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OCHS News: For Students, By Students

The Elevator

The Future of Student Mental Health

The Future of Student Mental Health

Kyla Hale, Contributing Writer June 12, 2025

As student exhaustion increases, there are many resources available to students with burnout and stress among schools. However, many people debate whether these resources are effective, and if not, what...

Tariff’s are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Havoc on the American Economy

Tariff’s are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Havoc on the American Economy

Armando Espinoza, Contributing Writer June 12, 2025

Tariffs are affecting the American economy extremely hard ever since President Trump implemented tariffs to other countries and once they started implementing some of their own. It has been affecting our...

Wildfires in Portland, Oregon, 2018.

Upcoming Wildfire Season to Have Substantial Impact on Public Health

Lizzy Surenok, Contributing Writer June 11, 2025

Wildfires are notorious in Oregon for their destructive tendencies, and with summer approaching, the health of Oregon residents could take a hit. Public health trends show that smoke inhalation is at its...

Oregon's Political Divisions Reflect National Trends

Oregon’s Political Divisions Reflect National Trends

Tyler Bingham, Contributing Writer June 11, 2025

Politics is a frequently debated and sensitive topic for many Americans. The nation is becoming more politically divided along the lines of religion, race, sexual preferences, and even individual opinions....

The Future of Inflation: How New Tariffs Are Shaping the Economy

The Future of Inflation: How New Tariffs Are Shaping the Economy

Chase Borden, Contributing Writer June 11, 2025

Uncertainty Builds as Prices Rise Inflation has become a key concern again in 2025, especially as new U.S tariffs take effect. While prices for groceries and gas have calmed slightly since 2023’s...

Mental Health: From Stigma To Support

Mental Health: From Stigma To Support

Dayami Torres, Contributing Writer June 11, 2025

Not long ago, admitting to feeling overwhelmed or anxious was often met with silence or skepticism. Fast forward to the COVID-19 era, and conversations about burnout and mental health are everywhere, from...

How Will ODOTʻs Plans Effect OC Drivers?

How Will ODOTʻs Plans Effect OC Drivers?

Dominic Nunez, Contributing Writing June 11, 2025

A major portion of Interstate-205 was planned to be closed which would have caused several delays and detours in traffic that would've made longer routes difficult and overall more inefficient. But there...

Water Quality and Summer Fun: What OC Residents Should Know

Water Quality and Summer Fun: What OC Residents Should Know

Austin Van Hauten, Contributing Writer June 10, 2025

Oregon is home to over 100,000 miles of rivers and streams and more than 1,400 named lakes. While Oregon has a lot of water, the state also faces a significant issue: water pollution. This issue threatens...

Wildfires: Can They Benefit The Environment?

Wildfires: Can They Benefit The Environment?

Peyton Mackender, Contributing Writer June 10, 2025

When wildfires make the headlines, the images that come to mind are often those of scorched forests, thick smoke coating the skies, and homes reduced to ashes. But not all wildfires are disasters. In fact,...

Oregon's Preparedness for "The Big One"

Oregon’s Preparedness for “The Big One”

Makenzie Gent, Contributing Writer June 10, 2025

Oregon’s Preparedness for “The Big One” Roughly 120 miles off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, there lies the Cascadia Zone faultline which is predicted to rupture at any given moment, though...

Wildfires Impact Mental Health As Well As The Environment

Wildfires Impact Mental Health As Well As The Environment

Rowan Schmidt, Contributing Writer June 9, 2025

Wildfire season is coming, again. And for many students and their families in Clackamas County memories of rushing to evacuate might come playing in their mind. With wildfires becoming an annual thing...

Tons of plastic pollute the world's oceans, leading to a global pollution problem. Photo via unsplash.com

The Problem with Plastic

Brady Michel, Contributing Writer October 16, 2024

Take a quick inventory of yourself right now: how much plastic is on your person or within arms reach? For me, right now, I am surrounded by plastic. I am sitting in a plastic chair, surrounded by plastic...

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