If you are a student at Orem High (or simply a teenager with a cell phone), chances are you have at least heard of TikTok. Or, maybe, you have downloaded the app and even made a few videos yourself. Whether you are TikTok famous, an amateur, or barely even understand...
The Best Paying Job
Thirty-four percent of high school students work a part time job. In Orem, most jobs pay around $10 an hour, $11 if you’re lucky, and $12 if you’re really special. But how can students earn more than that? Or more broadly, what is the most effective use of a student’s...
OHS Students Assisting in World Change
Operation Underground Railroad, or O.U.R., is a worldwide humanitarian association to prevent and bring awareness to child trafficking. Since they started in 2013, O.U.R. has rescued 2,800 victims and helped with the arrests of 1,500 traffickers around the world....
The Dress Code
By Aspen Jones, Izzy Forrest, and Alex Cadjan. “I was walking down the school hallway with my 5th grade class when the Principal stopped me. She said, ‘you can’t wear that,’ referring to my light pink collared tank top. She further explained her reasoning by saying,...
Provo Bakery
By Faith Call The Provo Bakery began in a small white house on a corner in downtown Provo. Although the bakery has been remodeled, it's recipes altered, and ownership changed; it still has the magic that have kept customers coming back for 75 years. The Provo Bakery...
OHS Teacher High School Experience
By Brielle Barnes It's sometimes hard to relate with teachers. They are definitely older, supposedly wiser, and apparently have life figured out. But when you ask each of them about their own high school experience, most you can relate with…most. Mr. Wytiaz had an...
Soldiers of Orem High
By Ralph Tuminez Joining the military isn’t for everyone. It’s tough, physical work that also demands a lot of mental power. But for some, involvement with the military can begin as early as high school. Some high schools have the U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officer...
How To Fry An Egg
By William Lambert There are croutons in a plastic container, and next to that a few mugs with chai tea lie cooling. Ed Pollei (whose home I’m sitting in) sets a camera down in front of me, playing footage on the viewfinder of a documentary shot by Daniel Nelson. He’s...
