Anne Frank once said, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” The message is just as pertinent today. As the myriad of problems in our world...
Claire Arnold, Staff Writer & Business Manager
• December 13, 2019
Having family in the military can be difficult, as junior Sienna Pinney knows firsthand, since her brother is currently serving in the military and her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather previously...
Sophia Socolova, Staff Writer & Arts and Entertainment Editor
• December 13, 2019
Seniors Taylar, Mackenzie, and Tanner Schafer are one of the few triplets at Oakmont. Growing up, they have had to sacrifice the little things such as having a one-person birthday party, but agree that...
Oakmont’s professional drama company shares how their relationship between each other has become like a family during their time together.
“Especially during tech week and close to the performances,...
To define family, it is a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. However, family means something different to everyone, students of all grade levels around campus...
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...
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...
Grace Smith, Staff Writer, Features Editor, & Copy Editor
• November 7, 2019
Senior Kosy Nnaji has big plans for Christmas this year. She will be visiting Dubai and Nigeria to spend the holidays with her family.
Nnaji has been to Nigeria and Dubai several times over the past...
Kayla Molina is one of our paraeducators here at Oakmont. She works with students who have certain disabilities to help them grow and become better versions of themselves.
“I really enjoy helping...
Many students on campus are a part of the Health Academy program in which they learn how to assess patients, treat them with respect, and gain skills to help with getting any type of job.
“I joined...
