How the COVID 19 Affects the OP Family
March 26, 2020
This series of stories, photos and other content hopes to provide our readers with localized news on how the global pandemic affects those of us who daily walked the halls together as the Oak Park family and how our lives have changed this month.
The year no one will forget
Lindsey Dunaway, Editor-in-Chief
March 24, 2020
Quarantine. Something that sounds like a movie plot, or that seems surreal. What seemed like a new minor virus, Covid-19, a variety of coronavirus, has become a nation-wide threat. At time of publication on Tuesday, March 24, according to the CDC, there are over 33,000 cases in the U.S. alone whic...
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Kayleonah Trumble, staffer
February 25, 2020
Birds of Prey was an amazing movie. It was released on February 7th and I watched it the next day. I liked the movie so much that I watched it again a week later. It is definitely a rated R movie and not suitable for younger kids. When I saw the first trailer for the movie I got really excited beca...
AR Workshop review
Emily Byrum, Photo Editor
January 29, 2020
AR Workshop is a boutique DIY studio located off North Oak and 152 in the strip mall behind Sonic, at 111 NE 91 Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64155. It offers DIY structured classes for a variety of projects. Projects include but are not limited to canvas paintings, pillows, wood crafts, plank projects, bl...
The Rise of a New Day: The Rise of Skywalker
Ivonee Morales-Mejia, Copy Editor
December 28, 2019
On Dec. 20, Walt Disney Studios released ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’, directed by J.J Abrams. ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is the third installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy alongside ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ (2015) and ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ (2017). As...
One student earns National Merit Scholar
Nathan Nance, Photographer
December 18, 2019
Senior Sam Skelton earned the National Merit Scholar Award. This year, Skelton is the only National Merit Scholar for Oak Park. “I was excited to get it,” Skelton said. College Board each score nationally and across the certain states; and then they assign an index score....
People we met in D.C.
November 24, 2019
Journalism students were challenged to meet people during their recent travels to Washington, D.C. for the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Convention, Nov. 20-24. Here's a few of their portraits....
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 bassist and vocalist Kang Younghyun, stage name YoungK. This is the song they have been using to promote on...
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 been running for nearly 24 years, the “Toy Story” franchise is at the top 20 in highest-gross...
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 movie. The movie itself is definitely a time commitment seeing as it’s almost three-hours long ...
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 to see which of the luchadores will finish with their hand raised in victory. “Lucha Libre is...
