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Interested sophomores learn about EOL during showcase

New class sparks controversy: Akiyama introduces Education through Outdoor Learning

Noy Keren, Journalist Mar 26, 2025

Education Through Outdoor Learning (EOL)  is replacing the Cispus counselor system that Oly has been using for years. In previous years, students trained to be Cispus counselors before or after school....

Olympia High School staff Tamara Liska placing a warning for a future ticket on a student’s vehicle.

A wave of ticket warnings at Olympia High School

Graham Kirkbride, Journalist Mar 25, 2025

Students have been avoiding the tickets in the Olympia High School parking lot. The main reason behind this is their lack of a parking pass, some of whom didn't even know they existed. The staff at...

 Rotary Interact members organizing books for their annual book drive in partnership with the South Sound Reading Foundation. They collected over 750 books in total!

Club feature: Rotary Interact

Victoria Liu, Co-Editor-in-Chief Mar 19, 2025

Book drives for the South Sound Reading Foundation, toy drives for Toys for Tots and the International Dinner. These are just a few service projects that the OHS Rotary Interact Club organizes every year.  Club...

Freshman Sruthi Namboothiri reads The Joy Luck Club for Honors English 9. Like most English classes offered at OHS, the class is literature based.

Attention all freshmen who hate Lord of the Flies

Noy Keren, Journalist Mar 11, 2025

Starting this year, freshmen are going to have the option to take AP Seminar for their sophomore year English. Unlike English 2 and Honors English 2, which are literature-based, AP Seminar is research-based....

A seat of serenity in the Co-Editor in chief's garden.

Bathroom break to Big Brother: the new digital hall pass system

Victoria Liu, Co-Editor-in-Chief Mar 5, 2025

Following the example of local middle schools, OHS is planning to implement a new digital hallway pass policy. Students have mixed opinions about this change. While some think it’s reasonable, others...

Club leaders Nell McGuigan, Clara Randall, and Evie Penrod posing in front of the Feminism Pride flag and the LGBTQ flag during Bear Time.

Feminism Club highlight

Victoria Liu, Co-Editor-in-Chief Mar 4, 2025

Feminism Club is one of the oldest and most active student groups here at OHS. Currently led by seniors Evie Penrod, Nell McGuigan and Clara Randall, the club focuses on bringing accessible action to OHS.  The...

Students have many questions when registering for classes, especially since there are many requirements students need to graduate.

Class requests for next year: everything students need to know

Madelyn Byrd, OHS Life Editor Feb 25, 2025

No matter what path students take, their next steps are determined by their choices now. With countless options like CiHS, honors, AP, and Running Start, many students don’t know where to start.  Counselors...

Knowledge Bowl group photo in the Gig Harbor High School Cafeteria after their competition on February 8th.

Knowledge Bowl is going to state

Margot Cornelius, Junior OHS Life Editor Feb 25, 2025

The OHS Knowledge Bowl team competed for over 7 grueling hours and had to answer hundreds of trivia questions about many different topics.  The competition at Gig Harbor High School consisted of four...

Freshman Toby Wilson has been playing violin for over eight years

Musicians in the Market

Noy Keren, Journalist Feb 7, 2025

Welcome to the Olympia Farmers Market, take a look around. There are fabrics, fruits, and a freshman on the fiddle. Freshman Toby Wilson is an experienced fiddle player who spends his weekends busking...

Poetry out loud in Olympia High School: an outlet for self-expression in schools

Lucas Gallardo, Journalist Jan 21, 2025

Poetry Out Loud offers Olympia High School students a place to express themselves creatively. OHS has a competitive poetry program, but it is much more than that. Participating students look to deeply...

Designers Kasey Gridley (left with glasses) and Liam Frost (right) in the workshop. The two discuss allocating resources and machines between both of their teams, in order to have maximum efficiency.

NASA Challenges Young Student Designers

Ryker Kollmyer, Journalist Jan 21, 2025

In 3D Design and Fabrication, students at OHS are competing to come up with unique solutions to various challenges put out by NASA's HUNCH (High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware) program.  The...

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