Poetry Competition Championship
Thur., Jan. 16 [6:30pm]

This year's Poetry Competition is underway. The semi-finals took place in the Great Hall on Wednesday, January 8 with all 9–12th grade students in attendance. We hope all will plan to attend the Championship taking place on Thursday, January 16 at 6:30pm in the Great Hall.

Mock Trial Jamboree
Fri. & Sat., Jan. 17 & 18

On Friday, January 17 the Mock Trial team will be traveling to Seattle to participate in a Jamboree. Please pray for safe travels and a successful experience for the team and their coaches.

Elective Class Selection for 2nd Semester (11th & 12th grades)
*Selections due by Fri., Jan. 24

The 2nd semester elective class selection forms are now available on Jupiter for 11th and 12th grade students to complete. These selections are due by Friday, January 24. Classes will be automatically assigned to any students who have not made a selection by the due date. Please feel free to contact Registrar, Anya Schnell, with any questions or for assistance.

11TH GRADE ELECTIVES

3rd Period (Tues./Thurs.)

• Grammar School Teacher's Aide (1/2 credit) - teacher assignment will be given at the start of the semester
• Latin Independent Study (1/2 credit) - working with Mr. Eric Indgjerd, Mr. Ross Tasche, and/or Miss Emily Woodroof 
• Study Hall (no credit)

12TH GRADE ELECTIVES

6th Period (Tues./Thurs.)

• Grammar School Teacher's Aide (1/2 credit) - teacher assignment will be given at the start of the semester
• Latin Independent Study (1/2 credit) - working with Mr. Eric Indgjerd, Mr. Ross Tasche, and/or Miss Emily Woodroof 
• Study Hall (no credit)

Protocol Event: Rhetoric School Winter Ball (10–12th Grades)
An Evening of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty - Sat., Jan., 25

WHEN: Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 5–9pm
* Gentlemen please arrive at 4:45pm to escort ladies
* Ladies arrive at 5pm

WHERE: The Oaks' Great Hall

WHAT: A Rhetoric School protocol event, highlighting truth, goodness, and beauty. The evening will include a social time with tray-passed hors d'oeuvres, a full-course formal dinner, elegant ballroom dancing, and live music.

PREPARATION: Waltz practices will take place during 6th period on Mondays and Fridays in January for all 10th through 12th grade students. Parents and grandparents are welcome to attend any or all of the dance lessons.

ATTIRE: Formal attire (also known as black tie attire) is more formal than business attire and slightly less formal than white tie. It is the most common formal dress code for events such as weddings, balls, formal dinners, and theatre.

When choosing your attire for this event please be mindful of both modesty and preferring others. This event is designed to be a blessing for all in attendance. Thinking of others when making your clothing selections helps to ensure a beautiful evening. Questions regarding attire may be directed to Mrs. Emily Sana.

• Ladies - formal, floor length evening gown or ball gown skirt (full coverage, closed back, preferably with sleeves-if wide strapped must be covered with a wrap; nothing revealing, strapless, or with high slits); simple, non-dangly jewelry; dress shoes; dress wrap or jacket - Ladies' Protocol Attire Ideas
• Gentlemen - suit in a dark color, white shirt, and traditional bow tie or tuxedo (dark vest with suit jacket, pocket squares, cufflinks, and shirt studs are all acceptable); dark dress socks and dress shoes (no tennis shoes); no gloves, hats, or sunglasses. - Gentlemen's Protocol Attire Ideas

PHOTOGRAPHY: A professional photographer has been hired to photograph this event. Photos will be made available afterwards. Parents, please plan to take any photos of your child prior to arriving at the venue. Only those who are participating in the event will be entering the venue. Students, please plan to arrive promptly as class photos will be taken beginning at 5:15pm with the 10th grade, immediately followed by the 11th and 12th grades. 

