If Kennedy Joiner could camp out all day, every day at one location on the OHS campus, she would most definitely be found in “the library [because] it’s so nice and cozy in there, and there’s TVs in there and chairs” where she could read all the books in the world. While this comes as no surprise to most people who know Kennedy, what might surprise some is that Kennedy best liked “second grade because we had this thing called The Second Grade Finale…After school one day there’s like bouncy castles, food, games. It was so fun!” Despite the noisiness of this once in a lifetime opportunity for second graders, it didn’t bother her as much as the noise of the high school intercom, saying, “Sometimes I’m like, what is going on? Why are you yelling on the intercom?” We can hope that Kennedy’s future career is somewhere that resembles a quiet, comfy library filled with books and no intercom.
Kennedy Joiner
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Mrs. Heidi Newell, Adviser
Mrs. Newell is in her 22nd year of education and appreciates the daily world of high school students. Her experience involves facilitating instruction in the ELA classroom and tying other disciplines into the real-world relevance of students' education. She enjoys writing assessment items and creating a curriculum full of cooperative learning activities and visible learning strategies. A perpetual fan of sunny skies and large bodies of water, Mrs. Newell's favorite season is summer. She can often be found lakeside with a book in hand and a dream of how to implement its ideas for the classroom in mind. A follower of many professional sports teams, Mrs. Newell has made a goal of visiting as many MLB and NFL ballparks as possible in her lifetime. In addition to professional sports, Mrs. Newell loves traveling, cooking, and celebrating special moments with family and friends. She lives with her husband Fred and their Golden Doodle Bentley, and they have five children: Molly, Colton, Dominic, James, and Gillian.