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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

ICE agents on South Wesley Avenue Nov. 8
Mounting community resistance to ICE
Jonah Clark and Nikhil Sholar November 12, 2025

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains people across Chicagoland on an unprecedented scale, Oak Park’s activists are stitching...

Outside of District 90 headquarters
District 90 teachers secure tentative contract
Peter Bondartsov, Staffer • November 12, 2025

Teachers in River Forest School District 90 reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract on Nov. 10, wrapping up four months of...

Ford enters crowded race for 7th District Congress
Ford enters crowded race for 7th District Congress
Graham Shea, News Editor • November 10, 2025

“These three men made history,” proclaimed a poster hanging at State Representative La Shawn K. Ford’s campaign headquarters, with pictures...

ICE agents on South Wesley Avenue Nov. 8
Mounting community resistance to ICE
Jonah Clark and Nikhil Sholar November 12, 2025

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains people across Chicagoland on an unprecedented scale, Oak Park’s activists are stitching...

Outside of District 90 headquarters
District 90 teachers secure tentative contract
Peter Bondartsov, Staffer • November 12, 2025

Teachers in River Forest School District 90 reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract on Nov. 10, wrapping up four months of...

Protesters outside the Broadview ICE facility
Oak Parker joins media, protesters in free speech lawsuit
Kate Weber, Contributing Editor • November 12, 2025

An Oak Park resident is a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging that the federal government violated the free speech rights of journalists and...

The team poses after a regional championship victory
Soccer celebrates another season of success
Clara Lau, Editor-in-Chief • November 12, 2025

The boys’ soccer team made it to the sectional final in the IHSA 3A state tournament, even breaking a school record along the way. The sectional...

A new face on the sidelines for boys’ wrestling
A new face on the sidelines for boys’ wrestling
Ellie Knackstedt, Staffer • November 11, 2025

When Jason Renteria wrestled for Oak Park and River Forest High School, he was the runner-up at state in 2014 and 2015, and the state champion...

MJ Rundell in competition mode
Athlete in focus: MJ Rundell
Leo Herbert, Staffer • October 22, 2025

Junior wrestler MJ Rundell has achieved a star-studded career so far at Oak Park and River Forest High School, showing his skill on the mat everywhere...

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Gianna Reyes elevates Mock Trial
Nolan Eggert, Staffer • November 11, 2025

When Gianna Reyes first joined OPRF’s Mock Trial team, she wasn’t sure she belonged. “The first couple of meetings were rough,”...

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Demand spikes at local food pantry
Zoe Schwartz, Staffer • November 11, 2025

The combination of economic strain, an increase in grocery prices, the government shutdown and the halting of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

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HYPE educates OPRF on drugs and alcohol during Red Ribbon Week
Sara Holzer, Arts and Entertainment Editor • November 10, 2025

Educating peers on drug and alcohol awareness was the mission behind Red Ribbon Week, held this year at Oak Park and River Forest High School...

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Samantha Ryan: From choir room to the concert stage
Sofia Fitzgerald, Contributor • November 12, 2025

Walking onto the stage in the Oak Park and River Forest Auditorium, junior Samantha Ryan was the picture of poised confidence. In a knee-length...

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Matthew Bell makes waves in fashion world
Samiya Weathersby, Staffer • November 11, 2025

Matthew Bell ran his hands over the uneven seams of the jeans that started this journey. The denim, cut from the sleeves of an old jacket,...

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Hell in Studio 200: student directs famed existentialist play
Ian Castro, Staffer • November 10, 2025

Jean Paul Sartre’s 1944 play “No Exit” is a journey into hell. But Sartre’s hell has no flames or torture devices. Instead, it’s a...

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Fall foliage defines Oak Park
Fall foliage defines Oak Park
Megan Dauphinee, Staffer • November 10, 2025

  Living in Oak Park, a town whose name reflects its abundance of nature, has taught me to appreciate the life that surrounds me....

Charlie Kirk’s death shows depth of polarization
Charlie Kirk’s death shows depth of polarization
Jamia Sibley, Contributor • October 22, 2025

The political assassination of the 31-year-old conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on  Sept. 10 plunged the nation into a state of further...

Hail Caesar: Trattoria 225
Hail Caesar: Trattoria 225
Graham Shea, News Editor • October 17, 2025

Ever since the inception of the Caesar salad, chefs around the world have introduced their own takes on the iconic dish. As a fanatic of the...

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The Kimmel controversy: to what extent is free speech protected?
Gigi Stevens, Staffer • October 15, 2025

On Sept. 17, Walt Disney-owned ABC announced that its two-decade-old late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would be taken off the air...