The Remote Learning Experience and COVID-19 epidemic have left many students and families wondering how certain processes will occur. While the school and district have sent out numerous explanations, there remains some confusion. I asked Mr. Paul some of the most common questions about remote learning. DO: How does the current participation / not participating […]
Coronacation Goals
Okay, so you’ve exhausted Netflix, watched everything on Disney+, and you’re even tired of TikTok. You’re avoiding doing your remote learning schoolwork, because you really, really want to do it all on Thursday night before it’s due. You’re avoiding SAT and AP prep because it’s stressing you out and it’s boring anyway. You really just […]
COVID-19 Event Cancellations and Rescheduled Dates
Since the rapid growth of COVID-19, many concerts, festivals, national events, etc. have been canceled or postponed until further notice. Here is a list of 2020’s biggest canceled/postponed events, and their rescheduled dates if applicable. Concerts BTS; canceled first show of their Map of the Soul tour in Seoul, South Korea, later announced they were […]
OA Teachers Share Their Remote Learning Philosophies
Remote learning launched at OA last week. As with anything new, there are many ways to interpret how and what it means. I asked several OA teachers what they thought about the process of Remote Learning and their Philosophy for at-home learning and teaching from a distance. Mr. Schussler, English teacher said: I’m approaching remote […]
Trending: Heartbreak Weather
On March 13, 2020, singer-songwriter Niall Horan released his second studio album, Heartbreak Weather. The ex-boyband member’s sophomore album has 14 songs, including four singles. Overall, the LP was received very well by fans and music critics alike. If you know me, you know I’m a total One Direction fan. I was also a big […]
School Closure: Pessimism or Realism?
There are so many unanswerable questions in this time of the coronavirus pandemic, but one of the most upsetting ones is “how long?” How long until COVID-19 peaks in our state and in our country? How long until it is safe to interact with people? How long until our economy recovers? And the ‘how long’ […]