The student newspaper of Augusta High School

The Oriole
The student newspaper of Augusta High School

The Oriole
The student newspaper of Augusta High School

The Oriole
Paige Harrington

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief

Paige Harrington is the 2019-2021 Editor-in-Chief of the Augusta Oriole. Outside of class, she enjoys reading journalism stories from other news sources and playing video games. In the future, she hopes to become a defense lawyer, and she believes that journalism is a good start in order to bring up her confidence.

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Senior newspaper members reflect on high school years: Paige Harrington

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
May 21, 2021
Joe Biden becomes 46th President of the United States

Joe Biden becomes 46th President of the United States

Savannah Athy-Sedbrook and Paige Harrington
January 20, 2021
Junior Abby Logue

Junior Abby Logue

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2019
Health teacher Cynthia Phillips holds two CPR dummies and a practice AED kit. The school has been teaching students how to perform CPR for at least 10 years in health classes.

Health CPR curriculum required for graduation

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
November 22, 2019
“Day 5: Long” drawing by Savanna Nichols from the 2017 Inktober prompt list. “I’ve done a few prompts each year from the official list since 2015,” Nichols said. “Some years more than others.”

Inktober celebrates the importance of developing art skills

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2019
Books, erasers, pencils and other items were sold during the book fair. The unsold products get returned to Scholastic.

[Photo] Librarian welcomes first book fair

Savannah McMichael, Co-Editor
October 30, 2019
Sergeant Jim Finneran presents to students the nine steps of loading a musket. Finneran served in the US Army from 1984 to 1987 at Fort Richardson, Alaska as an infantryman. “My job was to hunt and kill Russian tanks armored vehicles at that time should they ever invade North America,” Finneran said.

Civil War reenactor lectures American history class

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
October 16, 2019
Freshman Jaxon Williamson

Freshman Jaxon Williamson

Paige Harrington and Jaden Laing
September 6, 2019
Football coach Jason Filbeck gives speech at the end of the jamboree. The jamboree was a pre-season game on Aug. 30.

Football jamboree successful

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
September 6, 2019
Former Robinson and Lincoln physical education teacher Tricia Lehr stands in the sun at the 2019 Relay Recess. Before Relay Recess started in Augusta, Lehr taught physical education at the time she was diagnosed with cancer. Teachers like Garfield Elementary teacher Diane Rhoten started Relay Recess to support Lehr and other cancer patients.

Elementary schools participate in annual Relay Recess

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2019
USD 402 district posted a flyer on the district website. The policy has existed previous years but was recently revised on Feb. 12; Any student positive with a case of Influenza must be put into quarantine. Photo courtesy USD 402.

Influenza policy bans infected students from attending school

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2019
Woodsmall studied for the ACT about a month before the test. He earned a 36, which is the highest score for the ACT.

Above and beyond: Junior earns perfect score of 36 on ACT

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2019
Registrar Barb Smart helps students arrange meetings with the counselors. They must sign up on the purple or yellow sheet depending on which counselor the student would like to meet. Photo by Paige Harrington

Counselors help students speak out about sensitive topics

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2019
Counselor Jennie Lary helps children color kindness posters for the school. Other classes wrote letters and cut out kindness hands. Photo by Paige Harrington (10)

School participates in Great Kindness Challenge 2019

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2019

Government shutdown impacts federal workers across the country

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2019
Photo by Paige Harrington

Las Vegas too crazy for Thanksgiving

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
November 30, 2018
English teacher Ashley Deaver gives an example with Korigan Hoyt (12). Photo by Bailey Pennycuff

Students welcome new English teacher to the school

Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2018

Entertainment enters the scholars bowl scene

Paige Harrington and Daniel Doell
October 9, 2018
New NHS members take stand on the auditorium stage taking the pledge of membership.

NHS hosts induction ceremony

Gracie Johnston and Paige Harrington
September 4, 2018
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