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OCHS News: For Students, By Students

The Elevator

OCHS News: For Students, By Students

The Elevator

Students and staff alike share their own thoughts about OC and moments of their lives.

20 Questions: In the Halls

Layla Hibpshman, Contributing Writer June 10, 2024

Contributing writer and journalism student, Layla Hibpshman, travels through the hallways of OCHS to learn more about the students around us. In this new addition of 20 Questions, she gets the inside scoop...

BSU advisor Marcus Goodwin is pictured (4th from left) surrounded by BSU members grades 9-12th, May 29, 2024.

BSU Beginning at OCHS

Annie Quintana, Contributing Writer June 4, 2024

Recently, OCHS students in the Black Student Union participated in a volunteer event for the local middle school; Tumwatta. This was a significant event for BSU, as educating the minds of future students...

Black Student Unions are beneficial for students who don't feel seen in their communities via Unsplash.com

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Why BSU’s Are Necessary in Predominantly White Institutions

Annie Quintana, Contributing Writer June 4, 2024

Oregon City High School as a whole, lacks diversity. This is something that causes black students to feel uncomfortable and unwanted within their school community. This is in addition to the fact that...

Every student at Oregon City High School is issued a laptop and an account with a system called Classlink. These laptops and systems form the backbone of how technology is used in the classroom.

Student Technology Use at OCHS

Brennan Duman, Technical Editor May 31, 2024

As the pandemic raged throughout the world in early 2020, Oregon City School District (OCSD) made a commitment to continue providing education, even when everyone was stuck at home. In an announcement...

Tobias Read answers questions from the interview panel, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Patrick McDonald’s classroom at Oregon City High School. Read came to the school after being prompted by an email sent by students.

Tobias Read Visits Oregon City High School

Ben Springer, Staff Writer May 30, 2024

Students at Oregon City High School (OCHS) were greeted on May 17 by Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read during their 5th period, days before voters elected him for the Democratic nominee for the Secretary of...

Nicholas Bertram is a teacher at Oregon City High School. Among other things, he teaches an elective course called "Perspectives in US History".

20 Questions: Mr. Bertram

Ash Binns, Contributing Writer May 23, 2024

The following are a series of questions that were answered during an interview with Mr. Bertram, a teacher in the Social Studies department.   Q: How long have you been teaching? A: 20 years Q:...

With elections coming soon in Oregon, National Honor Society works to register voting-age students. This also includes registering for the presidential primaries, giving students a voice in our electoral system.

National Honors Society Hosts Voter Registration Drive

Ben Springer, Staff Writer May 17, 2024
OCHS National Honors Society helps students register to vote.
The Oregon City High School (OCHS) mascot, Pioneer Pete, engages students at the annual prom assembly, Friday, April 5. 2024. Hosted annually, this year's prom was held at NW Events & Environments in Hillsboro, Oregon. Photo Source Flickr

Oregon City High School Hosts Prom Assembly

Ben Springer, Staff Writer May 2, 2024

Additional Reporting by Brennan Duman, Technical Editor.   Students and staff at Oregon City High School packed into the school’s main gymnasium  for an April 5th assembly; the subject: the...

OCHS has many different kinds of people, and they all hold different opinions on the questions and issues that exist in our school.

Photographers (top left to bottom right): Rachel Hibpshman, Hibpshman, Bennett Springer, Samuel Young, Hibpshman, Young

People of OC

As the 2023-24 Journalism class gets underway, the newest members of our team begin exploring the people that we interact with every day.
OCHS Strategizes for Increased Student Safety

OCHS Strategizes for Increased Student Safety

Kay Baldwin, Contributing Writer November 17, 2023
School should be a safe place - and there's a lot that goes into creating that.
Posted on every external door, students are constantly reminded of possible security risks. These signs are part of an effort to prevent students from letting people in from outside, forcing everyone to enter through the primary entrance. Photo taken Nov. 17, 2023

School Security: A Look into Oregon City School District

Hanna Miller, Contributing Writer November 17, 2023
In order to accomplish its goal of protecting the student body, security is made of several interlocking pieces.
Photo via Unsplash.com

Overcrowding in OCHS

Jay Thompson, Contributing Writer November 17, 2023
If class sizes directly impact student learning, how are Oregon City students faring?
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