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Photo of Jacob Cook and his group after they went through the Haunted Corn Maze at Bella Organic Farms.
Local Farm that Becomes Haunted After Dark
Liam Dale and Andrew Stoffers engage in a catastrophic duel, performing as characters Robert and Max in The Play That Goes Wrong. Dale is a senior and Stoffers is a sophomore here at OCHS. They have both recently been in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Footloose, and She Kills Monsters.
The Play That Goes Wrong
OCHS Hosts Car Show Fundraiser for Grad Party
OCHS Hosts Car Show Fundraiser for Grad Party
Explainer: Department of Education
Explainer: Department of Education
Kylee Turner poses with her award-winning art piece. From her artist statement: "This piece questions why, in a nation that prides itself on freedom, those who don't meet the "American" standards are denied basic rights."
Senior Kylee Turner Wins Awards For Meaningful Art Pieces
Ongoing OCHS Journalism Class, Class B107, hosted by Pat McDonald
Journalism: Irrelevant or Relevant?
Photograph of the "Copper Golem" and the "Copper Chest" in minecraft.
Digging into Minecraft
AI Use in Schools
AI Use in Schools
Silksong: The Long Awaited Sequel
Silksong: The Long Awaited Sequel
This is Oregon City High Schools JROTC 21 man unarmed drill team. We are saluting in for one of our competitions before marching.
Why You Should Join JROTC
Ongoing OCHS Journalism Class, Class B107, hosted by Pat McDonald
Journalism: Irrelevant or Relevant?
Photograph of the "Copper Golem" and the "Copper Chest" in minecraft.
Digging into Minecraft
AI Use in Schools
AI Use in Schools
Silksong: The Long Awaited Sequel
Silksong: The Long Awaited Sequel
This is Oregon City High Schools JROTC 21 man unarmed drill team. We are saluting in for one of our competitions before marching.
Why You Should Join JROTC
Elphaba, on the left, and Glinda, on the right, stand in front of the Palace of the Wizard. This picture is the moment when Glinda and Elphaba have to split ways. via Universal Pictures
Movie Review (Take 2: Wicked)
Little Women (2019) movie poster starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen. Courtesy of Columbia Pictures.
Movie Review (Take 1: Little Women)
The Artemis rocket on its way to the moon, taking a step to bring space into our grasp.
Astro Alert: A Trip Through Space
While I couldn’t find images of the kind of engine the Willamette Valley Southern used to move freight, many other local electric railroads such as the Oregon Electric Railroad used engines termed “steeplecabs”. They have a striking appearance, and don’t resemble the steam locomotives that were produced at the same time.
Stuck in the Siding: The History Below Our Feet
The Siemens Charger is the newest addition to Amtrak's locomotive roster. It's an excellent example of the new "Pepsi" livery (as it's referred to by railfans) and Amtrak's newest branding as they enter the 2020s.
Stuck in the Siding: Because Railroads Break the Law
AI Use in Schools
AI Use in Schools
Kylee Turner poses with her award-winning art piece. From her artist statement: "This piece questions why, in a nation that prides itself on freedom, those who don't meet the "American" standards are denied basic rights."
Senior Kylee Turner Wins Awards For Meaningful Art Pieces
The Health Center announced new policies on how long students can stay out of class. The School Based Health Center at the high school is only one of seven in Clackamas County.
Health Center Changes Policies to Provide More Access
Field Trip to a Literary Arts Event
Field Trip to a Literary Arts Event
Third period HCAP students Evie Kirkpatrick, Sophia Allee, Alexis Rogers, and Hailey Arellano (left to right) take a picture before a lab dissection on cow eyeballs, September 17, 2024.
Class Brief: Honors Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
Upcoming Junior on a Record Breaking Streak
Upcoming Junior on a Record Breaking Streak
OCHS Softball vs West Linn
Keaton Moore is a senior at OCHS. He broke a track record for the 100 meter dash on April 11th, 2025.
Keaton Moore Breaks 100 Meter Dash Record
In the photo there is a Kansas City Chief's flag on the left and a Philadelphia Eagles flag on the right. At the 59th NFL Super Bowl Kendrick Lamar performed at the Apple Music Halftime Show. via Unsplash.com
Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music Halftime Show
Photo via Unsplash.com
Title IX: 50 Years and Counting
The Future of Student Mental Health
The Future of Student Mental Health
Tariff’s are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Havoc on the American Economy
Tariff’s are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Havoc on the American Economy
Wildfires in Portland, Oregon, 2018.
Upcoming Wildfire Season to Have Substantial Impact on Public Health
Oregon's Political Divisions Reflect National Trends
Oregon’s Political Divisions Reflect National Trends
The Future of Inflation: How New Tariffs Are Shaping the Economy
The Future of Inflation: How New Tariffs Are Shaping the Economy
In the photo there is a Kansas City Chief's flag on the left and a Philadelphia Eagles flag on the right. At the 59th NFL Super Bowl Kendrick Lamar performed at the Apple Music Halftime Show. via Unsplash.com
Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music Halftime Show
Students and staff alike share their own thoughts about OC and moments of their lives.
20 Questions: In the Halls
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
The sign dedicating Highway 213 in memory of Tyrone Woods. Put up in 2014, it has been honored by Oregon City residents since then.
Tyrone Woods: OCHS Alumni and National Hero
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
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Emerie Jennings is an 11th grader at OCHS who works as the current Editor-in-chief at The Elevator. She loves hanging out with friends, animals, reading books, drawing, writing, and watching movies.

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In the photo there is a Kansas City Chief's flag on the left and a Philadelphia Eagles flag on the right. At the 59th NFL Super Bowl Kendrick Lamar performed at the Apple Music Halftime Show. via Unsplash.com

Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music Halftime Show

Jordyn Snider and Emerie Jennings
March 4, 2025
Orion Wright, Nathan Bone, Presley Zarfas, Elise Ascura, and Ahren Peterson pose as “The Mathletes” at the end of the song “Do Your Thing” during the opening night of Mean Girls, Nov. 16, 2023. “Do Your Thing” is an upbeat victory song that takes place after the Mathletes win a math competition near the end of the musical.

‘Mean Girls: The Musical’ Opens

Emerie Jennings, Managing Editor
December 1, 2023
Third and fourth grade football players throw candy to homecoming parade watchers, Oct 20th 2023.

Homecoming Season of OCHS is Here

Emerie Jennings, Managing Editor
November 15, 2023
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