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Oak Lawn Community High School
Address
Map
9400 Southwest Highway

Oak Lawn
,
Illinois
60453

United States
Coordinates41°43′18″N 87°46′04″W / 41.7216°N 87.7677°W / 41.7216; -87.7677
Information
School typePublic Secondary
Opened1952
School districtOak Lawn Comm. HS 229
SuperintendentDr. Shahe Bagdasarian[1]
PrincipalDr. Lauren May [1]
Teaching staff102.59 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment1,815 (2020–21)[2]
 • Grade 9437 students
 • Grade 10444 students
 • Grade 11449 students
 • Grade 12485 students
Average class size24[3]
Student to teacher ratio17.77[2]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Kelly Green
  White[4]
Athletics conferenceSouth Suburban Conference[4]
MascotSparty the Spartan
NicknameSpartans[4]
NewspaperSpartanite[5]
YearbookShield[5]
Websitehttp://www.olchs.org

Oak Lawn Community High School, is a public four-year high school in Oak Lawn, Illinois, in the Chicago metropolitan area. The name "Spartans" and the colors Kelly Green and White were chosen by a committee in tribute to the Michigan State University Spartans, who won the Rose Bowl in 1954.

The school, as a part of Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, serves sections of Oak Lawn, Bridgeview, Chicago Ridge, and Hometown.[6]

Academics

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In 2009, OLCHS had an average composite ACT score of 20.2, and graduated 91.6% of its senior class.[3] The school has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, which is the state assessment used to fulfill mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[3] Overall, the school failed to meet minimum standards in reading and mathematics, in addition to having two student subgroups fail to meet expectations in reading, and one subgroup fail to meet expectations in mathematics.[3]

Athletics and Clubs

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Oak Lawn competes in the South Suburban Conference (SSC) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA); the organization which governs most sports and competitive activities for high schools in the state. Teams are stylized as the Spartans.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field, volleyball, speech, and theater.[7] Young men may compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while young women may compete in badminton, cheerleading, golf, softball, and tennis.[7] There is also a coed bass fishing team.[7] While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors a poms team for young women.[7]

The following teams have won or placed top four at their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet:[8]

  • Basketball (Boys): 2nd Place (1970–71)[9]
  • Badminton (Girls): 2nd Place (1976–77)[10]
  • Drama: State Champions (2005–06, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2020–21); 2nd Place (1958–59, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2016–17); 3rd Place (2006–07, 2015–16, 2018–19); 4th Place (2017–18)[11]
  • Group Interpretation: State Champions (2003–04, 2007—08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018—2019, 2020–21); 3rd Place (2005–06); 4th Place (2002—03, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2021–22)[11]
  • Speech: State Champions (2009–10); 2nd Place (2011–12, 2022–23); 3rd Place (1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02) 4th Place (1999–00, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2015–16)[12]
  • Volleyball (Boys): State Champions (1993–94); 4th Place (1992–93)[13]
  • Volleyball (Girls): 2nd Place (1976–77)[14]
  • Wrestling (Boys): 2nd Place (1958–59, 1973–74)[15]

The Oak Lawn Community High School Spartans currently play their home games at Napleton Field.

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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References

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  1. ^ a b "District/School Administrators". directory. Oak Lawn Community High School District 229. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Oak Lawn Comm High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Illinois District Report Card" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Oak Lawn (Community)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). November 17, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Activities". directory. Oak Lawn Community High School District 229. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  6. ^ "District Boundaries." Oak Lawn Community High School District 229. Retrieved on January 18, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "Athletic Teams". directory. Oak Lawn Community High School District 229. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  8. ^ "School Directory | IHSA".
  9. ^ "Records & History".
  10. ^ "Records & History".
  11. ^ a b "Records & History".
  12. ^ "Records & History".
  13. ^ "Records & History".
  14. ^ "Records & History".
  15. ^ "Records & History".
  16. ^ IHSA Announces 100 Legends of Boys Basketball Tournament; 12 April 2006; accessed 1 January 2009
  17. ^ C.J. Kupec stats & bio; basketball-reference.com; accessed 1 January 2009
  18. ^ Vorva, Jeff (December 9, 2005). "Baseball's Winter Meetings". Beacon News. Aurora, Illinois, USA. Retrieved November 18, 2009. Thursday, the (White) Sox acquired Mackowiak, who attended Oak Lawn High School and South Suburban College, from the Pittsburgh Pirates for relief pitcher Damaso Marte.
  19. ^ "Timothy G. Purpura – Alumni Hall of Fame". biographic sketch. Oak Lawn Community High School District 229. 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  20. ^ "William A. Reiners – Alumni Hall of Fame". biographic sketch. Oak Lawn Community High School District 229. 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  21. ^ "Home". www.first.bank. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  22. ^ "EC alum, Dave Wills, looking forward to ninth season behind Tampa Bay microphone". The Leader. March 3, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  23. ^ "SENATOR EDWARD D. MALONEY NEWS". Illinois State Senate Democrats. November 16, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2009. His professional experience includes being an assistant principal and dean of faculty at Brother Rice High School in Chicago ... and a teacher, counselor and administrator at Oak Lawn Community High School.
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