Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL.
Since Oak Hall School closed its campus on March 13 due to COVID-19, discussions on the safest way to re-open began. On July 27, Jeff Malloy, Director of Auxiliary and Operations at Oak Hall School sent an e-mail to Oak Hall parents, faculty, and staff regarding procedures when school begins on August 19. The procedures for the Oak Hall community
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With the end of the school year rapidly approaching, it is time for families to start thinking about picking up any item’s students left in their desks and lockers prior to Oak Hall’s campus closing due to COVID-19. Have no fear, The Talon is here…to tell you how to accomplish the aforementioned feat! Please see the information below regarding locker clean-out, technology
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By Shailey Klein It’s time for Tom Brady to hang up the New England Patriots jersey and trade it in for new Tampa Bay Buccaneers gear. After a 20 year career in New England with Robert Kraft’s franchise and the Bill Belichick coaching dynasty, Brady feels it’s time to move on to the next chapter of his life. Brady has
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By Amanda Malnik Even though Oak Hall Middle School teacher David Pickens has worked at Oak Hall for 31 years, his history with the Oak Hall community began in kindergarten. Pickens was born in Chicago, Ill., and moved to Gainesville, Fla. when he was a young child. Except for the two years of elementary school Pickens spent in Georgia while
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By Aiden Wacksman A little more than 30 years ago, math and English teacher Jim Margerum arrived at Oak Hall School, and has been here ever since. Margerum was raised in Miami, Fla., and attended Miami Carol City High School. In his high school years, he played wide receiver on the football team and was a member of the wrestling
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Spoiler Alert: This review contains spoilers from this film By Sofia Santelices Parasite is considered a thriller masterpiece from 2019. Since it was just released on Hulu on April 8 (currently the only platform streaming the movie), subscribers can now watch the Oscar-winning film. I have an immense soft spot for genres that are designed to keep the audience on the edge
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I never thought they left… By Cristina AlvarezThe Talon Advisor From the group that brought you hits like “Jeremy”, “Evenflow”, and “Better Man” comes the highly anticipated 11th album, Gigaton. Now, I know a majority of the younger readers of The Talon are asking, “Ms. Alvarez, who is Pearl Jam?”. Well, Pearl Jam is the greatest rock and roll band to come out
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By Mary Madelyn Broom Before I start, I want to make it clear that this is not another article about the Coronavirus, but given the global situation, I think we can all agree that this pause in the world has given us time to reflect. For me, as a member of the Class of 2020, this time has allowed me
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By Shailey Klein I’m not here to write another article about the Coronavirus. You’ve probably read enough of those and heard enough on the news. Yes, it is a tragedy and nobody saw this coming. I’m here to write about how it’s impacted my life and many other athletes all over the world. Sports have taught me so many valuable
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By Madison Gaston I am currently watching Twin Peaks instead of writing for The Talon. Note: “Senioritis” is defined as, “a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in motivation or performance.” The author is indeed, a senior at OHS.
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