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Friday: PSAT and Talon print edition

Julian Lehrer and Medha Vallurupalli October 16, 2015

Happy Friday, Oak Park. Here’s what you need to know to wrap-up your week and begin your weekend: Last week: Oak Park football remains undefeated The Eagles improved to 6-0 with a thrilling 45-28 victory...

ComedySportz team members warm-up before a practice. The team prepares extensively, though unconventionally for its games. (Akshita Dondeti/ Talon)

Checking in with ComedySportz

Anastasia Greer, Graduated Print Entertainment Editor October 16, 2015

ComedySportz is preparing for its Halloween-themed home game in the Pavilion Oct. 16. Senior and co-captain Liora Bregman shared the team’s pre-game preparations. “Before our games, we do lots...

Freshman Vaishnavi Ramprasad with the library card that she designed (Staff Photographer/Talon).

Freshman wins contest

Gal Elkayam October 16, 2015

Freshman Vaishnavi Ramprasad recently designed a new library card for the Ventura County Library as a part of a competition — and she won. The contest’s goal was to get students and librarygoers...

The district and community

Ashwarya Srinivas, Graduated Print Layout Editor October 16, 2015

Oak Park United School District and community parents discuss the pros and cons of the recent technological developments within the district. The most recent technical updates within the district include...

Film poster advertising “Sicario,” starring Emily Blunt, Josh
Brolin and Benicio Del Toro (Movie poster from imdb.com).

Review: The Land of the Wolves

Nick Burt, Graduated Managing Editor October 16, 2015

In the barren desert landscape that occupies the border of the land of the free and Mexico lies a wall that holds countless stories of violence against a depredated people. As these refugees seek hope...

Senior Lily Apar poses with a sheet of music. Apar is currently a drum major for the marching band and is also a part of jazz band and wind ensemble (Photo illustration by Akshita Dondeti/Talon).

Senior Spotlight: Lily Apar

Varsha Sarveshwar, Graduated Editor-in-Chief October 16, 2015

Students who attended the homecoming rally Oct. 9 saw Lily Apar — she was con- ducting the marching band with her fellow drum major, Weston Pollock. Apar joined Oak Park’s band program in...

The cast of “Orange is the New Black,” featuring Piper
Chapman, the main character, in the center (Image from
Netflix).

Review: Netflix original thwarts conventions

Rachel Pham October 16, 2015

“Orange is the New Black,” one of Netflix’s breakout originals, has been a game changer for television shows everywhere — and not just because a bunch of ladies in jail have some “fun” times...

The teachers

Eric Kellenberger, Graduated Print Features Editor October 16, 2015

To determine the practical impact of the trend towards technology in education, the Talon interviewed the individuals who implement technology in classrooms on a daily basis — the teachers. School...

Monday: Teacher Kate Edwards killed in car accident

Ashwarya Srinivas and Nicole Schwartz October 12, 2015

Happy Monday Oak Park. Hope you had a good weekend, and that you're ready to take on this school week. Here's what you need to know about what has happened and what will be happening, for your upcoming...

Friday: Student has seizure and fall band concert

Medha Vallurupalli and Julian Lehrer October 9, 2015

Happy Friday Oak Park. Hope you've had a great week. Here’s the scoop.   Last Week: Drama Performance The Oak Park drama department’s first drama performance of “You Can’t Take it With...

The ugly

Varsha Sarveshwar, Graduated Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2015

This May, 443 students will take 1009 AP exams —but these exams are not free. Oak Park High School charges $99 per exam, leading to hundreds of dollars in fees for students taking several exams. “I...

The bad

Ashwarya Srinivas, Graduated Print Layout Editor October 7, 2015

Many students at Oak Park High School take multiple, rigorous AP courses for their advantages – and inflict tremendous amounts of stress upon themselves. “Everybody reacts to stress differently…...

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