By: Caden Choi To every high school student, the motion of picking up a device and scrolling is automatic. Countless hours are spent mindlessly droning over green screen skies and …
Campus Calm: Introducing OLu’s Wellness Center
By: Caden Choi The heart of Orange Lutheran beats with passion, perspiration, and ambition. Whether arduously preparing for a fall sports game, musical performance, or exam, students often find themselves …
What They Tell You and What They Don’t
A short epistolary story by Kendall Sheehan. Dear Marie, Granddaughter, high school goes fast is what they always told me. But what they didn’t tell me is how fast it …
The Plague of Change
By Matthew Pauw Change is like life and death; You cannot control it. You cannot flee from change. Sooner or later, it Will knock on your door. And how will …
Growing Pains by Blake Hofley
“I realized that volleyball was over for me. And that’s not what I would have chosen.” –Hayley Hodson, 2018. Hodson, the No.1 volleyball recruit in the country with Olympic goals, …
The Second Alarm
By: Chloe Hon Nicole’s alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m., the same time it does everyday. She has never once hit the snooze button. She jumps out of bed the …
Frost and Flowers
By: Lilah Sanchez Cold winds and cloudy skies, Winter was perfect in my eyes, Though I missed the warmth of the sun on my skin, and the bright light that …
What No Longer Fits
By : Chloe Hon I found myself cleaning out my closet the other day. At first it didn’t seem like much. Just stacks of clothes. Some which I haven’t worn …
Connections Through Competition: Mock Trial
By: Zahra El Kara Mock trial is a program often categorized by its fiery, quick-witted debates, or logical thinking; however, the shared vulnerability and intense collaboration that it requires …