📚 Home of The Bengals! Official Twitter account of Oak Forest High School, a school within Bremen High School District 228. 📸 Instagram: experienceofhs
Bengals! Mr. Brown went the extra mile last week (literally) and taught his classes from historic landmarks to try and bring history to life for his American History students! Tonight, he'll be on the 5pm
@WGNNews
with
@UnruhJulie
sharing his story!
Oak Forest High School is excited to introduce Matt Manzke as the newest Athletic Director! The new AD has been part of the OF community for over two decades, and is ready to take on the job!
Read more about him here:
Congratulations to our very own Mr. Mike Brown who has won the Outstanding Teacher of American History Award from the Illinois DAR of the
@TodaysDAR
! 🎉He accepted his award on March 13th and his application will now move on for further consideration at a national level.
The man, the myth, the legend- Mr. Brown🤎. In honor of our very own, Mr. Brown retiring this year, we had a brown out theme for our basketball game🏀. Thank you for all you have done Mr Brown! We will miss you dearly!🥲❤️🏀🐯
#brownout
#mrbown
🤎
#thebest
#thebengalway
🐯
We have a feeling Mr. Brown was smiling behind his mask today! 😷 If you haven't heard,
@SouthwestAir
awarded Mr. Brown 40K Rapid Rewards Points for going the extra mile and teaching his students from historic landmarks during remote learning. 💛❤️💙✈️
#WorldTeachersDay
How about a big THANK YOU to our Bengal custodial staff? These Bengals are hard at work so that we can return to a clean environment when the time is right.
#TheBengalWay
#ILSchoolsStandUP
A BIG THANK YOU to
@SouthwestAir
for acknowledging Mr. Brown on
#WorldTeachersDay
and presenting him 40,000 Rapid Rewards Points for going the extra mile for his students! 🎉
GOOOO BENGALS!!! Huge shout out to Hailey Wesner! 7 innings ~ 8Ks, no walks & only let up 4 hits! Bengals defeat the Titans 4-1! REGIONAL CHAMPS!! 🐯💪🏆
@ofhssoftball
#Classof2017
grad Tyler Vrba, had the honor of being part of President Bush’s memorial service & we spotted him in the news! While at OF, he participated in cross country, swimming, and track, before graduating & immediately joining the
@USArmy
.
#bengalpride
#soproud
Mr. John "Skip" Moroz is walking in his 50th graduation ceremony as a faculty member tonight! After teaching math to OFHS students for 50 years, we're sad to announce that Mr. Moroz is retiring this year! Join us in thanking him for a job well done!
#Grad2023
#BengalPride
We may be a little late, but congratulations to OFHS alum Kyle Funkhouser on his Major League debut!
@k_funk16
, you might be a Tiger now but once a Bengal, always a Bengal! ⚾️
Congrats to these 9 talented OF athletes that represent football, girls’ wrestling, bowling, volleyball, hockey, softball, & baseball; they just signed today to play sports for a college next year! Good luck & know we will be cheering for you!
#TheBengalWay
@OFHSAthletics
We believe Janae Kent can fly! 🏀 This OFHS Junior has hit over 1,000 career points mid-basketball season & 43 points in her most recent game. She is focused, & determined on the court & a powerhouse in the leadership category too!
@bball_oak
@OFHSAthletics
#basketball
Seeing a lot of
@OFHShoops
news on your timeline? That's because there's a lot to talk about! Don't worry, BDTV228 Sports Intern Joel Melidona will fill you in at
The District 228 Board of Education has appointed Dr. Brad Sikora as the next Superintendent of D228! 🎉Congratulations to Dr. Sikora and a soon-to-be very happy retirement to Dr. Kendall who has served as our Superintendent for 14 yrs! Learn more at
Congratulations to Connor Oliver, who committed to play baseball at Wichita State University next fall! This is a terrific accomplishment and we're all very proud of him!
@GoShockersBSB
@OFHSBASEBALL
@OFHSAthletics
Congrats to OF teacher Mrs. Schanz who recently completed her National Board Certification renewal! This is a reflective educational process for a teacher to do & Mrs. Schanz did much of it while she and her students were remote. Nice job, Mrs. Schanz!
#TheBengalWay
@NBPTS
#MOC
Congrats to Janae Kent, Hailey Wesner, Jenna Cooper, & Riley Ensing who signed to play collegiate sports today! We’re
#soproud
of you four scholar-athletes, & what you have accomplished while you’ve been here at OFHS! (And the year is still young!!)
#TheBengalWay
@OFHSAthletics
Shout out to Miles Trahey who is in the Class 2A State Wrestling Finals today! On his path to the State Finals, Mile upset the top-ranked seed in the tournament. Best of luck Miles! Go Bengals!
The District 228 Educational Foundation is proud to present OFHS Bengal Juan Avila with a 2020 Schmidt Most-Improved Scholarship! Congratulations Juan! 🎉
#TheBengalWay
SWEET 16 BOUND BAAABBYY!!🏀. Our Bengals came home with a win last night against Crete-Monee (47-44). Kent with 21 pts, Zarembkski and Malloy with 9 pts. Next stop: Kankakee, Feb 23
@7pm
. Be there to support our lady bengals!🏀🐯
#bengalvictory
#girlsbball
🏀
#TheBengalWay
Congrats to Kirstie Bussie ‘09 and Dale Renshaw ‘10 on your wedding day! These two took wedding pics today where they met--at OFHS!
