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The Owl

The Student News Site of Boulder High School

The Owl

The Student News Site of Boulder High School

The Owl

Children often play at playgrounds, improving both their physical and mental health.
Keep Acting Childish
October 29, 2025
Mr. Bishop shared that in his high school the Homecoming dance tickets were $50 each. Every year he and Mr. Selnau (the leader of StuCo) are trying to find ways to keep the tickets as affordable as possible, so everyone has the opportunity to go to the dance!
Counting the Cost of Homecoming
October 29, 2025
Ms. Wilson’s hobbies and passions can be combined with her job as an art
teacher.
After the Bell Rings: Teacher’s Hobbies
Griffin Nguyen, Staff Writer • October 29, 2025

As I wander the halls during seventh period, I am a curious observer of the hum inside the rooms and offices. Students prepare to leave, and teachers lock their doors. A thought occurs to me: what do all...

Behind every perfectly organized Pinterest board is a deeper question: is it fueling creativity or creating insecurity? Does Pinterest hold more weight than we give it credit for?
Does Pinterest Foster a Culture of Comparison?
October 29, 2025
Coach Courtney Van der Linden is most proud of her team for their grit, positivity, and determination. "Win or lose, we leave it all out on the field," says Van der Linden. "Our record speaks for itself, but it doesn’t quite get at just how much effort, time, and hard work it has taken to get where we are and so quickly."
Girls Field Hockey Shoots and Scores
October 29, 2025
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 biometric scanner from Amazon One is now located in the checkout aisles of most Whole Foods.
Advancement to Society or Invasion of Privacy?
Peek into the controversial opinions of the face behind the wizarding world of Harry Potter.
The Real Dark Arts: JK Rowling’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric
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
A row of chairs sit untouched in the Library during a lunch period.
Welcome to the Library, Just Don’t Use it
The color magenta exists all around us, whether it be in art supplies, flowers, or eye shadow.
Seeing is Believing: Why Magenta Exists
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
Some of this year's best performances have come from tense Monday Night Football matchups.
Every NFL Team’s Best Player Performance This Year
I Lost My Best Friend to Hues and Cues
I Lost My Best Friend to Hues and Cues
Ella Gibney, Editor-in-Chief
Passed down from generations to generations ghost stories can scare and
delight many. But ghost stories are not supposed to be funny. They are
supposed to scare.
Whispers of the Past: Ghost Stories
This album was advertised as a look behind the curtain of the Eras Tour and into Swift's life during her most public "era." Yet the album still feels like a performance and the Showgirl has yet again put herself a little above the rest in this perfectly curated album!
BHS on The Life of a Showgirl
Dreams in the Scene: The Fox Theatre
Dreams in the Scene: The Fox Theatre
If you were one of the lucky visitors to go, Boulder High's annual Haunted House was scarier than ever as Shipwreck of Souls!
Shipwreck of Souls
A glimpse into the onstage intensity of one of Gaunt’s shows at the Roxy
Theater in Denver.
Inside Boulder’s Loudest Underground