The best way to encapsulate summer energy is through music.This summer countless music events occurred, including festivals like Lollapalooza and Summer Smash, as well as concerts like J.Cole, Bruno Mars, and Megan Moroney.
“[[At Summer Smash]] you see a lot of artists, you see a lot of different types of music, you can discover new kinds of music,” OH senior Victoriana Arriaga said.
Summer Smash is perfect if you enjoy rap, are looking to make memories, and discover a new favorite song. It is a three-day long event and takes place in Bridgeview, just outside of Chicago. The festival features over 50 to 75 artists across multiple stages, ranging from major, well known headliners to underground rap artists.
Another festival is Lollapalooza.
As summer comes to a close, students at OH have had plenty of new movie and music to keep them entertained. From blockbusters sequels and psychological thrillers to highly anticipated albums, the summer of '26 has offered a wide range of entertainment.
On June 12, 2002, at 807 Oregon Street, an anonymous 4Chan user took a photo in the back room of a HobbyTown retail store in Oshkosh, WI. At the time, it seemed just to be a progress photo with no real substance.
What the photographer could not have known is that this picture would cause a chain reaction, with a film produced by A24 set to be released May 24, 2026 - and a few OH students are here for it.
“I was one of the people who were very interested in the concept of liminal spaces when the original post became more mainstream," said senior Ava DeSanto.
When you think of popular games in the 2010s, your mind may go to Tomodachi Life, a social simulator game for the 3DS. With its wide customization of “Mii” characters, ranging from different hairstyles, faces, and even a new face paint tool to free-hand any custom designs.
With an island for your Mii’s to roam around, talk to others, and decide that a lightpost is necessary in the middle of the beach.
Nintendo decided that with the release of the Switch 2, it may be time for the game to have a sequel, and to revive the old fanbase left behind. But was this a good choice? On Apr. 12, the internet took a storm as Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was leaked, with the planned release date being the 16th.
Over the span of April 11-12, an individual located in Singapore leaked the highly anticipated film Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender on many platforms for open viewing.
We and many other OH students saw this mass spread of the movie, and appropriately reacted. Those reactions ranged from Paramount Studios deserving it to the leaker needing to be punished.
“From what I heard about the retaliation, it was deserved,” said OH senior and award-winning art student Lynn Ramirez. “The theater release should never have been changed without telling the staff.”