OHS senior Trevor Knight was named this week’s KARE Academic All-Star. The feature on Knight aired on March 12, but the video is available on the Kare 11 website.
You can watch the story here: http://www.kare11.com/academic-allstar/article/1015006/65/Orono-senior-is-a-Jack-AND-master-of-all-trades
All schools are funded annually by the state, but what most don’t know is that Orono has a private, non-profit organization: The Orono Foundation for Education.
The Orono Foundation, previously known...
According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), 6-8 million animals enter one of the 3,500 shelters in the U.S. every year due to abuse or abandonment. Animal shelters are overpopulated, and...
A successful school district must work as a well-oiled machine. Like any machine, all parts must function for the machine to work. Without competent administrators and teachers, students would not...
On February 21, Youth Frontiers, a nonprofit organization, came to the Discovery Center, located in Maple Plain, to talk to the Orono Middle School eighth graders, play some games, but mostly to talk about...
On Mar. 6, the Memorial Blood Centers "Blood-Mobile" parked in front of Orono High School's mezzanine doors prepared to take donations from Orono students. The spring blood drive, facilitated by Student...
Second semester is already in full swing and some seniors have taken advantage of the opportunity to switch up their schedules by taking on the role of Teacher’s Assistant (T.A.). Seniors who are on...
The day of stress, waste and expense; give it up for Valentine's Day
I simply despise Valentine’s Day. The fact that people need a hallmark holiday to show affection to those in their lives is...
The stress of first semester finals week collided with flu season, leading to many student illnesses before, during, and after the Jan. 22-Jan. 24 three-day final exams time period.
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On Friday February 8th the National Weather Service issued a severe winter weather watch for much of Minnesota. They are calling for 6-10 inches of snow in the Twin Cities area, and even more in the...
There has been an allergy epidemic among the last generation, which has caused people to question why this is happening. One explanation for the increase in allergies is caused by hygiene hypothesis, which...
Roses, hearts, and chocolates galore. Valentines day is rapidly approaching and for all you sweethearts out there, is a day much anticipate. Although it is a widely celebrated holiday all around the world,...
