The Bridge

Vol. 2, Issue 2 September 22, 2014

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New changes to an old house: Anderson

Hall extensively renovated By Kirsten Frazier

Anderson Hall, the oldest building on campus, recently underwent extensive renovations. It was first built in 1911. The building contains

seven bedrooms, 19 beds, and each has its own full bathroom. It also has a full kitchen and a kitchenette. There is a balcony overlooking the

town and the boys’ dorm.

It has been renovated many times, but the newest renovation began in 2007. It took seven years to complete, ending in June 2014. President

Gritton says he is very satisfied with the new renovation. He commented, “I think it was a great idea” Anderson Hall has also been used for

guest housing as well as the president’s home in the past.

The newly-renovated building is now available for guests to stay in. It is also being used for special events. Already this building has been

used by the FFA for officer interviews, the Year book Queen Pageant dinner, and a new student reception.

A new queen is crowned at annual

Yearbook Queen Pageant By Fre Bentz

The Yearbook Queen Pageant was held on

Saturday, September 20, in the Melvin Davison

Chapel. The evening culminated in the crown-

ing of Jaycie Leone 2015 Yearbook Queen.

Mrs. Michelle Barnes and the yearbook staff

sponsored the event, with Mrs. Bonita Robin-

son decorating the chapel. This year’s contest-

ants were Lily Wynn, Erin Buchko, Rachel

Roughton, Veronica Nwahiri, and Jaycie Leone.

The Yearbook Pageant has been a tradition at

OBI for many years. In order to select this

year’s queen, the judges scored the contestant

in the areas of individual resume’, interview,

casual wear, talent, and evening gown.

Veronica Nwahiri, in her third year at

Oneida, was awarded first runner-up. She

was escorted by senior Tucker Parkhouse. Ve-

ronica said, “I am looking forward to how I

am going to present my answers to the judg-

es.” Erin Buchko, who won Miss Congeniality, has attented OBI

for two years. She was escorted by senior DK Kiawu. Erin said she

has always wanted to be in a pageant “because after watching

Toddlers and Tiaras I wanted to do it.” Jaycie Leone, the new Year-

book Queen has attended OBI for two years. She was escorted by

Donald Chick. Jaycie said, “I am doing a monologue, I am looking

forward to it.” She also said, “I just wanted to do it for fun, and it’s

my senior year. I want to do lots of things.” Rachel Roughton won

the award for Best Talent with her original song which she sang

and played on guitar.

Anderson Hall contains seven bedrooms. Each

bedroom has multiple beds and a full private

bathroom.

The building has a full kitchen downstairs

where guests can prepare meals. There is also

a large dining room which has already been

put to good use for the Yearbook Queen Pag-

eant dinner.

Anderson Hall is decorated with a unique

mix of old and new furniture.

The oldest Bible on OBI’s campus can be found on display

in Anderson Hall.

The stairwell wall displays portraits of people who have donated

land and money to help continue OBI’s mission of education for

time and eternity.

Jaycie Leone (center) was crowned the 2015 Yearbook Queen on Saturday evening. She

performed a monologue entitled “Beautiful” and was escorted by senior Donald Chick, Jr.

Boys’ soccer team advances to state competition

The Mountaineers defeated Hazard 10-0 on Friday. They will now

advance to the state tournament which is during Fall Break.

By Noble Zika

Congratulations to the boys’ soccer team! On Friday, they played a

great game against Hazard in sectionals to go to Elizabethtown for the

state tournament. The school day ended early so that all faculty and

students could go to the game and support the team. In the first half of

the game, OBI played strong and ended the half with a score of 8-0.

Ten minutes into the second half the Mountaineers scored two more

times, ending the game in a 10-0 blowout. For Fall Break, a few players

on the boys’ soccer team are required to stay and play a tournament in

Elizabethtown and hopefully win it all.

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Volleyball team young but impressive

By Noble Zika

The boys’ soccer team has

had a great start in the season,

but this is only a beginning. On

September 3, 20 members of

the soccer team went on a two-

day trip to Frankfort, Kentucky

to represent OBI in a tourna-

ment. They lost the first game,

but they kept their heads high

and won the next day. The team

ended up placing third overall.

Right full back for the soccer

team, junior De’Jour Frazier,

said, “I feel that the soccer team is on a road to a new beginning. We

have worked hard the last few games and we are glad to have a new

coach that is going to lead us to victory. Everyone on the team is dedi-

cated and has a great bond with each other. Getting the win over all

the schools we have played

doesn’t really mean much,

but hard work and attitude

is everything, and I feel we

can do something special

because ‘hard work beats

talent when talent fails to

work hard.’’’ Starting left

forward, junior Dami

Olowoye, said, “I think the

soccer team has reached its

peak. We have a great team

and a great coach that

acknowledges our talent,

and we have the potential to

accomplish great things this

season.” Starting left mid-

field, junior Simon Robinson said, “I think we are good, and naturally

we have good team chemistry. [Coach Clark] knows what he is do-

ing.”

