TV’s Shark Tank “Sharks” Visit Olympic Heights
Jacob Pasternack/Editor-In-Chief, Joshua, Wolf/Staff Writer
January 19, 2019
Filed under News, Olympic Heights' News, Showcase
Taking initiative is one action that can unequivocally lead to success. As the saying goes, you can’t win the game if you don’t roll the dice. One Olympic Heights student took this adage to heart. Senior Madison Borman, in an act of pure initiative, won a national sweepstakes put on by the hit t...
OH Marching Band’s Hard Work Continues to Pay Off
Kaivin Im / Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writers
January 15, 2019
The Olympic Heights marching band has finished its season, and despite coming up short at the season’s final competition at the Park Vista Striking Cobra Invitational, 2018 was another outstanding year for the OH Mighty Lions Marching band. The band worked tirelessly throughout the season and was rewarde...
U.S. Life Expectancy Rates Continues to Drop; Drug Use, Suicide Leading Factors
Megan Foster, Staff Writer
December 31, 2018
A worrisome downward trend has been highlighted due to three new reports recently published by the Centers for Disease Control. These numbers display the third consecutive year of America’s steep decline involving the average life expectancy, with the painstakingly obvious contributions of the country’s...
NEWS ANALYSIS: Looming Government Shutdown Will Have Little Immediate Impact on Average Citizen
Jacob Pasternack, Editor-In-Chief
December 18, 2018
Government shutdown. This premise is used as a weapon by politicians to scare opposition into cooperation, and both parties are evidently terrified by it. This time, the Trump Administration has threatened a government shutdown to get funding “necessary to build the border wall,” as Chuck Schumer,...
Olympic Heights Drama Shines at Districts, Will Be Staging Fall Play at State Festival
Isabelle Eisenberg, Social Media Editor
December 14, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, News, Showcase
The Olympic Heights theatre department wowed the judges at the District X Thespian Competition on December 1. Out of the 59 participants, the Mighty Lions’ Troupe 4992 won 16 Excellents, 17 Superiors, five Critics’ Choice Awards, and had troupe member Brian Araujio named an alternate district representative....
Despite a Massive Push to Increase Youth Vote, 2018 Midterms Did Not Meet the Hopes of Activists
Megan Foster, Staff Writer
December 3, 2018
In the lead up to the midterms, there have been a swell of political appeals to the young voters. For example, survivors of the Parkland, Florida, shooting launched a nationwide voter registration drive. Although youth voting registration went up 41 percent, specifically in Florida, that number didn’t...
NASA’s InSight Successfully Lands on Mars
Jacob Pasternack, Editor-In-Chief
December 2, 2018
On Nov. 26, NASA completed its eighth landing of a spacecraft on the surface of Mars. The successful landing of Insight, the new Mars lander, is a landing that consists of many firsts. It is the first successful Mars mission since the Curiosity was launched in 2012. It was also the first liftoff of an...
OH’s Little Lions Learning Center Offers Unique Opportunity for Early Childhood Education Academy Students
Emily Nomberg, Staff Writer
November 30, 2018
Filed under Features, Olympic Heights' News, Showcase
The Little Lions Learning Center is a preschool for three and four year olds on the Olympic Heights campus offering an education to not only those young children, but to high school students as well. The OH Early Childhood Education Academy students spend a significant part of their course time in the ...
NEWS ANALYSIS: Youths Suing U.S. Government over Climate Change Fighting Uphill Battle
Marie Preuss, News Editor
November 28, 2018
With an increasing number of natural disasters in recent years, such as the record-breaking hurricanes of 2017 and the many raging wildfires in California throughout 2018, the concerning subject of climate change has risen to the forefront. Yet, there are still many people who deny the effects or even...
Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana; Will U.S. Follow?
Kaivin Im, Staff Writer
November 27, 2018
In Montreal neighborhood, a store had hundreds of people lined up around the block, by its 10:00 a.m. opening time, with the police there to keep the growing crowd under control. These people are eager to become some of the first legal buyers of marijuana in Montreal. The absolute first person that ...
Juul Facing FDA Scrutiny As Its Teenage Popularity Increases
Halli Arthur, Staff Writer
November 26, 2018
Juul, the popular e-cigarette resembling a flash drive, is marketed to adults as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes, yet it has increasingly become ridiculed by many people for becoming commonly used by teenagers. The USB port-charged device allows users to vape from a pod containing nicotine, glycerol a...
Pacific Northwest Orcas in Danger of Extinction
Megan Foster, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
The Pacific Northwest populations of orcas are beginning to starve and disappear, and not one calf has been born to the dwindling pods off the West Coast. Normally, four of five calves would be born each year among the urban population of whales, but numbers have since decreased, and circumstances ar...
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Joshua Wolf, Staff Writer
January 18, 2019 • No Comments
Coming into this year, Olympic Heights girls soccer coach Jim Cappello had very high expectations for his team, and as the team approaches next week’s...
Joshua Wolf, Staff Writer
December 20, 2018 • No Comments
One-third of the way through its season and heading into the Winter Break, the Olympic Heights boys basketball team, under the leadership of new head coach...
November 14, 2018 • No Comments
In October 2017, an online movement developed after numerous allegations came to light about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassing and assaulting women. Thousands...
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Jennifer Geller, Staff Writer
December 31, 2018 • No Comments
In an age where it seems nearly everyone has a chance at obtaining their fifteen minutes of fame, being a celebrity seems fun, exciting, and profitable. However, the documentary,...
Jack Berenzweig, Entertainment Editor
December 5, 2018 • No Comments
South Park has proven time and time again to be a respectable platform for creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to speak their minds through satire and humor. The “Osama...
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