Makena Yunker, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 12, 2014
Yesterday, each grade level at Orono High School (OHS) was called down to the auditorium to listen to a presentation put on by Impact Lives.
Impact Lives is a service learning organization that promotes...
Pete Makarov, Editor in Chief Online
• April 30, 2014
Senior Hannah Bergh is up for ASPIRE Athlete of the Week. She is one of five semi-finalist for the award including Jenny Leestma (Eden Prairie), Erik Nyquist (Elk River), Ali Ridge (Minnetonka), and Mason...
Pete Makarov, Editor-in-Chief Online
• April 29, 2014
At 1:20 PM, the Associated Press reported that Los Angles Clippers owner, Donald Sterling, was banned from the NBA after racist tapes of a voicemail he left for his girlfriend was released.
NBA Commissioner,...
Reality TV is extremely popular among the millennial generation (about 1981-1998). Exposing the “real” lives of people has been embraced by almost every television network.
Reality TV has expanded...
With the winter sports seasons ending in mid-March, fans were sad to see the events come to a close.
Considering nine of the 12 winter sports sent a representative to State this year, students were...
Madi Arends, Editor in Chief Print
• April 28, 2014
Ten years ago, math teacher Jesse Allex took a job at Orono High School. Many know him as the “vampire” in room 311, but few underclassmen know him as the teacher with the legendary goatee from years...
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...
The 2014 Academy Awards occurred last month on Sunday, March 2 and the following is a short synopsis and review of each film that was nominated for the Best Picture Award.
12 Years A Slave
Following...
This year Michelle Swenson’s Calculus BC class worked to raise $9,762 for The Polar Bear Plunge, which supports Minnesota Special Olympic Athletes. Orono is now being recognized on The Polar Bear Plunge...
Pete Makarov, Editor in Chief Online
• April 24, 2014
Over spring break, my family and I went south of the border to Zihuatanejo, Mexico to take in the sun and to enjoy the Mexican culture.
I was joined by senior Eloise Hrusovsky and her family, along...
Inspired by her passion for reading and the desire to provide books to children who do not have the means, Orono Middle School eighth grader, Maria Keller, is the founder of the non-profit organization...
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