The girls’ soccer team has done great for their first time coming

together as a team. Starting right fullback,

senior Peggy Tebbs from Liberia, has

played soccer in her freshman year and is

playing soccer for the last time now in her

senior year. She says, “It is going very

well. We’re having fun so far, and I am

happy for the wins.” Fellow senior and

starting center fullback Tolu Sola

Adeyemi, from Nigeria, is our youngest

senior. This is her first time playing soc-

cer. She said, “I think we are doing very

well as a team and we are becoming

stronger day by day.” Newcomer to the

team Talina Brown, a junior said, “It feels

fine to be part of the team.”

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Senior Spotlight: Luke White

By Aisha Biyo

Luke White is from Lexing-

ton, Kentucky. Starting his

fourth year here, Luke has been

involved in soccer, swimming,

and tennis. When asked about

what brought him to Oneida,

he replied “My parents didn’t

think the school I was going to

would be good for me, so they

sent me here. I liked it so I

stayed.” Some of Luke’s

achievements include getting a

varsity letter jacket, being on

the all- A honor roll, achieving

the “Best Competitor” award in

tennis, and getting the “Best

Long Distance Swimmer”

award. His favorite aspect of

Oneida is the people. Luke says

that his friends are his inspira-

tion at OBI because “they

inspire me to get good

grades and to do better at

sports.”

Luke has a lot of class

pride saying, “We are the

best.” After graduation,

Luke plans on going to

either the University of

Louisville or University of

Kentucky to study Pre-

Med. Then he plans on

going to Johns Hopkins

University. He also plans

on playing tennis in col-

lege. Luke also gives ad-

vice to the underclassmen

saying, “Your grades al-

ways matter. Don’t ever

slack off. Always take AP

classes.”

Student Survey: What are your

Fall Break plans?

Senior Luke White is from Lexington, Kentucky. He has attended OBI for all

four years of his high school career. Luke plans to pursue a degree in Pre-Med

after graduating in May.

Soccer teams play tournaments and add players

Golf team swings through

weather challenges

By Spencer Montgomery

Volleyball is off to a great season. They have had many great matches.

The team, which is made out of mostly middle school students, works to-

gether and has great sportsmanship. Manager AJ Shackelford says that he

feels as if “there are many great players, and the high school students are

stepping up to become great leaders.” Each player knows her role on the

court.

This year’s JV team is stepping up and becoming better and better. The

majority of them are middle school students, and they are beating high

school students. Coach Baker says he is very impressed by his team and

feels blessed to have all the players he does.

By Spencer Montgomery

Golf is swinging off to a great

season with many players who

have great potential. "They are

learning a sport of a lifetime,"

says Coach Todd Parkhouse. This

is the first time in Oneida’s histo-

ry that there has been a girls’

golf team. They have played two

matches so far, with matches

constantly affected by the weath-

er.

Through the ups and downs,

the school and coaches are very

thankful for the chance to have a

good facility to practice on. The

team travels 15 minutes to a

piece of land on Bullskin, which

was owned by assistant coach

Amanda Roberts’ great-great-

grandparents. The staff feels

blessed to have a great facility

and a lot of good potential for its

first year.

“I am going to be going home, which is just

right up the road”-Lily Wynn, senior

“I’m going to be riding up to Michigan.” -

Mianna Baker, freshman

“I’m going to my cousins’ house and an indie

concert in Cincinnati.” -Erin Cushman, freshman

“I am going home to California. The first thing I will do is make real Chinese food and watch back to back episodes of Pretty Little Liars.”

–Nathaniel Choa, freshman

“I will be having a late birthday party at home in

Indiana.”-September Rupp, sophomore

“My dad is taking me on a surprise vacation. He

won’t tell me where we’re going!”-Elisabeth Halbauer, junior

“I am going home to Cincinnati.” –Shekinah Taylor sophomore

Survey conducted by Madison Stewart

Dami Olowoye gets ready to cross

the ball.

Noble Zika and Paulus Teshome are

getting ready to score against Hazard.

Tolu Sola Adeyemi is

clearing the ball out.

Eighth-graders

Myranda Yarbrough

and Rebekah Deck-

er are some of the

middle school stu-

dents who are

“stepping up and

becoming better”

on this year’s vol-

leyball team.

The Bridge Staff

Fre Bentz—

Editor-in-Chief

Spencer Mont-

gomery—

Assistant Editor

Noble Zika—

Sports Editor

Aisha Biyo

Kirsten Frazier

Madison Stew-

art

Mrs. Noel

Cordle—

adviser

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SPORTS STATS

Boys’ Soccer 8—2—1

Girls’ Soccer 4—4

Volleyball 4—6