NOTE - The Village of Oak Park is now charging visitors $5 per vehicle to enter the Scoville Avenue/OPRF Community Parking Garage at Lake and Scoville after 4 p.m. weekdays and all day weekends. (THIS FEE DOES NOT APPLY to school staff with S-2 stickers.) Limited street parking is available, with many areas designated "resident only," so please check all Village parking signs carefully to avoid getting a ticket!
EVENTS & MEETINGS:
Tues. May 13 - “Tracers” – Little Theatre, Tickets $8/$6.
Details below.
Written by John DeFusco and directed by Paul Noble, this
play follows a group of army "grunts" as they move from basic training on to combat in Vietnam, and
finally to the realization that their lives will be forever affected by the horrors of war.
· Tues. May 13 @ 4 p.m.
7:15 a.m. - Freshman Sophomore Honors Convocation - Little Theatre
8:30 a.m. - Board Finance/Policy/Special Meeting, 2nd fl. Board Room
7:30 p.m. - Wind Ensemble & Concert Band Concerts, Auditorium. Tickets $4/$3.
7 - 9 p.m.,- Building An Asset Rich Community – What we all can do to help our young people
succeed!
OPRFHS South Café. FREE.
Featured speaker – Jim Conway of the Search Institute.
http://www.search-institute.org/assets/
The YMCA sponsorship of this event - in collaboration with District 90, 91, 97 and
200 - is made possible through a “visionary grant” from the Community Bank of OP/RF.
Everyone who lives in our community and touches the lives of young people is
encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Jan Pate, West Cook YMCA VP of development, at
708-434-0203 or jpate@opymca.org.
Wednesday, May 14 - DRIVER ED MEETING. SEE
BELOW!
Thurs. May 15 - 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. – WHOLE FOODS shopping benefit for
OPRF Alumni Association!
Whole Foods Market in River Forest is partnering with the
OPRFHS Alumni Association to help raise funds to support and expand our Summer Enrichment Grant
program benefiting current students. The Association will receive 5% of what you spend in the store
during those hours!
Tell your friends, too - help us pass the word!
NO coupons or special forms needed – just do your normal
shopping – or better yet, make a list of those big-ticket items to buy that day! Special thanks to
Whole Foods and Kristy Lockhart, Marketing & Community Outreach Director.
Board of Ed Instruction Committee/Special Meeting - 7:30 a.m., Thurs. May 15, 2nd fl. Board Room
Symphony Orchestra Concert - 7:30 p.m., Thurs. May 15, Auditorium. Tickets $4/$3.
IMPORTANT SUMMER & FALL DRIVER EDUCATION REGISTRATION INFO!
SUMMER CLASSES - May 14 & 21 - 7 p.m., North Cafe
The mandatory TWO-NIGHTS REGISTRATION process for Summer Summer Driver Education classes will be 7 p.m. Wed. May 14 and 7 p.m. Wed. May 21 in the North Cafeteria at OPRFHS. You must attend BOTH nights to register. More information about the summer sessions and the Rules of the Road tesitng information are available at www.oprfhs.org > Quick Links > Driver Education. Please contact Dan Kleinfeldt, Driver Ed Department Chair, at 708-434-3253 with questions. (Students must be at least 15 before entering a driver ed course, with older students receiving priority until classes are filled.)
FALL CLASSES - Mon. May 19, 7 p.m., Auditorium
Due to the volume of questions parents and students are asking about changes in state law, the Driver Ed Department is holding its MANDATORY Parent/Guardian/Student meeting for students taking FALL Driver Education on Monday, May 19. If your student is enrolled in next Fall Semester Driver Education, you must attend this meeting.
Tues. May 20 – Thurs. May 22 - “Greater Tuna” – Studio 200. Tickets $5/$4.
Written by Joe Sears, Jaston Williams, and Ed Howard
and directed by senior Mara Dale, this play’s action takes place in Tuna, a small town in Texas.
Through a series of vignettes, or short skits, the play satirizes rural American life during an
ambiguous, timeless decade in American history. The show was originally played by two men
performing 20 characters; the OPRF version will include seven actors. Times are:
· Mon. May 20 – 4 p.m.
· Tues. May 21 - 7 p.m.
· Thurs. May 22 - 4 p.m.
FRAME WAREHOUSE ART SHOW & AWARDS - 6: 30 - 8 p.m., Wed. May 21, 346 Harrison Street.
