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The Spartan Speaks

Garden club continues to grow throughout the school year

Juliana Ward, Social Media Editor June 4, 2021

Spring is here and Minnesota gardeners are ready to kick out the planters and the soil. Rainy days are passing by and giving us the perfect nutrients all your plants may need. Orono High School students...

Canva by Juliana Ward

Best April Fools’ Day Prank?

Juliana Ward, Social Media Editor April 7, 2021

April Fools’ Day has passed and pranks have already been pulled but the question is, what is the best prank? What creates the greatest prank? Many factors contribute to pulling off amazing pranks, such...

Warmer temperatures bridge the transition from winter sports to spring stressors.

Spring Season Schedule Changes

Nolan Tichy, Staff Reporter March 12, 2020

Nolan Tichy Staff Reporter After a long winter of sunless days and freezing temps, it appears spring is beginning to shine through the clouds and introduce the new lifestyles of students in the warmer...

Taking lacrosse to the next level

Taking lacrosse to the next level

Ellie Fasbender, Editor in Chief May 9, 2019

With the Minnesota weather finally starting to cooperate spring sports seasons are starting to be able to get outside and enjoy some (mostly) nice weather. As of right now, the girls Varsity lacrosse...

Senior Katherine Dore runs lines during rehearsal for her character, Nancy Jane Harlan, a tabloid reporter.

Spring Play Radium Girls Brings New Level of Intensity to OHS Theater

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief March 27, 2019

English teacher and play director Kelsie Balon predicts that the OHS spring musical, Radium Girls by D. W. Gregory, is one that will soon become a classic, favorite high school show, much like Arsenic...

​Anthony Tavella scores against Hopkins.

Spring Sports Recap

Will Dittrich, Sports Editor May 26, 2015

With the weather warming up and students counting down the days until summer, the spring sports season at Orono High School is coming to an end. Eight different teams all started their season with optimism...

Junior Jake Hartman winds up to throw a strike

Spring Sports Preview

Will Dittrich, Sports Editor April 13, 2015

Spring sports officially started on Feb. 23 with the annual spring sports night. With eight different teams all starting their season soon, it will be a hectic last few months at Orono High School. All...

Students donate cell phones to battered women’s shelters

Nadia Klammer, Copy Editor March 7, 2014

Freshman Paige Howarth donates a cell phone for the battered women's shelter.  Students had the opportunity to donate a cell phone instead of paying the five-dollar entrance fee at the spring fling.

Play ball: Boys baseball takes the field

May 28, 2013

Now that the early May snowfall has come to an end the Orono boys baseball team’s season has finally begun. Six games have been postponed for the team and opening day fell on April 25 instead of the...

Spring Sports 2012

May 23, 2012

Orono High School participates in several spring sports including baseball, track, golf, rugby, lacrosse, and softball. While baseball may be considered the American pastime, at Orono High School baseball...

See the Golf Team tryouts in full swing

See the Golf Team tryouts in full swing

April 22, 2012

Photos by Madeline Hill, Editorial Editor of The Spartan Speaks.

Jason Wu for Target and spring fashion update

February 22, 2012

Jason Wu, a world-renowned designer, recently designed an exclusive line for Target. The 50 piece collection included a variety of classic Wu designs - all feminine, chic and preppy, and unlike many of...

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