Daily Announcements for Thursday, March 22, 2012
March 22, 2012
In sports today, the Varsity Softball girls opened up their season March twentieth with a ten to one victory over IMSA. Jessica Clark went the distance on the mound, striking out eleven while scattering four hits. Kelsea Baker led the way with two runs and an RBI. Shianne Williams got two RBIs while Jessy Lofthouse scored three runs. Also hitting for Oswego was Brooke Riess with a triple and Kirsty Tracy with an RBI single. Catcher Brandi Riess threw out a base runner trying to steal and also made a diving catch. Last Saturday the ladies of track competed at the Plainfield North Invitational. Riley Vann won both the pole vault and fifty-five meter hurdles earning her a top spot in the state in both events. Kelsey Hjorth also took second place in the thirty-two hundred meter run with a time that sets her among the top in the state. Ashley Golembeski took third place in the eight hundred meter run, Princess Shodipo took third in the fifty-five meter hurdles, and Rachel Burkhart took fourth in the pole vault scoring for the team. Great job to all the ladies! We would like to wish both Vann and Hjorth luck for this Saturday, when they will compete at Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington at the Indoor Prep Top Times Classic. Any Junior or Senior student that is interested in playing in the Student vs. Staff basketball game on April thirteenth at six p.m., please sign up in Mrs. Wiencek's office. It costs ten dollars to play, which includes the cost of admission and a t-shirt to be worn as the team jersey.
Looking for an easy way to give back to your community? Donate used books! National English Honor Society will be hosting a charity book drive, and the collection of books starts now. Gently used books can be dropped off by security, the LRC, English office, and the main office. See Mrs. Contino for any questions. Students interested in community service hours can visit Career Services, which has many opportunities available throughout the spring! Please stop in the Career Center to sign up for as many hours as you would like. There are several dates over spring break available. For art students and other students who want to showcase their artistic abilities and earn community service hours, they can help any day between Tuesday, March twenty-seventh and Thursday, March twenty-ninth, which lasts from nine a.m. until three p.m. each day. Students are needed to paint flower pots for downtown Oswego portraying different themes. Sign up in groups of one to four, indicating your theme preference, in Mr. Whipple’s room. If you have questions, find fellow student Annika Mikkelson or locate the flyers posted around the school.
The Oswego Optimist Club will hold its annual Mud Volleyball High School Tournament on Saturday, July fourteenth two thousand twelve at Allied First Bank on Orchard Road in Oswego. The first sixteen teams to register with a check are in the tournament. The cost is thirty dollars for a team of six to eight, and only six players will play at a time. The tournament is open to students entering grades nine through twelve in two thousand and twelve as well as two thousand twelve graduates. If you are interested, e-mail Paul Rathman at P Rathman at Allied First dot org or call at six three zero, eight eight five, three three four six, or visit Allied First Bank to register! Applications are available for students interested in Spanish Honor society. Any interested students should see Ms. Stark in room two-thirteen or two-seventeen to pick up and application. Applications are due by Thursday March twenty-second. You must have completed Spanish three or higher, have an A average in your Spanish classes, have a three point five GPA overall, and plan on continuing your study of Spanish. The ACT is coming up! If you are interested in purchasing a Wake the Brain T-Shirt for PSAE week, see you second block teacher or any PE teacher, or go to the main office. The cost is nine dollars for one shirt or fifteen dollars for two shirts. And students who took pictures at homecoming can now pick up their Turnabout pictures up in the main office.
Looking to a future dance, Prom tickets will be on sale during lunch hours in the cafeteria on Monday, April sixteenth through Friday April twenty-seventh. Tickets may be purchased before and after school in room one forty-three. You must have the money for the tickets. The cost is seventy-five dollars for a single ticket and one hundred fifty for a couple. Tickets may be purchased using check or cash. Twelve people may sit at a table; if you and a group of friends want to sit together, you must fill out a table reservation form with every person’s first and last name and bring it with you, along with everyone’s money, when purchasing your group’s tickets. Tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis and seats cannot be reserved without payment. Name changes will result in a five dollar charge and tickets cannot be refunded after April twenty seventh. Come see Famous Illusionist, Jason Bishop, for free this Saturday at eight pm at the Oswego East High School Performing Arts Center. Seating is General Admission and doors will open at seven-thirty. You won't want to miss his double levitation and Plasma Illusions. That's this Saturday, eight pm at Oswego East. Google "Jason Bishop" for more information. Lastly, German club will not be meeting today.