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Oregon Paw Print April 2015
Go Global Travels to China By: Brooke Ballweg and Lauren Brown Over Spring Break Ms. Kindschi’s Go Global class took a trip to China. Prior to their trip, they learned about China’s history and culture during first semester. The class also went to an authentic Chinese bakery on Park Street in Madison to prepare for their trip. In the weeks before leaving, the class had meetings with both Ms. Kindschi and Ms. Karls so they could go over details about the trip. The day the group left for their twelve day China trip, they flew out of Chicago to Beijing and from there they flew to Xi’an and then on to Guilin. The group that went on the trip consisted of six students: Dani Ruotsinoja,
Cari Rice, Shianne Trolinger, Keith Grant, Corrie Mae Matthias, Anissa Barron, and two teachers: Ms. Kindschi and Mrs. Karls. During the China trip, the group visited the Great Wall in Beijing, the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi’an, the Summer Palace in Beijing, Suzhou, visited parks in Shanghai, and went to the Xi’an city wall. At the Great Wall they took toboggans down the wall. and went bamboo rafting in the Guilin Mountains. Dani Ruotsinoja said that she had a lot of favorite parts which included both toboggan riding as well as wandering the streets of Shanghai. She even said that the group did a little
Photo from Danielle Ruotsinoja
bit of dancing: “We ended up finding a bunch of line dancers and they invited us to join in! The group also ate authentic Chinese food which Cari Rice said was, “Nothing like American Chinese food”. Some of the authentic food they ate while there were dumplings, deep fried rice, steamed vegetables and more! Overall the trip was a success and the students learned a lot both in the class and in China!
Many of the students didn’t know quite what to expect and were pleasantly surprised especially by how little pollution there was compared to what they were expecting. Both Dani and Cari said they would love to go back to China and explore more of the beautiful country and it is assumed that most of the other students that went on the trip would have the same response.
Oregon Orchestras Tour San Francisco By: Kyrie Heath Over spring break a group of Oregon High School Orchestra students visited San Francisco, California taking along nearly 70 students. They toured a variety of places during their stay, including Alcatraz, The Fishermans Wharf, Muir Woods, the Japanese Tea Gar-
den, taking a walk down Haight Street and visiting the Golden Gate Bridge. When asked what her favorite part was, Senior Lauren Brown says, “Alcatraz was really cool, but I really liked going to Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve.” Along with touring the city, they had perfor-
mances and clinics spread out during the week. One of the performances was at the California Academy of Sciences, and another was a side by side performance with a group called the “Really Terrible String Orchestra,” which is a group of mostly older people who get together once a month
to have a rehearsal and just get together because they want to play music. The variety of different performances in different places was a challenge for the students but was a fun experience and overall a memorable trip.
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April 2015 Random Facts: Kangaroos can’t hop backwards. The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
Fun ThingsBy: Cassidy to Do In Spring! Nikoli Ten Fun Things to do in Spring: 1. 2. 3.
On average, a Twinkie will explode in the microwave in 45 seconds.
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Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.
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Fly a kite Climb a tree Pick strawberries Plant something green Go on a picnic Go to the zoo Tie-dye t-shirts Run in rain Go for a hike Rollerblade
A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second. On average, 2 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day.
“What is your favorite thing about spring?”
Insects outnumber humans 1,000,000 to one. There is a city named Rome on every continent. Works Cited: http://www.goodreads.com/
Staff Box Journalistic Writing 2 Lauren Brown Brooke Ballweg Brenna Burke Kyle Petras Liz Roper Mikala Anders Tricia Jakusz Kyrie Heath Andre Layton Chris McGuine Parker Debroux Cassidy Nikoli Mitch Condon Cassandre Krier
Mr. Hookstead- “I am looking forward to going fishing!”
Sean Bull- “Finally being able to go outside, whenever!”
Chris Cutter- “My favorite thing is the tornados.”
Mrs. Werner“The GREEN! The flowers, and my daffodils come up!”
Ellen McCorkle- “I look forward to being able to wear shorts again!”
