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Creation and isolation: how students spend time under lockdown

Sawyer Nicoll, Graduated Photo Editor April 30, 2020

Staying at home for days at a time has allowed many to pursue projects they’ve always wanted to. ‘Safer at Home’ has supplied people the time to follow their passions such as drawing, baking, making...

Welcome to the Streaming War

Hayden Brown and Chase Willet April 30, 2020

In times of social distancing, the movie industry has fallen back onto releasing films on streaming services as the alternative. However, this decision could have devastating effects on the movie theater...

School funding policies change

Mina Jung and Loren Yona April 30, 2020

Excitement filled the air as students discussed the upcoming school trip to AstroCamp. Six students from San Diego School District looked on in dismay as their parents informed them that they would not...

California residents put under “safer at home” in response to COVID-19

Shoshana Medved and Emily Francis April 30, 2020

CALIFORNIA Following the declaration of the pandemic of COVID-19, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency in California on March 4, 2020. Following this, on March 19, Newsom issued a Stay At Home...

Dance team goes virtual for 2020 auditions

Adam Helfstein, Eric Yeung, and Alex Gaspar April 30, 2020

In response to COVID-19, the OPHS dance team has changed their auditions for next year’s team from in-person to virtual auditions. “We didn’t really know what was going to happen at first, so...

OPUSD donates PPE to medical workers

Alex Goldbeck and Atmika Iyer April 30, 2020

As essential workers continue to brave the outside world and their places of work, many of them have been unable to access masks and other personal protection equipment — especially those in the medical...

State testing canceled due to school closure

Aidan Meek, Staff Writer April 30, 2020

A number of student activities and requirements have been canceled due to the restrictions and limitations of remote learning and the “Safer at Home Order.”  On March 17,  Gov. Gavin Newsom issued...

Wash your hands … seriously

Navya Batra, Graduated Digital Media Manager April 29, 2020

When you Google anything regarding COVID-19, red alert signs fill the screen with plenty of sources and information — it’s enough to scare anybody. This whole situation is definitely dangerous, and...

Employees sport homemade masks as they continue to work through the economy of a pandemic.

Evaluating the local economy of a pandemic

Sam Barney-Gibbs, Graduated Ombudsman April 29, 2020

The economy often aligns with the condition of the stock market, according to Investopedia, affecting businesses from Wall Street to a local bakery. The stock market has proven incredibly volatile recently,...

OPUSD supports remote learning for special education students

Daniella Becerra and Daisy Calderon April 29, 2020

With a short window to make preparations for distance learning, the transition to remote education has created some anxiety and uncertainty, especially for the parents of students with disabilities and...

Recent uptick in outdoor activities

Blake Hanlon and Alex Goldbeck April 29, 2020

“43% of Americans ages 13+ said they’d be doing more outside actives due to COVID-19 ‘social distancing’ rules,” writer for the Civic Science Noah Brode said. On March 19, Gov. Gavin Newsom...

Attendance-taking changes for online classes

Brooke Yungfleisch, Graduated Senior Staff Writer April 29, 2020

An article from the L.A. Times explained that about 15,000 students from the Los Angeles School District have been absent from their classes, and are failing to do school work all together. Teachers want...

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