The Mill Pulls Out All the Stops From October 5th to the 10th, Oakland Mills celebrated its annual homecoming week in full force, celebrating another year of classic Scorpion fun. The week featured the annual traditions of spirit days, the boys’ powderpuff volleyball and girls’ flag football games, a pep rally, the homecoming game, and ended with the highly anticipated dance. In mid-September, the Student … Continue reading hOMecoming 2026!
A Preview of OM’s Fall Play On November 12th, 13th, and 14th, some of our talented peers will be presenting this year’s fall play: Puffs! Our theater teacher, Ms. Hoffen, chose and directed Puffs, a play inspired by the Harry Potter franchise, originally written by J.K. Rowling. Puffs follows a similar plotline to the original story, but spotlights the Hogwarts house “Hufflepuff.” It’s meant to … Continue reading Puffs!
Key Information About the Upcoming Midterm Elections In just a few days, our nation will decide who will be our representatives for the next two years. The midterm elections take place halfway through the president’s term in office. Here, voters decide who they want to represent them in government, whether on the federal, state, or local level. On November 3rd, midterm election ballots will be … Continue reading Voting Season Is Around the Corner
For the first time in 53 years, humans will travel to the Moon The last time humans traveled to the Moon was the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, over 53 years ago. Since then, space shuttles have flown, orbital stations have been built, and robots have been sent to the farthest reaches of the solar system, but no human has left low Earth orbit. … Continue reading Artemis II: Back to the Moon and Beyond
A Foray into College Admissions On June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard and the University of North Carolina could not consider race when determining admissions decisions. This case, entitled “Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard,” was a landmark decision ending over two decades of race-conscious admissions decisions in higher education. This was a result of an increasing scrutiny on admissions practices as … Continue reading The End of Affirmative Action: Two Years Later
