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November 2012
Volume 29, Issue 11 Special
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Mission Trip to Hidalgo County Texas! On November 9th through 17th, twenty-eight Oak Grove sophomores and juniors will embark on a mission trip to work on improving housing and work with the Ozanam Center and Project Arise. Send your prayers along.  While in Texas the students will learn about border issues, assist three families in improving their housing, and work with the Ozanam Center, a home that has historically housed refugees from Central America, and currently serves as a refuge for the homeless population of South Texas. Students will also have the opportunity to work with Project Arise. Project Arise is a program that serves impoverished families in South Texas as well. Thanks to the Oak Grove community for their support and please remember to keep these young people in your prayers while they are on this mission trip. |
Fill The Dome! November 19th and 20th. "CANSTRUCTION" ON FRIDAY THE 16TH Fill the Dome is kicking off in the community & Oak Grove is looking for a six-peat win in the competition! Letters will be going out to the OG mailing list about donating. More info can be found at www.fillthedome.org! |
Students collecting items for Operation Christmas Child  From Nov. 5th - 16th Students at Oak Grove Elementary will be collecting and packing items for Operation Christmas Child. Please help by donating much needed items.
Here is the items they are collecting:
Pre-K and Kindergarten- small toys that do not require batteries (dolls, balls, jump ropes, yo-yo's, cars, etc.) 1st graders- tooth brushes and tooth paste 2nd graders- washcloths and bar soap, combs 3rd graders- t-shirts, socks, caps 4th graders- flashlight (with extra batteries), sunglasses, hair items, watches 5th graders- markers, pens, pencils (with sharpeners), small notebooks/paper (need to fit in a shoe box!) Operation Christmas Child is a global Christmas gift exchange project that aims to collect shoeboxes filled with toys, school supplies, personal items and other gifts to distribute to children around the world. |
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Save the Date for Spring Gala!
Friday, April 12
Save the date! Oak Grove's annual Spring Gala and Auction will be held on Friday, April 12, 2013. Interested in volunteering for Team Gala? Contact Deb Lackmann or Carrie Pierce. Your participation will help make this year's event better than ever!
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Kindergartners collecting pop tabs for a family to stay at the Ronald McDonald house!
Drop off your pop tabs at the Elementary school every week!
In the last six years the kindergartners have raised over $2000.00 for the Ronald McDonald house of the Red River Valley! We are kicking off our service project with collecting pop tabs! It is our goal to collect 27 pounds!!! (Last year we collected 16 pounds). Why 27 pounds?? 27 pounds of pop tabs equals one night for family to stay at the Ronald McDonald house. All pop tabs can be dropped off at the Elementary school. Let's Go GROVERS!!!
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"Investing in People and Programs" is in full swing this fall with a 5-year plan
 One way to describe what has been happening at Oak Grove over the past few months is "a quiet launch with a powerful impact". The catalyst for the changes across the campuses of Oak Grove Lutheran School that started last spring and are in full swing this fall is a five-year plan called "Investing in People and Programs", also known as IPP. IPP was adopted by our Board of Regents in May, 2012 and has already driven important changes across the campuses. The main goal of our five-year plan is to give more students a reason to attend Oak Grove and give all our students a reason to stay.
Some but not all of the important changes put in place for the 2012-2013 school year include:
- Expanding the principal and counseling roles at the Elementary School
- Adding Art classes to every Elementary classroom experience each week
- Hiring a Middle School principal and a second 6th grade teacher, arranging for daily Middle School "team time" for the entire faculty, and dedicating nearly all Middle School staff to our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
- Hiring a Director of Service Leadership and recommitting ourselves to student mission trip experiences each year
- Enhancing our course offerings in the High School with additional course electives such as Novels/Speech, Creative Writing, Photography, 21st Century Leadership, and Spanish 3
- Adding English Language Learner (ELL) classes to better assist our international students
The above changes jumpstart our five year plan and serve as important drivers in our goal to attract and retain more students. "Science Classroom Initiative" In addition to these curriculum and staffing initiatives, we have very important work to do to upgrade our science classrooms in Benson Hall and provide more resources for our Middle School science classes. We are working to raise $400,000 before January 31, 2013 so that the classrooms can be upgraded, remodeled, and properly equipped for the start of our 2013-2014 school year. We currently have matching gifts that total $150,000 so we are well on our way, but we could use your help. If you would like to participate and support this initiative please contact Jeff Conant @ 373-7149 or email him at jeff.conant@oakgrovelutheran.com. He will be happy to answer any questions as well as help you get involved.
