Why Did the Elephant Win?

Why Did the Elephant Win?

  Donald Trump won the 2024 election against Kamala Harris, in the electoral college and popular vote. Out of 152 million votes for all parties in the popular vote, Trump managed to get just 5 million more than Harris. It was such a close call that many are...

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The Point of High School

Most graduates will probably say that they didn’t use high school curriculum past college. In fact, many adults don’t remember much at all. As Oliver Harte of the Huffington Post says in the article Does the High School Curriculum in the U.S. Actually Prepare Students...

Wrong Buttons

In the aftermath of the recent Hawaiian Missile scare, most of the criticism has been directed toward the civil servant who triggered the alert, scaring (and scarring) millions of residents and tourists who believed they were in imminent danger of nuclear...

Refugees

A teenage boy is trapped in a country full of war and bloodshed. He witnesses the death of family, friends and neighbors, and loses his leg in a bombing. This boy, Ali, from Afghanistan, makes the life-changing decision to embark on the three thousand mile journey to...

Parkland Shooting

Mental health is just as important as physical health. However, because poor physical health is easier to recognize, the educational stress on the subject is much more prominent. On Wednesday, February 14, 17 high school students were shot in Parkland, Florida by...

Mr. Wytiaz

Mr. Wytiaz was born and raised in Tampa Bay, Florida. This is his tenth year teaching math at Orem, and his students love him. Contrary to many teachers, Mr. Wytiaz is all for dating in high school. He admits to using his seating charts for match-making among...

New Teachers at OHS 2016-17

This year Orem High gets a taste of something new. There are 14 new members of the Orem High School staff for the 2016-17 school year. This includes a new assistant principal, six new P.E. teachers and coaches, two new foreign language teachers, two new English...