h t u o M f o d Wor Volume 8, Issue 8
May 2014
Senior Sunday at Young’s Chapel Oak Hill Academy Student Newspaper
By Shawn Haas Senior Sunday occurred May 4th at Young’s Chapel Baptist Church. The date marked the last Sunday that the Class of 2014 attended worship at Young’s Chapel. All of the seniors were dressed elegantly, wearing nice suits or classy dresses. It
Inside this issue: Spring Sports
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Equestrian Team
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Golf Club
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Lacrosse Club
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Senior Skip Day
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Noonkester Social
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Spring Formal Pictorial 5
was a fantastic service and a great experience for all forty-five seniors. The entire service was organized and presented by the OHA Youth Group. Members of the Youth Group who participated were: Eden Sileshi, Davi Lazard, DJ Grayson, Devin Soulsby, and Michelle WatsonJones. They helped with procedural parts of the service, such as the ringing of the bell and the lighting of the candles, the children’s sermon, the benediction,
and the invocation. Senior, Christian Schmidt, spoke at the service, delivering a powerful sermon. He spoke with great passion and personal investment. His words inspired the Senior class as well as the entire congregation. Christian spoke about doing things in the name (Continued on page 4)
OHA Baccalaureate By Maddy Leech Baccalaureate is an annual tradition at OHA. This spiritual ceremony honoring the seniors was held on Sunday, May 11th. Mr. Dwayne Merritt delivered an inspirational message focused on surrounding oneself with ‘good’ people and ‘doing unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ Stating that the students
‘already know right from wrong,’ he challenged them to go beyond that and help others along along the way. Passing around a plaque, the theme was both simple and powerful, ‘We can so we should.’ Mr. and Mrs. Black returned to ‘the Hill’ to provide music for the service utilizing both the piano
and organ. The guitar students, led by Ms. Callison, performed two songs. The students included: Michelle Watson-Jones, Will Messer, Devin Soulsby, Cade Groesbeck, and Andrew Worth. The service concluded with a prayer by Rev. Turnmire.