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Cross country practices during COVID-19

Girls' team warming up before their long run.

November 6, 2020

Click on the image or on this link and scroll down to view. Ever since the cross country team received clearance to resume, they have been doing in-person practices. There are new safety...

OPHS turns into a ghost town

Lunch tables cover the areas surrounding the sophomore lockers, yet there are no students around to sit.

November 4, 2020

All Oak Park Unified School District’s students were sent home in late March of 2020 due to impending threats of COVID-19. Students and staff members left their schools with the hopes of returning...

California wildfires taint the skies

A red sun can be seen from an Oak Park apartment on Sept. 7, 2020.

Recent fires painted the skies with various hues of red and orange

September 25, 2020

Your vision grows hazy as clouds of smoke surround your home. The sky, though normally a soft blue is tainted with hues of red and orange, both combining in an intricate dance around each other. If...

Rally Photo story

Cheer performs a number with the Football team

September 27, 2019

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Increase in COVID-19 cases force Ventura County into the purple tier

Alex Gaspar and Adam Helfstein • November 20, 2020

Updated Nov. 20, 2020 With COVID-19 cases trending upwards throughout the United States, Ventura County is seeing a similar trend. Ventura County, along with 41 of the 58...

Podcast: Discussion with Superintendent Dr. Tony Knight about his retirement

Emily Francis, Editor-in-Chief • November 20, 2020

Emily Francis: Hello, my name is Emily Francis and I'm a senior and one of the Editor-in-Chiefs of our school newspaper at the Talon. I'm here today with our Superintendent,...

The National Honors Society collects plenty of food on Day 1 of their food drive.

Hundreds of pounds of food donated by students, parents and teachers

Oliver Carter, News Editor • November 20, 2020

Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 Students had the option to deposit food donations at the main office and Great Lawn at Oak Park High School from from Saturday, Nov. 14 to Sunday,...

Debates: Taking civil argumentation to the high school and the national stage

Bailey Andera, Editor-in-Chief • November 20, 2020

The 2020 presidential debates: What are they like, and what was the plan? As the election came and went, the customary presidential debates have come to pass yet again —...