Ethan Weiss, Social Media Editor
• January 17, 2024
Former president Donald Trump won a landslide victory in the Republican Iowa Caucuses on Monday. Trump won 51% of the vote, while Florida governor Ron DeSantis won 21.2%, former United Nations Ambassador...
This Friday, the Drama Department is excited to put on a student-written play.
The Orono High School Theater Department has three performances every year: a fall musical, a competitive one-act play...
This week at Orono is Live Unified Week!
Live Unified Week is an annual school tradition that focuses on positivity and inclusivity and is run by the OHS Unified Club. Throughout the week there will...
With snowboarding and skiing season starting up, students who partake have an additional activity that makes time management more difficult.
“I go skiing after school and get back around 8 doing...
As more students today become involved and interested in politics, it can be easy to overlook local governance in the grand scheme of how large national governments affect us. Despite being directly across...
The Student Senate is eager to promote the message of “You Matter” next week at OHS. With cozy dress-up days, a guest speaker, and school-wide events, they plan on raising awareness for mental health...
Orono High School has chosen to more strictly enforce the detention policy in the 2023/2024 school year by handing out detentions to students that have 1 unexcused class absence, 3 tardies, or have their...
Ethan Weiss, Social Media Editor
• December 5, 2023
Minnesota is getting a new state flag. Earlier this year, the Minnesota Legislature passed a bill forming the Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission, tasked with choosing a new state flag and seal...
This week Orono’s annual Survivor Week has begun. From the 4th to the 8th of December, 17 students will compete in daily challenges, compete for immunity, and vote each other off until only one remains....
OHS has changed its lunch lines and there are mixed feelings about it.
With the new lunch lines, the A La Carte line was moved to the right side of the cafeteria, the salad and soup bar was moved to...
Ethan Weiss, Social Media Editor
• November 20, 2023
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN 3rd District) announced his presidential bid on October 27 for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Phillips, who represents Minnesota’s 3rd district, which includes Orono,...
Starting this Friday, Orono has a new musical that is premiering. It is big, it is bold, and it is powerful. In true pioneering spirit, The Orono Drama Department has taken on a different project, going...
