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Shoshana Medved

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman

Shoshana Medved served as the Ombudsman for the 2020-2021 school year. She served as the Public Relations Manager for the 2019-2020 school year.

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OPHS athletes sign papers celebrating their college acceptances. Senior players participated in this event on Signing Day, held April 26th.

OPHS athletes commit to college

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
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
Post-it notes adorn two maps (one displaying California, the other the United States). On Commitment Day, seniors placed the notes in the area they plan to attend college.

[Photo] Seniors participate in College Commitment Day

Emily Francis, Graduated Editor-in-Chief
April 30, 2021
OPHS athletes sign commitment letters

OPHS athletes sign commitment letters

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
April 30, 2021
New Superintendent approved by Board

New Superintendent approved by Board

Oliver Carter and Shoshana Medved
April 20, 2021

Planning prom in a pandemic

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
April 16, 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
Phone ringing with a call from Harvard Admissions, a rendition of a scene from "The Kissing Booth."

College admissions look nothing like the movies

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
March 5, 2021
OPHS Colorguard advertises their upcoming virtual performance through mysterious and futuristic pictures on their Instagram, depicting members of their team. The team had to move online during distance learning.

Color Guard gets ready to go virtual 

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
March 4, 2021
GPAs can be accessed on Q, a platform used for OPHS students' grades, assignments, and other activities. The GPAs found on Q may soon be changed after Site Council discussion.

New weighted academic GPA proposed by Site Council

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
January 29, 2021
The California Interscholastic Federation shows the different COVID-19 tiers certain sports will need to reach in order to compete again.

COVID-19 tiers signal when sports resume 

Shoshana Medved and J. R. Servais
January 29, 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

Search for new OPUSD superintendent continues

Emily Francis and Shoshana Medved
January 21, 2021
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

OPUSD begins search for new superintendent

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
December 10, 2020
A Photoshopped image of the cast is used as a promotional photo for the play.

OPHS students perform first-ever virtual 24-hour play

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
November 19, 2020
A rainbow pinwheel spins on top of a keyboard with the word admissions, representing the waiting period. Seniors had the option to submit early applications throughout October and November.

COLLEGE DECISION STATUS: PENDING (ETERNALLY)

Shoshana Medved and Charlotte Nicks
November 18, 2020

Holiday season spotlights various cultures in Oak Park

Shoshana Medved and Angie Bleau
November 17, 2020
Lady Justice stands in front of Talon articles on the Trello communication board. Trello has been the platform to edit and review all Talon stories.

What is an ombudsman, anyway?

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
November 4, 2020
Political satire posters placed around the community of Oak Park.

Fictional characters pop up among Oak Park political posters

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
November 3, 2020
A Twix ice cream box faces off against KIND Frozen packaging. Medved claimed that the KIND Frozen box struggled to convey the actual product.

Please, KIND: Cool it with your packaging

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
October 19, 2020

Student ID photos take place on OPHS campus

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
October 8, 2020
Mohan depicted the synonymity of face masks worn to protect people COVID-19 and the face masks worn by doctors to protect themselves from the Black Plague, as well as other similarities of the extremities of both pandemics.

Summer research project explores pandemic in a new light

Shoshana Medved and Sabrina Thi
October 7, 2020
A girl rides a horse on the Agoure ranch in this illustration of the property. The sheep that surround the girl were a staple of the ranch, as Agoure came to prominence thanks to his sheep and cattle herding.

Discovering the forgotten history of OPHS land

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
September 25, 2020
Fahn's Oak Park High School senior yearbook photo, featuring the sixth rule of Isshin-Ryu Karate.

Remembering Nicholas Mark Fahn

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
September 25, 2020
How to use your TI-84 Plus

How to use your TI-84 Plus

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
September 10, 2020
Local Agoura Hills Trader Joes forced to close down due to employee contracting coronavirus.

Local Trader Joe’s employee tests positive for COVID-19

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
May 7, 2020

Finding music in the pauses

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
May 5, 2020
Dr. Leslie Heilbron has decided to retire after 16 years of serving as an administrator at OPUSD.

OPUSD Assistant Superintendent Heilbron retires

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
May 5, 2020

California residents put under “safer at home” in response to COVID-19

Shoshana Medved and Emily Francis
April 30, 2020
Community members place painted rocks along the trail posts of Medea Creek.

Oak Park community paints rocks along the trail posts

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
April 27, 2020

Yearbook pushes on despite COVID-19

Shoshana Medved and Rebecca Oddes
April 7, 2020
Chevalier with Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans (NBA) during summer conditioning.

Spring sports suspended

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
April 2, 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

Debate team wins big at state qualifying competition

Shoshana Medved and Leonie Humig
March 23, 2020

OPHS History teacher Victor Anderson’s journey into education

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
March 2, 2020
Anna Mendez and Tony Peluce's art classses collaberated with sustainability initiatives at OPHS to promote #NoWasteWeds.

Sustainability program expands its message through new project

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
January 24, 2020
Was it truly in the stars?

Was it truly in the stars?

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
December 12, 2019
This painting by Labkovski hangs in Medved's living room. It inspired her to write this story.

Bouquets and bigotry

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
December 12, 2019

Californian residents lose power in PG&E and SCE outages

Shoshana Medved and Emily Francis
November 1, 2019
Graphic Courtesy of the VC Alert Website

VC Alerts system installed for community emergencies, power outages

Shoshana Medved and Preston Green
November 1, 2019
Easy Fire continues to burn with little containment. Oak park Unified School District parents, students and teachers affected by evacuations.

Oak Park schools close due to wildfire risks

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
October 31, 2019
Hot-Pink Confidence

Hot-Pink Confidence

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
September 19, 2019
Talon writers, Leonie Humig and Shoshana Medved, interview JD Slajchert about his debut novel, "Moonflower." He sold copies of his book and talked to students during lunch on Friday the 13th.

JD Slajchert returns to Oak Park High School to discuss his novel “MoonFlower”

Shoshana Medved, Leonie Humig, and
September 15, 2019

How social media spread wildfire news

Shoshana Medved, Graduated Ombudsman
December 12, 2018
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