End of the Year
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…
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 did during this pandemic, and here they are. I have made my interview…
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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 home anyway. What this order means is that you can…
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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, and stay locked-in and awake for at least…
Shrek The Musical
By Daniel Amador SPOILER ALERT! Shrek the Musical was probably the most comedic play CYT (Christian Youth Theater) has done that I can remember (which is a good while)! It is full of comedy, romance, crude humor, and drama. I would recommend it as a great family play! For those who are not familiar, Shrek…
Literature Chinese American Museum Field Trip
by Daniel Amador As some of you may know, on the 5th of February the Literature Bridge Class went on a field trip to the Chinese-American Museum in Chinatown as a wrap-up to the book Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang. The book is about a girl and her family during the cultural revolution of…
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