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The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

Johnston and Goodman work on completing their spreads for yearbook before the deadline. “I think yearbook is the hardest only because there’s very strict deadlines. We have to submit pages to get it printed,” Johnston said. “It's not like you can make up late work because pages have to be submitted and there's a lot that goes into each page.” Although yearbook may be the hardest, Johnston and Goodman both agree that it was their favorite class of the three journalism courses.

Trifecta Dynamic Duo

Madi Paluczak, Reporter October 15, 2024

At OHS, there are three different journalism classes you can choose from: yearbook, broadcast and newspaper. Many students only choose to take one or two in their four years if any, but Alyssa Johnston...

Sawyer Bess (12) gets ready to interview with his creative director Jacob King. “It was a great experience. I got to meet a lot of people and to learn a lot more about St. Louis itself,” Bess said. “Everyone at Aligned Media was super helpful and welcoming to me, and I’m so glad I did the internship.” Bess will attend Mizzou for their journalism program after graduating.

Hands-On Media

Kristian Nelsen, J1 Reporter May 24, 2024

Many OHS journalism members intend to continue a journalist career path, but one student in particular is gaining hands-on experience already in his senior year of high school.  Sawyer Bess (12) recently...

OHS alum sees study abroad experience cut short by pandemic

Avery Neal, Social Media Coordinator April 17, 2020

The new coronavirus pandemic has caused schools to shift to online learning, cancel events, and postpone others. Many college students studying abroad were forced to come home, including one OHS alumnus. Katie...

Melanie Neff (12) receives her award at the Journalism banquet on May 16.

Journalism students produce award winning content

Christina Meier, Editor-in-Chief May 22, 2018

Journalism students across the St. Louis area submitted their work to the Journalism STL contest, and OHS came out on top of several categories for the broadcast, myOHSonline.com, and the 2017 Tiger Paw...

Award winners Melanie Neff (12), Mckenzie Knapp (12), Rachel Delgado (12). Max Rodenbeck (12), Kayleigh Tritschler (11), and Kristin Kuchno (11) pose for a picture in the OHS library after returning from the convention.

Journalism program recognized nationally

Christina Meier, Editor-in-Chief November 30, 2017

Twelve OHS journalism students travelled to Dallas, TX for the National High School Journalism Convention on Nov. 17-19 and several of them returned with awards. Three members of the yearbook staff...

OHS received eight honors from the JEA national convention plus a Best of Show award for Channel 97 news.

Journalism receives national honors

Jaime Meier, profiles editor November 17, 2016

The OHS journalism program received high honors at the JEA national convention in Indianapolis, IN. Twenty-five students attended the convention, and eight were recognized in write-off competitions. Students...

Students pose for a picture at the National Journalism Convention in Orlando, FL.

Students win awards at national journalism convention

Sierra Hunter, editor in chief November 20, 2015

Eight Oakville High School students won awards during the write-off competitions at the National Journalism Convention in Orlando, FL. The convention lasted four days. Students attended various sessions...

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...

Journalism Promo

April 22, 2012

Everything about the Journalism program at OHS. Newspaper. Yearbook. Broadcast. Click here to check out more videos

OHS journalism wins 16 individual awards

OHS journalism wins 16 individual awards

March 14, 2012

The OHS journalism program received 16 individual awards at the Sponsors of School Publications annual spring conference held Monday (March 12) at Webster University. The Prowl student newspaper staff...

OHS journalists receive top honnors at National Journalism Convention

OHS journalists receive top honnors at National Journalism Convention

Evyn Johnson, Features Editor November 23, 2010

Channel 97 News was one of 10 broadcasts in the nation to receive Best of Show recognition in the Broadcast Program category. The awards were presented at the convention held Nov. 11- 14 at Kansas...

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