With three of OA’s winter sports teams in quarantine, as a community we have to ask ourselves why? The answer: Parties. Remember at the beginning of lockdown in March when everyone thought quarantine was only going to last two weeks then it turned into 6+ months? Yeah, how could you forget, you couldn’t. Surely then […]
What Matters in Politics: The Georgia Runoffs
This past week has been a chaotic one in politics. But I’m here to discuss the best thing that happened: Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are going to the Senate! After months of campaigning, the Democrats were victorious. Now, they will have control of the Senate due to the future President of the Senate, […]
Voices: The timer on the world
Editor’s Note: Voices is a weekly opinion column that showcases the viewpoints of the students at OA on a variety of topics. By Emily Han I’ve only been alive for 18 years, which compared to the scale of humanity is miniscule. But that also means that I will be alive longer than most of the […]
Screen Time – Serena Serhan
Q: How low does your battery get before you’re stressed?A: 76%Q: How many emails are in your inbox?A: 2356 emailsQ: First app you use in the morning?A: Tide (it turns off her alarms)Q: Average daily screen time?A: 5 hoursQ: Most used app?A: NetflixQ: Preferred social media?A: Instagram
Vote Certification in Congress Put On Pause Due to Pro-Trump Riots
This afternoon Trump supporters invade Congress as Biden’s win was certified. As members of congress were holding a meeting to certify that presidential candidate Joe Biden indeed won the presidency. As a result, the city of D.C. was put under a 6 p.m. citywide curfew. Congress is currently still on lockdown after being evacuated and […]
More and more students opting to stay home – sometimes
To go or not to go? That is the personal dilemma that some hybrid students face with in-person days. In past years the motivation to get out of bed and go to school came from avoiding absences and tardies but not this year. With the decision between the hybrid or full-remote models following the reopening […]