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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

Winter formal for OPRF?
Alex Robinson Bellin, News Editor • November 18, 2024

After 15 years without a winter formal at Oak Park and River Forest High School, the Student Council and activities director are in the midst...

ACT in, SAT out
Sadie Collins, Editor-in-Chief • November 18, 2024

Students in Illinois are required to take the ACT instead of the SAT as a graduation requirement as of this school year, adding to complexities...

OPRF teacher to run for library board position
Grace Williams, Features Editor • November 18, 2024

With the ever-increasing emphasis on book banning and censorship, libraries are facing serious scrutiny in many areas around the world. Oak Park...

Behind the whistle: Officials in decline
Duke Walsh, Senior Sports Staffer • November 18, 2024

Today, we look at the people on the field wearing zebra stripes, none other than the officials. Many sports fans have been angry with an officiating...

Fall sports: Season of success
Duke Walsh and Patrick Gilsenan November 18, 2024

The fall sports season saw many ups and downs for Oak Park and River Forest High School, from leading off the flag football season with a 48-0...

Sailing club on the waters
Sailing club makes waves at OPRF
Blaire Brown, Staffer • November 18, 2024

Under a crystal sky, Lake Michigan perches next to the city, creating an ideal course for sailors. Nine miles west of the water, Oak Park and...

Changing minds about girls’ education
Elianna Casselle, Editor-in-Chief • November 18, 2024

In a world where millions of young girls and women face barriers to obtaining an education, the Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP) aims...

Student athletes sit for a viewing of "Locker Room Talk"
“Locker Room Talk” on masculinity
Kate Weber, Contributor • November 18, 2024

Dozens of student athletes and families left the Oak Park and River Forest High School main auditorium with a new perspective of manhood after...

Segbawu assisting players on the field during a football game
Leadership spotlight: Zoie Segbawu
Kiera Latrice, Business and Outreach Manager • November 18, 2024

Zoie Segbawu, a senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School, is a student of many talents. Segbawu dreams of becoming a sports medicine physician...

A&E
Mora Shigelone and Tessa Pruden rehearsing “Bury the Rest”
Studio 200 takes on gun violence in schools
Nadia Thomas, Contributor • November 18, 2024

Some things in life are so scary that they seem better left unsaid. It’s far easier to think about the happy, light topics that don’t require...

Frantzen performing “Tzigane” at the Concerto Competition
Instrumentalists shine at concerto competition
Theo Bazer, Contributor • November 18, 2024

The 11 students who walked into the auditorium on Oct. 22 had one mission: to win the Concerto Competition, where musicians from Oak Park River...

The poster for “12 Angry Jurors”
Judgment time for “12 Angry Jurors”
Imani Sanders, Senior News Staffer • November 18, 2024

For an entire performance, 12 actors must perform on a round stage surrounded by audience members. There will be no costume changes, no changing...

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Free press: don’t let democracy die
Grace Zoloto, Staffer • November 18, 2024

On Oct. 25, 2024, William Lewis, the publisher and chief executive officer of the Washington Post, announced that the Post would not be endorsing...

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Chai, buy or bye: Publican Quality Bread
Alex Robinson Bellin, News Editor • November 18, 2024

Publican Quality Bread has been one of the best-rated bakeries in West Town Chicago since its opening in 2022. However, it is not only Chicago...

Cheyney University in Cheyney, Pennsylvania from the Cheyney University Website
HBCUs offer history, community, support
Sydney Neschis, Staffer • November 18, 2024

Have you ever felt out of place in a classroom setting because of the color of your skin? Have you ever wished you were in a school community...

2024 Cook County Ballot
Votes are voices: don’t be silent
Sydney Neschis, Staffer • October 21, 2024

Voting in America has a long, sordid history of discrimination. African Americans were prohibited from voting until the year 1869, when the Fifteenth...