Comet CourierOakwood High School October 31, 2014

Volume II, Issue 7

It’s great to be young and a Comet!

CometCalendar

November 1, 2Fall Play

November 4Election Day

November 5Financial Aid Night

November 11No School --Veterans Day

November 14Progress Reports

November 15Saturday School

November 19School Board Mtg.

November 261:40 Dismissal

November 27, 28No School --Thanksgiving

Volleyball team takes Vermilion County crown

No School on November 11 -- Veterans Day

The Comet volleyball team won the 2014 Ver-milion County title by beating Salt Fork in three tough games on October 20 at Hoopeston Area High School.

The Comets won their first title since 2000 by

the scores of 25-13, 14-25, and 25-20, in front of a huge group of students.

The title match was the 14th straight win for the team. They are led by se-niors Sadie Edwards, Ken-dra Gonzalez, and Peyton Jones. Other members of

the team are Brenna Durst, Makayla Gayler, Rhylee Kerst, Allison Mann, Ab-bie Morman, Briana Ver-hoeven, and Gracie York.

The Comets are coached by Lynn “Juice”Anderson and Jeff Foster.

The victorious Vermilion County volleyball champions pose with their trophy and their rowdy fans following their win over Salt Fork. The Comets reeled off 15 straight wins to build there record to 17-7 entering Regional play.

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On Wed., Nov. 5 OHS will be hosting a Financial Aid Night from 6-7 p.m. in the library.

Representatives from the Illinois Student Assis-tance Commission will be here to explain the finan-cial aid application process to senior parents and/or students.

What is the difference between a scholarship and a grant? What are subsidized and unsubsidized loans? What is an Estimated Family Contribution and how does that impact financial aid for college? Get the answers to these questions and any others you might have when you attend.

Check out the new athletics web page at ohsathletics.weebly.com

OHS to host financial aid night in library

Andrews, Davis, repeat as County champs!

Shaina Andrews and Jon Davis repeated as Vermil-ion County cross country champions, putting Comets on top of the County for the third straight year.

Andrews, a junior, ran a personal best on the Kicka-poo course and finished in 21:29. She was followed by two other Comet All-County runners – freshmen Au-tumn Laski (3rd) and Josalyn Smith (9th).

Davis, a junior, cruised around the course in 16:59 and retained his County crown for his third straight year. He will have the opportunity next year to become only the second person to win the County all four years in high school.

Sophomore Lucas Vasquez also earned All-County honors as he finished in third place.

Andrews, Davis, and Vasquez also qualified for the Sectional meet which will be held on November 1.

The boys basketball team will be hosting Comet Madness at 6 p.m. on November 14 in the OHS gym.

The evening will introduce and preview the winter athletic teams. The wrestlers, cheerleaders, Comettes, and girls basketball teams will be introduced.

Both of the basketball teams will hold a scrimmage that night.

Admission price will be $2 per student and $3 per adult. No passes will be accepted.

The schedule for the evening is:6:00 -- Wrestling

Introductions6:10 -- Comette

Performance6:20 -- Girls Bas-

ketball Scrimmage7:00 -- Cheer-

leading Introduc-tions

7:10 -- Boys Bas-ketball Scrimmage

Comet Madness

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Engage Educate Empower

The OHS Drama Club is proud to announce their first ever Hallow-een production of “Alice in Zom-bieland,” written by Craig Sodaro.

Be warned, this isn’t just any old spoof on Alice in Wonderland. Ev-eryone in Wonderland, including the Queen (Jazmine Rodriguez), is turning into a zombie.

