If you’ve been around OHS then you know who Bill Beattie is. For twenty-two years he has been the head coach here at Olympia and has been loved, and appreciated for all those years. He’s made a huge impact on this school in many more ways than one but sadly all good things must come to an end. Coach...

There’s no doubt that the snow has been both a burden and a blessing. We got the most snow that we’ve gotten since the “great snowstorm of 2012” this winter. Compared to other places we don’t have a right to complain but hey, we’re Americans; let us feel sorry for ourselves. There’s quite...

President Donald J. Trump’s immigration ban has caused uproar throughout the country. Protests are sprouting up everywhere and in response to detention of immigrants in airports; there have been protests at airports around the country. Lawsuits over the Executive order, which restricts immigration...

With a certain date in April that starts with a 2 and ends with a 0 nearing close, the idea of random drug tests being conducted on students can be a hot topic in the halls of a high school. While currently less than 5% of high schools in the U.S. perform random drug tests on their students, the federal...

There are many special and sacred high school traditions: friday night football games, prom, the school play, choir concerts. But what about that age-old tradition that always flies under the radar, and usually gets a bad rap? Everyone knows it’s there, there’s no denying it but it’s not something...