The OHS Dance Team won first place in the Mays Landing Halloween Parade dance competition with their performance of “Cruella”!
Juniors & Seniors from Dance Ensemble attended Experience Dance Day at Stockton University where they participated in master classes with Stockton dance faculty and learned about majoring/minoring in dance. Former OHS graduate Gabriel Reyes was instructing the hip hop class!
Oakcrest JROTC beat the odds by competing at the Washington Township Drill Competition this weekend. With cadets entered in several back-to-back events, they managed to go up against powerhouse schools from north and central New Jersey. WAY TO REPRESENT!!! Go Falcons!!!
We are excited for our home football playoff game Saturday at 12:00pm! If you are attending, please be advised that face coverings and bags of any kind will not be permitted through the gates. Link for Saturday's FB game
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8Zw6xq8kj5pubV40GKy9g
On Tuesday, October 25th Cale Aiken placed 18th at the Cape Atlantic League Championships held at Stockton University with a time of 18:25
GEHR Podcast Episode 4 out! Listen below.
https://open.spotify.com/show/5jlbVT2e9ulbDoeFi4Vj3d
https://www.gehrhsd.net/page/podcast
https://anchor.fm/gehrpodcast/episodes/Episode-04Season-01-Superintendent-Reina-Returns-e1ppf0r
Join Superintendent James Reina and I as we reminisce about Star Wars DIY Halloweens. Mr. Reina also thanks the community and informs us of the benefits associated with the passing of October's referendum (03:47). We discuss the pros and cons of standardized testing (08:19), the high standards of New Jersey secondary education (11:24) and state-wide proposed changes to youth-based school programs (12:35). The superintendent reminds our students that it's not too late to get involved (19:08).
Oakcrest JROTC Color Guard presented the flag for the NJ Court Opening Ceremony in Woodbury, NJ. The by-name request from Gloucester County is a testament to the Oakcrest unit's reputation throughout Southern New Jersey.
The Kindness Club conducted its first "Staff Shoutout" in honor of the Teen Center's Ms. Amber, not only to say "Thank You!" for all she does for Oakcrest's students and staff, but to also wish her a wonderful birthday with a student-made card, bouquet of flowers and small gifts.
Oakcrest beat EHT 2-1 in the first round of the CAL tournament! They will play ACIT at 4pm on Friday for round 2, at ACIT.
Best of luck girls.Make us proud.
Oakcrest Girls Volleyball team beat leap academy 2-0 today. The scores were 25-9, 25-6 Ranyah Torres got her 100th kill.
Awesome job girls!!
You Rock!
On Thursday, October 20th Cale Aiken placed 13th with a time of 18:16 at the Atlantic County Cross Country Championships held at Stockton University.
Great job Cale...
Oakcrest’s Reach kickball team versus Oakcrest’s Field Hockey team! Good game!
Wear PINK tomorrow, Friday 10/21, to show your support!!
Oakcrest High School Biomedical Magnet Program has visited 3 middle schools over the past 2 weeks! Next up is Mullica! Applications to apply open on October 15!
Girls volleyball beat middle 2-1. It’s was their senior night 🤍💙
On Saturday, October 8th the Oakcrest Cross Country Team went to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and ran 7 miles around the wildlife drive. Afterwards, they headed to LWG Laser tag for some team building
Great day with the Davies students enjoying a tour of Oakcrest High School!
They had an opportunity to meet with our students (former Davies Dragons) and experience the Art Department, NHS, Choir, Dance, and Esports lab!
What a great day. Can’t wait until next year!!
Oakcrest avenged their only loss of the season this afternoon with a 2-0 win over Mainland in Mays Landing today. Nate Stuber opened the scoring in the 50th minute with an assist from Andrae Johnson.Jack O’Brien scored the penalty kick in the 78th minute.
Six Oakcrest students were selected to gain experience in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) through the Aviation Monthly Mentoring Program at the FAA William J. Huges Technical Center.
Stay tuned for next month's post.
Want to thank Coach Dwayne from Positive Coaching Alliance who spoke to our athletes at Oakcrest this morning. The session was on HONORING THE GAME:
SOCIAL MEDIA USE: Elevating Yourself and Others. Always appreciate what they do for us.
