The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

Healthy Lunches: Helping or Hurting?

Carrie Noblitt, Profiles Editor October 23, 2014

Everyone knows about the new health requirements in the cafeterias at OHS. Everything is whole grain and nothing is appetizing. But, are these new requirements actually helping or hurting OHS students’...

Halloween Horrors: Why Costumes Should Be Appropriate

Sophie Seim, Centerspread Editor October 23, 2014

As Halloween rolls around, Pinterest explodes with diy, do it yourself, costume ideas and multiple costume stores open up. As an active Halloween participant, I decided to shop around one of Halloween...

ACT Fails The Test, Scored Delayed

Patrick McKelvey, Business Manager September 24, 2014

Tons of people will tell you, the only thing worse than taking the ACT test is waiting for the results. If you are a senior this year, you are most likely applying for colleges this fall. I was not sure...

Thank You, OHS Janitors

Sydney Hallett, Online Editor-In-Chief September 18, 2014

At OHS, appreciation is spread around to the teachers, the students, and the administration. Little appreciation seems to be spread around the janitors, and without them, the school would be a complete...

Student for Hire

Megan Haislar, Editor-in-Chief August 31, 2014

“I’m sorry, what am I signing now?” “A 401 what?” “Wait! That’s how much I have left after taxes?!” Once you have a job, you realize just how many hoops you have to jump through to be...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Shannon Stegmann, Reporter May 22, 2014

People in today’s society have no respect for other people’s relationships. If somebody tells someone that they’re in a relationship it’s like it goes in one ear and out the other. I personally...

Cellphones: The dark reality

Shannon Stegmann, Reporter May 22, 2014

In the past few weeks I’ve been hearing and have experienced problems dealing with cell phones. As I sit here and write this I can’t help but wonder if the good really does outweigh the bad? Cell...

All or nothing

Shannon Stegmann, Reporter May 13, 2014

The Golden Girls have a fundraiser they do that provides a banner for any senior who wants one, but most commonly for athletes. Just recently, the spring banners were hung up and many people have complaints. Compared...

Let the search for summer jobs begin

A, Advice Columnist May 5, 2014

As school comes to an end and summer begins the job hunt is on the rise. Finding a job during the school year is tough enough, now that summer is here all the colleges kids are moving back home, and...

Senioritis is not just for seniors anymore

Megan Haislar, Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2014

Senioritis, the bane of high school existence. It’s expected every year that as soon as spring comes, senioritis starts to creep into our school. My question is why is it only seniors who are allowed...

Leadership: more than just taking control

Megan Haislar, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2014

While at a recent journalism convention, I sat in on a crash course on leadership and what it truly means to be a great leader. I realized that there is so much more to this role than simply being in control....

Stress: an epidemic

Carrie Noblitt, Profiles Editor March 13, 2014

High school students today have stress levels shooting through the roofs. Counselors claim it is an epidemic. Students blame it on the school systems. The stress levels are so high that, according to...

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