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I hope that all of our OES families had a restful Thanksgiving and wish everyone the best for the upcoming Winter Vacation.
The
academic work for the 2008 calendar year will come to a close with
final exams on December 17-19. The schedule for final exams
follows below. The nature of your child(ren)’s final exams will
vary depending on their grade, course, and other factors. Please
discuss your child(ren)’s final exam schedule with them and feel free
to contact teachers or advisors if you have any questions or
concerns. As in past years, we will be offering students the
privilege of leaving campus during lunch between exams. For
non-seniors this privilege will only be allowed if your child(ren)
picks up the permission form from the US office, has it signed by a
parent, and returns it to the US office. Please keep your eye on
eGathering for other announcements about final exams.
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Wednesday, Dec 17 |
Science |
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Thursday, Dec 18 |
Math |
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9-11am |
11:30am-12:30pm |
1:30 pm |
Friday, Dec 19 |
English |
Other finals |
St. Nick Chapel |
St.
Nick’s Chapel is the final event before Winter Break. Upper
School students are required to be a part of this all-school
celebration, so please make every effort to have your child(ren) attend.
As
I mentioned in previous messages, the Upper and Middle school faculty
are working on a joint project to review the daily schedule in both
divisions. On Monday, December 1, we invited Dr. Mollie Galloway,
a professor at Lewis & Clark College and a member of an
organization called Challenge Success, to meet with the Upper and
Middle school faculty. I encourage you to take a look at the
website for this organization for some information on the nature of
this presentation: www.challengesuccess.org. I look forward to more discussion with parents about our schedule review at PAL meetings in 2009.
Finally,
we have invited four finalists for the Director of College Counseling
search to campus this December. I would like to publicly thank
our PAL reps from grades 6-12 for participating in the interview
process. We hope to wrap up the search and announce our new
Director early in 2009.
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Dec. 6 - Open Mic Night, 8:00 p.m.
Dec. 9 - Financial Aid Night, 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 10 - Advent Service, 7:00 p.m., Afterglow, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 12 - Books & Breakfast, 8:00 a.m.
Dec. 16 - Town Hall Finance Presentation, 8:00 a.m.
Dec. 17-19 - US Finals
Dec. 19 - Last day of classes, St. Nick Chapel, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 19 - 9th Grade PAL Cookie Lunch, 11:45 a.m.
Dec. 20 - Dorms close
Dec. 21-Jan. 4 - Winter Break
Dec. 23 - Young Alumnae/i Holiday Gathering
Dec. 30 - Alumnae/i Basketball Game & Knockout Tournament, 6:00 p.m.
Jan. 3 - Dorms open
Jan. 5 - Classes resume
Jan. 7 - College Age Back to Campus Ice Cream Social, 3:00 p.m.
Jan. 13 - MS/US Information Evening, 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 14 - OES Winter Instrumental Concert, 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 19 - No school, Martin Luther King Day
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What could be better than cookies for lunch?
Friday – December 19
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
9th Grade PAL Cookie Lunch
OES – Guild Room (The Large Meeting Room Under the Chapel)
A great chance to share your favorite cookies and holiday cheer with other 9th grade parents.
Please bring a dozen or two of your favorite cookies. Coffee will be provided.
Come early and get a parking spot…..You will want to stay for St. Nick's Chapel at 1:30.
The whole student body attends this event in the gym. Highlights are a
visit from St. Nicholas and the singing of "The Twelve Days of
Christmas" in which each class sings the refrain for its grade.
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Found: Men’s raincoat left at the last performance of The Music Man at the World Trade Center Theatre on November 16. Please call the US office at 503-768-3122 or email
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When? 7-8:00 p.m., December 9, 2008
Where? Dining Hall in the Upper School.
What? A series of 3 presentations on financial aid explaining:
(1) the Financial Aid process at OES.
(2) the Financial Aid process at Reed College.
(3) Financial Planning strategies and vehicles available through local banks (US Bank).
This
is the second such event at OES, and there was very positive feedback
from last October's presentations. Powerpoints from those are on
the OES website at http://www.oes.edu/Admissions/fin-aid.htm Questions - contact
, Director of Financial Aid, 503-416-9325).
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Here’s how to join in:
Get your tag from the tree in the Lobby.
Buy the highlighted gift (or a gift card is fine too!).
Do not wrap the gift; attach the tag, and
Put the gift under the tree by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.
If you already took a tag, don’t forget to bring in the gift!
Wrapping party all day Thursday 12/11 and Friday 12/12; feel free to drop in for fun and treats.
Thank you, everyone, for your good cheer and generosity!
, Service Learning Coordinator
Looking for a few “Good Elves” to help with The Giving Tree
We
need parent volunteers to help with gift wrapping next Thursday, 12/11
and Friday, 12/12 during school hours (8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m).
