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It’s great to be young and a Comet!
Oakwood High School March 13, 2020
Comet Courier
Volume VII, Issue 16
Comet
Calendar
Postponed
March 14, 15
Spring Play
March 16
Freshmen
Orientation
Postponed
NHS recognizes members
March 17
Winter Athletic
Awards
Postponed
March 18
PT Conference
March 18
School Board Mtg.
March 19
PT Conference
Postponed
March 19
VC Music Festival
March 20-29
Spring Break
April 1
Booster Club Mtg
April 4
VVC Art Show
Members of the National Honor Society are, back row, Isaiah Ruch, Katelyn
Young, Jackson Powell, Riley Walker, Caleb Lashuay, Aaliyah Denius, Katie Thompson,
Alyssa Romito, and Titus Berner. In the middle row are Brevin Wells, Madison
Heaton, Mady Moore, Anniston Brant, Skylar Mackiewicz, Allie Plotner, Abby
Peace, Grace Hance, and Marci Wilt. In the front row are Aubrey Wells, Ricci Arcay,
Madelyn Miller, Jalynn Bugaj, and Madeline Woods.
Young named All-State ... again
Katelyn Young continues to receive
honors for her outstanding senior year.
Young added a new distinction this
year when she was named First Team
2A All-State by the Associated Press,
one of only five girls to earn that honor.
She was named to the Second Team
last year, and was Honorable Mention
her freshman and sophomore years.
Young also was chosen as a member
of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association
All-State First Team for 2A
schools. This is the second straight
year she has received this honor. She
was Second Team as a sophomore and
Third Team as a freshman.

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Romito named Comet of the Month
Mackiewicz honored for Responsibility; Harden is top athlete
The OHS Student Recognition
Committee has
chosen Alyssa Romito to
be the March Student of
the Month.
Romito is an honor roll
student, member of National
Honor Society and
is a member of the volleyball
team.
She is an excellent student,
carrying a 4.0 GPA
into her final high school
quarter.
Senior Skylar Mackiewicz
is the winner of the
Character Trait Award for
Responsiblity.
Mackiewicz is a polite,
quiet student who has a
Alyssa
Romito
Skylar
Mackiewicz
Glosser earns March staff member of the month
Coach Michael Glosser has
been chosen as the March Staff
Member of the Month.
Glosser has been the PE teacher
at Oakwood Grade School
since 2011. He has also served as
the Comet wrestling coach since
that time.
In February, Glosser coached
his first ever state wrestling
champion, Gage Reed.
Glosser has also served as assistant
soccer coach at OHS and
has recently started his first year
as softball coach.
3.6 GPA. She is also a
member of National Honor
Society.
Senior Elijah Harden
Elijah
Harden
was named the March
Athlete of the Month.
Harden is a three-sport
athlete, lettering in football,
basketball and baseball.
He is planning on
playing baseball next year
at DACC.
“Coach Glosser brings a dose
of energy into the building every
time he walks in,” said Principal
Tim Lee. “He shows the kids
that he cares about them and he
communicates his passion for the
sport.”
Glosser is engaged to be married
this summer.
Mr. Glosser poses with the
honorary ‘O’ after being named
March Staff Member of the
Month.
Engage Educate Empower

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Counseling calendar
Upcoming Events:
* March 18 - Report Cards handed out
* March 31 - Army Recruiter Lunch Visit
* April 2 - Paul Mitchell the School Lunch Visit
* April 7 - SAT Pre-Administration Sessions for Juniors
in American History Classes
* April 14 - SAT, PSAT10 and PSAT8/9 Testing
Here is a list of scholarships due in March and April.
