Oregon

Perservering, overcoming and excelling at excellence

Hawks fly high during a challenging year

Despite the unusual circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected athletics throughout Illinois schools, Oregon High school athletes and coaches were able to persevere and overcome to produce several outstanding accomplishments.

Highlights include: • Senior track athlete Brenna Noon became the second ever female state champion from Oregon High School by winning the IHSA Class 1A shot put title at the state track and field finals in June. Brenna’s winning throw was 12.30 meters (40 feet, 4.25 inches). Also at state, Jenae Bothe finished 8th in the discus and 9th in the shot put. Lydia Cermak finished 10th in the long jump. • Junior Daniel Dominguez took 7th place in the boys discus event at the IHSA Class 1A boys state track and field finals in June. • The Oregon High School softball team captured conference co-championship, a regional title, and advanced to the Sectional final game and “Sweet Sixteen” on its way to an outstanding 24-8 overall record. • The OHS volleyball team finished its “spring” season with an outstanding 16-3 overall mark and a third-place finish at the Big Northern Conference tournament • Oregon had two wrestlers place at the Illinois Wrestling Coaches Association state finals in June. Senior Andrew Herbst took second place at 145 pounds while sophomore Seth Stevens took fifth at 138 pounds. As a team, the Hawks finished in second place in the Big Northern Conference and tallied a fine 17-5 dual meet record. • The OHS Bass Fishing team took third place at the Sectional and advanced to the IHSA State Finals for the first time in school history.

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All-Conference honorees

The following athletes were All-Conference honorees for 2020-21. 1st = First-team selection, 2nd = Second-team selection, AC = All Conference (general), and HM = Honorable Mention Sport.........Student..................................Type SOFT...........Lena Trampel.................................2nd SOFT...........Ella Martin....................................... HM SOFT...........Ava Hackman................................. HM WR................Edwin Estrada .................................AC WR................Grant Stender..................................AC WR................Lane Halverson...............................AC WR................Seth Stevens....................................AC WR................Andrew Herbst................................AC WR................Gabe Eckerd.....................................AC WR................Adam Glendenning.......................AC WR................Jonathan Alaniz ..............................AC WR................Anthony Bauer.............................. HM BTR ..............Daniel Dominguez.........................AC BTR ..............Riley Benton.....................................AC BTR ..............Nate Schone.....................................AC BTR ..............Joey Gelander..................................AC BTR ..............Isaac Reber..................................... HM BTR ..............Austin Ebert.................................... HM GTR..............Brenna Noon....................................AC GTR..............Lydia Cermak...................................AC GTR..............Jenae Bothe......................................AC GTR..............Jadyn Bothe.................................... HM GTR..............Lillian Gillingham......................... HM

Student accomplishments

The 2020-21 school year was a lesson in grit, determination and perseverance. Oregon High School students worked their hardest to return to as much “normal” as possible. Starting with Homecoming and ending with Prom and graduation, we did as much as we could to celebrate our return to school. At Oregon High School, we were able to be in-person for most of the school year. We only had to close down, preventatively, for three weeks in November-December 2020. We are proud of this fact because it is an indication of how important attending school was to our students and our community.

The Class of 2021 was one of the highest achieving classes that has walked the halls of OHS. As a class, they contributed over 10,000 hours of community service; 32 of these seniors have donated over 210 pints of blood. They have planned community events, fund-raised over $10,000 to support girls soccer, started their own businesses, won numerous athletic and art competitions, and did all of these things while maintaining a strong focus on their academic achievement. In the Class of 2021, 72 students had a grade point average of 3.0 or better, and 22 had a GPA of 4.0 or higher.

Honors and awards

Students who have earned the Silver Service Award for over 400 hours of community service — Madyson Black, Samantha Bowers, Gavin Bradshaw, Dylan Burke, Madisyn Byerly, Sydney Hermes, Elizabeth Hinshaw, Helena Holden Fox, Sophia Hughes, Tyler Mowry, Brenna Noon, Isabella Olalde, Claudia Reckamp, Taylor Sheely, Kyle Strite, Isabella Tranchina,

Students earn Oregon High School Premier Scholar honor — These students have participated in at least two sports, clubs or activities per year or a total of 8 seasons; demonstrated community involvement by doing at least 60 hours of community service; earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher or improved their GPA by 1 point between the end of their freshmen year and the end of first semester of their senior year; are good citizens with no major disciplinary infractions; completed at least one AP or dual credit class and met or exceeded in both areas of the SAT. The students are: Jadyn Bothe, Jed Bothe, Samantha Bowers, Heather Braden, Dylan Burke, Grant Cermak, Lydia Cermak, Austin Ebert, Lillian Gillingham, Nico Giuffre, Adam Glendenning, Conner Harshmen, Sydney Hermes, Elizabeth Hinshaw, Helena Holden Fox, Lyndi Kenney, Ashlyn The Oregon High School Prom Court: Alan Acosta, Taylor Sheely, Kitzmiller, Colton Manser, Gatlin Good and Ashlyn Kitzmiller. Ella Martin, Brody Massolle, AlexaLin Moses, Tyler Mowry, Isabella Olalde, Katlyn Ramirez, Claudia Reckamp, Nathaniel Schone, Abigail Tomlinson, Isabella Tranchina, McKenna Tremble, and Leah Watters.

Student Council

Our Student Council planned many successful, Covid-safe events for their peers during the 2020-21 school year. We had a successful Homecoming week in the fall, even though we didn’t have football. There were class games, dress-up days and an outdoor drive-in movie night, complete with food trucks. This event replaced the traditional Homecoming dance. We were able to safely put on a fall play and spring musical. We also had a beautiful spring night for our Prom and danced the night away under a tent on the front lawn of Oregon High School. Given the craziness of the 2020-2021, we are so proud of the successes of our Oregon Hawks!

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