Takeout 25 saves small businesses

Camron Khaledan, Contributor December 18, 2023

Imagine life during April of 2020, the heart of lockdown: restaurants closed, everyone masked up and people standing six feet apart. With customers required to stay home, many Oak Park restaurants were...

Leadership spotlight: Ryan Adelstein

Quinn Bozarth, Staffer December 18, 2023

As the president and founder of the Letters of Love club at Oak Park and River Forest High School, senior Ryan Adelstein has a mission to spread kindness through paper and pen.  Letters of Love sends...

Library highlights whiteboard artists

Teagan Kamradt, Contributor December 18, 2023

Those coming into the library before school, during lunch periods and study halls, or after school to get some homework done, may notice the lively art encompassing the large whiteboard along the main...

Baielli wins alum award

Sadie Collins and Elianna Casselle November 20, 2023

Oak Park and River Forest High School’s beloved Scyla Murray Baielli, an English teacher and world-class athlete, was among the winners of the Tradition of Excellence Award honored in a ceremony...

BLU President Riley Bazillion with Vice President Jaela May and club member Langston Short

Leadership spotlight: Riley Bazillion

Alex Robinson Bellin, News and Opinion Editor November 20, 2023

Walking into the Student Activities Center on a Monday after school, you are immediately greeted by smiles from the members of the Black Leaders Union, or BLU. This year, BLU is led by junior...

Volunteers at Beyond Hunger distributing turkeys.

A turkey for every family this November

Zach Polan, Contributor November 20, 2023

Volunteers bundled up in winter coats and gloves to stay warm during their frigid shift in the parking lot of First United Church. Various boxes and bags of produce, meat and bread were lined...

The trick to scoring that top college?

Hunter Romans, Contributor November 20, 2023

Year after year, anxious families flood the inboxes of college counseling services, willing to spend thousands of dollars to ensure that their children will have their choice of top universities...

Senior honored at White House

Grace Williams, Features Editor November 20, 2023

At the age of 17, most teenagers are applying to colleges, receiving their driver’s licenses and doing their best to get through their final years of high school. Anja Herrman, however, is being honored...

Honorary Huskies: Therapy dogs are back

Mary Andolina, Editor-in-Chief October 24, 2023

Two beloved therapy dogs, Opie and Ollie, returned to Oak Park and River Forest High School on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The dogs were available in the Student Activity Center during students’ lunch periods. The...

Who run the world? Women in Leadership

Ryan Scott, Staffer October 24, 2023

In a fast-evolving world, women continue to break barriers within a myriad of fields. Here at Oak Park and River Forest High School, the Women in Leadership club aims to grow collaborative and empowered...

OPRF develops hydroponics program

Tobias Liebermann, Contributor October 24, 2023

The hydroponic program at Oak Park and River Forest High School recently set up shop at the local farmers market to spread awareness about the benefits of hydroponic farming. Students from the environmental science...

Leadership spotlight: Ava Nicholson

Esmie Alwaeli, Staffer October 23, 2023

Oak Park and River Forest High School’s Student Council president, Ava Nicholson, has set a goal to “leave OPRF knowing that I brought new things that weren’t here before. She wants to “make...

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