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First Quarter - President's List
Congratulations to the students on the Presidents List!
Requirements are to have a Grade Point of at least 3.750 and no Incompletes. You should be very proud of your hard work. Read more to see the President's List.
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First Quarter - "A" Honor Roll
Congratulations to the students on the "A" Honor Roll!
Requirements are to have a Grade Point of 3.500-3.749 and no Incompletes. You should be very proud of your hard work. Read more to see the "A" Honor Roll List.
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First Quarter - "B" Honor Roll
Congratulations to the students on the "B" Honor Roll!
Requirements are to have a Grade Point of 3.000-3.499 and no Incompletes. You should be very proud of your hard work. Read more to see the "B" Honor Roll List.
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2013 Homecoming Announced
The date for Homecoming 2013 will be September 30th - October 6th. The homecoming football game will be played on October 5th at 2:00 p.m.
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Athletic News
Congratulations to Oak Grove soccer players;
Austin Promersberger, junior and Eric Niu, junior for
their hard earned CO-OP Team 2nd Place finish in the State Soccer Tournament!
Oak Grove Girl's Volleyball Team to be in
the Regionals!
On November 5, 6, and 8 the Oak Grove Girl's Volleyball Team will be in the Region 1 Regional's in Oakes, ND as the #3 seed from District 2. Oak Grove plays North Sargent on Monday, Nov. 5th. The winner of the Regional's will advance to the state tournament the following week in Minot on November 15, 16 and 17. Central Cass won our district over Kindred and has won the region the past 2 years. It should be a very highly competitive Regional Tournament involving several teams with an eye on the prize.
Go Grovers!
2012 Wild Rice All-Conference Volleyball Team Roster!
The roster was just announced! Congratulations to Hannah Kelley, Taylor Lang, and Jenna Zaeske for representing Oak Grove!
These student-athletes will be honored at the 31st annual Wild Rice Conference Banquet to be held
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 hosted by the North Sargent Public School at the North Sargent Activities Center at 6:30 p.m.
FIVE Oak Grove Girl's Are On The FM ACRO TEAM
Congratulations to Rikka Bergstrom, Petra Leysring for earning a spot ACRO team 1 and Kara Berg, Emily Stover and Emily McKay for earning a spot on ACRO team 2. They are going to have an exciting year traveling all over the nation to the ACC Tournament, Kansas, Milwaukee Bucks, Gophers, Nebraska and maybe the Lakers this year! Plus many more!
Listen to Home Games Via the Internet!
This year Oak Grove is offering AUDIO AND VIDEO coverage via the Internet for all home football, volleyball, boys and girls basketball games!
North Dakota High School Sports Broadcasting will stream the games through their website; http://www.ndhssports.com.
Join the West Fargo Flyers Swim Team
The West Fargo Flyers Swim Team is a local USA Swimming Club for boy and girl swimmers in grades Kindergarten through High School. We have a great time and invite you to join us for our winter season beginning in early November. The West Fargo Flyers are 7-time ND State Champions. Every athlete swims in events that are geared to his or her own swim level. There are no bench-warmers!
Athletic Season Passes
Oak Grove athletic season passes are $75 and are available for purchase in the Benson Hall Office. The pass admits one to all Oak Grove home events for football, volleyball, girls' and boys' basketball, and track.
Oak Grove is involved in a number of co-op sports with other
schools. These types of partnerships allow students to take part in sports where numbers at Oak Grove alone would have made participation in a sport uncertain. By entering into co-ops with other schools we assure our students the opportunity of participating in most sports.
