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Underclassmen in the swim unit right now are thankful they haven't drowned–thanks to our hardworking student lifeguards. However, for a lot...
Spoken Word Director Adam Levin unloaded a cart of three microwave-sized boxes of Pepperidge Farm® Goldfish variety packs onto a long gray table...
Oak Park and River Forest High School senior and tennis superstar Martha Brennan is on track to go to state for the third time. Brennan...
True Colors, the only all people of color acapella group in the choir department, is gearing up for a year of rehearsal and performance. Entering...
Coming of age is a challenge for just about everyone, but for Lady Mae, the protagonist of Laura Young’s new horror novel, “The Butcher,”...
Lights went up on a new version of “Little Women” at the Little Theater earlier this month. The novel by famed writer Louisa May Alcott has...
As an Asian student, I felt lonely at first because I couldn’t relate to a lot of people at school. Only a little more than 3 percent of Oak...
I watched in horror as a homeless man, only known to me as “Mac,” snatched up my cash tips, jar and all. I heard the rattling of spare...
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin The smell of freshly...
The boys volleyball team is having another fantastic season, going 20-8, and sees the possibility of their first state title in school history. Last...
Due to the ongoing construction of the OPRF tennis courts, the boys tennis team has spent their entire season on the road. Despite this, they...
As February rolled into March and March into April, people all around the Midwest were chomping at the bit for some nice weather to get outside. The...
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As an Asian student, I felt lonely at first because I couldn’t relate to a lot of people at school. Only a little more than 3 percent of Oak...
I watched in horror as a homeless man, only known to me as “Mac,” snatched up my cash tips, jar and all. I heard the rattling of spare...
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin The smell of freshly...
The boys volleyball team is having another fantastic season, going 20-8, and sees the possibility of their first state title in school history. Last...
Due to the ongoing construction of the OPRF tennis courts, the boys tennis team has spent their entire season on the road. Despite this, they...
As February rolled into March and March into April, people all around the Midwest were chomping at the bit for some nice weather to get outside. The...
The science track war is over. Sophomores and beyond might remember the debate about the order in which core science courses should be taken (biology, chemistry, physics versus physics, chemistry, biology). However, that is no longer a choice incoming freshmen will have to make. Freshmen enrolled in a science class are now taking Physics-Chemistry A, as opposed to one of the three levels of either...
For the first time since 2019, Oak Park and River Forest High School will have a traditional homecoming dance. This year's Met Gala-themed event...
As students returned to Oak Park and River Forest High School after summer break, they were greeted with the introduction of phone homes,...
1. Go to school events and sports games. This year is your last chance. 2. Your counselors are there as a resource, use them! 3. Common App...
Underclassmen in the swim unit right now are thankful they haven't drowned–thanks to our hardworking student lifeguards. However, for a lot...
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True Colors, the only all people of color acapella group in the choir department, is gearing up for a year of rehearsal and performance. Entering its fifth year after being formed in 2017 by alumni Spencer Lombardo, True Colors is still running strong as a unique group at Oak Park and River Forest High School. They exclusively sing songs written by people of color, by artists such as The Fugees, Whitney Houston, Jill Scott and Eryn Allen Kane. As a section of the choir department at OPRF, they occasionally perform with the choir, at the annual...
Coming of age is a challenge for just about everyone, but for Lady Mae, the protagonist of Laura Young’s new horror novel, “The Butcher,”...
Lights went up on a new version of “Little Women” at the Little Theater earlier this month. The novel by famed writer Louisa May Alcott has...
Looking for new music? Look no further: someone you know may be your new favorite artist. Student-made music is not a new thing for Oak Park...