Most Anticipated Films: 2012

Amanda Pierce, Staff Writer
January 19, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises Eight years after the fall of the city’s ‘White Knight’, Harvey Dent, an escalation of crime is pushing Gotham city to the point of destruction. Gotham’s former hero, the Dark Knight (Batman), must wear the cowl once again to save the city from his most challenging opponent... Read more »

Jonathan Greer takes on the role as director!

Christina Pierce, Staff Writer
November 21, 2011

Jonathan Greer, ’12, is beginning to take on his new role as director of the upcoming school production of the play The Proposal by Anton Chekhov. Greer has been an active member of the theater program since he was in seventh grade. The play is about a landowner who goes to ask for his neighbor’s... Read more »

Crucible Takes Center Stage

Ashley Monroe, Staff Writer
November 9, 2011

This fall, the ODA theater department is starting off a year of performances with the production of The Crucible, a dramatic reenactment of the Salem Witch Trials in 17th century Massachusetts. The play opens in a time of extremely religious and puritan Salem, where Betty Parris, the reverend’s daughter,... Read more »

Colin Diener’s Ocarina

Wyatt Page and Charlie Githler, Staff Writers
September 29, 2011

Colin Diener, a junior, has a peculiar talent. He plays the ocarina.  This 12,000-year-old wind instrument, typically made out of wood, clay, or most commonly ceramic, was heavily popularized in the video game series Zelda.  Colin first heard about the ocarina, at the age of 14, while playing that... Read more »

Colin Diener: Ocarina Master

Wyatt Page
September 22, 2011

Colin Diener, ’13, has a peculiar talent. He plays the ocarina. This 12,000-year-old wind instrument, typically made out of wood, clay, or most commonly ceramic, was heavily popularized in the video game series Zelda. Diener first heard about the ocarina, at the age of 14, while playing that game.... Read more »