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In 1961, the pool at OPRF was used for the annual Canadian-American Invitational Swim meet. Among those competing at the school were Tom Stock, [[Ted Stickles]], and [[Joan Spillane]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Two World Champs in Swim Meet| pages = C3| publisher = Chicago Tribune| date = 6 January 1961| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=6&did=575340502&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250303357&clientId=68442| accessdate = 15 August 2009}}</ref>
In 1961, the pool at OPRF was used for the annual Canadian-American Invitational Swim meet. Among those competing at the school were Tom Stock, [[Ted Stickles]], and [[Joan Spillane]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Two World Champs in Swim Meet| pages = C3| publisher = Chicago Tribune| date = 6 January 1961| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=6&did=575340502&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250303357&clientId=68442| accessdate = 15 August 2009}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
===Letters and journalism===
* [[Kenneth Fearing]] was a poet, novelist (''[[The Big Clock]]'') and founder of ''[[The Partisan Review]]''.<ref name="032449 article">{{cite news | title = OAK PARK HIGH SHOWS ACORNS GROW TO OAKS: Display Early Writings of Alumni Authors| pages = W A6| publisher = Chicago Daily Tribune| date = 24 March 1949| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=928&did=488868112&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250140769&clientId=68442| accessdate = 13 August 2009}}</ref>
* [[Jane Hamilton]] is a novelist (''[[The Book of Ruth (novel)|The Book of Ruth]]'', ''[[A Map of the World]]'').<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Paul Harvey, Jr.]] was a radio news writer, producer, and on air talent best known for his work with ''[[The Rest of the Story]]'', which was long hosted by [[Paul Harvey|his father]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Ernest Hemingway]] was a [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] and [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning writer.<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/><ref name="OPRF ToE"/><ref name="032449 article"/>
* [[Janet Lewis]] was a [[librettist]], poet, and novelist (''[[The Wife of Martin Guerre]]'').<ref name="032449 article"/>
* [[Bruce Morton]] is an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Peabody Award]] winning television journalist, spending most of his career with [[CBS News]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[M. M. Musselman|Morris McNeal Musselman]] was a [[screenwriter]] and author. A classmate of Ernest Hemingway, he collaborated with Hemingway on what is believed to be his first play, ''Hokum''.<ref>{{cite news | title = Find 'cornball' 1st play by Hemingway| pages = D6| publisher = Chicago Tribune| date = 15 May 1978| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=182&did=619235412&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250572869&clientId=68442| accessdate = 18 August 2009|quote = Baker cautioned, however, that Musselman - a high school chum of Hemingway in Oak PArk who became a successful screenwriter in Hollywood - probably wrote more of the play than Hemingway.}}</ref>
* [[Carol Shields|Carol Warner Shields]] is an author (''[[Larry's Party]]'', ''[[Unless]]'') who won the 1995 [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]] (''[[The Stone Diaries]]'').<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/>
* [[Charles Simic]] is a poet who won the 1990 [[Pulitzer Prize for Poetry]]. In 2007, he was named [[Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress]] (formerly Poet Laureate of the United States).<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/><ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Anna Louise Strong]] was a journalist, writer, traveler, and [[communist]] [[apologist]].<ref name="032449 article"/>
* [[Edward Wagenknecht]] is an author and [[literary critic]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/><ref name="032449 article"/>

===Fine and performing arts===
* [[Dan Castellaneta]] is an actor best known for providing the voice of [[Homer Simpson]] on the television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW">{{cite news | title = High School of the Week - Oak Park: A storied history of excellence| pages = | publisher = Chicago Sun-Times| date = 9 May 2007| url = http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/highschool/376499,CST-SPT-spot09.article| accessdate = 30 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="120908 article">{{cite news| title = Stage left, right & center - At age 40, OPRF’s three theater stages are still going strong| first = Deb| last = McCarey| url = http://wednesdayjournalonline.com/print.asp?ArticleID=13165&SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4| publisher = Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest| date = 9 December 2008| accessdate = 30 July 2009| quote = Movie and stage veteran Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio first acted on the Little Theater stage at OPRF; Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, performed in plays and wrote original comedy skits for the speech team. Television actress Felicity LaFortune, irreverent comedienne Kathy Griffin, and Comedy Central Reno 911's Tom Lennon, started their careers here, as did prima ballerina Helene Alexopoulos who leapt from OPRF to the New York City Ballet.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Austin| first = Michael| coauthors = Wehunt, Jennifer| title = Before They Were Famous| publisher = Chicago Magazine.com| date = February 2007| url = http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/February-2007/Before-They-Were-Famous/Sandra-Cisneros-Suze-Orman-Dan-Castellaneta-Harold-Ramis-Dave-Eggers/| accessdate = 30 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Bruce Davidson (photographer)|Bruce Davidson]] is a [[Documentary photography|documentary photographer]], perhaps best known for his coverage of the [[American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|American Civil Rights Movement]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Kathy Griffin]] is a [[comedienne]] and actress (''[[Suddenly Susan]]'', ''[[Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List]]'').<ref name="120908 article"/>
* [[Felicity LaFortune]] is an actress.<ref name="120908 article"/>
* [[John Lamontaine|John LaMontaine]] is a composer who won the 1959 [[Pulitzer Prize for Music]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Thomas Lennon (actor)|Thomas Lennon]] is an actor (''[[Reno 911!]]'') and screenwriter (''[[Night at the Museum]]'').<ref name="120908 article"/>
* [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]] is an actress best known for her work in film (''[[The Abyss]]'', ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', ''[[White Sands (film)|White Sands]]'').<ref name="120908 article"/><ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/><ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Amy Morton]] is an actress best known for her work with the [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[George Schaefer (director)|George Schaefer]] was a [[Tony Award]] winning director best known for his work in television. He received four [[Directors Guild of America Award|awards]] from the [[Directors Guild of America]], a group he served as president of (1979—81).<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/>
* [[Alex Wurman]] is a composer best known for his work on television and film (''[[March of the Penguins]]'', ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'').<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>

===Science===
* [[Richard C. Atkinson]] was a psychologist who served as director of the [[National Science Foundation]], chancellor of the [[University of California, San Diego]], and president of the [[University of California]].<ref name="OPRF ToE">{{cite web| title = Oak Park-River Forest High School Tradition of Excellence Award Honorees| publisher = Oak Park and River Forest High School| url = http://www.oprfhs.org/export/sites/oprf/information_for/Development/TRADITION_OF_EXCELLENCE_mainlist.pdf| accessdate = 30 July 2009}}</ref>
* [[Wallace S. Broecker]] is a geologist, perhaps best known for coining the phrase ''[[global warming]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title = Wallace S. Broeker education, awards, & honors| publisher = Orkuveita Reykjavíkur| url = http://www.or.is/media/PDF/WSB_awards.pdf| accessdate = 30 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Wallace S. Broeker biography| publisher = Library of Congress| url = http://www.loc.gov/bicentennial/bios/frontiers/bios_broecker.html| accessdate = 30 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[James B. Herrick]] was a medical doctor who was the first to identify [[sickle cell anemia]] and [[coronary thrombosis]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Ryan| first = Jeanette Mines| title = High school launches its alumni hall of fame| pages = WCS 14| publisher = Chicago Tribune| date = 21 October 1983| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=507&did=635504512&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250610812&clientId=68442| accessdate = 18 August 2009| quote = Posthumous winners include Dr. James Herrick, the first to describe sickle cell anemia and the first to diagnose coronary thrombosis.}}</ref>
* [[Kermit E Krantz]] is a surgeon, physician, author, and inventor. He co-developed the [[Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz]] procedure.<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Wilton Krogman]] was a professor of [[anthropology]] at the [[University of Chicago]] and [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Jay Ruby]] was an [[anthropologist]], specializing in the field of [[visual anthropology]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Chad Trujillo]] is an [[astronomer]] and co-discoverer of several [[Trans-Neptunian objects]] including [[Quaoar]], [[Sedna (planetoid)|Sedna]], [[Orcus]], and [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Chad Trujillo: Trailblazing in the Outer Solar System| first = Carolyn| last = Peterson| url = http://www.gemini.edu/files/pio/newsletters/34-200706_gemini_focus.pdf| publisher = Gemini Focus - Newsletter of the Gemini Observatory| location = Hilo, HI| date = June 2007| pages = 52-54| accessdate = 30 July 2009| quote = Chad has given talks at Sonoma State University in California, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Hawai'i, as well as at Oak Park River Forest High school (which he attended) ...}}</ref>

