Last week: wins, losses for soccer and basketball

Boys’ varsity soccer lost in their home game against Royal Wednesday, Jan. 11, with a score of 1-6. Girls’ varsity soccer won in their away game against Royal the same day, with a score of 2-1.

Boys’ varsity basketball won in their home game against Royal Wednesday, Jan. 11. The score was 75-54.

This week: Awareness Week and winter sports

Boys’ basketball will play Camarillo at home Wednesday, Jan. 18. Frosh-soph will play at 4 p.m., junior varsity will play at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 7 p.m. Varsity will then play at a showcase at Azusa against San Dimas Saturday, Jan. 21. Frosh-soph and junior varsity will play St. Bonaventure at home that same day, at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively.

Girls’ basketball has an away game against Camarillo Wednesday, Jan. 18. Junior varsity will play at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6:30 p.m. The team will also play away at Notre Dame Friday, Jan. 20. Junior varsity plays at 4:30 p.m. and varsity at 6 p.m.

Boys’ soccer will play Camarillo at home Wednesday, Jan. 18. Frosh-soph plays at 3:30 p.m., junior varsity at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6:45 p.m.

Girls’ soccer will play an away game against Camarillo Wednesday, Jan. 18. Frosh-soph plays at 3:30 p.m., junior varsity at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6:45 p.m.

Advanced Peer Counseling is hosting Awareness Week this week. Its theme is “no place for hate.”

Next week: ongoing basketball, soccer games in new semester

Boys’ basketball has an away game at Channel Islands Tuesday, Jan 24; frosh-soph will play at 4 p.m. and junior varsity at 5:30 p.m. They also have a home game against Simi Wednesday, Jan. 25; frosh-soph will play at 4 p.m., junior varsity at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 7 p.m. Finally, the team has an away game against Royal Friday, Jan. 27; frosh-soph will play at 4:30 p.m., junior varsity at 6 p.m. and varsity at 7:30 p.m.

Girls’ basketball has an away game against Simi Wednesday, Jan. 25. Junior varsity will play at 6 p.m. and varsity at 7:30 p.m. They have a home game against Royal Friday, Jan. 27 as well; junior varsity will play at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6:30 p.m.

Boys’ soccer plays Simi at home Wednesday, Jan. 25; frosh-soph will play at 3:30 p.m., junior varsity at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6:45 p.m. They have an away game Friday, Jan. 27 against Royal; frosh-soph will play at 3:30 p.m., junior varsity at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6:45 p.m.

Girls’ soccer has an away game at Simi Wednesday, Jan. 25. They have another game at home Friday, Jan. 27 against Royal. For both games, frosh-soph will play at 3:30 p.m., junior varsity at 5 p.m. and varsity at 6:45 p.m.

Beyond Oak Park: President Obama delivers farewell address

President Barack Obama gave his farewell address in Chicago Tuesday, Jan. 10. He gave a recap of his setbacks and successes throughout his two terms as president, using statistics to prove how the U.S. has bettered itself from eight years ago. Obama also assured everyone that there would be a smooth transfer of power from him to Republican president-elect Donald Trump. Watch Obama’s farewell address from the New York Times.

More Beyond Oak Park:

• Meryl Streep, who was honored with the Cecile B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, took the stage to call out president-elect Donald Trump for mocking a disabled reporter. Her speech has provoked both positive and negative responses, including a plea to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Read more, including the transcript of her speech, from the New York Times.
• Kentucky senator Rand Paul gave a preview of his Obamacare replacement bill Sunday, Jan. 15. He said Republicans must pass the measure the same day they repeal Obamacare. “Our goal is to insure the most amount of people, give access to the most amount of people, at the least amount of cost,” Paul said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. Read more from CNN.