris
Alexandria Reed
Katherine Reffett
Karsen Rupp
Braeden Skoog
Reagan Stimac
Madison Stuebe
Madison Thornton
Griffin Trees
Coleton Vermillion
Andrew Witsman
11 th Grade
Dylan Bensyl
Lane Bensyl
McKenzie Ellerkamp
Koby Fletcher
Brooke Fultz
Annika Giancaspro
Timberlyn Hess
Sam Howie
Elizabeth Hundley
Samantha Kelsch
Haylee Lake
Mia Nash
Maddison Talbert
Nathan Wright
12 th Grade
Kade Anderson
Dylanee Baker
Grace Davis
Wyatt Dicken
Ethan Garrett
Elijah Harden
Madison Heaton
Alyssa Hosler
Skylar Mackiewicz
Christopher Mann
Codey McMahon
Megan Meister
Rheanna Ollis
Preciado Rodriguez
Joie Sollers
Cameryn Taylor
Christopher Winkler
Halley Woods

Oakwood High School
1st Semester Honor Roll
2019-2020
High Honors
9 th Grade
Makenzie Bonebright
Bailey Bryan
Jarron Fleming
Cassandra Fugate
Mason Goodner
Lacey Harrison
Kyle McFarland
Allie Morris
Ashton Morris
Grant Powell
Kacee Sands
Audrey Schnaus
Kalie Tison
Livia Webb
Addie Wright
10 th Grade
Josey Clem
Madison Doan
Joseph Lashuay
Katherine Lee
Austin McDaniel
Ashlynn Pinnick
Carlie Reitz
11 th Grade
Ricci Arcay
Titus Berner
Jalynn Bugaj
Aaliyah Denius
Travis Goodner
Samantha Kelsch
Madelyn Miller
Maddison Talbert
Brevin Wells
Lilly White
12 th Grade
Rebecca Anderson
Maecii Barabas
Hannah Brandenburg
Anniston Brant
Hannah Carson
Caleb Lashuay
Jasmine Makowski
Codey McMahon
Madyson Moore
Raegen Morman
Abigail Peace
Allie Plotner
Tannar Pouilliard
Jackson Powell
Alyssa Romito
Katherine Thompson
Grady Trees
Riley Walker
Aubrey Wells
Luke White
Marci Wilt
Halley Woods
Madeline Woods
Katelyn Young
Honors
9 th Grade
Maria Adams
Madison Bonebright
Chase Brewer
Mikayla Cox
Cristian Esquinca
Rylee Ludington
Connor Lunt
Rylan Manning
Kaelyn Miller
Doug Myers
Taylor Welch
10 th Grade
Beth Bland
Chloe Brewer
Gaven Clouse
Hannah Garrison
Natalie Garrison
Michael Gray
Grant Hance
Kailah Hosler
Cloe Johnson
Savannah Nevitt
Joey Pankow
Jacob Paris
Alexandria Reed
Alaina Rothwell
Devin Sanders
Braeden Skoog
Madison Stuebe
Andrew Witsman
11 th Grade
Dylan Bensyl
Lane Bensyl
Koby Fletcher
Brooke Fultz
Elizabeth Hundley
Haylee Lake
Olivia McArty
Emma Morman
Mia Nash
Isaiah Ruch
Thomas Welch
Nathan Wright
Graycen Young
12 th Grade
Dylanee Baker
Grace Davis
Ethan Garrett
Grace Hance
Elijah Harden
Madison Heaton
Mkenna Henry
Alyssa Hosler
Skylar Mackiewicz
Christopher Mann
Megan Meister
Rheanna Ollis
Preciado Rodriguez
Christopher Winkler

THE DRAGONFLY AT
SLEEPY CREEK PRESENTS
A celebration organized by the
Oakwood Community Education Foundation
All proceeds raised will directly benefit
the students and faculty of
Oakwood CUSD #76.
Food provided by Encore Catering, Inc.
Live Entertainment provided by the
Live Jukebox Show with David Howie
Admission is $25 per person, Call 217-474-1017 for tickets or
contact any OCEF Board Member to reserve your seats or to
become a sponsor today!

Super Bowl Sub Sandwiches
Oakwood Junior High School Parent Team
is selling sub sandwiches. Orders will be accepted until
January 24, 2020.
Each 6” sub sandwich will come with chips and a cookie. $7.00
Turkey Sub
Ham Sub
Ham & Turkey Combo Sub
Available with Provolone or American Cheese
Sub: Ham, Turkey, or Combo
American
Cheese
Provolone
Cheese
QTY
Total
$7 each
Name____________________Phone _______________
Payment received_______________________
Super Bowl Sub orders can be picked up at OJHS (in Back)
Saturday February 1, 2020 during the hours of 2:00 to 4:00.
The Oakwood Junior High School Boosters thank you for your support. Proceeds
are used to enhance the learning opportunities for students.
Questions about pickup can be directed to the school 217-443-2883
Lynette Morris 2174468099
Denae Hobick
Jennifer Rupp