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Sophia Sgourakis, Section Editor
April 14, 2021
Operation Varsity Blues: the documentary that tackles the college admissions scandal through the casting and filming of wiretapped phone calls. And yet again, it is highlighted how the wealthy in America can always find ways to cheat the already broken system. After failing as a basketball coach, Rick Singer shifted careers into college prep coaching...
Shyla Youngs, Staff Writer
March 15, 2021
Being sick and having to quarantine in my room, my family has been buying me takeout for most of my meals. Over these past couple of days I eaten from some very delicious restaurants, and wanted to share my favorite places I’ve eaten food from. Greek Islands One of my first meals during my quarantine was from Greek Islands located...
Ella Novak, Staff Writer
March 15, 2021
In Marvel’s 2021 show WandaVision, Marvel universe characters Wanda Maximoff and Vision live are living in a seemingly perfect 1950s suburban neighborhood until they both start to realize something about how they are living is off. If you have yet to see any of the other Marvel movies, Wanda Maximoff is a powerful magician with telekinetic...
- Netflix releases new show, “Ginny and Georgia” March 5, 2021
- Central is switching to a block schedule next year-What’s going to be different? March 5, 2021
- South Sudanese athlete focuses on track, bettering her future March 5, 2021
Sophia Sgourakis, Section Editor
April 14, 2021
As most students start to learn in person again, all I notice is, “You must be an in-person learner to attend...” Students who chose to stay home are not given the opportunity...
Daniel Graham, Staff Writer
April 5, 2021
NBA Top Shot has risen in popularity over the past few months, becoming the most bizarre new trend in sports collectibles. Top Shot is a website that sells clips of NBA...
March 15, 2021
As everyone knows, OPS high schools have been back all in person since February 17. I think that this change to all in person learning has actually benefited many...
Daniel Graham, Staff Writer
April 5, 2021
NBA Top Shot has risen in popularity over the past few months, becoming the most bizarre new trend in sports collectibles. Top Shot is a website that sells clips of NBA highlights. Each highlight is a nonfungible token, or NFT, which means that each one is an NBA-minted copy of a highlight, protected...
Jaden Cheloha, Staff Writer
March 6, 2021
It’s been a long time since I’ve been on any type of sports team. The last time I was part of one, I was in eighth grade and part of the swim team. Then, school was called off for two weeks, abruptly ending the season. As OPS kept extending the time school would be out for, my hopes of playing...
Grace Oreste, Contributing Writer
March 5, 2021
"Breathing. That is my main focus. My arms and my legs in front of me while, the finish line is straight ahead. I hear people cheering, my strength is restored. It is all coming back to me, the humid air, the loud crowd, the bright lights. I finished the race." Nyawec Reath is a junior...
Jackson Godwin, Staff Writer
Central High was given high tech football helmets for the safety of the team and they still have yet to use them. From very generous donations from the Sherwood foundation...
October 11, 2017
Zoia Morrow, staff writer
Somehow, memes have made the internet go round; they have become a quick way for Internet users to respond to a variety of virtual content. If a hilarious video is posted...
February 22, 2017
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Mac O'Brien, Staff Writer
There is no ubiquitously applicable answer for students deciding between taking Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. The ...
May 16, 2018 • 0 comments
Anne Gallagher, Staff Writer
With 6,311 programs spanning 4,786 schools worldwide, the International Baccalaureate Programme is a prominent world-wide organization. Over a million people around the world...
May 15, 2018 • 0 comments
Anne Gallagher , contributing writer
2017 marked the 40th annual Purple Feather Day celebration along with its "traditional" balloon release. Over 800 students were honored because of their cumulative GPA of 3....
May 11, 2017 • 0 comments
Balloongate: Social media organization shows hypocrisy, tradition here to stay
May 11, 2017