The first thing to discuss in the news this week was the horrific and deadly stampede that occurred in Itaewon, South Korea. On October 29th, at least 150 people were killed due to a stampede. The event that was happening was supposedly a Halloween party and was said to be the “first large-scale partying for […]
OA honors DJ Henry
OA will mark the 10th anniversary of the death of alumni DJ Henry this week as the students remember Henry and work together to craft a legacy in his honor. DJ Henry, a student from OA that graduated in 2008, was shot in Pleasantville, New York, by officer Aron Hess. He was unarmed and his […]
The Social Cyclone
Last week provided us with some great things, let’s talk about it. On Thursday night, at midnight, Taylor Swift released a brand new album titled ‘Midnights’. The “Swifties” almost broke Spotify trying to listen to the album’s debut. As this is Taylor’s 10th album, fans had high hopes. Let’s just say, fans were not let […]
What is Senior Project?
By: Juliana Ferrara My name is Juliana Ferrara and I am a senior here at OA and one of the 10 students taking senior project with Mr. Goldberg this school year. Senior project is a full year class where you plan and create a big project with a final goal you want to accomplish. This […]
The Social Cyclone
Last week some intense news was released to the public. Let’s recap. In February of 2018, a man named Nikolas Cruz had killed 17 people in a school shooting at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Just last week though, his trial came to a conclusion and the jury had their verdict. The verdict was […]
The Social Cyclone
This week on the recap we have some heavier topics at hand. Recently, English actress and model Cara Delevingne has been seen acting in an oddly erratic way. She was filmed by paparazzi doing the so-called “crackhead walk” and acting very out of it. Cara said she has delved into drugs in the past, but […]