For students in Cohort A, Monday was our first day back. While I was originally hesitant to come, I truly felt comfortable. Most students follow the arrows on the floors, and I haven’t seen one person not wearing a mask or wearing their mask incorrectly. The doors are mostly all open, the windows let in […]
The First Day Back
OA Faculty Share Thoughts On School Reopening
Oliver Ames is back to school at last, although not without some bumps along the road. This year’s exceptional circumstances have required a lot of planning and coordination from teachers and faculty. Because of hybrid learning, teachers and other faculty have been forced to juggle remote and in-person students, in addition to basic safety precautions […]
OA shows off its new look in reopening
An extremely modified Oliver Ames High School reopened to students last week. There have been modifications to how day-to-day life co-existing inside schools has changed. For Oliver Ames students, the changes are things they will have to learn to adapt to. As to be expected the most baseline modification is the requirements for all people […]
A Vacancy in the Court
With the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last Friday, a question looms over the senators on Capitol Hill: who will be the new Supreme Court Justice appointed? While the President, Senate, and House of Representatives all run for reelection at some point, Supreme Court Justices are lifetime appointments, serving until they retire […]
What Matters in Politics: Why the Polls DON’T Matter
The polls. We love them, hate them, and commonly use them to confirm our electoral hopes and dreams. But, with the proof of past elections, political analysts deem them almost irrelevant. First off, polling is unaligned with the Electoral College method of electing a president. As polls predict the winner of the popular vote, they […]