Playing the Service Card
March 31, 2010
Filed under News
“Caring – Our way of life,” became the Key Club motto in 1978. Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. Ottawa High School students, 12 key club members, traveled to Lawrence and stayed two nights at the Lawrence Holiday in for the 60th annual Key Club Kansas... Read more »
March Gets Hit With Strange Weather
March 31, 2010
Filed under News
When you think of Spring Break, you imagine warm weather and a chance to dig out your shorts and flip- flops. The last thing that comes to your mind is having to bundle up when you go outside with all of your winter gear. The month of March is considered, by many people in Kansas, to have unpredictable... Read more »
Salina Bound
March 31, 2010
Filed under News
This year’s boys and girls basketball teams had a very successful and rewarding season. They both made it to the 4A state tournament, which was held in Salina, Kan., at the Bicentennial Center. The boys team made it to the championship, playing against Sumner. They lost, placing second in the tournament. “I... Read more »
Struggling for Support
March 31, 2010
Filed under News
The whistle blows at the tip off of a boy’s basketball game. People walking in late have a slim chance of finding a decent spot in the student section, yet an hour ago the gym was nearly empty. The lack of student interest in girl’s sports at Ottawa High School has slowly started to steadily dwindle... Read more »
Tantalizing Temptation of Summer.
March 31, 2010
Filed under News
The weather is clearing up, the sun is shining and the temperature is rising. With these changes, students’ eyes begin to wander from the white board to the window with the warm weather beckoning them to come outside. All these distractions make it difficult to focus on the work at hand. Thoughts of... Read more »
What To Do
March 29, 2010
Filed under Opinion
We all have concluded that there is practically nothing to do in Ottawa. The only thing that we do have is a skating rink. It is more popular with the younger children of the community. Even so, it gets old doing it weekend after weekend. Therefore, concluding that we need more variety of things to... Read more »
Sexting: “Immature” & Illegal
March 29, 2010
Filed under News, Top Stories
“Sexting” is the practice of taking a sexually revealing picture of yourself or sending dirty text messages, typically from a cell phone, and sending it to someone. Legal consequences aside, it is an irresponsible thing to do, especially for younger age groups in which it has become somewhat... Read more »
An Abundance of Ability
March 29, 2010
Filed under Feature
There are many talented students at Ottawa High. Skills range from a great 3-point shot to an excellent softball swing. This Friday, March 26, a special kind of ability will be featured in the OHS talent show: artistic ability. Art comes in many forms and this Friday’s show will be made up of acts... Read more »
Texting and Driving
March 25, 2010
Filed under News
A teen driver just found out that he had received a fine of $22 million for an accident that happened while he was texting and driving. Minutes before the accident the police had checked his phone bill and saw that he had made seven phone calls and had sent 15 text messages. He hit a car head on and... Read more »
The Peace Corps: Giving back
March 25, 2010
Filed under News
After you pass through the rudimentary grade levels of your youth and pass into your adulthood you are face with many options of what you want to do with your life. Do you want to join the work force? How about the military forces? Or, are you headed towards a higher education that college provides?... Read more »
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