Oak Prairie Newsletter

Greetings Bulldog Families,

October brings us the end of the first quarter on the 18th, and it also starts the month of "Socktober," where students bring new socks to donate to the homeless. Student Council is also excited to host the Fright Fest on October 25th from 7:00-9:00. Please see the flyers below for more details.

8th Grade students will be visiting the Holocaust Museum on October 29th. Permission slips were sent home with students today and they are due back to their teacher by October 22nd. Click here for the Permission Slip.

Important October Dates:

• Oct 8th - NJHS Induction Ceremony - 7:00pm

• Oct 14th - No School - Columbus Day

• Oct 17th - Fall Band Concert - 7:00pm

• Oct 18th - End of Quarter 1

• Oct 21st - 22nd - Boys Basketball Tryouts (see below for flyer)

• Oct 23rd - OP Jazz Ensemble with Brass Tracks at North & Maple (7pm)
  

• Oct 25th - Student Council hosted Fright Fest - 7:00-9:00pm

• Oct 28th - Nov 1st - Red Ribbon Week

• Oct 29th - 8th Grade Holocaust Museum Field Trip

• Oct 31st - SIP Day - Early Dismissal - 10:55am

It's a great day to be a Bulldog!

Mrs. Forcash

Students use their ID to pay for a school lunch. If they do not have their ID they can still get a lunch charged to their account, but they are not allowed to purchase a-la-carte items without their ID.

You can add money to their ID by sending a cash or check to school or by using MySchoolBucks.

Detailed information about the D92 Lunch program can be found here: D92 Lunch Program.

Find Athletic Information on Oak Prairie's Athletics Page.

Find Schedules on Oak Prairie's 8to18 website: Oak Prairie Athletics Schedules

Girls basketball played a great 2 games this week at Bolingbrook Humphrey. 7th won 43-7; Gabby Scanlan and Julie Tadros each with 10 points on the board along with 6 others to seal the victory. 8th played an impressive 2nd half with 27 of their 33 points in the second half, but fell short by 3.

Both girls basketball levels played fantastic games against Brooks on Wednesday! 7th won 23-15 and 8th won 25-8. Julie Tadros had 10 pts and Brooklyn McGinnis with 8 pts in the 7th grade game along with Liz Carlson with 10 pts in the 8th grade game. Join the girls for this first home game on Monday Vs Jane Addams at 4:30pm

On Saturday the cross country team competed in the Westview Invite. Oak Prairie had two that placed in their races: Brayden Klacko & Lilly Barrett.

Monday Oct. 21st

6th/7th Grade = 4:15 - 6:00

8th Grade = 4:15 - 6:00

Tuesday Oct. 22nd

6th/7th Grade = 2:30 - 4:15

8th Grade = 2:30 - 4:15

Click the following links for each grade level to sign your son up for tryouts:

8th = 8th Grade Boys Basketball Sign-up

7th = 7th Grade Boys Basketball Sign-up

Visit the PFA Website for more information on how to get involved!

https://d92pfa.org/

Click on the Newsletter below for active links.

Is your child in need of extra support with homework, studying, or reteaching? SOS will run every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and students can take the activity bus home after SOS. The Activity Bus Permission Slip must be on file with the office before a student is allowed to ride the bus.

Email: sforcash@d92.org
Website: https://www.d92.org/
Location: 15161 Gougar Road, Homer Glen, IL, USA
Phone: 8158362724
Facebook: Oak Prairie Jr High