The Student News Site of Boulder High School

The Owl
The Student News Site of Boulder High School

The Owl
The Student News Site of Boulder High School

The Owl
The Boulder HIgh Girls volleyball team huddle up in preparation for a game vs Thomas Jefferson High.
Team Spotlight: Girls Volleyball
October 12, 2025
The Boulder High Boys Soccer Team plays, rain or shine, and no matter the weather they get the results. Living in Colorado, all members of La Familia, including Mikel Mackey, '26, have had to adapt to every weather imaginable to find success no matter what.
Athlete Spotlight: Mikel Mackey
October 12, 2025
A row of chairs sit untouched in the Library during a lunch period.
Welcome to the Library, Just Don’t Use it
Out of 30 students interviewed, 20 were feminists, and 10 were not. Multiple students struggled with defining feminism or what being a feminist meant to them.
The F-Word: Highschoolers on Feminism
Lynley Sylvan, Staff Writer • October 12, 2025

In our day and age, you hear it tossed around a lot: feminism. When asked what feminism meant, Boulder High students came up with varying definitions. One student, proudly stating she was a feminist, said,...

This is part of a power plant right here in Boulder, called the Valmont Generating Station. According to Global Energy Moniter, 3 deaths, 4 heart attacks, and 52 asthma attacks can be attributed to air polution from this station annually. This entire plant produces about 201 megawatts, but a single AI model needs about 1,300 megawatts just for the training process - over six times the environmental impact.
AI’s Issues Aren’t Artificial
September 15, 2025
"Our Duty": Protecting Students from ICE
“Our Duty”: Protecting Students from ICE
February 19, 2025
A glimpse into the onstage intensity of one of Gaunt’s shows at the Roxy Theater in Denver.
Inside Boulder’s Loudest Underground
October 12, 2025
Under Carmichael's leadership, Boulder High Choirs performed in a nationwide combined choir at Carnegie Hall in March of 2024.
Sing On! Ms. Carmichael’s Choral Impact
October 12, 2025
The most striking difference in this iteration of the wellness room has been the closed door, usually during lunch. Often, the door can be shut even when the room is open. Whether the room is closed or open depends on the sign on the door.
In with the New: The Wellness Room
October 12, 2025
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), at least 91,000 crashes were caused by sleep deprivation 2017, resulting in over 50,000 injuries and nearly 800 deaths.
Rest Assured, You Need Your Sleep
TRENDING
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The seemingly normal, hippy inspired murals in the Yellow Deli reveal religious texts and founding ideals for the Twelve Tribes religious group.

Yellow Deli: A Good Place to Eat or a Cult on the Street?

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A glimpse into the onstage intensity of one of Gaunt’s shows at the Roxy Theater in Denver.

Inside Boulder’s Loudest Underground

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A row of chairs sit untouched in the Library during a lunch period.

Welcome to the Library, Just Don't Use it

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Instagram Reels is the most used short video platform among BHS students, with more than 80% of students saying they use it regularly.

Instagram Turns Us Into Awful People

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Your local thrift store is a great place to shop ethically but still affordably.

Shein isn't the Problem

FEATURES
OPINION
The book that inspired me as a child. The Gods from right to left: Artemis, Thor, Horus, Pele, Nu Gua, and Tezcatlipoca, followed by the heroes, Gilgamesh and, Cu Chulainn.
Humanities Greatest Gift
The color magenta exists all around us, whether it be in art supplies, flowers, or eye shadow.
Seeing is Believing: Why Magenta Exists
A color wheel showing the spectrum of light - ranging vibrant red through deep purple.
Magenta Doesn’t Exist
'Tis the time of year for college visits, thus the phenomenon of sporting university sweatshirts around school.
Admissions Apocolypse
Henry Burhop, ‘26, and his "Bestie in Stereo," Lake Smith, ‘26, show off their country-vibe outfits as they chill with their friends and talk music during their off-period.
Soundcheck Your Style
NEWS
Multiple former Coloradan politicians attended Monday’s demonstration to protest the layoffs of governmental workers.
Boulder Takes a Stand
Ryler Horansky, Features and Insights Editor • March 23, 2025
Centaurus High School is located just a short distance from downtown Lafayette.
Centaurus High School on Lockdown, Police Determine False Alarm
Isabel Oliver, Features Editor • March 3, 2021
Black Box will be live-streamed on Friday, January 15th. Drawings are done by Leo Serveter, Graphic via Rachel Zaring.
Black Box is Back and Better Than Ever
Isabel Oliver, Features Editor • January 10, 2021
SPORTS
Sterling Hammer-Cadora, '26, and her team posing after an overtime victory against a Denver team in the 2024 season.
Athlete Spotlight: Sterling Hammer-Cadora
Ella Gibney, Editor-In-Chief
Anton Taranda ‘26 and Pierce Johnson ‘28 stepped up as leaders for the golf team this season, helping the team to a second place finish in the Rocky Mountain League and each earning a berth in the state tournament.
Team Spotlight: Boys Golf
Toby Schoenfeld, Sports Editor
Boulder offers over 200 miles of trails for mountain bikers such as Jacqueline Shires, '26, to race, train, and have fun on!
Boulder’s Bike Craze
Oliver Abeyta
Harvey hopes to finish his tennis career off strong with a win against Fairview and a berth to the state tournament, along with having a fun season with his friends
Athlete Spotlight: Patrick Harvey
Toby Schoenfeld, Sports Editor
HOOTS
I Lost My Best Friend to Hues and Cues
I Lost My Best Friend to Hues and Cues
Ella Gibney, Editor-in-Chief
From Catholic saints to Pagan holidays and Shakespeare, from where can we trace the origins of Valentine’s Day? And who is responsible for putting chocolates in heart-shaped boxes?
Valentine’s Day: From Legend to Modern Times
Vivian Thomasset, Staff Writer
A common idiom to describe someone's ethnicity; having a cactus on the forehead. Meaning someone is very Mexican.
Interesting Idioms
Sandra Redak
Students at Boulder High sport a variety of different hairstyles including undercuts, shags, extreme frosted tips and regular shmegular mancuts.
End Frosted Tips
Mia Myca and Becca Kless
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Alfred Hitchcock directs actress Janet Leigh in what became one of the most infamous horror scenes of all time, filmed over sixty-five years ago.
Worth the Watch? 20th Century Horror Movies
As the season of pumpkin patches, fall hikes, and scary movies begins, one things remains constant: homework. Give an autumnal vibe to your homework with The Lord of the Rings motion picture soundtrack, a wonderful way to make even homework become seasonal!
How To Fall In Love With Fall
Students throw, sculpt, and carve clay masterpieces in the pottery room every day, now under the guidance of Ms. Wilson.
New to Pottery, Not to BHS: Ms. Wilson
According to an interview with Collider Ladies Nights, Chloë Grace Moretz read the book three times before playing her role as the character from her favorite book.
The Fifth Wave and Don’t Look Up: Dystopian Dynamos
Look for this captivating cover at Cinemark Boulder while juggling popcorn and candy for your next best watch.
Weapons: Even Better Than You Expect