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The school newspaper of Oakville High School

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The school newspaper of Oakville High School

myOHSonline

OHS science teacher Bekki Kirchhofer demonstrates to her class how DNA strands connect on Nov. 22. "My favorite part of  being a teacher is helping students who want help and are willing to accept the help," Kirchhofer said. Outside of school, Kirchhofer enjoys serving as a foster parent at the Humane Society Of Missouri.

Learning With Love

Belle Mahoney, Reporter November 23, 2024

Head down. Falling asleep. Struggling to keep your eyes open. Walking through the halls, feeling the weight on your shoulders drag you down. Airpods in. Music on. Just getting through the day.  Until...

Coach Rodney Gerdes stands with the golf team at state. "[I coach and teach at OHS because] there were teacher openings. It came with the fact there were a bunch of coaching positions...I said 'I'll coach anything' to get a job as a teacher," Gerdes said. He has been coaching and teaching since he got out of college over 20 years ago.

Long Lasting Careers

Haley Hughes, Editor-in-Chief September 12, 2024

As some people grow up, they think ‘what job can get me rich and successful?’ But the more important question may be ‘what job can I make a difference with while enjoying it?’ A few OHS staff started...

OHS coach Adam Williams supervises wrestlers in the weight room.  "...[I can't spend a lot of time with my family while coaching because with] practice you are usually here till 5 o’clock anyway, and during the winter it gets dark around 5:30," Williams said. Williams coaches wrestling and football.

Coaching and Teaching

Madison Donze, JI Reporter December 18, 2023

Many teachers volunteer their time to running clubs, coaching sports, or tutoring after school, which can take up a lot of their time.  This is a reality for biology teacher Kelsey Tunze, who is also...

English teacher Sarah Petroff smiles for a photo with other
coworkers. “To me, being in the restaurant industry is not sustainable, so it is just something I'm doing to get by in the meantime,” Petroff said. Petroff doesn't mind this job even though it is tiring to her.

Double Booked

Kellie Youngblood, JI Reporter December 2, 2022

English teacher Sarah Petroff is working two jobs to sustain her lifestyle. In addition to teaching, she is a part-time waitress at the breakfast restaurant First Watch. While there are some downsides...

Teachers travel from room to room

Preston Ocello, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2018

Mrs. Amy Crean and Mrs. Katie Heurung (Wolf) are both roommates. No they don’t share an apartment, they share a classroom. Mrs. Crean only travels during her planning period and proceeds to the teacher...

Answers to 2 truths, 1 lie: teacher edition

Dominique Robinson, photo editor November 4, 2016

Caryn Miller (German teacher) Truth: I teach at 3 schools. (OHS, JeffCo, & German School Association of Greater St. Louis = a private school in West County.) Truth: I've been to Neuschwanstein (the...

StuCo’s annual food drive is a success

StuCo’s annual food drive is a success

Haley Boeschen, Reporter December 10, 2010

This year for the canned food drive, OHS students collected 9,508 food items to benefit Feed My People. This year’s collection set a record for OHS. The canned food drive started Nov. 3 and ended...

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