February 29 - March 6, 2024
Current School News
Current School News
February 29 - March 6, 2024
A Thought To Savor
"You must be committed as a parent to long-view parenting because change is a process and not an event."
– Paul David Tripp
All School
2024-25 Open Enrollment Begins March 1
Open enrollment for new students (1st–12th grades) officially begins March 1st. Know an interested family? Send them a link to The Oaks Admissions Interest Form to set up a tour or ask questions. Please feel free to contact The Oaks Admissions Officer, Anya Schnell, with any admissions questions.
New Conservatory Class - Calligraphy
*Beginning Mar. 4
The Oaks Conservatory is excited to announce a new Calligraphy class, open to 5th grade through adult, beginning March 4 and taught by Mr. Spencer Ansett. For further information about this class and to register please visit the Conservatory website.
Continuous Enrollment - 2024–25 School Year
*Enrollment Fee Automatic Payment Drafted - Mar. 5
The 2024-25 enrollment season is in full swing. Current kindergarten through 11th grade students have been automatically enrolled for the upcoming school year. The $325 Enrollment Fee (per student) will be automatically drafted on Tuesday, March 5.
Please read the Continuous Enrollment Letter and Information for complete details regarding 2024-25 enrollment. This information was also sent home in your child's backpack.
Mother & Daughter Tea - Sat., Mar. 9 [8:30–10:30am]
RSVP by Wed., Mar. 6
All Oaks grandmothers, mothers, and daughters are invited to attend The Oaks' annual Mother & Daughter Tea on Saturday, March 9 from 8:30 to 10:30am in the Great Hall. Mark your calendars and plan to attend! If you are willing and able to help with this event, please sign up on The Mother & Daughter Tea Volunteer Sheet. Your RSVP for this event by Wednesday, March 6 would be greatly appreciated. Mother & Daughter Tea RSVP
Mid-term Grades Available on Jupiter Wed., Mar. 6
Mid-term grades will be up to date and available to view on Jupiter Wednesday, March 6. Grades may be viewed on the first screen ("To-Do") in Jupiter. Click on the individual class/subject to see details of those grades.
Lost & Found – Thurs., Mar. 7
*Please label everything! We want to reunite you with your missing items.
Lost & found items will be set out in the MP foyer on Thursday. Please stop by to see if anything belongs to your family. All unclaimed items, except uniforms, will be donated at the end of the day. Thank you to all who come by the office to find missing belongings prior to them being placed out. We appreciate your help in keeping the lost & found pile low. We want to return your items to you and labels are a great help in this endeavor.
Open House - Tues., Mar. 12 [9–11am] *RSVP online
Our final open house of the year is just around the corner on Tuesday, March 12. Invite interested friends and family to come learn about The Oaks at this event. To RSVP, please use the Open House RSVP Form or call the school office at 509-536-5955 for more information.
Pizza Lunch Volunteer Sign-up
The hot lunch crew is seeking volunteers to help serve pizza on Fridays. If you are willing and available, please sign up.
March Pizza Friday Volunteer Sign-up
Reminder: No Oaks Athletic Sweatshirts After Break
On non-formal uniform days this fall/winter Oaks students have had the opportunity to wear their Athletic & Mock Trial Oaks hoodies and crewnecks during the school day. As a reminder, upon returning from mid-winter break, as we head into spring, these Oaks sweatshirts are no longer acceptable uniform items during the school day. Please note, that the Lands' End crewneck sweatshirt is an acceptable uniform item throughout the school year.
Fiddler on the Roof – Theatre News
Rehearsals for Fiddler on the Roof officially began Monday, February 26. For the complete rehearsal schedule please subscribe to The Oaks Theatre's Google calendar, available on The Oaks Theatre page of the website (*this page will be updated throughout the rehearsal season with details for the cast and crew.) Please contact Mrs. Teri Woodroof or Mrs. Amy Kim with any questions.
