Evan Forte plans on taking a Sarena Gonzalez is looking forward Class of 2019 Freshman English course over the to attending Greenfield Community summer, and he has done a great job College next September. Her career goal Future Plans! taking college courses one at a time is to be involved in family social work through dual enrollment at Holyoke eventually. Currently, Sarena is a Community College throughout his trained Personal Care Assistant, and she Jordan Buzzell looks forward to senior year. In September Evan will would like to continue to build her attending Springfield Technical attend Western New England clientele. Sarena’s vision for herself Community College next fall. She University as a Biomedical includes being able to understand any will first focus on earning an Engineering major. Upon graduation material that is given to her, asking Associate’s degree in Medical from WNEU, he looks forward to a questions freely, and self-advocating for Assisting. Following that career as a Biomedical Engineer. Evan needed help. She anticipates a good life achievement, she plans to find work enjoys doing things with his friends - a small apartment of her own, a good as a Medical Administrative Office and playing on the computer. Evan’s running car, and a dog. Kasie West is Assistant to build medical/health favorite book so far is The Berlin Sarena’s favorite author, and her experience and then begin her Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow. favorite books are The Distance coursework in Nursing at STCC. Between Us, P.S. I Like You, On the Jordan will be working at Rondeau’s Fence, and By Your Side. Dairy Bar ice cream shop all summer. She has several favorite James Harrington hopes to become books to recommend to you: John a police detective, and he is starting at Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Holyoke Community College next Gabrielle Zevin’s Elsewhere, Sarah September as a criminal justice major. Week’s So B. It, and Harper Lee’s To In five years, he hopes to have a job in a Kill a Mockingbird. crime lab. James enjoys martial arts, playing his guitar, lifting weights, Bevan Carpenter’s summer will songwriting, driving, and watching TV be all about fishing and hopefully and movies. James recommends to us a working in landscaping or at a local Prom 2019! (From left, top row: Evan, book called The Art of Peace by Morihei store. In the fall, he hopes to Bevan, James W., James H., Connor, Eden Ueshiba. continue working part-time while & Izzy. Bottom row: Jordan, Gabi, Tori, attending college classes part-time at Sarena & Becca) Connor Hughes will be attending Holyoke Community College. Mount Wachusett Community College Bevan’s major is Human Services Gabi Gay is presently in pursuit of a next fall to take his core classes, and and he looks forward to helping summer job, and she will be starting then in a year or two he plans to other people as his main life goal. He Administrative Assistant coursework transfer to Anna Maria College to earn a would also like to own his own little at Quinsigamond Community College Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. He will shop full of fishing supplies someday next fall. Her career goal is to become then pursue a Master’s degree to and/or do well at a job in an Administrative Assistant or prepare for a career as a psychologist landscaping. Bevan’s favorite author Receptionist in a business office. Gabi and/or social worker. In his spare time, is Edgar Allen Poe, and he especially loves to go horseback riding and Connor enjoys soccer, hockey, video liked The Cask of Amontillado. bowling, and having fun times with her games, reading comics, and shopping. friends is the best! Gabi is a fan and His favorite book is 1984 by George proud owner of J.K. Rowling's’ Harry Orwell. Potter series. Eden Stoops will be camping, Senior Recognition babysitting, and working at Classic Class of 2019 May 17, 2019 Burgers this summer. In the fall, Eden will be attending Bay Path University Continued and will major in Forensic Science. In five years, she hopes to be working in a lab as a forensic scientist. Eden has Izzy Jordan next looks forward to received several scholarships to support attending Holyoke Community her education. In her spare time, Eden College as a Human Services major. enjoys tap dancing, cannon and mortar Izzy wants to work as an advocate for shooting, camping, and babysitting. J.K. people - speaking out for equality Rowling’s Harry Potter series are Eden’s and standing up for social justice, as favorite books. well as travel to meet new people and discover new cultures. Izzy enjoys art, poetry, music, and communicating