Open Door's Lunches Are Better Than Ever!
The school lunches in the past at Open Door have had mixed reviews, but this year there have been no complaints on the food! The school lunches this year have improved greatly. From the main course, to the sides, the school is working extremely hard to make the...Read More »
Food is Life
Now I know what you may be thinking, “‘Food is life’? That’s just a funny saying said by people who are enjoying their food!” But hear me out, it truly is! Not only is eating crucial to sustain life, but throughout the years cooking and eating has been made into...Read More »
Basketball Talk
In Media, students are required to learn various techniques. In this project, students had to develop a virtual set. Watch Basketball talk with Julius and Jai!
BY: Julius, Jai, A Aron, Hannan, Rossi
...Read More »Take a Break
By Celeste Strinka
Taking a Break is one of the most important steps when achieving goals. Everyone has to take a break now and then, but many people do not take advantage of their free time. It’s important to get away from work, routine, and life’s demands to keep stress levels in...Read More »
March Madness First Round Upsets
March Madness: First Round Upsets
By: Gavin Dobbins
An ‘upset’ occurs when a team wins against their opponent rank 2 or more seeds or higher; for example, a 12 seed beating a 5 seed. According to the NCAA, the most common upsets are… No. 10 seed...Read More »
Should Video Games be considered a Sport?
Should Video Games be considered a Sport?
By: Mitchell Abram
If you’ve ever been to a professional sporting event, you’ve seen the massive arenas, screaming fans, and top-tier equipment. But what about video games? All of these things can be found at professional gaming events, where the best...Read More »
The Story of A True Patriot's Rally
As the basketball season comes to an end, the members of modern media would like to recap the last five games and go over some of the new found memories and brotherhood of Open Door Christian Basketball.
After a 7 game losing streak, our Patriots were desperate...Read More »
Smell the Roses
Editorial by Celeste Strinka
Life’s Not a Race
I look around and all I see is people rushing. They want to rush through everything, people rush through life. But they are missing so much in life. People are so caught up with the paperwork that constantly put in their hands that they...Read More »
Mira Pengov Interview - Nick Hales, Tyler Moore, Drew Duffy
Modern Media interviewed new Junior Mira Pengov about life at ODCS.
...Read More »
5 Things I Miss and 5 Things I Like Better
4/24/20
Josiah Munger
What I Miss Most
- I miss going to church every Sunday and Wednesday and seeing my youth group. Going to church was great because I also played bass for the youth group and the praise and worship team.
- I miss seeing other people and talking face to face. Being able to...Read More »
5 Tips to Survive Social Distancing
By Josiah Munger
Top 5 Tips to Survive Social Distancing
- Do not cut yourself off from your family. Even though you may think that it is better to not be in contact with anyone, you should still talk to your parents or siblings, even if it is across the room. Being alone...Read More »
The Best Film Every Year Since 2010
Movies are great. They appeal to an incredibly vast and varied audience and have the ability to take you away from reality for a couple of entertaining hours. With 2020 on the horizon (and given the fact that I won’t be around next year to do this) now seems like...Read More »
Sort of Early NBA Award Predictions
This NBA season has been quite interesting with many stories worth following. From Lebron trying to drag the Lakers to the playoffs to the Pacers somehow keeping their winning record without their all star shooting guard, Victor Oladipo. By far the most interesting narrative to me has been the highly...Read More »
Why Movie Sequels are (Almost) Always Terrible
We have seen this pattern over and over again where you see great movie, get excited for the sequel and then end up saying, “That definitely wasn’t as good as the first one.” With that being said, I am going to attempt to answer the question: Why are movie sequels...Read More »
Why You Shouldn't Worry About the Cavs
By Noah Eck
Here is a shocking bit of news: Lebron left this last summer for the Lakers, and now the Cavs are terrible. When Lebron decided to leave for the Lakers at the time, many assumed that the Cavs would become much worse but still be a contender for a...Read More »
How to Stay Motivated for the School Year
Welcome back students of Open Door! The school year is going to be long and it may be difficult to stay motivated but this post is meant to help you always be ready for homework, projects, and papers assigned to you.
1.Make a Plan
If you are overwhelmed with a large...Read More »
Importance Of Service Projects
Hey ODCS, its Mark Yakobchuk here I will be talking about how service projects are important. Service projects are important to your team because you get closer with your team and friends. This is important because it teaches a great lesson about serving others. It is very important to have...Read More »
Lebron James: Where is he Going Next Season?
