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September 9, 2011 Vol. 6, No. 1 |
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From left, the bagpiper, Bishop Michael Hanley, Steve Grant, Manav K., and Mo Copeland |
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New Year Begins
With Bells, Hugs
and Handshakes
Head of School Mo Copeland spoke to returning students along with Student Body President Manav Kohli, Board President Steve Grant, and Bishop Michael Hanley at the Opening Day ceremony Wednesday morning. The fifth-graders rang the bell 142 times--once for each year since the school was founded--and then everybody shook hands. Lower and Middle School students then began classes while Upper School students embarked on adventures that included backpacking, trips to the beach, and the College Decisions program. See more photos, or look at photos of the fifth-graders ringing the bell. |
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Summer Program Offers Skills and Thrills for Campers |
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OES summer camps served a record 1500 campers with 150 offerings ranging from sports and academics to cooking and outdoor trips for students from Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade. The video at left is a one-minute overview of this summer's program, and at right is a video about Dennis Sullivan's Skills & Thrills lacrosse camp. |
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AASK Summer Campers Work on Academics and Service
The AASK summer program brought together 156 campers from Vose Elementary School and Whitford Middle School with professional teachers and a record number of counselors-in-training from OES and Beaverton High School. In addition to academic work, the campers did service projects, including collecting food for the Oregon Food Bank, recording oral histories at a nearby retirement home, and researching ways to improve their communities. The AASK program is an educational and intercultural partnership between OES and the Vose and Whitford public schools. |
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Senior Honored for Scientific Research
Ayush G. '12 has been awarded honorable mention in the 2011 Davidson Fellows Awards for his scientific research. In addition to doing research, the Davidson Fellows program requires multiple essays and videos documenting the work. Ayush's research was on Fabricating Porous TiO2 Nanoparticles to Improve Change Carrier Efficiency of Photo Electro Chemical Cells." |
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Project Chosen for National Conference
Andrea B. '14 has been asked to submit an abstract of her science project, Measuring the Bioconcentration of DOSS in Pacific Oysters, to the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) for review. Her project was selected out of nearly 2000 submissions for a poster presentation at the North America SETAC conference in Boston in November. Her project will be reviewed and judged against other projects, most being PhD candidate research theses. SETAC issues monetary awards, grants, and fellowships for outstanding projects. |
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8th-Grader Wins Fencing Championship
Malia H. '16 won the national championship in Division 3 women's saber in July. Over 3,500 fencers competed in the USA Fencing Summer National Championships from July 1-10 in Reno, Nevada. Division 3 women's Saber requires a fencer to have a D rating or lower to compete, combined with being 13 years or older. Malia fenced against high school and college women and older on her way to the gold medal and receiving her C rating in the process.She fences for PDX Fencing Club in Beaverton and her coach is Charles Randall, who is also the OES Middle and Upper School fencing Coach. |
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5th-Grader Earns 2nd Degree Black Belt
Christopher R. '19 achieved his 2nd Degree Tae Kwon Do black belt over the summer. Chris has worked hard at Tae Kwon Do since he was 4 years ol, and he is continuing his Tae Kwon Do, now studying for his 3rd Degree Black Belt. While in training he attends class in the evenings as many as five days a week. In the photo, he is shown with his instructor, Chief Master Ranjit. |
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