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As students and administrators adjust to  Distance Learning, the decision must be made on whether or not to mandate camera use in class.

EYE 2 EYE: Mandatory or optional cameras during Distance Learning

Oliver Carter and Charlotte Nicks October 9, 2020

Pro mandatory cameras: Smile—you’re on camera! Don’t shutter in fear, it’s just a camera By: Oliver Carter John Doe would like FaceTime …  Remind Me ? Message ? Decline ? Accept ? Decline....

An Oak Park Unified School District staff member had tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed case in Oak Park since July 2020.

OPUSD staff member tests positive for COVID-19

Minnoli Nori, News Editor October 9, 2020

In a virtual board meeting live-streamed via YouTube on Sept. 15, Special Safety and Equity Counselor Holly Baxter announced that an Oak Park Unified School District staff member had tested positive for...

As Halloween approaches, people will have to balance safety with holiday fun.

Halloween during COVID-19: A compromise between safety and tradition

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief October 8, 2020

Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!  The jingle itself is sacred scripture for all things spooky. However, as Halloween-esque as it may sound, a bat from a wet market is not...

Pictured: Jaden Blank on guitar, Logan Postmus on bass, Liam Case on saxophone and Bob Emrich on drums. Members are jamming to their single Say So.

Oak Park’s local band, Cheach Billin

Navya Batra and Ellie Hand October 8, 2020

When the time came to interview the members of the band Cheach Billin, each Zoom Meet square was filled by a face of the band. Trumpeter Vir Kolpe, ‘silly saxophone’ Liam Case, previous bassist Ali...

Mohan depicted the synonymity of face masks worn to protect people COVID-19 and the face masks worn by doctors to protect themselves from the Black Plague, as well as other similarities of the extremities of both pandemics.

Summer research project explores pandemic in a new light

Shoshana Medved and Sabrina Thi October 7, 2020

When COVID-19 disrupted junior Harshini Mohan’s summer plans, she didn’t surrender; instead, she formed a group of seven Oak Park High School students who challenged the virus back. The team examined...

ComedySportz practices on Zoom in preparation for their first virtual match of the season in November.

Performing arts update: the show must go online

Chase Willet, Graduated Senior Staff Writer October 7, 2020

The performing arts are a highly visual and collaborative medium, part of many classes and extracurriculars of Oak Park High School’s creative curriculum, including, but not limited to: choir, drama,...

President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

President Trump and First Lady Melania confirm their positive tests for COVID-19

Minnoli Nori, News Editor October 2, 2020

At 9:45 p.m. PST on Oct. 1, President Donald Trump tweeted out that he and the First Lady Melania Trump had both contracted COVID-19.  “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will...

A girl rides a horse on the Agoure ranch in this illustration of the property. The sheep that surround the girl were a staple of the ranch, as Agoure came to prominence thanks to his sheep and cattle herding.

Discovering the forgotten history of OPHS land

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman September 25, 2020

If not for the faint murmur of a car’s engine, the sounds of Oak Park would have whisked me into another era entirely. The chirping of crickets trickled into my ears; the fluttering of a duck’s wings...

Column: Sports Predictions Central — Edition 1

Column: Sports Predictions Central — Edition 1

Alex Gaspar, Adam Helfstein, and Eric Yeung September 24, 2020

Welcome to the first edition of Sports Predictions Central, a hub for predictions of the best games on the sports slate this week.  In this first edition, we will be predicting and breaking down the...

Schools hurry to adapt to COVID-19 changes in Ventura County. The infographic above depicts the cautions and facts regarding COVID-19.

Ventura County records lower single-day increases in COVID-19 cases

Ava Harris and Julianne Koch September 24, 2020

The county average for COVID-19 cases has lowered significantly since August, bringing Ventura County closer to being removed from the state watchlist, according to public health officials.  Public Information...

Just imagine … in the year 2020

“Just imagine … in the year 2020”

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief September 11, 2020

Possible addition of new English classes

Amanda Dermott, Online Editor September 11, 2020

With more headway toward equity and acceptance for all, Oak Park High School is considering adding two new English classes inspired by the ongoing social movements. English teacher Jennifer Hankins...

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