1. Welcome to Oakland Catholic High School! Spirituality, Scholarship, Service

2. Thursday February 27 Day 1

3. OC Softball Next softball open gym date is: – Thursday 2/27 We will be in the Weight room from 3:15 – 4:15 and the gym from 4:30 – 5:30

4. Cancer Awareness Week!!! Wear an accessory to match the color of the day! (scarf, watch, jewelry, socks) Thursday- Purple (Pancreatic Cancer) Friday –Red (Gilda’s Club) Listen to the announcements for fast facts! Be sure to wear your colored ribbon! We will pass them out for FREE at lunches on Monday and Tuesday

5. Prom Club The next prom club meeting will be held immediately after school on Thursday, February 27 th in room 211 New members welcome!

6. Swimming News Good Luck to the OC Swimmer's that are participating in the WPIAL Championships on Thursday and Friday at the University of Pittsburgh. Kristin Beyerl, Cat Christinis, Courtney Coghill, Caroline Evashavik, Natalie Feola, Peyton Kondis, Sarah Mautino, Alexa Namestnik, Melissa Puopolo and Meghan Sismour. Best of Luck to All!! Swim Fast!!

7. OC QUEENS almost WON OVER WESTERN PA SCHL for the DEAF! The match deadlocked quickly OC 1 WPSD 1 on boards 2 and 3. Then Emily Carney on board 4 took the lead with a classic double rook step check mate in 32 moves.

8. Chess News! Next Lauren Tedrick (board 5), rusty after a long layoff, fell exhausted after a 65 move marathon to her opponent With Pieces of Superior Domination.

9. Kudos to the Queens on their near seesaw victory! OC 2 WPSD 3. Finally, on board 1 Grace Mitro, (not knowing the score was tied), was playing for the victory. She defended tenaciously under a strong queen/bishop double diagonal attack on her king. Only if she could capture his bishop, she had a good chance of winning.

10. Italy Trip There will be a mandatory meeting for all students enrolled to go on the trip to Italy in June on Friday right after school in room 209. Please see Ms. Hudock with any questions.

11. Are you looking for a fun, rewarding, and exhilarating activity? Then rowing sounds like the sport for you! Come hang out with the crew team at the boathouse this Friday. You'll get a full rowing experience and make new friends! For more information, talk to Senior captains Christina Moody and Julianna Fellowes, or anyone on the team. We'll see you on the water! The fun starts at 6pm at the Millvale boathouse.

12. Irish Dance Club Irish dance club old and new members, T-shirt payments are due by Friday February 28th Pick up a form in the main office and give the money to a representative with 15$ attached. Also, mandatory meeting on Tuesday March 4th for anyone doing the talent show. You must do the talent show in order to get a T- shirt. There will be cookies!

13. Attention Junior Class The Junior Class will have a meeting regarding their hallway decorations Friday, February 28 th. Anyone who is willing and interesting in helping with the hallway should attend. The meeting will be immediately after school in Mrs. McKenna’s Room J204

14. A couple times a week, we are going to play inspirational Christian music in the morning, as a positive way to start your day. Music lifts the soul to God!

15. Step Team Ladies, it's that time of year again! The OC Step team will be performing at Pitt's annual Steel City Step Show! Come support your favorite step team this Saturday, March 1st at 6:00pm at Soldiers and Sailors. Tickets are on sale at Pitt's Student Union right off Forbes Ave. See Mykayla Hawkins for more details.

16. IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE THE MEETING, PLEASE SEE EITHER MRS. MAXWELL OR MS. WHITE Computer Club Meeting Monday, March 3, 2014 at 2:45 pm in Room J202

17. FBLA MEETING Monday, March 3, 2014 At 2:45 pm Room J202

18. Model UN The OC Model UN Team needs one more member to go to their competition in New York City, March 4th through.8th. There is a cost involved. Email Abby Annear: acannear@gmail.com as soon as possible.acannear@gmail.com

19. ATTENTION, CLASS OF 2014! Scholarships to date: $6, 699,254.00 Class of 2013 Total Scholarships: $18,752,230.00 Please turn in your scholarship letters to the Guidance Office...can you top the Class of 2013???

20. Spirit weeks is less than 3 weeks away. Anyone interested in participating in the spirit week talent show and earning their class spirit points, please sign up in guidance. Auditions for all acts will be Today, February 26th in the JOA theatre. See you there!

21. Diving News Congratulations to Claire Jacobs for placing 14 th at the WPIAL Diving Competition on Saturday at North Allegheny. Great Job Claire!

22. THANK YOU!!! The Global Awareness Club would like to thank everyone for attending “Coffee House: A Sharing of Cultures” this past Friday! Your donations to the Philippine Relief Fund are greatly appreciated.

24. Forensics News Congratulations to Maria Navarro and Anastasia Bodea Crisan who both competed at the PHSSL Forensics Qualifiers over the weekend. Anastasia was named first runner up in the Senate Competition. Maria earned a 1 st place in Informative Speaking and will represent Oakland at the State Forensics Tournament.

25. SENIORS Please bring your college letters to the Guidance Office. All acceptances, waitlist, denial, and scholarship letters must be copied. Thank You! Please bring your college letters to the Guidance Office. All acceptances, waitlist, denial, and scholarship letters must be copied. Thank You!

26. Attention Summerbridge Students You are to meet with the Summerbridge counselor at lunch today at the tall table area. You should have a pass in your homeroom.

27. For Friday morning: Today is Eucharistic Adoration for the Juniors. Please come and spend some time in prayer with our Lord today. Bring your needs to him and pray for others as He showers his love upon you.