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Pumpkin-spiced, is everything nice?

Pumpkin-spiced, is everything nice?

Bing Heine-Van Fossen, Managing Editor October 29, 2021

It’s that time of the year again folks! In this day and age who has not heard of the famous pumpkin spice latte? However as the desire for pumpkin spice has grown, there has been more than just coffee...

OPHS parking lot with designated spaces for students

Limited number of parking spots available for sophomores

Allie Wang and Diya Johny October 29, 2021

Starting on Oct. 20, a limited number of parking spots have opened up to any sophomores who have their driver’s licenses. “The idea came to me because there were two 10th-grade students that had inquired...

GSA Club inside G-9

Club Spotlight: Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA)

Abi Chadwick, Staff Writer October 29, 2021

The Gender Sexuality Alliance club is an all-inclusive space where students are invited to come in and openly speak about their identity. GSA is a club where both members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community...

Borquez conducts Band students inside the Pavilion concert

OPHS Band’s Music at the Movies returns

Nicole Syku and Abi Chadwick October 29, 2021

“Moana,” “Star Trek,” “La La Land” and “Coco” are some of the songs that were performed by the Oak Park High School Band’s first live concert since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Music...

Profile: New Principal Mathew McClenahan joins OPHS

Profile: New Principal Mathew McClenahan joins OPHS

Dylan Jones and Lucy Heine-Van Fossen October 15, 2021

Mat McClenahan has recently taken up the post of Oak Park High School principal at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. He moved into the position after leaving his past job at High Tech Los Angeles,...

Profile: New ASL teacher, Julie Cho

Profile: New ASL teacher, Julie Cho

Maya Sepulveda and Colton Winsick October 15, 2021

Julie Cho is the new American Sign Language teacher on campus. She teaches all grades from ASL 1 to ASL 4. This is Cho’s first year teaching at a high school, but she previously worked at Gallaudet University,...

Profile: New Chinese teacher, Katherine Chang

Profile: New Chinese teacher, Katherine Chang

Benti Kaur and Charlize Ocon October 15, 2021

Long-term Ventura County resident and educator Katherine Chang has taken over as head of the Chinese department. Chang heard about the offer at Oak Park while teaching at Westlake High School. “I was...

Profile: New counselor, Caity Katz

Profile: New counselor, Caity Katz

Benti Kaur and Ravali Vallurupalli October 15, 2021

Caity Katz began her new counseling position shortly after returning to California, prior to which she had been living in Vermont during the COVID-19 pandemic. She came back to Ventura County as she had...

Profile: New counselor, Andrea Lanter

Profile: New counselor, Andrea Lanter

Angie Bleau and Abi Chadwick October 15, 2021

This school year, Andrea Lanter has joined the Oak Park High School staff as a counselor for students in grades 10-12 with the last names Df-Ld. She has been a student counselor in many school districts ...

Ashley Michelin lectures her class on biology.

Profile: New science teacher, Ashley Michelin

Megan McCoy and Bing Heine-Van Fossen October 14, 2021

Ashley Michelin is a new science teacher on campus who teaches foundations of science as well as CP Biology. These classes mainly consist of freshmen, as well as sophomores. A teacher of six years, most...

Profile: New College & Career Center adviser, Nazzie Moeinazad

Profile: New College & Career Center adviser, Nazzie Moeinazad

Ayush Natarajan and Neel Vats October 14, 2021

The College & Career Center got a new face after the return to in-person instruction. Nazzie Moeinazad has assumed the position of part-time career counselor after the retirement of Paula Friedman...

Rob Hall and Winnie Sloan reach 30 years at Oak Park High

Rob Hall and Winnie Sloan reach 30 years at Oak Park High

Alex Gaspar and Jasmine Lahooti October 14, 2021

Science Department Chair Winnie Sloan and social science teacher Rob Hall have officially been teaching at Oak Park High School for 30 years. Sloan, once planning on becoming a pediatrician, had a change...

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