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News April 2015
Oregon Girls’ Soccer Trip
By Parker Debroux Oregon Soccer headed south for Spring Training with high expectations heading into this season. the OHS Girls Varsity Soccer Team went to Gulf Shores, Alabama for the training. This was a trip that most teams don’t have the opportunity to go on. Instead of staying in Oregon for spring break, the soccer team went down south, all the way to Gulf Shores, Alabama for spring training. With many girls returning and some fresh faces being added to the roster,
By Brenna Burke Over sixty juniors were officially inducted into the Oregon Chapter of National Honors Society (NHS). NHS is a national club that was established in 1921 to recognize outstanding high school students, and there are over one million students that participate in it nationwide. Members of NHS say that the biggest challenge is completing the required amount of service hours. Though participating in community service is the biggest challenge, it is also most rewarding. Cassandre Krier, a senior in NHS, says that she likes volunteering because “It makes me feel
Oregon wanted to gain an extra advantage any way they could. Senior Captain Paityn Fleming had some goals for this trip. “We looked at the trip as good training opportunity given the warm weather in Alabama but our goal was to bond and come together as a team,” Fleming said. They were able to play one game, against the best team in Alabama, and win in convincing fashion. They beat Fairhope by the score of 5 to 1. Juniors Makenna
Fanning and Jen Brien were able to tally goals between them, while Senior Kelsey Jahn scored as well. The Panthers hope this momentum carry back up North. Even though this was a “business trip,” they were able to find time to enjoy the warm weather and build some new friendships. “We went zip lining and and spent a lot of time on the beach... my favorite thing was getting to know everyone on my team,” explained Flem-
ing. This was a great experience for all the girls. They learned about each other and got some valuable practice in before the real season was in full swing. “This is my 4th year on the team and this is the closest group I’ve played with. We believe that our team will succeed more if we’re friends on and off the field.”
Girls Soccer Team waiting for the bus. Photo courtesy of Shelbey Hagen
NHS Project like I have given back to the community, and it makes me feel good.” In order to remain in the Oregon Chapter of NHS, members must complete a total of thirty hours of community service and volunteering, five group hours and twenty-five individual hours. This year, members participated in a great variety of volunteering opportunities, such as helping out in food pantries, animal shelters, and summer school. A good way to stay on track and get individual service hours completed is to volunteer over summer break, because school will not be competing for your
time. The purpose of group projects is to get members together and work toward a common goal. One of the big group projects this year that members organized was volunteering at the Kohl’s Center to raise money for Fisher Valley Felines, a non-profit, fosterbased animal shelter located in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Throughout the day, the members worked hard making and selling pizza, pretzels, and drinks to people attending the WIAA boy’s basketball tournament. At the end of the day, a majority of the sales profit went to Fisher Valley Felines to help
fund their organization. This is just one of the group projects that NHS has done. Earlier this year, members got together to complete the chapter project of “Bettering the Oregon Parks” by pulling honeysuckle up from Lerner Park in Oregon. This spring, NHS will further help to restore the park by assisting in planting and replanting flowers. Getting inducted into NHS is a huge accomplishment for students, so wish the new members the best of luck for next year!
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Baseball Off to a Fast Start By: Chris McGuine The Oregon Baseball team got their season under way starting practices with two-a-days the week before spring break and actually played two games in over spring break. After spring break the team was 0-2 falling in losses to both Madison West and Beloit Memorial. But since then they have won 5 out of 7 beating Monona Grove, Sauk Prairie, Waunakee, Milton and Fort Atkinson. The team is sitting at 5-4 after the first nine games for new Varsity Coach Jake Soule. One of the team’s goals for the season is to win conference but suffered a tough conference loss to Stoughton. The
team is sitting on a conference record of 4-1 and is looking to bounce back strong. The Panthers get another crack at their rivals the Stoughton Vikings at Stoughton High School on May 12th. The Panthers have a young inexperienced team with only six returning seniors, second baseman Parker Debroux, catcher Zach Klementz, pitcher and right fielder Mitch Weber, pitcher and third and first baseman Lukas Mueller, pitcher and left fielder Andrew Pliner, and center fielder Chris McGuine. This group is a very talented group of guys that are excellent when they are clicking as a
team but can struggle from lack of experience. The weather has cooperated extremely well, especially for starting the season so early, as the Panthers have only had to postpone one game so far this season vs. Baraboo.
