 Oak Leaflet E-Newsletter
Oak Lawn Community High School
December 19, 2014
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School Resumes Monday, January 5, 2015
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School resumes on Monday, January 5, 2015, following the half-day bell schedule. Students will attend their first semester classes for the last time. First period will begin at 7:45 a.m. and eighth period will conclude at 11:41 a.m. Second semester classes will begin on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.
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Spartans Spread Holiday Cheer
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The Operation Santa Claus Committee hosted their 10th Annual Wrap Party to assemble and wrap holiday gifts that were collected for eight families in the community.
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Junior Class Sponsors Coat Drive
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The Junior Class Advisory Board and the Student Services Department recently hosted a coat drive. Over 125 coats were collected. 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.
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Student Artists Paint Mural for English Department
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Over the past ten years, several student artists at Oak Lawn Community High School have beautified the hallways with their art. Last school year the Visual Arts Club decided to pair paintings with disciplines throughout the school. Ultimately, the club plans to have a mural highlighting each subject in the school. The first subject to receive this gift of a mural is the English department. The mural, located outside of Office 20, is a rendition of Van Gogh's Starry Night and was created by alumnae Becky Mackowiak, Yara Ismail, Jannah Mahmoud, Maria McLaughlin and various students in Visual Arts Club. This school year, club members added quotes from several pieces of literature to customize it to the discipline of English. This is the eighth mural created by Spartan artists. Stay tuned for murals to showcase other disciplines.
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Spartan Elves Host Special Holiday Party
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Over sixty members of Oak Lawn Community High School's Student Council and National Honor Society helped host a special holiday party for Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center patients and their families.
Student volunteers, all dressed as Spartan Elves in red and green, assisted with food service, craft tables, and mingling. Additional entertainment was provided by Nick Vera as DJ, Tom Repetny as photobooth operator, as well as numerous professional photographers on hand to take free portraits for families. The highlight of the evening was the arrival of Santa himself who read a story to the children, took photos, and listened to holiday wishes before returning to the North Pole.
The Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn is an 8,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility developed to deliver high quality outpatient care in a comfortable and healing environment. The physicians and team there are dedicated to the mission of treating all children with pediatric cancer and hematologic diseases with the goal of cure. The Keyser Center assures that all children, their families and loved ones are cared for from the moment they enter Hope Hospital and throughout the transition to adult medical care.
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Media Center Awarded Duck Tape Grant
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The Media Center Makerspace is in full bloom! The area was recently awarded a generous Duck Tape grant from ShurTech Brands. The prestigious grant, completed by media specialist Eileen Jones, gives the Makerspace a plethora of new materials to use in the creation of pen roses sculpted from Duck Tape. These popular pen roses are produced by students in the Makerspace area, then sold at the Pink Out and Paint the Gym Purple basketball games. Proceeds go to the Karen Janecek scholarship fund to be awarded to one or more deserving Spartans in Spring 2015. Karen Janecek was a well-liked retired deans assistant who recently lost her battle with cancer in November 2014.
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| Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, Oak Lawn, Illinois | |
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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