- Oak Park High School (Michigan)
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Oak Park High School Location 13701 Oak Park Boulevard
Oak Park, Michigan
United StatesInformation 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 JonesFaculty 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 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]
Contents
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
- Vincent Chin - industrial draftsman and murder victim[6]
- Jeffrey David Sachs - American economist and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
- Don Was - Musician, bassist and record producer - Was (Not Was)
- Marcella Detroit - Vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter - Shakespears Sister
- Doug Fieger - Singer-songwriter-musician - The Knack
- Ron Suresha - Author and editor
- Bass Brothers (Eminem)
- Andrew Lippa - Composer
- Jeffrey Seller - Producer, Rent
- Les Gold - Founder of American Jewelry and Loan; star of Hardcore Pawn[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Oak Park High School". Oak Park Schools. 2008-09-06. http://www.oakparkschools.org/node/152.
- ^ a b "Oakland Activities Association season preview". Detroit Free Press. August 28, 2008. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/SPORTS09/80828025/1057/SPORTS09. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField/TeamChampions.aspx
- ^ http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField/IndividualChampions/1970s.aspx
- ^ http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/GirlsTrackField/IndividualChampions/2010s.aspx
- ^ Chi, Tsung (2005). East Asian Americans and Political Participation. ABC-CLIO. pp. p. 49. ISBN 9781576072905.
- ^ "All in the Family" Hardcore Pawn, TruTV, August 16, 2011
External links
Football Member High Schools in the Oakland Activities Association Blue Division Avondale • Berkley • Birmingham Groves • Birmingham Seaholm • Bloomfield Hills Andover • Bloomfield Hills Lahser • Ferndale • Hazel Park • North FarmingtonRed Division White Division Farmington • Harrison • Oak Park • Oxford • Rochester Adams • Stoney Creek • Southfield • Southfield-Lathrup
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1953
- High schools in Michigan
- Schools in Oakland County, Michigan
- Michigan school stubs
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