Wed Jun 24, 2009

Vol 1 - Issue 54
In This Issue
Summer News & Updates for 6-23-2009
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Each week our newsletter will feature news and reports from the Elementary, Intermediate, Jr High and High School campuses.

In addition, you will receive information from the world of Red Oak ISD sports in the "Athletic Zone". Scores, Schedules, Rosters, Sports Action Photos, Videos and much more!

Also, monthly updates on all the Hawk Eye News Zones including the Red Oak ISD Bond Progress Zone, Classic Hawk Eye News, Crime Education Zone and the Hawk Eye News Tour Zone!

You can find all your favorite news stories, academic and student life reports in our Hawk Eye News Vaults!!
3rd Annual Red Oak White & Blue 6-27-09
Coming Join the Fun June 27, 2009
To be held Saturday , June 27, 2009 at Red Oak City Park 5:00pm - 10:00pm with Volleyball Tournament, 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Balloon Release, Bounce Houses, Petting Zoo, Hot Air Balloon, Homemade Ice Cream Contest and much more!

For more information or tournament sign up please call Lauren Whatley 469-218-1202. June 28th Fireworks Rain out date!
THE 2nd ANNUAL Summer Community Band!!
Red Oak, White and Blue - June 27, 2009
Concert in the Park (Red Oak City Park) “Red Oak, White and Blue” Saturday, June 27th – around 6:00 p.m.

Community Band Rehearsals:
Thursday, June 18 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Monday, June 22 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 25 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 4:00 p.m.

All rehearsals at the Red Oak High School Band Hall, 154 Louise Ritter Blvd., Red Oak, 75154 *Band hall is in the back of the school. All adults welcome! HS graduates included!
Visit to Savannah - New Miley Cyrus Movie!
Miley Cyrus New Film Set - See Photos Behind the Scenes
Hawk Eye News Producer & Media Technology Teacher, Allen J. Oliver visits Savannahs Tybee Island as filming of the NEW Miley Cyrus movie begins. The movie features 16-year-old Cyrus, the star of "Hannah Montana," as a teenage girl struggling with her parents divorce who tries to reconnect with her father during a summer at his home in a quiet beach town.

The Walt Disney Co. had considered making the film in North Carolina, but ultimately chose Georgia because the state offered a better incentive package. Local officials estimate the production will bring $8 million in direct spending to the area during the next two months. Having Tybee Islands name on the screen - on signs for a beach festival and emblazoned on police cars and fire trucks - should make for an even bigger payday after the movie hits theaters in 2010.

Excitement continued to spread across Tybee Island on Monday as spectators viewed the continuation of filming of the carnival scene for "The Last Song." Much of the south end of the beach was closed as the cast, crew members and hundreds of extras worked on the film starring Miley Cyrus.

Mr. Oliver said, "It was exciting to be able to tell my students back at Red Oak High School the expierences of movie making, there is nothing like it!" " My wife is from Savannah so it was a great trip, seeing her family and visiting Downtown Savannah and Tybee Island!"
Graduation Class of 2009 DVD Sale!!
Graduation Class of 2009 - Photo by Ryan Garr
It is not too late to order your DVD Copy of the Class of 2009 Graduation Ceremony of Red Oak High School.

View and print the DVD Order Form! View photos from the DVD - see what happened!!
Volleyball Booster Club Meeting!!
ATTENTION: The Volleyball Booster Club meeting for parents of 7th graders through Varsity parents will be held on Monday, July 13th at 6:30 in the foyer of the Red Oak High School Gym.

The booster club is looking for Junior High representation. Hope to see you there!!
Red Oak ISD End of the Year Celebration!
Mr. Niven & Pat Cleveland - Photo by Allen J. Oliver
Red Oak ISD held their end of the End of the Year Celebration on June 5, 2009. The theme this year was "Thank You" and featured awards and honors for many ROISD teachers and staff.

Retirees were featured in short video clips reflecting on their time spent in Red Oak ISD in addition to heartfelt comments to their co-workers and friends, saying goodbye!

See photos from the entire event and and video clips of the retirees!
Thank You - Produced by Allen J. Oliver
Hear What Student Say! - Watch the Video
The Red Oak ISD End of the Year Celebration theme this year was "Thank You". The big finale of the event was the premier of the "Thank You" video featuring comments from ROISD students discussing what they "LOVE" about their teachers.

