“Will you go to the dance with me?”
Nowadays this simple question on its own won’t cut it. As homecoming approaches this weekend, OH students have hustled to make the perfect homecoming proposal for their special someone.
As the proposal tradition grows, the struggle to create the perfect sign grows with it. Although everyone has different preferences, there are some must haves to every proposal.
“I think what makes a good homecoming proposal is when it's…creative and original, and especially if it's… a surprise, like if they don't know it's coming. Also, you should have something on the side, like flowers or candy, not just the poster” said OH junior, Nathan LaFan.
On Fri., Sep. 4, under the Ken Pickerill stadium lights, OH OATS members, along with the football team, cheer, and dance, were crowned and walked side by side with their parents. This moment celebrated how far they’ve come in their high school, as well as, athletic training career.
“I feel great, feel full and loved. I just am surrounded by all my friends and family, and it’s just a great feeling to feel,” OH senior Brooke Trottier said, who is one of the many seniors who has impacted the OATS team and serves the group as OATS Secretary.
“I’m just proud of everything that I do for OATS being the secretary... sometimes it gets hard to just do all of that, but I just really enjoy it,” said Trottier.
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 hallways and classrooms are filled with squishy ice creams, donuts, gumdrops, and plenty more.
Needohs are making a bigger and better return since their first wave of popularity in the mid 2010s, bringing stress relief and a little fun back into students' daily lives.
Needohs, which are made in many different shapes and designs, are often collected for their unique shapes. OH junior Payton Forbes said, “My favorite Needoh is the ice cream [[one]] or the cool cat.”
s gather early in the morning before dawn, watching the sun come up together on their “last first day” of school, celebrating the milestones to come and showing off their creativity.
“Senior sunrise is on the first day of school around two hours before it starts," OH senior Aubrey Reding said. "All of the seniors gather at the stadium to watch the sunrise, eat, take pictures, and have fun on their last first day. I heard about it mainly from previous years, but also from the Orange Crews' post.”
For seniors, this isn’t just another sunrise, but a symbol of the dawning of their final school year.