 Oak Leaflet E-Newsletter
Oak Lawn Community High School
December 5, 2014 |
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Pink Out Game to Honor Spartan Staff Member
Karen Janecek
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The varsity girls' basketball team hosts a Pink Out game each year to honor its community breast cancer survivors. This year's Pink Out game will take place on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 p.m. Both the girls' basketball program and the freshman boys' basketball team will host Tinley Park. Before the varsity game, the Spartan community will honor its dear colleague Karen Janecek, who lost her battle with breast cancer this November. T-shirts are $10 each and are available for purchase during lunch periods December 4-9 and at the game if any are available. Proceeds will be used for a student scholarship. <<read more>>
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Spartans Join the Mockingjay!
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Over 45 Spartans (students & staff alike) attended the Media Center's after school fieldtrip to see the movie Mockingjay at AMC Chicago Ridge. Mockingjay is the third installment in the outrageously popular Hunger Games trilogy, an exciting young adult novel series by Suzanne Collins. Students enjoyed a pizza party and trivia in the Media Center beforehand. Some students even arrived dressed in their favorite Hunger Games gear!
Every Tuesday before Thanksgiving the Media Center takes an after school fieldtrip to see a film based on a popular book. Past events included trips to see Harry Potter and all the Twilight movies. With Mockingjay's cliffhanger ending, no doubt the group will be back to see Part II in 2015! <<read more>>
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Fall Student-Athletes Recognized for Outstanding Classroom Work
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One of the things that makes amateur athletics great is the idea that these athletes go beyond having to excel on the field. They need to push themselves to new heights on and off the field. The Illinois High School Association and the South Suburban Conference have recently honored the junior and senior fall athletes for the job they are doing in school as it released its list of Academic Achievement Awards.
Here is a rundown of Oak Lawn Spartans pushing to be the best they can by amassing a grade point average of 3.5 or better. In cross country the list includes Omar Abdelrahman (3.67), Luis Garcia (4.0), Ilaris Milan (3.6), Nick Minnella (3.83), and Tomasz Parzadka (4.0). In soccer the boys are Daniel Bednarz (3.6), Mark Henry (4.0), and Emmet Nugent (5.0). Football players making the list include Joe Cosenza (3.8), Joe Dodaro (3.8), Mitchell Gonsch (4.0), Mustafa Kanan (4.0), Tyler Loehr (3.67), Alec McCarthy (4.0), Joe Robinson (3.83), Peter Ruane (3.67), and Spencer Smith (3.5). The swimmers are Rachel Costello (4.0), Natalie Glab (3.83) and Elise Fetzer (4.6). In tennis it was Gina Dymit (3.8) and Dana Greene (4.29), and in cheerleading it was Kali Graziano (5.0), Kaleigh Hayes (4.2), and Hayden Landingham (3.83). In dance the recipients were Guadalupe Navarrette (3.5) and Anna Oswald (4.17). <<read more>>
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OLCHS Grad Hayward Makes Grade On and Off Field for Third Straight Year
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Excelling on and off the field at the collegiate level is not an easy thing to do, so doing it for three straight years is really impressive. But that is what sets graduate Greg Hayward apart from most student-athletes. He is a model of consistency and success. As such, he was recently honored by the College Sports Information Directors of America as a three-time Capital One Academic All-America Selection for his work and play at St. Xavier University.
Hayward, a 2011 graduate of OLCHS, is a senior defensive end for St. Xavier University. He has earned a grade point average of 3.86 working toward a degree in Criminal Justice. He racked up 76 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss and 15 sacks this season. He ranks second in the NAIA this year in sacks and ranks number one with 1.4 sacks per game. Adding to his accomplishments, Hayward has been named the 2014 MSFA Midwest Defensive Player of the Year.
During his four years, he has totaled 200 tackles, 54 tackles for loss and 28.5 sacks. As a junior, Hayward was honored as a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete, MSFA All-Academic and first-team All-MSFA Midwest League. In looking over Hayward's resume, it is easy to see what hard work and determination can produce on the gridiron and in the classroom. He is continuing to make Spartan Nation proud. << read more>>
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Spartans Host Coat Drive | |
The Junior Class Advisory Board and the Student Services Department are hosting a Coat Drive from November 25 through December 15, 2014. The coats will be donated to the Lakota Circle, an organization that provides clothing and other needs to the community of Kyle, South Dakota. Kyle is an Oglala Lakota Community on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
New or slightly-used coats can be dropped-off in the school's Student Services Office or at the Southwest Highway Greeter's Station during school business hours, Monday through Friday from 7:30AM until 3:30PM. <<read more>>
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Mission Statement. Oak Lawn Community High School exists to: inspire, challenge, and empower students and staff in a safe, supportive environment; maximize individual potential through academic and personal growth; and graduate students who attain the high standards set forth by our community.
Board of Education:
Matthew Egan, President
Robert Loehr, Vice President
Kathleen Berry, Secretary
Timothy Burke, Member
Stephen Greene, Member
Michael McCarthy, Member
James Melnik, Member
Administration:
Dr. Michael Riordan, Superintendent/Principal
Richard Hendricks, Assistant Superintendent
Joseph McCurdy, Assistant Principal
Dr. Jeana Lietz, Assistant Principal
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