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FEBRUARY 2020
SECTION ONE
OAKWOOD SCHOOL By Scarlett Saldaña 9th Grade
Throughout February at Oakwood, activities including the high school play, concerts, and art showcases will fill the weeks of this month. First, in the middle of February, the high school dance department will hold a Win-
ter Dance Concert with performances from the ballet class and ChoreoLAB. As Oakwood’s student-driven dance company, ChoreoLAB creates choreography and dance pieces managed by their own creative ideas.
After the dance and music concerts, the high school play, Medea, will be performed for the remainder of the week. Although the cast and crew of Medea was given a short amount of two months to practice, they have all been working hard to ensure that our performance correctly honors the original Greek play. This is especially important as the main focus
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of Medea is feminism and the strength of women, an important and relevant topic that still continues throughout the centuries. Lastly, the Winter Trimester ends with the middle school Art Exhibition, presenting the paintings and sculptures created by students over the term. Their art pieces will be shown around the school, introducing the bright and inventive ideas of each student at Oakwood.
THIRD STREET By Sofia Kirilov 4th Grade
On behalf of everyone at Third Street Elementary, a huge thank you to everyone who helped raise money for our school so far! Our coin drive and silent auction were a huge success! Your support helps Third Street students like me enjoy science lab, tech lab, theater, music and so much more! One of the new programs at my school that I am particularly excited about is robotics. Fourth- and fifth-graders at my school get to use Vex robotics kits to build and program robots. Then, we get to compete with these robots via wireless controls using advanced sensors. We even get to set up and play games with the robots on special blocks. So cool! I am also looking forward to our music program this year. Third Street students get to try out and play various instruments. Last year, I got to learn how to play the recorder. This year I will get to try out the xylophone, and next year it will be the ukulele. Want to learn more about our school? Come to our Prospective Student Orientation and Tour on Feb. 6 from 9 to 11 am. Meet our principal, Mr. Kim, talk with parents of students, and visit a classroom, the library, science
IMMACULATE HEART
By Samantha Hutchinson 12th Grade School is officially back in session here at Immaculate Heart! After three long, welldeserved weeks of break, the second semester is now underway, with many activities too. We just had our highly anticipated Junior Ring Ceremony celebrating the official recognition of members of the junior class as upperclasswomen. This decadeslong tradition is celebrated with a prayer service planned by the Junior Board, with parents and friends invited to join the juniors as they formally receive their class rings. The Immaculate Heart ring symbolizes a special bond between the school and each graduate who wears it. The ring itself features the unique design of the school crest – a heart pierced by a sword
MARLBOROUGH By Avery Gough 8th Grade
This new year has already been very exciting for Marlborough students. First, report cards came out on Jan. 7. Their arrival was met with both dread and anticipation depending on how each student did. There was a whiteout game between JV Marlborough basketball and Chaminade on Jan. 9. A whiteout game is different from a normal game because at the whiteout game everybody wears all white. Another cool aspect of a whiteout game is that the first 75 fans to come get a free Marlborough t-shirt. The Enrichment Opportunities Fair was held Jan. 8 on the North Terrace. The Enrichment Opportunities Fair allows representatives from multiple organizations to discuss the many advantages of joining their enrichment programs. Some examples of organizations who attend are The New York Times Student Journeys, UC Santa Barbara: Pre-College Programs and Global Leadership Programs. Another wonderful opportunity that Marlborough provides for its summer school students is the chance to go to Memphis, Tennessee, where the Civil Rights movement began. They will then go down to Selma, Alabama and finally Georgia. Students will learn, first hand, the impact that the Civil Rights movement and the Voting Rights Act had on the United States. The last week of January is known as Spirit Week. During this week, every grade is represented by a different color and will compete in various activities. At the end of the week, there is a huge dance-off between every grade and even teachers! The winners of both the dance and of Spirit Week are decided after that. and surrounded by roses – which is a tribute to the school’s patroness, Mary, the mother of Jesus. Meanwhile, our soccer and basketball teams continue their league games and are doing well despite tough competition. Members of our speech and debate team also compete after performing well in recent tournaments. Finally, our Bingo Night, a great fundraiser for the Athletic Department, was a success– complete with big prizes, delicious food, and fun times! This month, our senior students will attend the annual Kairos retreat, an opportunity for personal reflection and a chance to bond and learn more from peers. Additionally, Immaculate Heart will welcome presenters from the organization Freedom from Chemical Dependency. In classroom meetings, FCD representatives will address the dangers of drug and alcohol addiction and share their personal experiences overcoming addiction with students.