===Sports===
* [[Don Canham]] was a track & field coach at the [[University of Michigan]] before becoming its [[athletic director]] (1968-88).<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Charlie Hoag]] was a member of the [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] gold medal winning [[Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics|U.S. Mens Olympic Basketball Team]].<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/>
* [[Eric Kumerow]] was a first round draft pick of the [[Miami Dolphins]].<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/>
* [[Sean Lawrence (baseball)|Sean Lawrence]] was a [[Pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]] (1998) with the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/>
* [[Billy Martin (tennis)|Billy Martin]] (did not graduate) was a professional tennis player, inducted into the [[International Tennis Federation]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite news | title = Billy Martin wins, faces Borg today| pages = B2| publisher = Chicago Tribune| date = 27 December 1972| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=263&did=605578882&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250569047&clientId=68442| accessdate = 18 August 2009|quote = Martin ... who moved to California after his freshman year at Oak Park-River Forest High School, will face Borg, the 1972 Wimbledon Junior champion ...}}</ref>
* John Register was a silver medalist in the long jump at the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Summer Paralympics]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Ben Shelton]] was an [[outfielder]] (1993) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/>
* [[George Trafton]] was an [[NFL]] [[Center (American football)|center]], playing his entire career for the [[Chicago Bears|Decatur Staleys/Chicago Bears]]. A member of two championship teams, he was credited with introducing the one-handed snap, and was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/><ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Danielle Tyler]] was a softball player and member of the gold medal winning U.S. team at the [[Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>

===Other===
* [[Bruce Barton]] was a [[U.S. Congressman]] (1937-41), author (''[[The Man Nobody Knows]]''), and ad executive.<ref name="OPRF ToE"/><ref name="032449 article"/>
* Mike Feinberg is the co-founder of [[Knowledge Is Power Program]] (KIPP).<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Walter Burley Griffin]] was an architect and city planner best known for designing the [[capital city]] of [[Australia]], [[Canberra]], as well as the development of the [[carport]] and "L-shaped floor plan".<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Otto Kerner, Jr.]] was the 33rd [[Governor of Illinois]] (1961-68). He was also the namesake of the national [[Kerner Commission]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Otto Kerner: He Steps on No One's Toes: Candidate for Governor Is Confident| first = George| last = Tagge| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=190&did=566807042&SrchMode=1&sid=2&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250222651&clientId=68442| publisher = Chicago Tribune| date = 17 January 1960| pages = 5| accessdate = 14 August 2009| quote = Kerner attended Oak Park High school, got his A. B. degree at Brown university ...}}</ref>
* [[Ray Kroc]] was the founder of [[McDonald's]]. He did not graduate, instead enlisting as an ambulance drive in [[World War I]].<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/><ref name="OPRF ToE"/><ref>{{cite news| title = Believes McDonald Drive In Future Lies in Shift to Chain: Drive-In Franchise Firm Discusses Shift to Chain| first = William| last = Clark| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=26&did=680406392&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250303830&clientId=68442| publisher = Chicago Tribune| date = 5 February 1961| pages = A9 & 11| accessdate = 15 August 2009| quote = Kroc, who left Oak Park High school to enlist, underage, in World War I as an ambulance driver ...}}</ref>
* [[Prentice H. Marshall]] was a federal judge who sat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]] (1973—96).<ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* [[Carlos Alberto Torres (Puerto Rican Nationalist)|Carlos Alberto Torres]] is a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] nationalist convicted of attempting to overthrow the United States government as a member of the [[Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (Puerto Rico)|FALN]]. He was on hte [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1970s|FBI Most Wanted List]], and is currently serving a 78 year prison sentence.<ref>{{cite news | last = Koziol| first = Ronald| coauthors = Rowley, Storer| title = $22 million FALN terror case bail set :$22 million bond for 11 FALN terror suspects| pages = 1| publisher = Chicago Tribune| date = 6 April 1980| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=289&did=624156312&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250574718&clientId=68442| accessdate = 18 August 2009|quote = Torres, an Oak Park-River Forest High School graduate and son of a Congregational minister, has been in hiding since a November 1978 raid on his Chicago apartment, then dubbed a "virtual bomb factory".}}</ref>
* [[Marjorie Vincent]] was [[Miss America]], 1991.<ref name="Sun-Times HSotW"/><ref name="OPRF ToE"/>
* Clarence E. "Bill" Winchell was a gunner aboard the [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] ''[[Memphis Belle (B-17)|Memphis Belle]]'', and was featured in [[William Wyler|William Wyler's]] film [[Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress]].<ref>{{cite news| title = OAK PARK HAS A WAR HERO ON MEMPHIS BELLE: Bill Winchell Is Gunner on Famous Plane| url = http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=427&did=475209412&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250051196&clientId=6844| publisher = Chicago Daily Tribune| date = 20 June 1943| pages = W4| accessdate = 12 August 2009| quote = His sister, Mary, hopes he will return in time for her graduation this week from Oak Park-River Forest High School, his alma mater too.}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Dan Castellaneta cropped.jpg|Dan Castallaneta
File:Kathy Griffin in Vegas.PNG|Kathy Griffin
File:Walterburleygriffin.jpg|Mr. & Mrs. Walter Burley Griffin
File:Jane hamilton 2007.jpg|Jane Hamilton
</gallery>
<gallery>
File:ErnestHemingway.jpg|Ernest Hemingway
File:Otto Kerner NYWTS.jpg|Otto Kerner, Jr.
File:Rondi Reed and Amy Morton in play by Tracy Letts.jpg|Amy Morton (right)
File:Charles Simic.jpg|Charles Simic
</gallery>
<gallery>
File:Anna Louise Strong.jpg|Anna Louise Strong
File:Chad Trujillo.jpg|Chad Trujillo
File:Marjorie vincent.jpg|Marjorie Vincent
File:MemphisBelle crew USAF.jpg|Clarence E. Winchell<br>(far right)
</gallery>


==Notable staff==
==Notable staff==

Revision as of 17:58, 18 August 2009

Oak Park and River Forest High School
Address
Map
201 N. Scoville Ave.