Frame Warehouse will host its annual OPRFHS student art awards and show at its 346 Harrison
Street gallery and shop from 6:30 - 8 p.m. on Wed. May 21.
Frame Warehouse generously donates the frames and hosts this reception for Oak Park and River
Forest High School student artists. During this four-year partnership, more than eight students
have interned at Frame Warehouse and have gone on to specialize in the fine arts at colleges all
over the country. OPRFHS and Frame Warehouse alumna Emily Williams is now studying in Sydney,
Australia! Many come back and work summers and holidays while in school.
"I can't say enough about the fine young men and women that come out of art department at
OPRF. They are so talented and hard working," Paul Hamer, Frame Warehouse owner, said.
The show is open to the public at the shop that has specialized in custom frames, oil
paintings, photographs, posters, antique photographs and paper documents, children's art and more
for the last 28 years. Fabric and hard to frame items are its specialty.
SPRINGS SPORTS UPDATE. CLICK HERE.
Summer Sports Camp information and registration
are available until the first day of camp online at
http://www.oprfhs.org/export/sites/oprf/academic_divisions/summer_school/sports_camps_2008.pdf
Summer School Walk-In Registration dates are June 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9 - 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - OPRFHS Student Center Ticket Booth, on a space available basis. Online registration for 2008 summer school classes is closed. The following classes/class periods are closed.
CLOSED CLASSES - As of 5/9/08
S200
Pre-Algebra
1st period
S201
Pre-Int.
Algebra
2nd period
S501
Health
2nd period
S5048 Practical
Health
2nd period
S600
Consumer
Ed 2nd
period
S604
Keyboarding
2nd period
S651
Art
Foundations 2nd
period
S683
Photography
2nd period
S661
Wheelthrowing 2nd
period
INCOMING FRESHMEN REMINDERS – YOU MUST COMPLETE ENROLLMENT IN DISTRICT 200 - APRIL 30 DEADLINE HAS PASSED!
District 200 is a separate district from where your children attended elementary and middle
school. Before your student can attend OPRFHS, you must enroll your child in the new
district, District 200/Oak Park and River Forest High School. Enrollment must be completed
for each child, even if your family has other children currently attending
OPRFHS.
o Enrollment forms were due April 30. Please contact Deloris Collins in the
Principal's Office at 708-434-3505 or
dacollins@oprfhs.org with questions.
o Shadowing has ended for the 2007-08 year. No more reservations can be accepted. If
your family would like a tour of the school, you may contact OPRF Communications Coordinator K.
Foran at 708-434-3099 or
kforan@oprfhs.org to make arrangements.
o Looking ahead:
o The scheduled Book & ID day for freshmen will be Tues. Aug. 19;
o The first day of the 2008-09 school year, Tues. Aug. 26, will be for FRESHMEN ONLY;
freshmen parent/guardian orientation meeting will be at 7 p.m.
SPECIAL PRESENTION by JULIAN PTO Our African American Children Committee - 7 p.m., Tues. May 20, at Percy Julian Middle School
Eighth grade families and students are invited to attend a special panel of successful African American students from Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRFHS) to get their perspectives on what it takes to be successful and thrive at OPRFHS. The discussion is sponsored by the Our African American Children committee of the Percy Julian PTO. The 2-hour program starts at 7 p.m. at Percy Julian (exact location in the school TBD). Questions for the students may be submitted in advance by emailing DADCOX@aol.com.
COMMUNITY:
Tues. May 13 - 6-7 p.m. Illinois Works Coalition Listening Session - South Suburban College, Performing Arts Center.
Sponsored by Illinois legislators, this session seeks public input on the area's capital investment needs for schools, roads, and other infrastructure improvements. For details, please click here.
49 Lake Teen Center – Serving Oak Park teens, grades 6-12 - Lower Level, Stevenson
Center, 49 Lake Street.
For information about the center, programs, membership and
hours, visit the Park District's teen Web site,
www.oakparkteens.com.
Oak Park Public Library Teen Events:
Weekly Writing Workshops - 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Mondays through April – Small Meeting Room, Main Library
Join Marcelis Wyatt, R & B performer and “Fire on the Mic” host, to explore the power of poetry. No prior registration.
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Questions, contact Katherine Foran, OPRF Communications/Community Relations, 708-434-3099 or kforan@oprfhs.org
