Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL.
By Shailey Klein I’m not here to write another article about the Coronavirus. You’ve probably read enough of those and heard enough on the news. Yes, it is a tragedy and nobody saw this coming. I’m here to write about how it’s impacted my life and many other athletes all over the world. Sports have taught me so many valuable
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Senior Jasmine Chen is one of 17 international students currently studying at OHS’s Upper School By Jasmine Chen The first case of 2019-nCoV, a novel strain of Coronavirus, was discovered in Wuhan, China, and the virus spread around the country rapidly after the Chinese Lunar New Year in January 2020. Due to Lunar New Year, Chinese people who work or
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By Lauren Cohen As defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary, capital punishment is “the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes.” The justification often used for capital punishment is revenge and retribution. Advocates of capital punishment cite biblical references such as “an eye for an eye” and the prohibition against murder in the Ten Commandments. Yet, there are multiple
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Cate shares her thoughts on the annual event Note: On occasion, we like to publish stories that expand past the halls of “The Hall”. This is one of those stories! By Cate Cannon On Sunday, Jan. 26, the 62nd annual Grammy Award show commenced. The biggest artists in music arrived in flowing gowns and designer tuxedos. Amidst rumors of sexual harassment
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We live in a country where no one believes there is a problem until it happens to them. Scientists say we have a limited amount of time until there are major catastrophic effects due to climate change. It is essential that we transform our sources of energy, eliminate or at least drastically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, and minimize methane
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The Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard…the protectors of American freedom, the brave men and women who are willing to sacrifice everything to defend our nation. Whether it was the American Revolutionary War in the late 1700’s, World War II in the 1940’s, or the successful takedown of Osama Bin Laden in 2011, our freedom-fighters relentlessly give
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