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Norse Notes

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Norse Notes

The Student News Site of Oakmont High School

Norse Notes

A sneak peak into the pumpkin season. PC: Rawpixel

Fall Activities in Sacramento

Faid Kassim, News Editor September 23, 2024

The chilly autumn breeze with the fume of pumpkin spice lattes in the air is on its way this Sep. 22, as Sacramento knows just the thing to get people in a cheerful mood for the harvest season. Sacramento...

Mr. Rios in the 400 hall, where he has been substituting for Mr. Smith.

Interview with Mr. Daniel Rios

Caleb Leung, Features Editor September 19, 2024

Daniel Rios is a new history teacher at Oakmont High School. He is currently a long-term substitute teacher for history teacher Thomas Smith. He also teaches IB U.S. History and co-teaches with history...

John Carlson, senior, assists camp participants as Dylan Phan, senior, looks on. PC: Christophe Royer

IB students run robotics summer camp

Caleb Leung, Features Editor September 3, 2024

A team of students ran a free week-long robotics camp at Oakmont this summer as a project for IB. The camp was organized by Oakmont seniors John Carlson, Tannishtha Mondal, Dylan Phan, Xavier Royer, and...

Sign from the new Amazon Fresh location in Roseville.

Is Amazon Fresh the Future?

Peyton Anderson, Copy Editor September 3, 2024

Amazon is an online store that was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. The store was originally created as a marketplace for books. Slowly, Amazon progressed and started selling more than books. Nowadays you...

Logan McAndrew created multiple unofficial Oakmont Instagram accounts.

Identity Revealed: OHS Sleeping

Cayden Barnett, Staff Writer May 30, 2024

In all our time at Oakmont, many things came and went. Around our sophomore and junior years, a trend of people creating and running unofficial school Instagram accounts was huge, and Oakmont had quite...

Devyn Chambers after triumphantly placing at a track and field meet. PC: Ryan Nugent

Run that Track!

Calli Swensen, Features Editor May 28, 2024

As the school year sees the closing of its chapter, so does Oakmont’s spring sports. One notable sports team with an established and especially successful team and season is OHS’ track and field. Devyn...

Mickelsen and Houser flic up as they work their way towards senior assassin victory. PC: Nik Mickelsen

Senior assassin season

Maria Gonzales, Sports Editor May 28, 2024

Senior assassin kicked off as the school year inched towards a close, and after weeks of intense play and lasting memories made, Nik Mickelsen and Harry Houser have come out on top. A decades long tradition...

Snyder jogging as a part of her daily routine. Photo Credit: Oakmont High School Website

A wider perspective on Snyder

Seivien Ruiz, Staff Writer May 22, 2024

For over a decade, Janette Snyder has served as one of Oakmont’s English and ELD teachers, teaching class after class with an appreciation for seeing student's development and positive attitude.  Snyder’s...

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...

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