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Oak Park High School (Michigan)

Coordinates: 42°27′54″N 83°11′02″W / 42.4649°N 83.1838°W / 42.4649; -83.1838
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Oak Park High School
Location
Map
13701 Oak Park Boulevard
Oak Park, Michigan

United States
Coordinates42°27′54″N 83°11′02″W / 42.4649°N 83.1838°W / 42.4649; -83.1838
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoWe enter to learn, we leave to achieve
Established1954
School districtOak Park Schools
PrincipalCarissa Peterson
Faculty49.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment993 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.14[1]
Color(s)Red, Black and White    
Athletics conferenceOakland Activities Association[2]
MascotOak Park Knights[2]
Nobel laureatesPaul Milgrom
WebsiteOak Park High School website
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year[3]
Change vs.
prior year[3]

M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %≤5 / ≤5
Proficient %– / –
PR. Proficient %7.6 / 57.6
Not Proficient %83.0 / 30.2
Average test scores
SAT Total778.2
(Decrease −27.8)

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 9 to 12 from Oak Park and surrounding communities around Detroit.[4]

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 with 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 three years to support efforts to raise academic achievement.

Oak Park High School's grant application was awarded $4.2 million. The school was one of 28 schools that were awarded grant funds.[4]

The school colors are red, black, and white. The school mascot is the Oak Park Knights.[4]

Oak Park High School Athletic Hall of Fame

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  • Oak Park High School (coached by Alvin Delidow) won the Class-A team championship trophy at the 1972 Michigan High School Athletic Association Boys' Track and Field Finals. At those same finals, the 440-yard relay team of Tony Craighead, Henry Staton, Adolph Mongo, and Mike Rollins brought home gold for Oak Park.[5][6]
  • At the 2010 MHSAA Girls' Track and Field Finals, Dissa Swint-Cook won the 200-meter dash; becoming Oak Park High School's first individual state champion in nearly thirty years.[7]
  • At the 1982 MHSAA Girls' Track and Field, Bernard Wells became the first coach to win a team championship. Team captains Michele (Mimi) Morris and VeronCia VC Daffin lead the way to this victory.[8]
  • In 1984, Oak Park won the MHSAA Class-B boys' basketball championship with a 62–54 victory over Saginaw-Buena Vista High School.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Oak Park High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Oakland Activities Association season preview". Detroit Free Press. August 28, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Oak Park High School". Oak Park Schools. September 6, 2008.
  5. ^ "Team Champions | Boys Track & Field | MHSAA Sports".
  6. ^ "Individual Champions | Boys Track & Field | MHSAA Sports".
  7. ^ "Individual Champions | Girls Track & Field | MHSAA Sports".
  8. ^ "Team Champions | Girls Track & Field | MHSAA Sports".
  9. ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (December 10, 2013). "Cleveland Browns sign Edwin Baker off Texans practice squad, waive quarterback Caleb Hanie". Cleveland Plain Dealer.
  10. ^ Chi, Tsung (2005). East Asian Americans and Political Participation. ABC-CLIO. pp. 49. ISBN 978-1-57607-290-5.
  11. ^ "All in the Family" Hardcore Pawn, TruTV, August 16, 2011
  12. ^ Garcia, Tony (September 16, 2017). "Versatile 4-star D'Wan Mathis helps lead Oak Park to win over Groves". Michigan Live. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  13. ^ McCabe, Mick (September 27, 2019). "How Oak Park's Justin Rogers went from 'garbage' to the No. 1 player in Michigan". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  14. ^ Munk, Nina (2013). The Idealist. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780385537742.
  15. ^ Law, Keith (September 3, 2014). "Brewers official Bruce Seid dies". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Blitchok, Dustin (July 13, 2014). "Don Was, friends pay diverse tribute to Bob Seger at Concert of Colors". Oakland Press. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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