By Kathryn Alexander, Daniel Amador, Luke Fisher, Moriah Mitchell, and Zoomy Muhammad The end of the school year has arrived and the staff of OTJ would like to send off with an article about what we all loved this year at ODE As the end of the school year draws closer and the beginning of summer draws near, the students of ODE reflect back on their year. It's been a crazy one, from new teachers, to new classes, to the lockdown and adapting to changes, the students of ODE have had a memorable year. We here at OTJ decided to ask all of the students of the OTJ class about their year and … [Read More...] about End of the Year
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The Art of Villainy
Spoilers for The Dark Knight, Avengers, Thor, Star Wars Episode IV, Star Wars Episode V, Star Wars Episode VI, Avengers Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, The Lord of The Rings series, The X-men Franchise, and … [Read More...] about The Art of Villainy

Why The Hobbit Failed 2: Bad CGI
Welcome to part two of a multi-part article series based around Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. In the first part of this series I talked about how the dwarves were interchangeable and only one or two (save Thorin) were necessary to the plot. In … [Read More...] about Why The Hobbit Failed 2: Bad CGI

Judson Lock-In
By Daniel Amador Last Friday from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m, Judson Baptist church had a lock-in for 6th to 12th graders (including the adult staff). A lock-in is when a group of people (in this case, a church or youth group) get together in one building, … [Read More...] about Judson Lock-In

Chicago’s Chinese Communities React to Coronavirus Outbreak
While the Chinese New Year brought celebration, it also brought uncertainty as a new strand of Coronavirus infected people throughout Wuhan, China. On December 31st, the first case of a novel coronavirus was reported in China. Then, the … [Read More...] about Chicago’s Chinese Communities React to Coronavirus Outbreak

Sonic The Hedgehog Spoiler Free Review
So Sonic the Hedgehog has had a very long and VERY bumpy road to the silver screen. And when I say bumpy I mean it. On April 30th of 2019, SEGA released its first trailer for their new Sonic movie and the general consent was, Ew! Sonic was small, … [Read More...] about Sonic The Hedgehog Spoiler Free Review

30 Interesting and Creative things People Did During Quarantine
By Daniel Amador Ever since this quarantine started, millions of people have done many unique and fun things to keep them occupied and busy, so I have interviewed 6 people (myself included) and asked them to tell me five interesting things they … [Read More...] about 30 Interesting and Creative things People Did During Quarantine

The Rise of Zoom
By Daniel Amador I am sure you have heard about the communications software called Zoom. Ever since this Covid-19 pandemic began, people all over the world have started using it. It was mainly meant for conferences and meetings, but people also … [Read More...] about The Rise of Zoom

CoronaVirus Part 2: Current Times And What To Do
By Daniel Amador As of Friday the 20th of March, the Mayor of Chicago and Governor of Illinois announced that the State of Illinois will be on shelter-in-place at 5:00 on Saturday the 21 of March, though they were already urging people to stay at … [Read More...] about CoronaVirus Part 2: Current Times And What To Do