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OHS Observer

Stanford Online High School's student run news site

OHS Observer

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OHS Observer

Adriana Davies (‘25) poses as a web server, complete with an apron, teapot, and hamburger.

Halloween at OHS

Beatrice Pook, Staff Writer October 31, 2024

It’s October, and the season of Halloween is upon us! This year, Stanford OHS is celebrating the event in a number of ways, and many societies and clubs are holding additional Halloween-themed gatherings.   Halloween...

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Pixel families gather at registration desks for the 2024 PGGW Carnival, held at Robel Field on Friday.

School & Summer Memories: Pixel Gathering & Graduation Week in 2024

Susie Yang, Associate Editor October 18, 2024

More than 800 members of the Stanford OHS community gathered to celebrate the 2024 Pixel Gathering & Graduation (PGGW) event, held from June 7 to 9 on the Stanford University campus. Composed of a...

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Mental health is essential for an overall well-being and requires understanding, support, and care. (Creative Commons License)

The Board of Mental Health

Harmehel Singh, Staff Writer May 28, 2024

The World Health Organization defines mental health as the “state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively...

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The cover of Down to Business by Fenley Scurlock and Jason Liaw. (Random House)

Down To Business: A Writing Venture

Susie Yang, Associate Editor May 28, 2024

“You have a start-up idea but ... where do you go from there?” This is the question that Down to Business seeks to answer for young and aspiring entrepreneurs eager to explore the exciting world of...

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OHS Alum Amelia Zai poses for a picture at the launch of her book, Amelia Takes on Cancer. (Yu Family)

Amelia Zai: Leaving a Mark with Stories

Amanda Yu, Staff Writer April 25, 2024

For OHS Alum Amelia Zai (‘23), the school year at UCLA is just starting. Welcome Week just happened, and it’s been a hectic week of excitement.  Amelia says, “It’s been a lot of meeting new people,...

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Stutchbury (right) at the 2023 Senior World Championships in Milan, Italy. (Source: Stutchbury Family)

Behind the Mask: Carolina Stutchbury’s Incredible Fencing Journey

Tei Kim, Associate Editor February 29, 2024

“En garde! Prêtz? Allez!” The clash of blades, the swift movements, and the intense concentration behind the mask. This is the world of fencing, a combat sport that can be traced back to the 14th...

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Neha Gadde (left) and Hridha Mathuria (right) posing with boxes filled to the brim with clothes that had been donated to 12k. (Source: Gadde and Mathuria)

Battling Hunger One Can at a Time: The 12k Project

Yolaine Lafevre, Staff Writer December 10, 2023

“You would think that companies would want to help out a nonprofit that just wants to do a good thing,” says Hridha Mathuria, a junior at Thompkins High School in Houston, Texas, “but just convincing...

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A notebook and laptop illustrate the mix of OHS online and in-person learning.

Managing Work as a Dual-Enrollment OHS Student

Harmehel Singh, Staff Writer November 30, 2023

For  one anonymous OHS freshman, Stanford Online High School was the perfect solution to their search for rigorous education. Especially after the 2019 COVID pandemic had pushed their previous school...

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“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 Mody, and Nascha Martinez in 2023 dedicated to connecting students...

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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 — is OHS student Augustine Villalobos (‘23), a high-school...

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The Olympic-sized swimming pool located at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

My History with Racing Anxiety

Lester Wessels, Staff Writer May 7, 2023

I hear the second whistle, indicating for me to step up onto the diving block. My feet feel the block’s rough surface, and I think to myself, “I wish I could just finish this race as soon as possible.”...

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Physical activity can take many shapes and forms, such as dancing, biking, running, and hiking.

Physical Activity at an Online School

Harmehel Singh, Staff Writer February 19, 2023

Physical activity has many health benefits, such as improving brain health, weight management, and bone and muscle strength. However, an online environment such as that of OHS impacts some students’...

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