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Post by Church News on Mar 24, 2007 10:16:05 GMT -5
Two From OBI Go to All-State ChorusDenise Spencer, OBI publicationsThis year two OBI students earned the right to participate in the annual Kentucky All-State Chorus, sponsored by the Kentucky Music Educators' Association. Andrew Davidson and Gaiell Kercy attended the three-day event in Louisville in February. It was the first time since 1998 that two Oneida students have been accepted to the All-State Chorus. Oneida choral director, Tim Cochran, said, "After I saw their scores, I was confident that they'd both make it. This was Andrew's second year at All-State. "I really enjoyed it," he said. Gaiell was "sort of surprised" to be selected, since he tried out last year and did not make the cut. "I was more focused this year," he said. The All-State Chorus was made up of some 700 top vocal students from across Kentucky. The state choral chair accepts the best students in each of four parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Singers are then put into one of three groups: a boys' choir, a girls' choir or a mixed-voice choir. Andrew and Gaiell both sang in the mixed choir. They spent three days in concentrated rehearsals before performing in a concert the last night. The All-State audition included singing a piece of music for four judges in a quartet and also performing part of the selection solo, both times singing a capella. Additionally, the boys had to sight-sing for a fifth judge after being given only a beginning note and approximately 30 seconds to glance at the music. Press Release from....Oneida Baptist Institute News
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Post by Church News on Mar 28, 2007 19:55:27 GMT -5
OBI Presents The Savage DilemmaThe Oneida Baptist Institute Spring Play will be The Savage Dilemma by John Patrick. Preformaces will be April 5, 6, and 7 at 7:00 PM in the OBI Chapel. Admission is free, all are invited April 7 is also Alumni & Friends Night. Supper will begin at 5:45 PM. Please make reservations with Myrtle Cooke at 606-847-4111 ext. 268. Please note that you do not need to be an alumnus to attend the dinner. Press Release from....Oneida Baptist Institute News
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Post by Church News on Apr 17, 2007 15:49:55 GMT -5
OBI Student Places Second in State Art Contest Oneida Baptist Institute sophomore Min-Jee Park earned second place in a state-wide art competition in December. The contest was part of the annual Touchstone Energy All "A" Classic which includes the All "A" Classic state basketball tournament, an art contest and other competitions. The art entries were taken to Eastern Kentucky University for judging. Min-Jee won a cash prize of $300 for her pastel and charcoal rendering of a basketball in motion going through the hoop. Art teacher Sandy Anderson said, "Min-Jee is a natural artist and her schooling in Korea accelerated her to the level of artistic ability that she has right now. She has proven to be a top artist for her age group." Min-Jee has been doing art for 10 years. Her favorite media are pen and watercolor. The preceding was a press release from....Oneida Baptist Institute
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Post by Church News on May 4, 2007 16:00:11 GMT -5
Silent Dessert Auction Raises $2,252 for Samaritan’s Purseby: Michael Spencer Oneida’s third annual Campus Ministry-sponsored Silent Dessert Auction brought in $2,252 this year. The auction, held on May 1, was to raise money for Samaritan’s Purse, specifically for their work in Uganda, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The first 10% of the funds will be given to faculty members Jonathan and Michelle Barnes to take to Rwanda. The Barnes are going on a mission trip this summer with the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board. They will be working in Rwanda teaching English as a second language. This year’s auction featured over 180 entries baked by faculty, staff and students. Though the vast majority of foods were sweet treats, the winning entry was a “Southern Fried Chicken Dinner” prepared by three staff ladies. The meal included fried chicken, green beans, macaroni and cheese, cornbread and sweet tea, and sold for $250. Running a close second was a “Death by Chocolate” cake baked by freshman Cameron Nutter that went for $189. A coconut cake brought in $100 for third place. In addition to cakes, pies, cookies and cupcakes, the goodies included sweet breads, cinnamon rolls and fried apple pies. The preceding was a press release from....Oneida Baptist Institute
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Post by Church News on May 9, 2007 15:57:49 GMT -5
OBI Boasts Regional and State-Winning Artistsby Michael Spencer The 2007 Bluegrass Regional Art Competition was held at Eastern Kentucky University's Giles Gallery on March 18. Suzanne Scull, Jeff Skaggs and Ellie Kendrick swept the graphic design category with first, second and third places, respectively. Min-Jee Park placed first in the International section of the Culture/Heritage Diversity category with her watercolor painting titled "Ceremony." With their first-place regional ribbons, Suzanne and Min-Jee's work advanced to the Kentucky State High School Art Competition on April 20. Suzanne placed second and Min-Jee received first in the state. Min-Jee said of her work, "I wanted to describe the Korean's beauty...I wanted to describe it in paint." Her painting incorporated red and blue, the Korean flag colors. Min-Jee added that she showed a Korean bride who is also a dancer. Another art student, Harrison Laws, also had a painting in the regional show. It was an acrylic titled "Fourth of July," and was entered in the Celebration section of the Culture/Heritage Diversity category. The preceding was a press release from....Oneida Baptist Institute
