This Week at Oakcrest

Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Students painted pumpkins with their sister families on Monday! Congratulations to the Clover and Willow sister families on their outstanding pumpkins!!

The 7th graders hosted a celebration for our beloved Head of School on her birthday this week! Happy Birthday, Miss Ortiz! Emilia '28 painted a beautiful image of a lighthouse on behalf of the seventh grade class - Miss Ortiz, you are our lighthouse, the class said!

Break a leg, cast and crew! To all those involved in putting on this weekend's production of The Sound of Music, we wish you the very best this weekend!

Middle School Kickball Tournament Our Middle School students competed in an awesome kickball tournament after school this week! Great job, ladies! Congratulations to the winning team (pictured left)!

Club Highlight: Science Olympiad Science Olympiad hosted a Trunk or Treat for all students during lunch! Older students decorated their cars and passed out candy to students participating.

How does Dr. Ortiz describe the culture of Oakcrest?

Upcoming Student Events 11/7: Quarter 2 begins, 6th Grade Field Trip to Natural History Museum 11/8 and 11/9: Junior Retreat 11/11: Veterans Day Mass and Reception: 9:55 am

Student Spotlight

Mariana Bendeck '23 is a captain on the Varsity Tennis Team, a student ambassador, Helping Hands SIP leader, and the Dogwood sister family head. Read more

Strong Families, Strong Daughters Blog

This month's blog post features Julie Marx's (Ana '24 and Ellie '26) beautiful speech about "Constancy in Friendship" to the Junior Class at their Junior Ring Ceremony. Be sure to take a moment to read her beautiful reflection! Read "Constancy in Friendship" Subscribe to the blog

Parent Events

The Fathers Club talk with Dr. Leonard Sax was featured in the Arlington Catholic Herald this month: Apps pose growing dangers for kids, a bestselling author tells a fathers’ group.

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Thank you for joining us for Mothers Fireside Fellowship! 40 mothers came together for a beautiful evening of refreshments and fellowship by the fireplace in the Oakcrest Library. We hope to see you again soon! Read 11/3 Letter from Terri Collins, Associate Head of School and Director of Parent Support here.

Thank you for joining us for the Father/Daughter Hike! 40 fathers and daughters joined us at Turkey Run Park in McLean, VA for a beautiful hike last Saturday! We look forward to next time!

Veterans Day Mass and Reception Friday, November 11 Mass at 9:45 am Reception at 10:30 am Join us to honor all who have served our country for a special Veterans Day Mass and reception on the morning of November 11. RSVP for Veterans Day Mass and Reception

Laura O'Neill '96, LPC: Bolstering Your Relationship with your Daughter  Saturday, November 12 7:00 pm Laura O'Neill will share her insights on the book Hold on to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, MD.

Register for Laura O'Neill talk Upcoming Parent Support Speakers

Save the Date for our Thursday Tea and Talk! Tuesday, November 17 2:00 pm Mrs. Ines Gruschow English teacher and 8th grade dean will speak about "A Well-Formed Conscience: Literature and Imagination in the 8th Grade Curriculum".

More information

Fathers Club Christmas Decorating on Saturday, November 26 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Email rsvp@oakcrest.org if you can join us!

Chargers Updates

Congratulations to our Varsity Tennis for finishing as runners up in the VCAC Tournament! We're so proud of you! Mariana B, Patricia R, and Irene B all won their courts and Coach Amanda Hernandez '12 was named VCAC Coach of the Year! Go Chargers!

Congratulations to our 6th grade volleyball team on winning their final game of the season!

Interested in an Oakcrest Athletic Jacket? The jacket webstore is open!  Please place your order by midnight on 11/20!

Winter Sports start this week! Winter sports will begin on November 7! Detailed information about each winter sport can be found on the athletic widget on Oakcrest Connect. This week's Athletics Highlights Athletics Calendar for Upcoming Games

Oakie Outfitters

Christmas is fast approaching! Is an Oakcrest Nike Therma Dryfit Hoodie on someone's list? Add one to your winter sweatshirt rotation today. Oakie Outfitters will be open for purchases on 11/17. Shop Nike Therma Dryfit Hoodie Shop Oakie Outfitters

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