Academic Accolades
A plethora of awards so far this year
Sr. Terry Johnson is a finalist for the national art competition Dr. Seuss “Oh the Places You’ll Go.”
Jr. Rebecca Rodriguez selected for American Youth Leadership Program in Japan this summer
2012 Science Olympiad Competition 1/28/12
The students that participated in the division C NC Science Olympiad Regional competition Saturday January 28, 2012 are :
Dwight Rish
Ethan Rish
Jessica Bolin
Elizabeth Needham
Eric Mossman
Luke Warren
Izzy Variju
Dwight and Ethan placed first in Helicopters for our region.
Science Olympiad Middle School – 2012
The following students participated in Science Olympiad on the Middle School team at the Greenville Regional Jan 28th. There were 15 Varsity schools competing in our Division. Oakwood placed 7th with 12 of 18 students earning medals.
7th Graders
Jack Heins 3rd in Metric Mastery
Evan Oakley 3rd in Mission Possible
Mason Sayers 3rd in Metric Mastery
Elliott Triebenbacher
Christopher Lindbeck 3rd in Mission Possible
Syona Ayyankeril 2nd, in Towers, 4th in Write It Do It
Madison Averette 3rd in Water Quality
Fariha Sheikh
Matt Cahill 3rd in Mission Possible
Cassie Ueland 4th in Write It Do It
Claire Ross 3rd in Towers
Leigh Harris 3rd in Water Quality
6th Graders
Hayley Allen 4th in Food Science
Trevor Fu
Stasia Austin 4th in Food Science
Alex Teodorescu
Rahul Daggubati
George Martin
Congratulations to Brian Schroeder who has been named a semi-finalist in the Morehead-Cain Scholarship at UNC!
In the recent American Mathematics Competition 8, Devon Shusterman took Gold (and also made the National Honor Roll of winners by being in top 5%,) Silver went to Matthew Cahill and there was a Bronze tie with Trevor Fu and Jacob Siegel.
Louis Bailey, Michael Schroeder, Ian Warren, Lauren Moore and Jennifer Pabst have been selected to be in the Pitt County Chamber of Commerce Teen’s Leadership Institute for 5 months of the 2011-2012 school year.
Senior Eric Mossman won this year’s Shakespeare Competition in a repeat performance reciting Ford from Act II, Scene ii in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Sophomore Louis Bailey (Macbeth from Macbeth Act V, Scene v) and Junior Rebecca Rodriguez ( Marina Act IV, Scene i from Pericles) tied for second. Eric will advance to the regional competition, which will be held in February.
On October 19th, 2011, Upper School students were inducted into the National Honor Society and mathematics honor society Mu Alpha Theta.
Miranda Daniels, Nichlas Engels, Jackie Hammond, Rebecca Rodriguez, John David Tennison and Albert Tucci were taken into the National Honor Society. Membership in the NHS is one of the highest honors that can be awarded to a high school student. Our chapter, along with more than 15,000 chapters in schools across the nation, strives to give practical meaning to the Society’s standards of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. A student must have an average of 3.0 or higher to be invite to join.
Mu Alpha Theta is an organization dedicated to promoting scholarship in mathematics and establishing math as an integral part of high school education. Upper school students in grades 9 through 12 who have completed the equivalent of four semesters of college preparatory mathematics and in addition have completed or are enrolled in a still more advanced course are eligible for membership providing their mathematical work was done with distinction. Inductees include Morgan Boyd, Miranda Daniels, Scott Dickerson, Nichlas Engels, Victor Garrido, Lauren Moore, Dwight Rish, Kelby Roberson, Rebecca Rodriguez, Michael Schroeder, John David Tennison, and Albert Tucci.
Congratulations to all these top students!
Brian Schroeder and Jon Schwartz have been selected as Semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship program.
Congratulations! National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955 for high school students who take the PSAT/NMSQT test (roughly 1.5 million entrants initially.) Of these entrants, 16,000 are selected as Semifinalists. In February of their Senior year, some 15,000 students out of this Semifinalist group will be selected as Finalists. Winners of scholarships are evaluated from the Finalists group based on academic record, school curricula, test scores, School Official written recommendation, student activities and leadership and the student’s own essay. This is a huge honor and Brian and Jon are to be commended.
2010-2011 – End of Year Awards
Duke TIP
The Duke University Talent Identification Program, also known as Duke TIP is nearing 30 years of dedicated service to the cultivation and education of talented youth. The 7th Grade Talent Search identifies academically gifted 7th graders, based on their outstanding performance on standardized tests. These candidates are invited to complete either the SAT or the ACT, providing them an opportunity to take an advanced level test and learn more about their academic strengths. Duke TIP then provides the participants with comparative information concerning their academic abilities and resources for unique educational opportunities. The goal is to assist young people with excellent mathematical or verbal aptitude. Students who qualify for Duke TIP’s State Recognition scored at or above the national average on at least one part of the SAT or ACT.
Oakwood Students qualified for the Duke TIP state recognition – Katie Mullett and Devon Shusterman.
