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veritas exquirere

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veritas exquirere

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Give us a BREAK

Give us a BREAK

Angie Bleau and Allie Wang February 16, 2022

JUNIOR POV - ALLIE WANG  Juniors, I feel you. It is safe to say that the majority of our nights are spent studying for quizzes, writing essays and preparing for exams, sometimes all occurring on the...

EYE 2 EYE: In-person vs. online

EYE 2 EYE: In-person vs. online

Allie Wang and Megan McCoy February 16, 2022

Stay in school, kids! Why in-person learning is more effective despite the surge in COVID-19 cases By: Allie Wang When it comes to education during the pandemic, the struggle for finding a win-win solution...

Harry Styles Love on Tour LA Night One Review

Pam Wagner and Benti Kaur February 11, 2022

“Style is the answer to everything. A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing. To do a dull thing with style is preferable to doing a dangerous thing without it. To do a dangerous thing with...

OPHS should enact minimum days on Friday

Jasmine Lahooti and Aviva Medved February 11, 2022

During the two minimum days on Nov. 3 and 4, we realized how effective it would be if OPHS followed the minimum day schedule every Friday.  Every student only had school for a total of forty-five minutes...

Bring back shade

Ravali Vallurupalli and Sophie Silvers January 28, 2022

Southern California has the perfect weather, right? Wrong. While the weather is favorable most months of the year, it can be a struggle during others. The abnormal heat is unbearable during peak months...

Doomed to assume

Doomed to assume

Angie Bleau, News Editor January 27, 2022

The titles of Republican and Democrat are created based on beliefs or values associated with them –– their essential purpose is to divide people into coalitions of similar beliefs. For example, one...

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Brandy Melville: A review

Charlize Ocon and Olivia Papanicolaou January 27, 2022

Brandy Melville is here to stay, regardless of the fact that it needs to go. ‘Brandy’ as their consumers call it, is a European clothing company with 97 locations open internationally, many of which...

EYE 2 EYE: Streaming vs. going to the movies

EYE 2 EYE: Streaming vs. going to the movies

Alex Gaspar, Mikaela Merilles, Megan McCoy, and Lily Huynh January 14, 2022

Streaming at home is more ideal than being in the theatre Grab your popcorn and kick off your shoes! By: Mika Merilles and Megan McCoy The safety of your home and the comfort of your very own couch—a...

Posting on social media is not activism

Allie Wang, Ombudsman December 17, 2021

When I open Instagram, I am always hit with a barrage of boba pictures, funny bunny videos and The New York Times. It is very tempting to reshare the very first thing that pops up, often times a quote...

Freshmen should have the option for AP classes

Jasmine Lahooti, Guest Writer December 15, 2021

Students should have the option and opportunity to take an AP course in 9th grade.  By offering AP classes to 9th grade students, it can allow them to challenge themselves at subjects they are already...

Our mental health isn’t improving: Activity schedule flaw

Our mental health isn’t improving: Activity schedule flaw

Hannah Levy and Minnoli Nori December 9, 2021

“I am frustrated. I am stressed. I’m just not learning anything,” senior Piper Dobson wrote to the Talon.  To all of our fellow seniors, it’s the busiest time of the year. Deadline after deadline,...

Financial Literacy in Teens

Zoey Mortazavi, Graduated Editor-in-Chief December 7, 2021

Let’s not beat around the bush: we are no strangers to the tumult of financial problems. We all know what causes that incessant wrinkled brow in our parents when it comes to tax season; we have seen...

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