S4E4 – The Scoop on junior Parker Keston: Keeping bee-sy with a passion project

By Oona Seppala, Editor-in-Chief

December 14, 2023

In this episode of The Scoop, Senior Reporter Oona Seppala (‘26) interviewed Parker Keston (‘25) on her mitzvah project turned life-long passion: beekeeping. She reflected on how she discovered she was passionate about protecting bees, how to stay consistent with your passion projects and the importance of the mitzvah project in Judaism.

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Oona Seppala, Editor-in-Chief

Oona Seppala joined the Oracle in 2022, was a senior reporter in 2023, became the multimedia editor in 2024 and became the Editor-in-Chief in 2025. She founded her own service organization, Rhythms for Residents, played on the varsity tennis team, and was a member of Archer’s a cappella group and the Service Squad. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends, reading and volunteering. Oona graduated in 2026.

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