Oakcrest High School

With the holiday season over, it's easy to get caught up in the mid-winter blues. But students in Oakcrest's Drama Club are likely to stay in a festive mood looking back on their mid-December trip to see Elf at the Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven. In addition to enjoying the musical, the group got to participate in a Q&A with the theatre's artistic director, Steve Steiner. A big shout out to teacher and drama director Brianna Langhurst for arranging this awesome opportunity! 🎅🎁🎭

In late November, students in teacher Jessica Megill's Adventures in Literature classes volunteered as tribute during the 2nd annual Hunger Games simulation. Participating Juniors and Seniors, who had just read Suzanne Collins's novel, took on various roles, including mentors, stylists, escorts, and game makers. The event had a charitable aspect, as well, as the teams were encouraged to collect canned goods, which were donated to a local food pantry. Props to Ms. Megill for all her hard work, and congrats to District 4 (Cash O'Brien and Joseph El) who won the day! 🕊️🏹🥫

The next Student and Staff of the Month breakfast is right around the corner, but we still wanted to shout out last month's very deserving honorees! From left to right:

Teacher Jason Hearn, 9th grader Adonis Smith, 10th grader Lorelai Slack, 9th grader Benjamin Custis, 12th graders Rieley Booye and Kyle Bosket, 11th grader Madison Mason, 10th grader Delaney Mason, 11th grader Ava Phillips, and teacher Garry Voss.

Congrats to all! 💙👏💙

It's college application and acceptance season, and a large group of Oakcrest students got a leg up on securing their future plans when they attended November's 27th annual Malcolm Bernard Historically Black College Fair in Willingboro, NJ. Every Falcon in attendance was admitted to at least one institution on the spot, and many received merit-based scholarships. Props to all involved in this awesome opportunity! 💙🎓📚

It was a big week for Oakcrest Athletics: every game played thus far this week was won by the Falcons!

🏀 On Tuesday, both Boys and Girls Basketball took down the Buena Chiefs. The Lady Falcons are looking to establish a 3-game winning streak as they take on St. Joe tonight!

🤼 Currently undefeated Oakcrest Wrestling beat up on St. Joe, earning a big 50-17 win. They go up against 0-5 Palmyra tonight.

🏊‍♂️ Yesterday, both Boys and Girls Swimming were victorious against Atlantic City. The boys, who are currently 6-0, will take on a very tough Ocean City team on Monday.

Props to this group of student athletes and their coaches for all their hard work and dedication! 👏👏👏

Due to the ongoing power issue, Oakcrest High School will be dismissing students at 9:30 a.m to go home. All normal bus routes will be running at that time. Parents who plan to pick up their student may do so beginning at 9:30. We ask that all pickups follow normal end-of-day procedures to ensure a safe and orderly dismissal. As this is Friday, we expect to be functioning on Monday. We will provide an update over the weekend. Thank you for patience and cooperation.

Congratulations to Nikola Pepovski and Lucas Dodson today for winning their matches against Shawnee HS. We came up one game short from winning the match, but they were competitive and close games.

Congrats to the OHS 3D Art students who entered and WON the Atlantic County Utilities Authority's 11th annual recycled art contest! Juniors Tanner Clark, Maliyah Hayes, and Connor Bald took home 1st place, 2nd place, and an honorable mention, respectively; and Senior Jasper Chiaramonte won a 3rd place ribbon. 🎨🧑‍🎨♻️

Tomorrow's the OFFICIAL start to the holiday season (no shade to those members of Falcon Nation who've had a Christmas tree up for weeks 🎄👀)! If you're looking to get in the spirit and check some items off your shopping list, come out to the Oakcrest Dance Booster Club's annual Christmas Craft Show on Saturday, December 13! 🎁🎅🩰

Students from Oakcrest Media and the Digital Communications Magnet program traveled to The Funny Farm to create a promotional video to showcase the services that owner Laurie Zaleski and her volunteer staff provide to local rescue animals and the community. For more info about Laurie's story, the farm or how you can help their cause, visit funnyfarmrescue.org

Today Oakcrest Chess lost to St Augustine 4-1, but we had two very close games. Shout out to Nikola Pepovski for winning his game. Next match is against Shawnee HS next Tuesday at home.

The crowd at last night's annual Powderpuff Game was treated to an incredible sunset, some exciting flag football action, AND an awesome halftime show put on by the very talented Powderpuff Cheer Squad. Congrats to the Class of 2027 for taking down the Class of 2026 and taking home this year's trophy, and a big shout out to...

👸The Powderpuff Queen, Senior Abagale Ranger...
👑The Powderpuff Princess, Junior Kaitlyn Broschard...
🤴The Powderpuff King, 12th grader Michael Terris, and...
👑The Powderpuff Prince, 11th grader Colton Guerrina!

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South Jersey Chess League held their Blitz Tournament today at Oakcrest. Area schools competed in fast chess games - Oakcrest fielded a team of five players who did very well. Thanks going out to Jason Thomas and Bill Boyer for their assistance.

Get ready for Powderpuff Football! The annual junior vs. senior rivalry football game takes place this year on Monday November 24th at 4pm. Can't make it to the game but still want to watch? Check out the livestream on the @ohsdigitalvideo YouTube feed, broadcast by students in our Digital Communications Magnet program.

Oakcrest played Clearview High School on Tuesday 11/19, and although we didn't win Lucas Dodson played strong and tied his game. Next match is Tuesday 11/25 at St. Augustine

Members of Oakcrest's Science and Math Departments showed off their Falcon Pride by going ALL OUT for Spirit Week. On "Rhyme without Reason Day," Mr. Keating, Mrs. McDonnell, Mrs. Brownhill, and Ms. Carney teamed up as BRIGHT, SPRITE, KITE, and WHITE. 🧡🥤🪁🤍

Bring your spare change to the cafeteria tomorrow, Falcon Nation! The Oakcrest Lemon Club will be selling cups of strawberry lemonade for 50 cents during both Zero Period and Lunches. All proceeds will go to Metavivor, which funds breast cancer research, support, and advocacy. 🍋🥤🩷

If you see an Oakcrest marching band member on campus or out in the community, be sure to congratulate them! With a score of 91.3, the Ambassadors took home second place at New Jersey State Championships, winning a specialty award for Best Percussion! Next up: Atlantic Coast Championships in Hershey, PA! 🏆🥁🎶

OHS Falcons enrolled in Studio Art & Design are currently celebrating Inktober, a 31-day challenge during the month of October that asks student artists to create small ink drawings based on daily word prompts. These featured pieces, created by 9th grader Ava MacLaughlan, demonstrate the ways in which the worldwide endeavor fosters creativity, improved drawing and inking skills, and stick-to-itiveness! ✒️🎨👩‍🎨