Finding The Light
Celebrating the Holidays After Loss The holiday season, with its twinkling lights and festival cheer, often has a harsh spotlight on the empty chairs around the table. For those grieving the loss of a loved one, Christmas can feel less like a celebration and more like a harder day of grief. It is a big hope to “just get through it,” but it’s important to … Continue reading Finding The Light
The Longest Government Shutdown
The 43-Day-Long Shutdown Makes History A federal government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass a spending bill before the previous spending bill runs out. The spending bill determines what parts of the government receive money, and how much each part receives. As a consequence, these bills become political tools of both parties. Despite a controlling majority in the Senate, the 53 Republican senators, were … Continue reading The Longest Government Shutdown
National Guard Shooting Tragedy
All Too Familiar Following the recent deployment of U.S. National Guard soldiers to U.S. city streets, there has been a significant uproar on multiple sides of the political spectrum. Some say it’s needed because of violence taking place from protests, while others say that we cannot deploy trained soldiers into civilian-heavy environments because it’s a danger, waste, and abuse of American resources and power. On … Continue reading National Guard Shooting Tragedy
OM’s Newest Coffee Shop: Brewed Awakening
Your foam away from hOMe Coming into school on time, super early in the morning, is hard. Focusing in classes is a problem many students face, especially when they are sleep deprived and don’t have time to grab food in the morning. That’s where Brewed Awakening comes in, the newest OM student-run coffee shop! Each year, Mr. Cutler’s Advanced Business class operates a coffee shop … Continue reading OM’s Newest Coffee Shop: Brewed Awakening
Hidden Gems
My favorite books in the English curriculum We’ve all taken English classes and have probably read books we didn’t like. Maybe you didn’t even read some of the assigned books at all. Despite my lack of enthusiasm over the majority of the text choices, I did read most of them, and definitely found some harder to get through than others. It’s safe to say that … Continue reading Hidden Gems
The Scroll 