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Homecoming 2022: Under the Spotlight
Halloween Fest
College and Career Week
Dill on the Hill
International Day
Oct. + Nov. Chill on the Hill
EAC Endangered Animals Spotlight
Pool Safety
Upcoming Events + October Interactive
October and November Comic
2223 TEE Committee Message
The Eagle Eye Announcements
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Written By OGHS ASB
On Saturday, October 15, 2022 our homecoming dance “Under the Spotlight”, had 400+ attendees that danced the night away. The luxurious themed dance was opened to not only the Midtown area, but also half of the large gym for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees were able to enjoy different club vendors, such as Polynesian club with spam musubis, ARK with their classic cream puffs, EAC with silky boba drinks, and more. We also had Martha’s Catering and Luv’s Brownies serving their fresh cuisine and dessert. All clubs were able to sell out and our vendors had a successful night too. Although the homecoming dance was more traditional, without any performances, the crowd enjoyed the music and entertainment from our Balloon Lady and Caricatures. We would also like to congratulate our
Homecoming King and Queen, Edgar Gutierrez and Daniela Zavala! One of the most successful additions during homecoming was our beautiful photo opportunity. Throughout the night, lines to take pictures were constant. We had our balloon arch, twinkling lights, and royal backdrops. Homecoming is always one of the biggest events of the year, and we are so glad to be able to host one that so many people enjoyed!
Written By OGHS ASB
Oak Grove High School's annual Halloween Fest made its 2nd return since the pandemic on Monday, October 31st, 2022 from 3:30-5:30PM! This community event provided the young children and their families with the opportunity to safely celebrate Halloween with fun game booths and sweet treats! Each campus club ran a game booth such as BSU's mini golf, MMS's stop the spinning light, Unicef's cauldron toss and more! By simply participating in the games, the participants earn pieces of candy to mimic trick or treating! The auxiliary parking lot was filled with festive energy from the cheerful youth in their creative costumes. Halloween 2022 was definitely a success!
Written By Brandon Lopez
Benjamin Franklin once said that “nothing is certain except death and taxes”. This would be a good quote, if it was actually true. But as all high school students know, there are three things that are certain in life. Death, taxes, and college application season. But thankfully for students, OG is here to take some of that college stress off of student’s shoulders with College and Career Week! This was a week-long event (as the name implies) that took place at the Hill during lunch from 10/24 to 10/28. Throughout the week, students had the chance to rack up tickets either through answering daily trivia or participating in several minute-to-win-
it games for a chance to win an iPad in a raffle. But aside from that, there were also several colleges and institutions present at several tables located all throughout the Hill. Students flocked to these tables in order to learn more about these colleges/institutions, either through asking questions or receiving pamphlets. There were also several after school activities that took place that either took place on Zoom or throughout campus that provided students with even more information on how to apply for financial aid and much more. College and Career Week came to a close with better informed students and a brand new iPad owner, Vivian Pham!
Written By OGHS ASB
Where do pickles go to buy a car? The dillership! On November 14 at lunch, we had our very first DILL ON THE HILL. This exceptional lunch event attracted hundreds of students leading down to 4 contestants and 4, 1 gallon jars of pickles. 5 minutes. 30 pickles. 1 stomach. The seniors were represented by Nova, juniors with Elvis, sophomores with Derrick, and freshmen with Antoine. The juniors and sophomores could not stand a chance, with the seniors and freshman advancing to the next round after a tie of 4 pickles. In the final round, Nova barely beat Antonie, but remained victorious. Puddles of pickle juice and the pungent scent lingered all over the hill. Not only is Nova the first ever Dill on the Hill pickle champion, but also the first owner of the legendary Dill on the Hill shirt. After our contest, we had huge jars of pickles leftover, which was enjoyed by the student body!
Fall Fall IINTERNATIONAL NTERNATIONAL DAY DAY
Written By OGHS ASB
Class boards, clubs and organizations came together on November 17, 2022 to sell a diverse range of cultural foods. Before being able to purchase food, students purchased tickets worth 50 cents each to act as the form of currency to exchange for food. The hill was crowded with the student body rushing to each booth in hopes of trying out new dishes. Students and staff wandered the walkways of campus holding plates of various foods including Polynesian Club's chicken katsu, Anime Club's onigiri, French Club's chocolate crepes, LSU's Chicharonnes and more!