Produced and Directed by Allen J. Oliver - Hawk Eye News Producer and Media Technology Teachers at Red Oak High School. "It was so much fun working on this video, which took 2 months to film and produce." Mr. Oliver stated.

"The students were so cooperative and wanted to express thier views on their teachers, I was so excited for this video to be completed, I just knew it had potential too inspire and touch our teachers and staff at Red Oak ISD."
Project Success Hawk Award Winners!
Photo by Project Success
Congrats to Hawk Award ROI Winner: Andrea Flores and Shields Winner: Alexis Alexander.

Other Winners Include:
Red Oak High School – Randy Bradford
Red Oak Jr. High – Sean Stanton
Red Oak Intermediate – Andrea Flores
Shields Elementary – Alexis Alexander
Eastridge Elementary – Jarod Grimm
Wooden Elementary – Jacoby Nash
Red Oak Elementary – Dakota Davis
Cheerleaders Leave for Camp!
Photo by Steve Patterson
The Red Oak High School Cheerleaders leave for Cheer Camp!

Photos by Steve Patterson - Moving Pictures!
ROI Helps Preserve the Rainforests!
Photo by ROISD Community Relations
The students at Red Oak Intermediate have something extraordinary to celebrate this year - they have actively participated in a conservation project in order to better their world! The students in Mrs. Angie Peterson’s Science class and Mrs. Wisdom-Schluter’s GT English / Language Arts class took part in a special rainforest project being conducted in thousands of schools across the country via a special network of educators called Earth Foundation.

By selling environmental T-shirts, ROI students raised funds that will help protect plants and animals in the rainforests of Madagascar. So far, ROI has protected 31.5 acres of endangered land. According to Earth Foundation, a Houston-based environmental education organization, rainforests really do need rescuing. At present, half of the world’s rainforests have been burned and bulldozed.

According to the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), an area of rainforest the size of a football field is destroyed every second! At this rate of destruction, tropical forests will vanish within 30 years. In the balance lie thousands of plant and animal species, indigenous tribal groups, and the health of our planet.

Rainforests play an essential role in our weather, the prevention of global warming, reduce erosion, and provide a bounty of riches including hardwoods, rubber, food, and medicines. (Pharmacologists have identified over 2,000 tropical plants with cancer-fighting properties!) Clearly humankind faces a tremendous loss.

Although the fate of the rainforest is indeed dire, there are reasons to be hopeful. Earth Foundation believes that the next generation brings hope. The organization empowers young people by providing educational materials that teach about solutions like Conservation Internationals efforts in Madagascar and sustainable uses of the rainforests that do not require deforestation.

Students also learn about the impact of consumer choices on rainforests, how recycling helps the rainforest, and a way to express their concerns and opinions to governmental leaders and corporations. Red Oak Intermediate encourages other schools to join their efforts in the race to rescue fragile ecosystems.
Red Oak Intermediate Functional Living!
Photo by ROISD Community Relations
The Red Oak Intermediate Functional Living and Academics class recently held their end-of-year awards ceremony. This class has indeed reached for the stars this year, and ROI proudly celebrated the students progress.

Pictured are Sarai Vazquez Martinez, Sean Brown, Bushra Hallak, and Abby Anderson. Cody Hall, teacher April Haynes, Elizabeth Hancock, and Samantha Perez.
ROI Poets Read at Shields
Red Oak Intermediate fifth grade Language Arts classes recently finished a poetry unit. In addition to studying various types of poetry, each student composed a poem.

Several students were selected to go to Shields Elementary and read their wonderful creations to younger students.
Red Oak Intermediate Watch D.O.G. Dads!
Photo by ROISD Community Relations
Red Oak Intermediate is thankful for our Watch D.O.G. Dads! These dedicated gentlemen give of their time to help keep our school safe and secure.

Watch D.O.G. Dad Kevin Jensen is shown with his daughter Emily, a fifth grader at ROI.
New Aerials of Red Oak High School Site!
Photo by Cadence McShane Corporation
Cadence McShane Corporation offered these new images or the ROHS Construction Site.
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