Oak Creek High School

Oak Creek High School is a public four-year high school located in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. It is the sole high school of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, and one of the largest public schools in the state.[3]

Oak Creek High School
Address
340 E Puetz Road

Oak Creek
,
Wisconsin 53154

United States
Coordinates42.88769°N 87.90755°W / 42.88769; -87.90755
Information
TypePublic secondary
Motto"Striving Ever (To Be Better)"
Established1961
PrincipalCandis Mongan[1]
Associate principalsMartin Lataille, Amanda Jamerson, Kimberly Leannais[1]
Ninth Grade Center principalLaura Westcott[1]
Teaching staff115.39 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,066 (2019-20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.90[2]
Color(s)   
NicknameKnights
WebsiteOak Creek High School website

History

Oak Creek High School was built in 1961 at a cost of over $3 million.[4] The school was renovated in 2001 alongside additions. In 2012 the football stadium was enlarged and fitted with synthetic turf. In 2017 the Ninth Grade Center was completed, costing $36 million.[5] In 2021 the Oak Creek Performing Arts Education Center was completed, alongside renovated and new career and technical education facilities.

The high school was involved in a federal lawsuit, Butler v. Oak Creek-Franklin School District, 172 F.Supp.2d 1102, involving the school's athletic code. The case involved claims for violation of constitutional due process and state constitutional rights arising from suspension of a high school student.

Assistant Principal Kimberly Leannais kept her job following her 4th DUI in 2017.

Athletics

Oak Creek High School offers the following sports:[6]

  • Boys' football
  • Boys' cross country
  • Boys' soccer
  • Boys' basketball
  • Boys' hockey
  • Boys' swim & dive
  • Boys' wrestling
  • Boys' tennis
  • Boys' track and field
  • Boys' golf
  • Boys' volleyball
  • Boys' baseball
  • Girls' swimming and diving
  • Girls' tennis
  • Girls' cross country
  • Girls' volleyball
  • Girls' basketball
  • Girls' hockey
  • Girls' gymnastics
  • Girls' track & Field
  • Girls' soccer
  • Girls' softball
  • Pom pons
  • Cheerleading

OCHS won a state championship in boys' cross country in 1978.[7]

The 1994-1995 Pom Pon squad won The Contest of Champions in Orlando, Florida.

The 2003, 2004, and 2005 Boys Baseball Team won back-to-back-to-back Summer Season Division 1 State Championships.

The 2013-2014 Girls Basketball Team won the title of Division 1 State Champions.

The Oak Creek Marching Knights are one of the top marching bands in the state of Wisconsin. The band won six consecutive Class 4A state championships from 2014-2019.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Administrators - Oak Creek - Franklin Joint School District". Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. "Oak Creek High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. "Largest Wisconsin Public Schools (2021)". www.publicschoolreview.com. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  4. Anita Rowe, Oak Creek Wisconsin. Arcadia Publishing: 1998, p. 120.
  5. "Oak Creek 9th Grade Center - VJS Construction Services". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  6. Oak Creek High School Spring Athletics
  7. 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 27.
  8. https://wsmamusic.org/marching-band/state-championships/results/
  9. Jim Cech, Oak Creek: 50 Years of Progress. Arcadia Publishing: 2005. p. 33
  10. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2003-2004,' Biographical Sketch of Cathy Stepp, pg. 60
  11. Cech, Jim. Oak Creek: 50 Years of Progress. Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 39.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.