Andrew Pliner returns for the Panthers. Photo by Oregon Observer
Track Ready to Run By: Cassidy Nikolai The Oregon Track is well underway with their 2015 season. They started practice in early March and had their first meet at UW-Platteville for the Tri-State Invite. “It was a great start to the season” said junior relay runner Jillian Moss. “Everyone was and is still excited for this season!” The girl’s team ended up winning the meet. Last year Maddie Lebrun competed in state for the 400 and placed 7th. She hopes to make a return this
year.“I’m really happy about last year, but I’m hoping to improve my time and place better this year,” said Lebrun. The boys team also had a lot of success last season sending multiple athletes to State: Chris Cutter, Brennen Deegan, Josh Sromovsky, Lucas Mathews, Brenen Womack, Tony Akale, Juwan Turner (Graduated), and Lance Peterson (Graduated). The boys started the season off with a win at the
UW-Platteville Tri-State Invite. “A lot of us got far last year,” said Chris Cutter, “We can’t wait for this season to show how we’ve all improved and make a run at State again this year.”
Chris Cutter competing at State. Photo by Oregon Obsever
Softball Looks to Improve By: Kyrie Heath The softball season has begun, having three victories already. Panthers opened the conference season facing the defending conference champions, the Monroe Cheesemakers. Although they didn’t pull off a win for their first game, they are looking competitive as they continue their conference season. They are developing from a young team since most of the players are underclassmen. Their starting lineup looks like this, Sarah Anderson, Maddy Knaack, Kate Spierings, Lacy Fluckiger, Jayme Zander, Marissa Kleckler, Julia Schmidt, Cailyn Schmidt, and Jenna Gratz. The team captains this year are Sarah Anderson and Kate Spierings, lead by Coach Michael Derrick. They have ten regular seasongames before heading to playoffs. Be sure to stop by Kaiser Park every Tuesday to cheer them on. All games begin at 5:00.
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Girls Lacrosse By: Cassidy Nikolai The Oregon Girls Lacrosse team season is off to a good start with a young new team. The Panthers are returning six players from last season (Kari Bertler, Kenzie Torpy, Emily Schwarzstein, Teana
Gombar, Joanna Beach, and Brianna Taratino) and are planning on continuing the progress they made last season. The 2014 season was the best the girl’s Lacrosse team has had since the team formed in Oregon. Co-Captain Kari Bertler said, “We are
looking to improve on playing as a team more and picking each other up when we make mistakes. Our expectations this year are to win more games, play as a team, and have a fun season.” The girls have had one game so far which was close loss to
Waunakee. “The team is very young so it’s going to be a little bit until everyone is used to playing with each other,” CO-Captain Kenzie Torpy said. “ I think we should do pretty well this year, everyone on our team gets along already and everyone is really close.”
Oregon/Stoughton Rugby Club Season Preview By: Andre Layton The rugby season has already been underway for a couple of weeks with the team having regular practices starting the last week in February. Last season they made it to the state playoffs and are looking to win it this year. There are seven games to be played this year, some with new teams and some with returning opponents. Four of these
games will be played at home while the other three will be away. The Oregon/ Stoughton Rugby club has only been around for three years and has already made it to the state playoffs once. When asked about his thoughts on this upcoming year, Coach Richard Bergemann stated, “Good strong returning numbers, lots of new sophomores and looking to get back to state
this year.” There’s a lot to look forward to this year with hopefully good results. This years starting scrum half, the rugby equivalent to a quarterback in football, Ryan Barry stated, “lots of potential this year, but only if the player are willing to put in the time and effort to make that potential happen and make it back to state.” Some upcoming home games to look
forward to are Friday April 24th against Kenosha, Monday May 4th against Lake Country, and Friday May 8th against Southern Lakes. All games will be played at the Oregon Middle school. The team won their first game this season against Pepp Nation, 367. But on Monday the 20th, Oregon lost agaisnt Waukesha 17-10.
