It s great to be young and a Comet! Oakwood High School January 23, 2015 Comet Courier Volume II, Issue 12 Comet Calendar January 24 Saturday School Seniors meet! January 30 Progress Reports Come Out February 4 FAFSA Completion Night February 5 Girls Basketball Senior Night February 5 Scholastic Bowl Season Begins February 6 11:30 Dismissal February 6 OJHS Night Spaghetti Dinner February 16 No School Presidents Day Juniors across the state were required to take the Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE), measuring their achievements in reading, math, science and writing. This data is used to determine how Oakwood students achievements compare to the rest of the state. In order to recognize their accomplishments and efforts on the PSAE, Oakwood High School has an incentive program. Those students who meet and exceeded the expectations of the PSAE were awarded shirts on January 15 with their last name and an I m a Comet logo on Carli Burris Mariah Carnahan Greyson Carpenter Cameron Cawley Alyssa Cornett Mitchell Day Delaney Durst Sadie Edwards Jared Evans Preslie Fletcher Abby Foster Lesli Frye Kyle Girton Kendra Gonzalez Austin Green Kelsey Grimm Parker Lee Steven Mackiewicz the back emphasizing the I met to signify their work. Students who received these shirts, now seniors, will be treated to extra rewards and trips each month for the remainder of the school year, but they must wear the shirts on those reward days. Twenty-seven seniors qualified this year, making them one of the largest groups to meet the requirements. The following students of the 2015 class have scores which met or exceeded the PSAE standards. 11:30 Dismissal, February 6 Dathan Mathews Steven McDonald Eilis Nicholson Austin Shelton Kerrick Sweetland Kathleen Townsley JoEllyn Weaver Liam White Cory Woods
2 Comet Courier 01-23-15 Schell named Comet of the Month Durst wins for Selflessness Sophomore Katie Schell was chosen as Comet of the Month by the OHS Student Recognition Committee. Schell is a member of the Art and Drama clubs. Senior Delaney Durst was selected as the Most Selfless Student. Durst is a member of the basketball team. Both awards were chosen by the OHS staff. Hernandez wins trip to Super Bowl! By Liam White (From dailyoakwoodtimes.com) OHS senior Lexi Hernandez, an employee of the Oakwood McDonald s, won the golden ticket courtesy of her place of work. It was actually two tickets Hernandez won, and those tickets will admit her to Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix. This stroke of luck for Hernandez did not start out as luck. The Oakwood McDonald s won a contest among other McDonald s restaurants to have the best rating overall. This contest meant that the Oakwood McDonald s would be receiving 11 prizes to give to random employees and this is when the luck began. The final prize was the Super Bowl trip for two. Hernandez said that at least 20 people had asked her for the second ticket to the game. She decided to bring her mother along with her. The game to be played on February 1 is not the only perk Hernandez receives with her prize. The trip is all-expenses paid. This includes two first-class plane tickets, three nights in a five star Phoenix hotel and $500 for shopping and dining. Hernandez and her mother will also get the chance to have a meet and greet with the players of both teams. Lee scores his 1000th career point Comet senior Parker Lee scored his 1000th career varsity point on January 13 against Salt Fork. Lee became the 11th boy to cross the 1000-point mark as a Comet. The last person to do it was his brother Cameron. He signed the ball in the east lobby trophy case, which has the signature of the previous 1000-point scorers. Lee has played varsity since his freshmen year and has been a starter since he was a sophomore. Lee scored 427 points as a junior, 321 points as a sophomore, and nine points as a freshman. Comet boys scoring leaders Brian Moore 1975-79 1689 Monte Hazelbaker 1972-75 1625 Justin Jones 2004-08 1468 Andy Powell 1997-2001 1228 Darrin Fletcher 1982-84 1106 Tom Divan 1992-94 1090 Cameron Lee 2009-12 1026 Nick Monson 1994-97 1023 Parker Lee 2011-15 1021 Brett Fathauer 1985-87 1010 J.D. Hibler 2000-04 1004
3 Comet Courier 01-23-15 OCEF banquet set for Feb. 21 The Oakwood Community Education Foundation will hold their 9th annual banquet on February 21 at the Turtle Run Banquet Center. The format of the banquet will be different from past years but will include dinner, a basket auction/ raffle, and dancing with live music by Rhinestone Cowgurl. The event will begin at 6 p.m. If you are interested in being a sponsor for the event, a sponsorship form is attached to the back of The Comet Courier. WYSE hopes for another title The OHS WYSE team will begin competition at the Regional level on February 3 at DACC. The Comet WYSE team has won eight straight Regional competitions and is hoping to win #9. The team will consist of nine seniors, four juniors and one sophomore. They will compete