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The good

Nicholas Branigan, Graduated Online Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2015

“AP helps hundreds of thousands of high school students achieve their college dreams each year,” reads the College Board’s website. Their Advanced Placement program, which began in 1955, now includes...

Monday: College knowledge night and band concert

Nicole Schwartz and Ashwarya Srinivas October 5, 2015

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

Friday: Homecoming and PSAT

Medha Vallurupalli and Julian Lehrer October 2, 2015

Happy Friday Oak Park. Hope you've had a great week. Here’s the scoop.   Last week: SAT boot camp The SAT boot camp was last Saturday and Sunday in G-9. Teachers gave students information about...

Review: Novel of uncensored truth

Review: Novel of uncensored truth

Kimia Mohebi September 29, 2015

With a loud neon-green book jacket and a recent film adaption, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” by Jesse Andrews was demanding me to read it. It seemed interesting enough, and was a clear contributor...

Review: Straight Outta Compton leaves a lasting impact

Review: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ leaves a lasting impact

Lauren Bernstein September 29, 2015

“Straight Outta Compton” is an edgy, eye-opening and compelling story of one rap group’s rise to fame amid the struggle of racial issues and police brutality that inspire them to go further. Although...

Ceramics teacher Ian Fullmer is currently incorporating glass making into the ceramics curriculum (Photo illustration by Surica Segal/Talon).

Ceramics fits a new mold

Surica Segal September 29, 2015

A typical high school art class consists of learning how to draw circles, painting fruit and making ceramic bowls. Ceramics teacher Ian Fullmer, however, is striving to move away from those basic forms...

Monday: Suicide awareness week and first theater production

Ashwarya Srinivas and Nicole Schwartz September 28, 2015

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

Senior Kayla Gorenstein serves as the director for You Cant Take It With You (Photo Illustration courtesy of Akshita Dondeti/Talon).

Senior Spotlight: Kayla Gorenstein

Varsha Sarveshwar, Graduated Editor-in-Chief September 28, 2015

According to senior Kayla Gorenstein, acting is her “life” — and it shows. This year, Gorenstein is serving as assistant director for the drama department’s first play, “You Can’t Take It...

Members of the drama department pose during rehearsal for the first play You Cant Take It With You. This play is English teacher Don Enochs first as the new director of the drama department (Photo Illustration by Akshita Dondeti/Talon).

The Don of a new age

Anastasia Greer and Eric Kellenberger September 27, 2015

English teacher Don Enoch has taken over drama teacher Allan Hunt’s position as the new director for all future productions in the drama department. “I am delighted that Mr. Enoch has agreed...

ITS club president Savannah Hale runs a meeting. During these meetings, the group decides on various initiatives, including charity drives, that promote theater (Akshita Dondeti/Talon)

Club Spotlight: International Thespian Society

Bareerah Zafar, Graduated Staff Writer September 27, 2015

The International Thespian Society, which strives to honor students’ excellence in the fine arts and promote theater through charity events, philanthropy and outreach programs, has entered its second...

Outside of the band room, the marching band rehearses for the upcoming football season (Staff Photographer/Talon).

Marching band program expands

Grace Ye, Graduated Print News Editor September 27, 2015

As the high school marching band prepares for the upcoming football season, it has experienced some changes of its own. “[My favorite new developments are] the new uniforms,” senior and drum...

Students Camilla Storedvedt, Clara Rodrigues and Tim Sahlscheuer do their homework in the Educatius class, a class specifically for foreign exchange students. many of these students found academics at Oak Park High to be considerably more regimented than in their home countries (Akshita Dondeti/Talon).

Foreign exchange students share opinions of Oak Park

Varsha Sarveshwar, Graduated Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2015

This year, seven German, two Norwegian, one Swiss, one Brazilian, one Chinese, one Japanese and one Finnish student descended on Oak Park High School, where they are spending either one semester or one...

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