During this fall season, places like Apple Hill in Placerville and Bishop's Pumpkin Farm in Wheatland are still open for the public’s enjoyment in our area.
“It’s a great way to spend [the] day,”...
COVID-19 has been taking the country by storm for the past several months and will continue derailing communities' typical traditions for this fall season.
When autumn rolls around and the leaves begin...
Since the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there has been a vacancy within the Supreme Court for an associate justice. There have been many questions about who may be next in line to fill the vacancy after...
Ashley Raigosa is currently a junior at Oakmont and an active member of Oakmont’s computer club since her freshman year.
“While I absolutely love the problem solving aspect of coding, my favorite...
The emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement this summer has been a catalyst for extraordinary political initiative nationwide, particularly among students. Student led campaign, Diversify Our Narrative...
With the chaos that is, including but not limited to a global pandemic, many high school students are experiencing FOMO (fear of missing out) and rightfully so. Self isolating means missing everything...
Thrifting has become very popular in our community because it is an easy and affordable way to get cute clothes for significantly lower prices. However, thrifting is often seen as “unsanitary” during...
Many students are taking challenging Advanced Placement (AP) classes while on distance learning.
“Distance learning has made it harder especially for AP classes because you don't get that face to...
Midterms cause overall stress and anxiety for students.
“In general, when test anxiety is a concern, first try to understand where the stress is coming from,” Oakmont counselor Bethany Olander said.
Midterms...
Due to safety concerns because of the Coronavirus, many SAT testing sessions from March until now have been cancelled, affecting many students nationwide.
“I rescheduled [my test] four times,”...
Dealing with mental health issues happens commonly throughout a person's lifetime; however, teenage years have been the most known to see a rise in mental health struggle. With this, teenagers may be faced...
People have had dogs as pets for up to 40,000 years and over that time many breeds have been created. With having so many breeds, there are many that most people don’t know about.
The first breed...