with others. Favorite authors: Rupi Kaur, Shel Silverstein, Emily Dickinson, and Suzanne Collins. Favorite books: The Hunger Games series, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Giver, and Divergent. Prom 2019: Eden Stoops with Patrick Lyons Tori Wiktor loves to dance, and she would like her life to continually pirouette around dancing by becoming a dance instructor. Tori has received Senior Recognition: numerous awards and scholarships for Izzy Jordan & Ashley H-H her talent. She also enjoys trampolines, the Wii, and traveling new places with Rebecca Sevigny would eventually her family. Tori’s favorite authors are like to have her own business that J.K. Rowling, Suzanne Collins, and focuses on working with horses that Percy Jackson, and the best books she have suffered injuries and trauma has read so far are Harry Potter, The and also teaching horseback riding to Lightning Thief, and Catching Fire. disabled riders. She has already learned a lot about her chosen field James Wynne plans to work at Six through her work at Mesa Farm and Flags New England for the summer. In volunteer work at the Therapeutic September, James begins his college Equestrian Center in Holyoke, and coursework at Westfield State she hopes to continue building her University majoring in Movement equestrian skills through Science, with the goal of becoming a apprenticeship. Becca’s hobbies are physical education teacher. James horseback riding, singing, and received a merit scholarship from WSU. drawing. Her dreams for the future James enjoys playing soccer, basketball, are that she would become known and ultimate Frisbee whenever possible. for excellent work with horses and His favorite book is The Great Gatsby by that she also someday has a family of F. Scott Fitzgerald. her own. Student Council News By Mr. Rodak Thank you to all students who participated in last month’s teacher appreciation assembly, it was a great way to wrap up the school year by saying thank you to a teacher who has made an impact on you. Have a great summer and we look forward to another successful student council next year! Teacher Appreciation Day Students of all ages wrote and shared expressions of appreciation for their teachers. At left, Raymond Jontos, Grade 3, recognizes Ms. Ramsden. Stephanie Leo recognized Mrs. Pliska, who will retire 2018-19 Student Council: later this month. Thank you, Mrs. Pliska, for the Mr. Rodak (Advisor), Zack Nordstrom (President), countless students you’ve taught, tutored, and helped Devon Lee (Treasurer), Evan Forte (Vice President), conquer the MCAS math test! Allison Casten (Secretary) Student Writing Dance Recital: End of an Era By Tori Wiktor I had my final dance recital on Saturday and Sunday. It went really well because they recognized the seniors who A Royal Family’s danced, but I danced over 13 years! The types of dances I Trouble On the Mountain did were jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, ballet, musical theater, tap, and my own solo. It has been really amazing dancing By Lauren Benard and Paulina Rutkowski with people that I knew since elementary school; I am definitely going to miss all of my dance friends. It’s not going to be the same at all. I had a bunch of amazing opportunities in the past. What I was taught and learned was fantastic. I will never forget my dance teachers and the other people that I met. Once upon a time, there was a royal family living in the woods in Poland. One spring morning, Queen Sparkly Jojo and Princess Clementine rode their pet unicorn, Twilight. King Thomas and Prince Oliver rode Unicorn George. They went up a rocky mountain to see if they Why We Love our School could find some interesting rocks and see the view from up high. White Oak is Amazing It started getting late, so they decided to ride on their By Amber Currier unicorns back to the castle. As they were riding their White Oak School is amazing. I like how kind the students unicorns, a mountain lion named, Roary Rorason, tried are and caring. It's a very welcoming school to all, no to attack them! matter who the person. Sports are a lot of fun. They keep you busy; they keep you running! At certain times in the day we have more time to spend with our friends and get to talk. If you have a problem adults here listen very well. That's very helpful to get you through the day. White Oak School is like a second home! They hid in a tree house with a rusty metal gate I’m Glad That I Go to White Oak School surrounding the bottom of the tree. The mountain lion By Stephanie Leo tried to get through the gate and climb up the tree White Oak is an amazing school to go to. You get to go to house.