The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

Same symptoms, different class

Kelly Ries, Reporter February 27, 2014

Have you ever felt overwhelmed and wanted to hide in the lockers? Or have found yourself stressed out while sprinting down the long hallway trying to make the bell? Are you out of breath by the time you...

Enough with the confessions! Think before you tweet

Lauren Gianino, Reporter February 4, 2014

Is anyone else extremely fed up with all the twitter accounts just completely bashing on their peers, because I know I am. This all started with the twitter account called “Collegefession,”  which...

Procrastination Portal

Sydney Hallett, Online Editor-In-Chief January 31, 2014

A week before the term ends, you log in on Parent Portal, wanting to check your grades. You then go to your individual class grades, and see that in one class, you are failing. You simply freak out for...

The happy endings

Megan Haislar, Editor-in-Chief January 30, 2014

Orson Welles once said, “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” In the grand scheme of high school and college, where exactly should our ‘happy endings’...

Are gym classes running in the right direction?

Maddie Foster, Online Editor-in-Chief and Profiles Editor January 14, 2014

This year the administration has made some changes to the physical education program. Now instead of doing physical fitness testing once, it is required twice (one at the beginning of the semester and...

Becoming a journalist

Megan Haislar, Editor-in-Chief January 13, 2014

Journalism is not a dying field! While the printed paper may be starting to go a bit out of style, the stories are still there—and someone’s got to write about them! So why not you? Reporters will...

Holiday Horrors: Having homework over winter break

Sydney Hallett, Online Editor-In-Chief January 12, 2014

Holiday Break for students usually means two weeks of getting and giving gifts, drinking hot chocolate, snuggling by the fire, and sleeping for twelve straight hours. Unfortunately for some, this is not...

The Never Ending Winter Break

The Never Ending Winter Break

Shannon Stegmann, Reporter January 12, 2014

Most winter breaks usually end around Jan. 3, which lucky for us, happened to fall on a Friday this year. This meant our break was extended until the following Monday. Little did we know that our break...

This Place is About to Glow

This Place is About to Glow

Shannon Stegmann, Reporter December 18, 2013

OHS was definitely glowing on Saturday, December 14th. It was the first ever glow dance, and it was a complete success. Over 300 students were in attendance. It was a very casual dress code which was...

Let it Snow?

Let it Snow?

Maddie Foster, Online Editor-in-Chief and Profiles Editor December 16, 2013

It’s winter and you know what that means, snow, and with snow comes panic here in St. Louis. Personally, I think people in St. Louis tend to overreact when it comes to winter weather. Take for example...

The semester in review

Megan Haislar, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2013

With the first semester coming to a close, it’s hard not to notice all of the changes this year at OHS. It’s time for a bit of a recap! The biggest change (and the one that we are constantly reminded...

Black Friday NOT Black Thursday

Black Friday NOT Black Thursday

Carrie Noblitt, Profiles Editor December 5, 2013

Black Friday. Good sales, crazy people and no limits it seems. It  is the Friday following Thanksgiving every year. People use it to their advantage for Christmas shopping because the majority of major...

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