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Global Glimpse

Global Glimpse

    Adonte Matthews     This summer, 14 students from Oakland High will go to Central America to do community service for 20 days with the Global Glimpse program. Global Glimpse is a non-profit organization [...]

Hearts, flowers, and fundraisers

Hearts, flowers, and fundraisers

  Yvonne Tran & Thanh Nguyen The fragrance of flowers fills the air. Son gs and poems are written and cards are given. Jewelry glistens bright as the stars in the sky. Valentine’s Day is here [...]

FAFSA Deadline

FAFSA Deadline

  Apply before it’s to late. by Rachelle-Ann Esmele and Tieanna Avery Attention all seniors applying for financial aid: your FAFSA application is due on March 2, 2012! FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student [...]

Teacher awarded certification

By Lei Fisiiahi, Jesus Medina & Guadalupe Hernandez     As Steven Moreno, a social studies teacher, attempted to check his application status on Friday, Nov. 8, his mood wavered from happy and excited to completely [...]

Sweeps reduce tardies

Sweeps reduce tardies

New AP Rogers and OHS students find newly aggressive tardy sweeps effective By Thanh Nguyen, Yvonne Tran, and Linda Saechao Under the leadership of the new assistant principal Jeffrey Rogers, Oakland High is implementing aggressive new [...]

Kids having kids

Kids having kids

Teen pregnancy still an issue at Oakland High By Tommy Tran, Vanice Rutherford, and Rita Krouch Some teachers at Oakland High have noticed an apparent increase in teen pregnancy rates and are becoming concerned about the [...]

Project Kai brought sexy back!

Linda Saechao Friday, January 13, Oakland High put on a fantastic show for the students of Oakland high. Project Kai was a great success as many students came and filled the whole auditorium to support their [...]

Men’s Fashion

Men’s Fashion

Kailah Johnson-Bryant Winter season is finally here! The Oakland Aegis is here to keep you warm and cozy while also being fashionable. This article is counter part to our girls fashion article because boys need to [...]

Screams for Project-Kai

Screams for Project-Kai

Lei Fisiiahi     Starting off with such a great year, Oakland High will be holding Oakland Highs Project Karaoke American Idol (Project Kai) in the school theatre on January 8, 2012.     Project Kai is [...]

NBA Lockout

NBA Lockout

Arnold Thach & DaeSean McNeal       The NBA managers’ 161 day lockout began on July 1, 2011 due to large money investments and ended December 8, 2011. According to Wikipedia.org, during the lockout, teams could [...]