Aubyn Holtz – Staff Reporter

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OH juniors Shelby Van Kley, Gabby Buchan, Colbie Livesay, CJ Mattern, Nadirah Ngassa, and Tylar Johnson are pictured at a lemonade stand, one of their many fundraisers that host to raise money and awareness for their cause. Credit: Shelby Van Kley

The Flow Fund: Oswego teens address problem for peers

Aubyn Holtz - Staff Reporter - September 29, 2026

Hey, do you have a pad or tampon? This is an question that OH students hear almost daily, due to lack of available period products in school bathrooms. OH Flow Fund President and OH junior Shelby Van Kley asks students to think about it like this: period products are like toilet paper, a human necessity. Van Kley and fellow juniors Gabby Buchan, CJ Mattern, Colbie Livesay, and Nadriah Ngassa noticed this problem and decided to do something about it, and they created the Flow Fund.

OH senior Graham Schwab asks Cecelia Mottet for the fourth year in a row. Schwab conducted his proposal at Mottet's house using a sign with pictures of them and flowers. Credit: Courtesy of Cecelia Mottet, 42Fifty

Crushes to corsages: HoCo proposal tradition lives on

Lily Roller - Staff Reporter and Aubyn Holtz - Staff Reporter - September 16, 2026

“Will you go to the dance with me?” Nowadays this simple question on its own won’t cut it. As homecoming approaches this weekend, OH students have hustled to make the perfect homecoming proposal for their special someone. As the proposal tradition grows, the struggle to create the perfect sign grows with it. Although everyone has different preferences, there are some must haves to every proposal. “I think what makes a good homecoming proposal is when it's…creative and original, and especially if it's… a surprise, like if they don't know it's coming. Also, you should have something on the side, like flowers or candy, not just the poster” said OH junior, Nathan LaFan.