Starting as early as freshman year, students begin feeling the pressure to decide what they want to do for the rest of their lives. This understandably leaves many feel overwhelmed. Luckily, OH has the College and Career Center, run by the center's director Tracy Kroger and her interns, to assist all students.
“There are people who have things all together … and there are people who have no idea. And both of those are okay ... and so coming here [[makes you feel]] like being a part of everybody else,” says Kroger.
The College and Career Center is open to all students: freshmen to seniors. Many days a week, the center holds special events to assist with career options.
On Feb. 13, even before school started, students and teachers lovingly stormed the main hallway and danced to the Cupid Shuffle.
"It's goofy, but not in a bad way," said OH junior James Wodka. "We should have stuff for Halloween or other holidays too."
As this is the fourth annual Cupid Shuffle, students are still participating and finding it fun and goofy every year.
On Sat. 10th, 2026, Oswego High School head varsity football coach Brian Cooney has taken Panther Pride to a national level after being selected to coach in the Navy Bowl, one of the country's premier high school all-American football games.
OH senior Kaleb Stumpenhorst said, “He's been putting in a lot of work since he started here. He played here and then went through everything.”
The honor of being selected to coach not only put Cooney in the spotlight but the whole Panther football program in the national spotlight, highlighting years of dedication to the program.
Cooney said the opportunity came unexpectedly. “I received a phone call from a member of this All-Star Game who informed me that they would like to extend the opportunity for me to coach in this game.”
For many students, the classroom environment becomes more familiar to them than their own bedrooms. Some students are taught in classrooms that lack decoration, but many teachers do take the initiative to decorate their classrooms.
Which raises the question, good-looking room or not, what difference does it make?
OH Multi-lingual teacher, Karen Ferguson, answers that teachers decorate their classrooms because “it just feels good to be in a space that [[is]] positive [[and]] inviting.”
A new face has joined the OH Panther family: meet new dean, Spencer Brown, who is already feeling the family nature of OH.
"Y’know, I just wanna say that everybody has been so genuinely nice, as I’ve gotten to know people," Brown said. "I’ve never been in a space where so many kids say ‘Good morning’ back when I say ‘Good morning,’ or so many adults are eager to say ‘Hello’ as well. It’s just been so welcoming, and it’s just made me feel like I belong. So I’m just very thankful to everybody," he added.
The OH Deans team is happy to welcome Brown, too. “He comes to us with a wealth of knowledge from previous experiences,” said OH Dean Ryan Kabara, expressing his excitement that Brown has joined the four other deans at OH after Lynn Wingard resigned at the end of the '24-25 academic year.