| JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCO |
| Oak Grove presented JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT in March 2008. It was a great success! |
| JOSEPH chapel sneak peek |
| Oak Grove thespians provided a "sneak peek" at their presentation of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" to the student body on March 11. Oak Grove will present "Joseph" on March 13-15 at 7:30 p.m. and March 16 at 2:00 p.m. |
| Peder Eide Chapel-Lutheran Schools Week |
| Peder Eide, Christian musician and Oak Grove graduate of 1986, was a guest chapel presenter during Lutheran Schools Week, March 2-8. Lutheran Schools Week is a national week of recognition for Lutheran schools; this year’s theme was “Walking with Jesus.” Peder encouraged students to "taste and see." |
| Middle School Science Fair |
| Oak Grove held its Middle School Science Fair on March 13 in the Darwin Gorder Gymnasium. Student projects were chosen to proceed to the regional science fair by a panel of judges from NDSU. Oak Grove had 18 students move on to regions. |
| Sophmore Mission Trip Taco Feed |
| The Oak Grove sophmores held a Taco Feed in January as a fund raiser for their mission trip to Mexico. From March 24 to April 2, the Oak Grove sophomore class will travel on a mission trip to Mexico. This year, the sophomores and chaperones will be traveling to the Tecate, Mexico area (south and east of San Diego) to spend time with various communities along the California/Mexico border. The students will work with the organization called Transformational World Opportunities (TWO) to understand the roots of the poverty and injustice witnessed at the border, to renovate homes in Tijuana, and to work at the San Juan Bosco Orphanage in Tecate. |
| Middle School Blanket Donation |
| Oak Grove's middle school students made blankets for the homeless in the Fargo area on Friday, December 21, instead of having a gift exchange. The 124 students tied 75 fleece blankets. The blankets were blessed at chapel that morning and then given to the YWCA and Churches United for the Homeless. |
| Christmas at Oak Grove |
| Oak Grove Lutheran School celebrate Christmas on Tuesday, December 18 with the Middle School Christmas Concert, the Smorgasbord and Christmas Concert. What a day of celebration! |
| 2007 Football State Championship Game |
| Oak Grove’s football team is the 2007 Class 2A State Champions! In a crushing win at the FargoDome, the Grovers beat the Devils Lake Firebirds 28 to 0. Coach Kyle Bakken was honored with the 2007 Class 2A Coach of the Year, as well. The dome was full of fans in maroon cheering the team on to victory! |
| Annual Dinner 2007 |
| Oak Grove held its Annual Dinner on November 4, for the first time on campus ever, in the Scheels Center for the Performing Arts. The program included performances by the Concert Choir and a mass choir, a dedication of the David J. Hetland Commemorative Gallery, a campaign announcement and a keynote speech. Pastor John Andreasen was presented with the 2007 Living the Mission Award. |
| Pumpkin Carving |
| Oak Grove Lutheran School’s high school International Students carved pumpkins with the Oak Grove kindergarten class taught by Allison Caspers on Friday, October 26 at the north campus. It was the first pumpkin carving experience for many of the International Students.
Oak Grove has 19 students studying at the school from four foreign countries this year, including China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
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| Pancake Supper 2007 |
| Oak Grove Lutheran School’s Grover Club held its 32nd annual Pancake Supper on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in the Eid Center. The menu included buttermilk, blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes, along with sausage, juice and coffee. |
| Water Rocket Competition |
| Two Oak Grove classes competed in a water rocket competition on Friday, October 12 at 9:55 a.m. on the Oak Grove football field. The eighth grade science class competed against the junior/senior physics class to see who could launch a homemade water rocket further. Eighth grader Jared Jackson won the competition with a launch of 324 feet. It is the third year in a row that the eighth graders beat the physics class.
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| Homeless & Hungry |
| About three dozen members of the Oak Grove community participated in the “Homeless and Hungry” event that was sponsored by First Lutheran Church on October 6 and 7. This youth-driven event was designed to raise awareness and promote compassion for those in our midst in the Fargo-Moorhead community who are often without life’s basic necessities. “Homeless & Hungry” ran from Saturday afternoon until Sunday evening when participants helped serve a meal at local shelters. Participants were asked to fast for 30 hours, participate in the event from start to finish, sleep outside in cardboard boxes, raise a minimum of $365, and ask at least ten individuals to serve as prayer sponsors.
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| Homecoming Music Festival & Scheels Cent |
| On Sunday, September 30, Oak Grove held the annual Music Festival and also dedicated the Scheels Center for the Performing Arts. During the event, a mass choir of the Elementary School Grover Choir Squad, Middle School Honor Choir and High School Concert Choir sung The Awakening. Afterward, a time capsule was set and sealed behind a 2007 granite cornerstone. |
| Homecoming Dress Up Days |
| To make Homecoming Week fun in classes, Oak Grove's Student Council sponsored dress up days. Students with the best costumes won prizes. |
| Homecoming Coronation |
| Oak Grove crowned its Homecoming King and Queen in a coronation ceremony on Monday, September 24 in the Scheels Center. Seniors Zachary Frappier and Sidney Sather were crowned King and Queen at the ceremony. |
| See You at the Pole |
| Oak Grove participated in See You at the Pole, a national event for students to gather at the flag pole to pray, on Wednesday, September 26. See You at the Pole events were held at the north and south campus. Students pray at the flag pole with administrators and teachers, with the group growing in the morning as students arrive for school. |
| Middle School Orientation |
| Oak Grove held orientation for middle school students on Tuesday, August 21. President Messelt and Vice President for Academics Del Kessler provided a skit detailing how the Bible is the real Good Book, particularly over the Harry Potter series. |
| Football Field Makeover |
| The Grover football field was wiped out in the summer flood of 2007. Since the water stayed on the field for quite some time, all the grass was killed with no chance of regrowing. While Oak Grove weighed out the options for the 2007 season, the best and most cost efficient option was to sod the field using volunteer labor. The following photos chronicle the makeover of the field, which also received new goal posts, courtesy of anonymous donors. The field will be ready for play by the first home football game. |
| Ice Cream Social 2007 |
| Oak Grove held the 68th Annual Ice Cream Social on Thursday, June 12. Attendants were able to meet Oak Grove's tenth Bruce Messelt during his first week on the job. A sale was also held in the School Store. |
| Summer Flood 2007 - June 8 |
| The Red River is expected to crest below the predicted 33 feet, which saves Oak Grove from installing the gates in the flood wall. The following photos were taken Thursday morning, June 8. |
| Summer Flood 2007 - June 7 |
| The waters are slowly rising around Oak Grove. The photos in this gallery were taken on Thursday morning, June 7. |
| Summer Flood 2007 - June 6 |
| The Red River in Fargo began to rise for the seventh time this year in June. The river is expected to crest at 33 feet. The photos in this gallery were taken at Oak Grove's north campus on Wednesday morning, June 6. |
| Graduation 2007 |
| Congratulations to the class of 2007. On Sunday, May 27, 50 students were sent into the world as Grover alumni. Currently, 100% of the class plans to pursue degrees in higher education. |
