Welcome to Oakland Catholic High School!
Spirituality, Scholarship, Service
Today is
Thursday
February 12
DAY 4
• If you purchased a candy gram and your
friend did not receive it this morning in
homeroom, please stop into Guidance.
• Dress Down Day
• Thursday, February 12
• $3 – Benefits the Prom Club
Father George’s class is to report
to the library for class on
Thursday!
• Anyone interested in getting a Letterman
Jacket! Natale Sporting Goods will be at all
lunches on Thursday February 12. You need
your OC letter and a $50.00 deposit to get
fitted and order your jacket. Any questions
please see Mrs. Bielich.
• All art work from Semester one must be
picked up by February 18.
• Work not claimed by the 18th will no longer
be available.
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collect jeans for underprivileged teenagers in the local area
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new or gently used
full length jeans
ANY size (larger sizes in greater demand)
ANY style (ex. men’s/ women’s, colored, etc.)
Unacceptable Donations:
pants other than jeans (ex. no khakis, corduroy, shorts/ skirts)
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ask parents, family members, neighbors (anyone really) for jeans
spread the word (we’re all in the position to help!)
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SPIRIT POINTS!!!!!!
submit photo of you (and your friends) donating jeans for a chance to win a national
scholarship- send to Francesca Corna
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fcorna@oaklandcatholic.org
February 3rd – February 12th
OAKLAND CATHOLIC STUDENTS
• You are cordially invited to join the CCHS Ping Pong club!!
CCHS Table Tennis Club
Coach/Sponsor: Mark Krotec mckrotec@yahoo.com 412-916-2439
Activity Descriptor:
Based on student interest, the following options are available:
Individual Round Robin Pool Play- includes weekly ranking updates, awards,
etc. Play Wednesdays + Thursdays 3-5.
Team Play: players draft teams and compete in a league format.
Personal training/coaching.
Interscholastic play – possible matches against other schools.
Entry to our POTTC league play, and new POTTC Junior Play.
The POTTC is poised to initiate a Junior Table Tennis Venue.
Players under 18 years of age are invited to take advantage of a choice of: 1.
Match play 2. Clinic-style training 3. Personal coaching.
Attention Senior Team
• Mr. Flohr will again offer his new mini course:
• Getting Ready for College - Surviving the 1st
Semester Successfully!
• February 18 and 23 and Monday March 2
Turn in or pick up your registration form in the main
office.
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Saint Sebastian CYM presents
Godspell Friday March 20
@ 7:30 pm
Saturday March 21 @ 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday March 22 @ 2 pm
• No admission charge; free-will donations are accepted to benefit
our Parish Project Hope in Appalachia and the Diocesan Mission in
Chimbote, Peru
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• All performances are in Getty Hall (our school gymnasium).
Black History Month
Historical Figures!
Ziryab: Abu l-Hasan Ali Ibn Nafi(789857)
• A polymath, with knowledge in
astronomy, geography, meteorology,
botanics, cosmetics, culinary art and
fashion
• He also introduced the use of crystal
as a container for drinks, which was
more effective than metal. Prior to his
time, food was served plainly on
platters on bare tables, as was the
case with the Romans.
• Popularized Hygiene through
introducing a deodorant he created to
eliminate bad odors, promoted
morning and evening baths, and
emphasized maintaining personal
hygiene.
• Introduced new cuisine and the three
course meal
Alessandro De Medici
Alessandro De Medici
Alessandro de' Medici
called "il Moro", Duke
of Penne and also
Duke of Florence, was
ruler of Florence from
1530 until 1537.
George Washington Carver
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George Washington Carver was born on a farm near
Diamond, Missouri, in Newton County about 1865.
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George Washington Carver was a world-famous chemist who
made important agricultural discoveries and inventions. His
research on peanuts, sweet potatoes, and other products
helped poor southern farmers vary their crops and improve
their diets.
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Carver was the First nation memorial erected in honor of an
African American.
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George Carver’s research and instruction helped poor
southern farmers, both white and black, change their farming
practices and improve their diets.
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- People from all over the world asked Carver for agricultural
advice because he was able to show farmers how to maximize
plant production and improve the soil at very little cost.
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He stressed the importance of planting peanuts to upgrade
the quality of the soil, which had been depleted from years of
planting cotton. He also created and tested many recipes in
his laboratory.
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He also became known as a promoter of racial equality.
People who wanted to improve race relations in America
asked for Carver’s help.
During the 1920’s and 1930’s, he traveled throughout the
South delivering his message of racial harmony.
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The mayor of New York City appointed Bolin as a judge on July
22, 1939. She was the first Black woman judge; and was
reconfirmed by the next three mayors, serving for ten years.