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The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

Try out our interactive crossword puzzle for the month of November!

November 2022 Crossword

Joseph Mariani, Staff Reporter November 2, 2022

 

Profit margins in the US have spiked to record highs of over 8%.

This Recession is Unlike Any Before

Luke Wendling, Staff Reporter October 31, 2022

In a public statement on July 24, 2022, Janet Yellen released a statement with the White House in which she insisted that the United States is not in a recession, even though the economy has seen two quarters...

Posters that are hung around Orono High School for the We Scare Hunger Food Drive.

Orono Food Drive: WE Scare Hunger

Ella Fellman, Sports Editor October 31, 2022

Halloween is already an exciting time, and at Orono, students are giving out more than just candy. On Monday, Oct. 24, the WE Scare Hunger Food Drive began. WE Scare Hunger is a food drive that Orono...

Taylor Swifts new album Midnights.

Taylor Swift Releases New Album, “Midnights”

Summer Beatty, Features Editor October 31, 2022

Taylor Swift is one of the most popular artists around today. She is known for a number of popular songs such as: “Love Story”, “Bad Blood”, “Blank Space”, “You Belong With Me” and more....

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss (left) resigns, and Rishi Sunak (right) is appointed prime minister.

Rishi Sunak becomes UK prime minister following Liz Truss’ resignation

Brooklyn Elsenpeter, Editor in Chief October 25, 2022

On Sept. 5, 2022, Liz Truss won the Conservative party leadership contest following the resignation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. As a result of the on-going pandemic, a crumbling healthcare service,...

Severs Corn Maze and Fall Festival

Fun Fall Activities and Locations

Summer Beatty, Features Editor October 21, 2022

Fall is one of the most popular seasons among many Orono High School students. After gathering opinions and statements from the student body, many of the best places in Minnesota to visit during Fall were...

A group of injured football players walk out onto the field.

Brains Over Bones: The Physiological Effects on Sports Injuries

Ella Fellman, Sports Editor October 19, 2022

Sports injuries are hard enough already and depending on the injury, a player may be out for the rest of the season. Athletes can miss out on scholarships and other opportunities while they are injured. There...

The town of Orono has a long and fascinating history. Read further to learn more!

The History of Orono, Minnesota

Joseph Mariani, Staff Reporter October 18, 2022

Early History The story of Orono began in 1858, the same year Minnesota became a state, when the area was surveyed along with the rest of western Hennepin County. What is now Orono was split between the...

Orono students march in the Homecoming parade on Old Crystal Bay Rd.

Guide to Orono Homecoming Week 2022

Joseph Mariani, Staff Reporter September 23, 2022

With another school year already in full swing, the festivities of Homecoming week are coming up quite fast. So much goes on that it sometimes feels hard to keep track of everything. No need to fear, because...

Students and staff alike have mentioned the struggles of a senior slide.

The Senioritis Pandemic Hits OHS

Ella Fellman, Copy Editor April 21, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected daily life in school, but for a part of the Orono Schools’ population, this is nothing new. “With COVID, it kind of made all of my schooling just...

School Board Members meet together on Monday, November 8th, to discuss their objectives for the meeting.

Orono School Board makes impactful changes to meetings

Delaney Whitney, Chief Copy Editor November 18, 2021

School Board meetings across the country have changed dramatically since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only has this shift in meeting protocols affected schools nationwide, it has also affected...

Letters of Love logo

Letters of Love: Three Years Later

Brooklyn Elsenpeter, News Editor November 9, 2021

Letters of Love is a non-profit organization that was founded at Orono High School in September of 2018 by Grace Berbig. What began as a club run by students - Letters of Love has become an organization...

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