The Cougar Call

Over 1.6 million American teens are potentially stressed out each year taking the ACT.

How to deal with ACT stress, anxiety

About the Writer Tyler Bailey, Feature Editor August 29, 2018

At Ada High School, a lot of students are stressing out about the upcoming ACT. Junior Jonathan Cloar is one of those who worries when preparing for the ACT. "I get very stressed out but just deal...

Circular Reporting: The Lisa Holst Problem

Circular Reporting: The Lisa Holst Problem

About the Writer William Whelchel, Staff Writer August 29, 2018

The not so fun fact that each person swallows an average of 8 spiders per year is something often shared around the internet and real life, eliciting disgusted responses from millions the world over. But...

The monument that commemorates the lynching in 1909.

Small Town Justice: A Murder, Mob And Hanging

About the Writer Maddie Manning, Staff Writer March 29, 2018

A Murder Ada is a small town in southeast Oklahoma and has a population of just over 17,000 residents. I have lived here most of my life, but Ada being the small town it is, there seems to not be so...

Stress may lead students to feel so overwhelmed they stop trying.

Will teen stress become the next big epidemic?

About the Writer Jacky Lopez, Senior Staff Writer March 5, 2018

In today's society, one of the most pressing problems that teenagers have to deal with is stress, especially when it involves school. Often teens are held to adult expectations, which leads to more...

Should students get jobs in high school?

Should students get jobs in high school?

About the Writer Tyler Mitchell, Writer/ Photo Editor March 1, 2018

Is having a job in high school a good idea? The law states, if students are fourteen to fifteen years old they can only work non-school hours, three hours per school day, eighteen hours per school...

One of the best parts of getting a yearbook, is seeing the cover for the first time. Featured above is the 2017 yearbook cover.

Behind the scenes: Yearbook Edition

About the Writer Emily Rhyne and February 27, 2018

When you're young, buying a yearbook is easy. It always seemed like something that was just always there and not something that had to be made. In high school, buying a yearbook is still just as easy,...

Reviewing this weeks chapter, Shawn Freeman engages her students in an interactive class discussion.

Shawn Freeman awarded Teacher of the Year

About the Writer Emily Rhyne, Staff Writer/Copy Editor February 8, 2018

Ada High educator, Shawn Freeman was recently elected Teacher of the Year. Freeman has been an instructor for fourteen years and has taught at Ada for nearly 9 of them. She was nominated by her colleagues...

Passengers are transported into a different era as they arrive on the runway to experience flight in a WWII aircraft.

Fly The Ford: Tri-Motor tour

About the Writer Eric Crowell and Emily Rhyne December 19, 2017

Global warming is around you

Global warming is around you

About the Writer Dylan Ellis December 19, 2017

What is Global Warming Global warming is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil...

Oklahomas Unknown

Oklahoma’s Unknown

About the Writer Jeremy Robinson, Staff Writer October 31, 2017

Oklahoma's Unknown, a new series, will feature the mysteries, legends and myths of all of Oklahoma's eeriest of tales and locations. What better day to venture into the unknown than Halloween? Check back...

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