Keep checking the website for more information:
* Red Mask Players--Jean Lewis Scholarship
*OSF HealthCare Scholarship
* Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
* AMBUCS - Lori Lyons Special Education Scholarship
* Cameron Cunningham Foundation Scholarship
* Christie Foundation Scholarship
* Fithian Women’s Club Scholarship
* Landmark Credit Union – Kimberly M Hagan Memorial
Scholarship
* Education Personnel Federal Credit Union - Shick-
Hebermehl Memorial Scholarship
* Vermilion County Bar Association
* Golden Apple Scholars of IL Program
* Brenda Ludwig Scholarship
* Joe Lewis - Cup o’ Joe Memorial Scholarship
* Phyllis Parks Scholarship
* Margaret Ward Scholarship
* Vermilion County Retired Teachers Scholarship
* Business Women of Vermilion County Scholarship
* Ashley Nicole Wilson Memorial Scholarship
* Danville Industrial Painting Inc. Scholarship
* Illinois Hospital Research and Educational Foundation
Scholarship
* Life Savings Scholarship
* Oakwood High School - Floyd M. Nieman Scholarship
* Oakwood High School -Student Council Scholarship
* Oakwood Men’s Club Scholarship
* Sage Crawford Memorial Scholarship
* Paul Brumaghim Memorial Scholarship
* Pettice Family Scholarship
Comets earn
winter honors
The following Comets earned All-Vermilion
County or All-Vermilion Valley Conference.
WRESTLING
ALL-VERMILION COUNTY and ALL-VVC
Connor Hutson, Junior
Caleb Lashuay, Senior
Gage Reed, Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Caide Borden, Senior
Case Kopacz, Freshman
Colby Smiley, Senior
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ALL-VERMILION COUNTY and ALL-VVC
Katelyn Young, Senior
SPECIAL MENTION COUNTY and VVC
Aubrey Wells, Senior
Aaliyah Denius, Junior
SPECIAL MENTION COUNTY (HM -- VVC)
Addie Wright, Freshman
HONORABLE MENTION (COUNTY)
Ashlynn Pinnick, Sophomore
BOYS BASKETBALL
ALL-VERMILION COUNTY and ALL-VVC
Brevin Wells, Junior
HONORABLE MENTION (County)
Elijah Harden, Senior
HONORABLE MENTION (VVC)
Kade Anderson, Senior
SCHOLASTIC BOWL
ALL-VERMILION COUNTY
Luke White, Senior
1:40 Dismissals on March 18

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Juniors to take SAT on April 14
The SAT exam will be given to
all juniors on Tuesday, April 14.
This is the third year the state of Illinois
has used the SAT as their state
mandated assessment.
Students will be assessed in reading,
writing, language, and math.
The test is given at no cost to students
and they will be able to use
their scores for college admission,
Johnson wins
Golden Ruler
college course placement and scholarship
purposes.
Mr. Jesse Johnson has
been named the recipient
of the 2020 Golden
Ruler Award for OHS.
Johnson will attend
the 30th annual Golden
Ruler Banquet on
April 28 at BHRA High
School. The dinner will
be prepared by the Bismarck
United Methodist
Women’s Organization.
Johnson was selected
by the other staff members
for his dedication to
the students of OHS.
He is well-respected
by staff and is always
willing to help out his
students.
“Jesse truly enjoys
teaching his subject,”
said Mrs. Stephanie
Marsh, “and I think he
does a good job of trying
to make it interesting
for the kids.”
This is Johnson’s 14th
year at OHS.
Each school in Vermilion
County gets to
choose one winner from
its staff each year.
Other recent winners
of the award for OHS
have been:
2019 -- Teresa Cooper
2018 -- Shannan Ford
The sophomores and freshmen
will also be testing that day.
The sophomores will be taking the
PSAT10 and the freshmen will be
taking the PSAT8/9.
Seniors will not be testing that
day and will not be in attendance.
Those juniors who meet or exceed
will be recognized next year
and receive a series of rewards.
Spring conferences
on March 18 and 19
OHS will hold parent-teacher conferences on Wed.,
March 18, and Thu., March 19.
We hope you will take advantage of the opportunity
and schedule appointments with one or all of your
child’s teachers.
The conference will allow teachers and parents to
meet and discuss the progress of the student. At this
time, you will be able to voice any concern you might
have.
To schedule a conference, go to our website and click
on the Menu link located at the top of the page, then go
to “Parent/Teacher Conference Signup.”
