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The days leading up to this final day were filled with fun and traditional activities as students celebrated the end of the year and said farewell to our sixth grade graduates.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lower School Student Serves as &quot;Principal for a Day&quot;</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=786&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=786&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:18:33 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Kate Kelly &amp;amp;rsquo;18 served as &amp;amp;ldquo;Principal for a Day&amp;amp;rdquo; on Friday, June 4. Kate&amp;amp;rsquo;s responsibilities included ensuring that all the students were outside and accounted for during a fire drill, leading the Lower School&amp;amp;rsquo;s Friday Assembly, and declaring the day a homework-free dress-down day.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Upper School Artists Recognized at Awards Dinner</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=780&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=780&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:56:35 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Senior and junior artists were honored at the 17th annual Arts Recognition Evening on May 19. Awards were presented for leadership, outstanding achievement, and service/dedication to arts organizations at Oak Knoll.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>From Eggs to a Farm - Primary Science and Social Studies Lessons Come Alive through Integrated Project</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=779&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=779&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:33:05 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[As part of a project that integrated lessons from science and social studies, our primary students recently observed incubated eggs hatch into chicks, and later visited their new home at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm in Morristown.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Miss South Jersey 2010 Shares Lessons about Bullying with Students in Grades 7 and 8</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=755&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=755&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 08:27:03 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Krysten Moore, the reigning Miss South Jersey, recently visited with seventh and eighth grade students to talk about an issue close to her heart &amp;amp;ndash; bullying prevention.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>School Spirit Abounds at Annual Lower School Spirit Walk</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=753&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=753&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:18:18 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday, May 14, the Lower School community gathered at Memorial Field for the annual Spirit Walk.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Fourth Grade Students Participate in May Crowning</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=750&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=750&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 13:20:14 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday, May 7, students in grade four participated in the May Crowning ceremony in Bonaventura Chapel.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Twelve Juniors are Commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=748&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=748&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 10:33:21 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Twelve Oak Knoll juniors were commissioned as Eucharistic ministers on May 13 during the Ascension Thursday Mass, celebrated by Father Luke Travers, O.S.B. The program for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion is an opportunity for members of the rising senior class to serve the community in a special way.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lizzie Borowiec '13 Enjoys Serving as Head for the Day</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=746&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=746&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 15:53:10 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Thursday, May 6, Lizzie Borowiec '13 became &amp;amp;ldquo;Head for the Day,&amp;amp;rdquo; enjoying a behind the scenes look at the responsibilities and tasks the head of school, Timothy J. Saburn typically handles on a daily basis.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oak Knoll Student Raises Cancer Awareness In Honor of Jenny Myers '98</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=745&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=745&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 20:19:52 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday, April 30, Upper School students, faculty, and staff dressed down for a cause close to the hearts of many in the community. In exchange for the chance to wear more comfortable attire, participants donated to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in memory of Jenny Myers &amp;amp;rsquo;98.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lower School Music Teacher and Students Participate in New Jersey Elementary Honor Choir</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=738&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=738&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 08:43:27 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Four Lower School students recently received the honor of membership in the New Jersey Elementary Honor Choir, performing on Saturday, May 1 at the J.P. Case Middle School in Flemington: Grace Jagoe (treble 1) and Kylie Clancy, Julia Lorditch and Megan Treanor (treble 2). They were directed by a familiar face, as Lower School music teacher, Mrs. Brenda McCulley was appointed conductor of this select ensemble.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lower School Students Celebrate Their Love of Reading!</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=741&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=741&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 11:35:06 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday, April 30, students in the Lower School welcomed Thomas Yezerski, an accomplished author and illustrator of children&amp;amp;rsquo;s books for &amp;amp;ldquo;Author Day.&amp;amp;rdquo; Mr. Yezerski visited with students from kindergarten to grade six, sharing his experience with creating books and his drawings.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lower School Celebrates Hat Day in Memory of Katie MacMaster</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=740&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=740&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 08:45:19 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Friday, April 30 marked the eighth annual Hat Day to remember Katie MacMaster, a member of the class of 2007. Katie was a young woman who used her gifts fully in the classroom, in the arts, and athletics, and genuinely welcomed others into her friendship. She was in the seventh grade at Oak Knoll when she passed away on May 1, 2002. Since then, Mrs. Lucy Savellano Remus, Lower School world language teacher, has organized the day for the Lower School to celebrate Katie&amp;amp;rsquo;s memory.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>&quot;Eat, Sleep, School, Dance&quot;</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=698&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=698&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:15:47 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday, April 23, the curtain will rise on Dance Concert 2010, the Oak Knoll Dancers&amp;amp;rsquo; capstone performance in the Mother Mary Campion Center for the Performing Arts.