Skye Amparo Weaver - Social Media Editor
Senior Column: A love letter to those I’ve lost and those I’ve gained
Loss has always been a large part of my life. By the time I was eight, I was grandparent-less. I never really dealt with any of their losses. How could I? I was so young. To this day, I still cry and feel overwhelming loss when I think about them. Yet, for my senior column, I felt that talking about them would help me cope and grow past my grief.
It’s go time: AP Testing tips for those who like to procrastinate
Advanced Placement (AP) Testing officially began on May 5, and although students have been preparing for quite some time, some are feeling nervous in advance of the exam. AP exams culminate all the work and lessons students have done throughout the school year. While most AP Exams are tests with multiple-choice and free-response questions, some have presentations or projects that act as the test. “I took AP Research, but that’s a little bit different. I did [[the presentation]] two weeks ago, and we’re submitting our final paper today,” said OH senior Jordan Trader on April 28.
From spring blues to spring blooms: How to create your spring playlist
Spring is upon us, yet spring energy might still be lacking with the weather teetering between tornadoes and rain. To remedy this, people can focus on curating seasonal spring energy with music. “I like the idea of a spring playlist! [[It is]] the concept that you are coming out of the winter, and [[the playlist is]] your bridge into the party season,” said accompanist for the Oswego Vocal Music Department, Mac Willaert.
[SATIRE] VP spotted going couch shopping, no wife in sight
VD Pance, vice president and notorious couch lover, has gone couch shopping. This comes after his pleading wife, Uda Pance, said that the couch in the oval office will do. “VD, we have a family, we have a couch,” said Uda Pance.
To read or not to read: New books added to English curricula
Over the school year, the English language arts mini-renewal curriculum team brought together seven handpicked novels to be proposed to the SD#308 Board of Education in hopes of approval for the English curriculum. This change in curriculum was prompted by the sunsetting of College Board’s SpringBoard curriculum and textbook. This planned termination affects grades six through 12 in SD#308. “Sixth through eighth-grade levels decided to go in a different direction with a product from Houghton Mifflin,” said Humanities Curriculum Director Megan Mann.