Parents receive notification of serious incident involving an Oak Park resident
Emily Francis and Lucy Heine-Van Fossen
October 15, 2019
An Oak Park mother has been accused of “providing drugs and alcohol to minor boys in her Oak Park apartment and engaging in sexual activity with them.” Superintendent Dr. Tony Knight and Director of Student Support and School Safety Stew McGugan alerted parents through ParentSquare on Thursday, ...
Surveys for the Future
Alex Goldbeck, Editor-In-Chief
October 10, 2019
Students and faculty of Oak Park High School took a survey during third period on Oct. 8. The survey was released by SSA, Safe School Ambassadors. It is a group of students from all grade levels as well as counselors, teachers, the school psychologist and a technology district representative working...
Natalie Smith joins staff as Assistant Principal
Sam Barney-Gibbs, Ombudsman
September 28, 2019
Natalie Smith started as the new Assistant Principal of Curriculum this past mid-July. Only moments before interviewing, she stepped from her office, a smile spreading across her face as she extended her arm for a handshake. Stepping inside her office, one would see walls adorned with inspirational...
OPUSD holds parent meeting on new elementary school ‘Gender Diversity’ lessons
Havi Rubenfeld, Emily Francis, and Kellen Beckett
September 23, 2019
An RSVP only parent meeting, regarding the new gender diversity grade school lessons, was held on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Oak Park High School Pavillion. Oak Park Unified School District’s #OakParkConnects ‘Gender Diversity Resources for Elementary Parents’ describes gender diversity as “an umbre...
Construction begins for healing garden in Thousand Oaks
Oliver Carter, Senior Staff Writer
September 23, 2019
Conejo Park and Planning District describes the healing garden, or memorial for those who lost their lives at the Borderline Bar and Grill mass shooting, as a “place to pause, reflect and heal.” On Nov. 7, 2018, 12 people were killed by a gunman who opened fire on a crowd at the Borderline Bar...
Jessica Wall joins OPHS faculty
Jay Dugar, Managing Editor
September 21, 2019
A former student-teacher, Oak Park High School alumna and aspiring novelist, Jessica Wall started at OPHS this year, teaching English II CP, English IV Honors and Madness and Identity. Wall was a student-teacher at OPHS with English teacher Caitlin Fowler for the 2017-18 school year, teaching English...
New science teacher arrives at Oak Park High School
Mina Jung, Senior Staff Writer
September 21, 2019
Allison Kerr is a new teacher at Oak Park High School, teaching FOS Earth and Physics and Anatomy and Physiology. Kerr taught at Westlake High School for three years before coming to OPHS. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Cal Lutheran University and received a master's degree in education f...
1-to-1 Chromebook program implemented at OPUSD
September 19, 2019
The new 1-to-1 Chromebook program is now implemented at Oak Park Unified School District. The program requires each student from grades 5-12 to buy, lease or borrow an OPUSD approved Chromebook. These Chromebooks are district managed. According to the district website this means the district can...
New to the College and Career Center, Paula Friedman
Atmika Iyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2019
Paula Friedman has been hired as the new College and Career Counselor as of the 2019-20 school year, replacing the recently retired Jean Hawkins. “She had all the qualities that we were looking for in terms of experience, knowledge and demeanor — those type things,” Buchanan said. Friedman’s...
AP Computer Science changes curriculum
Bailey Andera, Features Editor
September 19, 2019
The 2019-2020 school year has been the first at Oak Park High School to see the introduction of the new AP Computer Science class — AP Computer Science Principles. Previously, the class’s curriculum was that of AP Computer Science A, a course that is designed to teach a basic understanding of cod...
OPHS Teachers implement National Read Aloud Program
Tunga Jois and Jeremy Kim
September 19, 2019
Teachers throughout the Oak Park Unified School District are participating in the National Read Aloud Program. The National Read Aloud Program is a program in which teachers from across the nation read to students of all ages in order to implement a sense of community and increase a love of reading....
Youngest in the nation to receive Oracle certification
Ellie Hand, Digital Media Manager
September 19, 2019
With technology advancing faster than ever, the coders responsible are young and ready to take charge. Freshman Abhiram Agina ran Coding Club and coordinated Video Game Design competitions at Medea Creek Middle School for the past two years. After thoroughly learning the coding languages Java and...
Leila Kohn, Staff Writer
October 15, 2019 • No Comments
Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt stare amusingly at the camera. The interview is black and white, the accents are Western. From the first frame, this is no ordinary movie. This...
Emily Francis and Lucy Heine-Van Fossen
October 15, 2019 • No Comments
An Oak Park mother has been accused of “providing drugs and alcohol to minor boys in her Oak Park apartment and engaging in sexual activity with them.” Superintendent...
Emily Francis, News Writer
October 11, 2019 • No Comments
Alex Goldbeck, Editor-In-Chief
October 10, 2019 • No Comments
Students and faculty of Oak Park High School took a survey during third period on Oct. 8. The survey was released by SSA, Safe School Ambassadors. It is a group of students...