Oak Park High School (Michigan)

Oak Park High School (Michigan)
Oak Park High School
Location
13701 Oak Park Boulevard
Oak Park, Michigan

United States
Information
Type Public
Motto We enter to learn, we leave to achieve
Established 1953
School district Oak Park Schools
Principal William Washington
Asst. Principal Gregory Church
Charity Jones
Faculty 85[1]
Grades 10 to 12
Enrollment 1,130[1]  (2009)
Color(s) Red and White         
Athletics conference Oakland Activities Association[2]
Mascot Oak Park Knights[2]
Website

Oak Park High School is a public high school located in Oak Park, Michigan an inner suburb of Detroit. The school is part of the Oak Park School district. It serves about 1,130 students in grades 10 to 12 from Oak Park and surrounding communities around Detroit.[1]

In 2010, as a part of the Federal School Improvement Framework, the school was identified by the State of Michigan as one of 92 schools in the state that were the lowest achieving, according to performance on Michigan standardized tests. Eligible schools were invited to apply for a grant of up to 6 million dollars over 3 years to support efforts to raise academic achievement.

Oak Park High School's grant application was awarded $4.2 million dollars. The school was one of 28 schools that were awarded grant funds. [1]

The school colors are red and white. The school mascot is the Oak Park Knights.[1]

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Oak Park High School Athletic Hall of Fame

  • Oak Park High School won top-honors at the 1972 Michigan High School Athletic Association Track and Field Finals. Tony Craighead, Henry Staton, Dave Caplon and Mike Rollins paced the Knight (at the time known as the Redskins) attack with their gold medal performance in the 440-yard relay.[3][4]
  • At the 2010 MHSAA Girls' Track and Field Finals, Dissa Swint-Cook won the 200-meter dash; becoming Oak Park High School's first state champion in nearly forty years.[5]
  • 1984 state high school basketball champions.

Notable alumni

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