Ethan Monahan - Co-Editor in Chief, Podcast Co-Editor
[SATIRE] Podcast: Top five places to visit
Today hosts Ethan Monahan, Liam Piekarczyk, Torian Duncombe, and special guest Kyle Taylor will be talking about our best vacation spots for this spring break and summer. Their recommendations will take your travels around the world from city life to country calm, beach to mountains, and everything in between.
Podcast: Let the madness begin
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, known as March Madness, is in full swing, and the madness has already begun. The tournament started March 17, and since then, upset and standout games have already amazed crowds of fans, including students and teachers here at OH. “[[March Madness]] gets bigger and bigger every year, and it's only in the United States,” said OH special education teacher and Varsity basketball coach Jeff Gilmour. “Because of NIL money and the transfer portal, there's more parity throughout college basketball.” March Madness is considered the best time of the year to both casual and fulltime sport fans, but for some it's particularly special. “I watch as much as I can. … It's the most exciting time of the year for me. I'm a big college basketball fan– I don't really get into the NBA, and since high school season’s over now … college is the best tournament we have,” said Gilmour.
Podcast: This or That St. Patty’s edition
The luck of the Irish are with podcast hosts Roman Berger, Leah Fetro, Ainslee Gerardot, and Ethan Monahan as they talk about the ups and downs of everyone's favorite March holiday: St. Patrick's Day! Listen in for their take on dying the Chicago River green, local parades, and celebrating the holiday even if you're not really Irish.
Podcast: Start to F1 ’26 season
Lights out and away we go! Podcast Co-Editor and Editor-in-Chief Ethan Monahan and Photography Editor Liam Piekarczyk discuss the start of the F1 season in Australia and offer their opinions and predictions on the exciting races and everything in between.
Your move: OH chess team makes it to State
On Feb. 13, the OH chess team made its way down to Peoria to compete at the IHSA Chess State Finals. The tournament hosted over 120 schools with around 10 students in a team. OH collectively scored 27.5, which placed them 102nd overall in the tournament. Across 11 members representing OH, there were 22 wins and five draws. “Personally I think I could've done better as a teammate, and gotten a few more wins for us," said OH junior Jackson Felker. "But overall as a team I think we did really well.”