Launch Pad

Anderson Scores 1,000th Point
Addison Hasheider, Staff Editor | January 16, 2025
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OHS Drama Club Results of Beauty and the Beast
Lillian Helbig, Staff Editor | November 8, 2024
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OHS Students Help at Special Olympics
Claire Dulle, Staff Writer | November 8, 2024
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Red Ribbon Week Speaker: Frank Colston
Claire Dulle, Staff Writer | October 25, 2024
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Illinois State Scholars
Claire Dulle, Staff Writer | October 21, 2024
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Volleyball Pink Out
Kenley Hackstadt, JH Editor | October 8, 2024
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Swinging Through the Season
Lilly Cragen, Staff Writer | October 2, 2024
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A Beastly Turn on Drama Club
Kailen Friess, JH Writer | October 1, 2024
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Give Life, Give Blood
Brynn Rhodes, Staff Editor | September 30, 2024
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Bump Set Spike!
Kenley Hackstadt, Staff Editor | September 24, 2024
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Countdown to PROM

Happy Prom Night!

NHS Volunteers at the Senior Center Trivia Night

March 26, 2025 • No Comments

On Friday, March 21, the Senior Center hosted the annual trivia night. Ten teams participated in multiple rounds of trivia to raise money. The event was from 5 to 11 p.m., during which time dinner and dessert were served...

Okawville FFA Members Participate in Tractor Day

Lillian Helbig, Staff Writer

March 26, 2025 • No Comments

On March 18, the Okawville FFA Chapter had a tractor day for the students. Tractor Day was initially supposed to be on February 21, but they moved it to March due to the cold weather. They moved it to March 18 because it...

Celebrating the Blue & Gold

KateLyn Borrenpohl, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

March 24, 2025 • No Comments

The FFA chapter celebrates National FFA Week from February 17-21. There is no school Monday, so there will be no activities that day. On Tuesday, the dress-up day is Camo. On Wednesday, it is Blue and Gold Day. It is College...

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Junior High Sports

Volleyball Celebrates 8th Grade Night

Emmalyne Muniz, JH Editor

March 26, 2025 • No Comments

The junior high 8th graders had their 8th-grade night for volleyball on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The 8th graders were Josephine Schmersahl, daughter of Lacey and Jeremy Schmersahl; Ashlyn Steinkamp, daughter of Dawn and Jared...

Shamrock Showdown Volleyball Tournament March 13, 2025
Junior High Volleyball Weeks 5 and 6 March 12, 2025
Junoir High Volleyball Season Starts March 12, 2025
JH Volleyball Finishes 2nd at Pinckneyville Tournament March 12, 2025

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Peyton Harris reads her winning essay at the Veteran's Day Assembly.

OJHS Competes in Patriot’s Pen Essay

Jolee Maynard, JH Writer • December 9, 2024

The Okawville JH students participated in writing a Patriot’s Pen Essay to present at the Veterans Day Assembly. The winners were Peyton Harris (1st), Brooklyn Meier (2nd), and Skylar Wilfong (3rd)....

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