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From the Desk of Steve Wehr, Principal
Oak Ridge High School has had a wonderful second semester as our students continue to thrive in a teaching and learning environment that fosters student success. Through our wide variety of academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, students have been able to acquire, practice, and apply their knowledge and skill. Students at Oak Ridge High School have enjoyed success in our visual and performing arts program, through our athletic program, and through the multitude of academic and student leadership opportunities afforded our students. We have much to be proud of!
What follows is a sampling of the incredible talents ORHS students demonstrates everyday. Please enjoy this issue of Celebrating Academic Excellence and thank you for your ongoing support.
Checking In With Past Students
Heather (Diers) Janiak a 1999 Oak Ridge graduate attended the University of California at Berkeley on a volleyball scholarship. She is presently teaching Advanced World & U.S. History at Madison High School and coaching girls and boys varsity volleyball. Congratulation Heather.
Congratulations to Kori Riley who graduated from Cosmetology school over Spring break (1600 hours) after taking ROP Cosmetology in 12th grade and transferring to finish her hours to an Arizona Cosmetology school. She is currently attending Arizona State University
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Awards & Recognition
Fourth Congressional District Art Competition
United States Representative John Doolittle announced on May 12th the winners of the Fourth Congressional District
Competition, “An Artistic Discovery”. Jason DeCruz, a
senior at Oak Ridge High School was announced as the first place winner. Jason’s artwork, titled “Through the Paper”, was one of thirty-one pieces judged by a panel of jurors consisting of artists from Nevada, El Dorado and Placer Counties and will hang in the Cannon Tunnel in Washington D.C. for a year.
In addition, Jason and his parents will be flown to Washington D.C. for a reception. Representative Doolittle also awarded Jason a $5,000 scholarship and will be attending College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, CA.
Governor’s Academic Award
Julia Nguyen, a junior at Oak Ridge High School was honored at Governor Schwarzenegger’s First Annual Academic Recognition Dinner held March 11th at the Sacramento Convention Center.
The event was created to acknowledge the remarkable achievements of exemplary students representing all 58 California counties. Julia was nominated for this prestigious award by County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Vicki L. Barber. Nominations were based upon SAT, PSAT scores, GPA, Class Rank and Extra and Co-Curricular activities.
Julia, a member of the Oak Ridge High School Academic Decathlon team, placed second in the County Academic Decathlon competition. She also participates in the American Mathematics Competition, is on the Leadership Team of the Grants Advisory Board for Youth, is a member of the National Honor Society, and is a junior volunteer at Marshall Hospital.
“Don’t Buy the Lie”
Kaiser Permanente was pleased to announce the winners of the 15th Annual “Don’t Buy the Lie” tobacco use prevention contest. The artwork of Alyson Chavez a sophomore at Oak Ridge was chosen as one of this year’s 2008 High School Winners. Congratulations.
Boys’ State Representative
We are pleased to announce that Robby Gordan has been elected to represent Oak Ridge High School at the 71st annual American Legion California Golden Boys’ State program. One week out of the summer, young men selected across California will join together at CSU, Sacramento to get a practical experience to what constitutes the successful operation of government. This will be a great opportunity for Robby!
Robot Masters Set Record
The Oak Ridge Robotic Team, Brian Kim, Katie Tucker along with Shefali Pandya, and Shivani Sharma of Rolling Hills Middle School came back from the Asian Open Championship setting new California as well as the World Record, in the first Lego League Robot Performance. The Asian Open Championship was held in Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The event was attended by the top teams in the world. Fifty-eight teams from 25 countries were invited. Robot Masters was one of four teams representing the USA. The other three teams came from New York areas. Despite not winning the first place award, the Robot Masters were elated in demonstrating what they could do in terms of breaking the California record, becoming the 11th team in the world (during 10 years of FLL competitions) to get three perfect 400’s in the world competition and exhibiting a true ingenuity and collaboration, when they demonstrated a 660 point run. The team is optimistic that this record will stand for a while considering a normal “perfect” score is 400.
Chorus and Band Honors
The following recognitions were awarded to our ensembles and students at the Heritage Music Festival in Palo Alto. The Wind and Jazz Ensemble’s were also awarded Adjudicator Awards for highest average score. Jazz had the highest overall score of all instrumental groups.
Wind Ensemble, Gold
Jazz Ensemble, Gold
Symphonic Band, Silver
Baritone Chorus, Gold
Treble Ensemble, Gold
A Cappella Choir, Silver
Chamber Singers, Silver
Chorale, Silver
The Maestro’s Award for outstanding solo performance was awarded to:
Michelle Lane, Jillian Meyers, Enoch Davis and Marissa Olegario.
