It s great to be young and a Comet! Oakwood High School September 19, 2014 Comet Courier Volume II, Issue 4 Comet Calendar September 24 Booster Club Mtg. September 27 Homecoming Kickoff September 30 Soccer Sr. Night October 3 1:40 Dismissal Homecoming Parade 3:30 Game 7:00 October 4 Dance 8:00 October 10 No School County Institute October 13 No School Columbus Day October 17 End 1st Quarter SWAP Day tradition continues at OHS
2 Comet Courier 9-19-14 Comets ready for Homecoming 14 The OHS Student Council has made the plans for Homecoming 2014. The following comes from them. Homecoming Week begins on Sat., Sept. 27 with the Homecoming Extravaganza at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the official commencement of class float building at 3:30 p.m. The days of the week dress-up days are as follows: Monday: Superhero Tuesday: Twin Tuesday Wednesday: Disney Thursday: Class Color Day *(Fr.=Green; So.=Orange; Jr.=Blue; Sr.=Red) Friday: Purple Spirit Day Friday s pep assembly is in the gym. We will announce the King and Queen, and there will be no 6th hour class! Parade The theme this year is Cartoons. The parade grand marshal is Lynn Juice Anderson. Entry forms for the parade should be in to Ms. Cooper by Thur., Oct. 2. The parade begins at 3:30 p.m.; participants should be lined up no later than 3:15 p.m. No vehicle other than entered parade vehicles will be allowed to turn east on Collett street. The parade will end at OGS east parking lot. Football Game Oakwood Comets vs. Westville Tigers begins at 7 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 3. At halftime, there will be a mini-parade of the floats and the court. The float winners will also be announced at this time. Homecoming Dance The dance is on Sat., Oct. 4, from 8-11 p.m. Coronation is at 9:30 p.m. Parents will be admitted to the gym beginning at 9:15 p.m. Dance tickets will be sold during lunch hours beginning Mon., Sept. 29 and continue through Fri., Oct. 3 Buy or sell your Homecoming dress on Sept. 20 If you would like to sell or buy a used Homecoming or Prom dress, Rainbow of HOPE will allow you to sell/buy them from 12-3 p.m., Sat., Sept. 20. If you are selling, just put a price on your dress, drop it off and leave your phone number, then come back at 3 to pick up your money or your dress if it did not sell. If you want to buy a dress, just come between 12-3 p.m. and look around. You can try them on at Rainbow. Members of the junior class work on last year s Homecoming float. Float building will begin this year at 3:30 p.m. on September 27. of Homecoming week. All tickets must be purchased in advance. Ticket prices are $15 for a couple and $8 for a single. Only OHS students and their dates are permitted to attend the dance. Any students with any financial obligations to classes or organizations will not be allowed to purchase tickets until those obligations have been cleared. No students will enter the building before 8 p.m., and all students must stay in the building during the dance. If a student leaves the building, he or she will not be allowed to re-enter. Students must be off the school property promptly at 11 p.m. Pictures will be taken by Simply People Pics this year. A price list will be made available in the office prior to the dance. Cash sales only and all sales are final. If you have questions, please feel free to call or text 217-497-0498. Rainbow of HOPE is located at 2201 Kickapoo Drive, Danville, IL.
3 Comet Courier 9-19-14 Post Prom commitee to hold a color splash run The Oakwood Post Prom Committee will be putting on color splash run in Oakwood. The race will be held at 2 p.m. on October 26 in the Oakwood Grade School east parking lot. All proceeds will go towards the 2015 OHS Post Prom, which is padi for ONLY through generous donations and fundraiser. Volunteers are still needed for the event. A color splash is a popular 5K race that is similar to a crayon box exploding. As participants make their way through the course volunteers cover them in colored cornstarch-based powder. FFA selling hog tickets The Oakwood FFA Chapter is once again giving one lucky winner a whole hog! FFA members are selling tickets to win a hog, processed however the winner would like. Tickets may be purchased through any FFA member, or at home varsity football games. They are $1 per ticket, or six tickets for $5. The winning ticket will be drawn at halftime at the Homecoming football game on October 3. Winners do not need to be present to win. The Oakwood FFA Chapter would like to thank Shepherd Farms of Fithian for donating the hog and Allen's Farm Quality Meats of Homer for donating the processing. If you're looking to fill your freezer inexpensively, get your winning ticket today! This fun run welcomes all ages and athletic abilities. Runners should protect their eyes and mouth with glasses and bandannas. Entry forms are available at all of the Oakwood school or by contacting Chris Ashikyan at 217-918- 4104. Forms can also be downloaded from the school website. Registration will start at 1 p.m. on race day, but no T-shirts will be available with late sign-ups. Adults can run for $25. Children under 15 can run for $10 as long as they are accompanied with a paid adult. Forms can be mailed to: Oakwood Post Prom Committee Attn: Chris Ashikyan PO Box 492 Oakwood IL 61858 Twitter and Facebook pages provide info If you like to keep up on events and activities at Oakwood High School, there are more options now. OHS has their own Twitter page that you can follow at @OakHS76 for updates. Please follow to help us get information to you as quickly as possible. If you want to read up on student stories and opinions, The Oakwood Times is online at oakwooddailytimes.com. The district also has its own Facebook (www. facebook.com/oakwoodschooldistrict) Twitter feed (@OakwoodCUSD76). Other Twitter feeds that will provide valuable information about the high school are: Music Department @Oakwood76Music School Counselor @OakHSCounselor Some teams and organizations also provide their own private Twitter feeds for information specific to those teams. Engage Educate Empower and
