- Eisenhower High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)
Eisenhower Senior High School (EHS) is one of three public
high school s located in Lawton,Oklahoma , the others beingLawton High School and MacArthur High School. Its mascot is the Bald Eagle, and its school colors are Colombia Blue, Red, and White.Eisenhower High School opened in September
1962 housing 700 students in a building containing 48 rooms. In May1964 , an auditorium was completed; and in1965 , the northwest wing was completed, providing the school with an additional 45 rooms and housing a total of 1,900 students. In the2003 –2004 school year, EHS had 1,250 students and 118 faculty. Its library contains approximately 15,000 volumes, not including textbooks. EHS is named afterDwight D. Eisenhower , the 34th President of the United States and chief military commander during World War II in the European Theater. In 2006, construction began on a new wing that housed thirty classrooms, and in 2007, the courtyard was closed and a new cafeteria was built. As of the 2007-2008 school year, Eisenhower (commonly referred to by both its own students and the students of rival schools as IKE) has a student body of approximately 1400 students, a number that has increased greatly from the usual average of 1100 due to freshmen being incorporated into the student body.Eisenhower High School is well-known for their excellence in sports. Most notably, the Eagles were 5A State and National Champions in Football in 1990.
Eisenhower is also well-known for academics. Eisenhower has represented the sate of Oklahoma for ten years in the Academic Decathlon Nationals competition, having won the state competition for an entire decade
In 2007, Eisenhower Eagles Boy's Basketball team were 6A State Finalist with a record of 24-3 under Head Coach Bruce Harrington and Assistant Coaches Brad Cooksey and Michael Parks. Additionally within 2007, the Eisenhower Eagles Varsity Boys Bowling Team progressed all the way to the state finals, where they won and were crowned the 2007 Oklahoma High School Varsity Boys Bowling Team.
Famous alumni
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Marcus Henry - Wide receiver for theNational Football League 'sNew York Jets .
*D.J. Wolfe - Free safety for theNational Football League 'sAtlanta Falcons .
*Edward "DJ Eddie Brasco" Robinson - Co-Founder So Sick Entertainment. Co-Founder of Trend Setta Productions INC. Class of '95
*Dylan Woodruff * - Producer/Audio Engineer C/O '95. Brooklyn, NY.
*Steven Drozd - Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with theFlaming Lips .
*Larry Birdine -Denver Broncos player.
*Demetrius "Mitrxxx The Mad Scientist" Morrow - music producer underDon Vito Productions and CEO ofPlagued Out Productionz
*Koyie Hill - a catcher forMajor League Baseball 'sChicago Cubs .
*Butch Huskey - a utility player forMajor League Baseball 'sNew York Mets .
*Nick Cole - a center & fullback forNational Football League 'sPhiladelphia Eagles .
*Maya Walker - first runner-up inMiss America Contest .
*Jason Rouser - 1996 Summer Olympic Games Gold Medalist, track and field 4x400m relay, United States
*Martin Chase - 8 Year Career as a Defensive Lineman in the NFL.External links
* [http://ikeeagles.org Eisenhower High School]
* [http://web.mac.com/ikekeyclub Eisenhower High School Key Club]
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