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The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

Seniors Jimmy Buck, Fischer Eiss and Ben Bissen make up the Trifle Gang.

Seniors’ Soundcloud Rap at 15,000+ plays

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief February 26, 2019

Cari Spencer Editor in Chief At 6Smith in downtown Wayzata, seniors Fisher Eiss, James “Jimmy” Buck and Ben Bissen sat down for dinner, having just released their song, “Hot Cold (prod. Ocean...

How long did your resolution last?

Katie Udell, Editor in Chief February 26, 2019

Did you make a resolution for 2019? Maybe, maybe not. Although be warned, about half of all adults make New Year’s resolutions, yet fewer than 10 percent manage to keep them for more than a few months,...

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Meet 3 of OHS’s Foreign Exchange Students

January 22, 2019

  Cari Spencer Editor in Chief Anastasiya Sen, who goes by Nastya, is a sophomore foreign exchange student from a small town near Dnipro, Ukraine. From joining the cheer and nordic...

A day in the life of Officer Barnes

Sam Antonenko, Sports Editor January 18, 2019

When you hear about a police liaison what do you think of? A police officer that just sits in the cafeteria watching high school students eat their lunches, hoping for something to happen for him to intervene?...

One of many students look at this image over Social Media

The record breaking egg

Zach Adams, Social Media Manager January 16, 2019

The record of most liked picture on instagram was broken this weekend by, you guessed it, a picture of a brown egg. The picture was posted on the 4th of January and shortly after surpassed the record....

illustration of senior Maxwell Johnson

“I’m a person.”

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief December 29, 2018

Cari Spencer Editor in Chief Imagine being called a monster by your classmates. Imagine them calling you slurs, treating you with disdain and even throwing items at you. Imagine hearing, repeatedly,...

Youtubes influence on students

Youtube’s influence on students

Ella Weinbeck, Features Editor December 11, 2018

Since the creation of YouTube in 2005, according to Behaviour & Information Technology, the video-sharing website has received high praise on many levels from children to adults. The highly versatile...

Student Senate, a Force for Some Students

Caroline Robson, News Editor December 10, 2018

Orono Student Senate is an organization of elected high school students from each grade that meet to plan school events and coordinate and organize happenings of the student body. They provide a link between...

All 51 Free Spirits on the roof of the Newseum, the headquarters for the week.

Student represents Minnesota at journalism conference in D.C.

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief November 29, 2018

Cari Spencer Editor in Chief I still remember it clearly: stepping out of the airplane jet bridge and into the Ronald Reagan Washington National airport last June, smiling nervously at two boys...

The One Hectic Friday of the Year

The One Hectic Friday of the Year

Vivian Rohrer, Sports Editor & Business Manager November 25, 2018

The mall of over 550 shops, also known as Mall of America, is getting ready for its biggest deals of the year. Friday Nov. 23 is also known as Black Friday, the shopping holiday that follows Thanksgiving....

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