THANK YOU!
Special thanks to the PREP students who gave some time to help with opening of school items on Wednesday, August 20:
PREP 8....Paul, Patrick, Cooper
PREP 7 Sara, Mackenzi
PREP 6 Abigail,
and GRADE 5 Natalia
Another day of getting things ready: Thanks to
PREP 8; AYLA, PATRICK, COOPER and PREP 6 OLIVER!
parent help needed
CLASS MOTHERS.....................OR CLASS DADS
Each grade is in need of one or two parents to serve as liaisons between teachers and parents with regard to activities, events, special announcements. As of August 17, we have:
COORDINATORS Cindy Kamp and Kacey Przyby
PRE- K DANIELLE LALOMIA and __________
KINDERGARTEN VICTORIA MILLER and KACEY PRZYBY
GRADE 1 LINA ORTIZ and _________
GRADE 2 ANA SANTOS and AMANDA DREW
GRADE 3 INGRID MC NICHOLS and CINDY KAMP
GRADE 4 TIFFANY MATTHIAS and ____________
GRADE 5 CLAUDIA TAYLOR and JESSICA CARBONE
PREP 6 NICOLE WILLIAMS and __________
PREP 7 JACKIE CHIUCHIARELLI and ________
PREP 8 ________ and ________
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY CHAIRPERSONS
Thanks to those who have offered to chair these events. Now it is time to recruit people to work with them. Please view this as your chance to get involved!
BUCKS FOR BOOKS RAFFLE Ann Marie Blodorn
CSW PARENTS COCKTAIL PARTY Julia Reese
HOT LUNCH Becky Mustone and Amanda Pacheco
JOG-A-THON Julia Reese
THANKSGIVING FEAST Robyn and Mike Kampf
PANCAKE BREAKFAST ( A PREP 7 DAD, PLEASE)
SHOW COSTUMES Megan Callahan
BOO BASH Amanda Pacheco
FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE Danielle MacCourtney
SEDER MEAL Becky Mustone
LADIES LUNCHEON Lauren Mills
SANTA BREAKFAST Andrew Blodorn
CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS SALE
MOM AND SON EVENT
COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR
JULY 4 CONCESSION Felicia and TJ Parker
JULY 4 FLOAT Stefanie Mannino
UNIFORM SWAP Ingrid McNichols
OTHER:
thanks for the special summer help!
- SPECIAL THANKS TO Mr. and Mrs. Reese, Dr. Gredysa and the student gardeners who spent July 31 doing a massive weeding and clean-up of the new gardens behind the Wellness Center. The garden was created by the Class of 2027 late last April. The daffodils, pansies, lilies and gladiolas thrived this summer!
- THANKS to JADEN HOFFERT ''25,
ELLA REESE, HELENA GREDYSA, KALIE ORTIZ Prep 7,
DILLON REESE 4, SHANNON REESE 3!
OLH SUMMER ADVENTURES
PREP 7 GIRLS AMONG TRIATHLETES
AS SENT BY HELENA GREDYSA
Two of my classmates in Prep 7 (Kenzie Bamberger, Ella Reese) participated in a special program called I-TRI. This is an empowering, non-profit organization which trains girls from ages 11-13 to compete in a Triathlon. The second I got to the first practice, I felt at home. Everyone was kind and welcoming, and I felt extremely comfortable around them. We went over many topics, and I-Tri helped me realize that many of these girls were just like me!
Over a couple of months, we went over the three things we will do in the Triathlon: swimming, biking, and running. The first practices covered basic physical activities. My coach, Natalie, gave us fun ways to be more active. From choreographing workouts to songs, to playing Ninja Tag, she made us feel like we were part of a community.
A month or so after, we started training at the Suffolk County Community College. We would start off by doing some running, followed by swimming practice. Our coaches encouraged us to do our best and helped us realize that we could do it, no matter how hard it may seem.
Going out of our comfort zones became a not so scary thing! Our final training sessions were at Long Beach in Sag Harbor. We would practice swimming, biking, and running there! We were pushed to our limits, but at the end of every single training I knew that I could do it. Finally the day of the race arrived. We were all very nervous, but knowing we have each other gave us courage and confidence. Girls who never knew how to ride a bike, but learned during the program, biked the full six miles! Those who never swam before - learned and swam the 300 yards in the bay! I also completed the race and felt very accomplished.
Ella, Kenzie and I would be happy to share more in person and maybe encourage more of the OLH girls to join!
***This event was part of the Hamptons Youth Triathlon run in Sag Harbor that had 150 participants/
The OLH runners were: 123rd Lana Lucas (6) , 108th Hudson Lucas (7), 98th Elsie Barbour (7), 90th Finn Tiska (7) Makenzie Bamberger 73rd (7), Helena Gredysa (7) 56th , Rex Doerfler (7) 20th , Ella Reese (7)
Ella finished 2nd in her age group and 7th overall .
SHARE OUR JOY!
MIDDLE STATES
We are proud to share the good news that OLH has been granted re-accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
This comes after two full years of self-study by the faculty and scrutiny by a professional team of educators.
In addition to the general program, we were applauded for our outstanding fine arts program.