Archive for January, 2010
Middle School Renovations by Rebecca Bartola
On January 22, 2010, I met with Dr. Salladino, the middle school principal, to discuss the renovations to the new building and when the middle students will be moving out of the high school wing. Middle school students will return to the middle school building on September 7, 2010, the first day of the [...]
Read Full Story Here...OJR vs. Perkiomen Valley by Vincent Miller
On Tuesday, January 26th, the girls and boys swimming and diving teams succeeded in grabbing a victory from PV. The girls’ Allison Schafer was a multiple winner for her individual events. In the three relay races, all of the girl swimmers took first place and swam competitively. The girls on the diving team performed excellently, [...]
Read Full Story Here...OJR’s Musical: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Emily Berkowitz
The Owen J. Roberts High School auditorium has been home to many spectacular and well-loved musicals. This year’s broadway favorite is no different. Rather, it takes on the new challenge of having the largest chorus, both high schoolers and elementry school students alike, and a set filled with more color than ever before.
“Joseph”, [...]
OJR Boys Basketball Update by Mike Giongo
The Wildcats have reestablished themselves in the Pac-10, as they stand at 12-5 overall. Since the Upper Perk debacle, the ‘Cats have had a string of quality victories, with the highlights including a a 59-32 domination of Pottstown and a 65-61 nail-biter against 11-5 Henderson. Not to be overlooked are the team’s 63-55 and [...]
Read Full Story Here...4sight Testing and ACT/SAT Dates by Brianne Benton
Every year about this same time, high school students at OJR can be heard complaining about 4sight testing. Just the other week, Owen J. Roberts’ own sophomores spent over an hour during two separate days taking the 4sight test. Few students understand the purpose of these tests, and not much information is provided to them. [...]
Read Full Story Here...OJR vs. Phoenixville by Vincent Miller
On Tuesday, January 19th, OJR’s swimming and diving teams went up against Phoenixville in a Pac-10 meet. There was no need to worry, however, as the teams cruised to an easy victory. The girls won with a score of 97-78, bringing their Pac-10 record for this year to 3-0. The guys defeated Phoenixville by [...]
Read Full Story Here...OJR Wrestling Update by Brianne Benton
The Owen J. Roberts wrestling team came out to win on Thursday, January 14th and never looked back. The Wildcats took on the Pottsgrove Falcons and won 52 to 25. Andrew Kinney, Gordon Bolig, Steve Lawless, Scott Syrek, Jonathan Dempsey, Kyle Shronk, and Peter Rantantoni all successfully pinned their opponents during the Pac-10 faceoff.
Read Full Story Here...“Filtering” Our Education by Rebecca Bartola
Storms are brewing among the students of Owen J. Roberts.
Wikipedia: blocked. Yahoo: blocked. Coolmath: blocked. The online OJR student newspaper: blocked.
The new web filter at OJR is ten times worse than the previous filter. McAfee, the company that makes the filter, prevents teachers from overriding and unblocking the filter on certain websites. [...]
Winter Pep Rally by Ryan Wier
Owen J. Roberts High School’s first ever Winter Pep Rally was an appropriate change to enter the new decade. The five day extravaganza included some new themed days, such as superhero day and tie-dye day. The sum-up for this spirit-raising week is as follows:
Monday–College Day
Tuesday–Tie-Dye Day
Wednesday–Pajama Day
Thursday–Superhero Day
Friday–Class Color Day
*Freshmen–Grey
*Sophomores–Black
*Juniors–White
*Seniors–Red
On Friday there was also a [...]
Middle School Gym and Pool Changes by Ryan Wier
After a year and a half of construction, certain parts of the Middle School are finally completely refinished. The gymnasium and the natatorium, the pool, are finished. The gym is very much the same as it was back in 2008 and years previous. However, the locker rooms have totally changed. The locker rooms are [...]
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