As they investigate, Alice (Annie Machin) and her friends, discover Oz’s Wicked Witch (Savana Bara-bas) of the West casting spells. Not

Drama to perform “Alice in Zombieland”

Nov. 1 XC Sectional @ Forsyth 10:00Nov. 8 XC State @ Peoria TBANov. 17 GBB Arcola 6:00Nov. 18 GBB LeRoy 5:30Nov. 21 GBB Comet ClassicNov. 22 GBB Comet ClassicNov. 24 GBB Comet ClassicNov. 24 BBB Tri-County TournamentNov. 25 GBB Comet ClassicNov. 25 BBB Tri-County TournamentNov. 26 GBB Comet ClassicNov. 26 BBB Tri-County TournamentNov. 28 GBB Comet ClassicNov. 28 BBB Tri-County TournamentDec. 1 GBB @ Arthur 6:00Dec. 2 FrBB @ Covington 5:30Dec. 4 GBB Chrisman 6:00Dec. 6 WR @ Pirate Duals TBADec. 8 GBB @ Westville 6:00Dec. 8 FrBB Armstrong-Potomac 6:00Dec. 9 BBB @ St. Thomas More 6:00Dec. 9 WR SJO 6:00Dec. 11 GBB GRF 6:00Dec. 11 WR @ Hoopeston 6:00Dec. 11 FrBB @ GRF 6:00

Upcoming Athletic Events

only does she have zombies to do her bidding instead of flying mon-keys, Dorothy (Bailey Wilt) is un-der her powers as her witch intern.

The witch is turning Wonder-land into a “Spells-R-Us” shop with

zombies as her workers. Come to the OHS Gym at 7 p.m.

on November 1 or 3 p.m. on No-vember 2, to see if Alice and her friends can find a cure! But beware … zombies will be lurking.

Are you interested in purchasing an ad in the program to give some-one you know a shout out? Contact Mary Lovejoy at lovejoym@oak-wood76.org or 217.918.0062 for more information.

This year is the 28th year of the Comet Classic Girls Basketball tournament, The tournament was started by former coach Mike Waters who started with six teams. Former coach Rick Bough expanded the number of teams to its current format of 10 after Westville can-celled their Thanksgiving tournament.

Not only is this a great tournament to watch and participate in but it has been complimented by almost every school and referee to have one of the best hospi-tality rooms of any tournament in the area, and this is the work of our own Juice (Lynn Anderson) who has cooked and organized for many years.

The last few years the teams that participate have changed some. Last year. we introduced Paris and Salt Fork as newcomers and the championship game of Paris (who brought their own radio station to broadcast their games) and Shiloh turned out to be one of the best attended games we have seen. Shiloh won the tourna-ment for the second year in a row.

This year, Salt Fork has dropped out, so we bring two new teams to the tournament, Judah and Tri-County (coop of Kansas, Oakland, Shiloh). Blue Ridge, Chris-man, Georgetown-Ridge Farm, Hoopeston Area, Paris, Westville, and Uni High will join the host Comets.

Comet Classic returns for 28th year

FFA Notes

The Oakwood FFA Chapter spent October 17 teaching the stu-dents of Oakwood Grade School all about agricultural safety.

Younger students enjoyed the petting zoo, where they learned animal safety and awareness. Students were able to get up close and personal with animals including a llama, horse, goats, and chickens.

Older students participated in mini workshops put on by the FFA and Oakwood Ambulance. Workshops included Grain safe-ty, Water safety, ATV safety, Hal-loween safety, Chemical safety, and Tractor safety.

The goal of this event is to al-low the FFA members to share their knowledge of agriculture safety to younger students in or-der to prevent accidents before they happen.

The Oakwood FFA Chapter's Land Use CDE team competed in the Section 18 CDE on Thursday, October 23. During the Land Use CDE, competitors judge soil characteristics to determine the best use for the land in relation to crop rotation, tillage requirements, and building needs.

The team placed first overall, and many students placing in the Top Ten Individuals.

The Basic Ag Science class, which has been studying soils, made up the team. Members included: Kyle Bott (3rd place), Josh Bart-low (5th place), Kamron Jackson (9th place), Damen Lane (10th place), Chelsey House, Dylan McConkey, Blake Vinson, and Lukas Wright.

The Oakwood FFA Chapter would like to thank Bruce Musson for allowing the use of fields, and Rick Townsley for digging the soil pits.

Land Use team take 1st place Students learn about Ag safety

The Oakwood FFA Chapter will begin selling popcorn and poinsettias on Mon., Nov. 3.

