Star Spencer High School

Star Spencer High School is located in Spencer, Oklahoma, United States. ^[1] Star Spencer is part of the Oklahoma City Public Schools. The school's athletic teams are known as the Bobcats.

The school's boundary includes Spencer and parts of Choctaw, Midwest City, Nicoma Park, and Oklahoma City. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

In 1901 a group of people from Spencer County, Indiana relocated in Oklahoma. They built an elevator and mill, a grocery store, and later a hardware store. They named their new town Spencer for their old home and eventually called their school Spencer as well. Star School (in a nearby area) was named by Henry Dodd in honor of a school in Kansas where he had lived previously. Two schools merged to become Star Spencer in 1956.

The football stadium (Carl Twidwell Stadium) was named after Carl Twidwell, athletic director, football coach, and vice principal.

Programs

All graduates of Star Spencer High School who have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher mayreceive free tuition and mandatory fees if they attend Rose State College, a community college in Midwest City, through the Ticket to Rose program.

External links

• History of Star Spencer - official website

References

1. Jones, Alyse (July 12, 2022). "OKCPS officials give first look at improvements proposed $900M bond would pay for". KOCO. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oklahoma County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 28, 2024. - Detail map of Spencer
3. "ALL_Middle%2020190422.pdf" (PDF). Oklahoma City Public Schools . Retrieved January 28, 2024.
4. "ALL_High%2020190422.pdf" (PDF). Oklahoma City Public Schools . Retrieved January 28, 2024.

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