Oak Park
,
Illinois
60302

USA
Coordinates41°53′25″N 87°47′20″W / 41.8903°N 87.7888°W / 41.8903; -87.7888
Information
Typepublic secondary
MottoΤΑ Γ'ΑΡΙΣΤΑ
(Those things that are best)[5]
Opened1871 (1871)[7]
School districtOak Park and River Forest HS District 200
SuperintendentAttila J. Weninger, Ph.D.[1]
PrincipalNathaniel Rouse[2]
Staff436[3]
Grades9-12
Gendercoed
Enrollment3,098[4]
Average class size19.2[4]
Campussuburban
Colour(s)  orange
  blue[6]
Athletics conferenceWest Suburban Conference
NicknameHuskies[6]
PublicationCrest
NewspaperTrapeze
YearbookTabula
Nobel laureatesErnest Hemingway
(1954, Literature)
Websitehttp://www.oprfhs.org/

Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a public four-year high school located in Oak Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the only school of Oak Park and River Forest District 200.

Founded in 1873, the current school building opened in 1907. A comprehensive college preparatory school, OPRF has had a long history of not only turning out alumni who have made contributions in a wide variety of fields, but have consistently been eminently notable in their fields. Among these contributors with which the school is associated are McDonalds founder Ray Kroc, city planner Walter Burley Griffin, the voice of iconic cartoon character Homer Simpson, Dan Castellaneta, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning writer Ernest Hemmingway.

Throughout most of its history, the school has been a centerpiece of the Oak Park community, serving as host to a number of community events. Many of these events included lecturers and performances from many notable people from a variety of fields.

History

Nineteenth century

Starting in 1871, high school students from Oak Park attended classes in an elementary school.[8] The first class, which contained only three people, graduated in 1877. As early as 1875, there was discussion about constructing a high school in Oak Park.[9]

In June 1889, the school board announced that a site on Lake Street between Euclid and East Avenues had been selected for the new high school.[10] Construction began in the spring of 1890.[11] The school was designed by the firm of Thomas & Rapp, and built for an initial cost of the school was listed at US$40,000.[12] The school, Oak Park-Ridgeland High School, was opened for public inspection on the afternoon of 1 January 1892.[13]

The building was designed to be used for kindergarten and grades 5-12.[13] Among the features of the building were a state of the art ventilation system that changed the air in the entire building once each six minutes.[13] The basement, which would hold industrial arts shops, and the third floor, which would hold the gymnasium, science labs, and rooms for cooking and sewing rooms.[13]

The 15 member graduating class of 1894, grouped according to course work in "Classical", "Latin", or "Modern language" received a graduation address from John M. Coulter, then serving as president of Lake Forest University.[14]

In 1899, the tuition charged to residents of River Forest and Maywood was raised, prompting the students from those towns to move their students to the recently completed Austin High School in Chicago.[15]

1901-1920

By 1904, the towns decided a new high school building was needed.[16] In December 1904, the location at East and Ontario Streets was selected by voters.[17]

The original school site was sold in 1916 for $25,000.[18]

A new building, designed to hold 800 students was opened in 1907 in the school's current location, however, by 1908, the school was declared defective, and required additional work, with the concrete floors specifically cited as being unable to support the full weight of potential people that might stand on it.[19] The school eventually filed suit against the contractors.[20]

For many years, students at the school had formed fraternities and sororities. In the wake of a student's near death during an initiation in 1907, the citizens of the community began to ask for the secret organizations to be disbanded.[21] In the summer of 1907, school officials formally informed parents of the school's opposition to these groups, and that parents should be wary about permitting students to join these groups.[22] As school started in 1908, the school opted to require all students (unless parents were opposed) to sign an oath not to join any secret societies.[23] With the pledges sent out, the secret societies were effectively banned at the school, though not without a fight.[24] The adult sponsor of one fraternity (on whose property the fraternity's house was located) decided to defend the system.[25] It soon became clear that the fight was between representatives of the "old guard" of Oak Park which favored the societies, and newer families who were against them.[26] Even as the last sororities submitted to signing the oath, the fraternities held out hope that they and their parents would prevail.[27] While continued existence of the fraternities was tolerated for a time, by early 1909, the last remaining members were expelled when they failed to comply with the oaths they had signed.[28] After the last fraternity engaged the services of an attorney to defend themselves, the attorney informed the members and their families that the school was within its rights, leading the last holdouts to renounce their membership, and rejoin the school community.[29][30] Problems with secret societies continued sporadically into 1911, when students were again given the choice of renouncing membership in the groups or face expulsion.[31] Nine students were ultimately expelled.[32] Four of these boys applied to attend one of the public schools in Chicago, and were rejected.[33] One of the nine students was eventually reinstated by a judge, who openly called these secret societies "enemies of the state and foes of our Christian civilization".[34] Expulsions over the offense continued in 1915, though with the added twist of several girls gaining the support of Mrs. Catherine Wright, the wife of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.[35][36][37] In 1916, parents supportive of secret societies attempted to get elected to the school board, but failed when the leadership withdrew from the election.[38]

1908 saw approval for the expansion of the athletic facilities with five new tennis courts, a new quarter-mile cinder track, and outdoor basketball courts.[39]

On 16 January 1914, the school opened up its new field house which ranked among the largest indoor athletic facilities for a secondary school in the country, which included a one-fourteenth of a mile indoor track.[40]

1921-40

On 27 September 1924 OPRF dedicated its new athletic stadium with a celebration that included a 13-0 win in football over Austin High School.[41][42]

The fight against secret societies among students again raised its head. In May 1926, the school issued one year suspensions to 53 students under the claim that their Sunday school classes served as a front for fraternity membership.[43] The boys filed suit against the school claiming that they did not know they would be punished so strongly, with one prominent parent claiming the school was acting to erase its image as an "athletic" school.[44] When the boys won the case, they arrived at school to gain admittance, only to see the Superintendent cancel classes so that students could attend a "clean alleys" parade.[45] Upon appeal, the judge reversed his initial ruling, and denied the boys' lawsuit.[46] Despite missing graduation for some students, the remaining students continued to appeal throughout the summer.[47][48] On 4 September, the parties arrived at a compromise where graduates would receive their diplomas, underclassmen would return to class, though students would be barred from extracurricular activities, and would be required to help root out secret societies.[49] Parents who had started a petition drive against the principal were also required to destroy the petitions.[49]

November 1927 saw the announcement of new construction. The first to be completed was a new gymnasium for girls and a fieldhouse for boys, which would include a dirt floor and an indoor track.[50] One report stated that the school would thus have "the largest and most complete high school athletic layout in the world".[50] These facilities, costing $750,000 were ready in August 1928.[51]

OPRF was routinely hosted community lecture events and several charitable fundraisers that often attracted notable people. On the evening of 9 November 1936, the school hosted a talk by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.[52]

On 14 October 1940, the school hosted the exiled Archduke Felix of Austria for a talk.[53] On 22 October 1940, the school hosted Cornelia Otis Skinner, who presented some costumed monologues at the school as a part of a fundraiser for the local infant welfare society.[54] A benefit concert at the school on 8 November 1940 featured violinist Efrem Zimbalist.[55] 22 January 1941 saw a lecture by polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard Byrd.[56]

1941-1960

With the outbreak of World War II, OPRF opened its doors to a University of Illinois sponsored war industries college to educate men and women in skills needed to perform in necessary industries.[57]

At least as early as 1940, interest was show in opening a second high school for the town of River Forest.[58] In 1946, approval was given for River Forest to form their own high school district.[59][60] By 1949, River Forest was still a separate district, but had not begun to build a high school, forcing the district to pay tuition for each student still attending Oak Park High School.[61] In late May 1949, petitions were presented asking for a referendum to reunite the two districts, with the county superintendent announcing that the reunited school district would officially become Consolidated High School District 200 when the vote from both districts favored reunification.[62] The successful election resulted in the call for the election of a new school board.[63]

