OC’s Spirit Week Hallway Competition!
Nyiah Lance ‘22, Staff Writer
March 10, 2019
Filed under OC News
Spirit Week 2019 was a wonderful week full of fun festivities and smiling faces. To kick everything off, every class decorated amazing hallways and glass boxes. The freshman class color was pink and their hallway was full of the fairytale Sleeping Beauty. Sophomores, color yellow, repped the 412 with a ha...
Super Seniors: Superlatives 2019
March 9, 2019
Filed under OC News
Spirit Week 2019 launched with the traditional mass in the Donahue Pavilion followed by Senior Superlatives. Winners are chosen by popular vote by the senior class; a Google Form was sent out and students nominated their fellow peers for each category. The students that won were those that had the mos...
Stand Together: OC’s New Mental Health Awareness Club
Rylee Stager '20, Staff Writer
March 9, 2019
A NEW CLUB FOR OC! Allegheny County’s Office of Behavioral Health has teamed up with middle and high schools across the Pittsburgh area to promote Stand Together, a club that aims to increase education and awareness towards peers and adults with mental illness and/or substance use disorders. The fo...
Spirit Week Ultimate Football
Emma Shaughnessy ’20, Features Editor
March 8, 2019
Filed under OC News
Ultimate football is the highlight of Spirit Week for many OC students. After a long week of classes, each grade looks forward to the day when they can dress up in their class color and battle it out in the Donahue Pavilion for the title of “Ultimate Football Champions.” Each year, the competition begi...
OC’s Heroes and Villains Cabaret
Dallas Mercurio '20, Assistant Editor
March 8, 2019
Filed under OC News
On Wednesday February 27, the OC music department, led by Mrs. Sonya Cáceres, put on yet another wonderful cabaret performance, this time with the theme: “Heroes and Villains.” A special thanks to goes out to all involved, especially the pianist Dr. Mackey. The Heroes and Villains Cabaret started off with Cas...
OC Shines: Talent Show 2019
Andalushia Reilly ‘20, Staff Writer
March 8, 2019
Filed under OC News
Once again, the OC Spirit Week talent show was a huge success! The emcees Nikki Snyder and Angie Mico did an awesome job of kicking off the show with a quick wardrobe change from their granny costumes to prom dresses! The first incredible act was Oy Adebajo, performing a great spoken word piece, writ...
Spirit Week: A Changing Perspective
Clara Albacete '19, Alison Sinicki '22, and Haley Moreland '22
March 8, 2019
Disclaimer: the following views expressed below do not intend to encompass the opinions of the entire Freshman or Senior classes. One of the biggest events celebrated here at Oakland Catholic is Spirit Week! We decided to take a look at a Freshman and Senior perspective on this much anticipated time...
OC Paris: A Night on the Seine
Clara Albacete '19, Editor-In-Chief
December 19, 2018
Filed under OC News
This past weekend Oakland Catholic held its annual winter semi-formal dance in the Auxiliary Gym. This year’s theme was très magnifique, transporting students to the glittering city of Paris. Decorations included mini replicas of famous monuments, Eiffel Towers made of christmas lights, balloon stars,...
Halloween Parade 2018: One for the Spooks!
Nyiah Lance '22, Staff Writer
December 8, 2018
Filed under OC News
This year’s Oakland Catholic Halloween Parade was filled with memes, amazing characters, and more. I can tell you, even though this was my first experience with the parade, that it was a great year for costumes. I dressed up as Edna “E” Mode from The Incredibles. Most people didn’t realiz...
The Pajama Game to Chicago: Masque’s Fosse-Filled Show Seasons
Clara Albacete '19, Editor-In-Chief
December 7, 2018
Filed under OC News
In early November, Central and Oakland Catholic Masque wrapped another successful show: The Pajama Game. The musical highlighted the talents of many students, particularly juniors Jane Fusco as Babe Williams and Annie Mihm as Gladys Hotchkiss. The Pajama Game had multiple show-stopping ensemble numbe...
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