Eisenhower High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)

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Eisenhower High School
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Eisenhower High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)
5202 West Gore Boulevard

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Oklahoma
73505

United States
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Type Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
Established1962
School district Lawton Public Schools
Authority OSDE
PrincipalCharlotte Oates
Staff68.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,350 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.85 [1]
Color(s)  Columbia Blue
  Red
  White
Athletics conference6A District 1
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Pom, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling
Mascot Bald eagle Bald Eagle at The National Zoo.jpg
Rivals Lawton High School & MacArthur High School
NewspaperThe Patriot
YearbookThe Talon
Website IKE Eagles

Eisenhower Senior High School (EHS) is one of three public high schools and is located in west Lawton, Oklahoma. It was the second high school built in Lawton, Oklahoma in the early 1960s.

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Its attendance boundary includes residents of the Bishop Public School school district. [2]

It is situated on a campus which contains Eisenhower Elementary, Eisenhower Middle School, 400 meter field and track zone, football and soccer fields, tennis courts, large parking areas, and other open areas.

History

Eisenhower High School is named after Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, who was the 34th President of the United States and supreme military commander of Allied forces in the European Theater during World War II.

Eisenhower High School opened in September 1962 housing 700 students in a building containing 48 rooms. In May 1964, an auditorium was completed; and in 1965, the northwest wing was completed, providing the school with an additional 45 rooms and housing a total of 1,900 students. In the 20032004 school year, EHS had 1,380 students and 112 faculty. Its library contains approximately 16,000 volumes, not including textbooks.

In 2006, construction began on a new wing that housed thirty classrooms, and in 2007, the courtyard was closed and a new cafeteria was built. The staff as of today locks all doors to the courtyard unless lunch is in session. As of the 2007–2008 school year, Eisenhower (commonly referred to by both its own students and the students of rival schools as IKE) has a student body of approximately 1400 students, a number that has increased greatly from the usual average of 1,100 due to freshmen being incorporated into the student body.

Academics

Eisenhower is also well known for academics. Eisenhower has represented the state of Oklahoma for ten years in the Academic Decathlon Nationals competition, having won the state competition for an entire decade. Students at Eisenhower go on to attend many of the most famous universities in the country, while many stay local to attend Cameron University in Lawton. Ike students also attend the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant or join the military, or the Lawton Public Schools itself.

Athletics

Eisenhower High School is well known for its excellence in sports. Most notably, the Eagles were 5A State and National Champions in football in 1990 as well as several other teams over the last 25 years. Many IKE athletes move on to play with many Big 12 Conference teams, such as Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas, and other smaller nationwide colleges and within the state of Oklahoma.

In 2007, Eisenhower Eagles men's basketball team were 6A State Finalist with a record of 24-3 under Head Coach Bruce Harrington and Assistant Coaches Brad Cooksey and Michael Parks. Additionally within 2007, the Eisenhower Eagles Varsity men's bowling team progressed all the way to the state finals, where they won and were crowned the 2007 Oklahoma High School Varsity Boys Bowling Team. Additionally, the men's bowling team also were crowned state champions in 2016. The Women's bowling team has been on a dynasty run winning the state title the past 6 years. [3] [4]

Cheerleading has also been a major sport with their recent win of 6th in the 5A state competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma under Allison Wyatt and Cheryl Zimmerman. Cheerleading will be something to watch in the years to come.

Championship Titles

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Clubs and Organizations

Eisenhower High School sponsors the following clubs and organizations for the student body: Anime, African American, Art, Band, BBB (Blue Body Brigade), BIB (Babes in Blue), Choir, Decathlon, Drama, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America), Fencing, FFA (Future Farmers of America), Geography, National Honor Society, Key Club, Media, Military Child, The Patriot Newspaper, Native American, Orchestra, JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps), Spanish, Step Team, Student Council, [5] Website Staff, The Talon Yearbook Staff. [6]

Notable alumni

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 "Eisenhower HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. "LPS Middle and High School Boundaries" (PDF). Lawton Public Schools . Retrieved 2024-12-21. - Linked from here
  3. "Eisenhower High Eagle Sports". Archived from the original on 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  4. Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association
  5. Oklahoma Association of Student Councils
  6. "Eisenhower High Clubs and Organizations". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2019-12-06.

See also

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