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Thirteen Students Inducted into Cum Laude Society</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=695&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=695&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:37:31 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Thirteen juniors and seniors were inducted into the Oak Knoll Chapter of the Cum Laude Society in April. Congratulations to Audrey Atencio &amp;amp;lsquo;10, Christina Benvenuti '10, Emily Carey &amp;amp;lsquo;10, Christina Eng &amp;amp;lsquo;10, Lauren Leccese &amp;amp;lsquo;10, Alex Lorditch &amp;amp;lsquo;10, Jess Natoli &amp;amp;rsquo;10, Mary Coughlin &amp;amp;lsquo;11, Elizabeth McGlone &amp;amp;lsquo;11, Lindsey O&amp;amp;rsquo;Loughlin &amp;amp;lsquo;11, Alexis Stanley &amp;amp;lsquo;11, Mary Elizabeth Talian &amp;amp;lsquo;11, and Jacqueline Weiss '11.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oak Knoll Seniors Travel to the Dominican Republic to Serve at Holy Child Mission Site</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=690&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=690&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:03:44 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[During the recent March break Upper School students Mary Borowiec &amp;amp;rsquo;10, Seton Hartnett &amp;amp;rsquo;10, Caroline Kern &amp;amp;rsquo;10, Lauren Leccese &amp;amp;rsquo;10, and Phoebe Theodore &amp;amp;rsquo;10, with chaperones Mrs. Mimi Hartnett and Mrs. Edith Ticona, traveled to the Dominican Republic to volunteer at a Holy Child mission site.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oak Knoll Lower School Students Celebrate Read Across America Day (and 100 Days of School!)</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=650&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=650&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:44:09 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On the morning of March 2, classes were paused for ten minutes to celebrate Read Across America Day, a national awareness program that celebrates reading on the birthday of Dr. Seuss.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Four Students Recognized for Work in NJ High School Student Art Show at Ducret School of Art</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=640&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=640&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:36:08 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Oak Knoll is proud to congratulate four student artists who were recently recognized for their work in the New Jersey High School Student Art Show held at the Ducret School of Art in February. This year marked the twelfth year that Oak Knoll&amp;amp;rsquo;s junior and senior artists participated in the exhibition.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Grade 6 Hosts Italian Dinner Night</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=615&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=615&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:52:55 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Monday, February 22, Oak Knoll families enjoyed an Italian Dinner Night, a fundraiser to support the Lower School Class of 2010 gift to the school.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>The Stage Is Set for &quot;Once on This Island&quot;</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=616&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=616&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:12:44 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Saturday, February 27 (3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.), Oak Knoll will proudly raise the curtain on this year&amp;amp;rsquo;s musical, &amp;amp;ldquo;Once on This Island.&amp;amp;rdquo; Set on a Caribbean Island divided by social prejudice, this musical retells Hans Christian Andersen&amp;amp;rsquo;s &amp;amp;ldquo;The Little Mermaid.&amp;amp;rdquo;				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Upper School Learns Life Lessons from Presenter's &quot;One Bad Decision&quot;</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=613&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=613&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:56:08 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday, February 19, Michael Napoli spoke to the Oak Knoll Upper School community about the consequences that can stem from &amp;amp;ldquo;One Bad Decision.&amp;amp;rdquo; In July 2008, Michael was involved in a very serious car accident; he was not wearing a seat belt and had been drinking.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Class of 2011 Celebrates Ring Day</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=605&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=605&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:59:46 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Wedneday, February 3, the class of 2011 celebrated Ring Day, an important day in the life of an Oak Knoll student.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Bestselling Author Helps Demystify the College Admissions Process for Oak Knoll Students and Parents</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=602&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=602&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:37:40 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On the evening of Wednesday, January 27, Oak Knoll welcomed New York Times bestselling author Jacques Steinberg to campus for his presentation &amp;amp;ldquo;Demystifying College Admissions.&amp;amp;rdquo;				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Upper School Gathers to Celebrate Service and the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=579&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=579&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:31:47 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Wednesday, January 20 the Upper School community gathered to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During the presentation, Diversity Coordinator Shavonda Robinson and Deans of Students Joan Paster and Edith Ticona shared some history on the great leader, as well as a video about the Civil Rights movement with audio clips of Dr.King's famous &amp;amp;quot;I Have a Dream&amp;amp;quot; speech.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Upper School Scientists Present Summer Work Experiences</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=580&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=580&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:30:07 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[This past summer, several Oak Knoll Upper School students participated in the &amp;amp;ldquo;Summer Science&amp;amp;rdquo; program, which aims to give young women hands-on experience based on the field of science they would like to pursue. On January 14, these students shared their experiences with the Oak Knoll community during a special assembly.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Congratulations 2010 Bloustein Scholars</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=568&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=568&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:33:24 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Oak Knoll is proud to announce that six members of the class of 2010 - Mary Borowiec, Andrea Chu, Bridget End, Lizann-Asi Robinson, Victoria Roeck, and Elise Rubino - have been named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Students Showcase Knowledge in 2010 Geography Bee</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=569&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=569&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The class of 2015 hosted this year's Geography Bee on Friday, January 8. Students from grades 5 to 8 competed in several rounds of questions relating to location and population facts.