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Mini-Documentary: Diving into the new swim season

Mini-Documentary: Diving into the new swim season

Ravali Vallurupalli, Sophie Silvers, Abi Chadwick, Nicole Syku, Ayush Natarajan, and Dylan Jones • May 19, 2022

For the first time in Oak Park High School history, our school’s list of sports has grown to welcome the brand new swim team. OPHS waited to have a swim team for years mainly because the high school...

Mini Documentary: Goodbye Bell Schedule

Ravali Vallurupalli, Senior Staff Writer • May 19, 2022

For nearly 20 years, Oak Park High School has maintained the same bell schedule. Starting next year, students must adapt to a new bell schedule with longer days, 0-periods and no 7th period.  According...

Teachers reflect on their careers

Jasmine Lahooti and Aviva Medved • April 29, 2022

Teachers can be a bit of a mystery as we don’t know everything about them as we are in their classrooms for only an hour and a half. Ever wondered why your favorite teacher chose to teach this subject...

Mini Documentary: Studio 22

Ravali Vallurupalli, Senior Staff Writer • April 1, 2022

Studio 22 was held in the gym on March 18. It was the first school dance held indoors after the pandemic.

Mini Documentary: Year of the Tiger

Hannah Levy, Mina Jung, Eric Yeung, and Benti Kaur • February 16, 2022

At noon on Tuesday, Feb. 1, community members of Oak Park joined together to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Students, parents, and staff met on the Oak Park High School Great Lawn to enjoy festivities...

Senior sunrise: The sun never sets on the senior class

Senior sunrise: The sun never sets on the senior class

Mina Jung, Hannah Levy, Eric Yeung, and Benti Kaur • January 28, 2022

At 6:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, sleepy-eyed seniors wrapped in blankets gathered on the Oak Park High School football field to watch the sunrise.  Paired with free coffee and donuts provided by ASB,...

Please spell “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Please spell “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Sophia Lippel, Megan McCoy, and Charlize Ocon • November 18, 2021

For the first time in over a year, Oak Park High School’s choir resumed their production of in-person plays. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” performance took place in the Pavilion...

Homecoming Rally 2021 Mini Documentary

Sophia Lippel, Social Media Manager • September 28, 2021

The Oak Park High School Homecoming Rally was held on Friday, Sept. 24. All the grades participated in this rally with the Juniors winning with the most spirit points.

Pandemic Cookies: A Talk With a Girl Scout

Pandemic Cookies: A Talk With a Girl Scout

Hayden Brown, Graduated Digital Media Manager • March 5, 2021

Mini Documentary: Black Lives Matter

Mini Documentary: Black Lives Matter

Mina Jung and Lucy Anne Heine-Van Fossen • March 2, 2021

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this documentary are those of the sources and do not necessarily represent the Talon as a whole, but rather the individual creators of this video.

Oak Park High School students and parents share their responses to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.

Mini Documentary: The State of the Nation (ft. OPHS students and parents)

Hayden Brown, Sophia Lippel, Daisy Calderon, and Emily Francis • January 29, 2021

Intro: January 6, 2021. Protestors storm the Capitol. cue to news footage. We asked Oak Park High School students questions about how they felt about the state of the nation and about their thoughts...

Halloween During COVID-19

Halloween During COVID-19

Allie Wang, Ellie Hand, Mina Jung, Adam Helfstein, and Lucy Anne Heine-Van Fossen • November 19, 2020

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