The school newspaper of Oakville High School

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The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

The little girl on the playground, feminism’s effects on the real world

Sydney Stern, news editor May 16, 2017

Must not be a slut. Must not be called a whore. Must be in the kitchen. Must be modest. Must not think originally. Must not shine as bright. Must not be a nasty woman. These are not just the murmurs...

Holly Nielsen (12) makes prestigious art show

Holly Nielsen (12) makes prestigious art show

Katie Counts, reporter May 11, 2017

Decked out in pen smudges and Starry Night socks, it’s no secret that Holly Nielsen (12) loves art. But what started in the classroom, has been taken it to next level. Nielsen is one of 19 students...

Jacob Paule (12) smiles at the camera with Principal Jan Kellerman

Academic Achievement Night

Sarah Simmons, reporter May 11, 2017

Honor roll OHS students were recognized for their achievements at Oakville in Gym A on May 4. The students that were recognized had a grade point average (GPA) between a 3.0 and 4.0 or above. Awards from...

Smiling towards the audience, Emma Miller (11) performs with the Golden Girls at their fundraising event, Breakfast with Santa.

Emma Miller (11): Q & A

Jordan Peters, reporter May 11, 2017

Emma Miller (11) currently dances for the varsity Golden Girls squad. Next year she plans to quit Golden Girls and peruse her training in musical theater. Good luck to Miller and her future endeavors!...

Speech and debate qualifies for Nationals

Speech and debate qualifies for Nationals

Jordan Peters, reporter May 11, 2017

The Speech and Debate team will take on Nationals in Birmingham, Alabama in June. After having a great season, five students qualified for Nationals. “We only had two people qualify last year, Shaun...

MOSAIC school of innovation plans to open in Fall 2017

Sierra Hunter, editor in chief May 11, 2017

The Mehlville School District (MSD) plans to open an innovative school for kids kindergarten through fourth grade in the Fall of 2017. The school was recently given the name MOSAIC standing for Mehlville...

OHS plans to eliminate class rank

Sammie Phillips, ad director May 11, 2017

Class rank compares student’s academic performance to others in their class using percentiles. While the class rank may help a few, OHS is planning to get rid of it for the 2017-2018 school year. OHS...

A flood of problems, how the flooding will affect the school calendar

A flood of problems, how the flooding will affect the school calendar

Emma Reinagel, features editor May 9, 2017

The Mehlville School District recently had two days off of school (May 3 and May 4) due to flooding on roads and highways throughout the district. The flooding caused bus drivers, cafeteria workers,...

College bound athletes

College bound athletes

Sammie Phillips, ad director May 2, 2017

OHS had a large group of college bound athlete this year. The seniors were recognized in the library on April 12 during ANP. Back Row: Jacob Paule (12) will be attending attending the United States...

Concentrating on the fabric, Ally Mcclung (10) helps her buddy cut out a piece of fabric.

Service learning day

Sarah Simmons, reporter April 28, 2017

OHS sophomores were able to help out the community in various ways while juniors took the ACT at school on Wednesday, April 19. The annual Service Learning projects help students to get out of their comfort...

Opioid presentation impacts students

Katie Counts, reporter April 20, 2017

From 2000 to 2015, over half a million people died from an opioid overdose (CDC). OHS administration decided to do something to change that fact. On April 14 and 19 students received a presentation...

Running a half marathon, Magalie Thauvette (12) shows how her training pays off.

Students on the GO!

McCall Phillips, reporter April 13, 2017

Over 25,000 people participated in the Go St. Louis marathon over the weekend (April 9), and 27 were OHS students. Students On the Go is a program for high school students to train for a half marathon...

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