Golf Team Swings Into the Season By: Chris McGuine The Oregon High School Boys golf team is getting started to what is expected to be a very exciting season for them. To get insight on what they are doing to prepare for the season, Collin Bundy (going into his fourth year on the golf team) was interviewed: Q: What are some things you are doing for season preparation? A: “So far just mixing up and playing rounds of golf at Foxboro Golf Club
everyday after school. Just getting out on the course is the best thing for us to get back into the groove of things leading into the season.” Q: In the case of poor weather what are some things if any you are doing to prep for the season? A: “Not much, sometimes a couple of guys go to Vitense to hit range balls but it is hard because golf is a sport that really relies on good weather.” Q: What are some goals you guys have for the
season? A: “We want to win conference as a team.” Q: Do you guys have any team captains or players to keep an eye on? A: “Carson T. Austin B. and I are all fourth year seniors and we do what we can to keep the rest of the guys focused and doing what we need to do to put ourselves into the best situation possible because we have all been around the program so long. As far as players to keep an eye on we have a very strong group of golfers this year and I think that
when we are golfing at our best we have more than enough guys to compete on a varsity team. We all look good so far and we are confident as a team going into the season.” The golf season is getting started with meets and we as a school should keep a close eye on and support our panther golfers as they are heading into the season with one of the strongest teams we have seen in a while.
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Fine Arts Week Recap By: Kyle Petras and Lauren Brown dance and everything in As Oregon High between. School has recently “It is a 20-yearwitnessed, Fine Arts old festival in April that week is the one week of celebrates the arts in our the year where students, school with concerts, teachers, and special presentations, recitals, art guests have the spotlight to show off an incredibly exhibits and much more.” unique and diverse range Ms. Sanyer explained. “We offer as many types of talent. This year, it took place from Monday, of performance venues as possible. In this way, April 13th to Friday, students with different April 17th. Teachers had interests and skills can the opportunity to allow showcase them. The students at any period of music faculty makes the day (depending on decisions about who will whether there is an event be on stage.” going on or not) to visit That being said, certain the PAC and observe groups and soloists from other people’s abilities. outside of Oregon High During Fine Arts week School are also invited you can expect acts by faculty to perform ranging from music to
for students. “The headliners are usually from outside of school because they only get invited once. Most are from the professional ranks or the university. We also invite others to present throughout the week. This year there were fewer guests than usual.” With Fine Arts week always comes a “Faculty Recital.” This consisted of several acts, such as singing in German, duets, ensembles, reading comical Onion articles, and dozens of teachers dancing around stage to “Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift. “In the beginning the faculty recital was
rather informal and included everything from classical pieces to yodelling,” said Ms. Sanyer. “Now, more faculty are involved and more faculty are actually organizing the performances.” Overall, Fine Arts week was a success according to Ms. Sanyer and the music staff. “I was very happy with the whole week this year. The few glitches that occurred were minor and we recovered well due to the great students and faculty at Oregon High School. I hope this tradition continues for another 20 years!”
Furious 7 Movie Review By: Mikala Anders As part of the Fast & Furious series, Furious 7 is one to remember. A subtitle to this movie is, “A dead man’s brother seeks revenge on the Toretto Gang.” From the beginning of the movie, Dominic Toretto and his crew thought they left being criminals behind. After defeating an international terrorist (Owen Shaw) they went their separate ways. Now, Shaw’s brother, Deckard, is attempting to
kill the crew one by one, for revenge for killing his brother Owen. Even worse, a terrorist from Somalia (Jakarde) as well as a government official called “Mr. Nobody” are both competing with each other to steal a computer system. This computer system is a terrorism program call God’s Eye. With this system, they can turn any technological device into a powerful weapon. Pretty cool right? Wrong. Dominic tries to get his team together to re-evaluate
a way that they can stop Shaw and then they can retrieve the God’s Eye program. They are caught in a struggle between terrorism and the United States government. In the movie, new characters were introduced similar to the other movies. Not only were there new, random characters, but after Paul Walker died, his brother was given his role. This movie is extremely long, but it keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire
show. There seems to always be something new in each movie to catch viewers’ attentions. At the end of the movie, there is a tribute to Paul Walker. A word of advice about the tribute: bring your tissues. I would definitely recommend this movie to everyone! Even if you didn’t watch all of the other Fast & Furious movies, this is one to see. I suggest having a movie marathon, and watch them all in order.
