Word of Mouth Volume 14, Issue 3
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Word of Mouth Volume 14, Issue 3 Quarter 3 Wrestling at OHA INSIDE THIS ISSUE: By Ramsey Riddles Art & Design. He is on success or failure. A track to earn an MFA wrestler cannot credit in Painting in May of or blame anyone Cheerleading 3 Coach Wymer has 2021. Mr. Wymer’s except himself/herself. Gold Team 5 coached wrestling for wrestling career It is pure sport … my Red Team 10 17 years. But, his love includes participating in best against my of wrestling is even the Olympic Trials opponent’s best.” Mr. White Team 14 longer. Coach Wymer process in 2000 and Wymer has a great wrestled for two years 2004. Last year, Mr. number of interests in an NCAA Division 1 Wymer came out of and hobbies. He enjoys program. While ‘wrestling retirement’ ice hockey, volleyball, obtaining his BFA in to compete in the yoga, camping, and Art Education at 2019 US Open kayaking. Future goals Virginia (Masters Division) in include learning to Commonwealth Las Vegas. This exciting paddleboard and play University, he also opportunity has Mr. the violin and guitar. competed with the Wymer looking Want to see some of WOM club team there and forward to competing Mr. Wymer’s paintings? Trivia Contest served as the head again this year. Mr. Be on the lookout for coach while competing. Wymer loves wrestling Sheetz trucks on the The first three current OHA Not only does Mr. because, “The sport highways as Mr. students to correctly respond Wymer coach has given me so much Wymer won a national via email (mhaas@oak- wrestling at OHA and in terms of learning to contest covering the hill.net) will receive 10 teach a full be both resilient and trailers with art. Monster Cookies (Triple Chip, complement of classes, independent. Every Iced Confetti, or he also is attending match and practice was Snickerdoodle) from Ms. Haas. Savannah College of a chance to be Question—When did the something more. The first student newspaper sport appealed to me appear on the OHA website? especially because a (Month and Year required to wrestler takes win.) ownership of his/her (Continued on page 2) Wrestling cont. Meet the Team Senior Isaiah King has been wrestling for a year. He is from Mayfield, Kentucky. He wanted to try something new, so he joined the eating pizza. Bridget’s favorite wrestling team. Isaiah wrestling moment was almost wrestles in the 145-weight winning a take down contest class. Isaiah’s favorite with another coach. wrestling moment during the Junior Gideon Wepner season was when he won his Manager Campbell first official match by pin. from Newton, North Carolina, wrestles in the 220- Hunroe is a junior from weight class and has been Richmond, Virginia. This is wrestling for about three her second year on ‘The Hill.’ years in total. Gideon enjoys Campbell enjoys shopping eating Spanish food and and country music. Campbell listening to rap music, loves to watch Space Jam and specifically King Von. Grey’s Anatomy. Josh Ziegler from Bethany Beach, Delaware, is a 6’1 junior who enjoys swimming, fishing, hunting, and going to parties. Josh wrestles in the 152-weight class and likes to participate in the ironman body drill during practice. Josh has been to Australia and likes it very much there. Bridget Hoffman has His favorite class in school is been wrestling for two English, and this is his second years and has attended year at Oak Hill Academy. Oak Hill for four years. Bridget was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She enjoys listening to rock music, visiting Bentonville, Arkansas, and Page 2 Page 3 Cheerleading on ‘The Hill’ By Ms. Haas Coach Bowen has a long student body during standing relationship with basketball games.” Mrs. cheerleading. She cheered for Bowen met her husband at nine years, all through high OHA. Mr. Bowen is the also her fourth year as a school and college. Mrs. Director of Technology. They cheerleader. Wendy also Bowen attended Emory and have two sons and two enjoys playing volleyball and Henry College, where the daughters-in-law. However, riding horses. Her favorite cheer team was coed. While the house is not an empty class is Sculpture with Mr. at Emory and Henry, Mrs. nest as they also have Gus, Wymer. Outside of the Bowen earned two the dog, and Sassy, the cat. classroom, Wendy also likes Bachelor’s degrees – English Mrs. Bowen enjoys gardening drawing and dancing. She is a with a concentration in and making hand crafted fan of the movie Iron Man. Education and Economics jewelry and accessories. She Something not many people with a concentration in has even turned her jewelry know about Wendy is that Business Management. Mrs. passion into a business, she is a twin. Her twin sister Bowen is celebrating 