Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL.
OHS junior serves as a page for local senator – Part 1 By Shailey Klein Oak Hall junior Sarah Rosenberg participated in the Senate Page Program for the first semester of this school year. This program is a way for high school students to have a hands-on experience working for the United States Senate. As a page, Rosenberg was responsible
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By Grace Bernstein Celebrating diversity in culture and ethnicity is the main goal of Oak Hall’s International Festival, with students spending hours making exhibits or volunteering time to help Oak Hall faculty and staff create a melting pot of nationalities, all for the enjoyment of the community. The festival, on Feb. 28 from 3:30 p.m. until 7 p.m., takes place
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By Mary Madelyn Broom The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest achievement within the Boy Scouts of America program and has only been earned by 4 percent of Scouts within the program. Matthew Citty, class of 2020, has worked hard to join this prestigious group. The rank of Eagle Scout has many requirements and typically takes about four years
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By Amanda Malnik From Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, Oak Hall Middle and Upper School students enrolled in Chinese I through AP Chinese attended the annual Florida Statewide Chinese Competition at the Lake Yale Conference Center in Leesburg, Fla. Senior Harrigan Rambo, juniors Henry Palmer, Caitlyn McMahon, Victor Chiu, sophomores Asher Dobrin, Sofia Guico, Caya Wilcox, freshman Spencer Fuhr, and
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By Kate Krauser The “One Team Fundraiser” is Oak Hall’s yearly all-school fundraiser to support its various athletic teams, in which the majority of Middle and Upper School students participate. To raise money, athletes sell mulch to family and friends, and volunteer at the “One School Family BBQ” on Feb. 21. Selling mulch used to be a fundraiser for just
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Senior reigns as top debater in country By Sofia Santelices In the summer of 2014, sixth grader Kumail Zaidi joined the Debate Club under the motivation of ice cream and an iTunes gift card. Along with pure passion and being surrounded by inspirational seniors, Zaidi decided that debate wasn’t so bad of a craft. Since then he has participated in
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By Cate Cannon 12 of Oak Hall’s Spanish-studying students are traveling to Uruguay in March for their Spring Break as exchange students with Oak Hall’s sister school, the Colegio Paulo Friere. Last year, the Uruguayan students visited Oak Hall for two weeks. The kids went to class with their host students to observe American school life. Because the Uruguayan students lived
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