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Post by Church News on May 16, 2007 13:29:17 GMT -5
SPRING FLING AT OBI The Oneida Baptist 2007 Spring Fling was held on Saturday, May 12. Students and staff gathered on the athletic field for an afternoon of fun events, such as inflatables, carnival games, and sand pit volleyball. Participants could also get their faces painted, douse their favorite teachers and houseparents in the dunking booth, visit with farm animals in a petting zoo, and snack on tasty treats like pizza, sno cones and funnel cakes. Ag students provided a tractor driving contest. The fun continued into the evening with a jazz band concert, a percussion concert, an interpretive movement performance and two rounds of the “Roommate Game.” The preceding was a press release from....Oneida Baptist Institute
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Post by Church News on May 29, 2007 14:39:46 GMT -5
OBI Graduation 2007 Senior sponsor Laura Stockton (OBI class of 1986) led the way in the Baccalaureate procession on May 19. It was Oneida Baptist Institute's 99th commencement. There were 57 graduating seniors in the class of 2007. Three earned Commonwealth Diplomas, Kentucky's highest. Thirty-two received advanced diplomas, while twenty-two earned standard diplomas. Advanced diplomas accounted for 61% of the class, the highest percentage ever. Our 2007 valedictorian was Andrew Davidson. The salutatorian was Jesse Godbold. We wish the best to each of our graduates. The preceding was a press release from....Oneida Baptist Institute
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Post by Church News on Jun 11, 2007 9:32:41 GMT -5
Summer Work Program at Oneida Baptistby Michael SpencerThe first summer work program began after graduation on May 21, and ends on June 8. There are two sessions of the work program this summer, the second of which will begin towards the end of July.The program is reserved for those students whose families have qualified for a reduction in their room and board based on income. In this first session, 19 boys and 17 girls have worked. Some of those will stay for summer school, which begin on June 11. Some work program students assist with large annual cleaning projects in our campus buildings, and others are assigned to work on the farm and yard crews. The girls are assigned each day to help in the kitchen and dining hall on a rotating basis. The student's work days begin at 8:00 in the morning and go to 4:00 in the afternoon. After dinner, they have free time to relax, watch TV or movies, make phone calls, and hang out with friends in the gym. They receive a weekly allowance of $5 to use for things like snacks. OBI houseparents and other staff members help the students' three weeks on the work program go by a little faster. Some check students out for a weekend away from the dorms. Other bring homemade treats to them. The girls' houseparents challenged the girls to a game of kickball. All of the students in this session were invited to fish and have a cookout on June 2. Miss Wilma, a former houseparent, and her husband have a stocked fishing pond a few miles from campus. They provided cane poles and prizes for the largest and the smallest fish caught. The OBI kitchen sent along food, such as hot dogs and marshmallows for roasting. The preceding was a press release from....Oneida Baptist Institute
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Post by Church News on Oct 17, 2007 19:11:11 GMT -5
Two OBI “Pathways” Students Selected for Summer Missions Trip to EcuadorBy Tamara Cochran, oneidaschool.orgOBI seniors Michael Geib and Wayne Hawk spent 11 days in Ecuador this past summer helping to build a church-school. The mission outreach was sponsored by the Pathways to Success Boarding and Day School Scholarship Program, an outgrowth of The Commonweal Foundation. Michael and Wayne were among 25 teens from all over the U.S. who were selected for the team. They had to fill out an application and have a face-to-face interview. The boys were both elated when they learned they were accepted. In Ecuador Michael and Wayne did masonry work each day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Pathways group met together for nightly devotions. The highlight of the trip for both Wayne and Michael was playing with the local children after work. Sometimes they acted out Bible stories. Other times they played soccer or became what Michael termed “human jungle gyms.” Both Michael and Wayne noticed the poverty. “There were these drainage ditches with sewage running through the town, and people would get their water from these ditches and boil it,” Michael said. “The houses were all bamboo shacks with dirt floors and tin roofs.” Wayne found himself giving away his belongings by the end of the trip. He said, “They would put rocks in the bottom of a bucket of water to use for a mirror. I had a hand mirror, and I gave it to a family. I handed out all my soap and washcloths, my towel, two pairs of shoes and my extra clothes…It was life-changing…You won’t ever hear me say, ‘This food is nasty.’ You won’t ever hear me say that.” Pathways awards scholarships to high school students who have a financial need and show a strong desire to improve the quality of their education. Pathways students may attend one of 34 approved private schools in the U.S. OBI is on the list because it meets the Pathways criteria of “providing an environment which gives students the opportunity to increase their academic skills, gain work experience and expand their knowledge of life beyond their local communities.” To maintain their scholarships, students must meet academic and work requirements. The program benefits Oneida because it helps our other donations go farther. Gifts from individual friends and partners make it possible for us to keep our doors open to all of our low-income students.