Fiddler on the Roof will be performed May 16–18 and 23–25 in the Great Hall.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Attendance/Tardy Policy (effective 2/5/24)
2023-24 Volunteer Sign-up
Parking Lot Flow
YEARBOOK PHOTOS (E-mail): 23-24-yearbook@yogile.com
YEARBOOK PHOTOS (Upload): Jupiter –> Materials –> School Office –> Yearbook Photos
Upcoming Dates
October 14–16
- Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 15
- PSAT Test [8:30–11:30am]
- SAT Test [12:30–3:30pm]
October 15–16
- No School
October 19
- Cantabile [8:15am]
October 20
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Hillsdale College [12:35-1:00pm]
October 21
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Eastern Washington University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 22
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Carroll College [12:35-1:00pm]
October 23
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Patrick Henry College (virtual) [12:35-1:00pm]
- Cantabile [3pm]
- Family Night [4pm]
October 24
- MCL Jr High Volleyball Tournament
- Annual Fall Friends of The Oaks Event [5–8pm]
October 26
- Cantabile [8:15am]
- PM Activity Schedule
October 29
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Whitworth University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 30
- Half-day [8:30am–12:15pm]
- Grandparents' Day
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Cantabile [12pm]
- Family Night/Senior Night [4pm]
October 31
- MCL JV Volleyball Tournament
November 2
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 3
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Washington State University [12:35-1:00pm]
November 6
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
November 6-7
- MCL Boys Soccer Tournament
- MCL Varsity Volleyball Tournament
November 9
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 10
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Gonzaga University [12:35-1:00pm]
November 11
- High School Boys & Girls Basketball Begins
November 12
- College Brown Bag Lunch - University of Idaho [12:35-1:00pm]
November 12-13
- NW ACCS Administrators Conference
November 13
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
November 16
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 17
- College Brown Bag Lunch - LeTourneau University (virtual) [12:35-1:00pm]
November 18
- AM Activity Schedule
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Northwest Nazarene University [12:05-12:30pm]
November 20
- Picture Day
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
Grammar School
Please refer to your child's Weekly Letter for class specific information.
Silverwood Read 2 Ride Program
Silverwood Theme Park is once again offering Oaks students the opportunity to participate in their Read 2 Ride program and earn a ticket for free admission just by reading. The below information was sent home with your child before mid-winter break.
Silverwood Read 2 Ride Program Information
Speech Meet
This year's Grammar School Classroom Speech Meets will be taking place in March. Students should have their pieces memorized by Tuesday, March 12. The qualifying students will then present their speeches to the entire Grammar School at the Speech Meet Assembly.
- Memorization Due: Tuesday, March 12
- Classroom Speech Meet: Tuesday–Wednesday, March 19–20
*Exact Dates & Times for each class will be announced soon
*Grammar School lunch will take place in classrooms during these days - Speech Meet Assembly: Tuesday, April 2
Logic & Rhetoric Schools
ACCS Blakey Prize in Fine Arts Competition
*Entry deadlines: Mar. 8 & Apr. 5
High school students (grades 9–12) from ACCS schools are invited to compete with their peers from other ACCS schools in a national visual arts competition. This competition has four categories–drawing, painting, apparel, and stationery–in which students may enter. For details please visit the ACCS Blakey Prize in Fine Arts Competition website and contact Mr. Trotter if you are interested in submitting an entry.
SAT Test - Thurs., Mar. 21 [9am–12pm]
Oaks students recently had an opportunity to register to take the SAT at The Oaks on Thursday, March 21 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. For those registered, the SAT Practice and Preparation page can provide helpful information on how to set up the Bluebook app on your laptop (a laptop, power cord, and the Bluebook app are required to take the test), as well as how to access a full digital SAT practice test. For those who took the PSAT last October this app is already downloaded on your device. For questions, please contact Mrs. Lynn Gibson and/or reference the SAT Flyer.
Helpful Links:
College & Career Counselor Appointment Scheduling
Going Merry – College Scholarships Website
United States Naval Academy's Summer Seminar
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him, and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- Phillippians 2:5–11
Grammar School
ACCS Blakey Prize in Fine Arts Competition
*Entry deadlines: Mar. 8 & Apr. 5
High school students (grades 9–12) from ACCS schools are invited to compete with their peers from other ACCS schools in a national visual arts competition. This competition has four categories–drawing, painting, apparel, and stationery–in which students may enter. For details please visit the ACCS Blakey Prize in Fine Arts Competition website and contact Mr. Trotter if you are interested in submitting an entry.
