Thank you firefighters and first-responders
December 12, 2018
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Dear Heroes, Before I begin, please note that it is quite difficult to write a letter to someone I have never met. No matter how many things I would want to say to them, it’s hard to express my appreciation and love for someone without first seeing them face to face. First of all, thank you all...
Woolsey Fire destroys Gindling Hilltop Camp
December 12, 2018
Life Skills retreat moved to new location
Senior athletes sign to colleges
Bailey Andera and Amanda Lurey
December 11, 2018
Sarah Shulze hosts athletes in midst of Woolsey fire
Oak Park mourns the loss of those killed at Borderline Bar & Grill shooting
December 7, 2018
13 dead after bar shooting
In times of destruction, many feel grateful to return home
Anusha Rao and Mina Jung
December 7, 2018
Oak Park students share fire stories
Vintage plane hits center divider on 101 freeway
Ethan Kastenberg and Olivia Buccieri
October 31, 2018
A World War II era airplane made an emergency landing on the northbound lanes of the 101 freeway near Liberty Canyon shortly before 2 p.m. Oct. 24. Alaska Airlines pilot Rob Sandberg and the plane, a close to 80-year-old North American AT-6 “Texan,” were reported to have taken off from Van Nuys...
Jordan Dem commits to College of Wooster for baseball
October 29, 2018
Jordan Dem, current senior and varsity baseball player, has been playing baseball for 13 years, since the age of 5. On Oct. 1, Dem committed to playing baseball at The College of Wooster. The College of Wooster is a Division III school in Wooster, Ohio that is consistently ranked in the top ten of...
More than Friday Night Lights
October 25, 2018
Homecoming games are the convergence of many aspects of high school life. The band plays pep tunes throughout the game while football players run between end zones as cheerleaders cheer them on. Per usual, students and families fill the stadium. But, most of this can’t happen without everything that...
Police presence near campus increases for student safety
October 24, 2018
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There has been an increase in the amount of law enforcement around Oak Park school campuses since the start of the 2018-2019 school year. The rise in police presence comes in the midst of recent school-shootings along with a threat made to Oak Park High School during the summer of 2018. The Oak...
“The Dining Room” cast dishes out laughs
Anusha Rao and Mina Jung
October 23, 2018
“The Dining Room,” performed by Oak Park High School drama students, featured an innovative technique of blending different characters’ stories by leaving out standard drama components such as curtains closing or lights blacking out to signify change of scene. The audience could detect the change...
Minding mental health
Sam Barney-Gibbs and Amanda Lurey
September 28, 2018
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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and nearly 90 percent of Americans struggling with suicidal thoughts have an underlying mental health issue. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and with an attempt to increase awareness of suicide prevention, mental...
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Ehret: ‘It was overwhelming and at times mentally paralyzing’
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Dear Heroes, Before I begin, please note that it is quite difficult to write a letter to someone I have never met. No matter how many things I would want to say to them,...
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On Nov. 10, during the Woolsey and Hill fires, the Oak Park Marching Band competed in the Moorpark Battle of the Bands Marching Band Competition, hosted at Moorpark High School. According...
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Lunchtime features posters, anti-defamation pins, peer counseling