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The Spartan Speaks

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The Spartan Speaks

Houston Kraft speaking at OHS.

Speaker Inspires Students Toward Kindness

Maggie Brick, Staff Reporter May 24, 2017

The Leadership Symposium is an event that is offered by the Jake Anderson Legacy Fund, established by the Anderson family through the Orono Foundation for Education, to bring leadership and service-oriented...

Graduation: More than Meets the Eye

Graduation: More than Meets the Eye

Chloe Chumbler, Staff Reporter May 24, 2017

Each year at this time, the seniors start to itch with a desire to graduate. As graduation approaches and the end of the year draws closer, preparation for the ceremony starts to begin. To make the graduation...

2016-2017 Student Senate members

Senate Speeches and Voting Take Place May 24

Staff May 23, 2017

Students seeking to become class president and vice president will be giving their campaign speeches during English classes on Wednesday, May 24. All students in grades 9-11 are able to vote by following...

Decision Day 2017

May 12, 2017

Photos in the video above were taken by Caroline Fritz and Mrs. Hrusovsky on April 28.

2017 Promposals

Chloe Chumbler, Copy Editor May 11, 2017

This video is about 2017 promposals at Orono High School. Watch to see some of the creative efforts of your classmates.

Making the Most of the Springtime

Making the Most of the Springtime

Cami Reese, Copy Chief April 11, 2017

Minnesota winters can be very confining, but now that April is here, springtime is finally upon us. Luckily, we can now go outside and enjoy the weather and sunshine that has not been seen for many months....

The Metropolitan Ballroom

Carlson No More

Chloe Chumbler, Staff Reporter April 4, 2017

This year, OHS plans to expand their horizons by hosting the 2017 Prom at Metropolitan Ballroom rather than the Carlson Towers, which has been a tradition for years. Although the years at Carlson led to...

OHS Chinese Students Vacation in China

Frankie Vochko, Features Editor March 24, 2017

Over Spring Break, OHS Chinese teacher Shiow Jen Sun and some of her students will be adventuring to China. They will be touring the cities of Shanghai, Xi’an, Beijing and Hangzhou with an itinerary...

Music Streaming: Choosing the Best for You

Music Streaming: Choosing the Best for You

Naomi Byrne, Staff Reporter March 17, 2017

With so many options for music streaming available today, some may struggle with choosing the one that will fit them best. The main competitors are Spotify, Apple Music, iHeartRadio, Google Play Music,...

Art/ Sinclair Myhre

The Reality of the Darkness

Sinclair: An Artist That Never Stops

Kayla Kaveney, Visuals Editor March 14, 2017

  Senior Sinclair Myhre, president of the Art Club, is an artist that lives and breathes for her talent. Every day, she spends up to four hours working on her talents. After exploring over...

Several of the fashion trends for Spring Break.

Must-Have Fashion Trends for Spring Break

Grace Reiners, Visuals Editor March 6, 2017

From swimsuits and sundresses, to shoes and accessories, these fashion trends will have you looking and feeling good this year on your Spring Break vacation. Over-packer or under-packer, one cannot...

A healthy snack of fruit and nuts.

How to: Healthy Eating for Beginners

Naomi Byrne, Staff Reporter March 3, 2017

As February comes to an end, some may struggle to stay committed to health related 2017 New Year’s Resolutions. Others may want to give the healthy lifestyle a try, but find it hard to motivate themselves...

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