The Newspaper of McDaniel High School

The Oracle
The Newspaper of McDaniel High School

The Oracle
The Newspaper of McDaniel High School

The Oracle
All staff costume contest participants line up together in front of the commons. The winners all receive small orange goodie bags as a prize for their unique costumes, while the other staff members are gifted candy as a participation award.

Students wear costumes for Halloween spirit week

Zay Conant, Design Manager
November 18, 2024
A Japanese Spider Crab is attached to the wall to create an artistic shadow. Holding a leg span of over ten feet, this species is the largest of any extant arthropod.

OMSI Exhibit: Exquisite Creatures

Sula Grinstead, Reporter
November 12, 2024
Junior Tre’Marion Crawford holds off the Cleveland defense as he runs the ball forward. The Cleveland defender chased him down. Crawford played a massive part in this big win completing 10 out of 17 passes and throwing for four touchdowns helping McDaniel seal their first win.

McDaniel football v.s Cleveland photo essay

Jack McManus, Sports Editor
October 17, 2024
Isabella Figueroa created the statue named “Alebrije” that has made the journey from the Arlene Schnizer Concert Hall to The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts where it currently sits. A light purple background color, blue and red swirls, yellow spikes and a cluster of blue, yellow and green spots on its chest can all be seen adorning its coat. The design was inspired by Mexican culture and creativity.

Coraline Cats photo essay

Zay Conant, Design Manager
October 17, 2024
K-Pop Club poses by their table at the club fair with hearts and peace signs. Junior Queenie Chen (right), president of K-Pop Club, states that McDaniel can look forward to their performances at the multicultural assembly along with by the stairs in the commons at lunch.

Club Fair

Sula Grinstead, Reporter/ Photographer
September 26, 2024
A crowd of people walk along Belmont Street, as they visit the vast amount of shops and booths open for the fair. Many of them smile widely as they walk with their friends and family, while others stop at shops along the street. The Belmont Street Fair brings together a diverse group of participants.

Belmont Street Fair

Zay Conant, Design Manager
September 26, 2024
Students throw their caps into the air, after turning their tassels as a send off to their senior year. People can be seen in the back clapping and cheering as their caps fly.

Senior Graduation

Paige Gilmore, Opinion Editor
June 18, 2024
Finn Amos, Royce-Avan Brown, Quentin Stellpflug and Greta Boelling pose together near the office. Brown flashes the valediction medal around his neck while the friends smile in each other’s company.

Class of 2024 Last Day

Aria Peters, Associate Editor
June 14, 2024
On Saturday May 11th, three different departments of the school came together in the sun. The library and community volunteers helped with their annual flower basket sale. All proceeds from the basket sale goes to the library for future needs.

Saturday 11th Big events

Sebastian Gracie-Fultz, Print Editor in Chief
June 14, 2024
The choir sings in harmony in front of the audience. This program and others helped raise $12,607 at the Gala. CommuniCare matched the funds with $45,000 dollars, over $10,000 of which went to clubs. The rest went to local nonprofits.

Community Gala Event

Junior Hoang, Sports Editor
June 13, 2024
Non Binary Girlfriend’s singer Anaïs Genevieve grimaces. Their performance was moving and lots of seniors gathered around to hear them play. Genevieve pauses between songs to talk about how graduation is a big accomplishment and showed a lot of support.

Lavender Graduation

Emma Lake, Photographer/Photographer/Illustrator
June 13, 2024
Blue skies overlook a beautiful field with flowers to each side of hole nine at Blue Lake Disc Golf Course. This spot is great for views and outdoor activities. If you ask around, you are sure to find spots you didn’t even know existed.

Flower spots of Portland

Oliver Sage, Photographer
May 30, 2024
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