Jessica Bellah - Opinions Editor
Opinion: The wintry season shifts its patterns… again
The shift in weather is no secret. One week it's in the negatives, and the next week the temperature changes to the forties. That's just how it is in the Midwest, and we all have different points of views on the fluctuating weather, and I, for one, am ready for the bizarre patterns to stop. “Well, when it's cold I don’t like it, but when it's warm I love it. Like, I put my top down on my convertible yesterday, even though it was only 50 degrees, but it felt nice because when it’s negative[[the difference makes it feel like]] 80,” said OH senior Brielle Goehring. The warm weather is a nice break from chilling temperatures, but when the weather goes up and down so often it affects the community's everyday lives.
[TRAD.] Noticias: Reglas del gymnasio implementadas en OH actualizadas
OH implemento reglas nueva de gymnasio que reducen el tiempo que tienen estudiantes para cambiarse de cinco minutos a quatro minutos y movio articulos para alquilar dentro de cuarto para cambiarse. Este cambio, hecho por el departamento de bien-estar kinetica, quiere mejorar efficiencia, reducir la tardansa, y limitar obstruciones de traffico en los pasillos durante los periodos de education physica. Los reglas actualizadad applican a todos los estudiantes que estan tomando OH clases de education physica y cambian como estudiantes se preparan para clase antes que las actividades empiezen. Los lideres de la escuela dicen que los cambios estan diseanidos para aumentar tiempo para instruir y mejorar las transitions durante los periodos de classe.
Icy threats in IL: Raids in Chicagoland impact area residents
The most recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the Chicago area, called “Operation Midway Blitz,” started this fall on Sept. 6, and enforcement of current government mandates continue now into 2026. According to the nonprofit journalism group The Marshall Project, around 1,600 people have been taken during these raids so far. The impact is felt here in Oswego, far beyond Chicago city limits. “We are not safe," said OH senior Sidney Blanco simply. "Especially because there is so much that is not being said in the news, or out in the media that people know. Not that long ago, I found out that... Renee [[Good]] got killed [[from the raids]],” referencing the Jan 7 death of Renee Nicole Good who was shot in Minneapolis, in her car, by an ICE agent. “[[In]] Oswego specifically, I know that we have a lot of scared people and a lot of scared citizens... a lot of scared friends and family," said an OH anonymous resident. "They are afraid to live their daily lives. They [[are]] afraid to go to the store. They're afraid to go home at night.” Residents are impacted in different ways by the enforcement of the current ICE mandates, and each person sees the situation through a different lens.
News: Updated gym rules implemented at OH
OH implemented new gym rules that reduce locker room changing time from five minutes to four minutes and relocated equipment rentals into the locker rooms. This change, made by the Kinetic Wellness Department, aims to improve efficiency, reduce tardiness, and limit hallway loitering during PE periods. The updated rules apply to all students enrolled in OH PE classes and change how students prepare for class before activities begin. School leaders say the changes are intended to increase instructional time and improve transitions between class periods. “We have gone from five minutes to four minutes in the locker room before the period,” said Nicholas Oraham, boys basketball coach, PE, and driver's ed teacher at OH. “Rentals are now being done in the locker room and not at the rental closet.”
Still new, but active: OH girls’ wrestling team’s rapid rise on the mat
Starting off the season with open mats and high spirits, the girls’ wrestling team is ready for their season. During their meet on Thurs. Dec. 4 against Romeoville, the Panthers scored -without forfeits- 30-24 OH. Then, against Joliet Central, the team had a tying score of 18-18; however, with forfeits, the final meet score was 42-18 Joliet Central. Open mats were hard to start up for pre-season due the unexpected heavy storm hitting the OH main gym, but this issue was resolved right before the start of the season.