Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL.
By Madison Gaston When we think if Mardi Gras, we think of music, parades, foods, floats, and colorful beads; but, have you ever actually wondered what the unique holiday is about? The original tradition of Mardi Gras has lasted for thousands of years to celebrate spring and fertility in Roman festivals of Saturnalia and Lupercalia. Once Christianity populated Rome, the
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By Amanda Malnik A teenager in Target is casually walking the aisles and then suddenly breaks out into a dance that mostly consists of various arm movements and maybe some odd facial expressions. Does this sound familiar? Maybe this same scene happened to you in Publix or really any place a teenager might be. If you were genuinely confused, you
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OHS junior’s experience on the Senate floor – Part 2 By Shailey Klein To read the first part of the series, click here! While junior Sarah Rosenberg was working in the Senate, she not only served as Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s page, but also as a page for all of the Republican senators. “There are Democrat pages and Republican pages
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By Madison Gaston Mark your calendars for March 21 to 29 because Spring Break is just around the corner! After two and a half months of hard work this semester, Oak Hall Eagles definitely deserve a break. Spring Break is perfect for students to spend time with family and friends, but many of our students are involved in time-consuming extracurriculars
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By Grace Bernstein Today is February 29, 2020 (well, when this article was posted it was February 29, 2020). Normally, February only has 28 days, but every four years our calendar has what is commonly known as a “Leap Year”. In reality, a leap year only adds one extra day in February to keep the Gregorian calendar in line with
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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 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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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 Grace Bernstein For the past 50 years, the Oak Hall community has been fortunate in the acquisition of many passionate and influential teachers. Kindergarten teacher Judi Hubert’s devotion to the school and her students, has made Oak Hall shine brighter throughout her tenure. Although Oak Hall’s founding teachers have retired, a few faculty members have been teaching at Oak
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By Antony Stark John Perlette has been an avid part of the Oak Hall community for the past 19 years. At the start of this school year, he became the head of the Upper School. Prior to becoming division head, Perlette started his career at Oak Hall as a math teacher. He was a long-time coach for the Oak Hall
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