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Moriah Bell Heads to State Second Year in a Row Tricia Jakusz This year, junior Moriah Bell made it to the state championships for the Oregon FFA Chapter Career Development Events. The state championships will be held on June 1518 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. She made it to state for extemporaneous speaking. “This is my first year making it to state for extemp,” said Moriah. “I am always really nervous before I go in.”
Moriah is the Historian for the Oregon FFA. She got involved with the FFA her sophomore year when a majority of her friends joined. She is planning to go into an agricultural field after high school. She wants to attend UWPlatteville and double major in agribusiness and agriculture education. Extemporaneous speaking is when the speaker selects three topics out of a hat, and
chooses one of the topics to study and prepare for thirty minutes. The speaker then gives a 4-6 minute speech and after answers a set of questions. This is not the first time the Oregon FFA has made it to state. Last year the ag issues team (Jordan Beyler, Jenna Keiser, Abby Klahn, and Moriah Bell) made it to state and won. If Moriah wins the state competition
this June, she won’t be able to compete in that category again next year. So for next year, she plans to give the prepared speaking category a try.
Moriah Bell (Right) pictured with State Officer Kaitlyn Owens.
Paw Print’s featured teacher of the month is OHS’s agriculture teacher, Mrs. Beaty. By: Tricia Jakusz What are your pet peeves? “People who are obsessed with their phones.” Who is your ‘hero’? The ag teacher at her neighboring school. He is one of the big reasons why she became an ag teacher. What highschool did you go to? “Ashland High School in Ohio.” Would you rather ride a horse, drive a car, or ride a bike? “I would rather walk.” (Mrs. Beaty first chose riding a bike, but then decided that she would prefer to walk.) Proudest accomplishment? “3 successful step children, watching them fulfill their dreams.” What radio station(s) do you listen to? “I don’t, I prefer my iPhone or audiobooks.” (Her radio in her car is broken so she has to bring a boombox with her.) What did you want to be when you grew up? “An ag teacher or a brain surgeon, but when I found out I couldn’t cut straight I decided I better not.” Have you ever had a nickname? If so, what were they? “Beanie, Jilly Bean, Jill Bob, Beatanator” Fun fact? “I was on the homecoming court at Ohio State.” OHS Agriculture teacher, Mrs. Beaty
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Pinterest Projects By: Lauren Brown, Brenna Burke, Cassandre Krier
Over the past few years Pinterest has become a huge trending social media website. Many people get recipes, do-it-yourself project and craft ideas, and much more
from pinterest. While some of the projects turn out how people expect them to, many of them do not. We tried to replicate two different Pinterest ideas: “Watercolor mugs”, and
Watercolor Mugs
that we followed to try and replicate these projects, as well as some advice that we think would be beneficial for anyone else who wants to attempt these projects.
Cake in a Mug Left: Watercolor Mugs. (Photos by Brenna Burke). Right: ingredients for cake in a mug (photo by Lauren Brown) and the finished cakes (photo by Cassandre Krier)
For this project, you need a plain white mug, nail polish, and a plastic bowl filled about ¾ of the way with warm water. Pour a small amount of nail polish into the water, and quickly dunk and swirl your mug in the water. Take your mug out of the water and observe the results. If you want to put another color on the mug or add more of the same color, repeat the process. If there are any spots on the mug that you do not like you can remove them with a cotton ball
“Cake in a Mug”. The watercolor mugs turned out slightly different than we expected, but still turned out well. The cake in a mug was....interesting. Below are the instructions
and nail polish remover. When you are happy with how your mug looks, let it sit for at least 45 minutes. If you want to ensure that the the colors stay for a long time spray it with a food-safe sealant, which you can purchase at a craft store. To further ensure that your mug lasts a long time wash it by hand, not in the dishwasher.We found that this project was much easier to do than we had anticipated, and we all enjoyed it.