4 Comet Courier 9-19-14 Comet sweatshirts for sale Get your purple before Homecoming! Make sure your student has a purple shirt for Homecoming Friday! OHS is selling Oakwood Athletic Department hoodies and crewnecks. They can be purchased in the front office. Hoodies are $35 and crewnecks are $25. Portraits can still be purchased Oakwood High School students can still order portrait packages. View and order online at simplypeoplepics.com. Orders can also be turned in at school with the order form that was given to your student. School board looks to fill vacancy The Oakwood Unit 76 Board of Education is soliciting interest to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education. The term for this position will be until the Spring of 2015, at which time elected Board members will be seated. Board members are expected to attend meetings and take an active role in all duties of a Board member. Qualifications can be found on the District website in the Board vacancy announcement. For questions or to submit your name for consideration in this position, please contact Sue Johnson, Board President, at 217-474-5198 or via email at suejohnson.cusd76@ yahoo.com no later than 5 p.m., Fri., Sept. 26. Your name, address and phone number(s) are required in order to be considered. Upcoming Athletic Events Sep. 19 FB GRF (H) 7 pm Sep. 20 VB @ Clifton Inv. 9 am Sep. 20 G @ Paris Inv. 9 am Sep. 22 G BH @ Harrison Park 4:30 pm Sep. 22 JVFB @ GRF 6 pm Sep. 23 XC @ North Verm. 4 pm Sep. 23 SOC Salt Fork 4:30 pm Sep. 23 VB @ BH 6 pm Sep. 25 G SF @ Wolf Creek 4 pm Sep. 25 SOC @ Schlarman 4:30 pm Sep. 25 VB @ Salt Fork 6 pm Sep. 26 G @ BH Invitational 1 pm Sep. 26 FB @ BH 7 pm Sep. 27 JVSOC@ Blue Ridge Tour 8:30 am Sep. 27 XC @ Spartan Classic 9 am Sep. 29 G @ Hoopeston 4:30 pm Sep. 29 JVFB BH 6 pm Sep. 30 SOC Hoopeston Area 4:30 pm Sep. 30 VB AP 6 pm Oct. 2 G VVC Tournament 9 am Oct. 2 SOC @ BH 4:30 pm Oct. 3 FB Westville 7 pm Oct. 4 XC Oakwood Invite 9 am Go Comets! No School on October 10 and 13!
5 Comet Courier 9-19-14 Grade scale changes The OHS faculty has made adjustments to the grade scale for this school year. The grade scale was adjusted to match the rest of the district. It also was suggested by a staff committee to coincide with the introduction of the Common Core Curriculum. The new scale is a straight 10-point scale and took effect at the beginning of the year. The first progress reports should reflect the new scale as well as the upcoming first quarter grades. Here is the new scale: A 100-90 B 89-80 C 79-70 D 69-60 Junior class to paint Comet logos on driveways The Class of 2015 will be painting Comets or the Comet logo on driveways along the parade route as a class fundraiser on Wed., Sept. 24. The cost of the painting will be $10, and either purple or white paint will be used. Food pantry needs your help recycling steel cans The Oakwood Area Food Pantry is holding a fundaiser called Recycle For Food. They are asking interested people to save all steel cans (vegetable, fruit, soup, tuna, etc.). If a magnet sticks to it, they d like for you to save it. The food panty will be collecting the cans at the Oakwood Food Pantry from now until November 1. Rinsed out cans may be dropped off at the fenced in porch off the new food pantry at 202 South Scott Street in Oakwood. OHS Fight Song Cheer, cheer for old Oakwood s fame Wake up the echoes cheering her name Send the volley cheer on high Shake down the thunder from the sky What though the odds be great or small Old Oakwood High will win over all While her loyal sons are marching Onward to victory! If anyone is interested in having their driveway painted, they can call the high school. The class will also be going door-to-door before that evening to see who would like their driveway painted. Guidance Corner Information for students (scholarships, ACT, college visits) is being sent via student email accounts. If you would like to receive the information too, please send your email address to leed@oakwood76.org and I will include you in future mailings. During the month of September, college application fees are being waived at Indiana State University. If your student is considering applying to ISU, you might want to encourage them to take advantage of this opportunity! DACC is hosting an ACT prep class on Saturdays (September 20-October 25) from 9:00-12:00. The cost is $150. College Admission reps from Eastern Illinois University and Illinois State University will be here next week. Juniors and Seniors may sign up to meet with them.