Word of Mouth Student Newspaper Volume 10 Issue 2
this issue Warrior Weekend p.2 Homecoming p.3 Gold Team p.5 Red Team p.7 JV Team p. 9
Speeks Hall Dedication By Carittah Cai Students, faculty, staff, the Board of Trustees, and guests gathered for the dedication of Harry Lee Speeks Hall, the dorm for 8th and 9th grade boys, on October 28th. Dr. Michael Groves, President of Oak Hill Academy, welcomed and thanked everybody for attending as well as recognized the architect, the builder, and the donors. Rev. Dr. Turnmire offered a prayer for the OHA community. Christen Reeves, a two year student at OHA spoke at the dedication. “The more I thought about community and how I was going to put my thoughts into writing, the less scary it seemed to stand up in front of the whole student body and give a speech. Being at Oak Hill has made community an easy thing to talk about and understand.” Christen said, “On behalf of all of the students, especially those of us who get to live here, thank you very much for allowing our community to grow just a little bit bigger.” Mr. Harry Lee Speeks, a former OHA student who attended from 1st through 8th grade, thanked his teacher who was at the dedication in addition to Mr. Joe Gigler and Mr. Tim Marburger, who named the building in honor of Mr. Speeks. At the conclusion of the speeches, Mr. Speeks, Mr. Gigler, Mr. Marburger, and Christen cut the ribbon to officially dedicate the dorm. Mrs. Bowen, Tobi Salami, Josh DeLacerda, Lydia Haimanot, Isabelle Mills, and Kelly MacLean, led the singing of the Alma Mater to end the dedication. After the dedication, everyone was given the opportunity to take a tour of the new dorm. The dorm has two floors. First floor has an apartment for the resident manager and one student room. The second floor has six student rooms. “It was very nice and clean,” said Alice Wang, a student who toured Speeks Hall. It was a special day for the community.