in seven different categories. The 2015 WYSE team roster will look like this: Carli Burris -- Biology and Spanish Mariah Carnahan -- Physics and Math Kira Conklin -- Chemistry and English Delaney Durst -- Biology and Physics Preslie Fletcher -- English and Math Abby Foster -- Biology and English Dalton Fox -- Chemistry and Engineering Graphics Kyle Girton -- Math and Physics Austin Green -- Computer Science and Engineering Graphics Lee Mascari -- Chemistry and Computer Science Shelby Mascari -- Chemistry and Biology Steve McDonald -- Computer Science and Engineering Graphics Kyle Weise -- Computer Science and Engineering Graphics Liam White -- Math and Physics Group plans Europe trip OHS still will be traveling to Europe this summer! We will be seeing the big sites of Europe by visiting London, Paris and Bruges. The trip starts on July 13 and lasts nine days. If you are interested in going, it is not too late to sign up! Please contact Ms. McNamara at mcnamarak@oakwood76. org for information. As a fundraiser, the Europe trip students will be holding an international dinner before the boys basketball game on Feb. 20. The dinner will start at 5p.m. The food will be a taste from around the world, featuring food from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The cost for the potluck will be $10, and all proceeds will help fund the students trip. FAFSA night FAFSA Completion Night is February 4 from 5-7 p.m. in the Computer Lab. ISAC Representatives will be available to help parents/students complete their online financial aid applications. Read the Oakwood Times, at www.oakwooddailytimes.com
4 Comet Courier 01-23-15 Upcoming Athletic Events Jan. 23 GBB Verm. Co. Tourney 8:00 Jan. 24 WR @ LeRoy Invite 9:00 Jan. 24 Cheer Verm. Co. Tourney 10:00 Jan. 24 BBB Verm. Co. Tourney Jan. 24 FSBB @ Unity 10:00 Jan. 26 GBB @ Chrisman 6:00 Jan. 27 WR @ North Vermillion 5:30 Jan. 27 BBB AP 6:00 Jan. 29 GBB Westville 6:00 Jan. 29 WR @ BH 6:00 Jan. 29 FSBB @ Westville 6:00 Jan. 30 BBB @ Milford 6:00 Jan. 31 WR @ EIU Invite (Cumberland) 9:00 Jan. 31 FSBB Hoopeston Area 10:00 Jan. 31 BBB Judah Christian 6:00 Feb. 2 GBB @ GRF 6:00 Feb. 3 BBB Hoopeston Area 6:00 Feb. 3 GBB @ Milford 6:00 Feb. 5 GBB Schlarman (Sr. Night) 6:00 Feb. 5 FSBB @ BH 6:00 Feb. 6 BBB Salt Fork 6:00 OHS to host junior high The Oakwood Junior High Parent Team will be hosting a spaghetti fundraiser before the start of the varsity boys basketball game vs. Salt Fork on February 6. The donation dinner will start at 4:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria and will include spaghetti, bread, dessert and a drink. The proceeds will go towards helping the parent team and students of OJHS. The dinner will coincide with junior high athletic night at the high school. Various junior high sport teams will be recognized that evening. The students who are introduced will get in free that evening. Girls to play for title! The Comet girls basketball team will play at 8 p.m. this evening in the County championship game. They are 3-0 in the tourney and will play Salt Fork tonight. The boys basketball team will play Saturday night. Admission for all events at the County tournament will be $4. The events are put on by the Vermilion County Principals Association. Cheerleaders ready for County competition The OHS Comet cheerleaders will aim for a fivepeat in the Vermilion County cheerleading competition on Sat, Jan. 24, at the Palmer Arena in Danville. The competition will begin at 10 a.m. (the doors open at 8:30 a.m.) and the teams will have to perform two routines in front of the judges. The winners will be announced at halftime of the boys championship game on Saturday night. Take the Illinois 5Essentials Survey at https://illinois.5-essentials.org/2014_public/
9th Annual Celebration Saturday February 21, 2015 6 p.m. (CST) Turtle Run Banquet Center Featuring Sponsorship Levels Presenting Sponsor: $2,500 (one only) Name above event title in advertising, table of eight at Celebration, name of business in Celebration program, and banner at Celebration Purple: $300 and up Table of eight at Celebration and name of business in Celebration program White: $200-$299 Two tickets to Celebration and name of business in Celebration program Silver: $100-$199 Name of business in Celebration program Raffle Basket Name of business in Celebration program Celebration Tickets: $30 individual/$60 couple 100% of the money raised benefits the kids and their teachers by providing academically enriched programs and equipment that otherwise would not be available to our students. For tickets and information, contact any OCEF board member or call Lara Conklin at (217) 354-2725. Return sponsorship to: PO Box 654, Oakwood, IL 61858. To contact the Board Member who gave you this form, please call Yes, we will support the OCEF Celebration Banquet! Sponsor Name: (as it should appear in program) Sponsorship Amount: Sponsor Address: Sponsor Phone:
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