At 2:35 p.m., the last bell of the day rings at Oak Park High School. Students file off campus, excited to leave the school day behind. For Head Custodian Richard Ortega and the OPHS custodial staff, the...
Kathy Tang, Senior Staff Artist
• September 17, 2025
You probably promised yourself to take a break from your phone this summer, telling yourself you would unplug and get a detox. But I’m sure you, like the vast majority of us, spent more time than you’d...
Recently, many top universities around the nation have been under federal pressure for a variety of reasons. Most notably, Harvard University has fought back against the Trump administration’s actions...
“Hola, clase! Buenos días!”
When you walk into C-10, you will most certainly be met with this greeting from Maria Gibson, the new Spanish 1 teacher at Oak Park High School. Amidst the various signs...
Dylan Boyd, Senior Staff Writer
• September 10, 2025
Only 25 miles from Oak Park High School is BMO Stadium, the 22,000 seat home to the Los Angeles Football Club. LAFC is a new Major League Soccer team established in 2014. The raucous atmosphere on gameday...
COVID-19 completely disrupted the use of standardized testing in college admissions. While it was possible to run a virtual classroom, proctoring such an important exam via Zoom was not ideal. Although...
Oak Park High School can be defined in many words. The 19 sports programs OPHS offers may point to the word “athletic”. The 42 AP and honors courses that the school provides might lead to the words...
Romance has always evolved with the values and expectations of its era. Today, it can be filtered through the lens of social media. Social media has become a space where relationships can be dissected...
When students picked up their Chromebooks at registration for the 2025-26 school year, some ended up with a different, slightly smaller chromebook with a new case and screen protector. The Chromebooks...
Cora Sklar, Senior Staff Writer
• September 10, 2025
Today, millions of dogs are waiting for a second chance to have a place to call home. Around 2.7 million adoptable shelter animals are euthanized each year, with overpopulation being a primary factor....
Two denim advertisements have gone viral in the past month, but for reasons completely unrelated to the clothing itself. American Eagle has collaborated with celebrated actress Sydney Sweeney on a campaign...
