Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from Sep 15 – Oct 15, has officially started, and many students, teachers, and residents are making an effort to emphasize Hispanic cultures, to represent the Hispanic members that have enhanced the Oswego community.
“We always need to highlight the diversity in our community,” OH junior Zaydrian Vital said. “You know, we see a lot of the majority White population, so it's really key for other Latinos to see their representation and just see their culture throughout and feel a part of the community.”
At OH, Hispanic Heritage Month is a big deal for the Hispanic community, especially for the OH club Latin American Student Organization (LASO). They work extra hard to make this month special, hosting several events, including a spirit week.
A new Dean’s Assistant (DA) Visandro Velasquez has joined OH for the ‘26-27 school year, bringing another person to help support students, staff, and the school’s deans.
Velasquez is joining the DA team and will spend his time helping students, keeping an eye on the hallways and making sure students are following school rules.
“What interested me [[in this role]] was more of a challenge for myself and helping people closer to my age, since I understand them better,” Velazquez said.
His daily responsibilities include monitoring the halls and being in his designated section each period, making sure students are where they are supposed to be and helping keep the school safe.
“I want students to know that I can be another mentor," he said, "or someone they can trust and talk to when needed.”
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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 Yarn Club has started its fourth year under the guidance of OH Special Education teacher Melissa Grove, and has welcomed many students to start crocheting, a hobby that many carry with them for years to come.
Grove works to teach the skills and benefit the community, one hook at a time.
“I would really like to have a community in which we could crochet together, or a legacy that I could pass on to others,” Grove said.