By Noah Eck
If you’ve been keeping up with the Cavs this season you probably already know about the possibility of Lebron leaving next season. It seems strange to think about given the Cavs success during this post-season however, Lebron is carrying this team and essentially has no help. Even the...Read More »
Why I Believe in the Resurrection (and you should too)
By Noah Eck
Have you ever doubted that Jesus actually died and came back to life? If you have don’t worry, you’re normal. After all, someone coming back to life three days after being killed isn’t exactly something you see everyday. Many people assume that in order to believe in the...Read More »
Right This Minute (RTM) Episode 3: Soda Pop and Pizza
Welcome to our new show, Right this Minute (RTM). We take three topics, two hosts, and spend one minute discussing our thoughts. Topics will range from sports to politics. If you have thoughts about the discussion, leave feedback below, or come be a host and pick your own topics for...Read More »
Right This Minute (RTM) Episode 2: NBA
Welcome to our new show, Right this Minute (RTM). We take three topics, two hosts, and spend one minute discussing our thoughts. Topics will range from sports to politics. If you have thoughts about the discussion, leave feedback below, or come be a host and pick your own topics for...Read More »
25 Interesting Facts About Ohio You Didn't Know
We bash Ohio a lot around here but when you really dive into it’s history it is quite an interesting state. Here are 25 little known facts about the Buckeye State.
1.Quite possibly the most unnecesary law currently in effect on our planet, it is illegal to fish for whales on...Read More »
Right This Minute (RTM) Episode 1: Cavs Basketball
Welcome to our new show, Right this Minute (RTM). We take three topics, two hosts, and spend one minute discussing our thoughts. Topics will range from sports to politics. If you have thoughts about the discussion, leave feedback below, or come be a host and pick your own topics for...Read More »
Bible Devotion #1: Facing Trials
By Noah Eck
Everyone goes through trials and has to deal with problems throughout their life and recently I opened up the Bible to see what it says about facing these problems. When someone has a problem in their life or is just going through some tough times the initial reaction...Read More »
Weird Christmas Traditions Around the World
By Noah Eck
Take a step back and really look at some of the traditions surrounding Christmas that we have here in America, they’re pretty strange. We cut down trees and keep them in our house, children look forward to a large elderly man falling down their chimney to give them...Read More »
Greatest Debates in Sports: Basketball Edition
For years every sport has provided us with countless controversial topics. The NBA has brought us great topics from the super-team controversy to Lebron vs. MJ. A pretty heated debate in the MLB right now is whether or not the designated hitter should remain in the game. As for the...Read More »
What's The Riot? Episode 2
Episode 2: We will here from 2 of our beloved members of the Varsity Girls Soccer Team. They will give you the pieces and parts of a typical Soccer day.
...Read More »What's The Riot? Podcast Episode 1
Welcome to the What’s The Riot? Podcast!
ODCS HAS A PODCAST?!?!?!? It’s no rumor! What is this podcast about? This podcast will talk about our wonderful high school sports, and professional sports of our time. We hope you enjoy this podcast!...Read More »
Is Running Up the Score Acceptable?
By Noah Eck
Sometimes everything goes right for a team and the game gets out of hand very quickly. That being said, is it acceptable for a team to keep making baskets or scoring touchdowns when the winner is clearly decided?
Argument For: Imagine you’re a player for a high school...Read More »
What's The Riot? Podcast Bio Page
*Over the coming days, ODCSPress will be debuting a series of pod casts called “What’s the Riot?” Here is the scoop on what to expect.
TITUS 2:7-8 “In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned,...Read More »
Top Tips for Upcoming Seniors
Attention Juniors! In just a few short days you will officially be in your Senior year of high school. The first of the lasts start soon. Next year will probably feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster every day. There will be highs and lows and probably a...Read More »
Baseball
Baseball
Baseball for me is a huge blessing and a huge gift from God. I started playing Baseball in Little League when I was little. At first when I started little league I was not the best. I really could not catch, I really could not throw,and I was not the...Read More »
Should eSports be Considered Sports?
eSports or electronic sports has grown immensely over the last couple of years, with pro gamers competing for thousands of dollars in tournaments, and recently these tournaments have become televised. This recent popularity has sparked a debate over whether or not it should be considered a sport. Competitive gamers practice...Read More »
Who Will be the Next Pat Riot?