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Post by Church News on Feb 22, 2012 20:30:54 GMT -5
Oneida Baptist Institute News
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jen-Hsun Huang co-founded the graphics chip maker in 1993.
OBI Grad Channels Hard Lessons Into Silicon Valley Success
Modern computer games and their fast-paced graphics require an incredible amount of computing horsepower. So much, in fact, that the kinds of chips commonly used for gaming are now being built into some of the world's fastest supercomputers. If you're a serious gamer, if realistic, detailed graphics get your pulse racing, you should write Jen-Hsun Huang a thank-you note. Huang co-founded Nvidia — the only computer chip maker in Silicon Valley that's devoted to building chips designed for graphics. For more than a decade, Nvidia has been creating circuits with one goal in mind — making stunningly beautiful images for games and movies. Huang's story has an unlikely start. When he was a kid, his parents were working in Thailand. "In 1973, there was social unrest and my parents decided that it was probably safer for the kids to go to the United States and then for them to follow," he says. The Huangs ended up sending Jen-Hsun and his brother to a tiny boarding school — Oneida Baptist Institute — deep in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. Huang was 9; his brother was 10. When they arrived at Oneida they slowly began to realize this was a rough place. In the early 1970s, many local folks thought of Oneida as a religious reform school. "We wouldn't take some of the students that we took back in the '70s and '80s," says Bud Underwood, a former student who is now Oneida's president. He says Oneida was founded in the 1890s to stop the feuding clans in eastern Kentucky's Clay County from killing each other. For local kids it was often free. But every kid had to work. When he got there, Huang was assigned to clean the bathrooms. Soon he realized he could pick apples out of his window. He made some friends and some allies — he helped an older dorm-mate in math; he joined the swim team. When Nvidia almost went bankrupt in the 1990s, Huang's grit helped save it. Recently he led his company into a legal fight against Intel, ultimately forcing Intel to pay more than $1.5 billion in licensing fees. While Oneida may have shaped Huang , over the past 30 years the school has also transformed itself. Underwood boasts that Oneida now resembles a miniature United Nations in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, with students from 22 countries — from Cameroon to Hong Kong. He says most come hoping to get into an American university. But, unlike in Huang's generation, after college many of these students go back home — even the great ones. Another fact — international graduates of Oneida who do go back home will go knowing how to clean a bathroom. Read the entire story at: www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/02/20/147162496/tech-pioneer-channels-hard-lessons-into-silicon-valley-success?ps=cprs
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Post by Church News on Feb 29, 2012 18:16:56 GMT -5
Oneida Baptist News
WEKU
Oneida Institute's Diverse Student Body
By Stu Johnson
Increasing diversity has helped improve the education at a southeast Kentucky boarding school. In 1900, Oneida Baptist Institute opened its doors in Clay County. Today, Institute President Bud Underwood says about a quarter of their student population comes from countries outside the United States. Underwood says those international students motivate American-born students to work harder. Underwood says the Oneida Institute changed its admission standards about a decade ago…improving its appeal to international students. Its teenage students keep tuition costs down by helping with the school’s maintenance. Oneida President Bud Underwood says most students accept the rules without much resistance. Underwood says about a quarter of the student body is Christian. While chapel is part of the daily schedule, the school is open to youth of all religious faiths. Underwood has served as president of Oneida Baptist Institute for 18 years. weku.fm/post/oneida-institutes-diverse-student-body
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Post by Church News on Mar 17, 2012 11:50:28 GMT -5
Oneida Baptist News
fbcwedowee
Wedowee First Baptist Church will make a Mission Trip to Oneida
ONEIDA BAPTIST INSTITUTE, KY MISSION TRIP – MAY 6-11 This is an excellent mission opportunity with good accommodations and all meals furnished by OBI. Our group’s women will work in either the thrift store or in the craft shop, both revenue producing venues for the school. Our group’s men will work on maintenance on one of the many campus buildings. The only cost is transportation to and from the area and any en route meals. fbcwedowee.com/announcements-for-the-week-of-march-18
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Post by Local News on Apr 21, 2012 9:20:44 GMT -5
thespectrum.com
Mark Koziel, former OBI student
Mark Scot Koziel, 48, passed away April 11, 2012, in St. George, UT. He was born November 18, 1962, in Chicago, IL, to Raymond S. and Karen Baulac Koziel. He was raised in Chicago, IL, and joined the U.S. Army at age 18, he obtained the rank of sergeant before being honorably discharged. He enjoyed working on the building computers. He was a printer by trade and especially enjoyed his years at Oneida Baptist Institute, Oneida, KY. He came west where he net his wife Peggy Steggall Cox, they were married January 2, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV. Mark had a great love for animals, and will also be missed by his boxer, Max. He is survived by his wife Peggy; mother Karen and brother Ray. He was preceded in death by his father and beloved great-grandmother, who raised him until he was about 8 years old. A memorial service was held April 21 at Lava Bluff club house in Hurricane. www.thespectrum.com/article/20120419/OBITUARIES/120419001
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