What is "senioritis?" According to Oxford Dictionary, senioritis is "a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in motivation or performance." A...

Rockville, Indiana is well known for being home to the haunted Indiana State Sanitorium, but it also has some other local haunts that are just as hair-raising. Including over 30 historical sights and attractions,...

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the whimsically peculiar Oddities and Curiosities Expo in Indianapolis. The festival featured a variety of eye-catching handmade art, taxidermy, and other...

A feeling we all get in our lives eventually down the road happens at random moments with reminders that bring them back- Nostalgia. But what brings about this social connection?  This word was coined...

Nearly 50 miles north of Indianapolis, the small town of Atlanta is teeming with paranormal activity, but why? It seems unusual that such a close-knit community has hundreds of stories about local haunts...

*Warning: Spoilers for Episode 2* Back again, this time looking a brand new episode of your favorite, wonky show, The Masked Singer. This episode featured 2 new artists, as well as our winner from last...

You would lose to a gaggle of geese. No matter what. Geese are just too vicious. No matter your weapons, or your skills or your preparations. You would lose. Geese are too powerful. Geese are the only...

When stumbling upon some recent articles relating to local hauntings in Indiana, a particular headline stood out vibrantly. According to Only In Your State, Scottsburg has been named as one of the most...

In late July of 2022, a new foreign exchange student arrived from Germany. Emma Umgelder, a 16 year old junior, started the 2022 school year at Seymour High School. We interviewed her about her experience...

Teaching, alone, can be a tough job. Going from teaching to an administrator can be even tougher. Here at SHS, we have a very special person who went through this exact experience, Mr. Greg Prange. Mr....

If this is not your first reading on The Owl, then you probably know most of my articles are poems. I started writing poems during one of my lowest parts in my life. It allowed me to get thoughts and feelings...

Nothing to Fear, the sophomore album of the band Oingo Boingo, has been one of my favorite albums to listen to recently. The band Oingo Boingo is an American new wave group that was led by Danny Elfman,...