For this project, you will need a microwavable safe mug, and the following ingredients: 1 cup of sifted all-purpose flour and 2 Tbsp. of cornstarch; 4 Tbsp. granulated sugar; 2 Tbsp. Cocoa; 1 egg; 3 Tbsp. milk (any kind); 3 Tbsp. oil (any kind but peanut); and a splash of vanilla extract. We tripled the recipe, as there were three of us present. To start, butter or crisco your mug till it is slippery. Mix all the dry ingredients together in your cup, or in a separate bowl. Then, add all the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. At this point, we realized something had gone terribly wrong. The mixture was like dough, not like cake batter. You may need to review the
conversion from cake flour to cornstarch, we think that the amount the recipe called for was too high. After discovering this, we decided to try making them anyway. The recipe said to microwave the cake (still in the mug) for 3 minutes, however due to the thick consistency of our cake “batter” we ended up microwaving our cakes for 6 ½ minutes. After letting the cakes cool for several minutes we added frosting and raspberries to the top. The cakes tasted good, but turned out extremely dense. We would not recommend this recipe for a cake in the mug, but there are many other recipes that could turn out much more successful.
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Prom April 2015
Appointments!
Checklist Boys
Girls • • • • • •
¶Dress/Shoes ¶Jewlery ¶Hair Accessories ¶Corsage ¶Makeup ¶Hand bag/ Light Jacket
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¶Complete Tux (Match your date) ¶Socks ¶Cufflinks ¶Boutenier ¶Shoes ¶Appointment List Below
Reasons you should go to prom: -You may not have a reason to buy an expensive new dress until your wedding. -The pictures. -Prom marks the end of formal dances…unless you join a sorority, in which case, you’ll need to practice your Cha-Cha Slide. -Everyone will be talking about it on Monday. -It’s one night your parents will be likely to let you stay out way past curfew. -It’s a chance to debut a new look. -It may be the only time your boyfriend gets a haircut. -Stories to add to your interesting archive.
Girls Hair Details Facial Manicure/ Pedicure Guys Haircut, Trim
Don’t Forget! 1.Take time off from work if necessary. 2.Transportation (limo, car, taxi). 3.Purchase your ticket. 4.ID Card. 5.Pre-prom photos set up. 6.Bring your cellphone. 7.Gum or mints. 8.Flat shoes, your feet may get sore. 9. Money!
Where to go for dinner MAKE RESERVATIONS!
Grays Tidhouse- upstairs banquet area- Burgars, pizzas, wraps- $8-15 per meal The Legend at Bergamont Clubhouse- Pasta, steak, burgers, pizza - private rooms for large groups. Bonfyre Grille- Up scale meats, seafoods, and pizzas - around $20+ per meal. Great Dane- All kinds of meats and bar food - $10-20 per meal- accommodates up to 35 people in a group. Paisans- Italian food- accomadates up to 20 people in groups- meals range from $12-19 per meal.
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April 2015
Healthy Food Alternatives By: Lauren Brown
Eating healthy may seem like a chore to some but it is essential that you are aware of what you put into your body. A lot of people think that eating healthy is expensive or more difficult but really healthy food is an investment into your own well-being. Your body will repay you later on in your life when you are free from heart disease and other health problems associated with malnourishment or poor diet. There is also a stigma that healthy food doesn’t taste as good as unhealthy food. I can assure you that is untrue! A lot of healthy food is just as good or even more delicious than “regular” food! Here are a few healthy snacks that I have found to be delicious, cost effective, and easy to prepare:
Breakfast As high school students, I’m sure you’ve had mornings where you’re incredibly rushed and only have time to shovel down a quick bowl of cereal or grab a piece of fruit. Maybe you skip breakfast altogether. I’ve found that overnight oats is a great and delicious way to avoid this because you do most of the preparation the night before and it keeps in the fridge for 3-5 days after you make it. Here is a great overnight oats recipe that I found:
Orange & Vanilla Overnight Oats (Green Kitchen Stories) Serves 4 -1 3/4 cup / 400 ml rolled oats (preferable gluten free) -1 tsp vanilla extract or dried vanilla powder -1 3/4 cup /400 ml (about 4 oranges) orange juice -1/2 cup sunflower and pumpkin seeds -1 cup water for soaking -4 tbsp shredded coconut, lightly toasted -fresh fruit for serving
In the evening: Mix oats and vanilla in a bowl, add freshly squeezed orange juice and stir to combine. Place both kinds of seeds in a different bowl and cover with water. Place both bowls in the fridge overnight. In the morning: Scoop a couple of spoonfuls of soaked seeds in 4 jars or glasses. Scoop the soaked oats porridge on top of the seeds and cover with fresh fruit and lightly toasted coconut.