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oak Knoll Hosts Annual Middle School Choral Consortium</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=514&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=514&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:59 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Thursday, November 19, Oak Knoll hosted area middle school choirs for the Middle School Choral Workshop and Festival of Song.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Sandy Mechael '91 Inspires Honors Engineering Students</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=510&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=510&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:47:40 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Sandy Mechael &amp;amp;rsquo;91 returned to Oak Knoll to participate in the Upper School&amp;amp;rsquo;s speakers series featuring alumnae with careers in engineering. Mrs. Camille Burke &amp;amp;rsquo;77 began the series for students in her honors engineering class to be inspired by alumnae&amp;amp;rsquo;s real-life experience as professional engineers.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Jesters Treat Audience to Improv Show on November 6</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=509&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=509&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:17:39 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday, November 6, the Jesters performed for the Oak Knoll community in the Mother Mary Campion Center for the Performing Arts. Students in this Upper School performance group have been preparing for this show since the beginning of the school year. The focus of their rehearsals and the show was on the art of improvisation.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Ashley Minet '06 Shares Alaskan Adventure with Lower School Students</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=471&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=471&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:21:02 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[As part of a summer research internship, Ashley Miniet '06, now a senior at Swarthmore College, traveled to Fairbanks, Alaska to study the breeding and behavior of the tree swallow (Tachycinetta bicolor), a small aerial predator of insects. On October 16, Ashley visited Oak Knoll and shared her experiences with the Lower School during Friday Assembly.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Marine Science Honors Students Visit Sandy Hook</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=467&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=467&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:53:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On October 6 seniors in the Honors Marine Science course traveled to the New Jersey Marine Science Consortium (NJMSC) on Sandy Hook. The students spent the day experiencing the area and collecting samples for further study back in the classroom.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Bonaventura Library Hosts Annual Book Fair</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=465&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=465&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:17:59 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[&amp;amp;quot;Yes, this is the BEST!&amp;amp;quot; exclaimed a third grader as she ran into this year's book fair, which was held October 14-20 in the Lower School's Bonaventura Library. The book fair is an eagerly-anticipated and traditional celebration of books and reading at Oak Knoll, especially our Lower School community.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>'Tis the Season for College Admissions</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=462&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=462&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:28:58 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[While underclasswomen spent the day taking the PSAT and participating in special programs and class trips, on October 14 the class of 2009, their college counselors [ http://www.oakknoll.org/our_campus/college_counseling/index.aspx ], and teachers concentrated on putting the finishing touches to their college applications. The college admissions focus continued into the evening hours when students and parents returned to campus to gain insight from an impressive panel of admissions directors who answered questions during the &amp;amp;quot;Inside College Admissions&amp;amp;quot; program.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lower School Students Follow in Tradition of 30-Year Liturgical Ministry Program</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=458&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=458&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:40:38 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Liturgical ministries [ http://www.oakknoll.org/our_campus/campus_ministry_program/liturgy_and_prayer_experiences/index.aspx ] allow all members of the Oak Knoll community to participate in significant roles at liturgies and prayer services. Every fall, Lower School students begin the process of participating in the program. Directed by Lower School Religion Coordinator, Dr. Michele Dahl, the program involves several teachers and other adults from outside the school who serve as mentors. Each student selects a liturgical ministry and participates in training workshops, which were held on October 8.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Closing a Year of Celebration - The Bicentennial of Cornelia Connelly</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=461&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=461&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:00:35 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[This week the Holy Child community marked the close of a yearlong celebration of the bicentennial of Cornelia Connelly. The Oak Knoll community recognized the occasion with several events timed around Founder's Day, October 13.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Freshmen Explore Oak Knoll During Welcome Week</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=455&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=455&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:14:41 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Every year, the Oak Knoll ninth grade class is officially introduced to the Upper School community during Welcome Week, a fun-filled and themed week of events planned by their &amp;amp;quot;big sisters&amp;amp;quot; in the junior class. This year we got to know 64 &amp;amp;quot;Dora the Explorers&amp;amp;quot; who enjoyed discovering new things about Oak Knoll and their fellow classmates.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Sixth Graders Kick Off Milestone Year with Overnight Trip to Fairview Lakes</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=421&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=421&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:41:31 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On September 10, students in grade 6 travelled to the Fairview Lakes YMCA camp in Newton to kick off their special year with a camping trip. The annual tradition is a time when students engage in team-building activities and reflect on their new responsibilities for the upcoming year.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Paving our Way to a Safer Campus</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=418&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=418&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:47:28 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[While the students and faculty were away this summer, the plant operations, security and maintenance teams were hard at work redesigning the driveway sand parking areas at both the Lower and Upper School entrances.