Leon Cummings Named TV20 Scholar Athlete

	Olinger Named Cross Country Runner of the Year

	XC Runners Finish 2nd at State Meet

	Gigi Roark Named Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach
	Roark was a member of Duke University’s original Field Hockey team.
	Gigi Roark has been named the Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach for the Eagles. Roark replaces Galen Bruno who resigned after one season to continue his education.   “I am so delighted to welcome Gigi back to the coaching staff! She has been a long time supporter of Oak Hall Athletics and I can’t think of a better person to lead our team,” stated Oak Hall Athletic Director Jeff Malloy.   Roark, a member of Duke University’s original Field Hockey team, played three years for the Blue Devils. She also played two years on the inaugural Duke Lacrosse club team while attending graduate school in Durham. Aside from Duke and high school ball where she played four years of lacrosse and five of field hockey, Roark played 10 years of club field hockey and participated in six national tournaments. Locally, she has been a coach of youth soccer in Gainesville and assisted with the Oak Hall soccer program for 11 years.  Finally, she was an assistant coach for Duke Field Hockey in 1985, coached at the high school level in the sport for six years in North Carolina, and has officiated.   “In taking this position, I have the opportunity to coach a sport that has always captured my fancy. Lacrosse was my favorite sport as an athlete but I had few opportunities to play because it migrated further and further south slower than I did! The sport changed tremendously since I played so I am excited to first educate myself and embrace the changes and second share my love of the sport with the Oak Hall girls. I look forward to the challenge of developing their lacrosse ability and knowledge, their individual athleticism and fitness, their collective enthusiasm and intensity, and their commitment to team concepts. It will be fun to return to the fields and camaraderie of Oak Hall sports,” said Roark.   Oak Hall completed their inaugural season of lacrosse this spring posting a 7-4 record. The team only graduated one senior and returns a full complement of players to compete in District V of the FHSAA State Series this year.   Oak Hall School is a private-independent school serving 780 students for the Gainesville Community in grades PK-12 since 1970. The athletic program was recently named the top program in Class A for private schools by the Florida High School Athletic Association for their Floyd E. Lay All-Sports Trophy.

	Eagles Win in Barnburner at Home, 69-61

	University Christian Dominates Ending Eagles' Playoff Hopes

	Girls Cross Country Sweeps 5-1A Championships

	Global Ed Opportunity - European Tour
	Visit London, Paris, the Swiss Alps, Florence, Rome, Pompeii, and Capri.
	Europe at Leisure June 14-30, 2012 Deadline for sign up is May 5, 2012 Learn more at: EF Educational Tours

	Libby Karow Wins Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
	She creates positive, enriching activities that are tailored specifically for her students.
	Libby Karow, Lower School Spanish teacher at Oak Hall School, won the 2011 Florida Foreign Language Teacher of the Year award in elementary education at the Florida Foreign Language Association conference on October 18, 2011.   Karow’s teaching style is completely focused on the children. She creates positive, enriching activities that are tailored specifically for her students. She teaches Spanish the way people acquire their first language: through immersion. However, Karow teaches language with a twist, using “thematic immersion.” She understands that 1st graders don’t care about memorizing vocabulary or conjugating verbs. They want to wear funny hats, sing songs, build with blocks and dress up. She does all of this entirely in Spanish. Karow says that by second grade she can say to her students, “Cuántos niños tienen camisas rojas?” All of the students will then turn around, count how many of their friends are wearing red shirts and answer her back in Spanish.   Her hopes are to expand Oak Hall’s global education into Uruguay. She would like to receive a grant to implement a thematic immersion program for the students in South America struggling to grasp English.Ideally, she wants to link Uruguayan classrooms to teachers reading and talking in English at Oak Hall.     Mrs. Karow firmly believes that acquiring a foreign language will be a global imperative as our children become young adults. “The emerging high school students might be the last generation that can reach the pinnacle of success without being bi-lingual,” said Karow.

	Girls Volleyball Loses to St. Francis

	Kim Provides Edge for Eagles at Regionals

	Girls Golf Wins District Title

	County Golf Tournament Begins

	Olinger Leads Team to Title

	Girls XC Wins Second Straight Team Title

	Eagles, Wolves Meet with Playoff Hopes on the Line

	XC Eyes Victory at the Bobcat Classic

	Lee Johnston '11 Tabbed To Big East Men's Soccer Weekly Honor Roll

	Ponzio and Stahl Interview with TV20

	Boys Interviewed at the 2011 Great American XC Festival