OC Swimming
Annie Snyder '21, Co-Assistant Editor
March 1, 2020
This season was a very successful and fun one for the OC Swimming and Diving team. With an astonishing win over Upper St. Clair and a disappointing loss against Mount Lebanon (whose girls team has been runner-up in the entire WPIAL in the past years), the Eagles landed runner-up in their WPIAL 3A sec...
Spring Sports Preview
Emma Shaughnessy '20, Features Editor
February 28, 2020
Lacrosse season may not have officially started yet, but many of the players are already in full gear. Open gyms for new and returning players commenced in January, with the option to participate in weekend scrimmages to work on their skills in game-like settings. The season officially begins on Mar...
Pittsburgh Mission Trip November 2019
Chloe Shovlin '23 and Ellie Miles '23
January 6, 2020
The Pittsburgh Mission Trip was an experience that changed so many girls’ perspectives on each other and God. So many of us were moved by the acts we were performing to help people less fortunate than us. Helping out in different ways while painting, filling cement, building tables, laying down fl...
Sophomore Retreat
Vanessa Moats '22, Staff Writer
January 5, 2020
On November 13, the sophomore class spent the day on a retreat. The day started out with adoration and an empowering talk from Ms. Christ and President Kasunic. Then, we went to the church across the street and settled in. Our first talk was from a nurse, Liv, and she focused on how not to be a peop...
2019 Fall Pittsburgh Mission Trip; Leader Perspective
Annie Snyder '21, Co-Assistant Editor
December 22, 2019
This weekend I had the opportunity to lead a group on the Pittsburgh Mission trip (shoutout team 7!) I was super blessed to lead with one of my best friends, Mary Bertocchi, and to have my mom as our adult leader. I had attended the fall trip for the last two years, and I truly loved the experienc...
Back in Time to the “Nifty-Fifties” with OC Theatre Group
Maya Weaver '21, Staff Writer
December 15, 2019
The minutes before OC Theatre Group rehearsals begin are like any high school play rehearsal- teenagers mill around eating snacks (or quickly grab a bite at the vending machines or a nearby restaurant), scroll through their phones, and laugh loudly with their friends. After the daily, but always exc...
Friendsgiving at OC
Meghan Pavlick ‘21, Co-Assistant Editor
December 12, 2019
With the holiday season upon us, the OC community recently took time to celebrate Friendsgiving during our lunch periods. Friendsgiving was a tradition that Oakland adopted last year in an effort to help students to get to know one another and talk to new people. So often we stick with our usual friend ...
OC Picnic Day!
Anna Niggemyer '22, Staff Writer
October 16, 2019
Dressed in their class colors from head to toe, OC students could hardly contain their excitement for the 2019 picnic as they sat through their first three classes of the day. Before the fun began, they first practiced an evacuation drill to ensure safety in case of an emergency. Then, they stopped i...
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