The 1940s saw still more lecturers and performers come to the school for various functions. 12 October 1942 saw a talk on "Liberty vs. Oppression" by Ève Curie, the daughter and biographer of Marie Curie.[64] Carmen Amaya and her band of dancers performed 16 October 1942.[65] Soprano Helen Jepson performed on 24 March 1944.[66] Actress Ilka Chase gave a talk on 21 April 1944.[67] 11 October 1944 saw a performance by magician Harlan Tarbell.[68] Hypnotist and "mind reader" Dr. Franz Polgar was the entertainment at the school on 25 April 1945.[69] In March 1946, the school hosted a two day conference to discuss the future of the Soviet Union in world affairs which was chaired by William McGovern and Maynard C. Krueger.[70] Eugene List performed on piano on 29 October 1946.[71] Will Durant, philosopher and historian, gave a lecture on 17 October 1949.[72]

The 1950-51 school year opened with a $200,000 renovation of the school's auditorium.[73] While the auditorium's capacity dropped from 1,300 to 1,200, the rennovations included a new stage and dressing rooms.[73]

Two communities which had been sending students to OPRF withdrew from the district in the early 1950s. Elmwood Park incorporated its own high school district and constructed Elmwood Park High School in 1954, while the east part of River Grove was incorporated into Leyden High School.[74][75]

1954 saw an addition to the field house and an additional $200,000 in improvements.[76]

In 1956, voters rejected a bond issue, which requested permission to raise $2.8 million for renovations and expansion.[77] A $2 million bond issue was approved for renovations in 1957.[78] A new wing including ten classrooms and a new library was finished in the spring of 1959.[79]

The 1950s saw more notable lecturers and performers take to the stage at the school. Princess Ileana of Romania gave a talk about the effects of communism on her country on 8 October 1951.[80] Claude Raines performed readings of literature on 19 October 1953.[81] The former crown prince of Austria, Otto von Habsburg lectured on Europe and world security on 18 October 1954.[82] Lt. General Mark Clark discussed a recent book he had written on 1 November 1954, while Willy Ley talked on the new space program on 7 February 1955.[82] Polar explorer and president of Carleton College, Laurence McKinley Gould spoke on 28 October 1957.[83] Vance Packard an author and social critic talked about his book, The Hidden Persuaders and American morality on 17 November 1958.[84]

1961-1980

In July 1966, preliminary plans were announced for a US$5.7 million, 300,000 square foot addition and remodeling of the school which would include three air conditioned floors, a 1,700 seat auditorium, a 400 seat theater, and a 200 seat forensics theater were all part of the plan.[85] Bidding for the addition open in September 1966.[86] In conjunction with the new construction, the school received a US$ 1.5 million Title III grant to expand and redevelop the school library.[87] Construction was underway by November, with the price tag now standing at US$10.4 million.[88] The project was not complete when the district was required to ask the residents for a US$2.9 million bond issue, which was approved in December 1967.[89] In 1967, there was discussion of the Oak Park Elementary School District merging with the high school district to form a unit district.[90][91]

In the summer of 1969, the school's orchestra planned to take a 22 day 8 city tour of Europe that was to include stops in Moscow and Leningrad, becoming the first American high school orchestra to perform in the Soviet Union.[92] However, the group's itinerary was forced to change. The tour included a concert in St Mark's Square and an audience with Pope Paul VI, as well as a concert at Beethovenhalle in Bonn.[93] The tour to Moscow and Leningrad (and Amsterdam and Vienna) took place over the 1970-71 winter break.[94]

In December 1976, voters approved a 77 cent-per-US$100 assessed property value increase to improve the school's educational fund.[95]

The school continued to host a number of notable visitors. In February 1961, the school hosted alum, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. and General Alfred Gruenther on the topic of national goals.[96] Congressman and staunch anti-communist Walter Judd spoke at the school in 1962.[97] Broadway producers José Quintero and Theodore Mann presented the play Under Milk Wood in October 1962, followed a week later with a talk by Baroness Maria von Trapp, and in November with a talk on contemporary problems by U.S. Senator John Tower.[98] In October 1963 the importance of education was the emphasis of a talk by former heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Dempsey.[99] The remainder of 1963 and into 1964 saw visits from former Cincinnati mayor Charles Taft, MP Fergus Montgomery, naturalist and author Joy Adamson, and writer Art Buchwald.[100] Winston Churchill, grandson of the famous British Prime Minister, spoke in 1965.[101] The 1969-70 lecture season included talks by Percy L. Julian on the race crisis in America, Dr. David E. Smith on drug abuse, and Bruno Bettelheim on the generation gap.[102] The 1970-71 lecture season included William F. Buckley, Jr., Roger Hilsman, and Bill Veeck.[103] Senator Charles H. Percy lectured on current Congressional issues in October 1971.[104] Governor Richard B. Ogilvie made a campaign stop at the school in 1972.[105] March 1976 saw a performance by Count Basie and his orchestra.[106] Dr. Carolyn R. Payton, director of the Peace Corps spoke at a benefit hosted at the school in November 1978.[107] On 1 October 1980, three days before the 1980 presidential election, Vice President Walter Mondale gave a talk to 1,000 students and a press conference at the school.[108]

1981-2000

In the autumn of 1983, the school inducted the first members of its alumni hall of fame.[109]

1983 also saw OPRF among 32 Chicago-area school districts who had members of Lyndon LaRouche's National Democratic Policy Committee run for their school board.[110] Among the changes these candidates supported are an end to "the hoax of new math", the end of all ecology classes, the elimination of non-classical music, and the end of vocational education classes.[110] In Oak Park-River Forest, as with most of the districts, the candidates were not elected.Sullivan, Barbara (10 November 1983). "City/suburbs :Ultra-right candidates fail to make their mark". Chicago Tribune. pp. D A18. Retrieved 18 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)</ref>

1983 also saw OPRF join a trend in identifying students (42 in 1983) who were nonresidents of the district (mostly from Chicago), and dismissing them.[111] In some cases, this involved sending security guards to the local elevated train platforms to identify students arriving from the city.[111][112]

The autumn of 1983 also saw the school caught up in the deportation of an employee of 25 years. In 1982, the school's head custodian had admitted to the U.S. Justice Department that he had not been open about his tenure as a member of the Waffen-SS at the Gross-Rosen concentration camp during World War II. After the Justice Department initial deportation hearings ended, the school opted to dismiss the custodian. While there was general community agreement, there were those who opposed the dismissal (including at least one Jewish student), citing his exemplary behavior, caring for students, and hard work.[113][114]

Walter Mondale returned to the school as a presidential candidate, making a public call for Ronald Reagan to suspend underground nuclear testing.[115]

Former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III announced his second-time candidacy for Illinois governor during a speech at the school in October 1985.[116][117]

In 2003, the WB Network aired the reality series of High School Reunion, featuring alumni of OPRFHS. Although the show purported to feature members of the class of 1992, the ten cast members actually came from the classes of 1991, 1992, and 1993.

