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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

Many students may be unaware of what’s going on in Mexico outside of
idealized travel guides and TikTok news coverage. It’s time to check our
privilege.
Why It’s Important to Acknowledge How Cartels Affect Us
May 1, 2026

To fall into temptation and seek more than what you should is to betray the best version of yourself. Many lifestyles filled with wonders and glamour right at our fingertips, many enticing options, many...

As BVSD enrollment continues its decade-long slide, Boulder High faces a
new reality of open seats and tightening budgets.
Where Did All the Students Go?
Cassidy Priepke April 25, 2026

Boulder High School is ranked 789th in the National High School rankings and 18th in the Colorado High School rankings. It has a 93% graduation rate and an 84% SAT participation rate. However, despite being a quality school, Boulder High faces challenges as its enrollment rates are declining—a trend...

A press conference is held before a Senate Committee vote on SB26-070.
Flock Surveillance: Safety vs. Liberty
Ryler Horansky April 25, 2026

Students aren’t oblivious to the idea of surveillance. At Boulder High, they read books like The Handmaid's Tale and question the I.D. policies put into place by the school administration. But the attention brought to security cameras in Boulder County, especially those distributed by the company Flock...

Around seven hundred Colorado cyclists rode through Boulder to protest the killing of Alex Pretti, one of the 265+ memorial rides for the killed biker that thousands have participated in across the nation.
Murders in ICE-Cold Blood
Jacqueline Shires, Staff Writer • February 18, 2026

Renee Nicole Good was an American citizen who had just moved to Minneapolis with her family. She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom,” and was a hobby guitarist and stay-at-home mother. Renee Good was married to Rebecca “Becca” Good and had three children, the youngest of...

The sound of Car Honks filled the street, as Young People on both sides advocated for an end to ICE brutality.
BHS Students Protest ICE Brutality
Ryler Horansky February 18, 2026

When is it enough? On Friday, January 30th, students from Boulder High, CU, and other high schools protested the practices and actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump Administration. Many students chose not to attend classes, with some gathering on Pearl to protest. As I...

Created in 1999 by Monica Helms,
the transgender pride flag’s blue
stripes symbolize traditional “boy”
colors, pink for “girl” shades, and
white for intersex, transitioning, or
non-binary people. The symmetry of
the flag symbolizes gender fluidity.
Title IX On Trial
Lucy Paradise, Editorials Editor • February 18, 2026

On January 13, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases from Idaho and West Virginia that will influence who gets to play on girls’ and women’s high school and college sports teams. The laws being contested bar transgender girls (those whose gender identity differs from their sex...

No Kings protester leads the crowd by chanting the words, "Tell me what democracy looks like," as the crowd answers, "This is what democracy looks like!"
In the Defense of Democracy
Ella Gibney and Summer Gardner December 9, 2025

On October 18th of this year, over seven million Americans took to the streets with shouts of  “No Kings!” in the largest single-day mobilization movement since 1970. The nationwide peaceful protest attracted participants from every single state to join one of the local city—and county—wide...

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

Walking across Baseline on March 3rd, the air is uncharacteristically filled with cheers and car horns. Hands reach out of oncoming vehicles to offer fist pumps of celebration. Cardboard signs and banners are held high in the air by hundreds of people in a demonstration against the treatment of federal...

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

Late this morning, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Centaurus High School in Lafayette, Colorado, went on lockdown after a teacher reported hearing what sounded like gunshots. Students attending hybrid learning followed lockdown protocol. Lafayette Police, Swat and the FBI quickly came to sweep the building. An...

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
What on Earth Just Happened?
Halie Leland, Staff writer • January 7, 2021
Akash’s COVID Corner: Everything You Should Know About the New COVID Vaccines
Akash Woods, Staff writer • December 11, 2020
Denver Protests Call Into Question Tactics Used By Police and Demonstrators
Amelia Chapman and Ella Webber November 19, 2020
BVSD seems to finally be listening to students calling for change when it comes to sexual violence prevention and support.
BVSD Updates Title IX Policy
Isabel Oliver, Features Editor • November 19, 2020
On Nov. 6, Boulder County will move into Level 3: Safer at Home.
Boulder Moves Into Level Three: Safer at Home
Gracie Lee, Staff writer • November 12, 2020
The 2020 election has been a crazy one...here's a breakdown.
Election Breakdown
Keegan Jack, Webmaster and Social Media Director • November 4, 2020
A sight many school-goers had hoped they'd left in the past.
Boulder High Shuts Down In-Person Learning
Halie Leland, Staff writer • October 29, 2020
BVSD is monitoring all active cases and school-related exposure on their website.
COVID-19 at Boulder High
Isabel Oliver, Features Editor • October 28, 2020
Grace Haislmaier sits alone in Ms. Spekl's second-period geometry class.
First Week Back at BHS
Amelia Chapman and Ella Webber October 23, 2020
Cal-Wood and Lefthand Canyon Fires Break Out in Boulder County
Elliote Muir, Editor-in-Chief • October 19, 2020
The Common App is one of the most popular ways to apply to colleges.
Colorado Free Application Day
Isabel Oliver, Features Editor • October 12, 2020