Evolution
Spring 2015
OCSA UNDER SIEGE!!!
Orange County Emergency Operation officers rushed into the Humanities Tower
Photo by: Kate Fahey
Sarah Harrod &
Avery Mann
Staff Writers
On March 11, five police cars gathered around
OCSA to enact a realistic lockdown simulation.
Administration, staff, and faculty members
watched as Leadership students frantically
sped through the breezeway portraying the
chaos of a real life shooter scenario.
Junior Hayden Allcorn (IA) was “shot” in the
back and laid motionless in front of the tower
building.
Junior Tamar Rubin (ACT) played a student
running from the building. After finishing the
Illustration by: Ester Park
simulation, she explained, “It was kind of uncomfortable for everyone because it’s so relevant, but because it’s so relevant we need to
prepare for this type of emergency.”
Sergeant Kevin Phillips of the Orange County
Emergency Operations arrived on the scene -Prom Preview: OCSA’s Golden Age pg. 2
-Seniors’ college decision woes pg. 8
with first responders around 12:30pm and
briefed officers on the
-Check out OCSA’s band scene pg. 14
cont’d on pg. 6
situation before enter-
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