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The United States is facing perhaps its worst COVID-19 wave

Daisy Calderon, Graduated Photo Editor December 11, 2020

Chairs and tables stacked together inside restaurants, park play structures covered with caution tape and schools empty and deserted, void of screams and laughs. Wearing a mask has become a staple part...

OPUSD begins search for new superintendent

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman December 10, 2020

The quest to select a new superintendent for the Oak Park Unified School District has just begun. On Dec. 8, the OPUSD Board of Education members motioned to interview five different search firms. One...

Senior David Shiang stands in front of senior collection box for the ASB toy drive.

ASB Sparks of Love toy drive is here

Hayden Brown, Graduated Digital Media Manager December 7, 2020

It is off to the races as Oak Park High School’s next spirit event is here in time for the holidays. The Associated Student Body and Sparks of Love are holding a school-wide toy drive running from Dec....

California Gov. Newsom announces new regional Stay-At-Home orders

Hunter Keaster, Graduated Opinion Editor December 3, 2020

Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 The stay-at-home orders announced on Dec. 3 went into effect for the Southern California region at midnight on Dec. 6. The order prohibits bars, nail salons, wineries, hair salons,...

A diagram sent out by Ventura County depicts the limitations of what one can and cant do while Ventura County is in the purple tier.

Increase in COVID-19 cases force Ventura County into the purple tier

Alex Gaspar and Adam Helfstein November 20, 2020

Updated Nov. 20, 2020 With COVID-19 cases trending upwards throughout the United States, Ventura County is seeing a similar trend. Ventura County, along with 41 of the 58 total counties within California,...

The National Honors Society collects plenty of food on Day 1 of their food drive.

Hundreds of pounds of food donated by students, parents and teachers

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief November 20, 2020

Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 Students had the option to deposit food donations at the main office and Great Lawn at Oak Park High School from from Saturday, Nov. 14 to Sunday, Nov. 15, an event hosted by Associated...

Community responds to “Cultural Celebrations” slideshow missing Jewish holidays

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief November 20, 2020

A “Cultural Celebrations” slideshow was presented by the Diversity and Equity Task Force as the Friday connect period activity to Oak Park on Oct. 30, comprised of community members sharing holidays...

Three Oak Park High School juniors are recognized in the Acorn for their flash dictionary narratives.

The Acorn recognizes students for their short stories

Emily Francis, Graduated Editor-in-Chief November 20, 2020

Three Oak Park High School students received recognition on Nov. 19 for their submissions into the Acorn’s “Fiction in a Nutshell” writing contest. Junior Delaney Pryor received first place for her...

Does the return to hybrid equal a return to contact in sports?

Amanda Dermott, Online Editor November 20, 2020

Second semester is just around the corner and students are anxiously awaiting the return to campus with hybrid learning, though with the recent movement to the purple tier there are no guarantees. But...

A Photoshopped image of the cast is used as a promotional photo for the play.

OPHS students perform first-ever virtual 24-hour play

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman November 19, 2020

Lights, camera, Zoom call! This past Saturday on Nov. 14, the International Thespian Society performed “Bad Auditions,” a play that was rehearsed and presented in just over 24 hours. This was just...

Future Business Leaders of Oak Park participate in first annual conference of the year

Navya Batra, Graduated Digital Media Manager November 19, 2020

The Future Business Leaders of America club attended the annual Leadership Development Institute, a two-day conference on Saturday Nov. 14. Unlike the past years, the convention was condensed to be a single...

A new feature on GoGuardian allows teachers access to student screens on their personal devices.

GoGuardian can now be administered on personal devices at OPHS

Navya Batra, Graduated Digital Media Manager November 19, 2020

GoGuardian is a Chrome browser extension that allows for educators to view their students’ screens, something explicitly used for students’ Chromebooks in the past. But a new feature on GoGuardian...

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