It’s a fun way to get into the holiday spirit.
Contact
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For interested students and their families, Wednesday, December 10, 2008,
6-8:00 p.m. at The Blacksmith Restaurant, Anvil Room, 211 NW Greenwood Avenue, Bend, Oregon.
Please RSVP to
Phone: 503-416-9379
Please forward this information on to any family or friends.
you think may be interested in hearing about the wonderful opportunities available to our students.
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I hope you catch the auction spirit this year! Exciting plans are underway and we invite you to get involved.
Next Meeting: Thursday, December 11, 8:15 am, Guild Room
Help Wanted:
Would you like a sneak peek at the auction items? Do you have good
computer skills and prefer to work behind the scenes? Do you have a
couple of hours a week to spare January through March? If so, we could
use your help in Data Entry. Email
in the Auction Office if you would like to help this year.
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The
Oregon Music Educators Association has chosen 11 OESstudents to
participate in the All-State Honor Groups and Middle School Honor
Groups, which will perform in Eugene at the annual MENC/OMEA conference
in January, 2009. Participating in the All State Women's Choir will be
sopranos Kelly C. '12 and Angela C. '10, and alto Chloe L. '11, Connor
J.'11, tenor, will sing in the All State Men’s Choir. Cellist Young-Eun
C.'11, was chosen for the All State Orchestra and trumpeter Tree P. '11
will play in the All State Jazz Band. Congratulations!
Advent Service:
All are invited to the annual Advent Service in the Chapel on
Wednesday, December 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel with music offered
by the US Concert Choir, soloists, EC 3rd - 5th Grade Choir, the OES
Boys' Choir, 6th & 7th grade choirs and the 5th grade Boys’
Handbell choirs. Following the Advent Service will be the
traditional Afterglow Reception & Holiday Art Sale in the Great Hall and Dining Hall with music in the Great Hall by US Acappella.
 The Annual Holiday Art Sale
is coming! Photographs, ceramics, prints, paintings, book arts, and
jewelry by US students and all school faculty and staff including:
• artwork by Angela Chou
• stuffed toys by Stephanie Fong
• clay angels by Margaret Synan –Russell
• photographs by Austin Ilg
• cards by Larissa Pham
• photographs by Simon Narode
• holiday cards by alum Maryanne Seeley
• cards by alum Cathy Walitzki
• watercolor and photographed cards by Robin Schauffler
• collaged cards by Emily Pritchard
• handmade goatmilk soaps and art scarves by Tanja Horvat
• fused glass by Shelley Stoffer
• prints and calligraphed cards by Diane Flack
• and LOTS MORE!!! !!
Every
year the Art Department sends 10% of the Holiday Art Sale's profits to
a worthy charity. The rest of the sales profits are returned to
the artist. Art sale hours are Wednesday, December 10 following
the Advent Service from 8-9:00 p.m. in the Great Hall; Thursday,
December 11, 9:00 am-3:00 pm, through Thursday, December 18 in
the Lower School Library.
 Come hear many of our school's music ensembles share music of the holiday season at the traditional St. Nick Chapel on Friday, Dec. 19 at 1:30 p.m. in the gym.
LOOKING AHEAD in JANUARY:
All
are invited to attend the OES Winter Orchestra Concert on Wednesday,
January 14, 7:00 p.m. in the Dining Hall. Music by US Strings
Ensemble, US Woodwind and Brass Ensemble, OES String Orchestra, US Jazz
Ensemble, and US Jazz Combo. Nancy Teskey, Nelly Kovalev, Derek Sims -
directors.
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Technology
being what it is, occasionally parents report that they are not
receiving email from the school. Here is a tip that may help: check
your Junk email folder and the email quarantine from your service
provider.
Since
everyone would like to eliminate unwanted emails most services provide
an automatic email “spam” filter. One of the most common problems is
that they will determine that bulk email sent from OES may be “spam”
and they will put it into a “quarantine” area for you to check
manually. Your own email program on your computer might also send
bulk email directly into the “Junk” email folder. We send a lot of bulk
email so it’s a good idea to check the Junk email folder if you think
there may be a problem. Most systems, whether it is your internet
provider or your own email program on your computer hard drive, will
allow you to set a filter that will make sure mail from our domain
(oes.edu) always gets through to your inbox.
Below are some links for three of our most common providers of web email. For others, please contact your provider directly.
Gmail - http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6579&hl=en
Comcast – http://help.comcast.net/ and type “enable spam filtering” in the search bar.
EasyStreet - http://easystreet.com/for_it_pros/email_services/anti-spam_anti-virus/anti-spam_anti-virus_faq/.
