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Early this academic year, an OHS student created an anonymous Skype account that would join many of our student-led chat groups, with the intent of spreading hate. This podcast documents this "Guest User Account": the harm they caused and what we can learn from our community's response.

A table at Barnes & Noble dedicated to #BookTok.

BookTok: Is it Harmful?

Kara Lee, Associate Editor • May 5, 2023

Gone are my days of desperate attempts to squeeze out book recommendations from classmates and teachers. So are my frequent visits to my local...

Cover art for Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd pictures Lana

Del Rey in a blue-toned black-and-white photo (reminiscent of old Hollywood starlets) as she gazes at the camera in rumination.

Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd: Lana Del Rey's Melodic Rumination on Life, Death, and Beauty

Rishi Janakiraman, Staff Writer • April 17, 2023

“And I’m gonna take, mine of you with me.” So goes the sonorous refrain of the opening track to Did you know that there’s a tunnel...

An unfortunate end for a cordyceps-infected insect.

Mushroom Brains: Zoonotic Spillover, Apocalyptic Mutations, and HBO Max

Lily Parry, Staff Writer • February 19, 2023

It’s safe to say that HBO Max’s recent apocalyptic release, The Last of Us, has left viewers with a newfound appreciation for videogame adaptations,...

Red, White & Royal Blue is outrageously fun. I loved every second.”

What are OHSers Reading? Edition 5

Kaveri Udupa, Staff Writer • December 11, 2022

Edition five of book recommendations from students, compiled by grade. Have a suggestion? Submit here: 7th Grade Red, White & Royal Blue...

Does starting out earlier at OHS result in increased access to high-level classes?

Rajalakshmi Sriram, Staff Writer • December 1, 2023

Stanford Online High School (OHS) is a platform for students to engage in higher learning earlier in their academic careers. Many aspire to get...

“In ninth grade, I was unsure as to what I wanted to study in the future. BECA would have been a good opportunity to explore the different fields, says BECA co-founder Naiya Mody.

BECA Initiative: Driving Student Experience in Business, Economics, Computation, and the Arts

Annika Ross, Staff Writer • November 9, 2023

BECA—Business, Economics, Computation, and the Arts—is an organization founded by Stanford Online High School students Hannah Xie, Naiya...

Villalobos works on the prosthetic
arm for Jesse who requested it to be turquoise and black.

Augustine Villalobos: On the Bounds of Biology and Engineering

Rishi Janakiraman, Staff Writer • November 9, 2023

Behind the workings of a turquoise-black prosthetic arm — sized to precision, hand opening and closing, shipped all the way to Portugal —...

OHS students enter classrooms through Adobe Connect instead of walking down brick-and-mortar hallways

OHS Students Talk: Challenges and Benefits of Attending an Online School

Susie Yang, Staff Writer • November 8, 2023

Stanford Online High School (OHS) has been an online school since it was founded in 2006. A virtual classroom can feel new and unfamiliar. It...

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