Drama
Ryan Blanning, a sophomore at Oak Ridge produced and directed a show in memory of Oak Ridge Drama teacher John Healy. The musical revue was a memorial benefit on May 18th. The show featured past students of Healy’s, some of whom came back to town just for this event. These students included locals, Kyle Welling, Lauryn Caruso, Spencer Borup, Tristan Rummery, and Erica Wilens. Phil Kan, one of Healy’s first students at Oak Ridge was the acting Master of Ceremonies.
All monies raised went to the John P. Healy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is presented to students who excel in the performing arts.
Associated Student Body 2008-09 School Year:
ASB President
Alexandra Vaughn
ASB Vice President
Josh Tendler
Senior Class President
Katie Paur
Senior Vice President-
Jessica Anderson
Junior President
Danica Liongson
Junior Vice President
Zachary Marquez
Sophomore President
Alex Bennett
Sophomore Vice President
Dominic Cardinale
ORHS Outstanding GPA’s
Freshmen: There are 558 freshmen, 64 of which had a 2nd semester GPA of 4.0 or higher & 116 with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.9.
Sophomores: There are 545 Sophomores, 39 of which had a 2nd semester GPA of 4.0 or higher, and 144 had a GPA between 3.5 and 3.9.
Juniors: There are 535 juniors, 91 of which had a 2nd semester GPA of 4.0 or higher, and 110 had a GPA between 3.5 and 3.9.
Seniors: There are 487 Seniors, 80 of which had a 2nd semester GPA of 4.0 or higher, and 114 had a GPA between 3.5 and 3.9.
Scholarships
Scholarships totaling $1,658,842.00 were awarded to the class of 2008.
Feross Aboukhadijeh
CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
Optimist “Friend of Youth”
Sarah Anaya
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Sacramento Area Fire Fighters Local 522
Blake Andrus
Scott Russell Scholarship
California Capital Airshow
Nate Arenchild
Washington State University
Kristina Ballengee
El Dorado County Realtors
EDH Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club of EDH
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
AJ Ballungay
EDH Soccer Club
Patrick Barclay
William Jessup University
Bethany Barrick
CSU Sacramento
Ryan Benander
Frontline Fellowship Scholarship
Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Kristen Bernau
George Fox University
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Jessica Biggs
De Parlier Scholarship
Gold Bug Quilters Association
Tyler Cecil
Brigham Young University
Jenessa Choate
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Jason DeCruz
Laguna College of Art & Design
Evan Dewey
University of Oregon
Elizabeth Ellis
Drexel University
Alyssa Feutz
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Annmarie Francis
Seattle University
Samantha Giertych
National Merit Scholarship
Michael Gillham
William Jessup University
Ashley Gomez
Soroptimist
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Natalee Grimes
St. Mary’s College
Michael Hager
Universal Technical Institute
Joey Hass
Azusa Pacific University
Erin Hoops
American Legion Academic
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Sabrina Ilich
Kiwanis Club
Maurquice Jacobs
Dr. Vicki Barber
Debbie Amaral Memorial
Scholarship
Sam Jolly
Deputy Sheriff’s Association
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Emma Kanagaki
CA Lutheran University
Jessica Kellerman
Christine Craft Memorial
Kamrin Klauschie
American Legion Auxiliary
El Dorado H.S. Alumni
EDH Chamber of Commerce
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Michelle Lane
Azusa Pacific University
Kyle Langan
Best Buy Scholarship
Kelly Larocco
Azusa Pacific University
Annie Larson
Pink Ribbon Scholarship
Anne Lehmann
Occidental College
James R. Fraysier Scholarship
Placerville Emblem Club
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Brittany Leiser
San Francisco State
Jeffrey Liebert
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Best Buy Scholarship
Allie Loftin
Sonoma State University
Robert Mariazeta
Ilich Foundation
Kiwanis Club
Jacob Marks
John P. Healy Memorial Scholarship
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Devon McCaffree
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Jason McCarty
Universal Technical Institute
Skyler McConnell
EDH Firefighters’ Association
Kiwanis Club
Kristine McCracken
St. Mary’s College
Active 20-30 Club
Team 200 Plus Jack Downey
EDH Chamber of Commerce
Darrell & Chris Jones Athletic
Rotary Club of EDH
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Optimist “Positive Peer” Award
Schawb-Rosenhouse
El Dorado County Realtors
Nicole McCurdy
Cameron Park Rotary
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Jamie McDowell
Azusa Pacific University
Magen McGonigle
Carlene Baker Memorial Scholarship
El Dorado County Realtors
El Dorado Youth Soccer
Independent Student Alumni
Marshall Hospital
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Matthew McGregor
Sons of Italy
Natlie McNeill
John P. Healy Memorial Scholarship
Jennifer Meissner
El Dorado Co. Bar Association
Gillian Meyers
UC Davis
John Miller
Rochester Institute of Technology
Jessica Moore
University of Arizona
Optimist “Friend of Youth”
Corinn Mullane
University of Nevada, Reno
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Blair Neelands
Army College Fund
Jeanette Neethling
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Megan Padua-Dean
No. Ca. Scholarship Found.
