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Day6 Album Review

Day6 Album Review

Luka Ashton, staffer November 15, 2019

On Tuesday, Oct 22,, Kpop group Day6 came back with their third studio album “The Book Of Us: Entropy.”  The album includes 11 new songs, the title track being “Sweet Chaos.” written by the...

The End of an Era: Toy Story 4

The End of an Era: Toy Story 4

Ivonee Morales-Mejia, Copy Editor November 14, 2019

Since the debut of their first full-length film, “Toy Story.” Pixar has convinced multiple generations of imaginative children that their toys move upon leaving the room.  For an empire that has...

Pommies prepare for competitions

Claire Heller, Journalism 1 reporter November 4, 2019

  5, 6, 7, 8. As the music starts to play, the Pommies prepare for the upcoming competition season. Practicing from 3 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, the team looks forward to creating...

And The Band Marched On      

Elayna Rodriguez, J1 Reporter October 31, 2019

Taking each breath, the Marching Northmen take pride every step along the way in this year’s show, “Fortune Teller.” Their dedication to music and friends is shown every time they take the field.  The...

Spotlight on Backstage; Mamma Mia!

Hannah Butts, J1 Reporter October 31, 2019

Lights up. Sound and lights prep for their first cue. The set and props intricately designed and placed. Each cast member wears their designated costume along with specific stage makeup. This is the finished...

On October 14, 2019 sophomore Kayleonah Trumble and junior Lindsey Dunaway pose for a picture at Fun Farm pumpkin patch in Kearney. My favorite part about fun farm was probably the corn maze because it was really fun to walk through even though we got lost, said Dunaway. I really just enjoyed spending time with som of my family and one of my best friends, it was a really fun day and I cant wait to go back next year said Trumble.

Fun at the farm

Kayleonah Trumble, staffer October 26, 2019

Fun Farm, a pumpkin patch located in Kearney, offers tons of activities and fun things for the whole family.  There is a tree house village, playground, two jumbo jumpers, barn games, hay rides, a...

Floating in to theaters

Floating in to theaters

Lindsey Dunaway, Editor in Chief October 21, 2019

Horror film “IT Chapter II” released on Friday, Sept. 6, and made $185 million worldwide opening weekend. The movie is set 27 years after the first movie to go hand-in-hand with the pattern of the...

Mamma Mia, here we go again

Mamma Mia, here we go again

Ivonee Morales-Mejia, Copy Editor and Ivy Byers, J1Broadcast Rookie Reporter October 15, 2019

After the success of the 2018 fall musical “In the Heights,” Oak Park High School theatre sets the stage for the 2019 fall musical. Making its debut on Broadway in 1999 to the big screens in 2008,...

Living with bad knees

Emily Byrum, Photo Editor September 28, 2019

It all started last year. In October I had a minor knee surgery just to find out I would need a more invasive one later on, we just didn’t know how much later. I was put on the transplant list for...

Lucha Libre Fights Its Way Into OPHS

Lucha Libre Fights Its Way Into OPHS

Ivonee Morales-Mejia, Copy Editor September 26, 2019

Flamboyant masks, a whole lot of spandex, and a rowdy persona to match - luchadores fly around stage in a feat of acrobatic athleticism while the audience eagerly sits at the edge of their seats waiting...

Directing the season

Lindsey Dunaway, Editor in Chief September 26, 2019

In the past years, every choir at Oak Park was directed by Chris Droegemueller but this year, Oak Park’s women’s show choir Treble FX got a new director.  “I was honored and super excited to...

Halloween treats and horror movies

Vanity Shumate, J1Broadcast Rookie Reporter September 21, 2019

In her first podcast assignment, Vanity Shumate talks with classmate Terrius Walker about his Halloween loves and spooks.

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