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...
When visiting Michelle Zhang’s classroom, it is not out of the ordinary to see her scrubbing Toph, the turtle, with a toothbrush. This kind of hands-on, nature-focused activity is a hallmark of environmental...
Now until April 28 the Oak Park Public Library is displaying a special showcase celebrating Ramadan. The display is inside the library's Idea Box, which is a 9-by-13-foot room near the main entrance....
Festivals have always been a way for me to bond with family–a chance to feel how close the family is to each other despite disagreements. Ramadan is one of those festivals for me.
Even though it is...
Notebooks filled with records of experiments, microscopes with bacteria under them and Petri dishes with virulent fungus inside. These are the items in Emily Porrez’s workstation in classroom 2191, where...
Mary Andolina, News and Opinion Editor
• April 5, 2023
A long line of students waited patiently outside the Student Activity Center at Oak Park and River Forest High School, where they were met with required hand sanitizer and a much more exciting thing: dogs.Â
Students...
Oak Park and River Forest High School’s Science Olympiad team is going to the state tournament this year, to be held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on April 22.
This is the...
Oak Park and River Forest High School is celebrating Black History Month in a lot of different ways, such as the music over the intercoms, posters in the hallways and an organized assembly.
Security...
The Japanese programs of Oak Park and River Forest High School organized the Japan Fest, which took place Feb. 4. The day-long event, held in the school’s main lobby, Little Theater and cafeteria, showcased...
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