Seventh Grade Boys Basketball Win Lake Division Championship
The 7th Grade Boys Basketball won the Lake Division Championship game by beating Lovelock in Lovelock, 19-17 in the championship game.
The team is coached by first-year coach David Springfield. "I would define this season by growth and learning. For most of these players, this was their first experience with competitive basketball, so there was a learning curve in the beginning. But they took on the challenge, worked hard every practice, and improved every day. I am very proud of the effort that they showed this season. It was never a challenge for me or the other coaches to get them fired up and working hard, they always showed up with intensity and grit. All of this came together during the tournament where they played two close games against strong opponents and ended up with the victory. This was a rewarding and meaningful experience for me since it was my first-time coaching basketball, and I couldn't have asked for better players."
The team consisted of Greyson Johnson, Kyle Shawcroft, Tyler Hoekenga, Drake Rowlett, Willie Cross, Eli Jones, Austin Booker, John Zulz, Clayton Hiibel, Asher Irving, Jackson Snow, Keaton Jaques, Dylan Dodge, and Crew Schank.
The team, treated to a ride in the city fire truck, dyed the fountain Bighorn blue and had pizza at the Pizza Barn complements of the City of Fallon in celebration.
Classes Go Caroling
The sounds of Christmas filled the streets of Fallon on Monday and Tuesday nights. Students from Future Farmers of America (FFA) started off the week on Monday evening while 8th graders took over the reins on Tuesday. Thanks to Charlie Morrow for volunteering to drive his truck and trailer to chauffeur the carolers.
This was the first year for FFA students to carol and the tenth year for the eighth graders. The eighth-graders finished the fun-filled evening back at school with a white elephant gift exchange. “It was so fun to hear 8th-grade students singing at the top of their lungs as we drove through town. The students especially loved when people came out on their porches to listen. The night was full of laughter and the gift stealing makes it all the more interesting and fun,” says teacher Jill Rosario.
“The FFA students decided to do a caroling activity in conjunction with our monthly meeting and they planned and organized the event. They chose to make the "fee to ride" a non-perishable food item to donate to the Oasis Pantry, Oasis Offerings. We had a great turnout and had a good time,” says FFA advisor Jackie Bogdanowicz.
Shark Tank Style Presentations Used to Teach Marketing And Business Principles
Oasis “Sharks” listened to creative presentations from dual-enrolled high school and WNC BUS 198 students. The project was inspired by ABC’s Shark Tank television show.
For the project, students were put into pairs and selected everyday items to transform into something with a different purpose which they pitched to the “Sharks.” Student presentations focused on marketing strategies including the product, pricing, promotion, process, people, physical evidence, and market. Just like the show, students also needed to also know their numbers including customer acquisition cost, have a creative backstory, and be able to answer questions from the “Sharks”.
Oasis Sharks included Chief Financial Officer Dusty Casey, Chief Technology Officer Mike Kelly, English Instructor Julie Stockard, Special Education Instructor Ileigh Simons, and Data Base Administrator Jaime Lawrence.
“Getting to be a Shark for the BUS 198 class presentations was an amazing experience. It was wonderful to see how creative and innovative the students were in transforming everyday products into interesting, fun, and sometimes even viable products. A few of them had products that I would even consider investing in their company. They all really did a great job,” says Mike Kelly.
The BUS 198 class is taught by Instructor Angela Viera. To learn more about this class and other dual enrollment opportunities through Oasis Academy call 775-423-5437.
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