DROP-OFF/PICK-UP & PARKING: When arriving for the evening, all students will enter through The Oaks' building via the main/front entrance. Students driving themselves should park in the main parking lot off of 24th Ave, west of the new school building. Students being driven by parents should be dropped off and picked up along 24th and walk up the main walkway. Gentlemen will be escorting the ladies at both arrival and departure. Only those participating in the event will be entering the school building.

*Students, please plan to arrive promptly as class pictures will be at the beginning of the evening and will need to be taken whether or not all students have arrived.

Winter Ball Gown Closet
*Still Accepting Donations

Yes! It's true! The Oaks Protocol team is hosting a winter ball gown event that offers FREE BALL GOWNS AND WRAPS to Oaks Rhetoric School ladies who are looking for a lovely dress for the upcoming Winter Ball. Here's how it works... families who would like to donate a modest formal gown (floor length only for the winter ball) or dress wrap/ jacket may do so by bringing it to the clothing rack inside the girls locker room. The gown or wrap you donate will be freely offered to any young lady in grades 10–12. If the gown fits, it's hers to keep (or donate back next time)! We hope this is a blessing to the giver and receiver alike. Please contact Mrs. Teri Woodroof if you have any questions.

Semester Testing Study Center
Tues., Jan. 28 [5–9pm]

On Tuesday evening, January 28 from 5:00 to 9:00pm, the kind and generous Rhetoric School teachers are offering a Semester Testing Study Center for Rhetoric students to prepare for the upcoming semester exams. Light refreshments will be available for students.

Rhetoric School Semester Testing - Wed.–Fri., Jan. 29–31
Early Dismissal Permission Forms due by Mon., Jan. 27 [3:30pm]

Once again this year Rhetoric students (grades 10–12) will have an altered schedule to accommodate semester tests during the last three days of the term (Wed.–Fri., Jan. 28–31). On these days, Rhetoric students may arrive at school when their assessments begin and may leave once their commitments are completed, provided that their parents have completed the Early Dismissal Permission form. While on campus, students are expected to be in uniform and in their assigned rooms for testing or study hall. The permission form is available in Jupiter and must be completed by Monday, January 27, at 3:30pm. Students will not be allowed to receive permission after this time, so please plan ahead. Please note, that all students will have a regular school day on Monday and Tuesday, January 28 and 29, and will be dismissed early on Friday, January 31 at 12:45pm, following Cantabile.

Rhetoric School - Semester 1 Test Schedule
Logic School - Semester 1 Test Schedule
*Logic School students will have regularly scheduled classes at their regular times & locations, unless denoted otherwise on this schedule.

Junior High Basketball Registration Now Open
*Due Mon., Feb. 3 (payments due March 1)

If your child is planning to participate in basketball (7–8th grades), be sure to register today. Log in to your Jupiter parent portal and select the basketball registration form under Forms. Registrations are due by Monday, February 3 with payments due by March 1.

White Slips/Check-out Forms

Logic and Rhetoric students leaving campus mid class (as opposed to between class periods or at lunch) are asked to please communicate their departure with the appropriate teacher prior to the start of class, ideally at before or after school or at lunch. The teacher will give the student a White Slip/Check-out Form and the student is then free to quietly slip out of class at the appropriate time to head to the office to check out and turn in the White Slip/Check-out Form. Thank you for your help as we seek to improve our processes.

Upcoming Activity Schedule Days

The Logic & Rhetoric Schools will be following an activity schedule (see the posted schedules) on the following dates. Students will follow the modified schedule throughout these days with the activity being denoted in the list below.

Fri., Jan. 17 – Regular Schedule
6th Period - Dance Practice for 10–12th
6th Period - Logic for 9th

Mon., Jan. 20 – Regular Schedule
6th Period - Dance Practice for 10–12th
6th Period - Traditio for 9th

Fri., Jan. 24 – Regular Schedule
6th Period - Dance Practice for 10–12th
6th Period - Logic for 9th

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