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The Owl

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The Owl

"Freshman Seminar isn't necessarily gone. So I want to be really clear about that. It just has to be different and we just don't know what that looks like yet." says Principal Alana Morales.

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Confusion Surrounds the Future of Freshman Seminar

Arlene Solis, Staff Writer August 23, 2025

Students and teachers were shocked to hear that Freshman Seminar, a key program at Boulder High, might be changing next year. Until now, they have believed the changes were the result of budget cuts. However,...

Battle of the Bottles: Stanley vs. Owala

Ryler Horansky, Features and Insights Editor August 23, 2025

Girls holding their big water bottles, loud sips during your terrifying math test, endless variations on the same basic design. For outsiders to the ever-growing nation of people with large, nicely colored...

The Psychology of Dreams

Greta Sterner, Staff Writer August 23, 2025

Whether you have woken up from a dream terrified, desperate to return to the dream world, or simply confused, we have all had dreams that stick with us for an extended time after we wake. Sometimes dreams...

Picking Prom Attire

This time of year, current juniors and seniors are spending hours searching the web, local boutiques and shops for the perfect prom attire. While guys have to pick their fits from a lineup of almost identical...

Boulder High’s Not-so-Secret “Secret Society”

Jules Conners August 22, 2025

When one pictures a typical book club, one imagines a meeting of old women in cable-knit sweaters sipping tea while reading Pride and Prejudice. But at Boulder High’s most talked-about book club, these...

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 August 22, 2025

Valentine’s Day. One of the most famously commercialized holidays, bringing to mind images of chocolates, flowers, bears holding hearts, and flourishing romantic relationships. How did this holiday come...

High School Doesn’t Have to Be Hard (and Here’s How)

Mark Gallegos, Staff Writer August 19, 2025

High school hasn’t always been easy, and perhaps each student in this school can agree with me. Many things pile on to each other to make high school a hard period in our lives, ranging from long hours,...

Although Mr. O'Block has helped organize the event every year at BHS, our school chapter of St. Baldrick's was actually student-created just eight years ago.

BHS St. Baldrick’s Event:

Ella Gibney, Features and Insights Editor May 5, 2025

As I file through the gymnasium doors after school on March 19th, I find the gym filled with noise, laughter, and booming Y2K music uncharacteristic of any school event save the occasional rally. The...

It is important to stay safe when being around any person struggling with mental heath or substance abuse issues, to understand people unlike yourself is to keep yourself safe. Educate yourself!

How Boulder Houses The Homeless

Lorelei Keppeler, Arts and Entertainment Editor May 5, 2025

Homelessness is a dilemma that consumes much of Boulder. Walking downtown on Pearl, around the bandshell, or along the creek path, you’ll inevitably encounter an unhoused person. Even though this is...

Pictured here is a dumpling from Chiri’s. (A cute lil’ orange cart on Pearl Street) If you’re interested in trying out local dumplings on your own, check out the taste testers chart!

The Deal with Dumplings

Sandra Redak, Features Editor May 16, 2024

For our readers keeping up with Taste Testers: a tradition where we go around Boulder buying specific foods and ranking them on a handy little table to determine the quality, price, and deliciousness of...

May Horoscopes: Summer Edition!

Oli Ruzic and Jules Conners May 16, 2024

Have you been eagerly grabbing the newspaper, scanning through each article on a mission to find out your future, and finding the horoscopes missing from the paper? Well have no fear, the May horoscopes...

Look familiar?

Graduate or Procrastinate?

Lucy Paradise, Editorials Editor May 7, 2024

It is May, the month of AP exams and finals. Yippee. The topic of procrastination seemed a fitting topic to cover. Without a doubt, most individuals reading this is likely to have a looming piece of work...

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