Shanley assesses a $150 co-op fee per sport, which is billed to each family through Oak Grove's Business Office. Any questions concerning co-op sports in which your student would like to participate can be addressed to the Head Coach of each sport, Get more information and Shanley schedules at www.easterndakotaconference.org. Pocket-Sized Athletic Schedules
Grover Athletic Schedules are available in school offices and the Grover Store. The pocket-sized schedules list football, volleyball, and boys' and girls' basketball events.
Varsity Boy's and Girl's Basketball Schedule
Home Boy's and Girl's basketball games are played in Gorder Gym so come cheer on your Grovers!
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Way to Go Grovers!
The Oak Grove Rummage Sale Proves
Huge Success!
$12,825.00 was raised during the rummage sale at the elementary school this year! There were approximately 450 to 500 people who came to both donate items and purchase items to help the students of Oak Grove fund the Choir and the Mission trip!
Semifinalist named in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program!
Middle Schoolers learn the importance of serving...
On Tuesday, September 25, Oak Grove's middle school students completed a service project. They assisted members of the extended Oak Grove family with raking and window cleaning. In addition, students who remained on campus help prepare for homecoming by cleaning windows and picking up trash. A special thank you to parents and staff that help with this opportunity.
Oak Grove was blessed with almost $3,500 given in honor of Victor Johnson's 90th birthday to be used in our band department.
In honor of Victor Johnson's 90th birthday, his son David and daughter Paula, planned a party for family and friends in the Mount Vernon, Washington area. They also suggested that any monetary gifts given in honor of Victor's birthday would be going to Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, ND.
Victor attended OG in 1938 for just his sophomore year. This was the only year he was able to attend but he said having chapel every morning at 10:00am had a decided effect on how he was to structure his life. It was only one year, but a year he has always remembered. And he often shared with pride his year at Oak Grove with his family and friends. 74 years later Oak Grove was blessed with almost $3,500 given in honor of Victor to be used in our band department as band was an area that Victor really enjoyed when he was a student.
Victor and his wife Ann enjoyed 64 years of marriage and celebrated their anniversary on October 16, the same day that Ann passed away while in the arms of her loving husband. Victor received many cards referring to Ann as a very special lady. What a blessing...Ann was married to a very special man.
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Be an Oak Grove recruiter!
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Do you know of a family who may be interested in Oak Grove? Please contact Deb Lackmann in Admissions at 701.373.7114. Oak Grove has openings in all grade levels, but some elementary classes are near capacity.
Call today for more information.
Oak Grove families and employees who recruit students to attend school at Oak Grove will be eligible to have their own child's or a designated student's tuition bill reduced by $200 for each student recruited. The tuition reduction will be applied or credited to your tuition account the second semester after the new student has enrolled. Click here for all the information on Oak Grove's Referral Program. Please help grow our school. Become a recruiter for Oak Grove!
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Join Shine Music, Carnegie Hall, and the Royal Conservatory
of Music!
Discover the benefits of classical training and comprehensive music study that the Shine Music piano program provides its students. The Shine Music curriculum incorporates and provides its students with the Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory's The Achievement Program (TAP). Shine Music was the first studio in Fargo-Moorhead to incorporate the renowned program, with students successfully completing assessments.
The Achievement Program is the first program of its kind in the United States, setting a standard for music excellence nationwide, but its roots are from the 125-year-old Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada, one of the largest and most respected educational institutions in the world.
The Royal Conservatory has trained a number of great artists, including Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson, David Foster, Diana Krall, Paul Schaffer, and Sarah McLachlan. Partnering with Carnegie Hall in New York City, The Royal Conservatory has brought their proven system of learning and assessment to the United States with The Achievement Program. The program provides a recognized national standard of musical success through an effectively sequenced course of study from beginner to advanced levels. Through individual assessments, it allows students to celebrate accomplishment and track their progress with others across the country.
To enroll, or to learn more about this program and how it can benefit your young musician, contact Shine Music at 701-566-3312 (located in The Scheels Center for the Performing Arts).
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Grover Store Hours
The Grover Store, located in the lobby of the Darwin Gorder Gymnasium on the north campus, carries Grover clothing
and a variety of novelty items. This school year, the store will
be open:
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Thank You
Oak Grove's Annual Business Partners
Corporate donations make a large difference at Oak Grove Lutheran School, providing vital resources to the Annual Fund.
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