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The official student newspaper of Oak Park and River Forest High School

The Trapeze

The official student newspaper of Oak Park and River Forest High School

The Trapeze

The official student newspaper of Oak Park and River Forest High School

The Trapeze

Paul Ivery OPRF staff directory photo
Cafeteria worker Paul Ivery facing federal charges after ICE protest
Jonah Clark, New Media Editor • October 3, 2025

Oak Park and River Forest High School students came to school Monday, Sept. 29 to learn that Paul Ivery, a food service worker who often makes...

An e-bike parked at a bike rack on the Mall west of the school building
As e-bike sales surge, questions arise about safety
Georgia Sullivan, Features Editor • September 21, 2025

Electric bikes, or e-bikes, are a common sight parked up and down Erie Street and East Avenue, one sign that Oak Park and River Forest High School...

Outer bathroom doors removed
Outer bathroom doors removed
Grace Zoloto, Staffer • September 16, 2025

  A petition on Change.Org to reinstall the outer doors on the school bathrooms, started by Oak Park and River Forest High School Junior...

Paul Ivery OPRF staff directory photo
Cafeteria worker Paul Ivery facing federal charges after ICE protest
Jonah Clark, New Media Editor • October 3, 2025

Oak Park and River Forest High School students came to school Monday, Sept. 29 to learn that Paul Ivery, a food service worker who often makes...

Students leave their mark on construction
Students leave their mark on construction
Jonah Clark, New Media Editor • September 26, 2025

Students lined up in the Oak Park and River Forest High School Fieldhouse on Sept. 18 to sign a steel beam, which will later be used for Project...

Construction is underway on the southeast corner of the building for Project 2, the new athletic wing.
OPRF’s new athletic wing takes shape
Jonah Clark, New Media Editor • September 22, 2025

With Oak Park and River Forest High School’s Project 2 well underway, the school sets its sights on the future: Project 3.    Project...

Senior Cora Brown handles the ball for OPRF's flag football team in a recent game.
Flags Up: OPRF girls football eyes strong season ahead
Samiya Weathersby, Staffer • September 22, 2025

The Oak Park and River Forest High School flag football program has come a long way in a short amount of time. What was once a fledgling experiment...

The OPRF stadium.
Changing weather keeps OPRF sports on its toes
Graham Shea, News Editor • September 15, 2025

The fall sports season kicked off at Oak Park and River Forest High School in August with practices and games in all kinds of weather, from sunshine...

The OPRF boys varsity soccer team lining up before their game against Argo High School.
A winning start for Boys Soccer under new coach
Theo Bazer, Contributor • September 15, 2025

  It’s the end of an era for Oak Park and River Forest High School Boys Soccer – and a new era has started. Last year, the team’s...

Local residents gathered at the Oak Park Public Library main branch on Sept. 4 to discuss climate change.
Oak Park takes a stand against climate change
Gigi Stevens, Staffer • September 22, 2025

To respond to the growing threat of climate change, the village of Oak Park developed an ambitious plan to make the village more sustainable....

Milly's Pizza in the Pan's Berwyn location at 6737 Roosevelt Road
Top pizza restaurant comes to Berwyn
Megan Dauphinee, Staffer • September 22, 2025

Robert Maleski learned to love cooking from his grandmother, Emily, who he fondly called Milly. Her culinary wisdom: “When you pay attention...

An e-bike parked at a bike rack on the Mall west of the school building
As e-bike sales surge, questions arise about safety
Georgia Sullivan, Features Editor • September 21, 2025

Electric bikes, or e-bikes, are a common sight parked up and down Erie Street and East Avenue, one sign that Oak Park and River Forest High School...

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The cast of "The Crucible," which runs in the Little Theater Sept. 26 to Oct. 4.
“The Crucible” brings hysteria to the stage
Ellie Knackstedt, Staffer • September 22, 2025

The Oak Park and River Forest High School Theater Department will present Arthur Miller’s play, “The Crucible” - “a timeless show that...

A bulletin board displays mementos from "The Bear" at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
COLUMN: Behind “The Bear”
Nikhil Sholar and Isabel Avrushin September 22, 2025

The Emmy-winning series “The Bear,” set in Chicago, is known for spotlighting local restaurants and landmarks–including right here in Oak...

Rowan Neville (left) gives direction to Will O'Connell and the cast of "Perfect Arrangement."
In Studio 200 play, “perfect” marriages are anything but
Ian Castro, Staffer • September 21, 2025

The play “Perfect Arrangement,” written by Topher Payne and directed by senior Rowan Neville, went up Sept. 17 through 19 in Studio 200....

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The farmhouse hash at First Watch, which opened Sept. 1 in River Forest.
Restaurant review: First Watch
Rosemary Bornhorst, Contributor • September 24, 2025

First Watch, a breakfast restaurant chain, opened its first River Forest location this month, and I got a chance to go on Sept. 1, its opening...

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Do what you love, even if it’s supremely uncool
Kali Williams, Contributor • September 22, 2025

Dearest Readers, as a senior, I somewhat arrogantly believe that I have a solid grasp on the high school experience; and with this arrogance...

Free Press reporting on the war in Ukraine. Photo courtesy of freepressunlimited.org
U.S. news neglects Ukraine
Clara Lau, Editor-in-Chief • September 22, 2025

At the tip of the Iberian peninsula lies the small rectangle of Portugal, my mother’s country of origin. Each time I pay a visit to Portugal,...

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Sydney Sweeney’s problematic jeans
June Greenberg, Contributor • September 16, 2025

“Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” the American Eagle ad campaign released in July, stood out for the retailer’s stylish jeans and, unfortunately,...