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It’s great to be young and a Comet!
Oakwood High School November 13, 2020
Comet Courier
Volume VIII, Issue 8
Comet
Calendar
November 25
1:40 Dismissal
November 26
No School --
Thanksgiving
November 27
No School
December 9
11:30 Dismissal
December 16
End of 2nd
Quarter
December 17, 18
Semester Exams
January 5
School Resumes
January 18
No School --
MLK Day
September 24
Homecoming 2021
School Spirit Showdown
Cup on display at OHS
OHS is proudly displaying the School
Spirit Showdown Champions traveling
trophy in the halls.
Students are encouraged to take their
pictures with the cup.
Besides delivering the trophy, the Illini
Radio Group also presented OHS with a
$1000 check.
To celebrate the victory, the teaching
staff created a TikTok video to “Be True
To Your School.”

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Denius named Comet of the Month
Witsman honored for Optimism; Wells is top athlete
Mr. Zack Girton recently was
named the November staff member
of the month at OHS.
Girton is a teacher’s aide at
OHS, helping many students and
teachers throughout the day. He
has picked up a few extra jobs
this year due to staff shortages.
“He has had to fill in a lot of
roles this year to help kids out,”
said Coach Ryan McFarland.
This is Girton’s fifth year at
OHS. He an Comet alum, class
of 2012, and is a big supporter of
Aaliyah
Denius
The OHS Student Recognition
Committee has
chosen Aaliyah Denius to
be the November Student
of the Month.
Denius is a member of
National Honor Society
and was in on High Honor
Roll.
She is also a four-sport
athlete. Before this year
she has lettered in basketball,
track and field, and
volleyball. This year she
added cross country.
Junior Andrew Witsman
is the winner of the
Character Trait Award for
Optimism.
Witsman is a constantly
polite and respectful
student. He always has
a smile on his face and a
positive attitude.
Andrew
Witsman
Senior Brevin Wells is
the November Athlete of
the Month.
Wells is a quarterback
Brevin
Wells
on the football team and is
an All-Vermilion County
and All-VVC point guard
in basketball.
Girton earns November staff member of the month
OHS athletics.
Girton is an assistant boys basketball
coach, and also is on the
coaching staffs of football and
baseball.
“He volunteers as a coach for
two sports -- football and baseball,”
said McFarland. “He puts
in a lot of time for our athletes.”
Mr. Girton poses with the
honorary ‘O’ after being named
November Staff Member of the
Month.
Engage Educate Empower

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Scenes From OHS
Counseling Corner
DACC is currently enrolling students for second semester
classes. Juniors and seniors planning to take a
dual enrollment class will need to contact a DACC advisor
and pick up a signed permission form from the OHS
Counseling Office.
DACC advisor Amie Musk works with dual enrollment
students. You can reach her by phone at 443-8745
or by email at amusk@dacc.edu.
If you would like to schedule an appointment, you can
use this link: https://calendly.com/amusk
Please contact Mrs. Lee if you have any questions.
Library receives donation
The OHS
library recently
received
a
donation of
$300 from
F i t h i a n
r e s i d e n t
and Comet
alumnus David Laker, on behalf of the Class of
1975.
OHS appreciates the generosity!
Follow us on Twitter at @OakHS76

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Keep the kids healthy
Reminder tips from the CDC
Teach and reinforce
preventive actions
Wash hands
Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds,
and encourage your child to do the same. Read more
and watch a video on how to wash hands correctly.
If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer
that contains at least 60% alcohol. Teach your child to
cover all surfaces of their hands with hand sanitizer and
rub their hands together until they feel dry. If your child
is under 6 years of age, supervise them when they use
hand sanitizer.
Wear a mask
Make sure everyone in your household wears a mask
(if 2 years of age or older) when in public and when
around people who don’t live in your household. Ensure
your child wears their masks correctly and safely.
Some children may find it challenging to wear a
mask. If your child finds it challenging, you can consider
alternatives.
Wear a fresh mask daily. Wash cloth masks frequently
because they become warm and moist from breathing.
Many disease-causing organisms, like bacteria,
love warm moist places to grow. So if you are not washing
and wearing a clean mask you could possibly infect
yourself with something else and become sick.
Avoid close contact
Make sure your child and everyone else in your
household keep at least 6 feet away from other people
who don’t live with them and people who are sick (such
as coughing and sneezing).
Cover coughs and sneezes
When coughing or sneezing, cover your mouth and
nose with a tissue, throw your tissue in closest garbage
can, and wash your hands. Encourage your child and all
household members to do the same.
Know and recognize the symptons
Please keep your child home if anyone in the household
is experiencing a new onset of any of the symptoms:
-- Fever 100.4F or higher
-- New onset of headache
-- Shortness of breath
-- New cough
-- Sore throat
-- Vomiting
-- Diarrhea
-- Abdominal pain
-- New congestion/runny nose
-- New loss of sense of taste or smell
-- Nausea
-- Muscle or body aches
If someone in your house has a pending COVID test,
please stay home.
This is our individual responsibility in order to protect
the safety and wellbeing of our school and community,
and we need to hold each other accountable for
this precaution. This will also be of great assistance to
support the daunting task that our nurses and administrators
are working through right now and they need our
support.
Wash your masks frequently!!!!!!

November
Oakwood High School Project Success
2020
Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday
Purple Day White Day Purple Day White Day
Snack
Homework
Game Club
Snack
Homework
Art Club
Snack
Homework
STEM Club
Snack
Homework
Physical Activity
2 3 5 6
NO PROGRAM Snack
Snack
Homework
Homework
EA Game Club
EA Game Club
9 10 12 13
Snack
Homework
Art Club
Snack
Homework
EA Game Club
Snack
Homework
EA Game Club
16 17 19 20
Snack
Homework
STEM Club
Snack
Homework
Cooking Club
Snack
Homework
Cooking Club
23 24 26 27
Snack
NO PROGRAM
NO PROGRAM
Homework
Physical Activity
Snack
Homework
Game Club
30
After School
Calendar
1:55p – 2:05p
Sign-in/Snack
2:05p – 3:00p
Homework Help
3:00p – 3:50p
Enrichment Activities
Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday
Wednesday Remote Programming
7am-8am & 1:50pm-3:50pm
Calendar activities are subject to change!