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Raelyn Alvarez - Editor-In-Chief

Raelyn Alvarez - Editor-In-Chief
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My name is Raelyn Alvarez, and I am a Senior at OHS. This is my third year doing Digital Journalism, and I am beyond grateful to have been voted Editor-In-Chief for my last year.

Top 5 Sigma Males: Sigma or Stigma? 

Sigma. Males. They have taken over TikTok and have become a personality trait for most awkward high school students. Many psychopathic male fictional characters are being “romanticized” for their wrongdoings or “yassified,” and even quoted as worse terms I won’t get into. (Not to say this has not happened to female characters, too.) But who will be classified as sigma or stigma?

Point/counterpoint: Holly Jolly or Spooky Scary? 

Halloween pumpkin on the left side with half a christmas snowman head on the right

With the holiday season approaching, the age-old question of what the best holiday is is still ringing. 42Fifty Editors Raelyn Alvarez and Abby Geers debate whether Halloween or Christmas is the better holiday.

A completely accurate ‘Halloween Ends’ review

Fun fact: my first-ever publication on 42Fifty was a movie review on “Halloween Kills.” So here I am, a year later, making another movie review, but this time for the sequel to the sequel “Halloween Ends.” If you are reading this review, you have read my previous one already - if not, what are you doing? In my first review, I described my hatred for the movie; in this review, I will express my complete and utter loathing of “Halloween Ends,” as it managed to be ten times worse than “Halloween Kills.” 

After 4 year hiatus, OHS college fair returns

Wide shot of the OHS auxiliary gym filled with students and college recruitment booths.

Planning for the future after graduation is often a nerve-wracking experience for High School students. To help ease tensions, Oswego High School held its first in-person college fair in 2022 after two years of social distancing and mask mandates. On Sept. 8, sophomores, juniors, and seniors were invited into the auxiliary gym to learn about future options for college from admissions officers, trade school representatives, and military recruiters.

Suggestions for more creative Orange Crew themes

Student at a football game holding up a homemade poster that reads "Get Loud."

Football season is finally back in session! With Friday football being a big event for most of the Oswego High school students, themes are considered a big deal. With that being said, after the student section themes were released this year, there was some disappointment.