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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

TRAPEZE IS ON HIATUS FOR THE SUMMER. THE STAFF RETURNS IN...
THE TRAP STAFF IS BACK AT WORK!
Exonerated prisoners LaRod Styles (left) and Charles Johnson (center)  with their attorney, Terry Campbell. They spoke at Oak Park and River Forest High School on May 12.
Wrongfully convicted: exonerated prisoners, attorney speak at OPRF
Elianna Casselle, Staffer • May 20, 2025

Two men wrongfully convicted of a 1995 double murder visited Tyrone Williams’ AP African American Studies class on Monday, May 12, to share...

Geppetto’s employee Graham Harris behind the counter
Tariffs hit local retailers
Clara Lau, Editor-in-Chief • May 20, 2025

After serving the Oak Park and River Forest community for years, three small businesses are facing uncertain futures due to President Trump’s...

Green roof plan
Cooling the school: planned green roof has environmental upsides
Grace Zoloto, Senior News Staffer • May 20, 2025

As construction for Project 2 marches on, the planning for the project’s final feature is underway: a green roof that will be built on top...

Exonerated prisoners LaRod Styles (left) and Charles Johnson (center)  with their attorney, Terry Campbell. They spoke at Oak Park and River Forest High School on May 12.
Wrongfully convicted: exonerated prisoners, attorney speak at OPRF
Elianna Casselle, Staffer • May 20, 2025

Two men wrongfully convicted of a 1995 double murder visited Tyrone Williams’ AP African American Studies class on Monday, May 12, to share...

OPRF to install coolplay turf on football field
Sophia Lynn, Staffer • May 20, 2025

The only thing more exciting than watching grass grow is watching turf get installed. Oak Park and River Forest High School is installing CoolPlay...

A bus pulls up outside Door 5, the entrance for special education students at Oak Park and River Forest High School.
IDEA at risk? OPRF calm in spite of uncertainty
Graham Shea, News Editor • May 20, 2025

 As the special education students descended the steps of the bus and approached Door 5 of Oak Park and River Forest High School, all were welcomed...

Boys tennis players pose after a recent tournament.
Boys tennis heading to sectionals
Theo Bazer, Contributor • May 22, 2025

With all three of last year's state qualifiers returning, the mighty OPRF Boys’ Tennis team has been dominating on the court and is not afraid...

Huskies after 10-0 victory
A winning season so far for softball
Kiera Latrice, Staffer • May 20, 2025

The Oak Park and River Forest High School varsity softball team has been turning heads this season with a record of 20-7 at press time, which...

Huskies celebrating after winning second place at the Downers Grove South invite
Boys volleyball continues to impress
Duke Walsh, Staffer • May 20, 2025

The boys’ volleyball team at Oak Park and River Forest High School has been on a hot streak for most of the year so far. Last year, the...

Student cyclists head out after a school day.
The way we were: spring 2025
Naima Dorsey, Contributor • May 22, 2025
Trapeze photographer Naima Dorsey captured images from the end of the school year, as the weather gets warmer and students get ready to head out the doors for summer.
Photo courtesy of Rhiannon Singer
STUCO President Rhiannon Singer (right) with Board Representative Sabrina Tristano
STUCO elections: the results are in
Georgia Sullivan, Features Editor • May 20, 2025

Results are in from last Monday’s and Tuesday’s election for Student Council officers for the 2025-2026 school year. After careful consideration...

Green roof plan
Cooling the school: planned green roof has environmental upsides
Grace Zoloto, Senior News Staffer • May 20, 2025

As construction for Project 2 marches on, the planning for the project’s final feature is underway: a green roof that will be built on top...

A&E
The arts are under threat. Support local theater!
Alex Robinson Bellin, Staffer • May 22, 2025

There is nothing better than going to see a Broadway show. The beautiful costumes, sets and performances can transport you to an entirely new...

Rowan Neville, Theo Harris and Tessa Pruden reherasing for The Yellow Boat.
The journey of “The Yellow Boat”
Sara Holzer, Arts and Entertainment Editor • May 20, 2025

The cast of “The Yellow Boat,” a play by David Saar full of imagination, grief and hope, recently wrapped up four performances: May 9,...

A timely take on "Adolescence"
A timely take on “Adolescence”
June Greenberg, Contributor • May 1, 2025

“Adolescence,” written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, and directed by Philip Barantini, has become one of Netflix’s biggest hits since...

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Advice from a senior
Imani Sanders, Staffer • May 20, 2025

Your four-year high school experience won’t be what you expect. It’s not what you see in movies or TV shows. The reality is that you will...

My favorite classes
Ryan Scott, Staffer • May 20, 2025

My time at Oak Park and River Forest High School hasn’t followed a perfectly clear path. While I started with a four- year plan freshman year,...

Black students, dream fearlessly
Blaire Brown, Staffer • May 20, 2025

These days, fiction is a mindset. I sit in class daydreaming about the next steps, the next task, the next feat. As a senior, that is what I...

Long-lasting love between the main characters of "The Notebook"
Movie myths: female friendships and love
Kiera Latrice, Business Outreach Manager • April 1, 2025

To every teenage girl out there: I’m sorry to break it to you, but they lied to you. Every last one of them.  Movies and TV shows often paint...