By Briana Alzola Staff writer Othello High School’s newest group of freshmen may have expected hamburgers and hot dogs at their orientation barbecue Aug. 19, but they probably didn’t expect to play a giant game of Rock, Paper, Scissors or to go on a scavenger hunt. That’s exactly what they did, though. The event, organized [...]
Seniors GPA 4.00 Kelcy Acosta, Sheila Alvarez, Estephanie Barragan, Petra Delgado, Elsie Garza, Ashley Jahns, Phong Le, Devon Lind, Jesus Lopez Jr., Breanna Montemayor, Jesenia Murillo, Amanda Schmidt, Ashleigh Snyder and Jody Walker. Juniors GPA 4.00 Ashley Almaguer, Ariel DeLeon, Ryan Garza, Andrew Alex Gomez, Osmark Jauregui, Christine Kirkwood, Miguel Lopez, Marissa Martinez, Michael Rattray [...]
ORGANIZATION AMOUNT RECIPIENT Adams County Farm Bureau $500 ea. Amanda Schmidt American Schudokan Assoc. (3) $1,000 Andres Mendoza, Jesse Espinoza, Jacob Schuler Gray & Osborne, Inc. $750 Clemente Garza City of Othello, Area VI 4-H (2) $1,000 Amanda Schmidt, Jusdin Lynch B & B Scholar-Athlete $500 Jody Walker Ralph Barton Memorial (2) $700 Sheila Alvarez, [...]
Eder Ibaroni Mendoza Eder Ibaroni Mendoza is this year’s Othello High School most improved male student. He was nominated by Norma Gonzalez. Eder came to OHS in August 2007 from Mexico. Knowing no English, he was in the bilingual program and managed to earn his high school diploma after being here for three years. In [...]
By Oceanna Hussey Contributing writer The wind threatened to take my mortar board cap as I waited for Pomp and Circumstance to begin. The song itself doesn’t promote panic, the idea of leaving the safety of high school does. It’s the beginning of the end of my youth. Somehow, I end up in my seat, [...]
By Briana Alzola Staff writer The members of Othello High School’s 2010 graduating class may have been holding their collective breaths on the morning of June 4, as rain threatened to postpone their outdoor ceremony. But by the time evening came around, the sun had begun to shine and the weather was beautiful. However, the [...]
No. 1 Devon Lind GPA: 4.0 Academic achievements: Wendy’s High School Heisman Award, Principal’s Leadership Award, DAR Good Citizenship Award, Washington Honors Award Nominee, Honor Society Athletic achievements: Football: 2008: 1st Team All-State DB, 1st Team All-League DB, 1st Team All-League Return Specialist, 2nd Team All-League. 2009: CWAC League Defensive MVP, 1st team All-State DB, [...]
Marisol Basurto and Cesar Valenciano, sophomores from Othello High School, have been selected to attend the 24th annual Student Leadership Conference at Gonzaga University May 20 to 23. The four-day conference, sponsored by the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Migrant Education Program, will bring 100-plus high school students to the Spokane Campus. [...]
By Briana Alzola Staff writer After spending innumerable hours on their senior projects, the elder class at Othello High School got a chance to show- case their work at an open house May 11. Some planned blood drives. Some rebuilt guitars. Some displayed edited football game tape, some held coaching camps and others baked cookies. [...]
The following students at Othello High School received the ‘Super Student’ award: Joseph Walker, administration; Leticia Pineda, Miguel A. Lopez and Aaron Dailey, science; Cody Gearhart, Ag; Kelcy Acosta, business; Veronica Lloyd, family and consumer science; Ricardo Arce, vocal music; Sheila Alvarez, band; Cassandra Cambell, health and fitness; Chrisha Bacca, active fitness; Tommy Valdez, CWP; [...]
