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Get to Know Your Student Council: Leaders in Action
Alicen Presko, Journalism 1 Reporter • October 14, 2025

Step up, speak out, and lead the way. Student Council is your ticket to creating unforgettable events, boosting school spirit and making real impact. Meet the officers...

Launch offers loads of eCampus classes
Launch offers loads of eCampus classes
Aiden Adelpai, Journalism 1 Reporter • May 20, 2025

OPHS ELL Outreach pairs with elementary students
OPHS ELL Outreach pairs with elementary students
April 11, 2025
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Sports
Coach Haley Cope
New Tennis Coach Steps into 40 year old Shoes
Sophia Giggy, Writer • September 25, 2025

For 40 years, Tana Stock led the Oak Park women's tennis team as head coach, guiding generation after generation of players. Now, as she steps into retirement, a new chapter...

The Royals playoff run: Can they make the playoffs?
September 8, 2025
Athletes reflect on what their sport gave them
Athletes reflect on what their sport gave them
May 18, 2025
Sophomore Alex Grider follows through with his racquet. Grider is a part of the Top 6 on the Oak Park tennis team this year, and continues to improve his skills. This was the beginning of his match against Staley.
The OP 2025 Tennis Season Concluded
May 12, 2025
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Features
No phones allowed: How else are students distracted?
No phones allowed: How else are students distracted?
Emberlynn Davis, Writer • September 8, 2025

  On July 9, 2025 Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 1481 taking effect in the 2025-2026 school year. This bill implements a statewide ban of personal electronic...

Check Off Your Grad Requirements With This Guide
Check Off Your Grad Requirements With This Guide
September 8, 2025
How do you decorate your laptop?
How do you decorate your laptop?
May 21, 2025
Backpacks speak to owners' personalities
Backpacks speak to owners’ personalities
May 21, 2025
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Trending Stories
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Sophomores Diana Jones and Mary Claire Hill make calzones during their time-management lab in Prostart I.

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"Ugly Galadriel" Illustration by art staff PJ Nixon.

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New NYT Game: Strands Trends

New NYT Game: Strands Trends

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Mr. and Mrs. Clog: Love Letters from The Bog

Mr. and Mrs. Clog: Love Letters from The Bog

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How to register to vote in this and future general elections

How to register to vote in this and future general elections

Opinion
The Royals playoff run: Can they make the playoffs?
Brian Mayer, Photo Editor • September 8, 2025

The final month of the main baseball season is here, and the Royals are just two games behind a wild card slot in the American League as of Friday, Sept. 5. But how have...

Ralph Fiennes in "Conclave" (2024) still courtesy of Philippe Antonello/Focus Features.
Bela’s Movie Blog: “Conclave” Relevant to the Times
Bela Parrett, Editor-In-Chief • September 8, 2025
Example of how students can talk in school.
Communication at Oak Park happens in many ways and is essential
Wyatt O. Whitten, Journalism 1 Writer • May 23, 2025
Entertainment
‘Disney’s Tarzan’ Swings into the Theater Soon
Lexi Hilding, Journalism 1 Reporter • October 10, 2025

"Disney’s Tarzan" musical swings into Oak Park this November. The production, based on the classic 1999 animated film and 2006 stage adaption, will feature talented high...

Ralph Fiennes in "Conclave" (2024) still courtesy of Philippe Antonello/Focus Features.
Bela’s Movie Blog: “Conclave” Relevant to the Times
Bela Parrett, Editor-In-Chief • September 8, 2025
Junior James Mueller is featured in Eden Duncan’s one act, “The Day Before Saturday.” As a new actor, he was unsure about theater and had worries going into it, but he found himself more confident after trying one acts. “I think that beforehand I couldn’t see myself doing anything theater related, and now I kind of can. I think it can be fun now.”
ONE ACTS: The perfect show for new actors
Stellah Meadows, Journalism 1 Photographer • May 20, 2025
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Arts
Mr. and Mrs. Clog: Love Letters from The Bog
Mr. and Mrs. Clog: Love Letters from The Bog
Sophy Marks and PJ Nixon • March 10, 2025

        On a pretty day A lovely breeze blows her hair I pour my heart out           My...

Cars Can Be Art
Cars Can Be Art
Cruz Martinez, Journalism 1 Photographer • December 19, 2024
FOCUSED. Senior Jimmy Cantrell focuses on the screen making any adjustments to beat and making sure the flow is smooth for the person in the booth to rap. On Thursday, Oct. 10, he started making this beat using the keyboard to come up with beat and flow to it. “When I am having trouble thinking of an idea for a song or a beat, I just mess around not trying to go for anything just see what I can make and try and build from it improving it little by little but what really helps is having at least one person hear to give me their input in making the beat,” Cantrell said.
Mixing Music from Home
Adrian Medina, Journalism 1 Photographer • December 17, 2024
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