If you do not have computer access, please call the
office by March 17. If a teacher wishes to schedule a
conference with you, you will be notified.
Parents can begin signing up for the conferences on
the website on March 11.
Spring Break -- March 20 to March 29

Oakwood Community School District 76 – 12190 US Rt 150 – Oakwood, IL 61858 – 217.446.6081
​Oakwood High School​ ​Oakwood Junior High Oakwood Grade School
5870 U.S. Route 150 21600 N. 900 E. Road P.O. Box 219
Fithian, IL 61844 Danville, IL 61834 Oakwood, IL 61858
217.354.2358 217.443.2883 217.354.4221
Fax 217.354.2603 Fax 217.776.2228 Fax 217.354.2712
Urgent – PLEASE READ
Oakwood CUSD #76 Families, March 11, 2020
I am writing this letter today to provide information, reassurance, and preparation for the families of
Oakwood CUSD #76 as it pertains to the current concerns over COVID-19 (coronavirus) and how it
could potentially impact the students and families of Oakwood CUSD #76.
I want to reassure all families that Oakwood CUSD #76 has continued its standard practices for cleaning
and sanitizing the facilities to minimize the spread of illness and germs. Each year we add safeguards to
our standard cleaning practices to combat the increased illness of the cold and flu season. This includes
extra cleaning of classrooms, shared spaces, buses, restrooms, and shared materials. This does not
eliminate illness but certainly curbs the spread and transmission of germs. This practice was maintained
this year with the added threat of COVID-19 as a best practice as relayed by the CDC (Center for Disease
Control).
The fluid nature of COVID-19 and the demands it is placing on the entire country / world is not
something we can ignore. In the past 48 hours the expectations being passed down from both federal,
state, and local health agencies has been changing as we learn how to best manage the spread of this
illness.
Finally, this evolution of demands is what is prompting this letter of preparedness for Oakwood CUSD
#76. Currently we are proceeding with a majority of our activities as normal and planned. Due to the
rapid progression of restrictions across the country, we are preparing ourselves and you for what
“COULD” happen next.
Therefore, the Oakwood CUSD #76 held a cabinet meeting on March 10th to discuss our Illinois
Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) preparedness and
response in the case of an increase of typical flu or Coronavirus. This meeting was attended by
representatives of teachers, administration, food service, maintenance, school nurses, and athletic
directors. At this time, reports continue to state that the risk is still low, and our school nurses have
reported absences related to flu are no higher than typical for this time of year. However, we will continue
to be preventive by continuously cleaning and monitoring the health of our students, staff, and
community. The following topics were discussed at this cabinet meeting:
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OCUSD #76 has a Pandemic Influenza - Virus Board Policy in place.
OCUSD #76 has a Pandemic Influenza - Virus Management Plan in place. This Plan was written
by Mrs. Amanda Sperry (Nurse) and adopted by the Board of Education in September of 2009.
We have updated minor revision to this plan as of March 11, 2020, and we will place it on our
website in case anyone would like to view this document. We have been asked by several school
districts if they could have a copy of our plan and we have shared this plan with our friends from
other districts.

Monday August 5, 2019 District-Wide Registration at OGS, 8 – 11 a.m. & 3 – 7 p.m.
