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The Art of Oak Hill

By Torie Scott

Oak Hill is a very small town, well known for having nothing to do except bingo if you are over 18 and playing at the park if younger. Having only 1,650 people, we are considered a village not actually a town, but we are also filled with artist pride, taking pride in those of us who are artistly gifted. It is our specialty from the statue of the acorn in the park to our schools supporting young artists like Dylan Sherman and Nicholas Kanouse, allowing Dylan to make the art for our school mascot Archie the acorn and allowing Nick to design the art for the middle school year book. But that's not all the art Oak Hill has though; Oak Hill also has beautiful murals illustrating Oak Hill’s past and giving newer generations a look into what Oak Hill was like, making us appreciate how it is now. The murals have been kept in very good condition over the years, having been painted in 2008 by Cindy Gibson. The mural projects were commissioned by the Beautify Oak Hill Committee and the Oak Hill Festival of Flags Committee. The project was paid for by a generous donation from the late Mr. Evan Davis as well as many other residents and local businesses. The largest mural is on Oak Hill’s food pantry located at 105 W Main St with four other smaller paintings on the north side of the building. The murals on the food pantry were recently refurbished by the original artist in 2023. The decision for them to be refurbished was made by the food pantry board of directors, making the artist work officially complete. We are very thankful to Cindy Gibson and the numerous boards of directors for giving Oak Hill a beautiful and artistic touch, making our small village unique compared to those around us. So next time you are on a walk, riding your bike or just driving through town, I implore you to take a minute or even a couple seconds to take in the works of art all around you and appreciate the time, money and effort put into each one. Thank you for reading, and I hope you all can see the art in the world around you.

Information sited from https://www.thetelegramnews.com/articles/oak-hill-food-pantry-murals-refurbished/

Meet The Staff

Jasmine Dunaway is currently a senior at Oak Hill High School. She was born on August 5th and is 18-years-old. As the eldest sibling, Jasmine has 3 brothers: Jacob, Diesel, and Brayden. She also has two French bulldogs, Athena and Oreo; her family affectionately refers to Athena as "Tina." Jasmine considers herself an honest and loving individual—qualities that have significantly influenced her character. Her friends describe her as funny, honest, energetic, and sympathetic, traits they admire in her. Outside of work and school, Jasmine enjoys sleeping, playing Roblox, keeping in touch with friends via text or FaceTime, and cooking or baking. She aspires to travel to destinations such as the Bahamas and Florida, and is particularly interested in exploring haunted and abandoned locations. After graduation, Jasmine plans to take time off to travel and experience new places before deciding on her long-term goals.

Shyann Hart is a Senior at Oakhill Middle and High School. Shyann is in choir and enjoys singing with her fellow choir members. Shyann loves to drive around and hangout with her friends and family. Another thing Shyann really enjoys is being outdoors.She enjoys being in nature and playing with her nine dogs. Shyann hates being inside and you'll never see her home. Shyann works at Walmart and loves her job. Shyann listens to music and reads when she doesn't have anything else to do at that time. Shyann also wants to become a hairdresser after she graduates High School.

Aidan Isabelle is an 18-year-old Senior at Oak Hill High School who has spent his entire academic career with Oak Hill Schools. The youngest child with only one brother who graduated from Oak Hill as soon as he started Kindergarten, his time in school has been a relatively solo experience, besides for his good friends. He considers himself to be solemn on an average day, a no-frills human being, until there’s an interesting conversation. Music and the Marching Oaks play a vital role in his life, but the memory of running track, and five years of playing football for the Oaks hasn’t left his mind. His hobbies include: Road cycling, mountain biking, and motorcycles, computers new and old, fishing and aviation, as well as cars and modern history, as well as many more. After graduation, Aidan plans on attending a major college as an aviation major, on the path to becoming an airline pilot, and living the rest of his life seeing the world.

Torie Scott is a senior in high school and has been in choir since she was in sixth grade. She loves reading and has watched every episode of the “Simpsons” and can quote “Supernatural” episodes word for word. She is in the musical, NHS, and NSHSS, which she loves. She has always had a passion for academics, especially history and science. She could probably tell you a fact from every time period and tell you a good book to read that's based during that time. She spends most of her free time reading or writing stories or taking pictures on her camera for her photograph profile. Writing and reading is more than a hobby for her; it's an escape from her hectic and busy life. It's her safe place when she's upset, it’s her friend when she's lonely, it's her home when she feels she has none and her best friend when she needs to vent. She will always have a smile on her face no matter what she's going through and if you ever need someone to listen, come find her in the hall or at lunch. She will listen without judgement; she promises. :)

Blaise Barger is a Junior at Oak Hill High School. Blaise focuses mainly on video games and sports. Throughout the year, he will be writing articles about different kinds of video games, Ohio sports teams, and Oak Hill baseball. Blaise has been associated with the Oak Hill band since the 6th grade while also playing baseball since first grade. Blaise’s favorite video game is “Donkey Kong Bananza.” His favorite sports teams include the Ohio State Buckeyes, Cincinnati Bengals, and Chicago Cubs. Furthermore, Blaise’s favorite subject in school is math, but he also enjoys reading as well. Blaise is excited to join our writers this year in making our school’s newspaper and hopes to inform people about many different topics throughout the year.

Joshua Saylor is a junior at Oak Hill High School; he was born and raised in southern-Ohio spending his entire time as a student within the Oak Hill Union Local school district. Joshua has been involved in baseball since the age of four when he began playing tee-ball for the Cubs. He has enjoyed hunting and watching sports as well; his life has been filled with sports due to his siblings involvement in Oak Hill sports. He only had interest in baseball until the eighth grade when he decided to try football; from the moment he stepped in the weightroom, he fell in love with the sport. Joshua dedicates much of his time outside of school to practicing football or watching the Cincinnati Reds. Joshua’s dream is to play college football while on the road to becoming an anesthesiologist.

Johnathon Schonter is a 15-year-old student at Oak Hill Middle/High School. He has been in Oak Hill most of his life and loves collecting military supplies and vintage items. Johnathon is a Sophomore, and is taking Journalism and Vo Ag 1, which means he is in FFA(Future Farmers of America). Also, Johnathon loves going fishing, junking, and all kinds of outdoor activities with his step-dad. He is well known at Oak Hill Middle/High School as the student who does the worm at all the school dances. Johnathon has a younger brother, Bradley Moore, who is in 7th grade. Johnathon chose Journalism because he wanted to work on the school newspaper. He also chose FFA because of all of the trips and information.

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