Activities at OLW
Activity |
Sponsor |
Description |
Band: Beginning |
Band groups are divided by grade. Please click here for more information on the various options for band.
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| Wildcat Dads and Daughters | Dads and Daughters Page | An informal group that has regular outings with activities geared towards their daughter’s interests (camping, dances, skating, crafts, etc.), which the dads & daughters enjoy together. |
Jazz Band |
A group of primarily seventh and eighth graders that play jazz pieces at the end of the year concert and/or band assembly; starts after Christmas; include members from Concert Band and guitarists/ bassists; meet weekly to practice |
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Newspaper |
Write a total of three newspapers for the year; cover school events such as Cotillion; Halloween; Track-a-Thon; dances; Valentine’s Day;“Last Wills and Testaments”; class trips to Washington, D.C., Springfield, IL, and to Camp Timber-Lee, WI; take pictures at events to add to the newspaper; ask people for quotes about events to add to articles; meet about once a month |
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Peer Council |
Organize outings that involve kids from our parish. (Including movie nights, battle of the bands, etc.); meet once a month on the third Thursday of the month. |
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| Running Club | This running club is for 1 st through 4 th graders to introduce them to the many different benefits of running. | |
Safety Patrol |
A group of students that are assigned street corners on Wayside property to ensure the safety of kids crossing the street to get to school; teams rotate shifts; everyone meets when necessary for changes and teams meet once a week to switch vests |
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Student Council |
Mrs. Hettinger |
A group of 5 th through 8 th grade students who organize school events such as spirit days, the annual pep rally, choose charities for Pizza Days, decide on themes for the dances and also decorate for the dances; they campaign for positions on the council, give speeches, and are elected by their fellow students; meet about once a month and/or when needed during lunchtime |
Technology Club |
Mrs. Corbett | Maintain the school web site, design presentations for Open House and other computer based projects; open to 7th and 8th grade students who have an aptitude for computer applications; they work once a week during study periods, or before/after school or lunch |
| Board Game Club/Chess Club | Board Game Page | 1st-8th graders get together and play board games and chess once or twice a month. |
Yearbook |
Mrs. Milligan |
Put together the yearbook for OLW; stay after school for about an hour and a half to work on the layout and content; take pictures of events for the yearbook; help distribute yearbooks |