Coming back to school this year made me realize how short summer actually is. I started to ask questions like “why did this past summer feel so short?” and “Has it always been this short or have things changed over the years”. Lots of kids young and old vividly...
Conformity and its effect on students
Conformity and its effect on students When high school starts we see even more distance between people even though they are doing the same exact thing as each other, just going through the motions. Why does this happen? Why do students start to...
The Google Game Appeal
Let me set the scene for you - May of 2010, you go to search for something on the web, when you notice the Google logo has been replaced with an interactive remake of Pac Man for the game’s 30th anniversary. This was the first Google game released, which started a...
Photo Essay- Pacific Northwest
This collection of film photography was shot on 35mm film in an Agfa camera. The scenery ranges across the Pacific North West in early April of 2024. Photo 1- Waves; Lincoln Beach, Oregon. Frothy waves creep towards the camera. Photo 2- Forest; Beaver, Oregon. Taken...
Older and Wiser Nik Rice
“ And just randomly, every assembly, there would just be a body that fell onto the stage.” From what used to be a fun and silly tradition for the class of 1999 at Orem High School is now a long lost memory remembered and cherished by the one and only Mr. Rice. Mr....
Students’ Opinions On Flex Time At OHS
The students at Orem High School have the lucky opportunity to have a specifically scheduled time called flex placed into their bell schedule. Flex gives them 20 minutes to meet with teachers and work with them to get assignments done and get caught up if they miss a...
Christmas Activities
With Christmas just around the corner, everyone is beginning their holiday traditions. Families are decorating their houses, friends are baking cookies and building gingerbread houses. Here are some of the best activities and traditions during this Christmas season in...
Burnout at OHS
You know that feeling when you have absolutely no desire to do any of your schoolwork? An essay that would usually take you a few hours is suddenly taking you days and days to finish. All motivation seems to have just vanished into thin air. Missing school suddenly...
