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November 24, 2019 · 7:45 am

Happy Holidays in Chicago

CHICAGO TRIP SATURDAY DECEMBER 21, 2019

Downtown Chicago in the snow

Hey guys…its the holiday season, which means its time for Senior Current Issues (and all the foreign kids) to make the Christmas trek to Chicago.  Every year we do this…and every year we have a great time!  We meet at OHS Parking Lot  (7:00 AM) We carpool (no student drivers) to Michigan City, Indiana.    And then we take the Southshore line train into the Windy City ($10.25 one way).  It drops us smak dab in the middle of town – directly under Millennium Park. We head up the stairs and scatter.  Go where you want.  Have a great time.  Meet back at the train – the return trip will depend on weather and plans.  We will confirm return time prior to going – so parents will know times before we leave.

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March 7, 2015 · 7:08 pm

Selma 2015

We leave at 4:00 PM from OHS Parking Lot on Thursday, March 5.  We leave from Chicago O’Hare back to Muskegon on Monday March 9 at 7:52 PM.  Drivers and cell are noted below:  Any questions please contact Mr. Wood.

  • Eating Pizza Thursday night in Chicago – Wicker Park – Dimo’s.
  • Southern Fried Eatin in Birmingham on Friday – at Z’s.
  • We are all gonna get FAT!
  • Bob Wood – (616) 402-8668  & return  (4 driver included)
  • Randall Green – (616) 502-2400 & return (4 driver included)
  • Sheryl Swainston – (231) 343-3226 & return (4 driver included)
  • Rachel Johnson – (231) 638-7104 & return (6 driver included)
  • Chris Wall (231) 750-6232 & return  (McKayla & Davis)  /&  Georja
  • going – Brian Schaub (231) 288-9254 (Tyler, Ivy, Kaitlyn, Dorian)
  • return – Perry Thomas (231) 670-2150 (3 students)
  • return (emergency backup) – Dave Vandervort (231) 638-6989
  • Important – Go here for Final Itinerary for  Civil Rights Tour.  Note – there is a change (as of 3/1/15) on the Chicago hotel for Thursday night.  Please see itinerary.  
  • Go here for student permission form (to & from) Chicago.
  • Go here for student permission form in the state of Alabama.
  • Go here for introductory letter to students and parents.
  • Go here  for estimated trip costs.
  • Go here for mandatory participant guideline form.
  • Go here to create your own promo flyer.
  • Go here to see our Montgomery Alabama hotel

Muskegon Chronicle 2009 Coverage of our trip to Selma, Alabama.

Oakridge juniors and seniors to be – March of 2015 – will have the opportunity to travel to Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham Alabama to walk in the steps of those who waged the war for freedom in the Civil Rights Movement and participate in the Bridge Crossing Jubilee’s fiftieth anniversary of the events of Selma, Alabama’s Voting Rights March.  This will be our fifth  trip from Oakridge to Alabama.  We hope to meet with Congressman John Lewis, tour the sights of Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma and to participate in the Bridge Crossing Jubilee.

We had 20 travelers on our 2009 trip.  Many of the students recorded a podcast of their experience.   Those mp3s are posted below.  You can also check out the slideshow of photos of that trip.  It will give you an idea of what awaits us down in the southland.  So, mark those dates (first weekend in March) on your 2015 calendar.  The experience will impact you in ways you now don’t even know.

As for you all who went back in 2009 – I look at the names and faces and I see you out there doing great things.  Stay awake!  And continue to influence this planet with your talents and your passion.

Stay tuned – and tune in below.

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February 21, 2013 · 5:51 am

Juniors Scheduling for 2014/15 – Thoughts on Senior Current Issues

Juniors…

I know that you’ve begun your planning for your senior schedules.  I just wanted to toss my two cents worth into your decision making process.  I would like us to have a strong Senior Current Issues class next year.   A few things to think about when making your decisions on that schedule…

1 – Try real hard to dual enroll – whatever you do, this is your best choice to insure success down the road.  You earn credits that count towards college graduation.  The Oakridge School District pays for those credits.  And you gain valuable experience in a college setting, consequently you’ll find a more comfortable transition into higher education in the Fall of 2015; that is key to success.  Get into the counseling office ASAP and see what you can do to make that happen.  If you need help with that let me know.

Go here to see  how OHS seniors from c/o 2014 (Survey Monkey Survey) evaluated Senior Current Issues this year.  

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April 23, 2012 · 11:01 pm

Somafm.com – THE COOLEST Web based radio station on earth

This is sooooooo cool.  Give it a listen.  Somafm.com  

A listener-supported commercial free internet only streaming music station which started broadcasting in 1999 out of founder Rusty Hodges basement garage in the Bernal Heights Neighborhood of San Francisco.  It takes its name from the South of Market neighborhood of San Fran and Soma “the perfect pleasure drug” from Brave New World.  Go to wiki to read the rest of the story – it’s pretty cool and the music is absolutely groovy.

Don’t miss –

  • LUSH (sensuous mellow vocals, mostly female, with electronic influence)
  • GROOVE SALAD (a nicely chilled plate of ambient downtempo beats and grooves)
  • SUBURBS OF GOA (desi influenced Asian world beats and beyond)
  • MISSION CONTROL (celebrating NASA and Space explorers everywhere)
  • ps Mission Control has real broadcasts from Apollo Flights

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