COVID-19 and the Danger of Exponential Growth
Andrew Chiang, Staff Writer
March 21, 2020
On March 6, 2020, Stanford University announced that all classes would be conducted online for the remainder of winter quarter when one faculty member was among 20 confirmed cases of COVID-19 virus in Santa Clara County. On March 17, 2020, Santa Clara County, with 175 confirmed COVID-19 cases, ordered...
Meet Your 2019-20 Student Government Members
Elizabeth Johnson and Natalie Wu
September 26, 2019
Find out where your student government members are from and what their goals are for this year with this interactive map.
A to (almost) Z: OHS Clubs and Circles
Natalie Wu, Editor in Chief
September 23, 2019
Clubs and circles are student organized groups that give OHSers the opportunity to foster relationships with students and teachers across the world, learn about two of the over 80 clubs offered this year.
Get Up and Get Moving
Nicole Wu, Staff Writer
August 30, 2019
Studies and an Observer survey show that OHSers are not getting enough exercise despite OHS PE requirements.
It’s More Than Just Dance
Natalie Wu, Editor in Chief
August 13, 2019
Take a peek into the Just Dance Activity during Summer @ Stanford.
The 2018 Pixel Service Challenge: What It Is and How To Get Started for 2019
Ikera Olandesca, Staff Writer
July 30, 2019
**Update: The 2018 Pixel Service Challenge has now ended. Look out for the next challenge come winter of 2019! The Student Life department at OHS is currently hosting the 2018 Pixel Service Challenge, which aims to have all 800 OHS-ers contribute towards 2,018 total hours of community service work bef...
Student Government Updates: Fall Semester 2018
Nicole Wu, Staff Writer
May 6, 2019
**Note: This article was intended for release before winter break. Recently, the OHS Student Government added new board members to the team and produced Fall Spirit Week for the OHS community. This past week, the OHS Student Government welcomed newly appointed board members to the “SG fami...
Last Light: Space Telescope Kepler Closes Its Eyes
Jonathan Herbst, Staff Writer
December 12, 2018
On October 30, NASA announced that space telescope Kepler has run out of fuel and will no longer be in service. In nine years, Kepler surveyed many thousands of stars and discovered the majority of exoplanets that we now know about today. Launched in 2009, the telescope was NASA’s first attempt at pl...
OHS is Testing a New Engagement Tracker: Here’s What You Need To Know
Natalie Wu, Editor in Chief
November 22, 2017
**Update: OHS has halted the pilot of the new engagement tracker in light of the OHS Community’s concerns. The possibility of using it will be further discussed prior to implementation. Various teachers at OHS have begun to test a feature in Adobe Connect that tracks the engagement of participa...
The OHS Observer’s Official Guide to Student Government Candidates 2017-18
Simran Khunger, Natalie Wu, LiYuan Byrne, Pallas Lemarchand, and Marie Tagbo
September 10, 2017
** all information was taken from speeches on 9/8/17 during the Student Government Speeches Assembly
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Andrew Chiang, Staff Writer
March 21, 2020
Elizabeth Johnson and Natalie Wu
September 26, 2019
Find out where your student government members are from and what their goals are for this year with this interactive map.
Natalie Wu, Editor in Chief
September 23, 2019
Clubs and circles are student organized groups that give OHSers the opportunity to foster relationships with students and teachers across the world, learn about two of the over 80 clubs offered this year.
Marie Tagbo
September 17, 2019
Senior Marie Tagbo shares her tips for success at OHS.
Ikera Olandesca, Staff Writer
September 6, 2019
Inside the classroom of a bilingual school in Taiwan, thirty students are gleefully penning poetry in a creative writing workshop, their teachers scurrying everywhere to take photos. It's an exciting opportunity for them, to learn about poems from a self-published author who is also a seasoned creative writing teacher, a CEO and believe it or not, a freshman.