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English teacher Caitlin Fowler receives first COVID-19 vaccine at county Rose Ave Site in Oxnard. Ventura County teachers became officially eligible for the vaccine March 1, although some were able to get vaccinated late last week.

California begins plan to vaccinate teachers

Bailey Andera and Amanda Dermott March 3, 2021

Teachers, day care workers and others involved in education will soon be able to access 10% of all vaccinations that California receives. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this plan to begin the return to in-person...

Artwork by Chase Willet

Performing arts at high schools around the country go virtual

Leila Kohn, Senior Staff Writer March 3, 2021

Along with most other facets of day-to-day life and schools, the performing arts have been radically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the curtains drawn over most live performances of theater, dance...

Mini Documentary: Black Lives Matter

Mini Documentary: Black Lives Matter

Mina Jung and Lucy Anne Heine-Van Fossen March 2, 2021

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this documentary are those of the sources and do not necessarily represent the Talon as a whole, but rather the individual creators of this video.

Awareness Week Art and Writing Competition

Awareness Week Art and Writing Competition

Mugil Shanmugam and Jay Dugar February 19, 2021

As part of the Advanced Peer Counseling’s 2021 Awareness Week, Oak Park High School students were invited to participate in an art and writing competition that ended on Jan. 22. Awareness Week is an...

Oak Park High School hallway

OPUSD elementary schools to begin Hybrid Learning

Emily Francis, Graduated Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2021

As Ventura County COVID-19 case rates drop below 25 per 100K, Oak Park Unified School District has announced tha t they are planning to have the district elementary schools will begin hybrid learning....

Zoom rehearsals for upcoming Clue play.

Whodunit?

Sophia Lippel, Social Media Manager February 19, 2021

“It was Professor Plum. With a revolver. In the Billiard Room.” After nearly 10 months of quarantine, almost everyone has tried to beat their boredom at least once with a board game. Oak Park High...

Tik Tok loading screen shown on phone screen in hand.

TikTok: The average teenager’s happy place

Julianne Koch, Senior Staff Writer February 10, 2021

Since 2017, TikTok has been one of the most downloaded apps of all time. On this extremely popular social media platform, anyone is free to post short videos to their heart's content. These shared ideas...

Oak Park High School students and parents share their responses to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.

Mini Documentary: The State of the Nation (ft. OPHS students and parents)

Intro: January 6, 2021. Protestors storm the Capitol. cue to news footage. We asked Oak Park High School students questions about how they felt about the state of the nation and about their thoughts...

Five-year-old Ekas Singh, family member of Benti Kaur, smiles excitedly before taking home a pumpkin from his visit to the local pumpkin patch. Singh is seen quickly lowering his mask to capture his smile in the photo. (Photo courtesy of Benti Kaur/Talon)

Masks: The New Norm

Benti Kaur and Pam Wagner January 28, 2021

 If unable to see interactive website, click here or read below.   Since March of 2020, everything deemed a societal norm changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Handshaking...

How DL changed the game for students and teachers alike

How DL changed the game for students and teachers alike

106 students at Oak Park High School were surveyed on the premise of distance learning. Read an article on results by clicking on the slide above, and/or look at the data presented visually by scrolling...

Lamppost Pizza adds a drive through so customers can easily pick up their food without going into the restaurant.

How restaurants have adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sydney Herstein and Brooke Herstein January 22, 2021

Many restaurants have had to deal with uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. These restaurant owners and employees have learned how to adapt to and overcome the challenges they have been faced with. From...

Visitors are tested at a tent in front of the Tennis Courts at OPHS

Pop-up COVID-19 testing site held at OPHS

Navya Batra, Graduated Digital Media Manager January 21, 2021

A pop-up COVID-19 testing site was held by the tennis courts at Oak Park High School on Thursday, Jan. 7. The Ventura County Health Care Agency ran this event, as well as 14 more at different sites....

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