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The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

Flu season invades fall and student lives

November 11, 2013

Most people know the kid in class who seems to have a constant cold. This year, there are even more ways to protect against illnesses, specifically the flu, and all of the mayhem illnesses bring. An...

Today’s Random Act of Kindness

November 8, 2013

The Spartan Speaks staff would like to recognize senior Katherine Spurlock for her impressive random act of kindness today.  Katherine acted, when many others ignored the melting, dripping, discarded...

Twitter goes public

November 7, 2013

Well-known social media site, Twitter, has gone public and is Wall Street's newest addition. According to the Associated Press (AP) Twitter is "leaping more than 70 percent above their offering price." AP...

Students unite against bullying

November 7, 2013

Oct. 9 people around the nation wore orange to show their support for students who have been subject to bullying. Orono High School’s halls were filled with orange as students and faculty supported the...

Captains redefine roles to better the school

Margeaux Dittrich, Editor in Chief- Content October 15, 2013

The role of a captain is being revamped in Orono High School activities. While a captain’s responsibility has always been to be a role model to their teammates through their dedication, work ethic,...

Gabos and Dorn pose on a yoga mat as they prepare for Yoga Club

New yoga club at OHS benefits the student body

Zach Wagner Lund, Copy Editor October 15, 2013

Yoga Club is a new club at Orono High School this year. Juniors Julia Steadman and Paulina Gabos created the club so that students would be able to briefly escape whatever stress they may be experiencing...

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October 16 Schedule

October 15, 2013

Tomorrow there will be testing for grades 9-11. During the first four hours, the students will be testing in their designated rooms. Seniors will have the chance to go to seminars to prepare college and...

Maya Gardiner and Madi Arends Chocolate Chip dough filled cupcakes

October 11, 2013

Check out how to make some chocolate chip dough filled cupcakes by following this power point. See link below:   https://docs.google.com/a/orono.k12.mn.us/presentation/d/1J3l7VFKGZq5T95TI59XxqRyh7YafcYHryqs9P6ZEMvk/edit#slide=id.p Madi...

Challenging and rewarding: AP Environmental Science

Challenging and rewarding: AP Environmental Science

October 11, 2013

AP Environmental Science is a new course offered at Orono High School this school year.  The college level course offered to juniors and seniors is taught by Suzannne Kehret, who is new to the district. According...

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Daily cell phone use

October 11, 2013

According to Kaiser Family Foundation, teens spend 7.5 hours a day consuming some form of media. “I would rate myself a nine out of 10 on a scale of how much time I spend on a cell phone or iPad, because...

Police chase on Capitol Hill

October 9, 2013

On Oct. 3, police in Washington D.C. were taken on a car chase. According to the Associated Press, the chase started when a women in a black Infiniti tried to drive through a White House barricade. The...

Photo/ Pete Makarov

Government shutting down

October 1, 2013

For the first time in 17 years, the United States Government has shutdown due to missing the deadline on postponing a decision for the Obama health care law, which began in 2010.  According to the Start...

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