ONEIDA MOUNTAINEER November/December 2019 Eight middle school choir members sing in
Kentucky Baptist All-State Junior High Choir
Middle School Singers Benefit From Special Choral We were blessed to have eight middle school choir
able to participate each year with the ASJHC, as long as the student remains eligible by grade and participation.”
Zoe Goke was one of our participating students. This was her first year singing at OBI. She liked the worship times at
All-State; “We were like one big family,” she said. Zoe also loved “singing with other people who were enjoying it as much
as I was.” She added, “We had a really good director. Sue Ellen Ballard This experience will help us grow.” Our other
Kentucky Baptist All-State Junior High Choir singers were Maira Morgan, Taraporn “Wawa” Prommanok, Elisa Gordon,
Phos Chongprasertsak, Rinrada “Jasmine” Khajohnsupawatchara, Rachel Monday, and Bridget Beyer. ❑
Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous deeds. ~ Psalm 98:1a
Congratulations to OBI senior Emma Smith (with parents),
one of six seniors from Clay County to be awarded
a $1000 scholarship at the annual Bert T. Combs symposium
held at EKU in Manchester on August 30.
members sing in the Kentucky Baptist All-State Junior
High Choir November 15-17 at First Baptist Church,
London. Tim Cochran, Oneida choir director, said, “This
is the first time we’ve participated in this event. We were
invited this year, so we made it happen. I hope it was a
great experience for our girls and a boost to our choir as
a whole.”
According to their web site, “The Kentucky Baptist
All-State Junior High Choir is a 70-plus voice choir for
students in grades 7 through 9. The goal of the choir is to
keep musically talented youth involved and challenged
in church music by addressing the social, spiritual, and
musical needs unique to this age group. Each year the
choir meets on the second weekend of November and
the location is rotated to a different part of the state.
“Members are selected by recommendation from
their Music Minister. Once selected, members will be
OBI fifth and sixth graders took advantage of the half day
before fall break by heading over the swinging bridge to the
farm. The students helped feed the baby calves and held two
piglets. They collected eggs from the chickens and carried
them back to the classroom to cook and enjoy, scrambled with
bacon and cheese!