Active Acorns Visit SOGA
On March 11, forty-six members of the OHES Active Acorns Club traveled to Southern Ohio Gymnastics Academy in Gallipolis for their annual field trip. Also attending the trip were Club Advisor/OHES Nurse Alicia Lloyd, OHES teacher Josie Howard, and parent volunteer Meela Johnson. Students enjoyed the variety of gymnastic equipment available, such as pommel horses, trampolines, and the foam pit. Many thanks to SOGA for a fun experience for the students.
50 Miles Walked
Congratulations to 5th grade students Allison Ratliff (L) and Courtney Rawlins (R), both achieving 50 miles walked in the OHES Walking Oaks Club. They received digital pedometers for their accomplishments.50 Miles Walked
Congratulations to 5th grade student Madison Shepherd (L) and 3rd grade student Joseph Anteby (R) for achieving 50 miles walked in the OHES Walking Oaks Club. For this milestone, they each received a digital pedometer.Active Acorns Learn Krav Maga
The Active Acorns Black Stripe Team welcomed Scott King, a local Krav Maga instructor, to its February meeting. Krav Maga is Israeli self-defense training based on reflexive actions to threatening situations. The students enjoyed a slideshow of Scott's time in Iraq and Afghanistan, then were taught different Krav Maga techniques. The students enjoyed Scott's presentation and learning the techniques very much."Soup-er Bowl" 2016
The 4th annual OHES "Soup-er Bowl" was a super success! A total of 1,634 cans of soup were collected and donated to the Growing Oaks Food Program and Oak Hill Food Pantry. Students from the OHHS Vo-Ag Program assisted Growing Oaks volunteers in food collection. The two classroom winners for most cans collected were Miss Leonard's 2nd grade class and Mr. Persin's 5th grade class. Individual winners were (L-R): Matthias Comer-Wolfe, Dylan Cox, Chase Frye, Christian Burcham, William Strickland, Austin Evans, and Lexie Kelley. Winners not pictured were Jacob Allen and Kaiden Davis. Staff participation winners were Brandy Harris and Jarin Penwell. Great job, OHES!
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