Jessica Betz has been an English teacher at OHS for 10 years but has always wanted to be a librarian, so when the position opened up last school year, she jumped toward the opportunity and got the...
Aaron Callaway
How many years have you been teaching?
"This is my first year as a full-time teacher."
How do you feel about this year so far?
"So far, so good. I’m starting to build good...
Jordan Powers (11) is about to set off on his 49th adventure, making him one step closer to fulfilling his goal to visit all 50 states before he turns 18.
“It's something that my mom first had...
Nela Zupka (9) travels to Karlovice in the Czech Republic every other summer to enjoy a nice vacation abroad and to see her family and friends.
“One of the biggest differences between Czech and America...
Most people are introduced to the idea of witches at a young age, usually around Halloween time and often accompanied by a pointed hat, a broom and a cauldron. But with a large community of people both...
After a long day at OHS, sophomore Beckett Wagener unloads stress by sitting in his desk chair, going on his computer and playing video games.
Wagener has been playing video games for about eight years,...
Imagine being anyone, everyone, possible. If taking on the person of a new character or using a pre-existing one sounds interesting, cosplaying is for you. Junior Alex Weibel is a cosplayer who enjoys...
Few people can say that they have done a two-week road trip across the country to visit many historic monuments and parks with aspirations of going even farther out of the country to Paris. Brooke Weiss,...
Christian Dirsa, a freshman at OHS, loves taking his bag and traveling. Ever since his family started taking him traveling to new places at a young age, he has continued to travel every year after that.
“I’ve...
Naia Banderman, a freshman at OHS, has been playing guitar since she was 13. Banderman's interest in guitar started at a young age and her progression in guitar has developed exponentially over the years.
“The...
Junior Madi Tatham took interest in cosmetology, then decided to take a leap of faith and try out the program herself at South Technical High School in Watson, Missouri.
“A couple of my friends...
Imagine—high school graduation is just around the corner. You earned a full-ride scholarship to your dream college and you are getting ready to start this new chapter of your life: adulthood.
Except...