#ProudBengals
#Bengalwedding
We've named a new Principal! Congratulations to Mrs. Jane Dempsey! 🎉 Fun fact, did you know Mrs. Dempsey has worked at our school for 28 years!? She'll also be the first female principal in our school's history. Learn more about our new principal at
Congratulations to our 2022 Regional Champs!!🏀🐯. Our girls took down Evergreen Park 49-36. The team was lead by Janae Kent (26 pts) and Colleen Zarembski (12 pts). Next stop: First round of Sectionals, Tuesday at Kankakee
@7
:30! 🏀🐯
#TheBengalway
#Regionalchamps
Congrats to the OF Science team, who took the Conference Championship at the Bremen SSC Science Competition yesterday! The team collectively won 21 medals and 10 students won All-Conference Honors! This team is on 🔥!
#TheBengalWay
#sciencerocks
#oakforestillinois
The September Staff Keeper of the Light is Mr. Brown! We know, we know, Mr. Brown has been in the spotlight a lot recently...but that's because he has been doing amazing things! His nominator says, "He goes over and above on a regular basis and the students adore him for it."
Congrats to Dr. Boniface and Dr. Gomez, who earned their doctoral degrees this summer after defending their dissertations successfully!
#TheBengalWay
#studyinghard
Oak Forest Rotary Club welcomed Tereza Progri to a luncheon to accept her Rotary scholarship! Congrats again Tereza!! Making Bengal Nation proud! 💪🐯👩🏫
Keep an eye out for some familiar faces on
@nbcchicago
tonight between 4pm - 6pm. Oak Forest High School's girls softball student manager, Maddie Crosetto and her group of friends want to tell you about a special softball game they played with one another. ⚾️🎥
OF
#Firefighter
and
#OFAlum
Kurt DeGroot dropped off 40 backpacks filled with
#schoolsupplies
along with many packs of 8 kleenex boxes at OF today thanks to the OF Fire Dept. Kurt started this project a few years ago and collected more than 300 this year!
#offiredept
#givingback
Congrats to the 23 talented OFHS athletes who committed to play sports at the next level: in college! We are so proud of you all!
#TheBengalWay
#SigningDay
The OF Staff banded together today to support our friend & colleague, Katie Gomez, & her strong son Jay who is fighting a health battle. We are sending Mrs. Gomez, Jay & her family our love & strength!
#TheBengalWay
#warriors
We ❤️ our custodians! Without these people, our school could not operate as we do right now. Thank you guys so much for always cleaning and maintaining our school! We appreciate everything you do, and it does not go unrecognized! 🧹♥️🐯.
#custodianappreciation
♥️
#superstaff
Congratulations to these talented student-athletes who signed to play collegiate sports while attending their chosen colleges next year! We are so proud of you!!
#TheBengalWay
#BengalPride
@OFHSAthletics
Our beloved math tutor Mr. Moroz and our Athletic Secretary Ms. Huie found each other on their school safari day. Happy Spirit Week Bengals!🐯🖤💛
#Spiritweek
#Safariday
Principal Sikora and his family used chalk to create some positive messages for walkers/runners today! Be safe and go Bengals!
#TheBengalWay
#inthistogether
We're officially a
@USNewsEducation
Best High School! This means that our school is in the top 40% of high schools across the US. Congratulations to our students, staff, and community. This honor belongs to all of us. 🎖️
#TheBengalWay
#BestHighSchools
🎉
CONGRATULATIONS once again to the Oak Forest Cheer Team on their STATE victory!! 🎉🎉 Our school got to see their Champions on their Walk through parade this morning!! Comgrats again!!
#cheer
#Bengals
#BengalWay
The
@OFBBaseball
team is gonna be strutting into school 'cuz they've done what's previously eluded them...over break, the BENGALS WON THE GULF SHORE CLASSIC, going 4-0, scoring 27 runs & giving up 0! Looking forward to a great season!
@PBR_Alabama
@PBRIllinois
@OFHSAthletics
🚨 To our students, staff, and community, we are happy to announce that as of this morning, the Board of Education and JFA negotiation teams have officially reached a tentative contract agreement. Details will become available to the public after the contract has been finalized.
Our bengals girls wrestling team competed in the first ever IHSA Girls State Sectional, and 4 of them are going to state!!🤼♀️ This is the first time in school history!!! Congratulations to our state qualifiers, Hannan Abdullah, Sabrina Sifuentez, Lea Davia and Daija Slaughter!🐯🤼♀️
Congratulations to...
👟 Allison Ramsey
👟 Mike Reif
🥎 Victoria Alfaro
🎳 Zack Olkiewicz
🏀 Clara Stahnke
🏀 Julia Zelinski
These Bengals have officially committed to playing sports at the collegiate level! See you soon
@mortoncollege
@Tusculum_Univ
@stambrose
@UofStFrancis
🎉
After careful consideration, D228 will be closing at the end of the school day today through 3/29. All students should bring home any academic materials needed to complete assignments electronically from home. Additional info. to come. Full update @
Hey,
@chancetherapper
this is the 1st year of our District's Alternative Education program located in the South Suburbs of Chicago! Our teachers created an incentive-based school store to help keep students motivated. Help us stock it with
#GRoCERIES
?
Yesterday, we distributed lawn signs to our 2020 Graduates! We know it's only a small gesture, but hopefully it will resonate with our Seniors and remind them we are thinking about them.
#TheBengalWay
🎓
Support
@OFHShoops
tonight! They're 14-1 taking on the Oak Lawn Spartans who are 14-2! It's going to be a very exciting match up! Let's show our Bengal Pride 🐯
@OFHSPepClub
says the theme for the evening is Jerseys! 🏀
#BengalPride
#TheBengalWay
Congratulations to Coach McDonough for being selected for the IHSFCA Football Hall of Fame! He is quite a deserving guy!
#TheBengalWay
@OakForestFootb1