April 18, 2008 Vol. 3, No. 25
Also available on OES website at http://www.oes.edu/newsletter
A donated boat will be included in the park.
Board President Urmila Ratnam looks at the auction catalog with her husband, Dilip, and Katie Durant, right.Love Their Grandparents
In chapel on Thursday, students read anecdotes, poems, and testimonials they had written about their grandparents. Some grandparents were able to attend with their grandchildren and were treated afterward to a brunch and student music performances in the Dining Hall. See more photos of the event.
Kate L. '13 hugs her special visitor.
Min Soo C. '08, far left, will compete as a soloist.
The Upper School Chamber Choir recently won a district competition for the first time in 16 years. The choir will participate in the state competition on May 1 at George Fox University. Baritone Min Soo Chung ’08 was selected to participate in the Oregon Music Educators Association’s state solo contest on April 26 at Lewis & Clark College. Choirs from all three divisions sang in a recital recently at OES. See photos of the recital taken by parent Charlie Allcock.
Ben U. '12 represented Costa Rica.
From left, Dylan P. '08, Rachel E. '09, and Rubi K. '08.
Dylan P. '08 and Rubi K. '08 served on the Secretariat at the recent Model United Nations conference in Eugene Their eight-person committee planned the event and coordinated the activities of the 1500 students, which included 25 OES Upper School students and 10 Middle School students. Rachel E. '09 was elected by the General Assembly to one of two vice presidential positions and will chair a General Assembly next year as well as help plan the conference and establish the agenda. Ben U. '13 served as ambassador from Costa Rica, leading the OES Middle School delegation.
The boys 4x100 relay team took first place among nine schools that participated in Wednesday's Middle School track meet at OES. Individual standouts were:
Peter D. '12: 1st place, 200m; 2nd place, 100m
Darby R. '14: 1st place, 400m ; 2nd place, 1500m
Brigitte R. '12: 2nd place, girls 100m hurdles
Corey S. '12: 2nd place, high jump
Claire A. '13: 3rd place, 100m
Jake E. '12: 4th place, discus
See more photos.
Brigitte R. '12, center, leaps hurdles.
The atmosphere was light-hearted this week in the Great Hall as 32 students vied for the title of pingpong champion. Members of the boys' tennis team dominated the play, with lifelong pingpong player Ryan N. '09 finishing on top. The tournament was organized by senior Dylan P.
For Earth Day on Tuesday
The Transportation group of the Sustainability Committee urges students, staff, and faculty to observe Earth Day on Tuesday by walking or biking to school or taking a bus or carpool. In a survey the committee did last spring, only 4 percent of respondents said they usually carpool to school. Eight percent said they usually ride the OES bus, and 3 percent said they walk or ride a bike. To obtain a list of OES families in your Zip Code, email or call , 503-416-9372.
Rachel L. '19 learned to ride a bike during spring break and on Thursday rode to school for the first time. She plans to ride on Earth Day.
Ashlynn C. '11 and Zoe J. '10 tied for 3rd place in the 4th level test among students from a number of Oregon schools who took the Grand Concours, a national French test. They were omitted from the list of students in last week's edition. The editor regrets the error.
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