Lauren Paridon
Buckeye Teachers’ Association
Wojciech Peliks
Pepperdine University
EDH Firefighters’ Association
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Comcast
Kim Perry
University of the Pacific
Maria Peters
Azusa Pacific University
Robin Portela
Azusa Pacific University
Alex Preciado
Miss California Nat’l Teenager
Elizabeth Randolph
CSU Sacramento
Kelly Riggle
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Carly Rosada
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Alex Rossbach
UC Davis
Jennifer Rouse
Frontline Fellowship Scholarship
Breanna Rumery
Buckeye Teachers’ Assoc.
Allison Salva
Benedictine
Blake Sedgley
University of Oregon-ROTC
Taylor Rae Smith
Pepperdine University
Jocelyn Spellman
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Jillian Spink
University of Toledo, Ohio
Brittny Starr
Fresno State
Deputy Sheriff’s Association
Chad Steichen
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Laura Stewart
University of the Pacific
El Dorado County Realtors
El Dorado Co Republican Women
Federated
EDH Firefighters’ Association
Teresa Henry Mem. Scholarship
Rotary Club of EDH
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Maggie Carlile Memorial Scholarship
Schawb-Rosenhouse
Soroptimist “Violet Richardson”
Ashley Symons
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Ashley Thomas-Pate
University of Oregon
Ty Tostenson
CSU Sacramento
Erin Vierra
EDH Chamber of Commerce
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Jedidiah Warren
UC Davis
Scott Russell Memorial Scholarship
Matt Wilcox
Western Career College
Spencer Winding
UC Davis
Emily Winterrowd
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Tanya Wolfram
UC Berkeley
Caitlin Wong
Ronald McDonald
Brittney Woods
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Youngberg
University of the Pacific
EDH Firefighters’ Association
Si Zhan
Soroptimist
Mark Ziman
Bank of America
El Dorado County Realtors
Placerville Newcomer’s Club
Tracy Memorial Scholarship
Boy Scouts of America GEC
Top Twenty Seniors
Feross Aboukhadijeh
Gavin Finley
Samantha Giertych
Natalee Grimes
Ashley Gomez
Wesley Hart
Erin Hoops
Kimbery Kaiser
Gillian Meyers
Matthew McGregor
Nicholas Molina
Jeanette Neethling
Wojciech Peliks
Rohit Poddar
Vinayak Ramesh
Kelly Riggle
Laura Stewart
Emily Winterrowd
Caitlin Wong
Si Zhan
Athletics
Outstanding Athletes
Congratulations to the following athletes who finished their athletic season with a GPA of 4.0 or higher:
Feross Aboukhadijeh
Ashley Adams
Blake Andrus
Blake Baxter
Kasra Behizad
Ryan Benander
Austin Blaze
Diana Buchheit
Katie Callahan
Matt Candau
Nick Carmona
Tyler Cecil
Alex Charn
Maren Cosens
Dusty Davis
William Findlay
Gavin Finley
Joey Fong
Carmen Gaddini
John Gallagher
Tyler Garrett
Ross Greer
Brian Hanson
Sara Harris
Ryan Hellar
Bryce Hunsaker
Jessica Irwin
Kim Kaiser
Andrew Kasabian
Hillary Kassis
Nathan Lambert
Alex Liu
Brian Louie
Zach Marquez
Kaitlin McDermott
Maggie McGonigle
Jennifer Meissner
Malory Mize
Eric Moscatelli
Timery Mueller
Danielle Murphy
Chris Muse-Fisher
Jeanette Neethling
Josh Nelson
Kevin Nguyen
Alex Ochs
Ashley Pearl
Wojciech Peliks
Rohit Poddar
Caitlin Porter
Anne Randolph
Chad Rice
Sogand Salahpour
Marion Sanborn
Audra Sawyer
Tanner Schmutte
Haley Scott
Kristin Shaeffer
Craig Sills
Taylor Rae Smith
Regan Smurthwaite
Zachary Speno
Jillian Spink
Craig Sutter
Rachel Symons
Heather Tegley
Jennifer Tegley
Katherine Tehaney
Hausen Toh
Jayme Tsutsuse
