May 5, 2006 Vol. 1, No. 28
Builds Community
Among OES Students
While Reaching Out
to Hungry People
Karina H. '15 stacks food.
Students from all three divisions collaborated in a food drive to serve others and broaden their awareness of the community beyond OES.
Third-graders took responsibility for leading the collection of food in the Lower School by making posters to advertise Project Second Wind, directing the collection of food, and tallying up the total – 2, 484 cans. The third-graders thanked the other children for their donations as the children brought cans of food to the altar at Thursday’s Lower School chapel. Each student from Pre-K to Fifth Grade made a chain link for every item they brought, and in the chapel the links were connected to demonstrate how each person’s actions combine with the works of others to improve the world.
The Middle Schoolers organized a skit involving students from all three divisions to launch the food drive in the kickoff chapel. They also transported all the boxes of food to the chapel. Upper School students held a “Cans Film Festival” in which students brought cans of food to vote for their favorite film among a number of productions about hunger that were created by students. Project Second Wind brings together students to provide food for the food box program at Neighborhood House, which distributes the food to hungry families. See more photos.
Fourth-graders studied beaches, tidepools, and other coastal ecosystems.
The fourth graders spent three days at Camp Magruder last week. Days were filled with learning about the unique ecosystems of the Oregon coast through outdoor games and experiences, tidepool explorations and more than 20 miles of hiking! At night students gathered around the campfire to sing songs before heading off to their cabins. See more photos.
A record 58 students competed on the Middle School boys and girls track teams last week in a meet at the OES track. The girl’s team took first place at the meet with a total of 157 points. The second place team was second place with 46 points. The boy’s team took fourth place, only 3 points behind the second place team. Those who placed were:
Long jump – Ali G. '10, 1st
1500-meter – Saskia I. '10, 1st; Jenni V. '10, 2nd; Jill T. '12, 3rd
Shotput – Avery J. '11, 1st; Tess R. '10, 2nd
Javelin – Kerry S. '10, 1st; Mary P. '11, 4th
800-meter – Jenny V. '10, 1st; Saskia l. '10, 2nd; Laurel M. '10, 3rd
Discus – Laura von S. '10, 1st; Kerry S. '10, 2nd
High Jump – Madi S. '11, 1st
Boy’s Long jump – JD E. '10, 2nd
1500-meter – Austin P. '11, 2nd; Zach S.e '12, 4th
Discus – Lito N. '10, 2nd
See more photos.
Avery winds up in shotput.
Eight eighth-graders spent two weeks in March in family stays in the Beauce region in Quebec accompanied by teachers Micheline Ghattas and Laura Strudwick. They attended, with their host students, classes at the Ecole Veilleux in Saint Joseph de Beauce. They also visited Montréal and Québec city, went to a “Canadiens” hockey game, saw sugar maple shacks, and tried maple taffy on snow. Fifteen students from Beauce will be coming to OES in May for two weeks and will stay in the homes of OES students.
Janosz
Students Honored for Duck Paintings
Two OES students have distinguished themselves as artists in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest. Janosz D. '09 won first place in the grade 7-9 category for the state of Oregon, and Gloriana X. '15 placed third in the kindergarten-third grade group in Oregon. Janosz has taken first place in the contest for five years in a row.
Gloriana
Ruby K. '08, Sheng N. '07 and Dawn L. '08 spent a weekend with Rigoberta Menchú Tum, the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize recipient who advocates for the rights of indigenous people in Guatemala. They were among 500 students and adults who gathered in Corvallis for Peace Jam, an international organization committed to empowering youth to work for peace in the world. Students discussed peacemaking, went out into the community to volunteer, participated in a native Aztec opening ceremony. Participants also made Peace Posters and presented Peace Plans to Sra. Menchú.
Last Book Club Meeting of Year Will Be Spent in Paradise
Everyone is invited to the next Parent Diversity Committee Book Club meeting next Friday. The book selection for this month is Paradise by Toni Morrison. The club will meet in the MST Volunteer Room from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. This is the last book club meeting of this school year, so come join the conversation!
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