April 2, 2015

OES Student Wins Oregon Geography Bee

Congratulations to Ashwin S. '22 who won the Oregon Geography Bee! Ashwin won $100 and a copy of the National Geographic Atlas of the World. He also gets an all-expenses paid trip to represent Oregon at the National Geographic Bee in Washington D.C.

Read a full article about Ashwin's win from the Oregonian.

Science Teachers Invited As Guest Judges

On March 20, Chris Mader, Bevin Daglen, Peter Langley, and Rob Orr traveled to the Branson School in Ross, California, to serve as judges at the first-ever Branson Science Symposium.

Two years ago, Branson began a process of reviewing science programs throughout the country, as they were interested in changing their sequence in the upper school, as well as starting a research program. They visited OES a number of times and decided to model their program after ours.

They invited these OES science teachers to judge the first symposium. Their fair had primarily freshmen, as well as two classes of senior elective students participating, with close to 100 projects.

Pirates and Mermaids Take Over Kindergarten

Before Spring Break, Ms. McAuley's kindergarteners performed their original play "The Pirates and the Mermaids Learn a Lesson OR Over Sea, Under Sea."

The students wrote and rehearsed the play all winter as part of Story Workshop, in collaboration with Ms. Foster-Flynn for their sets and costumes, Mr. Buonincontro for production advice, and Ms. Haferbecker on the concluding song. View more photos on Facebook.

Golf Season In Full Swing

The boys varsity golf team had an impressive third-place finish on Monday at the statewide 3A Invitational at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course. Some of the best talent in the state was on display during the event.

Bradley C. '15 had a standout individual performance, shooting an 82, which is a personal best for him and earned him a top five finish at the tourney.

Sami W. Skis At Nationals

Sami W. '19 is competing in the U16-US National Ski Championships in Sugarloaf, Maine, this week.

Two weeks ago she competed at the Regional Ski Championship and finished first in Super G, first in Giant Slalom and a seventh in Slalom. Last week she raced in the Revelstroke Canada U14 Championships where she finished fourth and fifth in the Super G and eighth overall.

Vote For The OES Aardvarks

The Oregonian is holding a contest to find out the best high school mascot in Oregon. Please vote!

We already know it's the Aardvark, but we need to show the rest of the state!

Voting ends at 8:30 p.m. April 7.

Culture Shock 2015

This year we have added two evening events for the OES community as a part of our annual Culture Shock conference for Upper School students. All family and friends of OES are welcome to attend these two events.

On Wednesday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m., Damaris Webb will present "The Box Marked Black," a solo performance that explores growing up multi-racial in Portland. Register for the event here.

On Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m., Rosetta Lee will speak on "Parenting with Identity in Mind." This talk is relevant to teachers and parents of children at all age levels. Register for the event here.