This month, OA brought in father John Halligan to share the story of his son Ryan. Ryan, at age 13, killed himself due to cyberbullying and rumors about his sexuality. This was, obviously, a sad story, and I really did feel empathetic towards this dad, who forgave Ryan’s tormenters even through they took everything away […]
Kaleigh’s Critique: “Walls” by Louis Tomlinson
On January 31st, ex-One Direction member Louis Tomlinson released his first solo album titled Walls. It has been almost five years since the band has broken up, and though Tomlinson had singles come out before, this is his first LP since his One Direction days. The album had five singles and a total of 12 […]
Player of the Week
This week’s Oliver Ames Player of the Week is Morgan Foltz. The fourth winter athlete to receive this award comes from the Oliver Ames Girls Swimming Team. The Oliver Ames Girls Swimming Team finished the season undefeated with seven wins. They ended this incredible season with a dominating performance at the Hockomock Championships. This tremendous […]
What happened in Iowa?
The Iowa caucuses usually make the news for being the first step towards a presidential election, as well as being the first voting state and caucus in the nation. Monday night marked a very extraordinary collapse in the Iowa Democratic party’s stability and structure as a whole. The caucusing was done without incident up until […]
Spring Track Coach Update
By Nick Farley Science teacher Kyle Sousa has been named the new Oliver Ames Spring Track and Field Girls Head Coach. Principal Wes Paul and Athletic Director Bill Matthews made the announcement last week after long-time head coach and history teacher Mike Darling announced earlier this year that he was stepping down. “Coach Sousa instills […]
Poetry Out Loud competition Thursday
OA hosts its annual Poetry Out Loud competition Thursday (Feb. 6) at 7 p.m. in the library. Poetry Out Loud is a nationwide competition where students memorize their poems and are able present the poems with an authentic and expressive delivery. The Poetry Out Loud competition at Oliver Ames High School is a school-level competition, […]