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Journalist Elizabeth Birkner introduces us to an awesome Oak Hall senior, Sayers Grooms.
Oak Hall senior competes in World Para Athletics Championships By Elizabeth Birkner Sayers Grooms is a senior at Oak Hall School. She is an incredible teenage girl blazing a trail, is an inspiratio…
Journalist Kyleigh Lewis gives her take on the possible ban of the popular app
Journalist Kyleigh Lewis gives her take on the possible ban of the popular app By Kyleigh Lewis Will TikTok disappear forever in the U.S.? Well, that’s for the United States government to decide. A…
On this episode of "The Hall Hub", Ryan and Jack discuss and pick who they think will win March Madness!
On this episode of “The Hall Hub”, Ryan and Jack discuss and pick who they think will win March Madness!
Journalist Sirderick Farley gives us his take on the Super Bowl, the players to watch, and who he predicts to be victorious!
By Sirderick Farley Feb. 11…Super Bowl Sunday…Kansas City Chiefs (11-6) vs. San Francisco 49ers (12-5)…Las Vegas, Nevada. The Chiefs are the reigning NFL champions after defeating the Philadelphia …
Journalist Ryan McKinney takes a deep dive into the remaining NFL playoff games, and his predictions for the ultimate prize of the Lombardi Trophy.
By Ryan McKinney As the National Football League (NFL) regular season concluded with a spectacular display of skill and determination, football fans around the nation eagerly await the thrilling pl…
Journalist Jack Steen brings us Coach Ringdahl's band, The Medicine Show!
By Jack Steen Eric Ringdahl is a man of many talents and many titles, such as husband, father, assistant baseball coach, former girls’ varsity head basketball coach, teacher, but there’s one title …
By Marcello El-Semarani As the first semester of the Oak Hall 2023-2024 school year comes to a close, Middle and Upper School students are gearing up for midterm examinations. Midterms this year begin on Dec. 8 followed by the weekend and then from Dec. 11 – 14. Each day of each midterm will require students to be in their instructed classroom by 9 a.m., ready to take their exam....
By Marcello El-Semarani As the first semester of the Oak Hall 2023-2024 school year comes to a close, Middle and Upper School students are gearing up for midterm examinations. Midterms this year be…
Journalist Elizabeth Birkner introduces us to the Empty Bowls Ceramic Club, which helps local food banks combat hunger in Alachua County.
By Elizabeth Birkner Oak Hall School offers many clubs for students to join when they reach the Middle and Upper School. Many of the clubs are formed to help the less fortunate and do good deeds fo…
Journalist Ryan McKinney gives us the history of Veterans Day.
By Ryan McKinney On Nov. 11, we honor the extremely brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces. Veterans Day recognizes any member of the armed forces who served to protect our country a…
Journalist Ryan McKinney takes a deep dive into the newest NBA spectacle: the In-Season Tournament.
By Ryan McKinney On Nov. 3, the National Basketball Association (NBA) introduced a new era of excitement with a highly anticipated in-season tournament, offering a fresh twist to the traditional ba…
Journalist Jack Steen previews the Gators upcoming basketball season!
By Jack Steen On Nov. 6, the Florida Gators basketball season begins, after a rather disappointing season last year, going 16-17 and getting eliminated in the first round of the National Invitation…
Journalist Ryan McKinney takes a deep dive into AI and how students benefit from it.
By Ryan McKinney Kids and AI: A New Frontier in Essay Writing In the digital age, the educational landscape is continually evolving, with technology playing an increasingly significant role in the …
Journalists Marcello and Major have an awesome chat with boys soccer head coach Andy Westfall!
In a follow-up podcast from last year, Marcello and Major chat with boys head soccer coach, Andy Westfall, about what we should expect from our varsity team this year.
Journalist Kyleigh Lewis shares the story of Paul Mucci, English teacher to Learning Specialist.
By Kyleigh Lewis One of Oak Hall’s Upper School (US) teachers has left the classroom to join the Learning Commons team. English teacher Paul Mucci changed positions at the beginning of this school …
Journalist Ava West dives into why the mandatory study hall for freshmen is no longer.
By Ava West To the surprise of many Oak Hall Upper School (US) students, freshmen no longer have to attend study hall their first semester. Instead, they automatically have a free period. The US ad…
Journalist Ryan McKinney previews all that is OHS homecoming week!
