Oak Prairie Newsletter

Greetings Bulldog Families,

Quarter 1 ended today. Grades will be finalized in Powerschool on Tuesday by the end of the day. Oak Prairie does not send home paper report cards, but if you would like one, please call the office to request one. Make sure you check Powerschool for your Quarter 2 classes, teachers and locations.

Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner! Scheduling for individual conferences will open on Monday, October 21st, at 8:00am using the Meet the Teacher platform. See the attached letter for more information on signing up and using the platform.

The Student Council sponsored Fright Fest is next Friday, October 25th, from 7:00-9:00pm. Permission slips and $7 are due on Tuesday, October 22nd. Students must have passed all classes for Quarter 1 and be in good behavioral standing to attend this event.

Important October Dates:

• 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

On Saturday, the cross country team competed in their IESA Sectional Meet. Both the girls and boys teams finished second, which has qualified them for the IESA State Meet! The following runners finished in the top 10 of their races: Sadie Eissing, Lucy Schroeder, Eli Zimmerman, and Braden Klacko. The State Meet is this Saturday in Normal, IL.

We are excited to announce that three Oak Prairie Band Students and four Alumni auditioned and were selected to the ILMEA District 1 Chorus, Bands, Orchestras and Jazz Ensembles.

Oak Prairie Students Selected:

Teddy Budz - Tenor Saxophone - District 1 Junior Concert Band

Jude Kalchbrenner - Guitar - District 1 Junior Jazz Band

Julian Kalchbrenner - Guitar - District 1 Junior Jazz Band

Rowan Klaus - Chorus - District 1 Chorus

Alumni Selected:

Brayden Finn - Trumpet - District 1 Senior Concert Band

Taylor Mraz - Clarinet - District 1 Senior Concert Band

Caden Nommensen - Trombone - District 1 Senior Orchestra & Jazz Band

Kristen Wessel - Trumpet - District 1 Senior Concert Band & Jazz Band

This is the highest honor for a middle school musician! Congratulations to everyone!!

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

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