Oakwood Scholar Awards
6th grade – Evan Oakley
7th grade – Devon Shusterman
8th grade – Bethany Garrison
9th grade - Louis Bailey
10th Grade – Lauren Moore
11th grade – Jon Schwartz
12th grade - Ellen Clark
Eagle Awards
6th grade
Emily Gordon
Jessica Pabst
Kelly Oglesby
7th grade
Caroline Corey
Katie Mullett
Ethan Rish
8th grade
Aurelia Monk
Elizabeth Needham
Jackson Sears
9th grade
Jennifer Pabst
Dwight Rish
Michael Schroeder
10th grade
Miranda Daniels
Logan Garrison
Rebecca Rodriguez
11th grade
Caroline Collier
Eric Mossman
Brian Schroeder
12th grade
Wes Hoag
Sue Ann Forrest
Nick Reed
Congratulations to Oakwood for placing 2nd in the ECU Math Competition in Algebra 2 and to Michael Schroeder for placing 2nd in the individual Algebra 2 division. Michael will go on to compete at the next level.
At the Eastern Region of the State Finals, Michael placed 3rd overall! WOW!
Math Olympiad Finishes Strong!
Twenty-Eight Middle School students participated in the 5 month long competition with teams from around the world. Approxiamatley 150,000 students participated world wide.
The trophy for highest individual score on the team was awarded to Brian Lin, with a total score of 20 out of 25 points.
The silver pin was awarded to those in the top 10% of all Math Olympiad participants worldwide. At Oakwood, Brian Lin (20 out of 25) and Nathan Davis (18 out of 25) were in this extraordinary group.
The embroidered felt patch was awarded to those in the top 50% of all Math Olympiad participants worldwide. At Oakwood, 12 students achieved this distinction, including: Brian Lin (20 points); Nathan Davis (18 points); Matt Cahill and Trevor Fu (16 points); Michael Skahill (14 points); Hayley Allen (13 points); David Mehlhop (12 points); Alex Adler (11 points); and Rahul Daggubati, Jackson Hunt, Alison Reeg, and Jeevan Tewari (10 points).
Congratulations to The Science Olympiad Winners
Middle school
2nd place in Bottle Rocket-Jack Heins and Elliott Triebenbacher
2nd place in Junkyard Challenge-Christopher Lindbeck and Evan Oakley
2nd place in Solar System-Matt Lopez and Andrew Conway
3rd place in Fossils-Aaron Lijoi and Matt Cahill
3rd place in Meterology-Mason Sayers and Jack Heins
3rd place in Shock Value-Christopher Lindbeck and Evan Oakley
High School
2nd place in Towers-Dwight Rish
The Coastal Envirothon Middle School teams
Foxy Envirothonians (8th grade team)
Olivia Neito-Rickenbach
MacKenzie Urquhart
Alexis Hawk
Aurelia Monk
Casey Sokolovic
Haley Reeg
Flying Eco Ninjas (8th grade team)
Jessica Bolin
Casey Graziosi
Courtney Jones
Elizabeth Needham
Baird Whichard
Julia Bauer
Biagio Covert-Rinaldi
The Tree Musketeers (6th grade team)
Coley Hawk
Jessica Pabst
Emily Gordon
Skylar Daniels
Cassie Ueland
Emma Mehlhop
Madison Averette
The Flying Eco Ninjas will be traveling to the State Envirothon in April at Cedarock Park near Burlington. This is the third year in a row that we have made it to state. I am so proud of our Envirothon participants. Not only are the incredibly knowledgeable, but they are incredible competitors…great sportsmanship and respect for the nature of academic competitions…and they are truly role models in the realm of becoming environmental stewards!!!!
Congrats to Eric Mossman for being runner-up in the Shakespeare Regional Competition in New Bern!!
Also note those who participated in the 1st round Shakespeare school competition:
- Eric Mossman won the school Shakespeare Competition and will advance to the regional competition held in New Bern.
- Runner up at Oakwood was Sue Ann Forrest
- 3rd place went to Nick Reed.
- Ellen Clark and Louis Bailey received Honorable Mentions
Where in the World are our Geography Bee Winners?! Here they are!
- David Mehlhop (4th grade) is the 2011 Oakwood School/National Geographic Society Geography Bee champion!!
- Alex Adler placed in the top three for the second year in a row–last year he placed second as well.
- Charlie Price was our third place winner.
- These students made it to the final round:
Andrew Conway, Arth Sharma, Brandon Brillant
Please congratulate all of our contestants for taking on the challenge:
4th Grade:
Ehab Alhosain
Wesley Bolini
Brandon Brillant
Brian Lin
David Mehlhop
Davis Noe
Charlie Price
Ira Sharma
5th Grade:
Alex Adler
Rahul Daggubati
Lachlan James
Joseph Schupp
Alex Teodorescu
6th Grade:
Lowie Price
Arth Sharma
Erica Rascoe
7th Grade:
Andrew Conway
Caroline Howell
Mathcounts Competition
Congratulations to Arick Grootveld for placing 5th in the Eastern Regional MATHCOUNTS competition.
Congratulations also to of Aaron Barker, Ravi Tewari, Arick Grootveld, Bethany Garrison, William Martin, Matt Cahill, & Courtney Jones for competing. This was our first year participating in this competition and look forward to next year!