It all started during a Modern Media class period in my Junior Year. The school year had just started and Modern Media needed a new intro for that year. Someone had the idea to use Pat Riot in our intro, the only problem was, who was going to be Pat...Read More »
ODCS Teacher and Staff Appreciation
Student Editorial by Zach Strouse
Teachers and staff at Open Door are some of the greatest leaders. Teachers in general are some great people that have a huge impact on young people, but the teachers and staff at Open Door go above and beyond to grow our faith and lead us....Read More »
Ebooks vs. Regular Books
EBooks vs. Regular Books
By Zach Strouse
In the past few years the ebook, has taken off. The definition of an ebook, is an electronic version of a printed book that can be read on computer or handheld device. EBooks have become so popular you can actually just read a book from...Read More »
Quick update
Hello Everyone
Quick Update:
It’s Joshua Breidinger, Don’t worry I’m not dead. Please forgive me for the lack of content being produced for my series. The last time I posted was back in September! I have been very busy with school and church recently so I haven’t had much time to edit...Read More »
High Schoolers Lead K-2 Grade Chapel!
By Carissa Donnelly
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lead chapel? Lauryn Brown, Madi Holan, Max Torres, Hannah Kardar, Jing Lin, Breeana Tucker, and I had the opportunity to do just that for the Kindergarten-2nd graders. Their theme recently has been “I Am:”,...Read More »
Election 2016
Modern Media sat down with some younger ODCS students (and one high school special guest) to see what they had to say about the presidential candidates in the 2016 election.
...Read More »Dilemmas with Daniel 3
In our third installment of Dilemmas with Daniel, Mr. Daniel addresses some questions about dress code.
...Read More »1st Year at Open Door
For my sophomore year, I switched over from Avon High School to Open Door Christian Schools. It was a dramatic change going from a huge public school to a smaller Christian private school. I was more used to the overcrowded schools of Avon rather than the small school...Read More »
Dilemmas with Daniel
Have you ever had a question about the school that never seems to be answered? Well, Mr. Daniel is here to answer your questions.
...Read More »Dilemmas with Daniel
Prom is coming soon!! Here’s Mr. Daniel to talk about the “dancing issues.”
...Read More »Guys! The Patriot Partner Challenge is a Big Deal!
ODCS is moving forward with it’s third year of the Patriot Partner Challenge. The Patriot Partner Challenge is an annual contest where the classes of the school, Kindergarten to Seniors, compete to raise the most amount of money. All proceeds from the challenge go towards different things to...Read More »
Valentine's Day Ft. Stuco
A short video featuring clips from when the STUCO went around handed out candy and sang songs to kids! 🙂
...Read More »Do Athletes get Paid too Much?
Athletes, no doubt about it, are very talented people. Depending on how good said athlete is, they will have loads of money coming into their accounts. For example, the average professional basketball player takes in roughly $4.9 million dollars a year. Professional baseball players range from $3.5 to...Read More »
Cell Phone Usage in School
Remember that time when you had nothing to do in study hall? Didn’t you want to be on your phone and look at Facebook or Instagram or Twitter? But you couldn’t because there was always some teacher or staff member telling you to keep it in your locker...Read More »
Boxing or MMA
Who is the better fighter, a boxer or Mixed Martial Artist? The real question should be, who’s the better fighter, the sport fighter or the “street fighter” (self defense). First, let’s assume that both fighters have equal amounts of training and we will rule out the...Read More »
NFL Preseason Should Go Away!
The 2015 NFL preseason started on August 9th, kicking off football once again. A very typical issue during the NFL pre-season is the injuries among players. Over the course of 22 days, a total of 5 players have suffered a torn ACL during a game or practice. Tearing an ACL...Read More »
Alcohol: Why do we drink it?
Alcohol. For some students, this can be a major problem ranging from being raped, addicted, or being arrested. Drinking alcohol as an adolescent can harm you and hurt your future in the long run.
Underage drinking can affect your performance in the future. Studies have shown that those who drank...Read More »
The Little League Homerun Fences Should Stay Where They Are
During the 2015 Little League World Series Competition there were over 20 Home Runs hit by the 11-13 year old players that could probably crush the Open Door Patriots Baseball Team, and maybe the Cleveland Indians. Now some people say that the fences for these 11-13 year old player are...Read More »