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The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

Doctors develop new strategies to treat sports-related injuries

January 24, 2013

Every year, high school sports injuries account for at least 2 million injuries, according to the Center for Disease Control. That is equivalent to about 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations...

Mayhews team mates from North Shore Gymnastics visit her in the hospital after her injury. Photo courtesy of Kayla Roiland

Catch me when I fall

May 23, 2012

For those of you who haven’t seen me limping around the hallway, I have a major gymnastics injury. On Jan. 21, I crushed my tibia, tore my lateral collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments and...

Influx of injured students overcrowds elevator

April 24, 2012

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8-LC2ZG1uQ&context=C40cbca5ADvjVQa1PpcFPjrvhe03OJAQbYWkFkCNcSXA_-lELcJ5Q= While the elevator is considered a last resort for injured students unable to use the stairs,...

Consussions continue to plague students at high school

January 26, 2012

The number of concussions has been on the rise, which many attribute to athletes, coaches, and parents becoming more aware of the symptoms. Over the past eight years the number of brain injuries in children...

Football team gets improved helmets to reduce concussions

October 27, 2011

The high school football program received new helmets at the start of this year’s season. The boosters raised over $9,000 which the high school used to buy 45 helmets. All of the varsity and the majority...

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