2008 BBW Scholarship Winners

Oakridge Echoes coverage of Building a Better World
Thank you so much to these individuals for donating to this scholarship.
Congratulations to the 2008 OEA Building A Better World Scholarship Winners – Dani Patton, Rebecca Houseman, Margarita Contreras. Listen to the students read their winning essays below.

For the first time ever we will award three $1000 [...]

HELP SAVE DARFUR

For more information – check A DIE IN 4 DARFUR.
“All that is needed for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”-Edmund Burke
Die In – Friday May 29 @ 5:00 PM – Across from Hackley Park at Muskegon Board of Education Building.

The Muskegon Police Department, The Muskegon City Manager, OHS Administration, Muskegon Public [...]

OAKRIDGE WINS THE DISTRICT

 
The Eagles beat Whitehall 1-0 on Saturday to win the District.
Next up – Shelby Tigers at Shelby on Wednesday night.
Way to go gals.

OEA Building A Better World Scholarship winners selected

Congratulations to the following Oakridge Seniors for winning the OEA Building a Better World Scholarship.  Each will receive a $1000 scholarship (a $1000 cash stipend for the independent travel winner) paid for by financial support from Oakridge teachers, the OEA Union, local businesses and parents of Oakridge students.  Stay tuned for more information, including podcasts [...]

A Letter for Josh

…and anybody else who lost their letter for our little Chicago trip on Sunday.
Chicago Trip Letter – 09

Darfur Flyer Schedule

Lunch workers we really need your help!
Here is the schedule for handout of Darfur flyers during lunch for Thursday and Friday.  Those working – make sure to pick up flyers and Die In rules for handout – and TALK, TALK, TALK to people about the DIE IN.
Don’t forget to tell people who are a [...]

LP’s – May 18 to 22

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Mr. Wood.
Lesson Plans will be posted here weekly in PDF format. In order to access them merely click on the correct class. As changes occur to the plans during the course of the week, I will note those changes at the end of the post – not on the [...]

Hello from D.C.

 
Hey guys, thought we’d give you a little update on our travels in D.C.  Our Close Up group was small this year – only about fifty kids at the hotel – but still diverse. One third of the group were from California schools and 98% Latino.  One third were from Atlanta and 98% black.  The [...]

Mr. Wood’s Senior Current Issues Class

Dear Senior Current Issues class,
It’s really troubling with all the problems in the world facing us, that you all are not immersed in dealing with those issues every single day…including this week in the library.  Mrs. D’oyly has total charge of the class.  Whatever she says goes.  Geoff you’re 18.  You’re going to college next [...]

Swine Flu and You

Updated Monday May 17
You will hear a lot about Swine Flu in the next few weeks and months. As President Obama said, “This is a cause for concern, not alarm.” Just make sure to separate fact from fiction. The CDC – Center for Disease Control – is the US Government’s [...]