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Hurricane Milton
October 28, 2024
Haley Meskill
You may have heard about recent tragic news regarding Florida being hit by destructive hurricane Milton. Devastatingly Milton was not the only hurricane to hit Florida in the past month. Florida was hit by Helene on September 26th, while still recovering from the category 4 hurricane, Florida was hit...
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Together We Thrive
October 28, 2024
Sophia Valdez
On October 16, our cafeteria was filled with families of diverse backgrounds, who came together to celebrate their cultures and traditions. Our school’s Arabic Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Organization of Latin American Students, and Muslim Students Association sponsored this year’s 9th...
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2024 Yard Haunts
October 28, 2024
Nathan Thibedeau, Staff Writer
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October Comic
October 21, 2024
Natalia Whittaker
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The Rise of Chappell Roan
October 21, 2024
Alexis McKay, Staff Writer
Chappell Roan is an American singer who rose to fame early this year with her songs “Good Luck Babe!” and “Feminominon”. She played for millions of people at Lollapalooza over the summer, but it wasn’t always this way. Kayleigh Rose Amstutz was born in Missouri on February 19th, 1998. She...
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September 26, 2024

Beginning in the summer of 2024 and continuing into the first semester of this school year, OLCHS has been having construction on the North side of the building . Construction is occurring as OLCHS is preparing to build a...

Meet Ms. Klein, New Spanish Teacher at OLCHS

Sophia Valdez

September 23, 2024

Ms. Katelyn Klein, who was a former teacher at Oak Prairie Junior High in Will County, Illinois, is now teaching at Oak Lawn Community High School. She taught middle schoolers for three years, and this year will be her first...

Doyle’s Decade of Coaching

Jessica Komperda, Staff Writer

February 12, 2024

Tennis February 3, 2024 Oak Lawn's very own Daniel Doyle was recognized with the IHSTCA Decade of Coaching award, in honor of his 10 year milestone of coaching high school tennis. “Coach Doyle’s veteran knowledge and...

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Sports

Volleyball Repeats as SSC Red Champs, Sets Record for Wins

Staff Writer, Sports Writer

October 28, 2024

The Oak Lawn Community High School girls volleyball team opened the season steamrolling the competition. In fact, they repeated as champions at the Fenton Bison Blast-off Tournament, and didn’t even lose...

Homecoming Festivities October 7, 2024
Spartans Football Builds Momentum With Youth September 26, 2024
Varsity Girls Tennis Heats Up September 24, 2024
A Girls Wrestling Year To Remember March 11, 2024

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Spartan Spotlight

CEO’S WALK THE SPARTAN HALLS

Rawan (Rory) Ali, Staff Writer

October 7, 2024

In the year 1907, high school students harbored dreams of attaining business success akin to becoming Spartans in battle. Yet, for decades, these aspirations remained unfulfilled, existing merely as unattainable...