Archive for the ‘2004-2005 Dragon's Tale’ Category
Lack of Funding Leads to Lack of Textbooks
For a time, it was hard to imagine going to through a typical school day without lugging around one or more standard-issue textbooks, but for some students, this may soon become a reality.
South Oldham High School, as well as countless other schools across Kentucky, is currently experiencing a shortage of textbook funding. According to Associate [...]
DiCicco Named SOHS Teacher of the Year
Not to sound too dramatic, but (cue drum roll): drama teacher Joe DiCicco has recently been named the South Oldham High School Teacher of the Year.
The award honors teachers who have made a significant impact on or contribution to the students at South Oldham.
DiCicco had two immediate reactions to the news of his selection. “I [...]
Students Pave Way for Field Hockey Team
Students who are gearing up for the fall sports season can look forward to a new athletic opportunity.
After nearly two years of attempts, students have brought a school-sponsored field hockey team to South Oldham High School. According to sophomore Nicole Sherzer, SOHS will launch its team beginning in the 2005 fall sports season, with tryouts [...]
It’s Blog, It’s Blog, It’s Better than Bad, It’s Good
Talking to millions of people at once may seem like an impossibility to many, but this impossibility is quickly becoming a reality through a fast, free, and new technology.
The evolution of this technology dates back to when the Internet was in its relative childhood. The computer elite billed it as a way to bring the [...]
Spyware Potentially Leads to Unsafe Student Data
A hacker in some far-away island nation could be thumbing through private records from South Oldham High School.
These records could contain everything from home addresses to insurance information and social security numbers. This hacker has several options: he/she can merely cause havoc by modifying or deleting these records or use the acquired information to falsify [...]