Comet CourierOakwood High School January 8, 2016

Volume III, Issue 11

It’s great to be young and a Comet!

CometCalendar

January 18MLK DayNo School

January 20School Board

January 28WrestlingSenior Night

January 29Progress ReportsCome Out

February 1Girls BasketballSenior Night

February 4Dental Clinic

February 511:30 Dismissal

February 10FAFSA Completion Night

Comets start second semester

The Oakwood Community Educa-tion Foundation will hold their 10th annual banquet on March 5 at the Turtle Run Banquet Center.

The evening will include dinner, a bas-ket auction/raffle, and dancing with live music by Rhinestone

Cowgurl. The event will begin at 6 p.m.

Tickets to the event, which raises funds for the schools, will be $30 per single, and $60 per couple.

Attached to this newsletter is a flyer containing more in-formation.

OCEF banquet set for March 5

No School on January 18

Baccia is new Biology teacherOHS is excited to welcome Mr. Cody Bac-

cia to the faculty as the Biology teacher .Baccia is a December graduate from South-

ern Illinois University in Carbondale. He earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences.

At OHS, Baccia will teach Biology I, Ad-vanced Biology, and Anatomy.

He wants to make himself available for tu-toring. He would also like to and get involved in extra-curricular activities.

The SIU News wrote an excellent article about Baccia. Here is the link: http://news.siu.edu/2015/12/121815tjc15063.html

Mrs. Lynn “Juice” An-derson was chosen as the Staff Member of the Month for January.

Anderson was recog-nized by other staff mem-bers for a variety of rea-sons but is known for her willingness to help out around the building.

Juice also prepared a tasty holiday spread for the faculty and staff.

She has outstanding school spirit, leading the

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Juice earns January staff member of month

Gayler named Student of MonthThe OHS Student Rec-

ognition Committee has chosen senior MaKayla Gayler as the January Stu-dent of the Month.

Gayler has a 3.95 GPA and is involved in many activities -- student coun-cil, National Honor Soci-ety, volleyball, cheerlead-ering, and track and field.

Freshman Hadiya Jag-roop was chosen for the characteristic of integrity.

Jagroop is a member of Student Council and earned all As in her first semester.

Senior Cody Ayers was chosen as the Athlete of

the Month. Ayers is cur-rently a member of the

wrestling team and he also plays football.

Jagroop honored for integrity; Ayers is top athlete

MaKaylaGayler

HadiyaJagroop

Cody Ayers

“Juice” receives her honorary ‘O’ from Mr. Vo-gel for being named Janu-ary Staff Member of the Month.

junior class in cheers at all of the pep assemblies and supervising the building of the class float.

Anderson is retired as a full-time teacher, but still teaches Health two hours a day. She also coaches volleyball, track and field, and basketball.

Check out the OHS Facebook page at Oakwood High School Comets

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Engage Educate Empower

Preparing for winter cancellations

Although it has been a mild winter so far, you never know when the next big storm is going to blow in that threatens to cancel school. When that storm arrives, make sure that you are getting the proper information.

If school is cancelled, the district office will send out phone and email messages over the BlackboardConnect system. We will be using the numbers and email ad-dresses that you gave us at registration. If one of those has changed, you will need to contact OHS, 354-2358, and correct it.

You are also encouraged to tune in to the local radio and TV newscasts for updates.

Jan. 8 BBB BH (H) 6 pmJan. 9 CH Springfield (A) 10 amJan. 10 CH Oak Forest (A) 10 amJan. 11 GBB Hoop. Area (A) 6 pmJan. 11 FSBB SJO (H) 6 pmJan. 12 BBB Salt Fork (H) 6 pmJan. 13 WR Urbana (A) 6 pmJan. 14 WR Clifton Central (A) 5:30 pm Jan. 14 GBB Salt Fork (A) 6 pmJan. 16 -23 Verm. Co. Tournaments Jan. 19 WR Westville (H) 6 pmJan. 23 WR LeRoy Invite 9 amJan. 23 CH Verm. Co. Tourney 10 amJan. 23 FSBB Unity (H) 10 am

Upcoming Athletic Events

The Oakwood Junior High Par-ent Team will be hosting a spaghetti fundraiser before the start of the varsity boys basketball game vs. Milford on January 29.

The free-will donation dinner will

start at 4:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria and will include spaghetti, bread, dessert and a drink.

They will also provide to-go con-tainers.

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.

High school will host OJHS on March 5OJHS parent team will host spaghetti supper

OHS Librarian Mary Kash will be starting a book club at the high school.

