When you are sitting at a table with a buzzer in front of you, an academic bowl competition feels nowhere close to a casual pub trivia round. Instead, it’s a high-stakes battle that racks your brain as you watch the timer tick down just mere feet away from you. The OHS Academic Team kept high spirits at their most recent match through the stress of the questioning and the pressure from being at a state-level competition. Thanks to the team’s easy camaraderie and playfulness, they ended the day with joy, even after a quick loss.

Owasso High School is one of the few schools in the Tulsa area recognized for their incredible athletes along with an outstanding sports administration in general. As we exit the long and cold month of January, some of our prized sports teams are preparing for an amazing spring season, one of which, being the Owasso Track and Field Team. 

Every day, students walk through the Owasso High School halls, oblivious to the protective security measures that transform the environment into a well-guarded zone for empowering education. However, many have addressed the vulnerability of current security measures, but fortunately, new protocols have been discussed within the recent school bond that were sure to heighten the safety of students.

A New Leaf is an organization started in 1979 that allows for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities and to have independence. The organization helps these people by giving them job training, residential communities and life skills.

Turning 16 is a huge milestone. It is when you can start looking for a job. Once you get said job, the hard part begins. Now you have to juggle school, a social life, extracurriculars and a job. The real question is: how many hours should you work in a regular week?

In recent years, the popularization of childhood characters has influenced the aesthetics of individuals and their homes on the internet. These cute, cuddly characters are sparking generational waves of change throughout the internet, helping to cope with the existential fears of growing old.

Our confidence about the way we carry ourselves makes a significant difference in the impression we leave on others, and this is particularly true when interviewing for a job. Coach Christopher Allen of Owasso High School is teaching students this vital skill, which is why he created “Dress for Success” Mondays for his students.

The Owasso Future Farmers of America program is one of the most prominent organizations at Owasso High School. FFA students have an entertaining competition to get them ready for show season, “The Battle of the Buckle,” which occurred on Friday, January 31st.

Starting in fifth grade, a young Ella Burns auditioned for Owasso Percussion. With that decision, her life was forever changed.

In a world where social isolation is an increasingly prevalent issue, there has never been a better time to stay interconnected than now. For Owasso High School's advanced French students, bridging the social divide is an all-too-familiar engagement.

For a swimmer, there’s nothing more exciting than a meet. The feeling of lining up on the blocks, crouched in anticipation, waiting for the buzzer is a thrill that can’t be paralleled. The athletes on the Owasso Swim Team strive for moments just like that, and right now they’re preparing for regionals in the thick of swim season.

For the past couple of years, the Owasso Rams Invitational hasn't gone exactly to plan, which is to be expected when hundreds of students from other schools gather in one place. Regardless of the previous struggle, Owasso’s debate team ran the event phenomenally.

Without a doubt, Owasso is strong in the arts and the All-State choir and band groups are always heavily populated with OHS students. However, there is a gaping absence in our programs, and that is the absence of a jazz band.

Tulsa’s history with race relations has been one of violence and oppression—especially when we look to the Tulsa Race Massacre in the 1920s. While many in Tulsa are aware of these tragedies, less people are aware of the sheer success of African-American North Tulsans during this time. That is why there has never been a greater need for education that displays the people who eventually aided Tulsa’s success as a city. On M.L.K. Jr. Blvd, lays a mural that reflects the rich history of the Greenwood community.

Both minds have a “Rational Decision-Maker,” but the procrastinator has an “Instant Gratification Monkey” as well, and that monkey is what drives him and many others to procrastination. While the idea is humorous, the Instant Gratification Monkey is a problem for people of all ages, including high school students. This really becomes an issue when it is time to start studying for AP tests.

Tulsa Tech offers a myriad of training and education opportunities for both high school students and graduates. One of these opportunities is the cosmetology programs. Located at the Broken Arrow, Peoria and Sand Springs campuses.