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Oak Park and River Forest High School
Motto	ΤΑ Γ'ΑΡΙΣΤΑ (Those things that are best)
Established	1873
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Dr. Susan Bridge
Faculty	231
Students	3, 139
Grades	9–12
Location	201 North Scoville Ave., Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Burnt Orange, Navy Blue
Mascot	Siberian Husky
Yearbook	Tabula
Newspaper	Trapeze
Website	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. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... A principal is generally the chief administrator in an elementary school, middle school, or high school. ... Downtown (Oak Park Avenue) Ernest Hemingway Museum Oak Park, Illinois Lake Theater and shops along Lake Street. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1179 KB) Summary Oak Park and River Forest High School (Oak Park, Illinois) Photo by Kmf164, taken on March 11, 2006. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Downtown (Oak Park Avenue) Ernest Hemingway Museum Oak Park, Illinois Lake Theater and shops along Lake Street. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

History

Starting in 1871, high school students from Oak Park attended classes in an elementary school. The first class, which contained only three people, graduated in 1877. The population of the area was growing rapidly partly due to the Chicago Fire, so to accommodate this a building solely for the high school was constructed in 1892. The population continued to grow, and in 1899 the high school was separated from the elementary school district, and a consolidated district was created with River Forest, establishing Oak Park and River Forest Township High School. 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Downtown (Oak Park Avenue) Ernest Hemingway Museum Oak Park, Illinois Lake Theater and shops along Lake Street. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The phrase Chicago Fire can refer to: The Great Chicago Fire, the fire that burned much of Chicago in 1871 The Chicago Fire soccer club The Chicago Fire American football team in the defunct WFL The Chicago Fire Department This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... River Forest is a suburban village located in Cook County, Illinois. ...

A new building, designed to hold 800 students was opened in 1907 in the school's current location. Many additions to the building took place during the 1920s including a new football field and the first high school field house in the nation. Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...

In 1946, River Forest established a high school of its own, creating River Forest Community High School District 223. However, this was short-lived; on June 21, 1949 the Consolidated High School District 200, Cook County, Illinois, was created, combining district 223 and Oak Park District 200. Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

Several minor additions to the buildings were made during the 1940s and 1950s, but it was during the 1960s that the most large-scale construction projects were completed. The building was extended across Ontario Street, connecting the academic building with the field house. The new construction included a 1700-seat auditorium, a 350-seat Little Theatre, two cafeterias, and more classrooms. The school now holds approximately 3200 students. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ...

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. The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ...

In recent years there has been a growing controversy at Oak Park River Forest High School in which a portion of the students who reside in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago have marked down that they live within Oak Park.

On April 14, 2007 Dr. Attila J. Weninger was selected to be the next superintendent following Dr. Susan Bridge's retirement at the end of the 2006-2007 school year.

Academics

In 2005, OPRF had an average composite ACT score of 23.2, and graduated 94.7% of its senior class. The average class size is 25. OPRF has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.^[1] The ACT® test is a standardized achievement examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. ... Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is a term defined by the No Child Left Behind Act. ... President Bush signing the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act at Hamilton H.S. in Hamilton, Ohio. ...

Education is a top priority of OPRF, it aims for student relations teachers. OPRF is listed as number 509 on Newsweek's 2006 list of the top 1,200 U.S. Schools.^[2] The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

Athletics

OPRF competes in the West Suburban Silver Division of the West Suburban Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Siberian Husky. This article should appear in one or more categories. ... The West Suburban Conference is an athletic conference in DuPage County and Cook County in the state of Illinois. ... The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in interscholastic events at the high school level. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

OPRF currently holds third place in total number of state championships won overall in Illinois. The most recent state championship victory was from the softball team in the 2004-2005 school year.

OPRF still has the center of its original field house, the first for a high school in the US.

OPRF's football program is one of only seven in Illinois with 600 total victories. ^[3]

State titles: 43 - boys track: 17.

At the moment, OPRF is home to the number one high school basketball player, Iman Shumpert. Iman is ranked number fifteen in the country.

Notable alumni

• Ernest Hemingway, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1955 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, 1953
• John LaMontaine, Pulitzer Prize in Music, 1959
• Carol Warner Shields, Pulitzer Prize in Literature, 1995
• Charles Simic, Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, 1990
• Dan Castellaneta, voice of Homer on The Simpsons
• Gregory Hill, 1965, Actor, Lucas, Let's get Harry, A Nightengale Sang
• Ray Kroc, Founder of the McDonald's Corporation, (did not graduate)
• Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Actor (The Abyss, Scarface)
• Joanne O'Connor, 1965, Composer, Musician
• Michael G. Turnbull, FAIA, Assistant Architect of the Capitol in Washington, DC
• Timothy Carioscio, 2004, Necromancer
• Marjorie Vincent, Miss America, 1991
• Kathy Griffin, comedian
• Chad Trujillo, astronomer
• Thomas Lennon, actor (Reno 911!), 1988
• Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, members of the indie rock band The Fiery Furnaces.
• Rapper Ludacris attended Oak Park and River Forest High School until he moved to Atlanta after his freshman year.
• Mason Gamble, child star of Dennis the Menace and Rushmore
• Bruce Davidson, photographer
• Jane Hamilton, novelist
• Wallace S. Broecker, geologist
• Michael Gerber, humorist (Barry Trotter), 1987

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References

1. ^ Illinois School Report Card
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ http://www.ihsa.org/activity/fb/records/ateam.htm#0X2500

External links

• Official Website