Meetings will take place every Friday in Mr. Waitkoss’s room during Homeroom. The first Book Club is on January 8.

Book club starting up

* With the uncertainty of the state budget, it might be in a student’s best inter-est to apply for college financial aid as soon as possible. Senior parents should be aware that you are allowed to use estimates if your taxes aren’t complete. We have scheduled a FAFSA Completion Night on February 10 from 6-7 p.m. in the Computer Lab. ISAC Representatives will be available to help parents/students complete their online financial aid applications.

* The state has no plans at this time to offer the ACT to all juniors as has been done in the past. Students planning to take the test will need to register on their own. Registration for the next national ACT testing is Friday, January 8. Avoid late fees by registering today at www.actstudent.org. Fee waivers for qualifying students are available in the guidance office.

*All freshmen and sophomores will be taking MAP achievement tests in Janu-ary. Scores from the reading portion of these tests are used to select students for Honors English classes their junior and senior years.

From the Counselor’s desk ...

Vermilion County Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament David S. Palmer Arena

Danville, Illinois January 16-23, 2016

Saturday, January 16 Girls Game 1 10:30am A-P vs. Oakwood Girls Game 2 12:00pm Westville vs. HA Girls Game 3 1:30pm B-H vs. GRF

Boys Game 1 3:45pm Oakwood vs. HA Boys Game 2 5:15pm Westville vs. GRF Boys Game 3 6:45pm Salt Fork vs. A-P

Monday, January 18 Girls Game 4 5:00pm Westville vs. GRF Girls Game 5 6:30pm B-H vs. HA Girls Game 6 8:00pm Salt Fork vs. Oakwood

Tuesday, January 19 Boys Game 4 5:00pm Westville vs. A-P Boys Game 5 6:30pm Salt Fork vs. GRF Boys Game 6 8:00pm B-H vs. HA

Wednesday, January 20 Girls Game 7 5:00pm HA vs. GRF Girls Game 8 6:30pm Salt Fork vs. A-P Girls Game 9 8:00pm B-H vs. Westville

Thursday, January 21 Boys Game 7 5:00pm GRF vs. A-P Boys Game 8 6:30pm B-H vs. Oakwood Boys Game 9 8:00pm Salt Fork vs. Westville

Friday, January 22 Girls Game 10 5:00pm 5th Place Game Girls Game 11 6:30pm 3rd Place Game Girls Game 12 8:00pm 1st Place Game

Saturday, January 23 Boys Game 10 5:00pm 5th Place Game Boys Game 11 6:30pm 3rd Place Game Boys Game 12 8:00pm 1st Place Game

Girls Pool A G1. Salt ForkG4. Armstrong-Potomac G5. Oakwood

Girls Pool B G2. Bismarck-Henning G3. Westville G6. Hoopeston AreaG7. Georgetown-Ridge Farm

Boys Pool A B1. Bismarck-Henning B4. Oakwood B5. Hoopeston Area

Boys Pool B B2. Salt Fork B3. Westville B6. Georgetown-Ridge Farm B7. Armstrong-Potomac

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Data, Desserts & Decisions

Calling all PARENTS of sophomore students!

The Danville Area Community College Career and Employment Services office, along with Vermilion Vocational Education Delivery System and Vermilion Advantage are going to host the “Data, Desserts & Decisions” event for the parents/guardians of area high school sophomores. As a parent/guardian, you play a large role in your child’s career choice. At Data, Desserts & Decisions, information will be shared throughout the evening on all aspects of career planning, including non-traditional careers, dual enrollment, labor market trends, and growth opportunities in Vermilion County.

Invitations to the Data, Desserts & Decisions event will be sent directly to the parents/guardians of all sophomore students in the DACC college district. Please watch for this invitation to arrive at your home. Seating is limited so be sure to RSVP promptly. What could be better than picking up some new techniques to help your child find a successful career AND, delectable hors d’oeuvres & desserts? Nothing!

Each night the event will he held from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.

Below are the dates and locations of the Data, Desserts, and Decisions event. Please choose the venue that is most convenient for you.

February 17, 2016: DACC Hoopeston Higher Learning Center 847 E. Orange St., Hoopeston, IL 60942

February 18, 2016: Danville Area community College – Bremer Theater 2000 E. Main St. Danville, IL 61832

February 22, 2016: Georgetown Fair Building 413 N. Seminary Georgetown, IL 61846

Contact: Carla Boyd, Director, Career and Employment Services, Danville Area Community College, 443-8593 or Kellie McBride, Office Assistant 217-443-8597.