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OPRF breaks ground on $102M Project 2 Imagine Foundation boosts its funding goal for new physical ed facility By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ Staff Reporter
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Oak Park and River Forest High School celebrated the official start to the highly anticipated Project 2 this past week with a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, June 4 at the high school. Supt. Greg Johnson welcomed board members, community members, students, and everyone who came out to celebrate the massive new project which has priced out at $102 million. “Project 1 is done. The track and field revamp is done and today we are here to begin Project 2,” Johnson said. “It has been a long journey but really a small part of the story and history of this high school.” Johnson called Project 2 an “investment in our community and our students.” “We are going to improve accessibility. We are going
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