38½ Mupsey’s Baubles. is still in Hangzhou, China, years as part of the Oak Hill their hometown. family. During her tenure on Cindy Hua ‘The Hill,’ Mrs. Bowen has Meet the Team filled many roles. She is hails from currently the Director of Anisa Alvanza is a senior Qingdao, China, Financial Affairs. She coached from Fairview, New York, and has been a cheerleading from 1982 who has been at Oak Hill for student here through 1990 and then two years. She has also for two years. periodically through to the participated in volleyball and Cindy has been a cheerleader present. Coach Bowen basketball. On campus, Anisa for four years. She enjoys shared, “My job at Oak Hill enjoys the Honors World reading books, swimming, and now doesn’t always lend itself Religions class taught by Rev. math class. With its math to frequent personal Turnmire. She is a talented theme, it isn’t hard to see interaction with the students, singer often sharing her voice why Cindy took a liking to and coaching cheer gives me by singing the National the movie Hidden Figures. that opportunity. Not only Anthem at basketball games Although her favorite food is do I get to build a and custom composing music Korean BBQ, Cindy’s true relationship with the and performing music cultural love is traveling cheerleaders, I also get to compilations for Parents’ through Japan. bond with the rest of the Days. Her favorite genre of music is R & B. Senior Wendy Hu has been part of the Oak Hill family for four years. This is (Continued on page 4) Cheerleading cont. Sofia Xu is a senior from running, and R & B Shanghai, China, in her fourth music. year at OHA. She has been a Raina Wang ’20 comes cheerleader for three of from Taiyuan, China, and has is in her second year at OHA those years. Sofia can often been at Oak Hill for three and fourth year as a be found behind the camera years. She has been a part of cheerleader. Candace enjoys as she loves taking and editing the cheerleading program her watching the competitive photos. Her favorite foods entire time on campus. cheer team California Allstars are Hot Pot and Sushi. With Raina’s favorite class is Bullets Smoed Elite those tastes, it is no surprise Speech with Mr. Pease. She Cheerleading, division world that Sofia loves to travel to enjoys listening to both Rap champions four years in a Korea and Japan. She is also a and R & B music. When row. Her favorite class is fan of Hip-Hop music. asked about foods, Raina was Beginner Guitar with Mr. quick to share that she loves Conn. This is no surprise as ice cream. Raina would like Candace often shares her others to know that she is talent for singing by performing the National very funny. Anthem at ball games and Sophomore Haley Vestri custom composing and is a first year student from performing music Senior and captain Tobi Austin, Texas. She is compilations for Parents’ Salami is from Media, embracing this year’s theme Days. Candace also likes to Pennsylvania. Throughout her of ‘Opportunity’ to try new try her hand at fashion four year tenure at OHA, she things like cheerleading and design. has been involved in many volleyball. Haley has many activities including singing the musical talents and interests This year’s National Anthem at ball including playing both the team manager is games, custom composing ukulele and piano and singing. Lydia Haimanot, a and performing music She also enjoys senior out of compilations for Parents’ acting and Ethiopia. Lydia has Days, writing for this student playing softball. been part of the newspaper, and even lending When asked OHA family for her keen understanding of about her four years. She has argument to the Debate favorite class at also been a manager for the Team. Tobi also enjoys OHA, Haley White Team and a volleyball cooking – especially lasagna - shared, “Earth player. R & B music and Science. singing are two of her Definitely, Earth Science!” passions. Lydia likes to Haley likes watching Doctor unwind watching some of her favorite TV shows, The 100, Who and Maze Runner. Power, and The Originals. Her Coming from Philadelphia, favorite class is Chemistry. Pennsylvania, Candace Drew Page 4 Page 5 Gold Team Basketball at OHA By AJ Burrows and connect with so many young Darrick Jones people with a passion for basketball,” stated Coach Smith. He is a 1977 graduate Coach Steve of Asbury University in Champion who majored in Smith has been at Wilmore, Kentucky with a BS sports management at Oak Hill for 37 in Physical Education and Medaille College in Buffalo, years. During Coach Smith’s Biology and earned a Master’s New York. He played first two years, he served as degree in Physical Education basketball in college and the assistant coach for the from Eastern Kentucky scored 1000 points Gold Team.