News Briefs
SCIENCE EXPO INVENTION WILL IMPROVE LIVES
FIRST ANNUAL LOU FERNANDEZ LITERARY FESTIVAL
Christopher R. ’19 won “Best in Show” at the Aardvark Science Expo with his Magniglass entry, but his project had a much bigger purpose than just bringing home awards—it allowed his grandmother to see. Suffering from macular degeneration, his grandmother has no central vision and high-tech glasses to fix the problem were very expensive. Christopher took on the challenge and after a lot of research, and many trials and errors, he finally got the results he was looking for—his beloved grandmother could see much better. Tere is still work to be done to perfect and patent the product, but his goal is to mass produce Magniglass and make it affordable to others.
OES STUDENT WINS OREGON GEOGRAPHY BEE
OES hosted the first annual Lou Fernandez Literary Festival, presented by the Friends of the OES Libraries (FOESL). Te event honors the memory of Lou Fernandez, who passed away in 2011. He was a stalwart OES volunteer and FOESL member for years, and a lover of books, stories, words, and ideas. Te festival featured guest author visits, writing events, and celebrations in the various divisions. Funding for this and future festivals is made possible by a new endowment, Te Lou Fernandez Library Fund, established this year by Lou’s wife, Linda Blakely. It contains contributions in Lou’s memory by many in our OES community.
HARMONY PROMOTED THROUGH CHOIR
Te Kem Kem beds are in which country that borders Algeria? Ashwin S. ’22 knew the answer* and it helped him win the Oregon Geography Bee against more than 100 students in fourth through eighth grades, from across the state. His victory sent him to Washington, D.C. in May, where he represented Oregon at the National Geographic Bee.
12 Oregon Episcopal School
High school and fourth grade students from OES, the Oregon Islamic Academy, and St. Mary’s Academy performed a joint concert this spring. Te concert, which was titled “Creating Harmony,” was designed to promote peace and understanding between faith groups. Te evening was organized by the Institute for Christian-Muslim Understanding and directed by OES Music Teacher Adam Steele as part of the Upper School Winterim program.
www.oes.edu
*Morocco
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42