Mara Hankins – Talon

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief

Class of 2025

Mara has been part of the Talon staff for 4 years. She has previously served as a News Editor, and was Editor-in-Chief as a junior.

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Talon’s Wordle: April 14

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2025

Talon’s Connections: April 14

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2025

Visit Neighborly: The Westlake food hall filled with must-tries

Mara Hankins and Evan Rubenstein
April 8, 2025

Podcast: Practicing sustainable beauty

Mara Hankins and Evan Rubenstein
February 19, 2025

Rating the closest boba shops to OPHS

Mara Hankins and Evan Rubenstein
February 19, 2025

[Photo] Touring the Future 5: Stanford

Abhinav Kodali, Opinion Editor
February 4, 2025

Students craft thank you cards for local firefighters

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
January 21, 2025

‘My Brilliant Friend’: Is it worthy of its title?

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2024

Dress Code – Data Journalism

Mara Hankins and Caroline Bi
December 17, 2024

Successful suburban planning for thriving communities: How can Oak Park do better?

Mara Hankins and Penelope Kladopoulos
December 17, 2024

Our lockdown drills need to address the threat of school shootings

Mara Hankins and Penelope Kladopoulos
December 17, 2024

Wordle: Nov. 22

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
November 22, 2024

The Public Health Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
November 21, 2024

Coalition for Family Harmony’s fight against teen dating violence and bullying

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2024

From Behind the Camera

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2024

Club Spotlight: Books Beyond Boundaries

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2024

Incentives to vote as eligible CA high school students

Justine Picard, Jackson Hill, and Mara Hankins
May 22, 2024

Photostory: The highs and lows of track & field

Sophie Casazza, Mara Hankins, Anika Ravilla, and Ava Harris
April 5, 2024

Genderwise: The Divide

Sophie Casazza, Mara Hankins, Ava Harris, Jackson Hill, Anika Ravilla, David Ross, Madhav Syamala, and Charli Constantin
March 5, 2024

Pollution Princess

Anika Ravilla and Mara Hankins
January 31, 2024

Borquez is Employee of the Month

Caroline Bi and Mara Hankins
January 31, 2024

California’s public lands protect the people

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
December 21, 2023

Consuming information in a chaotic world

The Editorial Board, Mara Hankins, and Penelope Kladopoulos
December 19, 2023

Club Spotlight: Students Against Driving Under the Influence

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
December 19, 2023

A chilling portrait makes essential viewing: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2023

OPUSD increases law enforcement presence following threats made to neighboring schools

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
November 16, 2023

Facing the hidden opponent

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2023

Athletic Booster Club holds its first-ever tailgate

Mara Hankins and Anika Ravilla
September 28, 2023

The sun rises on Class of 2024’s senior year

Mara Hankins and Anika Ravilla
September 5, 2023

Super blooms are actually ecological powerhouses

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
May 23, 2023

Opinion: The best looks from the 2023 Met Gala were acts of resistance

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
May 23, 2023

Earthquakes of the past hold the key to California’s future

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
May 23, 2023

April Athletes of the Week

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2023

MHS takes a virtual visit to JPL

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2023

Staff Spotlight: College and Career Counselor Amanda Fitts

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2023

How has January’s extreme weather impacted the state?

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2023

Acknowledging land and history

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
December 20, 2022

How music shapes social movements

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2022

OPHS drumline performs for top Grammys executives

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2022

WASC representatives visit OPHS

Charli Constantin, Jackson Hill, and Mara Hankins
November 18, 2022

November Athletes of the Week

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2022

Quarter 1 fall athletes of the week

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2022

Understanding student loan forgiveness

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
October 14, 2022

[Photo] The MCMS Panthers soccer program starts its season

Liam Virtue, MCMSJP Writer
October 11, 2022

Profile: New FOS and Environmental Science teacher, Jeffrey Smith

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
August 26, 2022

Breaking down the legitimacy of “Stranger Things”

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2022

Football season preview: Eagles start off strong with an opening win

Mara Hankins and Bing Heine-Van Fossen
August 25, 2022

New Director of Student Nutrition and Wellness, Katherine Adams

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2022

The Balancing Act

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2022

EYE 2 EYE: Are zero periods a good idea?

Bing Heine-Van Fossen and Mara Hankins
May 17, 2022

Analyzing Netflix’s “Selling Sunset”

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2022

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Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2022

OUT WITH A BANG, E1: It’s going to get bad

Mara Hankins, Bing Heine-Van Fossen, and Diya Johny
March 18, 2022

New math class available next year

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2022

Oak Park’s swim team kicks off

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2022

FBLA objective testing will take place at OPHS

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
January 28, 2022

Substitute teachers in short supply

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2021

The many faces of OPHS Spotify

Allie Wang, Mara Hankins, and Angie Bleau
December 15, 2021

Effective ways to study for finals

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2021

Perfectly painted pumpkins: An APC Kickback event

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
October 29, 2021

Unused shoes needed for sports fundraising

Mara Hankins, Editor-in-Chief
October 29, 2021

Block schedule changes to accentuate student learning

Mara Hankins and Nicole Syku
October 1, 2021

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