The popcorn is coming from Not Just Popcorn in Edinburgh, Ind. Flavors are: Chicago Ched-dar, Car-a m e l , Chicago M i x ( C h i -c a g o Cheddar & Cara-m e l ) , Red Vel-vet with C r e a m Cheese Frosting, Dill Pickle, Hot Wings, and Bacon & Cheddar.

Two sizes are offered: large (approximately 1 pound), $10;

and small (approximately 1/2 pound), $5.

Poinsettias come in a 6 1/2” pot with a foil cover. Colors are: Pre-mium Red, Premium White, Premi-um Ice Crystal, Cortez Burgundy,

O r a n g e Spice, and S o n o r a W h i t e G l i t t e r (red with w h i t e s p o t s ) . They are $10 each.

Contact an FFA

member or Mrs. Nekolny if you are interested in supporting the FFA Chapter through this fundraiser.

FFA will be selling popcorn

Congratulations to James Morse,

winner of this fall’s Oakwood FFA Hog Raffle. Thank you to Shepherd Farms and Allen’s Farm Quality Meats for donating the hog and processing.

Congrats!

Oakwood High School 1st Quarter Honor Roll

2014-2015

High Honors

9th Grade Savana Barabas Kelsey Blackford Alexis Dodson Haley Hendrickson Sloan Morton Kendra Pundt Jazmine Rodriguez Emily Simonich Delaney Turner Haley Ward Ashley Webb Bailey Wilt Evan Young

10th Grade Jesse Auterman Holden Billings Caden Billingsley Sarah Day Rebecca Divan Dalton Fox Haley George Lukas Hoshauer Ellie Huchel Thomas Hundley Allison Mann Brooke Mercer Skyler Musson Melissa Nelson Hunter Phelps Brandon Rowe Katherine Schell Hayden Woods Savannah Woods

11th Grade Emily Chanley Kira Conklin Jonathan Davis Kelbey Deck MaKayla Gayler Kylie Harden Rhylee Kerst Lee Mascari Jordan Meyers Casey Pierce Brianna Schoonover Kyle Weise Gracie York

12th Grade Carli Burris Mariah Carnahan Isabel Carrillo Delaney Durst Sadie Edwards Preslie Fletcher Abby Foster Kyle Girton Kendra Gonzalez Kelsey Grimm Mackenzie Hodson Peyton Jones Cheyenne Kent Kendra Kinser Summer Kitchens Dathan Mathews Eilis Nicholson Aubrey Strange Kathleen Townsley Joellyn Weaver Liam White Cheyenne Worrall

Honors

9th Grade Shelby Acord Austin Audo Zachary Beld Skylar Bolton Brenna Durst Jenna Ford Danielle Fultz Kheagyn Gritten Autumn Laski Noah Martinez Ashley Pascual Kendra Peterson Kiara Petticrew Jaydon Rose Josalynn Smith Olivia Turner Lane Warren Kiley Weidenburner Cameron Wise Aaron Wright

10th Grade Dakota Bartlett Joshua Bartlow Keighlee Brant Iris de Torres Cameron Haskins Kenneth Hohn Jasmine Hutson Annie Machin Katherine McFarland Bryce Moore Abbie Morman Macy Richards Rancey Rouse Damien Segriff Jarrett Shaw Kayla Thompson Ethan Tull Briana Verhoeven Matthew Wells Hunter Wendel-Curtis

11th Grade Shaina Andrews Angelina Delgado Allyson Reed Kayla Simonich Somer Wells

12th Grade Rebeckah Cyphers Mitchell Day Chelsea Dillon Arian Dodge Austin Green Parker Lee Steven McDonald Aaron Moody Austin Shelton Jazmin Smith Kerrick Sweetland

The Oakwood Junior High School Student Council cordially invites you

to join them at a chili supper to be held at OJHS (4 miles north of I-74

on Newtown Road). During this event we will be celebrating our

community and honoring all of those who have served our country.

We will also recognize the winners of a writing contest sponsored by

the Oakwood American Legion Post 610.

Free will donations will be accepted. Proceeds will benefit the Homeless Veteran Program at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville.

For more information please contact Oakwood Junior High School at (217) 443-2883

Date: Friday, 11/7/2014 Time: 4:30pm — 6:30pm

Veterans Day Chili Supper