Thursday August 15, 2019 District Teachers’ Institute Day - Opening Day
Thursday August 15, 2019 Meet the Stars Night, Grades K-6 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Friday August 16, 2019 District Teachers’ Institute Day
Monday August 19, 2019 First Day Student Attendance (full day)
Monday September 2, 2019 Labor Day – No School
Wednesday September 18, 2019 School Improvement Day/HS SWAP Day (11:30/11:40 Dismissal)
Friday September 20, 2019 Homecoming (1:40/1:50 Dismissals) Parade – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday October 10, 2019 End of First Quarter
Friday October 11, 2019 Fall County Institute – No student attendance
Monday October 14, 2019 Columbus Day – No School
Wednesday October 16, 2019 Parent-Teacher Conferences 4 PM to 7 PM (1:40/1:50 Dismissal)
Thursday October 17, 2019 Parent-Teacher Conferences 4 PM to 7 PM (1:40/1:50 Dismissal)
Friday October 18, 2019 No School
Friday November 1, 2019 OGS Halloween Parade
Monday November 11, 2019 Veterans Day – No School
Wednesday November 27, 2019 Early Dismissal for Thanksgiving (1:40/1:50 Dismissal)
Thursday November 28, 2019 Thanksgiving Break / No School
Friday November 29, 2019 Thanksgiving Break / No School
Wednesday December 4, 2019 School Improvement Work Day (11:30/11:40 Dismissal)
Wednesday December 4, 2019 Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner at OHS 11:00 AM
Thursday December 19, 2019 HS – Semester Exams (1:40/1:50 Dismissal)
Friday December 20, 2019 HS – Semester Exams (1:40/1:50 Dismissal)
Friday December 20, 2019 End of Second Quarter – 1 st Semester
Monday December 23, 2019 Winter Holiday Break (12/23/19 – 1/3/20)
Monday January 6, 2020 School Resumes
Monday January 20, 2020 Martin Luther King Birthday - No School
Friday February 7, 2020 School Improvement Work Day (11:30/11:40 Dismissal)
Monday February 17, 2020 President’s Day - No School
Friday March 6, 2020 School Improvement Work Day (11:30/11:40 Dismissal)
Friday March 13, 2020 End of Third Quarter
Wednesday March 18, 2020 Parent-Teacher Conferences 4 PM to 7 PM (1:40/1:50 Dismissal)
Thursday March 19, 2020 District Teacher’s Institute Day-Elearning Plan ISBE (8AM - 1PM),
Parent-Teacher Conferences 4 PM to 7 PM
Friday March 20, 2020 No School
Monday March 23, 2020 Spring Break – No School (3/23/20 -3/27/20)
Monday March 30, 2020 School Resumes
Friday April 10, 2020 Good Friday – No School
Friday April 24, 2020 School Improvement Work Day (11:30/11:40 Dismissal)
Saturday May 9, 2020 High School Prom
Sunday May 17, 2020 Graduation (HS at 1, JH at 3:30)
Monday May 25, 2020 Memorial Day – No School
Tuesday May 26, 2020 HS – Semester Exams (1:40/1:50 Dismissal)
Wednesday May 27, 2020 HS – Semester Exams (1:40/1:50 Dismissal)
Thursday May 28, 2020 School Improvement/Start of Break (11:30/11:40 Dismissal)
Use of Emergency Days:
Days Used
Last Day of School
0 Days Tuesday, May 26
1 Day Wednesday, May 27
*2 Days Thursday, May 28
3 Days Friday, May 29
4 Days Monday, June 1
5 Days Tuesday, June 2
(ISBE approved on March 13, 2020)
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2019-2020 DistrictCalendar Calendar

March
Oakwood High School Project Success
2020
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Snack
Homework Help
Art Club tissue paper
flowers
Snack
Homework Help
Art Club/Drama Club
Snack
Homework Help
Art Club paint mugs
2 3 4 5
Snack
Homework Help
Game Club Mystery Riddles
Snack
Homework Help
Drama Club
Snack
Homework Help
DIY Thursday
9 10 11 12
Snack
Homework Help
Game Club Kemps
Snack
Homework Help
Drama Club
Snack
Homework Help
DIY Thursday
16 17 18 19
Snack
Homework Help
Game Club
Morning Program ONLY
1:40 DISMISSAL
Morning Program ONLY
1:40 DISMISSAL
23 24 25 26
SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK
Snack
Homework Help
STEM Club VR Goggles
30
Snack
Homework Help
Game Club
31
After School
Calendar
2:55p – 3:05p
Sign-in/Snack
3:05p – 4:00p
Homework Help
4:00p – 4:55p
Enrichment Activities
Monday – Thursday
7am-8am & 2:55pm-4:55pm
Calendar activities are subject to change!