The pilot of the AP African American Studies course is off to a strong start this year at Oak Park and River Forest High School, according to Tyrone Williams Jr., a history teacher who recently received...

Former Chicago Police Department officer Cindy Guerra was hired July 13 as the new director of campus safety, replacing Cherylynn Jones-McLeod. An additional six security officers were hired as well. Guerra...

Many classes at Oak Park and River Forest High School focus on college preparation and college-level learning. OPRF’s Advanced Placement program has existed for more than 60 years and is still ongoing....

From afar, room 3112 may look like the average AP United States History class. But up close, sounds of laughter and engagement can be heard echoing throughout the classroom. Here, Tyrone Williams teaches...

Most sports fans know about baseball’s World Series, played every fall when the nation’s teams compete to see who will dominate the Major League. However, a smaller World Series takes place every August...

Dear Exchange Year, I have always been bad at goodbyes. As the school year winds down, I’m getting ready to end my exchange program and head home to Bangladesh. That means leaving something that turned...

Chat GPT is a new artificial intelligence chatbot that has recently caught the attention of many people in education. With the ability to generate responses to nearly any prompt, it has been praised for...

Oak Park is home to more than 50,000 people, not including some of its smaller residents: fairies. Across Oak Park, many residents are setting up fairy gardens, small outdoor decorations meant to...

Three-point four one percent. That was the acceptance rate for Harvard's class of 2027, according to its website. Of 56,937 applicants, 1,942 students were admitted. Thousands of competitive applications...

After 29 years of teaching American history at Oak Park and River Forest High School, Richard Mertz will retire at the end of this school year. Mertz has dedicated his career to teaching and has impacted...

On March 22, 2023 senior bowler Payton Wernet had a perfect game: every ball he threw was a strike. This accomplishment culminated a high school bowling career filled with resilience and love for the game....

Throughout the year, the Best Buddies club at Oak Park and River Forest High School has been spreading the message of inclusion to the school community. Best Buddies is an international nonprofit that...