Shelby Earley, Advertising Staff
• November 19, 2013
Technology has spread from being popular in the home and workplace to the classroom. Educators and students are finding new applications and websites to feed their hunger to learn.
Quizlet, Kahn Academy...
What happens in the dark of night at the rock, stays at the rock. The rock is painted after-hours and is so popular, that the design may not last even twenty-four hours. It’s the center of a turf war...
The new rules on technology use have affected the classroom setting in many ways, however some teachers have decided to embrace the use of technology and implement it in a positive way.
Schools are...
“Dieting is good if it’s a health diet, but bad when used for the wrong reasons,” senior Miranda Mosher said. Mosher is on a gluten-free diet because the gluten and MSG in modern processed foods...
With winter right around the corner and decreasing amounts of sunlight, the cold air makes some students feel tempted to go tanning.
The common belief among students is that tanning causes cancer. On...
As the homework load and the pressure of school increases, so does many students’ dependence on caffeine.
“I’m undoubtedly a full blown caffeine addict,” senior Grace Knudsen said. “Without...
Orono seniors Eloise Hrusovsky, Pete Makarov and Tori Palm have decided that their DECA project will extend far beyond the borders of the competitive DECA circuit and Orono’s education system.
Keith...
Every day people are talking about cyber bullying. Whether it be a teen suicide, a court case, or someone taking a stand, cyber bullying can’t seem to get off of our minds. One student, though, is trying...
Connor Avery, Assistant Sports Editor
• November 17, 2013
On Nov. 12, senior captain Chandler Sampson of the Orono boys lacrosse team committed to playing Division I lacrosse at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Sampson has been on the varsity lacrosse...
The OHS fall play Flappers and Fools, directed by drama teacher Jan Engelhardt, is an energy-filled musical set in the 1920’s right off the coast of Calif. on Santa Catalina Island.
Local playwright,...
James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, 84, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, according to an Associated Press Breaking News alert.
In the 70’s and 80’s, Bulger went on murderous reigns of terror as...
Black Friday or so it used to be… Now days Black Friday is beginning to creep into Thanksgiving dinners for the first time ever for some stores. Not only will Black Friday creep into Thursday night most...
