Oakcrest High School

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! 💙⚾💪

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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.

We here at Falcon Nation offer congratulations to the 5 Oakcrest students headed to States this weekend...

Running the 4x100:
💙 Dawain Jackson
💙 Thierry Romain
💙 Mason Rodriguez
💙 Robert Bell

Competing in the Long Jump:
💙Aliyah Gause

Good luck to all the student athletes representing the Nest this Friday and Saturday! 👟🏆💪

We'd like to shout out Oakcrest's Staff and Students of the Month for March and April, who were recently recognized for embodying Falcon Pride.

Congrats to March's winners (from L to R in photo 1)...
💙 Teacher Brianna Langhurst
💙 10th grader Jason Taylor
💙 9th grader Lincoln Valentin
💙 12th grader Ariel Bowling
💙 11th grader Ty Strommer
💙 12th grader Abagale Ranger
💙 11th grader Kevin Carrero Torres
💙 9th grader Angelina Allen-Dawson

...and April's winners (from L to R in photo 2)...
💙 Business teacher and Tennis Coach Brandon Wise
💙 10th grader Zoe Henry
💙 10th grader Andrew Nelson
💙 11th grader Jackson Goodwin
💙 9th grader Angelean Rosado Feliciano
💙 12th grader Joangely Irizarry Feliciano
💙 9th grader Alexa Hall
💙 11th grader Amelia York

Congrats to Oakcrest Junior Miyah Thomas and Senior Viona Lee, who both received Honorable Mentions for Representative Jeff Van Drew's Congressional Art Contest! Their beautiful pieces, "Whispers of the Tide" and "A Deer Friendship, are pictured here. 🎨🦌🌊

In early May, Oak's REACH Program took a trip to Stockton University, where they enjoyed an educational concert performed by the Bay Atlantic Symphony at the college's Performing Arts Center. A big thanks to all the talented musicians for exposing this lucky group of Falcons to live classical music! 🎻👏🎶