Most children lose all their teeth, except molars, by age 10, but I have a bit of a different story. I’m 14, and I still have five teeth to lose. In fact, thre...
When the Octagon made the new schedule our editorial topic, we didn’t expect such fractured opinions. Traditionally, editorials are produced by a unanimous con...
Octagon, Medallion and Student Council leaders have decided the students who will fill seniors’ positions.
This year, the Octagon had five overall editors-i...
When junior Larkin Barnard-Bahn founded the high school a capella club last year, she anticipated its small size (only five members) would lead to some problem...
Confession time: When I first sat down at my computer as a sophomore page designer, I couldn’t find the power button — and not for lack of trying.
Former ed...
On June 8, Nate Jakobs, '19, and coaches Chris Millsback and Gary Jakobs represented the North team in the 48th annual Optimist High School Baseball Small Scho...
For almost seven days, I sat down at my laptop and tried to come up with a marvelous, life-altering idea for this senior goodbye, which has been a tradition fo...
It is 1994. Jane Batarseh is sitting in the office of headmaster Dan White. Batarseh is interviewing for a high school teaching position, but the two aren’t di...
It’s 5:15 a.m. Most students are sleeping, but senior Joe Zales is hopping into the pool for his third morning swim practice of the week for two hours before s...
Senior Nate Jakobs wasn’t always the highly touted player he is today. He started like most kids in what he called a “prototypical American summer” filled with...
