Fall theater preview: drama, music and mayhem

Madeline Walski, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 22, 2023

Unlike many high schools, which produce just a few shows a year, Oak Park and River Forest High School has a packed production calendar, with four shows opening before Thanksgiving. This fall, the offerings...

Noteworthy starts the year in tune and on beat

Esmie, Alwaeli September 22, 2023

Oak Park and River Forest High School’s show choir, Noteworthy, is a highly selective group of singers, dancers and live band members. The group performs locally throughout the year, competing at a show...

Local bands create art, community and memories

September 22, 2023

If someone is looking for locally made music in Oak Park, they need not look further than Val’s halla Records on Harrison Street, where local bands can be found performing every Sunday morning. Student...

(Not a) “Cruel Summer”: OPRF students experience Eras

Kiera Locke, Staffer September 20, 2023

“There will be no explanation, there will just be reputation.” Taylor Swift took the world by storm when she touched down in Chicago for the Eras Tour June 2, 3 and 4. She claimed the city for three...

Improv Club takes the stage in debut showcase

Sadie Collins, Managing Editor May 25, 2023

The Little Theater was filled with laughter and applause as Oak Park and River Forest High School’s Improv Club performed their first shows on May 18. The Improv Club is new to OPRF as of this school...

Review: “Heathers” performance brings down the house

Alexis Kohn, Staffer May 25, 2023

The shocking moment hit the actors and the audience at the same time: Veronica (played by senior Ava Dalton) wasn’t dead after all. She was walking across the stage toward J.D. (played by senior Ben...

Perspective: Exploring the poetry of place

Ignas Cuilada, Contributor May 25, 2023

“These poets all lived and breathed the Chicago air. Regardless of when or where or how they experienced our city, it became, forever, a part of their identity. What is Chicago like? This is what it’s...

Review: “Betrayal” captivates

Clara Ware, Staffer May 25, 2023

Not many high schools do plays by Harold Pinter, the British playwright known for complex, difficult works marked by tense pauses. But Oak Park and River Forest High School took on one of Pinter’s most...

“X-men” has OPRF premiere

Elianna Casselle, Sports Editor May 25, 2023

The X-Men have inspired fans around the world, with the franchise worth more than $6 billion. Riley Thomas, a 2002 graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School, took his inspiration to the next...

Students create colorful portraits of female heroes

Maggie Marko, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 5, 2023

Lavie Raven and his race equity class hope to highlight influential women of color with vibrant painted portraits and poems that will be displayed for students in the main foyer by next year. Civil rights...

Service club uses creativity to bring students together

May 5, 2023

The Students in Service Club held its second annual Spring Art Fair in the Staff Cafeteria on Tuesday, April 18 from 3:15 to 5 p.m. About 20 club members and students participated in the five different...

How very! “Heathers: The Musical” prepares for opening

May 5, 2023

A tale of mayhem, murder and machination is coming to Oak Park in a student-directed production this May. Ovation Academy will put on a performance of “Heathers: The Musical” at the Madison Street...

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