The Marching Oaks’ season is coming to an end after a long and amazing season of performances. Their last two performances took place at Portsmouth West and Waverly. At Portsmouth West, the Oaks performed their “Blues” halftime show. Including popular jazz music like “Birth of the Blues.” Then, the Oaks went to the Waverly band show where they got to perform two halftime shows in one event. They began the event with the same “Blues” show and then played their “Top Gun” show that featured popular hits from the popular movie franchise like “Great Balls of Fire” and “Danger Zone.”

Now, the Oaks face their final performance at the football game against Northwest where the Oaks will be having their alumni joining them to play “Great Balls of Fire” and “This is our Country.” Before that though, the Oaks will perform their jet drill in “Danger Zone.” Their pre-game performance will stay the same except for when they play their fight song because the alumni can join if they decide to.

The Marching Oaks (MOB) have had an amazing season this year and should be very proud of their hard work. From the beginning of the season to now, they have improved amazingly and now aim to get ready for the concert season. This year they will be heading to Memphis, Tennessee to perform for a rating by professional judges. The Oaks have gotten a superior rating for over the past four years, and they hope to keep the streak going. Overall, the MOB is excited to end their season off with an amazing final performance and continue to improve their skills in order to keep their long streak of superior ratings alive. Picture and information Source:

Brandi Smittle is an amazing junior at Oak Hill Middle High School. She has been at Oak Hill most of her life, and she is one of the cheerleaders who help cheer on our football team. Brandi is also in FFA. In FFA, she is the reporter, so she works on the school's FFA Facebook and scrapbook. Brandi is an awesome reporter for the Oak Hill FFA Chapter and helps us keep morale high despite some kids being gloomy. She helps others when she can and is a good role model. She also is a part of the yearbook staff, so she helps put together the school’s yearbooks. Brandi can be looked up to when you need help, or just a friend to talk to. Brandi is a great person when you want to talk about something, whether it be homework, school, or just personal issues you want to talk about. For Brandi, the hardest thing in school is balancing school work with extracurriculars, since she loves to do everything that she is able to do, yet it is difficult to find the time in her schedule while balancing homework on top of it. She wants to be remembered for being a hard worker and having a positive attitude. For her, the greatest influence in her life is Jesus, because He is there to support her and guide her whenever she needs guidance. Her hobbies include FFA, yearbook staff, church, reading, fishing, hunting, and shopping. She is an awesome friend, FFA member and officer, and most of all, she is a wonderful student at Oak Hill.

The following data was collected from the subject after his completion of a survey, without bias or influence. His answers were given to me with confidence, and a nervous laugh– we believe he may be dangerous. Reader discretion is advised.

When Bryce was asked if water was in fact wet, he answered “Quite wet indeed.” Normally this would be the kind of answer that only an insane person would say, but I do believe he has a point, since water is 100% humid. Seems pretty wet to me. I then threw him a curveball, trying to get him to lash out with extreme rage and anger, the simple question of: is a mellophone just a trumpet with gigantism? Now I could see his blood boiling, but all he could respond with was a simple “It’s a healthy mix of instruments, or at least that’s what I tell myself.” He’s definitely a tough cookie, and I believe he was aware of my attempt to strike him out as insane. When asked if he had ever killed the Ender Dragon, his response was light: “With people but not ever alone.” This is going to be an important piece of information to remember– we can possibly conclude that he uses the presence of friendship to mask his insanity, only a true psychopath would sacrifice their friends to the Ender Dragon– the distinct lack of detail shows us the truth here. So I then questioned his construct and his scheduling, asking him if he’s an alarm clock person, or if he instead uses his phone. He looked at me dead after writing down his answer, as if I was onto him. “My mother wakes me up”, it reads. This was just what I needed, a vital piece of knowledge that gives us the perfect assumption. He’s directly on schedule, at all times, every morning– we all know that this is the perfect way to wake up, it is better than any alarm clock or phone alarm, it is the most exact and effective method. Bryce Bowman may be a genius, although cold blooded with effectiveness. When asked about his favorite brand of water, the paper reads “Aquafina”. There doesn’t even need to be an explanation to that, only a psychopath would say that; Ice Mountain is clearly the superior brand, but this is definitely getting added to the analysis. I asked him personally if he stays hydrated, and he did say that hydration is very important, but I believe that may be the mercury poisoning talking, from all of that Aquafina. I then brought his holiday wishes into the equation, asking him if he has fully experienced the spooky season yet, or if he’s more of a holly-jolly fellow. The answer was striking: “I absolutely love Halloween, so I’m scary.” I had to test his authenticity, since he seemed to be telling me lies– Halloween can never beat Christmas. In order to test his genuineness towards my survey, I proceeded to ask him if the band’s performance at the drug free rally was peak, or weak. “Absolutely peak”, he responded. Now we know he must be telling us the truth of his mind. I studied him further, asking Bryce if he believed in Santa Claus– the reply was absolutely, fact. “Who else would bring my presents”? I absolutely agree, as we all know for sure that Santa Claus is coming to town very shortly– Bryce may be a psychopath, but even insane people believe in Santa Claus. He also wishes for a new guitar for Christmas, an important detail since stringed instrument players have no sense for emotions or empathy, only the feel of the strings. Now I must find out who his partners in crime are; after some intense studying I believed it to be Ayden Vaughn, although Bryce denied the claim and said that he had never heard of him. But when asked about East or West, like the Atlantic or Pacific oceans, he wrote “West, Kanye West”. Let’s see if Bryce Bowman makes it to graduation. The last few questions were the ultimate determining factor, so I shot him something right down his alley. “When you wake up, do rainbows pierce your eyes with unicorns serenading you, or do you feel complete and utter dread, from the monsters in your room?” His answer finally cracked the truth of his inner thoughts, “Complete and utter dread, but it varies”. I followed up with my antics, asking him if he was suffering from extreme paranoia. Shakily wrote, “Partially, but most of the time, yes.” I had all of the evidence that I needed, but just to keep him unaware of my intent, I asked: “Is Bryce Bowman in favor, or against having pet crocodiles”? Like the true Floridian psychopath that I’ve scoped him out to be, he clearly wrote that he was “Absolutely in favor, and I’d name him Barney”. I have a great concern about the mental state of this man, I think he has lost it all. This analysis is concluded, there is a psychopath among us.

(Disclaimer: Bryce Bowman is not actually insane, maybe).