Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL.
By Shailey Klein Breaking Down the College Football Playoffs No one knew if the 2020 college football season would even come to fruition. Nonetheless, five months after the Big Ten and PAC 12 cancelled and rescheduled its seasons and 139 regular season football games were cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19, the finale of the 2020 season took place with
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In an effort to make this year special for Oak Hall’s senior athletes, we created A-Z questions for them to answer. We hope you enjoy! Andrew Pickens is a member of Oak Hall’s varsity football, varsity basketball, and varsity baseball teams! By August Ewert-Harpold A – What is some advice that you’d give your freshman self? Talk less, listen more. Be
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In an effort to make this year special for Oak Hall’s senior athletes, we created A-Z questions for them to answer. We hope you enjoy! Matthew McKinney is a member of Oak Hall’s varsity basketball team! By Shailey Klein A – Advice you would give your freshman-self? Move to Gainesville earlier.B – Best pre-game meal? Chick-fil-A.C – Coach Towe’s best words of
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This week’s topic: The Black Student Union Club at the Upper School Join Kaylee and Jen as they talk about the Upper School’s newest club, the BSU. Special guests this week are BSU advisor Sherolyn Spencer (sspencer@oakhall.org) and BSU president Jalen Scott (jalens@oakhall.org).
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It’s a new semester which means a new group of eighth graders are creating the weekly Burgundy & Gold ! Enjoy!
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This week’s topic: Microfibers By Elle Storoe While washing clothes keep us clean, it’s also very harmful to the environment. Microfibers are micro-plastics that clothing, towels, and other fabrics release every time it is washed. The microfibers are exceedingly small particles of synthetic fabric that come from fabric while the items are in the washing machine. These tiny fibers travel from
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By Jenna Poppell After more than 20 years of working at Oak Hall School, Upper School Spanish teacher Libby Karow is moving on to the next chapter of her life, leaving an enormous hole behind. Karow has had a tremendous impact at OHS, whether it was teaching at all three divisions, leading the Upper School Honor Council, or establishing a
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By August Ewert-Harpold Miracle on 34th Street This 1947 Christmas classic is just a heart-warming, feel-good movie. In the movie, Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) is at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade when he is asked to fill in for the original Santa who was drunk. Everyone ends up loving him and saying that he is the perfect “Santa” which gets him
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Nothing screams “holidays” more than lights. Mix that in with the most popular musical in recent times, Hamilton (which can be streamed on Disney+) and you get this: Be sure to check out the other amazing light displays by A Very Merry Meridian on YouTube!
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Oak Hall’s Arts Conservatory Program (ACP) allows students to expand their creativity in their given study (art, music, or theater). In an effort to make this year special for Oak Hall’s senior ACP students, we created A-Z questions for them to answer. We hope you enjoy! By August Ewert-Harpold A – What is some advice you would give your freshman
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