Launch Pad

The Valentine Masquerade Dance
Macie Staley, Staff Writer | March 21, 2023
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Lady Rockets Bring Home State Championship Trophy
Adysen Harre, Staff Writer | March 9, 2023
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Lady Rockets Defeat Galena to Face Christopher in State Championship
Jared Juenger, Co-Editor-in-Chief | March 3, 2023
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Lady Rockets Punch Their Ticket to State
Jared Juenger, Co-Editor-in-Chief | March 1, 2023
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Rockets Fall Short of Regional Championship
Bennett Krohne, Staff Writer | February 28, 2023
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ACES Team Takes First at Nashville Regional
Lydia Luechtefeld, News/Features Editor | February 28, 2023
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Rockets Round Off Regular Season
Bennett Krohne, Staff Writer | February 28, 2023
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Lady Rockets Head to Supers
Jared Juenger, Co-Editor-In-Chief | February 26, 2023
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Lady Rockets Win Third Straight Regional Title
Jared Juenger, Co-Editor-in-Chief | February 21, 2023
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Jr. Lady Rockets Finish Second in State Tournament
Brynn Rhodes, Junior High Editor | February 10, 2023
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Miss. Forbeck Begins Helping High School Students

March 24, 2023 • No Comments

Miss. Forbeck is one of Okawville's kindergarten - second-grade teachers, and she co-teaches on the high school side. This year is Mrs. Forbeck's first year at Okawville Jr./Sr High School but it is her fourteenth year teaching....

Art Club Holds Annual Splart Night

Kylie Going, Staff Writer

March 23, 2023 • No Comments

On February 8th, The OHS Art Club held its annual Splart Night. The Splart Night was offered to kindergarten students all the way up to sixth-grade students. They had 138 students from all grades participate and about 30...

OHS Journalists Attend SISPA

Justice Altenbaumer, Junior High Editor

March 23, 2023 • No Comments

This year the Southern Illinois School Press Association (SISPA) Winter Conference was on Wednesday, February 22. It was at SIU-C School of Journalism and Advertising. SISPA is when students can go to informational sessions...

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Junior High Sports

8th-Grade Volleyball Heads to Postseason

Schae Juenger, JH Staff Writer

March 10, 2023 • No Comments

On Tuesday, February 21 the Lady Rockets played at Breese. The Lady Rockets won the first set 25-14. Then, the Lady Rockets lost the second set 25-15 and had to play a third set. The third set was a very close one. ...

Jr. Lady Rockets Finish Second in State Tournament February 10, 2023
Jr. Lady Rockets Win Okawville Tournament November 29, 2022
Making School History with a State Title October 27, 2022
Jr. Rocket Baseball Comes to a Close October 26, 2022

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Junior High News

Okawville Jr. High Students Compete in Writing-Music Contest

Justice Altenbaumer, Junior High Editor

March 9, 2023 • No Comments

This year students in grades 6-12 had the opportunity to participate in the Express the Music Contest. The Express the Music Contest is a competition where students listen to a piece and respond with poetry...