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Hustle Culture’s dangerous grip on American youth

Justine Picard and Diya Johny March 15, 2024

Everyone wants to make it big in America. What better way to become successful than to work hard for it? Working hard to deserve your outcome only becomes toxic once it is obsessive. This harmful mentality...

The Impending Future of ‘X’

Sophia Mannino, Senior Staff Writer March 13, 2024

Since Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, many changes have been made to the site and its infrastructure. Large-scale layoffs and Blue Checkmark memberships have altered what most frequent...

Well-known supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A)

NASA takes space-exploration to new heights

Justine Picard, Senior Staff Writer February 26, 2024

Have you ever looked at the night sky and mistaken a shooting star for a passing plane? Unaware that thousands of miles beyond the plane, above the Earth’s orbit, are the rovers and spaceships NASA sent...

The 10-year-old takeover

The 10-year-old takeover

Megan McCoy and Diya Johny February 26, 2024

Sephora, known for its high-end and diverse makeup and skincare products, has been a staple store for many women for years. Recently, it's been documented that it has now reached a younger audience. This...

Getting ready for a school dance can take countless hours and tons of products.

How to: Spring Fling makeup

Jade Wolff, Guest Writer February 26, 2024

It’s the night of the big dance. Everything is perfect, from the dress to the date waiting outside; this is something you have only dreamt of for so long. You glide lip gloss across your lips and take...

To learn more about ComedySportz, check out their website and Instagram: @ophscomedysportz. To help support the team, watch their next game on Feb. 23 in the Pavillion.

ComedySportz Newbie Game Photostory

Natalie Baghdanian, Justine Picard, and Diya Johny February 2, 2024

ComedySportz hosted the newbie game for all the novices to compete against each other in their first competition on Jan. 19. As a competitive improv team, points are determined by the cheering of the audience....

Sophomore Nidhi Dhunaka takes to the stand portraying expert witness Parker Turner, a doctor testifying for the defense, as a member of the Black Defense team.

Photostory: Mock Trial Santa Barbara scrimmage

Lindsay Gould, Olivia Papanicolaou, and Megan McCoy January 31, 2024

On Sunday, Jan. 29, 2024, Oak Park High School Mock Trial traveled to Santa Barbara for their final scrimmage. At the Santa Barbara Courthouse, both the OPHS Black and Gold teams competed against Dos...

This article, as seen with graphic design and layout in the Talons Fall 2023 magazine.

California’s public lands protect the people

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief December 21, 2023

California is home to nine national parks, the most of any state. Each represents a unique pocket of the state’s geography and ecology, displaying the inner workings of its earth systems. As distant...

Practice makes perfect

Practice makes “perfect”

Lindsay Gould, Editor-in-Chief December 19, 2023

We know the reputation of Oak Park High School: competitive, intense and focused. Indeed, the stereotypes of Oak Park students are genuine. The typical student is often engaged in various accelerated classes,...

Blue Zones: home to the world’s largest centenarian populations

Blue Zones: home to the world’s largest centenarian populations

David Ross and Sophie Casazza December 19, 2023

There are five spots in the world across three continents where people live longer, healthier lives. In these regions known as “blue zones,” research shows that residents reach age 100 at a ten times...

Percy Jackson gets the on-screen representation it deserves

Percy Jackson gets the on-screen representation it deserves

Lindsay Gould, Editor-in-Chief December 19, 2023

What Harry Potter is to millennials, Percy Jackson is to Gen Z. Fans of the books may recall an on-screen adaptation starring Logan Lerman in 2010 and a sequel in 2013; however, the movies failed to meet...

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