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The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

Many Caribou locations have already rolled out their holiday cups and sleeves, but a few still have regular ones to use up. The holiday ones feature a winter scene and bright red sleeves.

Reviewing Caribou Coffee’s Holiday Menu

Rachael Driskill, Copy Editor December 4, 2020

One of the many things that minnesotans look forward to every holiday season is the release of the Caribou Coffee Holiday menu. The main focus of this yearly release, though it does contain a wide selection...

Senior Cody Quast enjoys his three pork chops.

Students Crave the Pork Chop Day

Frankie Vochko, Features Editor December 7, 2016

At OHS, students are served lunch according to national and state public school standards. As most students would agree, some lunches are better than others, but one lunch day stands out over all-Pork...

Vending machine changes

Will Dittrich, Sports Editor September 17, 2014

Hell’s Kitchen: The cuisine is heavenly

January 30, 2013

The name definitely doesn't relate to the cooking, because the cuisine at Hell’s Kitchen is far from hell. When walking into Hell’s Kitchen, an individual will definitely get the feeling of the...

Mill Valley Kitchen: new look on fresh food

Mill Valley Kitchen: new look on fresh food

November 27, 2012

Does northern-California inspired organic food sound good? Then there is no better place to find it but the Mill Valley Kitchen in Minneapolis. The restaurant is located right on the outskirts of Minneapolis...

Food for thought: the locavore movement

April 25, 2012

With the cold Minnesota winter coming to a close, many local options are springing up around the Twin Cities, opening up new possibilities for the locavore movement. In recent years, a movement has...

Somalian famine needs more attention from media

December 8, 2011

The press is keeping the public well informed on hot-button issues such as the economy and Libyan power struggles. However, the famine rampaging in Eastern Africa is severely lacking attention from the...

Orono students reach out and give back

December 8, 2011

About 1,500 families come to Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners each year needing help—with rent, car repairs, medical bills, employment, or food. IOCP responds to their immediate need and...

Making Thanksgiving Sustainable

November 27, 2011

The week of Thanksgiving is an exciting time of the year for American families to get together with relatives and friends and celebrate not only things to be thankful for, but delicious, home-cooked food....

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