Congratulations to Olivia Lombardi for being named the Most Outstanding Jumper at the Naugatuck Valley League Track and Field Championships on May 21. Olivia finished first in the long jump, second in the high jump and third in the triple jump. Dylan Pudelka finished second in both the discus and the shot put, and Niyah Mesidor was third in the discus and shot put in the girls competition. Kate Wickenheisser, the only freshman to compete in the finals of the 100-yard dash, finished third to win a medal, too.
The OHS softball team will play Watertown at 4 p.m. May 22 at Seymour High in the semifinals of the NVL softball playoffs. Oxford beat Wolcott, 12-4, in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The OHS baseball team lost to Woodland, 4-1, in the NVL quarterfinals but will play next week in the state tournament.
Robin Rivero from the Oxford Public Library spent the day at OHS on May 17 promoting the services of the public library and helping students sign up for library cards. Connor Scully and Kassidy Schiavi were winners of the raffle for students who either signed up for library cards or had them already.
The Drama Department received 10 nominations for the prestigious Halo Awards sponsored by Seven Angels Theater in Waterbury. Joe Hines was nominated for Best Comic Performance in a Musical, Best Male Standout Performance in an Ensemble and was nominated with Madeline Haefele for Best Couple or Dynamic Duo in a Play; Caitlin Martell received two nominations for Best Costume Design as well as a nomination for Best Hair/Makeup Design; Mikki Geffert, Piper Geffert and Paige Davis were nominated for Best Lighting Design or Execution; Andrew Peck for Best Special Effects; Tess Peters for Best Stage Management; the cast of Almost Maine for Best Performance by a Cast in an Ensemble Play and for Best Contemporary Play. The awards ceremony will be May 29 at the Palace Theater in Waterbury.
The juniors in Ms. Kennedy's American Studies classes took a field trip May 20 to the New Britain Museum of American Art. The field trip helped give them ideas for a museum display research project they are working on themselves. Not only did they get to see art, they also got to create it!
Congratulations to Nurse Jodie on being named the OHS Employee of the Month for May!
The OHS Unified Sports team has made an "Inclusion Starts With I" video and has challenged every school in Connecticut to do the same. Laura Congiu spearheaded the production of the video with help from Olivia Harper. James Miller, Nate Riemer, Morgan Hines and Frances Gilbert also contributed to its production.