Our goal is to make sure we can keep in touch. For additional information concerning email from OES you can contact me (
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Progress Report: The seniors are working their way through the college
application process. Twenty-four, almost a third of the class,
applied Early Decision, a choice which requires a commitment (and
withdrawal of other applications) if they are admitted. They should be
getting responses to their applications before the holidays. An
additional twenty-three applied Early Action, which does not require a
commitment. They will be hearing soon as well. A handful of seniors
have already received acceptances from colleges that do rolling
admission, mainly state system schools.
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Start
practicing now for the second annual “Great OES Shoot-out!” - Tuesday,
30 December, at 6:00 pm in the OES Gym. Also known as knockout or bump. We
will play one big game of the basketball competition which requires you
to make a shot before the person behind you in line makes a shot. Who
will be the last one standing? All are welcome! Questions, contact Gary Crossman
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To all who have joined the Annual Fund Honor Roll by pledging specific dollar amounts or making their donation, thank you. Over 65% of the OES families have joined together to pledge or donate over $440,000. See how your grade is doing. If you haven't yet pledged or donated, contact
or click on the Aardvark to pledge or donate securely online.
 Books & Breakfast: THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moises Kaufman
Friday, Dec. 12, 8:00-9:30am, OES Dining Hall
One
month after the murder of university student Matthew Shepard in 1998,
Moises Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project
traveled to Laramie, Wyoming to interview the people of this small
town. The playwrights created The Laramie Project based
upon their year-long collection of interviews, published news reports
and journal entries. Please join us to discuss this
uniquely-constructed play in which a diversity of voices reveals
differing thoughts and feelings of people grappling with the meaning of
a tragic event in their midst. US teacher Katrina Perry will set
the scene for our small group discussions by opening our meeting with a
description of the landscape and inhabitants of her hometown of
Laramie. Play script books are available for check out from
Arleene at the main reception desk or from the US library.
Future Books and Breakfast Discussion Meetings and Titles:
February 6: THE LAST CHINESE CHEF by Nicole Mones
March 6: THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards
May 1: THERE IS NO ME WITHOUT YOU by Melissa Fay Greene
Coming in February: CDL Town Hall Meeting about the OES Upper School Production of The Laramie Project in Spring 2009.
Contact Us:
(503-643-3760) or
(503 292-6609) with your questions, suggestions and interests.
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FRESHMAN CLASS
Our next PAL meeting
is scheduled for January 5 from 8-9:30 am in the Drinkward Center
Volunteer Room. Please contact Sarah Grewe (503/292-9609) or email
grewesarah@comcast.net, if you have any questions or topic ideas.
Future meeting dates are: February 2, April 13, and May 4.
SOPHOMORE CLASS
Please join us for our next PAL meeting
in the Volunteer Room of the Drinkward Center on Monday, January 12
from 8:00 - 9:30 am. Please contact Eileen Pilkenton
(503.297.8548) if you have any questions.
JUNIOR CLASS
11th Grade PAL
meets from 8-9:30 am. Please note that the November and May dates are
on Tuesday. Future meeting dates are: January 26, February 23, April
27, and May 19 in the DC Volunteer Room. Questions? Contact Will
Ilcisin, 503/642-9751.
SENIOR CLASS
NEW TIME, NEW PLACE: Our next 12th grade PAL
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27 from 8-9:30 a.m. in the
Guild Room (basement of the chapel). Future meeting dates are: February
24(DC Volunteer Room), April 28 (DC Volunteer Room), and May 18 (DC
Volunteer Room). If you have any questions, please contact
by email or at 503-297-0444.
Link to message regarding events leading up to Graduation 2009.
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AASK
tutors are in 8th – 12th grade and go to Vose Elementary every Tuesday
and Thursday, and Whitford Middle School on Wednesday to help younger
students in reading, writing and math. Most students are native Spanish
speakers, and if you have ever had all of your school day in a language
different than your own, you know how much work it is! Vose has fewer
resources than students at OES do to get extra help with work. Their
high school buddies really make a difference! Get some great service
learning hours, have fun, and make a difference in a child’s success in
school! The friendships with your young students are ones you will
always remember!
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The
admissions season is in full swing! The Admissions Office is currently
scheduling tours and visits and accepting applications for the 2009-10
school year. If you are considering OES for another child in your
family, please stop by or contact the Admissions Office (503-768-3115)
to receive an application packet. If you have friends, neighbors, or
business associates who are interested in OES, please encourage them to
contact us soon. The application deadline is February 2, 2009.
NEW THIS YEAR! We now have online inquiry and application capability. If you prefer, you may inquire and start the application process online by going to our website: www.oes.edu/Admissions/index.htm.
Pre-K and Kindergarten sibling and faculty/staff applicants will have their assessment day on Saturday, January 31, 2009. If you are planning to apply, please contact
at 503.768.3114 to schedule your child’s visit.
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