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Stanford Online High School's student run news site

OHS Observer

Stanford Online High School's student run news site

OHS Observer

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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Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (left) receives World Cup trophy from FIFA President Sepp Blatter after the 2010 announcement that Qatar would host the 2022 World Cup

Politics of the Qatar World Cup: The Bid and Tensions (Part II of IV)

Raphael Esquivel, Staff Writer March 12, 2023

In the first part of this series, we discussed what got Qatar interested in using football as a means of profit. Now that they were interested, ideas to capitalize started forming during a time of tense...

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FIFA President Giovanni Infantino and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hand the World Cup to Lionel Messi and champions Argentina.

Politics of the Qatar World Cup: Getting Into Football (Part I of IV)

Raphael Esquivel, Staff Writer February 19, 2023

The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar has been widely criticized for human rights abuses, corruption, environmental concerns, and more. Qatar’s world cup is a product of global political, military, economic,...

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OHS students meet on Stanford campus and take a group photo.

A Halloween Night: Pixels Meet at Winchester House

Mandy Yu, Staff Writer November 13, 2022

On October 23, Pixels in the Bay Area gathered for a night of spooky fun at the Winchester Mystery House.. A historic mansion located in San Jose, the Winchester Mystery House was originally the private...

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Kamila Valieva performs her short program to “In Memoriam” by Kirill Richter at the 2022 Beijing Olympics figure skating team event, prior to her doping allegations.

How to “Win” the Olympics: Doping with Trimetazidine

Lily Sun, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2022

In 2021, Russian skating star, Kamila Valieva, burst onto the senior ranks with two impeccable quadruple jumps and a levitating triple axel. Prior to the 2022 Olympics, Valieva had been crowned champion...

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Sejong Kim, a 7th grader at OHS and a competitive tennis player, practices on the court.

Observer Presents: Athlete of the Month

Kaveri Udupa, Staff Writer April 28, 2021

April: Sejong Kim Meet Sejong, a 7th grader at OHS who is an award-winning competitive tennis player and has played in over 50 tournaments. While respectful and participative in class, Sejong transforms...

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Grey Peters on her horse Babe

Equestrians @OHS

Tanisha Gupta and Storrie Kulynych-Irvin February 17, 2021

“A true horseman does not look at a horse with his eyes, he looks at his horse with his heart.” - Unknown. Meeting with members of the Equestrian Club, I know this to be true. Their relationships with...

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Why are There So Many Ballerinas at OHS?

Why are There So Many Ballerinas at OHS?

Cole Kim October 22, 2020

As a new student and freshman at OHS last year, while adapting to daily OHS vernacular such as Adobe Connect and Canvas and going through what seemed like endless ice-breaker questions, I found myself...

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Ryan The Lionhearted Leader: An Interview with Mr. Lee

Ryan The Lionhearted Leader: An Interview with Mr. Lee

Albert Sandru, Editor In Chief October 12, 2020

With a sword in one hand and a water bottle in the other, Ryan Lee prepared for battle.   If you’ve been studying at Stanford Online High School for a while, you have likely come across Ryan:...

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