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PFA supports the following student clubs, teams, and groups by funding the stipends for their advisors and allocating a budget for expenses.
PFA supports the following student clubs, teams, and groups by funding the stipends for their advisors and allocating a budget for expenses.
Journalism (Talon school newspaper)
Veritas Literary Magazine
Mock Trial
Model United Nations
Speech & Debate Team
Peer Counseling
Robotics
Literary Magazine - Veritas
Literary Magazine - Veritas
2025-2026 Veritas Literary Magazine
Mock Trial
Mock Trial
The 2025-2026 Mock Trial teams with advisor, Dr. Victor Anderson,
Co-Captains: Cydney Neale and Emily Gluskin
Model United Nations
Model United Nations
BRUIN Model United Nations Conference, November 2021 at UCLA
Southern California Model United Nations Conference, March 2022 at USC
Thanks to PFA funding, administration support, and a wonderful team, this year has been a great success. The OPHS Model United Nations team has attended four conferences in total, two in-person and two virtual. We have accumulated 6 awards throughout the year! All our awards and the associated college/conference is listed below. PFA funding has allowed us to offer our conferences for free or at discounted prices, making them more accessible for our team. Southern California Model UN was offered at a 50% discount, while T&T MUN was completely free. At SCMUN this past week, our students not only had a great experience visiting colleges, but also got to experience the true spirit of MUN as they delegated and debated with students from 40+ schools! Model UN is a club that offers far more than public speaking, it provides leadership, diplomacy, and real-world exposure; all of which our delegates were exposed to throughout the year.
Awards:
UCLA's Bruin MUN 2021: Outstanding Delegate and Verbal Accommodation
UCSB's Guacho MUN 2022: Commendation
T&T MUN 2022: Outstanding Delegate and Best Delegate
USC's SCMUN 2022: Honorable Mention
Our goal for the future would be to make MUN more accessible and well-known, hoping to grow as a delegation. We would like to see all delegates have fun and become aware of the world around them!
Speech and Debate
Speech and Debate
The OPHS Speech & Debate Team 2021-2022 State Qualifiers.
The OPHS Speech and Debate team has thrived this year in no small part due to the support we have received from the Oak Park High School PFA.
The past two years have been challenging for our team. Faced with a pandemic, our league moved all tournaments to an online format. We were grateful the club continued, but we faced enormous obstacles with student motivation and club funding. We have not only been able to create novice classes each year, but we have also had incredible success at our league tournaments. Last year we sent 6 students to the state championships, and this year we send 7, a team record. But we are not just about tournaments. The skills these students learn on our team will serve them for a lifetime. It is a rigorous team that leads with grace and kindness.
Throughout it all, the PFA has been by our side with support and funding. Without their help, the students would be limited in their prep materials and tournament participation. The PFA funding helps pay all our team materials and team memberships fees. This then allows us to participate in some invitational tournaments that would otherwise be out of reach. This is no small dollar amount, and we are deeply grateful for their support.
Thank you, PFA! We truly appreciate you!
Irene Lyle, Speech and Debate Coach
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