Badminton tournament held as part of rally lead-up
Charlie Nicks
May 14, 2019
A single-elimination badminton tournament was held in the OPHS gym on April 30 and May 1, to help raise school spirit and take students’ minds off of approaching tests. Won by OPHS seniors Max Prushan and Quinn Matulis, the tournament was organized by ASB as a part of the rally week’s festivities....
Boys’ varsity tennis undefeated in league
Rebecca Zait
May 14, 2019
As of now in the 2019 season, boys’ varsity tennis has not lost a single game. Although the team went undefeated in the 2018 season, boys’ tennis head coach Carl Joyce said that things have changed since the last season. “Losing four starters when you only have nine players, [it was like...
Athletic Department legend Coach B to retire
Felipe Andrade and Aashika Srinivas
May 14, 2019
Co-Athletic Director and PE teacher Dick Billingsley plans to retire from Oak Park High School after the 2018-2019 school year ends. Billingsley chose to retire after dedicating almost 30 years to the Oak Park athletic program — he joined the staff at Oak Park in 1991. “50 years of teaching,...
Kelly Majam’s future to play out at Cal Poly SLO
May 14, 2019
Senior Kelly Majam has been playing volleyball for four years and hopes to continue playing club volleyball next year. He plans on attending California Poly, San Luis Obispo and is majoring in architecture. Majam said he is excited to meet new people, start his career in architecture and surf as muc...
Varsity softball gains new coaches mid-season
Nicole Ash and Brooke Yungfleisch
May 13, 2019
Former junior varsity softball head coach Harold Hale and OPHS government teacher Robert Hall have rejoined the coaching staff for varsity softball after coaching changes occurred mid-season in March. Interim varsity head coach Harold Hale explained that he has previously done a decade of coaching...
Huffing, puffing to the end
May 13, 2019
The junior girls took the win in Powderpuff’s 2019 game, beating the senior girls 26-0 May 3, amid rumors that this may be the last Powderpuff game at Oak Park High School. Powderpuff is a school-run girls’ flag football game that gives girls the opportunity to play football in the spring. As...
Erin Dotson to play lacrosse at Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame
May 9, 2019
Senior Erin Dotson moved from the East coast to the West coast her sophomore year in high school and will be moving to the midwest to attend Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame in Indiana to pursue lacrosse. Erin Dotson has played lacrosse for about 13 years and plays mid-field. She was on junior...
Boys’ varsity volleyball heads to State Tournament
Amanda Lurey and Bailey Andera
May 9, 2019
Jason Fichera, no. 8 and a senior player, said it was “insane” that they got all the way to the finals. “We haven’t gone this far in finals in any year that we’ve been on varsity. We’re all just grateful we’ve gotten this far,” Fichera said. “Over the course of this season, everyone...
Stunt prepares to take on new season
Angus Hsieh
April 3, 2019
Stunt is one of the newest and fastest growing sports in the United States, especially for women. Stunt is a highly competitive nationwide sport that focuses on athletic and technical movements such as tossing, jumping, tumbling and forming pyramids. Former Oak Park High School Head Coach John...
Paint me a picture
April 3, 2019
Signs reading “PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE ART” filled the Agoura Hills Recreation and Event Center on the evening of March 22. Students, teachers, parents and members of the Conejo Valley community convened to admire (but not touch) artwork crafted by students. 460 pieces from students spanning...
Girls’ volleyball coach removed from position
March 31, 2019
A junior varsity girls’ volleyball coach was removed from his position following the discovery of allegedly inappropriate relationships between him and former Oak Park High School students. This information became public in an email from Superintendent Anthony Knight to the staff and parents of...
Charlie Hartwell excels at competitive Taekwondo
Rebecca Oddes
March 30, 2019
-Sophomore Charlie Hartwell competes in Taekwondo and is ranked no. 12 in his weight division nationally. Hartwell has been doing Taekwondo for 10 years and competes internationally, placing second in his last three competitions. Taekwondo as a form of Korean self-defense that is characterized by...
Leila Kohn, Staff Writer
December 10, 2019 • No Comments
The girl’s golf team qualified for the 2019 CIF championships, as well as for two individual championships. For golf, the CIF championship is split up into two sections:...
Bailey Andera, Features Editor
December 10, 2019 • No Comments
Christmas begins on November 1. Let me present my case to the jury: it gets colder (and therefore, more wintery), Target really starts putting out its seasonal decor, channel...
Leonie Humig, Senior Staff Writer
December 10, 2019 • No Comments
Some states have tornadoes. Others have cyclones. Sand storms. Typhoons. Tsunamis. In California, we have wildfires. Last year, one day after the Borderline Bar &...
The Editorial Board
December 10, 2019 • No Comments
Students walk all over campus with their heads lowered, their eyes on their iPhones (or Samsungs, we don’t judge) and they keep walking, oblivious to their surroundings,...