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Deep Dive: Getting to know OPUSD’s new Superintendent

Chase Willet, Daisy Calderon, Bailey Andera, Alex Gaspar, and Ellie Hand • May 14, 2021

Calderon: Hello and welcome to deep dive. My name is Daisy and today our guest is our new superintendent of the Oak Park Unified School District, Dr. Jeff Davis. Willet: Before you start, may...

EYE 2 EYE Podcast: Cornetto Trilogy

Bailey Andera, Navya Batra, Daisy Calderon, Alex Gaspar, Ellie Hand, and Chase Willet • May 14, 2021

Talon Top 5: Mrs. Hankins and her favorite books

Bailey Andera, Daisy Calderon, Alex Gaspar, Ellie Hand, and Chase Willet • May 12, 2021

[Music fade-in] Calderon: Hello, and thank you for tuning in to Talon Top 5, where teachers introduce you to their “top fives.” This week, Mrs. Hankins lists her top five favorite books of all time. Hankins:...

Talon Top 5: Mr. Cook’s Favorite Movies

Bailey Andera, Navya Batra, Daisy Calderon, Ellie Hand, Alex Gaspar, and Chase Willet • April 30, 2021

[Music fade-in] Chase Willet: Hello, and welcome to Talon Top Five, where teachers take you through their top fives. This week, Mr. Cook ranks his top five movies of all time. DJ Cook: Alright, okay....

Podcast: Paranormal Stories

Ava Harris and Julianne Koch • April 16, 2021

(Intro music) Ava: Hello and welcome back to Paranormal Stories, I’m your host Ava– Julianne: –and I’m your other host Julianne, and today we will be talking about paranormal activity in Ventura...

Podcast: How COVID-19 has affected senior athletes

Angie Bleau, Haley Bandemer, and Alexa Pinon • April 16, 2021

INTRODUCTION: Angie Bleau. Angie Bleau, Senior Staff Writer: Hi I am Angie Bleau and along with me is Haley Bandemer and Alexa Piñon. Today we are talking about how seniors potentially do not have...

Podcast: Was Distance Learning A Success?

Benti Kaur and Pam Wagner • March 31, 2021

Benti: Hi, our names are Benti Kaur and Pam Wagner and we are reporting for the Oak Park High School Talon, and today we are going to be talking about something super topical and on everyone’s minds...

Deep Dive Podcast: Return to School with Lisa Bregar

Emily Francis and Sophia Lippel • March 11, 2021

Emily Francis: Hello and welcome to Deep Dive. My name is Emily and today I’m talking with Ms. Bregar about the potential return to school in a hybrid model. To start will you just introduce yourself. Lisa...

Deep Dive Podcast: 2021 Graduation with David Shiang

Emily Francis and Sophia Lippel • February 19, 2021

Emily Francis: Hello and welcome to Deep Dive. My name is Emily and today I’m interviewing David Shiang, a senior member of ASB Hello, I'm here with David and we are going to be discussing the graduation...

EYE 2 EYE: Astrology

Hunter Keaster and Chase Willet • February 11, 2021

Hunter Keaster Hello, everybody, welcome to this week's EYE 2 EYE podcast. I'm Hunter Keaster. And I'm here with Chase Willet. Hunter Keaster Recently, me and chase both wrote opposing opinions about...

Talon Sports Podcast

Alex Gaspar, Adam Helfstein, and Eric Yeung • February 5, 2021

Deep Dive Podcast: New Weighted GPA with Charissa Kwok

Oliver Carter, Shoshana Medved, and Charlotte Nicks • January 28, 2021

Shoshana Medved: Hello there, and welcome to Deep Dive. My name is Shoshana, and I am interviewing Charissa Kwok, the junior student representative for Site Council. OK, so I am here with Charissa,...

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New California Education Code requires OPHS staff to alter the bell schedule.

News

Senate Bill No. 328 forces changes to bell schedule

Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 Due to changes in the California Education Code, Oak Park High School will need to adjust its bell schedule for the 2022-2023 school year. “I’m...

News

Here comes the Eagle Brigade!

As a grand finale to the Oak Park Marching Band’s 2021 season, the brigade competed in Moorpark’s Battle of the Bands competition with their show, BeatleMania. Spotlighting...

News

"Rocketry and Aerodynamic Design" transitions into an eighth-period class

Rocketry and Aerodynamic Design is now a yearlong eighth-period class at Oak Park High School. Held in room C-1 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m, the class is instructed by engineering,...

Guest teacher Ruty Levy prepares ahead of a class.

News

Substitute teachers in short supply

Distance learning meant fewer staff absences as all teaching took place at home. Now, with the return to in-person school, guest teachers are in high demand. This poses a...

Opinion

Posting on social media is not activism

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...