International Day will make its come back once again in the Spring season of Semester 2 to fulfill Oak Grove's food dreams! See you then!
Written By Environmental Action Club
Animal: Red Panda
Status: Critically Endangered
Meet the Red Panda: Characterized by their reddish brown fur and cute round faces, the red panda resides in rainy mountain forests. Due to their small size and adorable features, people often refer to the red panda as the red bear-cat! Why Red Pandas are going extinct: The adorably fuzzy fur of the red panda has unfortunately made these animals a target. With an increasing demand for red panda pelts, more and more red pandas have been murdered for their fur. Beyond poaching, habitat destruction has also been a contributing factor in the red panda’s endangerment. Red pandas rely on trees and bamboos to nest in and due to deforestation, these areas have been destroyed and therefore become unavailable for the animals that rely on them so deeply.
How you can help: Due to their cute, cat-like looks people often wonder if red pandas can be adopted. Although these creatures can’t be adopted in the traditional manner, red pandas can be symbolically adopted through the World Wildlife Foundation. By purchasing an adoption kit at https://gifts.worldwildlife.org/giftcenter you can help fund red panda conservation efforts!
CHILL ON THE HILL
ery own Pre-Med club, the Environmental Action Club hosted a special Chill On The Hill event. With free paint, brushes, and rocks given out to attendees, students were given the chance to paint their very own special rocks either for themselves or to beautify Oak Grove’s campus. More than thirty students joined the painting session at the hill, creating their rocks while enjoying tunes. Some of the rocks have been placed around Oak Grove’s campus so look out for them! Both the Environmental Action Club, Pre-Med, and their members look forward to more fun activities and collaborations in the future.
Oct+Nov!
Written By Emma Anderson
Have you ever gone to free swim after school? Thought about joining the swim team? Or, maybe you just swam in P.E.? No matter why you are in the pool, it’s important to know about safety when it comes to swimming. And our school’s swimming pool is unsafe.
I would say one of the most important issues with our pool is how shallow it is. According to MAHC Facility Design and Construction Module section 4.8.3.3, the requirement for diving blocks is that the pool be at a minimum of six feet and seven inches(6’7”) deep. Our main swimming pool(that has diving blocks) at its deepest is five and a half feet(5’6”) deep. This is an issue for many reasons.
If swimmers dive too deep they could hit the pool floor and injure themselves.
Diving into a shallow pool is considerably slower than diving into a deeper one. Shallower pools cool off faster, meaning that the main pool is significantly colder than the diving pool.
Many students in P.E. classes have either not learned to swim, or have not practiced swimming in a while. Our swimming pool needs to be deep enough to safely teach people to swim.
In addition to the pool not being up to regulations, the pool has not been renovated in at least 15 years*. The reason we have been able to keep using the pool despite the safety issues is because the regulations were put in place in 2012, after our pool had been made, so it wasn’t necessary to renovate the pool right away. Our pool is quite literally falling apart, just the other day students swimming during after school free swim found cracked pieces of the pool [material] (image shown on left, size 11 women’s shoe for comparison).
Our school has acknowledged that the pool needs to be renovated. In the 2004 master plan for construction projects for OG, under recommended safety improvements, pool modernization to increase depth is listed. Yet, in all this time no changes have been made to the pool.
I have written this article with the aim of bringing awareness to such an important safety issue. I hope there are others out there that would also like to see changes made.
Sources:
https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/CABCV22016ES
0418/chapter-31b-dph-public-pools
https://counsilmanhunsaker.com/minimumwater-depths-under-starting-blocks-2/ OG Campus Master Plan Book-FINAL.pdf
*I was unable to find exact dates.
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JUST ONE MORE MONTH UNTIL THE END OF THE FIRST SEMESTER! October and November has been two very eventful months for the student body. There was Homecoming, Halloween Fest, International Day and so much more! A special congratulations for all seniors who submitted their Early Decisions and UC college applications! We are so proud of you!
Finals are coming up, so make sure you are prioritizing your health just as much as you are caring for your studies! Good Luck Eagles!
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