Academics

In 2008, OPRF had an average composite ACT score of 23.5, and graduated 94.3% of its senior class.[4] OPRF has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, which with the ACT forms the assessment tools used by the state of Illinois to fulfill the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[4] While the school overall made AYP, one of the school's five student subgroups failed to achieve AYP in both reading and math.[4] One other student subgroup failed to meet AYP in reading, while another failed to meet AYP in mathematics.[4]

OPRF has been listed six times on Newsweek's top 1500 American public schools, as measured by the Challenge Index.[118] In 2009, the school was ranked #549.[118] In previous years, the school was ranked #554 (2003), #590 (2005), #501 (2006), #688 (2007), and #379 (2008).[118]

On 31 October 1907, the school's orchestra was founded. While more common today, Oak Park was one of the first schools to offer credit toward graduation based on student performance in the orchestra.[119][120]

Athletics

OPRF competes in the West Suburban Conference. The school is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most sports and competitive activities. The school's teams are stylized as the Huskies.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men women in: basketball cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo.[121] Young men may compete in baseball, golf, football, and wrestling, while women may compete in badminton, cheerleading, gymnastics, and softball.[121] While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors teams for young men and women in lacrosse, in addition to a field hockey and drill team for young women.[121] While not sponsored by the school, there is an ice hockey team affiliated with the school.[122]

The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet:[123]

Through the end of the 2008-09 school year, the boys track & field program holds state records for state championships, top 3 finishes, and top ten finishes.[124]

The OPRF lacrosse program is one of the three oldest high school programs in the state of Illinois.[125]

OPRF still has the center of its original field house hanging in the library. the first field house for a high school in the US.[citation needed]

In the school's early history, there were semi-annual "field days" in which students competed for various prizes (medals, cups, sporting equipment, cakes) in events such as the hammer throw, three-legged race, sack race, and obstacle course.[126] In the absence of regularly scheduled interscholastic meets, the Cook County High School Athletic Union hosted an annual field day which would involve top athletes from the county schools.[127]

From 1900-13, Oak Park was a member of the Cook County League. In 1913, the schools outside of Chicago were expelled, and formed the Suburban League, which would eventually splinter off into several smaller leagues, one of which was the West Suburban Conference.[128]

Before such things were made illegal by the IHSA, Oak Park, on at least one occasion, played games against college teams, such as a game on 4 April 1900 when Oak Park lost to Northwestern University (then known as the Purple), 1-27.[129]

While water polo would not be sponsored by the IHSA until 2002, Oak Park High School sponsored a team at least as early 1901, playing a match against the Armour Institute (later renamed the Illinois Institute of Technology.[130]

In 1905, in the wake of a student being killed in a football game, Oak Park's (and several other schools') school board voted to cancel the remainder of the season, and ban football from the school.[131][132][133]

In 1907, football was restored in Cook County, however Oak Park refused to rejoin the league.[134] Instead, Oak Park competed as an independent team.[135]

From 1904-06, Oak Park's girls basketball team was the state champion among the roughly 300 girls teams in the state.[136] In 1907, the Illinois State High School Athletic Association (previous name of the IHSA), banned all girls from participating in the game because "roughness is not foreign to the game, and that the exercise in public is immodest and not altogether ladylike." [136] Oak Park was thus denied a fourth state title.

Starting in 1930, the school hosted the "Oak Park Relays", a track & field competition that grew into the largest in the Midwest, with nearly 1,500 athletes from 63 school competing in 1960.[137][138] In 1963, the field was 1,340 athletes from 77 schools, and was now the largest high school indoor track meet in the United States.[139][140] By 1964, the field rose to over 1,900 athletes from 95 schools.[141]

OPRF was, with DePaul University, one of two sites for mens and women basketball games during the 1959 Pan American Games.[142]

In 1961, the pool at OPRF was used for the annual Canadian-American Invitational Swim meet. Among those competing at the school were Tom Stock, Ted Stickles, and Joan Spillane.[143]

Notable alumni

Letters and journalism

Fine and performing arts

Science

Sports

Other

  • Dan Castallaneta
    Dan Castallaneta
  • Kathy Griffin
    Kathy Griffin
  • Mr. & Mrs. Walter Burley Griffin
    Mr. & Mrs. Walter Burley Griffin
  • Jane Hamilton
    Jane Hamilton
  • Ernest Hemingway
    Ernest Hemingway
  • Otto Kerner, Jr.
    Otto Kerner, Jr.
  • Amy Morton (right)
    Amy Morton (right)
  • Charles Simic
    Charles Simic

