Personal Prowl

Throughout my four years at Oakville, I have been a part of many groups and clubs, trying to find my place in the school. Each year, I learned more and more about myself. My freshman year I joined the drama family and dedicated a lot of my time to the school plays. This is where I first learned to express myself and my creativity. My sophomore year, I decided to take Broadcast Journalism, a...

Dear Student Council, Since the very beginning, you have always taught me how to be a leader. You’ve showed me how important it is to volunteer your time to benefit others. You have taught me responsibility, organization, and how to be a good role model. Student council has put me under a lot of hard work throughout the years, but it is all worth it to see other people happy. My work in Student ...

I would not be where I right now if it wasn’t for the people who have shaped my life completely; my mom, my dad, and my brothers. All of your support al of these years means a lot to me. I can’t wait to begin college and have you guys by my side. Here is a little message for each of you. ...

Ten things I've Learned from High School 1. Don’t get wrapped up in the little things. 2. Take your four years seriously because they fly by. 3. Get involved as much as possible. 4. But don’t get involved in the drama. 5. Find a healthy way to manage stress 6. Be yourself. Embrace your weirdness. 7. Change can be a good thing. 8. Don’t give up. It gets better. 9. Just have fun. ...

Senior year can be described by relatives and friends constantly asking you the same question, “Are you excited for college? Are you ready to leave?” I always respond with a “Yeah, I’m excited, I love Mizzou.” or something along those lines. But the reality is, I’m excited for college. I’m ready to graduate high school. I’m ready to leave, but I’m not ready to say goodbye. I’m...

We’re all human, that’s our only similarity with one another. We are a species meant to be different between each body. That’s how it’s been since day one. Humans are, most likely, the most diverse species we know of within our universe. We’d be a population of clones if we were the same. We are born different than our parents, our ancestors, for a reason, to diversify the steadily growing...

Thank you to my friends. I have changed a lot these past four years, I’ve gone through all kinds of variations and versions on the way to being who I am now, and I’m still not done changing, none of us are. I am so thankful for how you all accept and love me through everything, the good times and the bad. I have had fights with more than a few of you but we always come back together in the end....

I know I’m not the first one to say it, but it’s true-junior year is hard. This year ended up being much harder and more stressful than I imagined. I had a full schedule all year; I took on two AP courses and one dual-credit class, along with an honors class. I knew I was capable of it, but I would sometimes have up to eight or 10 hours of homework on the weekends where I just needed a break...

With graduation approaching, I find myself looking back on all the things I will be leaving behind when August comes around — performing in the band, working on the Prowl, eating home-cooked meals — it’s all coming to an end. I am about to move seven hours away from everything I have ever known. The entire floor of my home I have to myself is about to become a single bedroom I share with someone...

Since 8th grade, I’ve attended three different schools: Lindbergh, Ladue, and Oakville High School. Having gone to these schools within a three-year span has brought upon mild negative effects. After 1st semester of my 8th grade career at OMS, I had moved to Lindbergh and began to attend Sperreng Middle School for 2nd semester. Moving districts then brought a slew of new challenges for myself....