CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2020!
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Congratulations to the Class of 2020 who were
accepted to some incredible colleges including:
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Georgetown University
University of Pennsylvania
Virginia Tech
The College of William & Mary
The University of Virginia
Boston College
Elon University
Hillsdale College
James Madison University
Auburn University
Clemson University
The Catholic University of America
George Mason University
Tulane University
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Send Us Your Video Support!
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Call for videos! Would you like to support the Oakcrest Class of 2020? Send a short video of congratulations and support to Kathleen Ouyang at
kouyang@oakcrest.org
by May 18th. We will compile all the videos together and send the finished product to this year’s seniors. We would love to get as many classes represented as possible! Thanks for your help!
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Oakcrest Distance Learning News
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Oakcrest School pushing through pandemic to deliver...
Oakcrest School has kept teaching through the COVID-19 crisis and its leaders are hoping to hold a ceremony in late June to honor this year's seniors. Oakcrest's last day of in-person classes was March 9. School leaders formed what they...
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www.insidenova.com
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Distance Learning at Oakcrest
While our building might be closed, faculty and staff continue to communicate our vibrant, personal Oakcrest experience to students. Our distance learning program provides order, support and structure for teachers and students as they work...
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www.oakcrest.org
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Join us from your living room for this event that promises to be an uplifting opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate Oakcrest with student and faculty performances, video messages from school leadership and families and lots of virtual toasts! For more information click
here
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Upcoming Student Events
Thursday, May 21, 7:00 p.m.
Enjoy the musical talents of your
fellow Oakies on our YouTube Channel by clicking
here.
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Our Strong Families, Strong Daughters blog will serve as a source of advice, encouragement, and wisdom for parents and families on a wide range of topics, from distance learning to health. Click
here
to learn more.
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Send Your Memories of
Mrs. Hanssen!
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Bonnie Hanssen, who has been inspiring students for over 24 years, will be retiring from Oakcrest at the end of this academic year. We hope to honor her service to Oakcrest in September as part of our Homecoming and Founding Day events. To help thank Bonnie Hanssen for the impact she has had on the Oakcrest community, please send memories, thank you's and photos to
Marty Lerner
so we can share it with her and her family
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Outdoor Confessions
Available at Oakcrest
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Confessions will be available outside each week during this difficult time. There will be no building access and we ask that you
remember to social distance.
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesdays
Thursdays
Saturdays
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Tea & Talk with Laura O'Neill ('96)
"Teaching & Living Resilience in a Time of Social Distancing"
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Positive emotions are associated with greater creativity, increased problem-solving ability, and greater overall success in life. They bring optimism, laughter, creativity and sheer joie de vive. Psychologist and Oakcrest alum, Laura O'Neill, shares her perspective about ways we can live a positive life in this challenging time.
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THANK YOU HEALTHCARE HEROES!
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We love our healthcare heroes! Thank you for your passion and commitment to spread hope and change lives. In the face of extraordinary pressures, you give it everything you've got. Your enduring bravery inspires us all to dig deeper everyday.
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Portrait of an Oakcrest Graduate
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Oakcrest Nurse at the
Frontlines of the Covid Crisis
At the heart of every Oakcrest student and alumna is a spirit of service. If you review the
Portrait of an Oakcrest Graduate,
leadership and a spirit of collaboration that inspire students to serve are key to Oakcrest’s unique mission. The recent Covid-19 pandemic put that quality to the test in a very real way for Oakcrest current staculty member and alumna, Nancy (Williams) Miggins (‘98).
“To be honest, I had not thought of a career as a nurse initially,” says Oakcrest alumna and school nurse Nancy Miggins (‘98). And yet, she not only eventually found her calling in nursing, but returned to her alma mater last year to serve Oakies as their nurse.
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Before graduating high school, Nancy thought she might want to move to France, major in French, and continue on to culinary school. After some soul searching and long conversations with her parents, however, she gradually came to realize that nursing would be a better path. And once in nursing school, she found that her Oakcrest education served her very well. “Oakcrest prepared me for my career as a nurse stemming from one of Oakcrest's core teachings to be ‘others focused,’” she says. “My experience at Oakcrest gave me the confidence and the education to tackle any career that I chose. I had a heck of a lot of fun and I learned that I had specific talents that proved very useful in my bedside manner as a nurse.”
During college, Nancy worked as a nursing assistant and clinical technician at Fairfax Hospital's Pediatric Med-Surg and Pediatric Oncology Units. She fell in love with the cancer-fighting patients and was offered a job as a Pediatric Hem-Onc (kids with cancer and other blood/autoimmune disorders) nurse right out of college. For the past eight years of her career, she has worked as a Pediatric Emergency Nurse. “Children cry easily, laugh easily, forgive easily,” Nancy says, explaining why she loves this particular job. “They are resilient and inspiring. I am fortunate to be a guest in their lives and the lives of their families.”
Shortly after her family moved back to the DC area, Nancy received word that Oakcrest was looking for a school nurse and she jumped at the chance to serve at Oakcrest. She joined the staff in the fall of 2019. “It has been a privilege to give back in such an important way,” she says. “The unique combination of being an alum and a nurse has made this year very special because I have both the skills for the job and the spirit of an Oakcrest student.” Nancy has enjoyed her new position immensely, especially the opportunity it gives her to bond with a new generation of Oakies.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and Oakcrest moved to distance learning, Nancy felt called to support her community on the front lines and pick up extra shifts at her community hospital each week. She was able to do this, having broadened her scope of practice in the past two years to adult ER medicine. Since starting, she has worked directly with patients suffering from COVID-19. Although it’s a tough and stressful job sometimes, she says her faith in God has helped her through the difficulties. “When I offer my day to the Lord and go into the hospital to help, I am, like the sick people I serve, also seeking healing,” Nancy notes. “When we serve others, we ourselves are healed. I am constantly humbled by witnessing the suffering of others. Ultimately, I am seeking Christ in each of my patients.” In addition to serving patients in the ER, Nancy continues to bring energy and humor to Oakcrest life through her video messages to the students.
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We'd love to know where you are and what you're up to.
Please send any contact information updates, professional or personal accomplishments or shout outs to
alumnaenews@oakcrest.org.
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