Notable staff

Notes and references

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  2. ^ "Building Administrative directory for OPRFHS". Oak Park and River Forest High School. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  3. ^ "All Staff Directory". Oak Park and River Forest High School. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Class of 2008 Illinois School Report Card" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  5. ^ Nicholas, Dorothea (8 December 1960). "Oak Park School Utilizes Wasted Space: Structures Now Valued at 9 Million WASTED SPACE IS UTILIZED AT HIGH SCHOOL Oak Park Unit Looks Like New Structure". Chicago Tribune. pp. W1. Retrieved 14 August 2009. Much of the school's tradition stems from its motto appearing throughout the building in ancient Greek and meaning "those things that are best".
  6. ^ a b "School information for Oak Park and River Forest High School". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  7. ^ Banas, Casey (8 January 1979). "Tradition runs deep at two top area high schools :109-year-old Oak Park is a model of a comprehensive high school". Chicago Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  8. ^ "OTHER SUBURBS: PARK RIDGE. PALATINE. BARRINGTON. MONTROSE. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS. LAKE FOREST. LAKE. HIGHLAND PARK. OAK PARK". Chicago Daily Tribune. 24 December 1876. Retrieved 5 August 2009. The closing exercises of the fall term of the Oak Park schools took place Friday afternoon in the High School room.
  9. ^ "OTHER SUBURBS: BARRINGTON. OAK PAMK. HIGHWOOD. RIVERSIDE. MOUNT FOREST. WINNETRA. ROGERS PARK". Chicago Daily Tribune. 8 August 1875. Retrieved 5 August 2009. The subject of erecting a High School in Oak Park has occasioned some lively discussion ...
  10. ^ "JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY :EVENTS OF LOCAL INTEREST TO RESIDENTS OF THE SUBURBS. South Chicago. Lake View. Evanston. South Evanston. Eaglewood. Late. Oak Park ..." Chicago Daily Tribune. 30 June 1889. Retrieved 5 August 2009. The Oak Park School Board has made the selection of a site for the proposed new high school ...
  11. ^ "OUTSIDE THE OLD LIMITS :NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM TOWNS ON CHICAGO'S BORDERS". Chicago Daily Tribune. 9 November 1890. Retrieved 5 August 2009. The Board of Education will in the spring begin the erection of a handsome high school building.
  12. ^ "ACTIVITY ABOUT JACKSON PARK: Real-Estate Brokers Report Sales and Renewed Inquiry in This Section". Chicago Daily Tribune. 18 January 1891. Retrieved 5 August 2009. Thomas & Rapp have had their plans accepted by the Board of Education at Oak Park for a high-school building on the southwest corner of East avenue and Lake street; to cost $40,000.
  13. ^ a b c d "OAK PARK-RIDGELAND HIGH SCHOOL: The New Building Opened for Public Inspection--Its Cost and Equipments". Chicago Daily Tribune. 2 January 1892. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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  15. ^ "QUIT OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOL: River Forest and Maywood Pupils to Attend at Austin Because of Lower Cost". Chicago Daily Tribune. 7 September 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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  17. ^ VOTERS SELECT SCHOOL SITE: Oak PArk Election Fixes Choice of East and Ontario Streets for $160,000 Building; Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963); 4 December 1904; ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1986), ProQuest. Web; accessed 6 August 2009
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  22. ^ "WAR ON "FRATS" IN OAK PARK: School Board of Village Seeking to Abolish Secret Societies to Which Pupils Belong". Chicago Daily Tribune. 7 July 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  23. ^ "OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST JOIN FIGHT ON FRATERNITIES :Board of Education Decides to Ask Pupils to Make Pledges Unless Parents Request to the Contrary". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 September 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  24. ^ "OAK PARK PUTS BAN ON FRATS: Death Knell of High School Societies Sounded When Pledges Are Mailed to Students". Chicago Daily Tribune. 4 September 1908. p. 11. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  25. ^ "FARSON BOOSTS THE "FRATS": Oak PArk Man Says High School Societies Are Only Thing of Which Suburb Can Boast". Chicago Daily Tribune. 5 September 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  26. ^ "PUSH THE FRATERNITY FIGHT". Chicago Daily Tribune. 9 September 1908. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  27. ^ "SORORITY GIRLS GIVE UP FIGHT: Break in Oak Park Secret Societies' Members' Ranks, but Frat Boys Hold Out". Chicago Daily Tribune. 9 September 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  28. ^ "OAK PARK FRAT EXPELLED :Gamma Sigs Accused of Breaking High School Rule". Chicago Daily Tribune. 27 February 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  29. ^ "FARSON ENGAGES ATTORNEY TO PROTECT EXPELLED FRAT: Gamma Sigs Will Hold Conference This Afternoon to Plan Return to Oak Park High School". Chicago Daily Tribune. 28 February 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  30. ^ "OAK PARK FRATERNITY LADS GET BACK INTO HIGH SCHOOL". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 March 1909. p. 11. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
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  32. ^ "EXPELS 9 PUPILS STILL IN "FRAT": Oak Park High School Boys Overheard at Meeting of Secret Society. PRINCIPAL THEN ACTS. Board of Education Hears Accused, but Turns Down Their Plea". Chicago Daily Tribune. 24 March 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  33. ^ "EXPELLED PUPILS NOT WANTED HERE: Vain Pleas Made to Chicago Education Board for Four Oak Park Boys. JOINED "FRAT"; OUSTED. Dean Sumner Leads in Rejecting Petition of the Rev. W. E. Barton for His Son". Chicago Daily Tribune. 29 March 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  34. ^ "JUDGE SLAMS SECRET ORDERS: Gibbons Calls Organizations Enemies of Civilization. HE RULES IN "FRAT" CASE. Orders Oak Park School Board to Readmit Edward Smith". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 September 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  35. ^ "OAK PARK 'FRAT' BOYS EXPELLED: Fourteen Pupils, Several Leading Athletes, Ousted; Ballot Boxes Stuffed?". Chicago Daily Tribune. 22 May 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  36. ^ "Oak Park High Expels Seven Sorority Girls: School Board Notifies Parents of Four More of Suspension. FOLLOW 14 BOYS". Chicago Daily Tribune. 31 May 1915. p. 17. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  37. ^ "FIGHT TO PUT SORORITY GIRLS BACK IN SCHOOL: Oak Park Parents, Led by Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright, Battle Trustees". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 June 1915. p. 13. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  38. ^ ""FRAT" WITHOUT A LEADER IN OAK PARK SCHOOL WAR: H. P. Magill Withdraws from Race for President of Board--States His Position". Chicago Daily Tribune. 9 April 1916. pp. A4. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  39. ^ "Will Improve Athletic Field". Chicago Daily Tribune. 16 December 1908. p. 13. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  40. ^ "OAK PARK OPENS NEW GYMNASIUM: Basket Teams Feature Dedication by Dividing Games with Evanston. HOME HEAVIES LOSE, 30-27". Chicago Daily Tribune. 17 January 1914. p. 14. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  41. ^ "DEDICATE STADIUM AT OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 September 1924. p. 17. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  42. ^ "Oak Park Trims Austin, 13-0, to Dedicate Stadium". Chicago Daily Tribune. 28 September 1924. pp. A3. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  43. ^ Herrick, Genevieve Forbes (8 May 1926). "OAK PARK HIGH OUSTS 53 BOYS TO CRUSH FRATS: sunday Schools Called Masks for Societies". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  44. ^ "53 SUSPENDED OAK PARK HIGH BOYS SUE BOARD: Say They Were Tricked Into Frat Confession". Chicago Daily Tribune. 16 May 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  45. ^ "H. S. BOYS WIN IN COURT, BUT NOT AT SCHOOL: Oak Park Case Hinges on the Appeal". Chicago Daily Tribune. 29 May 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  46. ^ "OAK PARK BOYS LOSE ALL 'ROUND BY COURT RULING". Chicago Daily Tribune. 5 June 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  47. ^ "OAK PARK HIGH STUDENTS FAIL TO OBTAIN WRIT". Chicago Daily Tribune. 2 July 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  48. ^ "JUDGE TERMS OAK PARK FRAT CASE AN OUTRAGE: Criticizes School; Starts Hearing Tomorrow". Chicago Daily Tribune. 27 August 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  49. ^ a b "OAK PARK FRAT BOYS WIN BACK PLACES IN SCHOOL: Barred from Athletics; Agree to Stipulations". Chicago Daily Tribune. 5 September 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  50. ^ a b "OAK PARK HIGH BOYS AND GIRLS TO HAVE GYMS: To Be Comparable to Most Colleges". Chicago Daily Tribune. 6 November 1927. pp. b1. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  51. ^ "FIELD HOUSE AND GYM READY FOR OAK PARK H. S: $750,000 in Additions for Students". Chicago Daily Tribune. 12 August 1928. pp. a6. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  52. ^ "Mrs. Roosevelt Makes Plea for Ardent Citizens: Talks in Community Series at Oak Park". Chicago Daily Tribune. 10 November 1936. p. 19. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  53. ^ "FORTIETH YEAR OF LECTURES TO OPEN IN SUBURB: Archduke Felix First on Oak Park Series". Chicago Daily Tribune. 13 October 1940. pp. W4. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  54. ^ "CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER TO GIVE BENEFIT RECITAL". Chicago Daily Tribune. 18 August 1940. pp. NW3. Retrieved 11 August 2009. Miss Skinner will maker her only Chicago area appearance that evening in the Oak Park and River Forest Township High School auditorium ...