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Audrey Atencio '10 and Victoria Roeck '10 Named Semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=417&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=417&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:48:18 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Audrey Atencio '10 and Victoria Roeck '10 were named as semifinalists in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These talented seniors now have the opportunity to continue in the 2010 competition for a National Merit Scholarship. Congratulations!				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Congratulations AP Scholars from the Classes of 2009 and 2010</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=416&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=416&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:29:59 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Thirty-eight members of the Upper School classes of 2009 and 2010 have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams in 2009. Only about 18 percent of the nearly 1.7 million students worldwide who took AP exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Community Celebrates Start of School and Honors Faculty/Staff Service at Mass of the Holy Spirit</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=415&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=415&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:48:17 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The Oak Knoll community gathered on September 15 for the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit &amp;amp;ndash; a time for the entire community to collectively pray for a blessed school year.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Class of 2011 Enjoys Traditional &quot;Junior Trip&quot;</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=411&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=411&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:45:04 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Thursday, September 10, the class of 2011 headed to the DC area for the annual &amp;amp;quot;Junior Trip [ http://www.oakknoll.org/our_campus/college_counseling/junior_trip/index.aspx ].&amp;amp;quot; The most unique aspect of Oak Knoll&amp;amp;rsquo;s college process [ http://www.oakknoll.org/our_campus/college_counseling/index.aspx ], the &amp;amp;ldquo;Junior Trip,&amp;amp;rdquo; is annually held in September and allows students to visit college campuses and experience firsthand, from a student perspective, the wonderful variety of schools available to them.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oak Knoll Summer Seeds Program</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=380&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=380&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:19:18 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Congratulations Upper School Class of 2009!</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=354&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=354&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:45:02 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Oak Knoll held its 81st Upper School commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 7. The graduates kept with school tradition and donned white gowns and gloves, and carried yellow roses. Enjoy a sample of photos [ http://www.oakknoll.org/gallery/index.aspx?LinkID=102&amp;amp;ModuleID=132 ] from Commencement 2009...and look forward to more coverage in the 2009 Commencement/Reunion issue of the Review [ http://www.oakknoll.org/our_community/publications/index.aspx ], which will arrive in your mailbox this summer!				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lower School Celebrates Grade 6 Graduation</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=355&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=355&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:43:28 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The Lower School class of 2009 gathered with their teachers and families on the evening of June 4 for graduation. A liturgy, ceremony, and reception marked the occasion. Enjoy some photos from the event [ http://www.oakknoll.org/gallery/index.aspx?LinkID=103&amp;amp;ModuleID=132 ] and look for more coverage in the 2009 Commencement/Reunion issue of the Review [ http://www.oakknoll.org/our_community/publications/index.aspx ], which will be published this summer.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Congratulations Kindergarten Graduates!</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=356&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=356&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Oak Knoll held its kindergarten graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 2. The parents of the graduates joined their little ones and their teachers for the prayer service and distribution of diplomas. During the service, Father Jim Worth of St. James Church in Springfield asked the graduates what they wanted to be when they grew up. From professional baseball players to dentists, the graduates have many big dreams! Enjoy some photos from the the ceremony [ http://www.oakknoll.org/gallery/index.aspx?LinkID=104&amp;amp;ModuleID=132 ] and look for more coverage in the 2009 Commencement/Reunion issue of the Review [ http://www.oakknoll.org/our_community/publications/index.aspx ], which will be published this summer.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Meg Dobrydnio '97 Thanks Lower School for Support</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=352&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=352&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:15:51 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Meg Dobrydnio '97, now a civilian working for the Department of Defense, recently returned to campus after competing her second tour of duty in Iraq.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Members of a Group Study Exchange Program Speak with OKS Students</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=334&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=334&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 15:16:39 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Wednesday, May 6, members of District 1720, a group study exchange program, visited Oak Knoll's campus and met with several French classes.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lower School Students Celebrate Author Day!</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=328&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=328&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 13:34:15 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday, May 1, Mr. Michael Dooling visited Oak Knoll as the guest author/illustrator the 13th annual Author Day. Mr. Dooling presented &quot;History through Picture Books&quot; to the students in the Lower School.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Sixth Grade Presents Class Gift to Lower School</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=323&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=323&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 10:40:21 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Upon graduating, it is tradition for the sixth grade class to donate an item to be enjoyed by the rest of the school after they have moved on.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Class of 2010 Enjoys Ring Day Tradition</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=320&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=320&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Wednesday, April 29, the Class of 2010 celebrated Ring Day, an important day in the life of an Oak Knoll student.