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How music can benefit learning

Emma Brasfield October 17, 2024

Pause that song to look at this. You are never going to believe how listening to music while learning affects you positively.  You may realize that many teachers don’t allow you to have your headphones...

Please don’t fall. Sophomore Ryann Lee walking down the stairs in the hottest part of the school, Shannon Building. “Passing periods feel like a hot, crowded sauna,” Lee said.

It’s Getting Hot Here

Annabelle Threadgill October 17, 2024

Have you ever fallen on the stairs while trying to get to class? Or got hot flashes in the school air? If you go to Ottawa Township High School, the answer is probably yes. Our school is nicely built:...

Music’s Positive Impact on Learning

Emma Brasfield October 17, 2024

  Pause that song to look at this. You're never going to believe how listening to music while learning affects you positively.  You may realize that many teachers don’t allow you to have your...

Eveyln Grady rocks this crocheted gift. As a first day of senior year gift, Nydrea Patterson crocheted a baby pink shirt for Eveyln.

Gifts made with love

Nydrea Patterson October 17, 2024

Have you ever experienced the joy of making someone a gift or receiving a gift? Making do-it-yourself gifts can be a deeper experience than purchasing one.   Everyone has their own ways of being creative....

Key Club raises imperishable food for their 2023 food drive. “We raised a lot of food last year, and I’m glad we were able to donate it to people in need,” Neu said.

The Key to Making Change

Annabelle Threadgill October 17, 2024

Key Club is the perfect club for any student who is interested in volunteering, helping others and serving the community. Key Club is a student-led group that helps not only our community but also the...

Go, fight, win. Sophomores Katelyn Friestead, Kyrah Morey, and Callie Etscheid  pose for a photo taken at the LP versus Ottawa game on Friday, September 13th. "Football games are always fun to go to, especially with friends in the student section," Friestead said.

Just Can’t Hide That Pirate Pride

Bailey Etscheid October 17, 2024

“Root Hog or Die!” is a popular slogan among us Pirates for our school’s football team. The slogan is on a lot of merchandise and shows school spirit. There are many ways to show some “Pirate Pride,”...

The varsity girls smile big at the camera before it's time to race.

Ready to Run

Nydrea Patterson October 17, 2024

Look out, the girls cross-country team is coming through. The varsity girls smile at the camera before starting their race. They finished in 1st place and the boys finished in 2nd place on Tuesday,...

Just Keep Swimming

Just Keep Swimming

Annabelle Threadgill October 17, 2024

How does going home at 7:30 pm every night sound? These long twelve-hour days are the reality for the swim team. They swim with the Lasalle-Peru Co-op swim team. The team unites swimmers from Ottawa, Serena,...

The Inside Scoop from a Photojournalist

Emma Brasfield October 17, 2024

Focus your lens on this. Journalism and Yearbook students attended a journalism conference on September 20 at ISU. There were different sessions open to attend, and one was led by Photojournalist Tiffany...

Chicken v. Egg: DoChange Edition

Chicken v. Egg: DoChange Edition

Molly Ewen October 17, 2024

The chicken or the egg? The mentors squawk their way through a game of egg, chicken, dinosaur, mentor. The mentors pictured, sophomore Callie Etscheid and junior Teagan Cole, play this game to show...

Senior Athletes

Bailey Etscheid October 17, 2024

“I'm having so much fun, and I can’t imagine not playing,” senior Skylar Dorsey said. Dorsey is a senior athlete who plays shooting guard in basketball and setter in volleyball, and she is a captain...

The parking lot sits finished with a couple of cars sitting in the sun.

The New Parking Lot is… Interesting

Evelyn Grady October 17, 2024

There are big and extreme changes being made for student drivers. We have had multiple roads being constructed, buildings demolished and a reconstructed and reorganized parking lot. The parking lot has...

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