Oakcrest High School

In addition to the visual artists recognized at this spring's NJ State Teen Arts Fest, several Oakcrest writers, actors, and musicians got their due. Shout-out to...

🎭 Stephan O'Neill - Small Theatre Monologue
📝 Kylee Snyder - Poetry
🎹 OHS Jazz Band - Instrumental Small

A big round of applause to all the participants and their teachers! 👏👏👏

Congrats to the recent inductees to Oakcrest's chapter of Mu Alpha Theta, an international math honor society for high school students. They are, from left to right...

💙 Senior Micaela Plunkett
💙 Junior Anita Sefedini
💙 Junior Rosalia Alvelo
💙 Junior Simone Zlatareva
💙 Junior Chrystal Williams
💙 Junior Evanna Pham
💙 Senior Edwin Noel
💙 Senior Abagale Ranger
💙 Senior Matthew Poblete
💙 Senior Kaitlyn Ho
💙 Senior Andrew Poblete
💙 Senior Brianna Perez
💙 Junior Lucas Dodson
💙 Senior Poonam Patel
💙 Junior Nikola Pepovski

Attention, Oakcrest and Mays Landing athletes: OHS's Varsity Club is running a Sports Equipment Drive for area youth athletic programs. Please drop off any new or gently used equipment for donation at the Nest on or before June 22 to help Hamilton Township's developing athletic talent get the supplies they need to be great! 🥍⚾🏀

Oakcrest's REACH Program recently took their end-of-year field trip to Medford for a day on Johnson's Corner Farm. The group of Falcons enjoyed a tractor ride, a lesson on seeds and plant growth, and some berry picking! 🚜🧑‍🌾🍓

Last month, students in Oakcrest's REACH program traveled to sister school Absegami for its annual Champions Day event, during which Falcons, Braves, and Pirates participated in a friendly physical competition. Everyone involved had a great time running, jumping, and throwing...and developing some intra-district friendships! 🏃🥇🫶

In late May, Oakcrest Baseball volunteered at the South Jersey Field of Dreams, located in nearby Absecon. Shout out to these Falcons and their coach, Jesse Milza, for giving their time to help disabled children and adults play and enjoy America's pastime. 🫶🫶🫶

In late May, Sophomores in Oakcrest's Biomedical Magnet learned to perform CPR during a course presented by OHS Trainer and Science Teacher John Yacoub. These Falcons are now officially CPR certified and prepared to lend their help in the case of a medical emergency! 🚑🥼💙

In late May, Oakcrest 12th graders had a blast twinning with their favorite staff members for Senior Takeover Day! These soon-to-be-graduated Falcons got a taste of what it's like to be an educator as they shadowed and walked in the shoes of some of the Nest's finest. 🎓💙👯

Congrats to Oakcrest Softball's Trinity Brown (Co'26) and Emilee Richards (Co'27), who both earned their 100th hit this May. Emilee is the first Junior in the school's history to have reached this milestone. Falcon Nation is so proud of everything these sluggers (and the rest of the team) have accomplished this season! 🥎👏💙

A big shout-out to Oakcrest Facilities Manager, Ed Griffin, who recently completed training at Rutgers University to earn his Educational Facility Manager Certificate. Ed attended this course at night throughout the academic year, and he will utilize his training to continue meeting the needs of the building's students and staff. 👏👏👏

Oakcrest Concert Band and the OHS Jazz Ambassadors recently performed at their annual Spring Concert, where they brought down the house...and took their traditional backstage selfie with director Rick Schwartz! Congrats to all these talented student-musicians for making Falcon Nation proud! 🎶🎷🥁

Shout out to the Oakcrest Guidance Department, who in late May hosted its annual College and Career Signing Day, at which graduating OHS 12th graders showed off their future alma maters! Good luck to all the graduating Falcons on their next steps! 🎓✌️💙

Congratulations to Oakcrest 12th grader Stephen Lee! Stephen was selected to play in the prestigious North vs. South Baseball All-Star Game, which is a high school-level competition that features some of the top senior talent in the state of New Jersey. This tremendous honor is a well-deserved recognition of Stephen's hard work and dedication to the game.

ICYMI, this season, Lee posted a .567 batting average, a .817 slugging percentage, and a .612 on-base percentage, with all three statistics ranking among the top 10 in the state of New Jersey. Falcon Nation is so proud of you, Stephen! 💙⚾💪

The next Share the Keys is VIRTUAL on June 9th. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JL4EqazlSnuCLbi8H8V__w#/

The AtlantiCare Teen Center recently hosted its annual "Messages of Hope" event, during which Oakcrest students decorated the Nest's sidewalks with inspirational words and images to promote social and emotional wellness. A big thanks to the Teen Center's staff for their constant focus on and support of teen mental health! 💙🫶🖍

In mid-May, Seniors in Oakcrest's Biomedical Magnet got some hands-on experience performing autopsies on pigs to determine cause of death. During the lesson, the group dissected porcine brains, which they were more than happy to later use for a photo op! 🐷🧠🔪

On May 21, Oakcrest Juniors and Seniors and their guests attended the Nest's Greek Isles-themed Prom at the Flanders Hotel in Ocean City. All present had a blast posing, dancing, and celebrating the end of the school year (and, for some, their high school career) in style!

Congrats to Prom Queen Neyla DeJean-Selphin and Prom King Jasper Chiaramonte, and a huge shout-out to Mishelle Perona, whose decorations captured the "Stars over Santorini" vibe perfectly! 💃🧿🕺👑

Today, while visiting the State House and District Court in Trenton, our Mock Trial and APUSH students were delighted to meet New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill. After this they ran into OHS alumni Anthony Angelozzi who is currently representing District 8 in the State Assembly.