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The Student News Site of Oakmont High School

Norse Notes

The top brand-pick for Sephora kids seems to be Drunk Elephant, their products shown above. PC: PolaroidDream

Sephora kids’ takeover emphasizes the role of social hierarchies

Abriena Bains, Staff Writer May 21, 2024

Children aged 10 through 12 are ravaging high-end beauty stores across the nation in what some would describe as the takeover of the Sephora Kids. Employees report cleaning up product testers utilized...

(From left to right) Julia Whang and Kimberly Lum posing in front of a tree at The Ridge Golf Course.

Senior Ball: A Memoir for the Class of 2024

Abriena Bains and Caroline Livermore May 20, 2024

The graduating class of 2024 had their Senior Ball Apr. 27, a month preceding their long-awaited graduation from Oakmont High School.  This year’s theme was “The Great Gatsby,” which entailed...

The published announcement was found on the OHS Volleyball page. PC: oakmontvolleyball

OHS Boys Volleyball barely misses D3 playoff finals

Alisi Tuatonga, Arts and Entertainment Editor May 20, 2024

Given the amount of talent this team has brought into Oakmont’s Volleyball athletics this year, the boys have made an impressive run in playoffs, making it all the way to semifinals. Though it was...

The perfected pepperoni at Slice of Old Town.

The very best slice of Sac

Maria Gonzales, Sports Editor May 18, 2024

Sacramento is full of so much culture and life. Luckily for us all, both are beautifully demonstrated in the exquisite cuisine of Sacramento’s pizza parlors - but which place takes the cake for being...

Team USA racing at the 2012 London Olympics. PC: Wikimedia Commons

Row, row, row your boat

Isabella Roberts, Staff Writer May 17, 2024

When people think of rowing, they may think of sports like kayaking or canoeing - maybe even the children's song “Row, Row, Row your boat.” But the sport of rowing, otherwise known as crew, is quite...

Oakmont High School announced polls for voting, which were previously open via pollingworks. 
PC: The Oakmont Way

The showdown for Junior Prom royalty

Alisi Tuatonga and Maria Gonzales April 19, 2024

Amongst the list of American high school’s long-standing traditions, there comes a time around the start of spring when certain students run, or rather are nominated, to represent the school’s Prom...

14-year-old student Abriena Bains standing in front of the International Baccalaureate mural at Oakmont High School.

Oakmont freshman accepted into a writing program

Caroline Livermore, Staff Writer April 4, 2024

Abriena Bains, 14, a freshman at Oakmont High School, has been accepted into the Iowa Young Writers Studio writing program. Bains speculates her writing and poetry began with an inability to sleep. When...

Women are encouraged to empower one another during this month.

PC: Creative Commons

Women’s History Month 2024

Alisi Tuatonga, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 2, 2024

The start of March welcomes the initiation of Women’s History Month, recognizing the achievements and contributions of women around the world.  Every year, a women's organization presents an annual...

A bunch of hearts on the wall that students could find 
so they can get Minga points.

Kindness Week

Jocelyn Hughes, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

During the week of Feb. 12 to Feb. 16, Oakmont organized activities that showcased kindness. Friends with Faces Challenge  Feb. 12: On this day, friends could do the Minga faces challenge. This event...

During robotics competitions, robots are tasked with different challenges. 

PC: Jakob Leimbach

I like to robot robot, I like to robot robot

Alisi Tuatonga and Leah Maupin February 29, 2024

The Robotics club is a group of students at Oakmont that meet and build robots designed to fight and play against other robots from different schools in Oakmont’s district.  These robots can differ...

Junior Brooke Waters and Officer Bugarin pose in his office

Welcome Oakmont’s new Resource Officer

Brooke Waters, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 29, 2024

In January, Oakmont High School welcomed a new resource officer, Brent “Bug” Bugarin to their campus! This is his first year being an officer at a high school. So far, he seems to like it. “It...

Stanley has sold more than 10 million Quenchers, and the desire for these cups does not seem to be decreasing soon.

The rise of Stanley

Peyton Anderson, Photo Director February 9, 2024

The Stanley company has been making water bottles for over a century, so why is there a sudden rise in popularity? Recently, Stanley took their original design and flipped it upside down, creating a modern...

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