Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL.
By Avery Broom Every year Spanish Club holds a movie night hosted at a student’s house. This year Spanish Club president, Alexa Katz, is hosting the event on Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. Katz plans to have the movie night outside on her patio, because of COVID, where she has outdoor seating and a TV. Posters around the Upper School
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By Jenna Poppell The senior project offers seniors the opportunity for experiential education beyond the normal classroom walls in an area of their interest. “It is an extension of Oak Hall’s philosophy and commitment to developing a strong sense of social responsibility in each of its students,” said Jeff Malloy, Director of Operations for Oak Hall and the senior class advisor. The
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By: Avery Broom Oak Hall has a long-standing tradition of a Girls Overnight Leadership Development (G.O.L.D.) sleepover. Rising ninth grade, junior, senior girls get together every year to bond and the older girls give advice to help prepare the younger girls for high school. G.O.L.D. is led by junior and mostly senior girls with the faculty sponsors being Upper School
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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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Each spring, Oak Hall seniors have the opportunity to take a class trip as one final hurrah before graduation. In recent years, seniors visited New York City to attend Broadway shows, see the Brooklyn Bridge, and explore museums. As Lucas Walters reports, with COVID-19 still among the biggest threats to travel, there is still much uncertainty of the class of
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By Emily Malloy Of all of the changes to schools we have witnessed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one stands out more than the rest. Schools have moved some students to distance learning either by choice, or required quarantine because they became ill, or by contact tracing. For Oak Hall Middle and Upper School students, midterms and exams
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By Lucas Walters It’s college application season, one of the busiest times of the year for high school seniors across the country. As many Oak Hall seniors steadily work through the college application process, there have been new issues on the minds of many applicants. Brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are new concerns about what college is going
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By Sarah Rosenberg Just three years ago, the number of students at Oak Hall School was fairly low and borderline worrisome. As of the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, every grade in the high school is at full capacity based on the regulations put into place from COVID-19. These numbers may puzzle people simply because of the current financial situation of the
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By Jenna Poppell In a typical school year, eighth graders and underclassmen take the PSAT on a selected Wednesday in October, while the senior class enjoys a breakfast get together. After testing and breakfast is done, all the students congregate at the football field for the annual Field Day, a tradition that began around 2002. But this isn’t the typical
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By Avery Broom Oak Hall Upper School art teacher Robert Ponzio’s Engineering and Design class has been on a mission to create more outside space for students that is in compliance with Covid-19 policies. On Oct. 14, the students revealed their creations: handmade tables and chairs that can withstand Gainesville’s weather. The students came up with the idea through the
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