  55. ^ "Recital by Zimbalist to Aid Infant Welfare". 8 November 1940. p. 20. Retrieved 11 August 2009. Efrem Zimbalist will be soloist tonight in the second concert of a series ... The recital will be held at 8:30 o'clock in the Oak Park High School auditorium.
  56. ^ "Admiral Byrd to Lecture Wednesday in Oak Park". Chicago Daily Tribune. 20 January 1941. p. 16. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  57. ^ "U. OF I. PLANS WAR WORK CLASSES IN WEST SUBURBS: State College Expects to Enroll 1,500". Chicago Daily Tribune. 16 August 1942. pp. W2. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  58. ^ "SEPARATE HIGH SCHOOL SOUGHT IN RIVER FOREST: Would Be Branch in Oak Park System". Chicago Daily Tribune. 18 August 1940. pp. W1. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  59. ^ "PUFFER REPORT TO APPROVE NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT". Chicago Daily Tribune. 13 March 1946. p. 15. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  60. ^ "River Forest to Begin Plans for High School". Chicago Daily Tribune. 19 March 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  61. ^ Atkinson, Leigh (8 May 1949). "HOW SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SPLIT TOLD :Recent Cases Are Cited". Chicago Daily Tribune. pp. NW 1. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  62. ^ "SCHOOL UNITY UP AGAIN IN RIVER FOREST: To Vote on Return to Oak Park". Chicago Daily Tribune. 29 May 1949. pp. W 1. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  63. ^ "SCHOOL ELECTION SET FOR NEW OAK PARK, RIVER FOREST AREA". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 June 1949. pp. W3. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  64. ^ "EVE CURIE TALK OPENS OAK PARK LECTURE SERIES: Program Starts in High School Tomorrow". Chicago Daily Tribune. 11 October 1942. pp. W6. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  65. ^ "Carmen Amaya to Open Benefit Program Series". Chicago Daily Tribune. 16 October 1942. p. 20. Retrieved 12 August 2009. ... The programs ... are presented in the Oak Park and River Forest High school auditorium.
  66. ^ Cass, Judith (20 March 1944). "Future Events". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19. Retrieved 13 August 2009. ... Oak Park-River Forest center of the Infant Welfare society is presenting this winter will be a concert by Helen Jepson, soprano on Friday at the Oak Park High School.
  67. ^ Cass, Judith (3 April 1944). "On the Calendar". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19. Retrieved 13 August 2009. A talk by Ilka Chase at 8 pm on April 21 in the Oak Park and River Forest High school, sponsored by Circle 29 ...
  68. ^ "NAME MAGICIAN FOR SUBURBAN BENEFIT SHOW". Chicago Daily Tribune. 8 October 1944. pp. W3. Retrieved 13 August 2009. Harlan Tarbell, magician, will appear on the program at the annual benefitof the Suburban Protestant Guild of Oak Park and River Forest Wednesday night, October 18, in the Oak Park-River Forest High school.
  69. ^ "Benefit Tonight". Chicago Daily Tribune. 25 April 1945. p. 21. Retrieved 13 August 2009. The circle is presenting Dr. Franz Polgar in a benefit program at 8 pm today in the Oak Park and River Forest High school auditorium.
  70. ^ "RUSSIA'S PLACE IN WORLD TOPIC AT CONFERENCE: Oak Park High Sponsors Two Day Meeting". Chicago Daily Tribune. 17 March 1946. pp. W4. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  71. ^ "INFANT WELFARE UNIT OF OAK PARK SPONSOR OF MUSICAL PROGRAM". Chicago Daily Tribune. 27 October 1946. pp. W11. Retrieved 13 August 2009. First program will be given Tuesday night in Oak Park High school auditorium by Eugene List, concert pianist ... who played at the Potsdam conference.
  72. ^ "Oak Park Lectures". Chicago Daily Tribune. 15 September 1949. pp. C11. Retrieved 13 August 2009. ... Dr. Will Durant, historian and philosofer, speaks at 8 pm Oct. 17 in the Oak Park-River Forest High school auditorium.
  73. ^ a b "SPEND $200,000 ON OAK PARK'S H. S. AUDITORIUM: Emerson School Also Brightened". Chicago Daily Tribune. 20 August 1950. pp. W6. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  74. ^ "DECIDE FUTURE OF W. SCHOOL AREA JULY 10: E. River Grove District Expires June 30". Chicago Tribune. 18 June 1953. pp. W1. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  75. ^ "ANNEXATIONS ENLARGE HIGH SCHOOL AREAS: Abolish Nonhigh Groups in Realignments". Chicago Tribune. 16 July 1953. pp. W2. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
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  80. ^ "TELL LECTURERS FOR OAK PARK'S 51ST SEASON: Romanian Princess Is to Talk Oct. 22". Chicago Tribune. 14 October 1951. pp. W10. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  81. ^ "CLAUDE RAINS TO OPEN FORUM SERIES IN FALL". Chicago Tribune. 26 July 1953. pp. W3. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  82. ^ a b "SCHEDULE 54TH OAK PARK CIVIC LECTURE SERIES: Royalty, Drama Critic to Open Season". Chicago Tribune. 12 September 1954. pp. W10. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  83. ^ "EXPLORER WILL TALK MONDAY AT OAK PARK". Chicago Tribune. 24 October 1957. pp. W4. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  84. ^ "'The Hidden Persuaders' Author to Give Talk". Chicago Tribune. 17 November 1958. pp. B16. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  85. ^ "Plan School Addition, Will Cost 5.7 Millions". Chicago Tribune. 24 July 1966. pp. R4. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  86. ^ Harrison, James (8 September 1966). "Legal Notices - Notice to Bidders". Chicago Tribune. pp. D10. Retrieved 16 August 2009. Notice is hereby given that the Consolidated High School District Number 200 ... will receive sealed bids ... for the construction of an addition ...
  87. ^ "School Head Gets 1.5 Million to Double Size of Library". Chicago Tribune. 23 October 1966. pp. S5. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  88. ^ "District Building Wing on School in Oak Park". Chicago Tribune. 13 November 1966. pp. P7. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  89. ^ "Bond Issue OK'd in River Forest, Oak Park". Chicago Tribune. 7 December 1967. pp. W4. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  90. ^ "Consider Schools Merger :Consider Combined District". Chicago Tribune. 21 May 1967. pp. P1. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  91. ^ "Schools to Discuss Unified District". Chicago Tribune. 28 May 1967. pp. O10. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  92. ^ "School First: Group to Tour Russia". Chicago Tribune. 27 October 1968. pp. W B6. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  93. ^ "High School Orchestra Takes Music to 7 European Countries". Chicago Tribune. 29 June 1969. pp. W3. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  94. ^ "50 Chicago Teens End Soviet Tour". Chicago Tribune. 3 January 1971. pp. A22. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  95. ^ "Oak Park, River Forest OK tax hike". Chicago Tribune. 5 December 1976. p. 2. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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  114. ^ Papajohn, George (25 January 1984). "Former SS guard loses school post". Chicago Tribune. pp. D1. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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  119. ^ "ORCHESTRA A REGULAR COURSE: Pupils at Oak Park High School to Get Credit if They Win Places on Musical Organization". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 November 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
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  125. ^ Hall, Tom (13 April 1975). "Lacrosse Lives :Now that the U.S. has captured its second world championship, this grand old game seems destined to go on about as obscurely as before. Professional leagues die quickly; nobody comes to watch". Chicago Tribune. pp. G54. Retrieved 18 August 2009. Lake Forest College has a team .... and four high schools have teams: New Triers East and West, Evanston, and Oak Park ...
