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The Spartan Speaks

Winterfest Week Taking Place During Hybrid Learning

Winterfest Week Taking Place During Hybrid Learning

Juliana Ward, Social Media Manager March 11, 2021

From February 22-26, Orono High School students celebrated the 2021 Winterfest Week. Compared to past years, Winterfest looked a little different. While starting with distance learning, then transitioning...

The three most recent yearbooks that have been produced by yearbook staff.

Creative minds bind together

Juliana Ward, Social Media Editor December 8, 2020

Each year a group of students at Orono creates a yearbook that captures the history and the best memories from the school year. There is never a year when the yearbooks look the same or have the same theme....

The OHS Class of 2020 will be going all over the world after graduation on June 3.

OHS seniors’ plans after graduation

Margaret Kraus, Sports Editor May 21, 2020

Click on the interactive buttons on the map and state pages to see what the seniors of Orono High School plan to do after graduation June 3. Note: Only students who responded to our survey are included...

Bitcoin Surges in Value. So, what is Bitccoin?

Colin Geelan, Online Editor January 22, 2018

Economists and investors were shocked when the value of the popular cryptocurrency bitcoin surged in value by over 1000% just a month ago. According to The Atlantic, bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, which...

Update on the Spartan Hour Schedule

Katie Udell, Sports Editor January 22, 2018

The school year of 2017-2018 stuck a major change in the day to day schedule at Orono High School. Spartan Hour no longer occurs on a regular Monday, Wednesday and Friday schedule. The days in which Spartan...

Google Drive Application to be Replaced by Google Backup and Sync

Colin Geelan, Online Editor November 8, 2017

Tech giant Google announced on Jul. 17 that they will be replacing their popular file sharing application Google Drive with Google Backup and Sync on PC and Mac. Google Backup and Sync will include...

Locker Room Break In

Locker Room Break In

Grace Reiners, Visuals Editor May 9, 2017

On May 2, an alarming incident happened at Orono during after school hours. No Orono students were involved in the initiation, or aware in advance of the situation. While after school sports practices...

The Flu Combating Orono Students’ Attendance

The Flu Combating Orono Students’ Attendance

Elizabeth Courtney, Staff Reporter April 10, 2017

A new season means for many, that it is time for their seasonal flu vaccine. However, this year’s vaccine may not be as effective as it has been in years past. According to the CDC, this year’s flu...

Senior captain, Grace Leslie in action.

Track Off to a Running Start

Maddie Marquis, Features Editor April 4, 2017

On Feb. 27, captains practices began in the underground of OHS.  Senior captains Richard Beck, Luke Greenagel, Grace Leslie, Emma Sternberg, Oliva Scharf and Logan Wikstrom devised practices for participants...

Principal Dave Benson

Benson is Awarded Person of the Year

Lisa Suerken, News Editor March 1, 2017

On Saturday, March 4, principal David Benson will be recognized for receiving the Long Lake Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year Award. The event will be held at Burl Oaks Golf Club and will include...

Successful Weekend for Orono Sports

Rosie Hust, Sports Editor February 25, 2017

Despite the warm weather, winter sports are still in full swing.  Over the weekend Orono sports teams found success as they enter the final stretch of their seasons. The Orono Wrestling team had four...

The OHS senior parking lot where people struggle to find their correct spot.

Staying Safe in the OHS Parking Lot

Mackenzie Flynn, Opinions Editor January 6, 2017

During the week of Dec. 12-19, flurries of snow finally swept over Orono covering everything in sight. One things students were not expecting when they showed up to school was to find the parking lot in...

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