Through the 2019-2020 school year, the idea of the “Oakmont family” has been persistent. While the student body remains one big family, there are sub-families that form amongst the incredibly large...
Senior Vinnie Marquez lives with his family, just as any other child would. Unlike the conventional family, Marquez comes home to his two adoptive fathers, who are in a same-sex relationship.
“[My...
According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, approximately 120,000 children are adopted each year in the United States.
At age four, senior Justin Steed became one of these...
The new epidemic for people of all ages, especially teenagers, is self checkout at stores. Many stores have been installing these after noticing that many people prefer to just scan their items by themselves.
Personally,...
For some people, the holiday season is filled with joy and gifts. However, for those who are less fortunate, it can be a time of hardship.
For this exact reason, Oakmont’s annual Santa’s Helpers...
The beginning of a new decade will be upon us on January 1, 2020. For many students on campus, this will be the decade that they graduate high school, go to college, and start their adult lives. Yet, ...
Freshman Derek Lamb is on the Oakmont varsity basketball team. This is the first time a freshman has been on the varsity basketball team since varsity basketball coach John Hunter became the coach.
“It's...
Lizbeth Angelina De La Cruz, preferably Ms. Liz, is the new Assistant Counselor at Oakmont, whose office is located in front of Mr. Lee and Mrs. Coiner-Lacoste’s offices.
She just recently graduated...
We have a proverbial elephant in the room here at Oakmont, and a roughly yearly tradition regarding it. This “elephant” is the seagull flock of unusual size.
Our tradition is to discuss it for...
Becoming the fastest female runner on the cross country team, qualifying for state, and becoming Oakmont’s fifth fastest girl in the school’s history to run on the Section Finals course are among Mia...