Justine Tully
Jonathon Tuttle
Allie Vaughn
Daniel Verner
Anna Wagner
Megan Watson
Luke Whitcomb
Mike Whitcomb
Emmeline Wilson
Frank Wu
Benji Xie
Gloria Young
Congratulations to the following athletes who finished their athletic season with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.9:
Parker Ackerman
Lauren Adams
Lauren N. Adams
Emily Arenchild
Rachel Ashman
Mitchell Bamford
Samantha Banks
Stephen Barisone
Travis Barre
Cory Barton
Sean Bassimier
Reese Bastian
Connor Benander
Antonio Benevento
Kelsy Bensman
Andrew Block
John Blomquist
Jennifer Bosse
Mitch Brannam
Devon Briney
Jackson Burnette
Ryan Campbell
Joe Carson
Tori Chambliss
Rebecca Charalambous
Evan Chicoine
Josh Church
Brittany Claxton
Aaron Cooper
Morgan Cooper
Tashly Covington
Camilyn Crawford
Jack Crawford
Austin Crouch
Kenny Croyle
Kelsi Danciart
Zachary Davis
Natalie Dawson
Cory DelaCruz
Aimee Dewante
Stephanie Dewante
Geneve Dromensk
Conner Dunham
Kaleigh Durket
Austin Emmett
Kathryn Fergerson
Kevin Feutz
Connor Frace
Lauren Gardner
Alexis Garrett
Christopher Gomm
Charlie Goodwin
Ana Gutierrez
Leslie Haaf
Amy Hahn
Austin Hall
Hannah Hankins
Cole Hansen
Laura Harrison
Gina Hernandez
Kyle Hess
Jourdan Hitchings
Ryan Hoffman
Lauren Holbrook
Julie Holton
Julie Irwin
Sara James
Andrew Janicki
Jake Johnson
Sam Jolly
Hailey Karickoff
Brian Kaufmann
Alix Kelsey
Smeeha Khalid
Solomor Khamishon
Brian Kim
Colin Kitowski
Hope Kloczko
Julia Lamb
Inna Lane
James Leal
Meredith Maher
Jacqueline Mansoor
Garrett Marston
Courtney McKay
Jeff McKenzie
Clayton McNamee
Erica Menser
Jessica Menser
Mike Menser
Aislynn Mueller
Cori Mullane
Haley Nagle
Ryan Nakano
Shariar Nejad
Kelly Nichols
Chelsea Obrochta
Julie Okasaki
Daniel O’Shea
Kaileen Palmero
Kristin Paridon
Lauren Paridon
Joshua Pegadiotes
Summer Pettek
Madeline Prather
Karl Quinsland
Samantha Ralstin
Shad Rasmussen
Taylor Reibin
Alexander Rossbach
Gabrielle Rossbach
Alex Sacco
Greg Salva
Gabby Sanders
Rachel Savas
Sami Schatzman
Ryan Scoville
Forrest Seely
Kaley Silva
Ericka Simonsen
Dylan Sipes
Brandan Smith
William Smithey
Tyler Sperry
Tim Spykerman
Kasey Stanchek
Kirby Stanchek
Chad Steichen
Matt Stewart
Eric Stollwerk
Natalie Stone
Kayla Swank
Meghan Sweitzer
Parker Temple
Josh Tendler
Ty Tostenson
Tyler Toy
Kelly Trumball
Darin Tuttle
Nate Tuttle
Sarah Vaughn
Branden Vogel
Chris White
Jade Wienbar
Katie Wilkie
Colby Wilmer
Tyler Wroblewski
Robin Yancy
Max Zech
Olympic Trials
Congratulations to Sara Haley. She is on her way to the Olympic Trials at the end of June. Sara made her Olympic Trials cut in the 200 meter fly. The qualifying time was 2:16.69. In May at the Santa Clara Invitational she shattered that time finishing with a 2:14.04 time as well as the winner of her final heat.
ORHS Community Support
We would like to thank the parents for continuing to contribute their time and energy to students clubs, our visual and performing arts program, our sports program and other school activities. Their willingness to volunteer allows us to persist in our community-wide effort to offer our students incredible opportunities. The ORHS Foundation, School Site Council, Music Boosters, Theater Boosters and our Sports Boosters have been fantastic and have contributed so much to the students, staff and school.
Further, we would like to thank all local businesses that continue to support Oak Ridge High School. Your help is greatly appreciated!
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