Ariel Raygoza- Photography Editor
Senior Column: So long, teenage years
Knowing you're the first kid in your family to finish high school can be overwhelming. Reaching the end of my teenage years, never seeing classmates again, and facing adulthood is also a lot. Growing up has always been a challenge for the typical teenager. We were once set on wanting to grow up and be an adult, and yet here we are wishing we were at our prime youth again.
Panther Writers succeed at Literary Fest
Student writers from OH and other neighboring schools traveled to Literary Fest, prepared to showcase their literature pieces. The event took place April 11 at Lewis University and was hosted by Minooka High School and Lit Fest coordinator Andres Garcia. "Lit Fest is a conference tournament where students submit writing pieces in various categories," OH English teacher and Lit Fest chaperone Abby Bartle said. "Judges read these pieces, and then at Lit Fest, they announce the winners for each category."
[SATIRE] Shape-shifting mailbox terrorizes Oswego community
Rumors and speculation have arisen among residents of Oswego, and the most significant concern has been the sudden disappearance and uncanny appearances of residential mailboxes. Per the reports of the community, the culprit behind the mayhem seems to be a shape-shifting mailbox that feeds off resident's postcards and utility bills. “It’s a menace to society, that thing made a whole mailbox vanish in front of me and turned into the exact one he ate. That law-breaking mailbox should be arrested for its crimes,” said local Oswego Patch reporter John Jonah Jameson.
OH Mu Alpha Theta hosts annual junior high math competition, entertain teens
The OH chapter Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society, did an outstanding job presenting its most anticipated event of the year: The Junior High Math Competition. "The math competition is a junior high math competition that we hold every year and it’s our biggest event," Mu Alpha Theta Historian Jordan Trader said.
Dog Man: From comic books to the big screen
After nine years of 13 comic book releases in Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man collection, old memories return to viewers as the “Dog Man” movie entered theaters.


![[SATIRE] Shape-shifting mailbox terrorizes Oswego community Pictured are the local reactions to missing correspondence. Terrorized by the mysterious mailbox, some locals are beginning to become paranoid about any oddly shaped ones near them in fear of being the next target. Credit: Ariel Raygoza, 42Fifty](https://i0.wp.com/oh42fifty.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2834-e1742570687678.png?resize=640%2C519&ssl=1)

