From just watching nail TikToks, OH senior Nina Segarra was inspired to do her own Gel-X nails, which sprouted a new business that quickly gained popularity among her friends and family.
“I started because it’s so expensive to go to a salon," Segarra explained, "and I hated acrylic nails. So I wanted to try something else, like Gel-X, because it has been trending on TikTok.”
Segarra started doing her own nails in early 2025, shortly after she started practicing on her friends for free. As she gained more experience and confidence in her work, she decided to make a business of it and created her Instagram account @nails_n1na.
OH seniors Justen Barocio and Prestin Alvarez have grown their own landscaping business, J&M Landscaping within the past year in our OH community, working together to provide landscaping services to many while being passionate about what they do.
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Every year in May, the Oswego Marching Band and Color Guard concludes its year with the Memorial Day parade. This parade means a great deal, for both the holiday and the final marching band event of the school year.
“The Memorial Day parade not only displays remembrance for all of our troops, but gives the marching band one last chance to perform with each other,” said OH senior drum major Heidi Glaser.
The marching band and color guard performs on the way to the cemetery, and the season ends on a good note.
With fall sports regular season coming to a close, Oswego High School sports reflected on numerous wins and losses throughout their year. When looking at the JV boys soccer season’s performance this year, you will be pleased to see their win in the Southwest Prairie Conference. Although they have been doing well in Conference in recent years, this season was still exciting and new to the team.
If you were to walk into any of Ms. Contino’s English classes last week, you would have taken a trip back to the roaring nineteen-twenties.
The classes just finished reading The Great Gatsby, and to celebrate, Ms. Contino threw...