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Oliver Carter

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief

Oliver Carter is the Editor-in-Chief of the Talon, alongside Editor-in-Chief Lucy Heine-Van Fossen and Magazine Editor-in-Chief Mina Jung. He joined the Talon in the 2018-19 school year as a staff writer and later served as a Senior Staff Writer for the 2019-20 school year and a News Editor in the 2020-21 school year.

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Round of applause: Drama director Allan Hunt retires

Round of applause: Drama director Allan Hunt retires

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2022
Joshua Hoehne / Unsplash

Class of ‘22: Not one normal year

Oliver Carter, Lucy Anne Heine-Van Fossen, and Mina Jung
May 13, 2022

Water Assassins flooded with controversy, again

Oliver Carter and Nicole Syku
April 29, 2022
New California Education Code requires OPHS staff to alter the bell schedule.

Senate Bill No. 328 forces changes to bell schedule

Lucy Anne Heine-Van Fossen, Oliver Carter, and Minnoli Nori
January 28, 2022
What a ballot drop box means for Oak Park …

What a ballot drop box means for Oak Park …

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2021
Oliver Carter and Navya Batra explore the pros and cons of Connect Fridays.

EYE 2 EYE: Friday Connect Periods

Oliver Carter and Navya Batra
May 24, 2021
Counselors Julie Ross and Janet Svoboda go on the computer outside the administration building.

Counselor Julie Ross to leave OPHS

Oliver Carter and Shoshana Medved
May 24, 2021
Senior Dani Heidman from H2Hoes takes out Annalise Sean from Tongue-Tide on the way to school.

Waterproof

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
May 24, 2021
New Superintendent approved by Board

New Superintendent approved by Board

Oliver Carter and Shoshana Medved
April 20, 2021
Stakeholders give views in superintendent search

Stakeholders give views in superintendent search

Navya Batra, Oliver Carter, Mina Jung, Shoshana Medved, and Chase Willet
March 19, 2021
Hung stands beside her mother at a concert in Vegas to see her mother's favorite singer "Fei Yu-Ching" from Taiwan, who was giving a before-retirement concert tour.

Chinese teacher Sherry Hung announces retirement

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
March 5, 2021
Deep Dive Podcast: New Weighted GPA with Charissa Kwok

Deep Dive Podcast: New Weighted GPA with Charissa Kwok

Oliver Carter, Shoshana Medved, and Charlotte Nicks
January 28, 2021

OPHS Choir Holiday Showcase is coming to town

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
December 11, 2020
Hotseat With Teachers - Wingin' It Episode 1

Hotseat With Teachers – Wingin’ It Episode 1

Oliver Carter, Amanda Dermott, Charlotte Nicks, Shoshana Medved, and Allie Wang
December 11, 2020
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, Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2020

Community responds to “Cultural Celebrations” slideshow missing Jewish holidays

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2020
23andNotMe

23andNotMe

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2020
This meme was posted by @ophsdemocrats, following the barrage of the other accounts parodying it, depicting President Donald Trump with laser eyes in a highly saturated image,

OPHS parodical political accounts invade Instagram

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
October 9, 2020
As students and administrators adjust to Distance Learning, the decision must be made on whether or not to mandate camera use in class.

EYE 2 EYE: Mandatory or optional cameras during Distance Learning

Oliver Carter and Charlotte Nicks
October 9, 2020
As Halloween approaches, people will have to balance safety with holiday fun.

Halloween during COVID-19: A compromise between safety and tradition

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2020
"Just imagine … in the year 2020"

“Just imagine … in the year 2020”

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2020
The diagram outlines the positions and responsibilities of the OPUSD technological hierarchy.

Teachers familiarize themselves with technology for remote learning

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2020

P.E. Curriculum undergoes several changes

Oliver Carter and Tunga Jois
May 7, 2020
Local hospitals and medical offices provide COVID-19 testing

Local hospitals and medical offices provide COVID-19 testing

Oliver Carter and Preston Green
April 27, 2020

Burgess creates map for seniors to share and receive goodies

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2020
Foreign languages in Ventura County and beyond

Foreign languages in Ventura County and beyond

Shoshana Medved, Oliver Carter, Leonie Humig, Kellen Beckett, Jay Dugar, and Ellie Hand
April 2, 2020

Functional Yoga program incorporated into PE classes

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2020

Welcome to Havana

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2020

EagleCorps: Remembering Kobe Bryant

Atmika Iyer, Leonie Humig, Blake Hanlon, Brianna Szabo, Ellie Hand, and Oliver Carter
February 8, 2020

EagleCorps: Working for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Atmika Iyer, Leonie Humig, Oliver Carter, Brianna Szabo, Ellie Hand, and Blake Hanlon
January 31, 2020

EagleCorps: A high school romance

Atmika Iyer, Blake Hanlon, Ellie Hand, Brianna Szabo, Oliver Carter, and Leonie Humig
January 24, 2020
DJ Cook and Jackson Hall recount the moment that inspired them to teach.

EagleCorps: DJ Cook and Jackson Hall

Atmika Iyer, Brianna Szabo, Ellie Hand, Oliver Carter, Blake Hanlon, and Leonie Humig
January 16, 2020
EYE 2 EYE: OK, Boomer

EYE 2 EYE: OK, Boomer

Sam Barney-Gibbs, Nick Harvey, and Oliver Carter
December 15, 2019

Profile: Bryce and Preston Green

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2019

Athlete of the Week: Simran Nadig

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2019

Wikipedia is a perfectly valid source

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2019
Mooney's rendering of the planned blujepring of the Healing Garden in Thousand Oaks.

Construction begins for healing garden in Thousand Oaks

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2019
EYE 2 EYE : Should College Athletes Be Allowed To Pick Up Endorsements

EYE 2 EYE : Should College Athletes Be Allowed To Pick Up Endorsements

Lucy Anne Heine-Van Fossen and Oliver Carter
September 23, 2019

The Chabad House of North Ranch

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
September 17, 2019
Exploring the legend of the Queen Mary

Exploring the legend of the Queen Mary

Oliver Carter and Sophia Lippel
May 7, 2019

Television series based on Oak Park premieres soon

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2019
The Ehret family works to rebuild their home after the Thomas Fire

Fire survivor shares experience

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2018

School Cents program comes to OPHS

Amanda Lurey and Oliver Carter
October 29, 2018
Freshmen students' in their science class.

Foundations of Science now UC “d” lab science

Oliver Carter, Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2018
During the homecoming dance, the fire alarm went off twice and students were evacuated to ensure safety

Record 750 students attend this year’s homecoming

Oliver Carter and Felipe Andrade
October 24, 2018

Two weeks added to summer calendar

Oliver Carter and Nicola Ely
September 22, 2018
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