- Corey reads his winning essay – listen here
…will attend Northern Michigan University in the Fall of 2009. He plans to major in English and minor in Musical Theory. Corey intends on 
working towards a PhD with the ultimate goal of becoming a University professor. For the past two years at Oakridge he was active in all forms of political involvement. In the 2008 presidential election Corey was a student organizer for the Obama campaign and volunteered over 110 hours. In 2008 he chaired the OHS Super Duper Club, which took on the Democratic Party practice of the use of Super Delegates. He spoke before Congressional delegation in Lansing challenging the practice. In the Spring of 2009 he traveled to Selma, Alabama with Oakridge students for the Bridge Crossing Jubilee. On May 29, 2009 Corey helped to organize a “Die In” to bring awareness to genocide unfolding in Sudan. He works at McDonalds and can’t wait for college to start in the Fall.