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Thirteen Students Inducted into Cum Laude Society</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=297&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=297&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:55:14 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Congratulations to our seniors and juniors who were inducted into the Oak Knoll Chapter of the Cum Laude Society on April 15. 				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Upper School Celebrates Foreign Language Week</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=264&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=264&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:16:30 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The week before spring break was Language Week, when Upper School students were treated to activities and presentations that educated them about different languages and cultures, all made possible by the foreign language department.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Second Grade Celebrates 100 Days of School with Canned Food Drive</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=261&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=261&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The second grade recently collected 272 cans of food in honor of the 100th day of school. The students lined up the cans in the hallway in groups of 10 so they could count and then donated them to the homeless. Great job to our second graders!				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>February Madness! Students in Grades 5 and 6 Play in Annual Basketball Tournament</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=262&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=262&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday, February 27, the Lower School held its annual basketball tournament for students in grades 5 and 6.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lower School Students Present Autobiographies to Familes</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=260&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=260&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:37:54 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[In Mrs. Alicia Grimes' second grade Language Arts class, the students were instructed to research a famous person in history and give an oral presentation about him or her.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oak Knoll Celebrates Lincoln Bicentennial by Participating in Pennies for Peace</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=232&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=232&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:35:49 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Thursday, February 12 marked the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln, and both the Upper and Lower School students participated in celebrating.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Students Witness Inauguration 2009</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=208&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=208&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:36:31 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Tuesday, January 20, 2009 was an exciting day for all Americans; regardless of one's beliefs, it was a day that will live on in American history because it was a day of change.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Cornelia Connelly's 200th Birthday Celebration</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=207&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=207&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:23:59 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[January 15, 2009 was a very special day at Oak Knoll as it marked the 200th birthday celebration of Holy Child School foundress, Cornelia Connelly. Along with ten other Holy Child network schools, Oak Knoll students came together to celebrate a day that much preparation went into. Classes were cancelled, and the Upper and Lower School students united in honoring Cornelia's life and work on a very snowy Thursday.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>US Participates in Mix It Up Campaign</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=176&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=176&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:51:50 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The Mix It Up campaign encourages students to branch out and sit with a different group of students for one day during lunch.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Mary Speckhart '77 Engineer, Entrepreneur and Inventor Inspires Engineering Students</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=109&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=109&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:54:06 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Ms. Mary Speckhart '77, engineer, entrepreneur and inventor, returned to campus on Thursday, October 2 to share her inspiring career path with students in the advanced engineering course.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>National Merit Program Recognizes Oak Knoll Seniors</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=103&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=103&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lower School Celebrates Family Fun Day</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=76&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=76&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[There wasn't a cloud in the sky on Saturday, September 20 when Oak Knoll families gathered on the blacktop for Family Fun Day.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Community Celebrates Start of School and Faculty/Staff Service at Mass of the Holy Spirit</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=72&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=72&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:50:48 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The Oak Knoll community gathered on a beautiful Tuesday in September for the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit - a time for the entire community to collectively pray for a blessed school year.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Sixth Graders Kick Off Milestone Year with Overnight Trip to Fairview Lakes</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=67&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=67&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:59:27 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[One of our Holy Child Goals is &amp;amp;quot;to create a learning climate based on trust and reverence for the dignity and uniqueness of each person.&amp;amp;quot; To work towards realizing this goal, our sixth graders - the new leaders of the Lower School - began their school year with this overnight trip to build trust, empathy, and camaraderie between classmates. View the photos in our Galleries [ /gallery/index.aspx ] page.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Green Students Featured in &quot;Time&quot; Magazine!</title>				<link>http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=26&amp;ModuleID=117</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakknoll.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=26&amp;ModuleID=117</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:08:51 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator>Communications</dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The environmental efforts of some of our students are included in a &quot;Going Green&quot; article in the May 26 issue of Time magazine.				]]></description>			</item>	</channel></rss>