Photo by: Green Kitchen
Snack Option After school, I know that I always feel super hungry and often times find myself reaching for unhealthy snack options. I have been on the lookout for some healthy (but still delicious!) snack alternatives. I found this recipe and it’s super tasty!
Nut, Quinoa & Chocolate Bars (Green Kitchen Stories) Makes around 18 bars -2 tbsp cold-pressed coconut oil -10 fresh soft dates, pitted -1 cup / 250 ml / 250 g peanut butter -1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated -1/2 cup / 80 g raw pumpkin seeds/pepitas -1 cup / 80 g puffed quinoa -a handful raw almonds, coarsely chopped -a pinch sea salt flakes,
from the heat. Add pumpkin seeds, puffed quinoa and chopped almonds. Taste and add salt if needed (depending on how salty the peanut butter is). Line an 8 x 10 inch baking dish with parchment paper and scoop the batter into it. Use the palm of your hands to press everything together tightly into an even rectangle, roughly 2/3 inch or 2 centimeters high. Put in the fridge or freezer while melting the chocolate on a double boiler or water bath. Pour the melted chocolate over the bars and use a spatula to distribute it evenly. Sprinkle with desiccated coconut and put back into the fridge or freezer until cold and firm. You can store the bars in the freezer and they will last for months or in the fridge if you plan on eating them within a few days.
optional -3.5 oz / 100 g dark chocolate (70%) -1/3 cup desiccated coconut (unsweetened)
First, melt the coconut oil in a medium size saucepan on low/medium heat. Then, mash the pitted dates with a fork and add to the sauce pan together with the peanut butter and freshly grated ginger. Stir around until it all comes together and cook for just a few minutes on low heat. Next remove
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April 2015
Upcoming Music Events
By: Lauren Brown
Alternative: St. Vincent with Special Guest Sarah Neufeld (of Arcade Fire)-May 26, 7PM Doors, 8PM Show (Orpheum) Cage the Elephant- June 5, 7PM Doors, 8PM Show (Orpheum) The Weepsies with Special Guest Kristina Train- May 29, 7:30PM Doors, 8:30PM Show (Majestic Theatre)
Royal Blood with Special Guest Mini MansionJune , 8PM Show (The Rave) Folk: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades with Special Guests Useful Jenkins, and The Last RevelMay 9, 7:30PM Doors, 8:30PM Show (Majestic Theatre)
Metal: Chevelle//The Used with Special Guest Marmozets- May 16, FIDLAR- May 18, 7:30PM Show (The Rave) 6PM Doors, 7PM Show (Orpheum) Rock: Rap/Hip-Hop: Delta Rae with Special Guest Greg Holden- April Juicy J with Special Guest Alex Wiley- April 25, 7PM Doors, 8PM 25, 8Pm Show (The Show (Majestic Theatre) Rave) Butch Walker with Death Grips-June 28, Special Guests Jonathan 7:30PM Doors, 8:30PM Tyler, and The Dove Show (Majestic Theatre) & The Wolf- May 23, 8PM Doors, 9PM Show (Majestic Theatre)
The Maine at The Rave (4/22/2015) Photo Credit: Brooke Ballweg
Real Friends at The Rave (4/22/2015) Photo Credit: Nina Brandenburg
Book Recommendations Compiled by: Brooke Ballweg
Non-Fiction: The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson In this book Jon Ronson explores the concept of psychopathy, along with the broader mental health “industry” including mental health professionals and the mass media. Stiff by Mary Roach Excerpt: “The human head is of the same approximate size and weight as a roaster chicken. I have never before had occasion to make the comparison, for never before today have I seen a head in a roasting pan. But here are forty of them, one per pan, resting face-up on what looks to be a small pet-food bowl. The heads are for plastic surgeons, two per head, to practice on. I’m observing a facial anatomy and facelift refresher course, sponsored by a southern university medical center and led by a half-dozen of America’s most sought-after facelifters.” Fiction: Revival by Stephen King Barnes and Noble said: “The novel chronicles 50 years in the lives of two people who
become involved with faith, religion and the supernatural. When the new minister comes to town, little Jamie Morton is excited. Almost everyone in the tiny Maine hamlet fell in love with preacher Charles Jacobs, his beautiful wife, or both of them. Things change when tragedy strikes. Jacobs curses God, is banished from the town, and thereafter pursues successive supercharged careers as a sideshow huckster, a faith healer, and a mad scientist, while Jamie is involved with music and drugs, which ends after he is “saved’ by Jacobs and his working with electricity. Now Jamie must find out how good (or vicious) his old friend has become: he suspects something sinister with the former reverend.” The 100 by Kass Morgan Amazon said: “Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth’s radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents — considered expendable by society — are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet.”
