OE won the food drive in the school districts competition to earn donations, at the Crosstown football game on Friday, Oct 16. The contest raised over 413,000 total items.
A food drive is an opportunity for a school community to come together and support people in need. At the SD#308 high schools, though, we use a friendly competition to motivate donations and celebrate the school that collects the most, all as part of an annual district-wide food drive for the Kendall County Community Food Pantry (KCCFP).
The KCCFP is an organization that distributes food and other donations to give to anyone in need for no cost. The KCCFP is constantly seeking volunteers to help. Students can sign up to volunteer through the Kendall County Food Pantry, where they can participate on certain Friday evenings in roles like Set Up, Food Room Assistants, Hallway Monitors, Outside Cart Attendants, or assisting with the Drive-Up Line. All of these roles have benefited the food drives outcome.
“I just want to help the community in the way that I can, and I feel like this is a way that I can pretty easily,” Food Drive organizer and OH science teacher Lauren Landando said.
OH hosted its fourth year of Mini Portfolio Day last week, giving student artists the opportunity to connect with college representatives, earn feedback and explore future careers in the art field.
“Mini portfolio is essentially where we have a bunch of colleges that are art schools or have art programs come in and review our portfolio so that we can share, get feedback, and improve our artwork,” said OH senior National Art Honor Society (NAHS) President Leona Bateman.
During the event, students presented their portfolios and sketchbooks to college representatives, who offered feedback and suggestions for improving their work.
7 Brew is coming to Montgomery soon, a popular drink chain among many OH students, and students are excited about this closer location, as the nearest ones are currently Plainfield and Naperville.
Known for a drive-thru style operation and customizable drinks, 7 Brew is a welcome addition to the drink offerings in the area, but the growing traffic on Ogden is already bumper-to-bumper at times, making some wonder about the additional traffic with the popularity of 7 Brew on such a busy road.
“It's a good idea in the sense that I love 7 Brew," said OH senior Arial Parker, "but a bad idea for the traffic it will create.”
Hay personas en OH que vienen de lugares distintos. Empezar en una escuela tan grande como OH viene con sus dificultades para todos, pero especialmente para los que el inglés no es su idioma principal. Pero con una escuela grande también vienen muchas oportunidades importantes para conocer, y tal vez, con tanta información, hay algunas cosas que no se han explicado bien antes.
“El día escolar puede ser difícil, pero aquí siempre hay personas dispuestas a ayudarte”, dijo Maureen Terwelp, la Coordinadora de estudiantes multilingües de OH. “Puedes lograr grandes cosas, y estamos deseando celebrar tus logros contigo.”
Terwelp es la encargada de los estudiantes multilingües y hace muchas cosas para apoyarlos, ella puede ayudar con muchas cosas y responder preguntas.
“Un recurso importante para los estudiantes es nuestro equipo de apoyo a alumnos multilingües", dijo Terwelp. “Contamos con 14 miembros del personal que trabajan con los estudiantes de nuestro programa para alumnos multilingües y pueden brindarles apoyo en aspectos como la ayuda con las tareas escolares, la adaptación a un nuevo país, la participación en actividades y el desarrollo lingüístico en todas las clases.”
La semana pasada, el club organización de Estudiantes Latinoamericanos (LASO, por sus siglas en inglés) de OH organizó su propia Semana del Espíritu Escolar por el Mes de la Herencia Hispana para celebrar la diversidad cultural de OH.
El Mes de la Herencia Hispana comenzó el 15 de septiembre y se extiende hasta el 15 de octubre. Durante este período, muchos estudiantes de diferentes culturas participan en esta semana de representación cultural.
Las semanas del espíritu escolar permiten que los estudiantes de OH se conecten como comunidad a través de la ropa y la expresión personal. En particular, la Semana del Espíritu Escolar por la Herencia Hispana les permite a los estudiantes latinos mostrar su cultura y sentirse orgullosos de sus raíces.
Here are the 10-23-26 student announcements for OH students from 42Fifty. Please see our YouTube channel for previous announcements and our video archive. In this week's announcements, highlights include:
Club America meeting details
College essay support form NEHS
Girls bowling info
... and more!