As elections are right around the corner, editor Rachel Hu interviews Alexandria Thomas ‘21 and Kirin Kapoor ‘21, who are running together for student body president and vice president!
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OHS’s club scene has long been a subject of discussion by students and faculty, as student groups maintain inconsistent levels of activity and many fail to survive the school year. Rachel Hu ‘22 pinpoints how OHS can increase participation and engagement in clubs.
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This article is first in a series that will examine social emotional learning at OHS. Hannah Yang ‘20 will compile student thoughts regarding the four major student supports categories and, from these results, offer suggestions for how OHS can continue to improve its wellness programs.
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Pixel Journal playlists are curated on Spotify using student submissions from Instagram. If you would like to feature your favorite song(s) in the next playlist, reach out to our Culture editor or editor-in-chief!
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Pixel Journal playlists are curated on Spotify using student submissions from Instagram. If you would like to feature your favorite song(s) in the next playlist, reach out to our Culture editor or editor-in-chief!
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If you ever question if you measure up with our peers of if you’re meeting OHS’s academic standard, you are not alone. On top of that, it is more difficult to assess others’ performance when Skype is the primary means of communication among students.
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Maddy Manning-Bi ‘22 reveals what the new year holds for the twelve zodiac signs. Themes this year are focusing on yourself, striking a balance between needs and wants, and being intentional as you strengthen your relationships.
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Pixel Journal playlists are curated on Spotify using student submissions from Instagram. If you would like to feature your favorite song(s) in the next playlist, reach out to our Culture editor or editor-in-chief!
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Pixel Journal playlists are curated on Spotify using student submissions from Instagram. If you would like to feature your favorite song(s) in the next playlist, reach out to our Culture editor or editor-in-chief!
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Overall, while the initial poll shows that many OHSers would like to see more AP courses being offered, it is clear that adding more APs would not be the most effective way of fostering the critical thought and engagement that OHS seeks to promote.
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This year, Core instructor Heather Walker-Dale designed a new, seventh-grade course for the sequence: Logos, Cosmos, and Doubt. “Exploring doubt and skepticism as well as logic and order are both crucial to doing philosophy [...] in this they are oh-so appropriate starting places for Core.”
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Hannah Yang ‘20 interviewed Patrick Rounds, Assistant Director of Admission at Brown University. “The Open Curriculum is great, both for people who have a lot of different interests to narrow down and for people who really know what they want to do.”
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Trick-or-treat for UNICEF is really a great way to get involved in UNICEF’s goal to help children all over the world with their basic needs like food, water, shelter, education, and more. This event is structured to make it easy for you to raise money through trick or treating with your friends and around your community.
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College editor Rachel Hu ‘22 interviewed Yhiedania, an undergraduate student at MIT. She is in her 4th year and is majoring in Biology. “What makes MIT special is that we emphasize learning through problem-solving.”
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Contributor Paige Yeung ’21 conducted a survey amongst OHS students to give some insight into study habits students might be interested in exploring during the new school year.
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Since 2014, OHS has offered students the opportunity to truly take advantage of the global classroom through summer travel programs. This June, OHSers embarked on an exciting 10-day journey to Rome.
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Every year, students bring up the issue of whether or not the Skype Bulletin is too strictly regulated. I’d argue that the fact that the Bulletin continues to be a first choice for students asking for help and advertising their projects is proof that the current model is effective.
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Chinese is very different from English and other European languages, and so does take different ways of thinking and learning. Students are usually excited about learning something that is really new for them.
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The Astronomy Research Seminar is a one-of-its-kind class – it’s literally “out of this world!” It allows astronomy enthusiasts to work together on a fun project which, unlike in most classes, nobody knew the answer to.
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I think that Russian literature is a natural fit for a lot of OHS students especially since 19th century Russians liked to be more upfront in the way that they addressed certain questions of life and death than other European writers were.
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