Oak Lawn Community High School

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Oak Lawn Community High School
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Address
Oak Lawn Community High School
9400 Southwest Highway

Oak Lawn
,
Illinois
60453

United States
Coordinates 41°43′18″N87°46′04″W / 41.7216°N 87.7677°W / 41.7216; -87.7677
Information
School type Public Secondary
Opened1952
School districtOak Lawn Comm. HS 229
SuperintendentDr. Michael Riordan [1]
PrincipalDr. Jeana Lietz [1]
Assistant PrincipalDr. Lauren May
Assistant PrincipalMr. Marcus Wargin
Teaching staff102.59 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9–12
Gender coed
Enrollment1,815 (2020–21) [2]
 •  Grade 9 437 students
 •  Grade 10 444 students
 •  Grade 11 449 students
 •  Grade 12 485 students
Average class size24 [3]
Student to teacher ratio17.77 [2]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)  Kelly Green
  White [4]
Athletics conference South Suburban Conference [4]
MascotSparty the Spartan
Nickname Spartans [4]
NewspaperSpartanite [5]
Yearbook Shield [5]
Website http://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.

Contents

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

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

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]

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

Notable alumni

    Notable faculty

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