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April 2015
OHS Blood Drive By: Cassandre Krier
This year, the Oregon High School’s Family, Consumer and Career Leaders of America (FCCLA) will be hosting a blood drive on May 1, 2015 in participation with the American Red Cross. OHS has been hosting this annual blood drive for over 20 years. According to last year’s statistics, about 89 students donated blood; meaning over 260 lives were saved. Many students who have personally donated blood to the American Red Cross describe it as life changing, because of the unique
experience. Joanna Beach describes her first time giving blood as “sort of scary at first, but after you get past the needles, it is for a good cause and you are personally helping someone else out.” If you plan on donating blood, make sure that you eat ironrich foods the night/day before you give blood. These foods include red meat, fish, beans, raisins, nuts, and broccoli. Be sure to get a good nights sleep, drink plenty of fluid, and eat within 2-3 hours before your donation.
In order to give blood, however, you must meet some requirements: be 17 years old, meet height and weight requirements, and have overall good health. If you are 16 and wish to give blood, you must gain parental consent from the office before signing up. The height and weight requirements are based off of gender. For both women and men, you must be at least 5’0” and weigh 110 lbs. For more information, check out the American Red Cross’ website at www. redcrossblood.org
The whole process of giving blood is about an hour long, but the actual process of drawing blood is only about ten minutes. Blood given is then transported to the American Red Cross laboratory where it is then processed into different components. One donation of blood can save up to three lives. Yet you can only give blood every 56 days (for whole blood donation). If you want to give blood this year, sign up with Ms. Buyarski or an FCCLA member before May 1.
DECA StateBy:and ICDC Preview Cassandre Krier The DECA team here at Oregon High School has been very busy this month with successful state competitions! DECA State was hosted at the Grand Geneva in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It took place March 10-12. Here, competitors selected events to compete and present business plans to judges, attend guest speaker lectures, and participate in other DECA events. Seventeen students competed at state, and ten students have moved on to nationals. The International Career Development Competition took place in Orlando this year, from April 24-29, 2015. Ten
students competing in this year’s competition were Alex Tucker, Anika Sande, Bj Buckner, Cassandre Krier, Dan Griffith, Erica Gerow, Meghan Sharkus, Maria Clsler, Sean Hynek, and Sydney Keiner. Meghan Sharkus and Maria Clsler competed in the Community Service Business Plan Project event, and Bj Buckner and Sydney Keiner were representatives for Oregon High School at a variety of leadership conferences. Cassandre Krier and Erica Gerow competed in Marketing Communications Team Event (won 3rd at State); Alex Tucker and Sean Hynek competed in Business Law and Ethics
Team Decision Making Event (won 4th at State); Anika Sande competed in Marketing Management (won 2nd at State); and Dan Griffith competed in Food Services (won 1st at State). Erica Gerow describes DECA state as “A fun new experience. You can meet a lot of new people and make connections, but at the same time you are put into a professional business event. DECA really helps students learn business and life skills, like public speaking and working with other people for the best possible outcome.” Three students, Anika Sande, Meghan Sharkus, and Sydney Keiner, were also selected
and interviewed for a DECA state officer position for the 2015-2016 school year. This was a very intense campaign, and each did their best to land a spot. Meghan Sharkus was the only one selected from OHS to continue her campaign throughout the year as the Vice President for Community Service with the Wisconsin DECA Officers. In addition to competing at the International Career and Development Conference (Nationals), these students will be at various business and leadership conferences, and will have some fun at Disney World in Orlando!