Oracle Overview – Volume 4.3

This month’s book club pick is Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero. The story follows our main character, Gabi, a Mexican girl trying to finish her senior year of high school. High school presents the normal challenges such as assignments and mean girls, but Gabi has a little bit more going on than that. One of her best friends recently came out as gay and the other announced she was pregna...

This year's play has been announced. The DCHS drama department will be performing the Diary of a Wallflower. The Diary of a Wallflower showcases a young woman, Charlotte Walden,  who believes she is invisible. The play features the ups and downs of her high school life and her final realization that she might not be invisible after all.    Auditions are on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15 from 5 ...

Board game club had its first meeting after school on Wednesday, Sept. 8. The club meets every Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. with Mr. Gaspar as the sponsor. Games are provided and include trivia games, party games, tabletop skirmish, and card games. When asked what his goal for the club was, Mr. Gaspar explained, “The point is to just have a time each week when we can unplug, have fun, and ho...

This week's senior spotlight features Connor Roberson and his cross country career. Connor has been in cross country for three years. He decided to participate in cross country with a little influence from his older brother Nick and his best friend Collin Dulin. Connor enjoys a lot of things about cross country but said his favorite part is “the start line and the start. It’s the best part of ...

Last week Marvel released the second of three Marvel movies this year released in the form of Shang-Chi. The movie focuses on the namesake character of the movie, Shang-Chi. Shang-Chi must confront his past as he is drawn into the “Ten Rings Organization.” During the first weekend the movie soared, nearly topping $100 million and also being rated certified fresh at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. Follow...

How many cups of coffee do you drink in a day?   One, and it's decaf. Do you have any quirky tricks you can do?  I can pronounce the alphabet. I learned this from Big Bird on Sesame Street. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCPsXFZj48M) What is your favorite constellation?  I'm not too into this. The only one I can point out is the Big Dipper. What is your ideal date?  Kind of cliche, but I...

  How many pebbles do you need to classify the stack as a rock pile? 0 How many ping pong balls could you fit in a car? 327,492 Which animal would you want to be if you were doing a triathlon? A water buffalo; actually no an alligator.  Yeah. What is your spirit vegetable? Cucumber, because why not. How many marshmallows would you need to br...