SAT Test - Thurs., Mar. 21 [9am–12pm]
Oaks students recently had an opportunity to register to take the SAT at The Oaks on Thursday, March 21 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. For those registered, the SAT Practice and Preparation page can provide helpful information on how to set up the Bluebook app on your laptop (a laptop, power cord, and the Bluebook app are required to take the test), as well as how to access a full digital SAT practice test. For those who took the PSAT last October this app is already downloaded on your device. For questions, please contact Mrs. Lynn Gibson and/or reference the SAT Flyer.
Helpful Links:
College & Career Counselor Appointment Scheduling
Going Merry – College Scholarships Website
United States Naval Academy's Summer Seminar
Logic & Rhetoric Schools
ACCS Blakey Prize in Fine Arts Competition
*Entry deadlines: Mar. 8 & Apr. 5
High school students (grades 9–12) from ACCS schools are invited to compete with their peers from other ACCS schools in a national visual arts competition. This competition has four categories–drawing, painting, apparel, and stationery–in which students may enter. For details please visit the ACCS Blakey Prize in Fine Arts Competition website and contact Mr. Trotter if you are interested in submitting an entry.
SAT Test - Thurs., Mar. 21 [9am–12pm]
Oaks students recently had an opportunity to register to take the SAT at The Oaks on Thursday, March 21 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. For those registered, the SAT Practice and Preparation page can provide helpful information on how to set up the Bluebook app on your laptop (a laptop, power cord, and the Bluebook app are required to take the test), as well as how to access a full digital SAT practice test. For those who took the PSAT last October this app is already downloaded on your device. For questions, please contact Mrs. Lynn Gibson and/or reference the SAT Flyer.
Protocol Photos Now Available on Jupiter
The Oaks' 2024 Protocol event was a lovely evening, enjoyed by all, and we are so thankful to have some beautiful photographs of the event. These photos are now available to Oaks parents via Jupiter. To view them, log into your Jupiter parent portal, select Materials, then School Office where the 2024 Protocol Winter Ball Photos link is available. Feel free to download and print any pictures you would like.
Helpful Links:
College & Career Counselor Appointment Scheduling
Going Merry – College Scholarships Website
United States Naval Academy's Summer Seminar
Upcoming Dates
October 14–16
- Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 15
- PSAT Test [8:30–11:30am]
- SAT Test [12:30–3:30pm]
October 15–16
- No School
October 19
- Cantabile [8:15am]
October 20
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Hillsdale College [12:35-1:00pm]
October 21
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Eastern Washington University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 22
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Carroll College [12:35-1:00pm]
October 23
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Patrick Henry College (virtual) [12:35-1:00pm]
- Cantabile [3pm]
- Family Night [4pm]
October 24
- MCL Jr High Volleyball Tournament
- Annual Fall Friends of The Oaks Event [5–8pm]
October 26
- Cantabile [8:15am]
- PM Activity Schedule
October 29
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Whitworth University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 30
- Half-day [8:30am–12:15pm]
- Grandparents' Day
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Cantabile [12pm]
- Family Night/Senior Night [4pm]
October 31
- MCL JV Volleyball Tournament
November 2
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 3
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Washington State University [12:35-1:00pm]
November 6
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
November 6-7
- MCL Boys Soccer Tournament
- MCL Varsity Volleyball Tournament
November 9
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 10
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Gonzaga University [12:35-1:00pm]
November 11
- High School Boys & Girls Basketball Begins
November 12
- College Brown Bag Lunch - University of Idaho [12:35-1:00pm]
November 12-13
- NW ACCS Administrators Conference
November 13
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
November 16
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 17
- College Brown Bag Lunch - LeTourneau University (virtual) [12:35-1:00pm]
November 18
- AM Activity Schedule
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Northwest Nazarene University [12:05-12:30pm]
November 20
- Picture Day
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]