Archive for 'Student Life'
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
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
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
Violence Over J’s
Vaniece Rutherford and Jesus Medina December 23,2011 was a big day for people who like the Air Jordan shoes. This was the release date of the Retro [...]
Time to swim!
By Rita Krouch Oakland High’s Swim Team has just began its conditioning on Jan. 3. The past few years the swim team has only gotten an hour of practice, this year things have changed. Starting [...]
A triumphant debut for Glee Club
Lei Fisiiahi & Linda Saechao Lights! Camera! ACTION! Young actors make their way across the stage with a new persona acting out scenarios of the teen life. While the actors act out each scene, the vocals [...]
Catching code
Where are these school codes hiding? Tommy Tran Do you know the school code? Do you know your social security number? Do you know the code to the community college where you took summer courses? Are [...]
Oakland Raiders' improvement makes citizens proud
Good article by Ms. Hernandez and Mr. Medina. As a Oakland Raider
Short passing periods make students late
I totally AGREE!! We need more passing period times esp. when your nex
Free dental care at Oakland High
The health center has only recruited 45 students to take this opportun
Free dental care at Oakland High
They provide students with free check-ups, X-rays, cleaning, fluoridat
Keeping up with Kjanay Brown: The high cost of senior year
To the editors of the Aegis. Taken from the pages of your own newspape