This fall, students once again need to purchase a parking pass for their vehicle in order to use the student parking lot. After a school year with no passes necessary, due to COVID-19, the increased number...

Over the summer, Chris McCann, Ed.D., went from being the principal at the sixth-grade center Eastgate to the principal at Oak Park, this brings a mass difference in the energy and behavior of the students. “I...

On Monday, May 24, Oak Park High School graduated 409 members of the Class of 2021 at the HyVee Arena.  According to the counseling office, this year's graduates earned numerous honors, accolades and...

For more than a year, @OneChalkArmy has been leaving messages of encouragement, perseverance and current events on the sidewalks of area schools.

At the FCCLA STAR events state competition in March, several of the FCCLA members placed in their competitions. Senior Emily Morrison competed in FCCLA State STAR Events in the state competition...

Starlight Theater's Blue Star Awards just released their nominees for awards this year. Oak Park received 11 nominations this year.   Nominations are: Brenden Blue- Technical Achievement...

Students' laptops can become very messy with all of their classwork and other files on their desktops. It is important to stay organized whichever way you do it. One’s organization system may be messy...

    Your prom nominees have been chosen.  For the spring season of 2021, the prom king candidates are Logan Linard, Ethan Smith, Bently Taulbert, Gabe Todtenhausen and Logan Willmann....

The Oak Park Theatre Department premieres "The Yellow Boat" tonight, Friday and Saturday as this year's Theater for a Cause. This year's production benefits the Children's Mercy Hospital Hemophilia...

In 2020, huge wasp-like creatures arrived in North America by the name of "murder hornets,” actually named the Asian giant hornet. Asian giant hornets are the world's largest hornet, native to...

She could feel his eyes glaring into hers as she walked out from her local Wal-Mart, knowing very well what was about to happen. The man stopped her, got in her face and yelled,”go back to your country.” “I...