On Friday April 5, 2019 twenty one year old Khalid released a new album entitled “Free Spirit” with a total of seventeen songs. At not even a week old the album has already gotten great reviews and has four and a half stars on iTunes. His last album released a little less than two years […]
Buche’s Book Recommendations: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Week of 3/24/19 – The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich, by William Shirer Continuing the nonfiction theme for these recent book reviews, my recommendation this week will tackle one of the darkest times in the history of our world. The period from 1933-1945 when more than 70-80 million people died as a result […]
Monday Pick: Billie Eilish’s “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
On Friday, March 29th, 17 year old Billie Eilish released her first full length album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” following her debut EP “Don’t Smile At Me”. Eilish has a sound like no other, and her voice draws you in. The softness of her voice is accentuated in each song. […]
Top Ten Albums of All Time: 8. The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest
Authored by Connor Dolan Editor’s note: each week, Connor Dolan will be writing about the top ten albums of all time. 8. The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest This album puts every rapper alive today to shame. Core members Phife and Q-Tip’s ability to plot out a narrative, with anecdotes, and all […]
OA Students Win Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
About a month and a half ago, Oliver Ames High School artists got news of the results to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards regional competition. In total, twenty eight pieces of artwork received recognition. Twelve students received honorable mention recognition, five received a silver key for their artwork, and six received a gold key […]
New Art Courses Bring Exciting Offers to OA Students
This year, in addition to the core Art program, there will be new courses offered to anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of art and want to take additional art classes. Sculpture 2 and Graphic Design 2 are prerequisite courses that require Graphic Design 1 and Sculpture 1. Both are half year courses that run […]