By Ryan McKinney Homecoming week is this week, and the Oak Hall Student Government Association (SGA) have already prepared for the action-packed series of events. The week beings on Sunday, Oct. 8 …
Journalist Sirderick Farley introduces us to the new head coach of the varsity girls basketball team!
By Sirderick Farley Oak Hall’s varsity girls’ basketball team has turned over a new leaf. After more than two decades, head coach Eric Ringdahl retired from coaching the team after last seaso…
In this episode of "The Hall Hub", journalist Marcello El-Semarani chats with new Upper School Assistant Director Tim Garrett!
Journalist Marcello El-Semarani introduces us to the newest member of the Upper School’s administrative team, Assistant Director Tim Garrett. In this podcast, Marcello and Mr. Garrett talk ab…
Journalist Ava West introduces us to Oak Hall's newest Upper School biology teacher, Ms. Gianna Hooper!
By Ava West Oak Hall’s new Upper School biology and bio med teacher, Gianna Hooper, has gone from playing volleyball in high school and college to coaching the OHS junior varsity team. Hooper grew …
Journalist Kyleigh Lewis previews this year's One School Musical; "The Battle of Boat".
By Kyleigh Lewis One of the best traditions at Oak Hall School hails from the theater department. The One School Musical allows students from third grade until senior year to participate, and they …
Sophomore journalist Elizabeth Birkner shares a heartwarming story about MS Interim Director Audrey Jones, and her family.
Jones lets us in to her family’s world of fostering By Elizabeth Birkner Audrey Jones is not only the interim director of the Middle School, but she is also a foster mom. Her family fosters c…
Hurricane Idalia Information and updates throughout the next few days.
Aug. 28 – 7 a.m. update As of 7 a.m. on Aug. 28, Hurricane Idalia’s eye is churning just South of the Cuban peninsula. Meteorologists are predicting strengthening of the storm once it e…
Journalist Elizabeth Birkner takes us inside one of the largest blockbusters of the summer
Journalist Elizabeth Birkner takes us inside one of the largest blockbusters of the summer The new Barbie movie is an intriguing film with a unique moral twist. I watched it twice in the theatres a…
Journalist Marcello El-Semarani, a.k.a. our local DQ Blizzard expert, rates the new summer DQ treats!
Rated by our resident Blizzard expert By Marcello El-Semarani Dairy Queen has recently come out with new Blizzard flavors. Five flavors to be exact. And just in time for the summer! I recently trie…
Journalist Brody Beaupre takes us on the journey of "Guardians of the Galaxy 3"!
By Brody Beaupre Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the third movie in a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series. This movie came out May 5 and has a Rotten Tomatoes Score of 82%. As an MCU fan and w…
Journalist Amelia Chen has a heartfelt message about OHS. We will miss you Amelia!
By Amelia Chen My entire Oak Hall experience has been nothing short of wonderful. As a freshman who has been attending Oak Hall since kindergarten, leaving will not be easy. Because of my dad’s job…
Journalist Brody Beaupre takes us on a tour of the Louisville Slugger factory!
From trees to tees By Brody Beaupre Louisville Slugger. Even if you don’t know the bat, you’ve probably heard the name or seen the iconic logo. For those who don’t know, Louisville Slugger is a bra…
In her final story for The Talon, senior Tori Kitchens reminisces with her classmates about OHS. Thank you Tori for all your amazing stories! We'll miss you terribly!
By Tori Kitchens With less than a month before graduation, I reached out to the Class of 2023 to hear about their year, their time at Oak Hall School (OHS), and what’s to come. Senior year is a yea…
Senior journalist Tori Kitchens dives deep into the 2023 NCAA gymnastics championships, along with her predictions of who will be victorious.
By Tori Kitchens By Tori Kitchens The NCAA Gymnastics season is reaching its end as all eight teams in the National Semifinals have been decided. Today at 3 p.m., the University of Florida Gators w…
Journalist Tori Kitchens brings us a preview of Opening Day in baseball...which we all know is the greatest day of the year!!
By Tori Kitchens Major League Baseball (MLB) is back! Today marks Opening Day of the 2023 MLB season. The 2022 season ended with an American League (AL) victory in the World Series for the Houston …
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