Lake Fair Princess Crowned
Alexis Jackson, Writer
May 21, 2013
As the weather gets nicer, leaves falling off the trees and summer getting closer and closer, the Lake Fair Royalty Court is in full swing, hand picking princess’ from each local school and ultimately picking one lucky girl each year. Lake Fair Royalty has been a tradition since 1958, and has been... Read more »
Frost Swings for the Fences
Austin Oberbillig, Writer
April 8, 2013
Athletes that can achieve the accomplishment of a signing ceremony for college athletics in any high school is between zero and very few. Out of 1800 students at OHS, four signed last June, and two this fall. Many student athletes cherish the months and years spent competing in their sports of choice. ... Read more »
City Bus vs. The School Bus
Dominique McNeil, Writer
February 8, 2013
Twenty students, packed like sardines on a city bus for a bumpy ride down Capitol Boulevard. In contrast the yellow school buses take the longer route to Olympia High School, and require students to sit in assigned seats, some of which remain empty. They can’t listen to music, drink anything, and are... Read more »
Bullying, Kids Being Kids or Something More?
Mikaela Lowry, Writer
January 15, 2013
Bullying has become a major issue for most people around the world. Bullying is defined as the activity of repeated aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person or an individual behaving in a certain way to gain power over another person. Katy Carlock, former student at OHS, has been a victim... Read more »
New Teachers!
Abbey Daniels-Brown, Reporter
December 11, 2012
Graduating from Franklin Pierce High School, and continuing down his path of education at Western Washington University, Eric Jacobs is now pursuing his goals in teaching, here with the Bears. After seven years in Virginia, Jacobs made the decision of coming back to the Tacoma Washington area, in which... Read more »
The World’s Largest Scavenger Hunt
Mo Seaman, Writer
November 29, 2012
OHS students are participating in a mind-blowing scavenger hunt that is taking over the world! Held annually by Supernatural star, Misha Collins, the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World has Ever Seen (GISHWHES) shattered the Guinness World record for largest scavenger hunt last year, and... Read more »
Earth Corps, The Facts
Kaleb Zerger, Writer
November 6, 2012
Olympia High School has gone green with the dedicated action of earth corps. Earth Corps is Olympia High School’s number one environmental help squad. They help the school by monitoring and sorting not just students, but also teachers recycling, and benefit the environment through many different habitat... Read more »
Scattagories Club: Just for Fun
Michaela Berendt, Editor
November 5, 2012
Scattergories—a quick wit game of categories and word oriented fun. Every Wednesday morning Olympia High School students gather to play a few rounds in a club different from any other. “I like that it offers a laid back atmosphere in the mornings,” Said club secretary Senior Lexi Overstreet. “It’s... Read more »
Civics Take Action
Tyler Troutman, Writer
October 15, 2012
In case you were wondering about the students you saw wearing the blue “Bear Crew” shirts on the first day of school, they are a part of the new Link Crew program adopted by our school to involve the freshman and new students at Olympia High School. Social Studies teacher Mike Schaefer has taken... Read more »
Big Mother Is Watching You
Emma Mahr
March 8, 2012
Though most teens don’t know this, many parents have the ability to go online and read the texts that their kids send and receive. Many teens find this revolting and question a parent’s right to do so. In a world where everything we do is made public, is it possible we have no privacy left... Read more »
