Oak Hill High School has been celebrating school spirit and bringing students together through exciting fall events and activities. This year’s Homecoming celebration was a special time for students to show their school pride, enjoy time with friends, and recognize the Homecoming Court. Grant Walker was crowned Homecoming King, and Brandi Smittle was crowned Homecoming Queen. Congratulations to both students on this exciting accomplishment!The Homecoming fun will continue with the Homecoming Dance on October 24 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the Oak Hill High School cafeteria. Students can purchase tickets in the OHHS office for $10. OHMS students will have the opportunity to dress up, spend time with friends, and celebrate another memorable school event. Middle school students will also get a chance to join in the Halloween excitement at the Middle School Halloween Dance on October 29 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. A costume contest will be held during the dance, giving students a chance to show off their creativity. However, all costumes must be school appropriate. In addition to the fall festivities, Oak Hill High School’s Drug Free Clubs of America chapter attended the Drug Free Club Rally at Gallipolis City Park on October 14, 2026. Students enjoyed a fun-filled day spending time with friends and meeting other drug-free students from around the area. The Marching Oaks Band also performed at the rally, representing Oak Hill with their musical talents. Great job, MOB! From celebrating Homecoming royalty to enjoying seasonal dances and supporting drug-free choices, Oak Hill students have plenty of opportunities to make memories, build friendships, and show their school spirit this fall.

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Homecoming spirit is filling the halls of Oak Hill Middle/High School as students celebrate Spirit Week from October 5-9. Each day gives students a new opportunity to show their school spirit with creative themes, including Red, White and Blue Day, Tropical Tuesday, Mathlete vs. Athlete, Teacher/Student Day and Blackout Oaks Gear. The school’s Spirit Week schedule encourages students to participate while following school dress-code rules and showing respect. The week will reach its highlight on Friday, October 9, when the Oaks take the field for the homecoming football game. During the game, the 2026 Homecoming Court will be recognized, and students and fans will find out who will be crowned Homecoming Queen and King. This year’s Queen candidates are Alexis Davis, Elizabeth Wolford and Brandi Smittle, while the King candidates are Joshua Saylor, Grant Walker and Ty Wells. The junior attendants are McKayla Davidson and Presley Gallagher, sophomore attendants are Addison Brown  and Regan Farrar, and freshman attendants are Macy Houser and Claire Lunsford. With school spirit, football and community involvement coming together, October is shaping up to be an exciting month for the Oak Hill school community. The fall Senior Night will be held October 16 celebrating the class of 2027 athletes, cheerleaders, and Marching Oaks Band members. Show up and show your support for the remaining home games. One last and final congratulations goes to Olivia McKenzie for receiving her 1000 career assists in volleyball. She earned this incredible milestone on October 1st against the Northwest Mohawks. Again, congrats Olivia and Go Oaks!Source 1. Source 2. Picture Source1. 

A Rhode Island pumpkin grower has recently broken the world record for the heaviest pumpkin; the giant squash topped the current record by nearly 300 pounds.  Ron Wallace, the pumpkin grower from Greene, RI weighed his pumpkin at a contest in New England. Wallace is currently waiting for the Guinness Book of World Records to confirm he broke the record. The record that is held at the moment was set by a pumpkin grower in England. Wallace claimed he has been in touch with the Guinness officials, and they have stated he is on track to be verified for the record. The pumpkin grown by Wallace should have no trouble being verified as the heaviest because it is listed at 3,156 pounds while the pumpkin in England is only 2,857 pounds. These outbreaks of big pumpkins have inspired many new farmers to join in on the fun and start to grow their own pumpkins in hopes to win some competitions. Wallace recently won $3,500 after he won the competition in his hometown. He claimed bigger competitions offered him as much as $70,000, but Wallace wanted to stay and compete in his hometown. Wallace’s massive pumpkin will soon be the record holder stated by officials, and the kindness of Wallace has been shown as he stated he owes a lot to the pumpkin community. Source 1 Picture source

In the month of October, there will be a swarm of seven meteor showers lighting up the skies. The showers will begin in early October and end around early November. The peak of this will be October 21 when there will be a maximum rate of 15 shooting stars per hour. The orionids are not only the most active meteor shower of the year, but also the easiest to spot. Young children can even spot the shower. The shower was named after the constellation because it seems the shooting stars radiate out of this region of the sky. Orion will be in the east, but the only downside is the Moon will be three quarters waxing and may limit visibility. Saturday October 21, the moon will be 76% illuminated, but interestingly enough, there will be a shooting star every ten minutes. Although the orionids may be a medium strength shower, they have the ability to have high strength power. Many showers and constellations do not light up the sky for a whole month straight, so it is important to look out to see the beautiful night sky. Grab your whole family and some snacks and sit outside and enjoy the showers. Source 1 Source 2 Picture Source