The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

Be safe this spring break by being aware of surroundings and avoiding tainted alcohol

Safety precautions for spring break travel

Tori Everson, Staff Reporter March 25, 2018

As spring break quickly approaches, the risk of consuming tainted alcohol and being in an unsafe situation is increasing. Tainted alcohol is a liquor that has been tampered by adding drugs or a mixture...

The Transformed Twelve website has more information.

Transformed Twelve looking for donations for Haiti

Emma VandenEinde, Copy Editor March 20, 2018

While most students are spending spring break relaxing on vacation, seniors Guy Mohs, Lukas VanDyck and Colin Sim, along with Mohs’ brothers Griffen Mohs, Nick and Alex Messerli, will be traveling to...

Orono Speech Team at Wright County Conference

Speech has success in recent competitions

Ellie Fasbender, Online Editor March 13, 2018

The speech team has already had a tremendous amount of success this year, with their seventh consecutive time winning the Wright County Speech Conference, among other victories. Megan Fritz, Sophia Vaughn,...

Music Listening Club

Music Listening Club

Erica Crosby, Copy Editor March 12, 2018

Music Listening Club has been an official club for two years and has informally been around for five. This year, there are nine kids involved in the Music Listening Club. The club members won regionals...

Students Against Gun Violence Club

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief March 12, 2018

Students across America have been rallying, ever since the Feb. 14 Stoneman Marjory High School shooting brought the gun control debate, again, to the front of the nation. This time, however, it seems...

Chamber Choir performing at their winter concert

OHS hosts MSHSL Large Group Vocal Contest

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief February 16, 2018

Choir robe wearing high schoolers from Orono and other section 2AA schools filled the auditorium with song on Monday night, as part of the MSHSL section 2AA Large Group Vocal Contest. Orono’s Chamber...

Father Steve Ruedisili and daughter Hanna Rose Harbison-Ruedisili honor their family member Ben with hockey

Ben’s energy lives on at 3rd annual Benergy Bash

Emma VandenEinde, Copy Editor February 15, 2018

Many community members and friends of the Harbison-Ruedisili family met at the Orono Ice Arena Saturday Feb. 10 to honor their late son Ben in the third annual Benergy Bash, organized by family friend...

Surviving Survivor Week

Ellie Fasbender, Online Editor February 12, 2018

On Feb. 7, Orono High School kicked off its annual survivor week activities. Thomas Lecy and Jack Randolph have been working hard to lead this event and make sure thats its available for the whole school...

Senate Allows Students to Lead for Change

Simone McGuire, Staff Reporter February 8, 2018

Student Senate gives students elected by their peers a chance to be a leader and seek out problems to fix within the school; representatives from each grade create change for the better and strive to make...

Science teacher Suzanne Kehret exhibits mussels that are friendly to the native ecosystem.

MN Zoo Teams up with Local Minnesota Schools

Macey Chelstrom, Nikki Praus, and Ellie Burr February 2, 2018

The state of Minnesota is home to forty-eight native species of mussels. However, twenty-eight of these species are either endangered, threatened, or of special concern according to the Minnesota Zoo....

Melina and Sophia Giovanis assist their father, Angelo Giovanis, in a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by The Midway Chamber of Commerce with special guest Mayor Chris Coleman

The Naughty Greek 2 brings culture to the Twin Cities

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief January 31, 2018

Walking into the Naughty Greek’s second location on opening day was like stepping into a different world--a parallel universe, better and brighter than the St. Paul streets. Those who were stepping...

Seniors Mollie McGrann, Kelly Rash and Caroline Koehl get together to plan their future meetings on the Current Events club.

Current events club takes over

Tori Everson, News Editor January 25, 2018

Seniors Mollie McGrann, Caroline Koehl and Kelly Rash sparked the idea of forming the Current Events Club in 2016 after the presidential election sparked political tension among the student body. The club...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All The Spartan Speaks Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest