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Track Update by Brianne Benton
The snow melted off the track just in time for the beginning of the spring sports season. March 8th marked the official start of spring sports, including track and field. The Owen J. Roberts boys’ team returns this year hoping to defend their title by becoming Pac-10 champions two years running. Last season, the boys [...]
Read Full Story Here...Boys’ Basketball Update by Mike Giongo
Congratulations to the OJR Boys’ Basketball team for a District playoff berth! The Wildcats had a productive 13-9 season and finished tied for third in the conference standings. Although the team did accomplish a lot this year, they finished the year in a funk, losing 4 of 5. In particular, the lack of offense [...]
Read Full Story Here...Girls Basketball Update by Brianne Benton
The Owen J. Roberts girls’ basketball team’s season came to a close Friday night, after being suddenly eliminated from the district playoffs. They were defeated by the number one ranked team in the district, Cheltenham, who are also ranked at fifth overall in the state. The Wildcats had a rough first half and could [...]
Read Full Story Here...Midterms vs. Quarterlies by Vincent Miller
As we all know, we take midterms or finals every semester. The test is based on what we have learned for the past two marking periods. During this time, we attempt to re-learn the material from the past two marking periods, “cramming” in all the knowledge we can so that we can do well. [...]
Read Full Story Here...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’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”, [...]
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...“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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