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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
Upon entering the Denver International Airport, I was bracing myself for utter turmoil. However, upon approaching security and interacting with flight attendants and food service workers, all seemed to run smoother, as if the government had not been shut down for 16 days.
Politics Before Paychecks
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...

Seniors prepare for the Pep Rally on Freedom-Friday where they hyped the student body up for the final day of spirit week.
Americana Trend or Rightward Bend
October 29, 2025
At the Pat Patten Invitational earlier this school year, Lucas Wik, ‘26, finished 3rd in the varsity boys race, running an average pace of 5:01 per mile.
Athlete Spotlight: Lucas Wik
October 29, 2025
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 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
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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Your local thrift store is a great place to shop ethically but still affordably.

Shein isn't the Problem

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Wicked, a film recreating the Broadway show, and book makes $164 million in its first week since being released to theatres.

Wicked Movie Review

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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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The Owl on the language wing balcony stares at passing students.

The Unnoticed Parts of Boulder High

FEATURES
OPINION
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
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
Some of this year's best performances have come from tense Monday Night Football matchups.
Every NFL Team’s Best Player Performance This Year
Anton Taranda, '26, demonstrates poise and confidence as he connects on a short-range putt.
Athlete Spotlight: Anton Taranda
Teja Greene
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
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
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