  126. ^ "FIELD DAY FOR OAK PARK: Events at the Semi-Annual Meeting of the Athletic Association". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 October 1890. Retrieved 5 August 2009. The Athletic Association of the Oak Park High School held its third semi-annual field-day yesterday ...
  127. ^ "High School Field Day. Field Day at Lake Forest. General Sporting Notes". Chicago Daily Tribune. 14 June 1891. Retrieved 5 August 2009. The third annual field day exercises of the CCHSAU were held yesterday ...
  128. ^ "CHICAGO "PREPS" BREAK UP LEAGUE: New Organization Will Be Formed with Suburban Athletes NO CHANGE UNTIL FALL". Chicago Daily Tribune. 22 May 1913. p. 12. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  129. ^ "COLLEGIANS DEFEAT SCHOOL LADS: Maroons defeated West Division and Purple Players Rout Oak Park". Chicago Daily Tribune. 5 April 1900. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  130. ^ "READY FOR GAME SHOW: ANIMALS AT COLISEUM FOR PRIVATE EXHIBITION". Chicago Daily Tribune. 26 February 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2009. The Oak Park High School and Armour Institute water polo teams will also meet in contest.
  131. ^ "BOY KILLED AT FOOTBALL: Vernon Wise, 17 Years Old, Fatally Hurt in Game. EXPIRES TWO HOURS LATER. Victim the Favorite of Oak Park High School "Second." Four Crippled Early in Game Favorite in School and Village. Savage Playing from the Start. Doctor's Efforts Are Futtle. Team Likely to Be Disbanded. Lineup of the Team. Six Other Football". Chicago Daily Tribune. 4 November 1905. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  132. ^ "FATALITY DOOMS FOOTBALL GAMES: Mass meeting of Oak Park High School Students and Faculty Will Abolish the Sport. EDUCATION BOARD TO ACT. Principals Condemn Brutality on the Gridiron and Would Substitute Less Perilons Pastime. Inquest Over Football Victim. Plea by Heartbroken Father. Whole Village Is Aroused. Substitute Games Proposed. Supt. Cooley to Investigate. Mayor Dunne Urges Discipline. Capt. Pruner to Be Arraigned. Opposed to Brutal Sports. Minister Favors Calling Halt. Denounced by Local Paper". Chicago Daily Tribune. 5 November 1905. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  133. ^ "SCHOOL TRUSTEES FIGHT FOOTBALL :Board of Education Would Like to End Game as It Now Is Played. QUIT'S SPORT FOR SEASON. Oak Park Eleven Cancels Schedule, Following the Death of Vernon Wise. Oak Park Abandons Game. Copley Outlines Position. Principal Loomis Defends Boys. Trustees Are Against Game". Chicago Daily Tribune. 7 November 1905. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  134. ^ "ONLY THREE TEAMS ENTER: Fate of High School Football League Depends on Crane". Chicago Daily Tribune. 24 September 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  135. ^ "SCHOOL ELEVENS AT WORK: Formation of League Restores Confidence to Players - Three are Independents". Chicago Daily Tribune. 29 September 1907. pp. C2. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
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  137. ^ Leo, Ralph (2 April 1959). "Record 1,222 Athletes Await 29th Oak Park Relays, Midwest's, Biggest: 51 Schools Eye Heavy Action Saturday". Chicago Tribune. pp. S11. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  138. ^ Leo, Ralph (31 March 1960). "Record 1,490 Athletes from 63 Schools Await Oak Park Relays This Saturday: Midwest's Biggest Prep Meet Gains Spotlight". Chicago Tribune. pp. N12. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  139. ^ "PHILLIPS TOPS RECORD FIELD AT OAK PARK". Chicago Tribune. 28 March 1963. pp. S12. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
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  142. ^ Lyke, Bill (29 August 1959). "Drive Out to the Pan-Am Gamnes!". Chicago Tribune. pp. B1. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
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  147. ^ "Find 'cornball' 1st play by Hemingway". Chicago Tribune. 15 May 1978. pp. D6. Retrieved 18 August 2009. Baker cautioned, however, that Musselman - a high school chum of Hemingway in Oak PArk who became a successful screenwriter in Hollywood - probably wrote more of the play than Hemingway.
  148. ^ a b c d e McCarey, Deb (9 December 2008). "Stage left, right & center - At age 40, OPRF's three theater stages are still going strong". Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest. Retrieved 30 July 2009. Movie and stage veteran Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio first acted on the Little Theater stage at OPRF; Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, performed in plays and wrote original comedy skits for the speech team. Television actress Felicity LaFortune, irreverent comedienne Kathy Griffin, and Comedy Central Reno 911's Tom Lennon, started their careers here, as did prima ballerina Helene Alexopoulos who leapt from OPRF to the New York City Ballet.
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  150. ^ "Wallace S. Broeker education, awards, & honors" (PDF). Orkuveita Reykjavíkur. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  151. ^ "Wallace S. Broeker biography". Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  152. ^ Ryan, Jeanette Mines (21 October 1983). "High school launches its alumni hall of fame". Chicago Tribune. pp. WCS 14. Retrieved 18 August 2009. Posthumous winners include Dr. James Herrick, the first to describe sickle cell anemia and the first to diagnose coronary thrombosis.
  153. ^ Peterson, Carolyn (June 2007). "Chad Trujillo: Trailblazing in the Outer Solar System" (PDF). Hilo, HI: Gemini Focus - Newsletter of the Gemini Observatory. pp. 52–54. Retrieved 30 July 2009. Chad has given talks at Sonoma State University in California, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Hawai'i, as well as at Oak Park River Forest High school (which he attended) ...
  154. ^ "Billy Martin wins, faces Borg today". Chicago Tribune. 27 December 1972. pp. B2. Retrieved 18 August 2009. Martin ... who moved to California after his freshman year at Oak Park-River Forest High School, will face Borg, the 1972 Wimbledon Junior champion ...
  155. ^ Tagge, George (17 January 1960). "Otto Kerner: He Steps on No One's Toes: Candidate for Governor Is Confident". Chicago Tribune. p. 5. Retrieved 14 August 2009. Kerner attended Oak Park High school, got his A. B. degree at Brown university ...
  156. ^ Clark, William (5 February 1961). "Believes McDonald Drive In Future Lies in Shift to Chain: Drive-In Franchise Firm Discusses Shift to Chain". Chicago Tribune. pp. A9 & 11. Retrieved 15 August 2009. Kroc, who left Oak Park High school to enlist, underage, in World War I as an ambulance driver ...
  157. ^ Koziol, Ronald (6 April 1980). "$22 million FALN terror case bail set :$22 million bond for 11 FALN terror suspects". Chicago Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved 18 August 2009. Torres, an Oak Park-River Forest High School graduate and son of a Congregational minister, has been in hiding since a November 1978 raid on his Chicago apartment, then dubbed a "virtual bomb factory". {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  158. ^ "OAK PARK HAS A WAR HERO ON MEMPHIS BELLE: Bill Winchell Is Gunner on Famous Plane". Chicago Daily Tribune. 20 June 1943. pp. W4. Retrieved 12 August 2009. His sister, Mary, hopes he will return in time for her graduation this week from Oak Park-River Forest High School, his alma mater too.
  159. ^ Walter, Eckersall (7 October 1925). "Thistlethwaite Rose from Obscurity to Coach at N. U." Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 30. Retrieved 10 August 2009. In 1913, when Robert Zuppke left Oak Park High school to take over the coaching of football teams at Illinois, Thistlethwaite was engaged by officials of the suburban school. Glenn remained at Oak Park from 1913 to 1922.
  160. ^ "Wood, Oak Park Coach, Gets Olympic Soccer Post". Chicago Daily Tribune. 10 April 1952. pp. D2. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  161. ^ Woodruff, Harvey T. (29 October 1937). "MEET THE BOB ZUPPKE OF 1913--ILLINOIS' NEW FOOTBALL COACH". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 29. Retrieved 11 August 2009. Last fall Oak Park went east to play the Everett [Mass.] ... Oak Park's "Ghee Haw", Flea Flicker", and "Flying Dutchman" plays were a revelation to the effete cast and Everett was beaten ...
  162. ^ "Robert Zuppke biography". Wisonsin Center District Walk of Fame. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  163. ^ "Illinois Football Chicago Spring Game Set for April 11 - Illini head to Oak Park-River Forest, home of Robert Zuppke" (Press release). University of Illinois Athletics. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009. Zuppke claimed two national championships at the high school before taking the reins at Illinois in 1913. He is credited with inventing the screen pass and the "flea flicker" at OPRF before bringing those plays with him to Illinois.
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