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Brianna Nitz and Isaac Freitag pose with the Student Council executives during a ceremony held at the last meeting. "I became a teacher not just to teach Spanish, but to create a space where students feel welcome, supported, creative, and ultimately to have fun while learning," she said. Nitz was a Student Council sponsor, but she also spearheaded the creation of Games Club.

Nitz’s Next Chapter

Lucy Caira, Reporter May 29, 2024

Walking through the foreign language hallways of Oakville, students are greeted with earnest enthusiasm from every doorway. A vital member of this community is nine-year Spanish I and II teacher Brianna...

Spanish Club members make tie blankets for a children's hospital. "My favorite part of fundraisers like this is being able to support an incredible cause while creating a fun event for all students in our school to enjoy," said Spanish Club member Brendan Horn. "I feel that doing fundraisers like this is a wonderful way to give back to the community, support others, and create a lively environment in our school." The club raised more money than needed and was able to purchase additional supplies to make the blankets.

Blankets for a cause

Emma Neuhoff, Reporter April 3, 2024

Lunches were rowdy on March 1. as students gathered in the commons to see Spanish teachers Meghan King and Melissa Bradford get pied in the face to raise money for Spanish Club.  “We were raising...

Melissa Bradford takes in the scenery in Toledo, Spain in January 2016. "It was a really good immersion experience in the real world," Bradford said. In addition to having the opportunity to visit cities in Spain like Toledo, Bradford also trekked to Rome, Venice, Morocco, Berlin and London during her time in Europe.

Sensational Semester In Spain

Lucy Caira, Reporter December 20, 2022

It is not uncommon to stumble upon individuals with unique experiences and skills in the student body of OHS. However, what many people fail to acknowledge is the variety of ambitious adventures and particularly...

Sra. King and Sra. Nitz hold the St. Louis sign together in Peru.

Spanish Trip Rescheduled for June 2022

Olivia Wolff, reporter April 9, 2021

During the summer of 2021, 30 OHS students were scheduled to travel to Ecuador for the Spanish trip. But, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trip has been postponed to June 2022. “Because of COVID...

Connor Jones (12) poses  while touring sites in Spain.

Jones travels to Spain

Kayleigh Tritschler, Reporter September 26, 2018

Receiving a Gold on his Level 4 exam during his junior year was just the start of being able to take a trip to Spain for Connor Jones (12). After many tasks, Jones was selected into the finalist pool...

Lilly Jansberg (12) performs as Selena Quintanilla in the library on Dec. 1. Jansberg made her costume by hand.

Spanish students perform in wax museum

Preston Ocello, Editor-in-Chief December 8, 2017

Spanish teacher Sra. Meghan King utilized her students to dress up and form a “wax museum” in the library on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. “The wax museum offers lower levels of Spanish the opportunity...

5th block Spanish students goof around after performing their characters to Spanish I students on Nov. 30.

Spanish IV captures culture in wax museum

Mckenzie Knapp, editor in chief December 1, 2016

Dressed as Frida Kahlo, Lexi Twillmann (11) wears a long skirt and a flower headband, copying Kahlo’s iconic look. This was part of the Spanish IV’s Wax Museum activity where the students picked...

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