OOHS students successfully running businesses

Guest post by Colin N, Matt W, Baylor W: featuring Nick + Connor Nick S & Connor S started their business called “S&S Moving Investments,” which buys and sells furniture for local households. They both took Entrepreneurship class and started talking, leading to them both realizing they had the same background, goals, and were looking…

Succeeding as an Entrepreneur // Guest post

Guest post by student, Nate R. // International Business class, Fall 2017 Succeeding as an entrepreneur takes hard work, dedication and persistence because, unfortunately, nothing is handed to you in life. You have to work hard & earn everything for your business to succeed. Passion, perseverance and a positive attitude tend to set the successful entrepreneurs…

Choosing Your Dream Career

Guest post by student, N.T. // Personal Finance class, Fall 2016 Choosing your career can be one of the most important decisions you make in your lifetime. It can contribute to your lifestyle and working hours/conditions. When it comes to choosing your career, be careful not to choose one JUST because of a high salary….

Guest speaker highlights: Jacqueline Walker, accountant

Guest speaker highlights:  Jacqueline Walker, accountant  Guest blog post by Kayla W Jacqueline Walker is an accountant who kindly visited our accounting class this semester to share her knowledge, widsom and real-world experience.  She graduated from Lehman College in 1991 with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting. She chose to go into accounting because she was…

All Things Local // Andrea Archibald

[contributions from Z Beatty & T Gellenbeck] Andrea Archibald is the co-owner & founder of Simply Vague and many other projects locally in Columbus, along with an SV shop in Dayton.  She has been extremely involved in our business classroom, attending various classes as a guest speaker and even serving as a judge during our…

Water Scarcity [Guest Post]

Guest post by Ana R As the human population around the world rises steadily, so does the competition for resources. While some people are fortunate enough to never face the struggle of being unable to obtain the resources they need, these same people often tend to overlook the cold hard facts that there are people…

What is entrepreneurship? Part 2 {Guest Blogger}

Guest post by student:  S Schroeder    A successful entrepreneur is someone who is confident, diligent, and creative. They need good business skills in the social, negotiating, marketing, and financial areas. They often start to try to improve their lives and make money at an early age. Entrepreneurs face many risk such as their personal…

What is entrepreneurship? [Guest blogger]

Guest post by student:  K Mohr Entrepreneurship by definition is the process of starting a business or organization.  In class we studied different entrepreneurs and some traits that make them successful include: drive, financial skills, awareness of trends and being creative.  To be a successful entrepreneur means being determined, optimistic and financially smart.  Most of…

So You Want To Retire? [Guest Blogger]

Guest post by student:  A Green Wanna Retire?   Investing is the key to retirement. When you turn 60 years old, you will likely want to retire, which isn’t possible if you don’t have enough money to live off of for the rest of your life. The most proven way to get the most out of…

Becoming a millionaire and how to invest [Guest Blogger]

Guest post by student:  E Lindley Becoming a millionaire and how to invest In this unit we learned about investing.  Some main points include… The concept of Paying Yourself First (PYF) The Stock Market ~ Something new I learned was the bull market and bear market. Bull market is when a group of securities prices are expected…

American Heart Association Fundraiser

Written by Zach and TJ, International Business class  The International Business class here at Orange High School was in charge of organizing a campaign to help raise awareness and money towards the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that raises money in effort to reduce…