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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...

Local Associate Marriage and Family Therapist Sam Mavis featured this image at the Mental Health Presentation, depicting emotional guidance

Therapist Sam Mavis speaks to OPHS on mental health

Angie Bleau, News Editor October 8, 2020

Mental health is the psychological well-being of a person. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and to acknowledge this, the counseling department at Oak Park High School chose to invite a therapist...

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...

Zendaya at OPHS 2015 Graduation, taken off of her public Instagram account.

OPIS alumna Zendaya receives Emmy for best lead actress in a drama

Emily Francis and Jay Dugar October 8, 2020

  With her win as best lead actress in a drama, actress and Oak Park Independent School alumna Zendaya Coleman is the youngest person ever to receive an Emmy in this category. Zendaya received...

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...

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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...

Mohan depicted the synonymity of face masks worn to protect people COVID-19 and the face masks worn by doctors to protect themselves from the Black Plague, as well as other similarities of the extremities of both pandemics.

Summer research project explores pandemic in a new light

Shoshana Medved and Sabrina Thi October 7, 2020

When COVID-19 disrupted junior Harshini Mohan’s summer plans, she didn’t surrender; instead, she formed a group of seven Oak Park High School students who challenged the virus back. The team examined...

Bringing diversity and equity to the Ventura County community

Navya Batra, Graduated Digital Media Manager October 7, 2020

The Diversity and Equity Consortion found its start when Holly Baxter, Oak Park Coordinator for Safety and Equity, reached out to nearby districts to discuss the summer Black Lives Matter protests. Prior...

ComedySportz practices on Zoom in preparation for their first virtual match of the season in November.

Performing arts update: the show must go online

Chase Willet, Graduated Senior Staff Writer October 7, 2020

The performing arts are a highly visual and collaborative medium, part of many classes and extracurriculars of Oak Park High School’s creative curriculum, including, but not limited to: choir, drama,...

President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

President Trump and First Lady Melania confirm their positive tests for COVID-19

Minnoli Nori, News Editor October 2, 2020

At 9:45 p.m. PST on Oct. 1, President Donald Trump tweeted out that he and the First Lady Melania Trump had both contracted COVID-19.  “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will...

EagleTV airs a video depicting the model minority myth, causing backlash. Administration responded.

ASB takes down announcements containing “model minority myth” video

Bailey Andera and Emily Francis September 25, 2020

EagleTV featured a video created by Diversify Our Narrative on the model minority myth on Sept. 11. This video discussed the model minority myth which is the stereotype that Asian Americans have gained...

OPEF-guided enrichment courses begin

Bailey Andera, Graduated Editor-in-Chief September 25, 2020

Elementary and middle school students, offered the opportunity to partake in Friday virtual enrichment classes through the Oak Park Education Foundation for ten weeks, began their classes district-wide...

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