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Spring Pep Assembly
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An all-school assembly to honor our Spring athletic and activity programs is scheduled for Monday, April 20, 2015, at 2:00PM. Students are encouraged to embody Spartan Pride by wearing their class colors. Freshmen wear Gray, Sophomores wear Black, Juniors wear White, and Seniors wear Green. Go Spartans! <<read more>>
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Last Week to Purchase Prom Tickets
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The Junior Class Advisory Board is hosting the Annual Junior/Senior Prom on Friday, May 1, 2015, from 7:30-11:30 p.m. at Ashton Place, 341 75th Street, Willowbrook, Illinois.
Tickets are $70.00 per person and can be purchased through Friday, April 24, 2015, in the Main Office with cash/checks or online via credit card using the online payment banner on the school's website. Students who purchase tickets online must pick-up their tickets in the Main Office. <<read more>>
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SADD is offering a Post-Prom Cruise on Friday, May 1, 2015. Afterward, from 12:00 a.m. to 2:30 a.m., prom attendees and their dates can go to Navy Pier to enjoy an after-hours Mystic Blue Cruise. Tickets are only $25 per person and include the bus ride to and from Navy Pier, a DJ and dancing on the ship, food, and soft drinks. The meal consists of salad, buffalo chicken tenders, steak Panini, a nacho station and dessert station. All attendees must attend prom, ride the bus and have a cruise ticket to board the bus. For tickets, see SADD Sponsors Kate Mellone or Sue Szala in Office 117. <<read more>>
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Spartans Earn Technology Bragging Rights
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Students from the Industrial Technology Department attended the 2nd Annual Moraine Area Career System (MACS) and Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) Technology Challenge. The competition allowed students to compete against each other in the areas of Computer Repair, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Electronics, Photoshop, Automotive Technology, and Microsoft computer applications. The competition included students from the ten high schools within the MVCC region, including Andrew, Argo, Eisenhower, Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Reavis, Richards, Sandburg, Shepard, and Stagg.
Three of OLCHS' dual credit courses with MVCC entered the competition. Students from Dan Kenny's Architectural Engineering CAD and John Faro's A+ Computer Repair and Electronics classes had the opportunity to participate in the qualifying round held at the high school. Students Nick Minnella, Bernie Muransky, Eric Sciaky, Jake Janicke, Jacob Blazina, Edvardas Simonelis, Nick Paluck, and Jon Flores advanced to the final round at MVCC.
When the dust settled after the final round of competition, OLCHS had two first place winners. Jake Janicke won first place in the A+ IT Essentials event and Edvardas Simonelis won first place in the Electronics event. Congratulations Edvardas and Jake. Way to go Technology Spartans! <<read more>>
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Baseball/Softball Set to Bring Community Together
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When the baseball and softball programs were thinking of ways to raise funds for their respective programs, many thoughts ran across the board. However, the two teams kept coming back to one idea - uniting staff, parents and alumni. The result is the Spartan Baseball and Softball Spring Bash.
The two teams are coming together to throw one big event. On Friday, April 24, they will host a 21 years and older live music event at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park (3359 W. 115th St.). For just $35, the night includes food, open bar, and live music being performed by FNMC (Friday Night Music Club), which features Oak Lawn English teacher Billy Denton as the lead singer.
This idea is to bring all stakeholders from the Oak Lawn Community High School area together to celebrate, reconnect and have fun. There will also be 50-50 raffles held.
Pass the word, bring some friends, and help raise money for a couple of athletic programs. The night is sure to be filled with laughs and good times. For more information, contact head baseball coach Bill Gerny at wgerny@olchs.org or head softball coach Brian Frangella at bfrangella@olchs.org. <<read more>>
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Graziano Part of World Irish Dance Championship
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 Senior Kali Graziano and her Irish Dance team from Lavin-Cassidy School of Irish Dance won 1st place at the 45th World Irish Dance Championships in Montreal. The team earned a perfect score of 500. The event had over 5,000 international competitors. Congratulations!
Graziano is an Illinois State Scholar, rated number 1 in her class, is a member of the school's Student Helper organization, Student Council, Pep Club, National Honor Society, Cheerleading Team, and serves as the secretary of the Senior Class. <<read more>>
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Senior Visits Pivotal Historical Sites with Bridging Communities
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 Over spring break, senior Issar Hindi travelled with the Council on American-Islamic Relations Chicago (CAIR) on a multi-day educational tour of Arkansas to witness historical sites pivotal to our cultural history. Students visited the Rohwer War Relocation Center, a World War II internment camp for Japanese-Americans; the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, a museum dedicated to preserving black history; and Little Rock Central High School, the school where President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the "Little Rock Nine" into the building in 1957.
CAIR and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) founded the youth program Bridging Communities. The program strives to educate Muslim and Japanese American youth about the history and circumstances surrounding the internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II. Through workshops that foster cross-cultural dialogue and challenge preconceived assumptions about identity, Bridging Communities brings together students of many backgrounds to ensure factors leading to discrimination and racial profiling are not perpetuated, according to the CAIR website. "The highlight was experiencing history first-hand," explained Hindi. "We get to read about [the places], but seeing them was pretty cool." <<read more>>
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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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