Spartan of the Month: Haley
Marshall
She does it all: Vice President of the Oakmont
Student Council, organizer of Freshman Orientation, coordinator of
the Homecoming Parade, student member of School Council,
co-chairperson of Claus for a Cause. Our March Spartan of the Month
even starred on the track and field hockey teams before a knee
injury sidelined her. If something important is going on at Oakmont,
there's a pretty good chance that Haley Marshall is involved in some
way.
But Haley wasn’t always the dynamic leader that she is today.
"When
I was in middle school, I just kind of cruised along," she recalls.
"I wasn’t very focused and my grades
weren’t very good. You might say I was a little goofy. When it came
time to run for office in high school, I was almost too embarrassed
to pick up the nomination papers."
"When I handed in my election speech, it was only six lines
long." Haley remembers standing in front of a screen with her photo
at her first election. "I was so nervous when it was my turn to
speak that all I could say was, 'Wow, that’s a big picture of me.
Vote for Haley Marshall.' I guess other
kids could relate, because I got elected."
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Once Haley took office, she became a new person.
"I don’t know what happened, but I became
obsessed with getting things done," she
says.
"When you do good things for others, it becomes a passion. When we
deliver presents to churches as part of Claus for a Cause, it's
gratifying to see people's faces because I
can easily put myself in their place."
Haley, who is the daughter of Oakmont special educator, Barbara
Marshall, will attend the University of Massachusetts at Amherst
next year. She plans to continue with her passion for student
leadership and community service while in college. Eventually Haley
would like to pursue a career in Public Relations for human service
or non-profit agencies.
Haley attributes much of her success to her friendship with Student
Council President, Jill Davis. During the summer the two of them
traveled to Kansas where they were part of the Massachusetts
delegation to the National Student Council Conference.
"Jill has
been my best friend for three years," Haley explains.
"Even though
we bicker and argue sometimes, we get things accomplished because
we're not afraid to tell each other the
truth. Jill pushes me and inspires me."
As Haley draws closer to the end of her high school years, she
offers these thoughts: "I’m proud to be known for doing good things,
and I wish everyone would get more involved in the Oakmont
community. I realize that I've had the
opportunity to attend an amazing high school."
We only hope that our March Spartan of the Month takes pride in the
fact that she has played a big part in making Oakmont
"an amazing
high school." -- Greg Smith
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Regional High School
is now accepting book,
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Drop off your contributions to help raise money
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and put books in the hands of people who will
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STUDENT ART RECOGNITIONS
Leominster Art Association
Annual Photo, Art and Crafts Exhibition and sale
April 25th – 27th 2008 @ St. Leo’s in Leominster
Student division:
1st Place – Greg Beaudoin
2nd Place - Ben Lenart
3rd Place – Jocelyn Baril
Honorable Mention – Rachael Kulik
C.C. Lowell Award – Rachael Kulik
People’s Choice Award – Greg Beaudoin
26th Annual Mount
Wachusett Community College Regional
Exhibition of High School Art
CASH Award – Brianna Jamieson
Honorable Mention Awards:
Chris Louney
Chris Fuller
Ed Matilainen
Meghan Perkins
Amanda Daigle
Laurel Durkan
Linsay Laserte
Jocelyn Baril
Erica Schlier
Alice (Suzy) Trei
Congratulations to Yunxi
(Emily) Fan for receiving a National Gold Key Award from The
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2008. Emily’s self-portrait
acrylic painting on canvas titled “Shy” will be on display and
recognized at the national awards ceremony on June 4, 2008 at
Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. This year, approximately
100,000 young artists from across the country submitted artworks to
be juried. Only 1,000 students earned national recognition placing
them among the top 1% of all participants. The Oakmont Visual Arts
Department is extremely proud of Emily’s dedication, attention to
detail, sophisticated painting techniques and creative expression.
Congratulations Emily!
Congratulations to Linsay
Laserte for being accepted to ART-ALL-STATE. Linsay will spend the
weekend of May 30 and 31 at the Worcester Art Museum working
collaboratively with well known artists and 140 other junior art
students from across Massachusetts.
Great job Linsay!
View the
“Awards Gallery” to see the artworks and awards recognitions of
this year’s Oakmont Visual Art Department’s student artists’.
Congratulations!
CONCORD FIELD TRIP
| On Tuesday, April 15,
Dr. Hart’s AP United States History and both of Mrs.
Donohue’s English 11 classes embarked on a field trip around
the well-known town of Concord. Throughout the day, the
students were introduced to many significant areas of the
town, all of which pertained to what they were currently
learning in class. The field trip was used as an opportunity
to learn even more about
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Daniel Chester
French,
Henry David Thoreau, and
Nathaniel Hawthorne, all of
whom have a strong connection with the town. Beginning with
a visit to the
Emerson House and
Concord Museum, the
students kicked off their journey early in the morning with
an introduction by student Hailee Tenander.
Three students, Hailee Tenander,
Cole Theriault, and Patrick Moriarty were given the
chance to present
to all three classes the knowledge they had learned
in their
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| The trip made a stop at the famous
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. They first were told about
Daniel
Chester French’s life as a successful sculptor. Some
students enjoyed symbolically dropping pennies on his grave
in honor of his creation of the
Lincoln Memorial. The next
stop was 'Author's Ridge' which held the graves of
Hawthorne, Thoreau, Emerson and members of the famous
Alcott
family. There, Cole Theriault told the students of the
author’s lives, inspiration for
their works, and just how much the town of Concord
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Proceeding from the cemetery,
Dr. Hart then led the classes to the
Concord Bridge.
After learning about the
Battle of Lexington and
Concord, and the historic events that occurred right
where they were standing, the students engaged in an
impromptu singing of
Emerson's Concord Hymn. The
students were reminded that "Not often do AP students
get to learn about Concord and then sing the Concord
Hymn right at the location of the battle" by teacher
Kevin Hart. The students were then shown Hawthorne's
house called "The Old Manse" which was the setting for
one of his famous works as an author. Nearing the end of
their field trip, the students were shown Daniel Chester
French's
Minuteman statue and explained its significance
by Patrick Moriarty.
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