World travel club: the journey begins
Have you ever felt that you wanted to share your culture with other people? Are you interested in other people’s cultures from around the world? Whether you’re looking for educational opportunities or just want to try different food from around the world, Owasso High School has the club for you: the World Travel Club.
College Admission: Problems Solved
Many Owasso High School seniors have trouble navigating the college admissions process, and aren’t quite sure what their next step is. Making sure you’re on the right track and having the best chance of getting accepted is crucial for one's schooling after high school.
Mr. Smith’s Rocket Project
Over the past 10 years at Owasso High School, the AP Physics teacher, Mr. Smith, has encouraged his students to compete against each other in a highly anticipated project: rocket launching. The students are provided various materials to create intricate, extravagant, aerodynamic rockets. Full artistic creativity is allowed. The projectiles do not have to look like a stereotypical rocket as long as the designs are school appropriate.
Owasso High School graduation tracks: What you need to know
Owasso High School offers three different graduate programs for students to choose from: Owasso 4x4, College and Career Preparatory and Core Curriculum. What is the difference between the three? Each graduation track requires 23 credits, but each provides a specific way to get all necessary credits.
Teen jobs in Owasso
Finding your first job in high school can be difficult and daunting. More than deciding whether or not to work, it’s hard to determine what kind of job works for you. Can you fit the hours into your schedule? Does it pay well? Will you like your coworkers? Luckily, Owasso has many work opportunities, no matter your schedule.
Owasso students compete in the 2022 M3 Math Modeling Challenge
Imagine you’ve been posed with a challenge: spend 14 hours in a team of five solving complex math problems and writing an academic research paper with your findings. If you win, you’re flown to New York City, attend an awards ceremony and receive scholarships. Would you take it?
Volunteer work: finding opportunities in the Owasso community
Volunteering with a nearby non-profit organization is a great way to directly impact your community. Whether you are looking to get volunteer hours for school-sponsored activities or just want to be active in the Owasso area, many local opportunities are available to help you achieve your goal.
Snowed in: snow days vs. virtual days
Owasso Public Schools ends the use of any further school cancelations due to snow in place of virtual days.
SAT goes digital in effort to retain importance
On Jan. 25, the College Board announced that the SAT will become fully digital by Spring 2024. Besides the removal of the pencil and paper, the new exam brings many major changes to pacing, calculator use and a monumental change in scoring.
How to graduate: What a senior should know in their last semester
Here is a list of some things all seniors should consider before May 18, 2022.
ACT: Guide to Success
There are many factors that come into play when deciding whether someone is accepted at a college or no— one of which is a student’s ACT score.
The Trek to Tar Creek With Mrs. Chatwin
Mrs. Chatwin’s AP Environmental Science class took a field trip to Picher, OK, Miami, OK and the Oklahoma Paddlefish Research Center on Oct. 21. The trip focused on remediation efforts by the Quapaw Nation, clean water activism by Miami residents and management of the paddlefish population throughout eastern Oklahoma.
Student Advice for the End of the Semester
Have some questions about the end of the year? Our very own Isaac Worley answers them all here!
Taxidermy: The Unexpected Artform
Of all things students imagine learning in an extracurricular activity, taxidermy is not one of them. Yet, Mrs. Chatwin’s students gathered after school to do just that.
Sparking Imagination: The Art Teachers Go to Quartz Mountain
Mrs. Bratcher has applied for, and been awarded, a full scholarship for the past five years to the institute. It serves as a great opportunity for her to use creative, new lessons to help immerse her students.
Mrs. Shuck and Mrs. Gallagher: Managing a Space for Student Success
Melinda Gallagher and Heather Shuck, the High School librarians, are constantly making changes so that the library is able to foster learning in all forms, ranging from literature to emerging technologies.
College Tips & Tricks: How Not to Stress Over College Preparation
Check out some tips and tricks to help ease the stress of college admissions!
Mock Trial Didn’t Win, but They Did Overcome
As the school year draws closer to an end, so do many of its most notable extra curricular activities and organizations. Just last week, one of Owasso’s mock trial teams (Team Lewis) finished its season at State Finals, fighting their case to the bitter end.
Op/Ed: Why High School Film Archetypes Are Misleading
We see these stereotypes in many different older high school movies we watch like “Mean Girls,” “Heathers” and “Breakfast Club,” but even some movies today include these tropes that play off of classic high school movie archetypes. Come on, we can do better than that… it’s important to know the root of why these archetypes are somewhat harmful to viewers
French Club: A Year of Overcoming Adversity
“Three days before we were scheduled to leave it was cancelled. We had our bags packed and everything,” said Madame Wright, the French teacher at Owasso High School.