Oakwood High School Newsletter

The last few months have gone by quickly at OHS! We are happy to celebrate and support our students as the end of the semester quickly approaches. Thank you to all of the parents that attended Parent-Teacher conferences. In December we are excited to have our Annual Senior Citizen Dinner hosted by Student Council under the guidance of Mr. Matthew Blair. The dinner will be held at 11:00 am at Oakwood High School. Please call 217-354-2358 by December 1st if you would like to reserve a spot!

Please come out for the Holiday Concert at the High School on December 16th, 2023 at 5:30 in the Gym.

We are happy to begin offering after school tutoring on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15pm. Please contact the office to sign up for tutoring. Finals are less than a month away!

Golf: The golf team ended their season at regionals that took place at Tuscola on September 27th. We only had one participant in regionals. The other two were out due to injuries. Of course they didn’t score as a team, but Coach Houshauer got to work with three freshmen that are still learning the game.

Cross Country: The OSF Cross Country season officially ended on Saturday, November 4th. We had one runner that qualified for the state finals in Peoria, Macie Russell of Salt Fork. She finished 47th out of well over 200 runners. The girls team qualified for Sectionals, and Thomas Wells qualified as a male individual at sectionals at Decatur. The boy’s team was able to win the Vermillion Valley Conference and Vermillion County this season.

Football: The football team finished 4-5 on the season, missing out on playoffs. Their awards banquet was on Sunday, November 5th. Chase Harrison was awarded the Randy Durbin Award, and Alec Harrison was given the Jim Rebmann Award.

Harley Grimm set the school record with 132 tackles in a season. Jackson Dudley also set a school record for touchdown passes in a season with 17.

We also had several conference and county awards winners for the football team.

1st Team VVC: Chase Harrison (WR), Cameron Black (RB), Jacob Pricer (P), Harley Grimm (LB).

2nd Team VVC: Kam Acord (OL) and Chase Harrison (DB)

Honorable Mention: Alec Harrison (DE)

1st Team Vermillion County: Chase Harrison (WR & DB), Kam Acord (OL), Cameron Black (RB), Jacob Pricer (P), Harley Grimm (LB).

Special Mention Vermillion County: Walker Enos (OL), Alec Harrison (DE), Zeke Smith (LB), Jacob Pricer (K)

Honorable Mention Vermillion County: Jackson Dudley, Tyler Huchel, Kade Fleming.

Soccer: The Soccer team’s season ended with a record of 17-8-1. The team won their conference and also won a regional championship, defeating St. Joseph Ogden. They would go on to lose in the Sectional Semifinals against Bloomington Central Catholic. The OSF Soccer team had a few records broken this season. Ethan Merritt (SF) set a record with most goals in a season with 38 goals in his junior season. Macen Phillips set a school record with 29 assists this season.

Soccer had their awards season on Thursday, November 2nd. The OSF Soccer team had several award winners, both in the conference and in the county.

1st Team VVC: Brody Taflinger (Oak), Ethan Merritt (SF), Macen Phillips (Oak).

2nd Team VVC: Jacob Pricer (Oak), Ty Smoot (SF)

Honorable Mention: Jacob Taflinger (Oak)

All Vermillion County: Brody Taflinger (Oak), Ethan Merritt (SF)

Honorable Mention Vermillion County: Macen Phillips (Oak)

Volleyball: The volleyball team ended their season on October 23rd, when they lost the first game of regionals to Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond in 2 sets. The girls finished their season with a record at 11-18. There were a few awards given from the county and the conference.

All Vermilion County First Team: Nikita Taylor & Luci Morris

All Vermilion County Honorable Mention: Quinn Sperry

All Vermilion Valley Conference: 2nd Team: Nikita Taylor

3rd Team: Luci Morris

DACC Registration is now open for the Spring 2024 classes. Please make sure that you are communicating with the advisor and myself when it comes to signing up for Dual Credit classes. I have attached the permission slip you will need to fill out to register for a Dual Credit class. This form requires the student's signature, the parent's signature, and my signature to complete the registration process. I will not fill this out without knowing what classes you are trying to sign up for, so please make sure you have all of that information before bringing this form to me to sign.

Schedule changes are limited, but if there is something your student is questioning if they can change second semester please have them reach out to me sooner rather than later. There will be NO schedule changes once we come back from winter break unless there was a mistake on my end.

The next future teacher lunch will be held on Nov. 30th during both lunch periods in the library. Please have your students sign up for this event no later than Tuesday, Nov. 28th!

We will have a rep here from Blackburn College on Nov. 29th during homeroom!

FINALS SCHEDULE -- Fall 2023

Monday, December 18, 2023

Homeroom …………………………..……..7:55-8:10 (Breakfast 7:55-8:10, HR First)

Seventh Hour……………………………….8:14 - 8:50

First Hour…………………………………....8:54 - 9:30

Second Hour………………………..………9:34 - 10:10

Third Hour………………………….……….10:14 - 10:50

Fourth Hour………………..………………..10:54 -11:30

5A Class/5B lunch………………………….11:34 - 12:10

5B Class/5A Lunch……………………..…..12:14 -12:50

Sixth Hour……………………………………12:54 - 1:30

Seventh Hour Exam.................................1:34-2:54

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Homeroom 8:05-8:50

1st Hour -- EXAM 8:55-10:15

3rd Hour -- EXAM 10:20-11:40

Lunch 11:45-12:15

5th Hour – EXAM 12:20-1:40

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Homeroom – Locker Cleanout 8:05-8:50

2nd Hour -- EXAM 8:55-10:15

4th Hour -- EXAM 10:20-11:40

Lunch 11:45-12:15

6th Hour – EXAM 12:20-1:40

November 2023

November 22nd - 24th - No School - Thanksgiving Break

December 2023

December 6th - 11:30 Dismissal

December 6th - Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner at OHS (11:00 am)

December 13th - 6 PM FAFSA Night #2

December 16th - Holiday Concert at 5:30 pm

December 19th - Semester Exams (1:50 Dismissal)

December 20th - Semester Exams (1:50 Dismissal)

December 21st - Christmas Break Begins

January 2024

January 8th - Teacher Institute

January 9th - First Day Back with Students

January 15th - No School - Martin Luther King Day

January 18th - KDASC Winter Retreat - Student Council

January 26-28th - LEAD Conference - Student Council

November 2023