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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

Instagram activity soars in lieu of Facebook’s decline

Margeaux Dittrich, Editor in Chief Content April 24, 2014

The increasing activity of pre-teens and teens on social media sites like Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat have stereotyped social media original Facebook into an old, mid-2000s fad. Although Facebook...

Senior Samantha Hartmann checks Facebook on her iPhone during study hall.

Did it really happen if it wasn’t posted on Facebook?

May 28, 2013

Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg, people have been broadcasting their lives to the world since 2004 - every success, every failure and everything else in between. The stated purpose of Facebook is to stay...

Zach Wagner-Lund

Social media obsessions ruin the real world

December 17, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Google+ are some of the top social networking sites on the web today. They are only a few of the over 200 networks available for people to connect...

Photo/ Madi Arends

Advertising changes to keep up with evolving technology

December 14, 2012

Advertising has evolved with integrated social media. From print, to radio, to television and the internet, each advancement allows companies to reach customers in the newest way. Today, social...

AP Literature students access their Facebook accounts during class. Photo/ Maddie Mayhew

The Social Network holds the power

April 24, 2012

The prevalence of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, and Pinterest is undeniable. Especially in the teen market, social networks have the potential to influence what their audiences...

Hacktivists take Facebook

“Hacktivists” take Facebook

December 21, 2011

Nov. 13, Facebook experienced a widespread virus that resulted in the posting of adult and violent images on newsfeeds throughout the social network. Facebook users watched in horror as an innocent click...

It’s not your average high school student

October 28, 2011

A new student has just enrolled this year at Orono High School. Creating very popular discussions, he has received many comments from students and staff. Several teachers say he is distracting the students....

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