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Graphic created by Oak Park Unified School District, as they prepare to return to school.

OPUSD board approves plan to return to on-campus instruction in a hybrid model

Emily Francis, Graduated Editor-in-Chief October 23, 2020

A blueprint for the return to on-campus learning with a hybrid model was approved by the Oak Park Unified School District Board of Education on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Ventura County is now located in...

Reminiscing about last year’s Halloween was usually a leisure pastime, yet it may be the leading manner of celebration this October as COVID-19 has deprived us of trick-or-treating.

Costumes and candies vs. COVID-19

Veda Bollapalli, Guest Writer October 23, 2020

It’s that time of year again. The moon rises in painful deliberation, barely hiding behind that shadowed tree. Just faintly, in a distance, a wolf lets out a small cry from its lips. It rings louder...

The football field is the site of many athletic practices and one of the few places students assemble on campus

OPHS athlete tests positive for COVID-19

Charlotte Nicks, Graduated Senior Staff Writer October 23, 2020

A positive COVID-19 test for an Oak Park High School athlete has been confirmed. The last day the student who tested positive was at practice was Oct. 8, 2020. This is one of the four OPHS-related confirmed...

In California, the state legislature can create a law that requires all citizens who live in the state to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. 

Could a COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory?

J. R. Servais, Senior Staff Writer October 21, 2020

As researchers come closer to finding the vaccine for COVID-19, there are questions of whether we will need a vaccine to return to normality. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 65% of the population...

This diagram depicts the different country risk levels. Ventura Country lowered from Widespread to Substantial

Ventura County moves to state’s red tier

Emily Francis, Graduated Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2020

Ventura County has now moved into California’s red tier after the average case rate dropped below seven cases per 100,000 people and the testing positivity rate went below 8%.  Ventura County met...

As students and administrators adjust to  Distance Learning, the decision must be made on whether or not to mandate camera use in class.

EYE 2 EYE: Mandatory or optional cameras during Distance Learning

Oliver Carter and Charlotte Nicks October 9, 2020

Pro mandatory cameras: Smile—you’re on camera! Don’t shutter in fear, it’s just a camera By: Oliver Carter John Doe would like FaceTime …  Remind Me ? Message ? Decline ? Accept ? Decline....

Club Oak Park has not reopened for 2020-21 school year

Jay Dugar, Graduated Managing Editor October 9, 2020

Among the changes that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought upon Oak Park Unified School District is the halting of childcare offered through the district. Club Oak Park is the OPUSD Extended Care Program,...

An Oak Park Unified School District staff member had tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed case in Oak Park since July 2020.

OPUSD staff member tests positive for COVID-19

Minnoli Nori, News Editor October 9, 2020

In a virtual board meeting live-streamed via YouTube on Sept. 15, Special Safety and Equity Counselor Holly Baxter announced that an Oak Park Unified School District staff member had tested positive for...

The return of college basketball

The return of college basketball

Alex Gaspar, Eric Yeung, and Adam Helfstein October 9, 2020

For the first time since the annual March Madness tournament was cancelled in March, college basketball looms on the horizon. In an announcement made on Sep. 16, the NCAA officially approved the starting...

Student ID photos take place on OPHS campus

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman October 8, 2020

Social distance and smile! Student identification pictures are being taken each Friday in October 2020 in the Oak Park High School Pavilion. Strict social distancing guidelines have been implemented to...

As Halloween approaches, people will have to balance safety with holiday fun.

Halloween during COVID-19: A compromise between safety and tradition

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief October 8, 2020

Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!  The jingle itself is sacred scripture for all things spooky. However, as Halloween-esque as it may sound, a bat from a wet market is not...

Navya Batra / Talon

Get outside and stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

Navya Batra, Graduated Digital Media Manager October 8, 2020

The majority of my quarantine has been spent in my room behind my laptop screen or lying in bed for hours. It wasn’t until a couple weeks ago that I really pushed myself out of my house to actually do...

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